Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
Recent Obituaries
Odie Mccoy
Jan 23, 2022
Odie Mae (Carson) McCoy, 97, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022.
Odie was born March 1, 1924 in Holliday, Texas to Henry Munroe Carson and Josie (Andrews) Carson. She had six brothers and two sisters. Odie Mae graduated from Holliday High School and continued her education in business school in Wichita Falls, Texas. After...
Patricia Thorndike
Jan 20, 2022
It is with sadness that the family of Patricia “Pat” Ann (Bogarich) Thorndike announces her unexpected passing on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville. She was 84.
Pat was born September 4, 1937 in Winona, Minnesota, to Marko Bogarich and Stella (Metcalf) Bogarich. She married Norris Oakley “Tom” Thorndike on April 24, 1965, in...
Sofia Bernal
Jan 16, 2022
Sofia (Ybanez) Bernal, 89, a lifelong resident of George West, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Live Oak Nursing Center.
Sofia was born November 11, 1932 to Jesus Ybanez and Guadalupe (Garcia) Ybanez in George West. She married Pablo “Paul” Bernal on January 21, 1950 at St. George Catholic Church where they remained active parishioners....

Bennie Belew
Jan 12, 2022
Bennie Charles Belew, at the age of 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Victoria, Texas.
Bennie was born December 22, 1938 in Winters, Texas, to Woodrow and Pat (Tressa Nan) Belew. He married the love of his life, Sally (Lora Lee) Walker, on March 8, 1963 in Wimberly, Texas. Together they taught school,...
Mary Magill
Jan 8, 2022
Mary Agnes (Blair) Magill passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital, Beeville. She was 93.
Mary was born December 9, 1928 in Three Rivers to Samuel Blair and Orabella (Hart) Blair. She married Leroy Magill on June 29, 1971 in Beeville where they were members of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Not only was Mary...
Michael Davis
Jan 7, 2022
Michael Wayne Davis, 77, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.
Michael was born August 28, 1944 in Highlands, Texas to Archie Sherman Davis and Viola Mae (McKay) Davis. He was a 1962 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, and married Connie Dell Sanders on November 19, 1972 in Liberty,...
Ellis Ginn
Jan 5, 2022
Ellis Eugene Ginn was born September 13, 1948 to the late Ray Ginn, Jr. and Doris Caron Ginn in George West, TX and left this earthly life on January 5, 2022 at the age of 73.
Ellis was the eldest of four children and is preceded in death by his father, Ray Ginn, Jr.
He...
Thomas O’Neil
Jan 2, 2022
Thomas “Tommy” Wilson O’Neil, 78, of Beeville, Texas passed away Monday, January 3, 2022.
Tommy was born January 30, 1943 in Beeville to Ignatius Patrick “Bud” O’Neil and Kathleen (Wilson) O’Neil. He was a 1960 graduate of A.C. Jones High School and retired as a rancher. He married Nancy Newsom in Beeville on December 28, 1965 at...
David Perkins, Sr.
Jan 1, 2022
David William Perkins, Sr. passed away on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022, at his home in Beeville Texas. He was 73.
David was born February 14, 1948 in Three Rivers to Clarence Harrison Perkins and Dorothy Willie (Sanders) Perkins. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He married Eleanor Farrell on November 4, 2015 in Beeville...
Howard Estep
Jan 1, 2022
Howard Buford Estep of Three Rivers, TX gained his wings on January 1, 2022 at the age of 82. Buford was born on July 13, 1939 to Richard Estep and Pearl Smith in Norman, Oklahoma. His infectious smile and laugh will live on forever. He leaves a huge hole in the hearts of his family and friends who were...
Olivia Garcia
Jan 1, 2022
Olivia (Guzman) Garcia, 91, formerly of Floydada, went on to her final resting place with Christ Jesus, Saturday, January 1, 2022, surrounded by her family in her final moments of life.
Olivia was born July 19, 1930, to Eusebio and Esperanza Guzman in Mathis, Texas. The eldest of four children, her humble beginnings taught her that hard...
Ouida Johnson
Dec 30, 2021
Ouida Pearl Graves Johnson, age 89, died December 30, 2021 with her daughter by her side. There will be no more pain for her. She joins her Heavenly Father and her beloved daughter, Fey Ellen Gipson.
Ouida was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, on January 27, 1932 to Ivey and Alice Graves. She grew up in Arkansas...
Betty Elder
Dec 23, 2021
Loving wife, mother and grandmother Betty Lou (McClelen) Elder, 87, of Beeville, Texas passed away in Austin on Thursday, December 23, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Betty was born November 29, 1934 in Seymour, Texas to Kenneth B. McClelen and Ruby Cleo (Manuel) McClelen. She was a 1953 graduate of A.C. Jones High School and married the...
Barbara Hurst
Dec 22, 2021
Barbara Jean Collier Hurst was born in Bryan, Texas on January 9, 1933. She left this earth on Wednesday, December 22, at 1:35 a.m.
Barbara, better known as Bobbie, was always working. At 12 years old, she worked in a drug store in Corpus Christi. Everyone assumed she was much older. She could not stand to be...
Thomas Maxwell
Dec 19, 2021
Thomas Albert Maxwell left this world on Sunday, December 19, 2021, and is now crossing the heavens looking for his beloved wife, Lee Maxwell.
Tom was born July 15, 1936, in Sinton, Texas, and walked with us an incredible 85 years. He served his country for nine years in the Coast Guard, traveled the world, and lived...
Alice Titus
Dec 16, 2021
Alice Virginia (Brundrett) Titus, a beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt and great-aunt, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 75 on December 16, 2021.
Alice was born on June 21, 1946, to her parents, Edward Payne Brundrett, Sr., and Wilma Brundrett. She graduated from Skidmore-Tynan High School in 1964.
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Michael Ontiveros
Dec 9, 2021
Michael "Mike" Sergio Ontiveros of Beeville, Texas passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the young age of 31. Michael was born November 5, 1990, in El Paso, Texas to Michelle Dawn Terrell and Sergio Jesus Ontiveros. He was a Christian and a loving son, brother and father as well as a master mechanic who loved music, playing basketball,...
Collene Tom
Dec 5, 2021
Collene (Raney) Tom, 80, of George West, Texas passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Collene was born September 29, 1941 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Walter Raney and Lorene (Johnston) Raney. She was a graduate of Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas (TFND) and earned a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State University. She was married to...
Cruz Garza Jr.
Nov 28, 2021
Cruz Garza Jr., 64, of Rawlins, Wyoming, formerly of George West, Texas, was called home to be with our heavenly Father on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at a hospital in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Cruz was born December 3, 1956, in Yorktown, Texas to Cruz Garza, Sr. and Amelia (Moreno) Garza. He married Lynn Schultz on October 10,...
Thelma Slayton
Nov 26, 2021
Thelma Lois Horton Slayton passed away at home on November 26, 2021, following a long illness.
Thelma was born May 6, 1934 to William and Lois Burris Horton in Three Rivers, Texas. She spent most of her young years in Cadiz, Texas. She attended schools in George West and Beeville, Texas, graduating from A.C. Jones High School...