Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
Recent Obituaries
Howard L. Peters
Dec 3, 2023
Howard Leon Peters, 78, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023.
Howard was born October 29, 1945, in Beeville to Charlie and Esther (Faktor) Peters. He was a 1964 graduate of A.C. Jones High School and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He married his sweetheart, Sharyl Senogles, on December 3, 1968, and was of...
Michael "Mike" Hale
Dec 3, 2023
Michael “Mike” Eugene Hale, 73, of Beeville, Texas, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.
Mike was born Oct. 18, 1950, in Beeville to Warren and Marjorie (Marshall) Hale. He loved working as a florist and was a dedicated employee of Zimmer’s Floral & Nursery for 41 years. He was a faithful member of New Life Church.
He was preceded...
Mary M. Hatcher
Dec 1, 2023
Mary Hatcher, 82, of Corpus Christi, Texas gained her Heavenly wings Friday, December 1, 2023.
Mary was a very strong woman; she is absent down here but now present with the Lord. She was born April 7, 1941. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Hatcher.
She leaves...
Alfred Henicke
Nov 29, 2023
Alfred Henicke, 79, of George West, Texas, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in Caldwell, Texas where he had resided the past 20 years.
Alfred was born February 8, 1944, in George West to Ben Henicke Sr. and Minnie (Kleiber) Henicke. He was a 1962 graduate of George West High School and in 1963, he shared his talent as a...
Frances Darlene Little
Nov 27, 2023
Frances Darlene (Brown) Little, 77, of Beeville, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Hacienda Oaks Nursing Home.
Frances was born in Mathis, Texas, on June 3, 1946, to William Brown and Ruby Ray (Hall) Brown. She married Junior Lee Little on December 21,1968 and was a devoted wife, loving mother and doting grandmother. She enjoyed fishing,...
Yung "Ruby" Sook Kim
Nov 21, 2023
Yung Sook Kim (“Ruby”), 85, of Beeville, Texas, passed away November 21, 2023, at the Birchwood of Beeville.
Yung was born July 20, 1938, in KyongJu in South Korea, to Kwon One and Kwon Yun. She immigrated to the United States in 1970.
Ruby lived in Skidmore, Texas from 1970 to 1991, where she managed the Circle C Burger...
William David "Bill" Scarberry
Nov 18, 2023
William David “Bill” Scarberry, 87, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, while living with his son, Steven “Dwayne” Scarberry in Roseburg, Oregon.
Bill was born in Aransas Pass, Texas, on Oct. 25, 1936, to the late Carl Vernon Scarberry and Beatrice Grizzle Buckholtz. He was an only child by this marriage but was raised by his stepfather, Nolan Martin.
Bill...
Charles "Chuck" Sehlke, Sr.
Nov 18, 2023
Charles Jerome Sehlke (Chuck) entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 18, after a courageous battle with cancer. Chuck was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 14, 1936, to Betty Britton and Jerome Carl Sehlke. He grew up in Chicago, moved to Denver for his last few years of high school, and attended Colorado A&M...
Salvador "Pat" Ruiz
Nov 12, 2023
Salvador “Pat” Ruiz, 84, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Salvador was born November 19, 1938, in Whitsett, Texas to Gadino Ruiz and Lucia (Lujano) Ruiz.
Salvador married the love of his life, Maria Rita Sanchez, on September 18, 1960, in Pawnee and was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He worked as a...
Stephen Allan Wilhite, Jr.
Nov 12, 2023
Stephen Allan Wilhite, Jr., 83, a resident of Seguin, Texas and formerly a resident of Baytown and Austin, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023, in Beeville, Texas.
Stephen was born at Gorgas Hospital in the Panama Canal Zone, on January 12, 1940, where his father was employed by the Canal Zone Administration. In 1948, the Wilhite family moved...
Manuel Fuentes Chapa, Jr.
Nov 10, 2023
Surrounded by his beloved wife and family, Manuel Fuentes Chapa, Jr., 82, of George West, Texas passed from this world into the loving arms of God on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Manuel was born October 18, 1941, in Clegg, Texas, to Miquela (Fuentes) and Manuel Chapa, Sr. He married Eloisa Garcia on December 5, 1964, in Austin, Texas. Manuel’s job...
Juanita C. Graves
Nov 5, 2023
Juanita (Cryer) Graves, 90, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.
Juanita was born to Quinton Lee and Julia (Reaves) Cryer on May 3, 1933, in the Val Verde Community of Milam County, Texas. She attended school in Val Verde for two years and then transferred to Sharp school in Sharp, Texas. She graduated from Sharp High...
Dorothy Mae Pollard
Oct 31, 2023
Dorothy Mae Pollard passed away on October 31, 2023.
Dorothy was born on October 9, 1934 to Roy and Lela Wesson in Cadiz, Texas. She thoroughly enjoyed her first job working for Brother Lunsford at South Texas Children’s Home. She married Dewey Lee Pollard in Beeville, Texas, on June 12, 1953.
Dorothy was raised in Beeville, Texas, and was a...
Sandra Sue Paul
Oct 31, 2023
Sandra Sue (Anderson) Paul, 77, of Beeville Texas, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, and is now reunited with her beloved husband, Bobby.
Sandra was born Aug. 13, 1946, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Oscar Anderson and Susan Virginia (Murphy) Anderson. Upon high school graduation, she went on to pursue higher education and started a career as teacher at Beeville...
T.J. "Tom" Martin, Jr.
Oct 30, 2023
Longtime McMullen and Live Oak County rancher, T.J. “Tom” Martin, Jr. died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 30, 2023, at his La Campana Ranch residence. He was 88 years old.
Born in Poteet, Texas, on April 2, 1935, to Alberta and T.J . (Thomas Jefferson) “Jeff” Martin Sr., Tom moved as a child with his family from Christine,...
Carlos Vera
Oct 26, 2023
Surrounded by his beloved wife and family, Carlos Vera passed from this world into the loving arms of God on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at the age of 72.
Carlos was born November 4, 1950, in Yoakum, Texas to Willie and Patsy Vera. He was a 1970 graduate of Yoakum High School where he played football (Go Bulldogs) and ran track....
Barry Chappelle Peterson
Oct 21, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Barry Chappelle Peterson on Saturday, October 21, 2023.
He is survived by his high school sweetheart, Ronda (Poole); his proud son, Tyler, and his daughter, Paige; and his wonderful daughter, Aleah Brittney (Alan Van Idour). His youngest son, Scott Nicholas, passed away last year at the age of...
JoAnn Whelchel
Oct 16, 2023
JoAnn Whelchel, 60, of Universal City, Texas, formerly of the Olmos Community in Bee County, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023, in a San Antonio hospital. Some of you here fondly remember her as “Casper”!
JoAnn was born July 2, 1963, in Beeville, Texas, to Henry “Bailey” Whelchel Jr. and Jeanette Earline (Sliva) Whelchel. She was a 1981 graduate of...
August "Gus" Frank Smejkal
Oct 9, 2023
August Frank "Gus" Smejkal, a beloved member of the community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, at his home in Beeville, Texas on October 9, 2023, at the age of 86.
Gus was born July 14, 1937, in Yoakum, Texas to Frank Albert Smejkal and Rose Frances (Targac) Smejkal. He married Evelyn Fojtik on August 20, 1960, in Mathis....
David Nicholson
Oct 4, 2023
David L. Nicholson, 83, of George West, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2023, at the Live Oak Nursing Center.
David was born January 27, 1940, in Fort Worth to Lawton and Dorothy (Swinney) Nicholson. He was a graduate of Terrell High School and went on to earn a master’s degree from Texas Tech University. He served his country...