All Obituaries

Dennis Ray Stephenson, 73, of Beeville, Texas, passed away following a brief illness during the early afternoon hours of Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline in Corpus Christi. Dennis was born in Beeville on October 17, 1949 to Eugene Howard Stephenson and Mary Jane (Eaves) Stephenson. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He married Norma G. Staples in 1974 in Rockport and to this union was born two...

Penny Reynolds was born May 21, 1927, near the city of Whitewright, Texas to her parents, Johnny Lindsey and Myrtle Mae Penny. After finishing school in Whitewright, she went to work for the telephone company where she met the love of her life, Royce Terry. After marrying, they lived in several towns in Texas before settling down in Beeville, Texas. Royce and Penny were married for more than 60 years before he passed away in 2006. But life took another turn for her and she met Pat Duncan and...

John Edward Matocha, 83, of Beeville, Texas passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital-Corpus Christi surrounded by the family he loved, served, and led. John was born August 8, 1939 in Beeville to Paul B. Matocha Sr. and Amelia L. Hrdina. John was raised on a small farm in Bee County and helped his parents with daily chores of milking cows, baking bread, and chopping firewood for the wood-burning stove. John’s mother would take baby John with her to the fields...

Marcia Anne Carey-Reyes, 79, passed away November 16, 2022, lovingly surrounded by her family at her home in Beeville, Texas. Marcia was born December 11, 1942 in Salisbury, Maryland, to Paul Carey Sr. and Lucy (Insley) Carey. She graduated as Valedictorian of Snow Hill High School in Snow Hill, Maryland in 1960, and furthered her education earning an Associate’s degree in Business from Coastal Bend College where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She retired from Coastal Bend...

Kathleen “Kathy” (Rogers) Echevarria, 71, of Beeville, Texas passed away at home on November 13, 2022. She was born January 6, 1951, in Poteet, Texas to Orlynn Rogers and Louise (Munsell) Rogers. She was the second oldest of five children and is preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Janice Morsbach and Connie Jean Rogers. She was a graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville where she earned a Bachelor’s in Applied Arts & Sciences with Business Emphasis....

Edgar J. Duge of Papalote, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the age of 95. Edgar was born on the family farm five miles south of Skidmore on October 6, 1927 to August and Milly (Krupa) Duge. During his first two years of school, he rode a horse to school with his older brother. Another started school the third year so they walked because three could not get on the horse. After graduation, he worked in the Donaho Refinery in Pettus and farmed with his Dad. He then served his...

Betty Jean (Emmons) Jennings was born April 7, 1935 in Goliad, Texas to Levenia (Williams) and Fred Emmons. She passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 28, 2022, in her home in George West at the age of 87. Betty graduated from Brackenridge High School in San Antonio in 1953. In 1955, she went to Mathis where she met Tom Jennings and they were married five months later on September 10, 1955. The couple was blessed with four children, Wesley Thomas, Keith Wayne, deceased,...

Albert Laureles Medrano, Sr., 72, of Beeville, Texas, formerly of Corpus Christi, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022, and is resting in peace with his parents and son. Albert was born August 26, 1950 in Corpus Christi to Antonio G. Medrano Sr. and Aurora (Laureles) Medrano. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army. He was licensed to preach gospel ministry and spread the Word of God at the San Patricio County Jail. He was a truck driver by profession and enjoyed fishing and...

Louise Marie Henicke Staggs left this world at the age of 88 on October 26, 2022. She was born on March 11, 1934 in Victoria, Texas to Ben Henicke and Minnie Kleiber Henicke. Louise was a resident of Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, George West, Texas where she was known for her love of jewelry and make up. She enjoyed attending church services on Sunday morning and could be seen all dressed up with her purse on her arm walking down the hall to the prayer service. Louise enjoyed...

Nana Kelley Brown passed away surrounded by her loving family at her ranch home in Bee County, Texas, on October 26, 2022. She was 76. Nana was born April 30, 1946, in San Antonio, to Robert Martin Kelley and Ora Nell Thigpen Kelley. She was a 1964 graduate of William B. Travis High School in Austin, TX. After High School, she earned an associates degree in business administration. She married her husband of 56 years, Austin Edwin Brown II, on June 11, 1966, in Beeville, Texas. She...