Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
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Raymond Despain
Oct 16, 2013
Raymond Earl DeSpain was born April 20, 1932 in Laredo, Texas to Oran L. DeSpain and Lorene Brieden DeSpain. His ancestors were French, German, and American Indian. He entered his eternal home in Heaven October 16, 2013 at age 81. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Baby Boy DeSpain. He is survived by his...
Bonnie Jones
Oct 16, 2013
Bonnie Marie Abernathy Jones August 3, 1918 - October 16, 2013 Mrs. Jones of Beeville, Texas, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. She was greeted by her husband of 64 years - Homer Jefferson Jones. She was born in Panola County to William T. and Gertice Abernathy on August 3, 1918. They preceded her...
Leonard Rozell
Oct 10, 2013
Leonard Lee Rozell, 57, of Beeville, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. Mr. Rozell was born Aug. 15, 1956, in Corpus Christi to Leonard and Shirley (Laningham) Rozell. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and married Tammy Marie Moore in Skidmore on July 9, 2005. He was the owner and operator of Beeville Muffler Shop. He was preceded in...
Sylvia Torres
Oct 2, 2013
Sylvia (Rodriguez) Torres, 61, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Mrs. Torres was born Jan. 26, 1952, in Goliad to Domingo and Juanita (Salinas) Rodriguez. She married Quirino Torres on Dec. 1, 1979, and was the primary owner of Needful Things Resale Shop and ran a successful family-owned construction business. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Mary Wroten
Sep 28, 2013
Mary Wroten passed on September 28, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born September 1, 1921, in Stockdale, Texas to Ione Tyler and August Franke Jr. Her father died when she was 18 months old and her mother married A.T. (Bob) Hardin in 1942. Mary graduated from Stockdale High School in 1939. She attended Southwest Texas State Teachers...
Juan Valadez
Sep 28, 2013
Juan Cruz Valadez, 91, of Calliham, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Mr. Valadez was born May 3, 1922, in Tilden to Manuel and Maria (Martinez) Valadez. He married Juanita Almendarez in Tilden and was a rancher and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Three Rivers. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers;...
Preston Ford
Sep 24, 2013
Preston Billie Ford, 104, formerly of Beeville, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Mr. Ford was born Aug. 22, 1909, in Gustine to John William and Elsie Albin Ford. He graduated from high school and married Jenelle Miller in Beeville on Oct. 7, 1938. He was a retired construction contractor and an active member of Gideon Ministries. He resided in...
Yvonne Dodd
Sep 15, 2013
Yvonne E. Martisek Dodd entered her eternal home on Sunday, September 15, 2013. She was receiving treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and staying at her brother Glenn's house in Friendswood, Texas when she received notice from God that she was needed in Heaven. She is survived by her husband Fred Dodd of Beeville, son Fred Dodd,...
Sally Amthor
Sep 11, 2013
Sally (Christ) Amthor, 80, a longtime resident of Beeville, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Mrs. Amthor was born April 28, 1933, in Ganado to C.W. and Sallie Batey Christ. She married Vern Lee Amthor in Ganado on Jan. 5, 1952, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Beeville Garden Club, Wesleyan Study Group and Home...
Cecil Mccoy
Sep 11, 2013
CECIL MCCOY BEEVILLE - Cecil McCoy passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on September 11, 2013. She was 90 years old. She was born on April 15, 1923 in Lone Tree, Texas to John Harvey and Cecil Ruth (Massey) Suggs. She was formerly of Bastrop but grew up in Victoria. She was a member of the...
Andrew Snider
Sep 10, 2013
Andrew Duff Snider peacefully passed away on September 10, 2013 in his home in George West , Texas. Andrew was a mechanic at Snider Auto Parts and Garage, a family business opened for over eighty years. He enjoy helping his kids with their livestock projects, hunting trips with close friends in west Texas , George West Longhorn football, and...
Martha Potter
Sep 9, 2013
Martha Beall Potter (aka Dot Gardner, Dot Trlica, Dottie Potter), 89, died in New Braunfels, TX, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Dot was born in Beeville to Clifford A. and Ethel Hawkes Gardner, was reared in the Caesar community in north Bee County, and attended high school in Beeville. Dot married Milton J. Trlica in 1940, and they raised...
Charise Allen
Sep 2, 2013
Charise Rae (Dickenson) Allen, 46, of Orange Grove, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Ms. Allen was born Aug. 2, 1967, in Corpus Christi to Barbara Anne Sledge and James Dickenson. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, James Dickenson. Survivors include two children, Stephen (Kerri) Allen of Stafford, Va., and Daniel Miller of Orange...
Edolio Villarreal, Jr.
Aug 30, 2013
Edolio "Lolo" Deleon Villarreal Jr., 59, of Beeville, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Mr. Villarreal was born March 12, 1954, in Beeville, to Lydia Deleon and Edolio Villarreal Sr. He was a retired electrician and a Catholic. He enjoyed fishing, barbecue and helping people. He was preceded in death by his father, Edolio Villarreal Sr.; his mother, Lydia Deleon...
Robert Butts
Aug 29, 2013
Roberts Lee "Bob" Butts of Beeville, Texas, entered the gates of heaven on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at the age of 97. Bob was born in Normanna on January 31, 1916, to Lewellyn Lawson and Nola Roberta Butts. He married Grace Brundrett at the First Baptist parsonage on June 13, 1936 in Beeville. Mr. Butts was preceded in death...
James Pittman
Aug 25, 2013
JW "Buddy" Pittman, 81, of Beeville, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Mr. Pittman was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Lockhart to Sara Ellis Shehan and Roy William Pittman. He served in the U.S. Army and married Evelyn Barta in Beeville on July 14, 1961. He was retired from the telephone company, working for Southwestern Bell and AT&T as a...
Ester Carraher
Aug 17, 2013
The soul of Ester Dolores Carraher, 80, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on August 17, 2013, after a valiantly fought battle with Multiple Myeloma. Dolores was an active member of the Alter Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Bee County Republican Club, both in Beeville, and spent untold hours crocheting scarves and hats for the homeless, the...
Caroline Jackson
Aug 17, 2013
Caroline Sue (Smith) Jackson, 58, of Beeville, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. Ms. Jackson was born Oct. 12, 1954, in San Antonio to Cleo (Nation) and Dodson Smith Sr. She was a cashier at Super S before she retired and enjoyed playing cards and bingo. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include two children, Cleo (Jerry...
Marjorie Owen
Jul 28, 2013
Marjorie Aileen Owen, 85, a life-long resident of Bee County passed away on July 28, 2013. She was born on October 4, 1927, in the Orangedale Community to Clarence (C.D.) and Mary Kirkpatrick Henry. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Sherrod (WyJoe) and Fred Henry, one sister Betty (Henry) Robinson, one niece Linda (Robinson) Fisher,...
Shirley Kibler
Jul 21, 2013
Shirley Louise Riley Kibler, 82, passed away on July 21, 2013. She was born April 16, 1931, in Greenville, TX, to George Taylor and Dorthea (Williams) Riley. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1948 and received an Art M.S. degree from Texas A&M University in Commerce, TX. She married Alex W. Kibler on July 10, 1952, in Greenville,...
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