All Obituaries

Mildred Norma (Schmidt) Jostes, 87, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Mildred was born on November 1, 1931, to E.A. and Lillian (Merseburger) Schmidt in Shiner, Texas; later moving to the Mathis area where she grew up on the family farm. She attended Southwest Texas University studying for a degree in education. On May 14, 1960, she married the love of her life, Norman Lamar Jostes, in Mathis, Texas. They resided in the Beeville area for 57 years. Mildred worked for...

William Conley "Bill" Murphy passed from this life on June 16, 2019. He was 89. He was born on December 5, 1929 to Annie Kreis Murphy, mother, and Willie Paul Murphy, father, of Papalote, Texas. He had one older sister, Elizabeth Cecil Murphy. Bill grew up in Papalote, Texas surrounded by ranchers and cowboys like his dad Willie and uncle John Murphy. He learned to ride at an early age and quickly developed a fascination and talent for roping. His favorite stories were about roping calves...

Ila Mae (Walton) Hines, a resident of George West since 1922, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019. She was 99. Ila Mae was born in Snyder, Texas, Scurry County on October 26, 1919 to William D. and Virda Lee (Massey) Walton. She married Euel Hines in George West on November 7, 1942, was a housewife and faithful member of First United Methodist Church in George West. Ila Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Euel Hines; and grandson, Steven Leverett. She is survived by a son, James A....

Jose Roberto Esquivel, 61, of George West, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Mr. Esquivel was born Feb. 20, 1958 in Laredo to Roberto and Enedina Rodriguez (Leal) Esquivel. He married Mary Gonzales in George West on May 1, 1981. He was a 1977 graduate of George West High School. Upon graduation, he began his career at Sigmore Refinery, later known as Diamond Shamrock, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock and more recently Valero Refinery. His career started in the maintenance department as well as other...

Ellis H. "E.H." Parker, 81, of Beeville, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Mr. Parker was born Nov. 7, 1937 in Stratton (DeWitt County), to Lewis Henry and Meta Caroline (Buch) Parker. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He married Charlene Pesek in Victoria on Nov. 6, 1960 and was a self-employed rancher and owner of Parker Feed Supply for numerous years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Henry and Meta Caroline Parker. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Charlene...

Velma Curry Anderson Fregia passed to be with the Lord on June 4, 2019 at 95 years. Velma was born January 17, 1924 in Ranger, Texas, to Frank Curry and Eva Stone Curry and spent most of her early days in Haskell, Texas, until the family moved to Three Rivers, Texas, in 1937. After graduation from Three Rivers High School, Velma attended Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas, for a year and a half before meeting Quinton Anderson, a young soldier from Mississippi whom she married in 1942....

Terrance Lee Breaux, 64, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019. Mr. Breaux was born March 2, 1955, in Karnes City, to Buford and Ethel (Moses) Breaux. He married Cathy Wrinkle on Dec. 30, 1976, in Beeville and was owner-operator of B&T Welding Supply. He was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed off-roading, classic cars and racing cars. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a niece, Megan McCumber. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Cathy Wrinkle Breaux...

George Flores Fernandez, 68, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, May 30, 2019. George was born on December 12, 1950, in Three Rivers to Victor and Dora (Flores) Fernandez. He married Rosa M. Gonzalez on May 12, 1979 in Swinney Switch, Texas. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was employed as a truck driver with Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. for 40 years. His passion was watching sports especially the Texas Longhorns. ...

Phyllis June (Parrott) Schmidt, 91, of the Clareville Community in Bee County, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 801 Gramman Assisted Residence in Beeville, Texas, where she resided the past few years. Mrs. Schmidt was born July 25, 1927 to William H. and Ella Cynthia (Moore) Parrott in Long Beach, California. She married Gerald D. Schmidt on Nov. 7, 1952. She was a member of Mathis Church of Christi, was actively involved with her children's school activities and was a homemaker. ...

Mary Esther Nisely, born on August 12, 1955, to John J. and Ruby McFall, passed away peacefully on a beautiful sunny day and in the presence of her family on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Her world revolved around her husband, children and grandchildren. She had a long career at The Victoria Advocate, enjoyed rehabilitating birds, antiquing and keeping up with all of her grandchildren's activities. The loss of such a beautiful soul will leave an ache in our hearts, and we are all...