Recent Obituaries

Dec 12, 2020

Ernan A. Cortez Jr., 87, of George West, Texas, passed away December 12, 2020.

He was born on August 19, 1933 in Oakville, Texas to Ernan A. Cortez, Sr. and Maria (Angino) Cortez. He attended school in Oakville and Three Rivers, Texas before enlisting in the United States Army in 1960.

He met his wife,...

Dec 9, 2020

Isabel Elizondo Cortez passed away on December 9, 2020. She was born on January 11, 1942 in the farming community of Nell, Texas. She attended Pawnee Elementary and High School and was ranked number two in her class before leaving school to help her family after her mother lost her hearing.

She met her future husband, Ernan...

Dec 8, 2020

Denise Coquat Salvagno of Beeville, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the age of 64.

Denise was born May 17, 1956 in San Antonio to Marcellus and Jimmie J. (Greaves) Coquat. She married Michael Salvagno at Mission Conception in San Antonio on July 17, 1982. She was a high school graduate of South San and...

Dec 6, 2020

Phyllis Maudene (Fore) Sanders of Beeville, Texas, was called to her eternal resting place on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the age of 82.

Phyllis was born August 4, 1938 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Calvin Bice Fore and Ruby Lee (Harvey) Fore. She married Paul Dean Sanders on March 24, 1956 in Aransas Pass. She enjoyed bowling...

Dec 5, 2020

Rebecca “Becky” (Chavez) Garcia, 90, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Sacramento, California.

Rebecca Chavez better known as Becky Garcia was born September 15, 1930 in San Antonio to Raul Chavez Sr. and Librada (Vallejo) Chavez. She was married to Joe A. Garcia Sr. in Beeville in 1949.

Becky was...

Dec 5, 2020

Simon Reyna Jr., 87, of George West, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Mr. Reyna was born March 24, 1933 in Clegg, Texas to Simon Reyna Sr. and Juana (Reyes) Reyna. In 1953, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War and proudly served his country. Before being stationed in Korea, the war...

Dec 5, 2020

Sheila (McClendon) Sisk, 59, of Mineral, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, in a San Antonio hospital.

Sheila was born June 14, 1961 in Three Rivers to Edgar Ross McClendon and Mary Louise (Coker) McClendon. She married John Elbert Sisk on March 21, 1992 in Mineral and was an active member of First Baptist Church in...

Dec 1, 2020

Charles Peter “Mac” Makowitch, Jr., loving husband, brother, father and uncle, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the age of 77.

Mac was born January 11, 1943 in Wyckoff Heights, New York, to Charles Peter Makowitch Sr. and Marion Evelyn (Muhlenforth) Makowitch. He was a proud veteran, serving his country and retiring after...

Dec 1, 2020

Anthony “Tony” John Rutkowski, Jr., 84, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at his home in Beeville, Texas.

Tony was born January 16, 1936, in Lake Como, Pennsylvania, to Anthony John Rutkowski Sr. and Sofia Kulikowski. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He...

Nov 28, 2020

Mary Evelyn (Sinor) Hamblet, 69, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020.

Mary Evelyn was born February 17, 1951 in Beeville to James Henry Sinor and Patsy Lucile (Machen) Sinor. She married Tommy Hamblet in Three Rivers on March 17, 1973. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Three Rivers....

Nov 26, 2020

Don Reagan Buster, 79, of Mathis, Texas, passed away on November 26, 2020 after a short battle with cancer.

He was born July 1, 1941 to Julius Garnet and Rose Beth Buster in Corpus Christi, Texas. Don married Carla Varie Jones on December 15, 1958 in Rockport, Texas. They would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this...

Nov 25, 2020

Pamela Frances Nollen died at the age of 63 on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 after a courageous three-and-a-half-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Pamela was the third child of Josephine Buzga and Frederick Nollen. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio on February 13, 1957. During her youth, she lived in Hubbard and Dayton, Ohio and McLean, Virginia before...

Nov 23, 2020

Imagene (Adams) Moore Hurt, 78, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home in George West, Texas on Monday, November 23, 2020.

Imagene was born January 5, 1942 in Live Oak County to Floyd Adams and Lydia (Saunders) Adams. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in...

Nov 23, 2020

Raymond James Welder, Jr. passed away at the age of 86 on Monday, November 23, 2020.

The third child and only son of Mary Amelia McCurdy and Raymond James Welder, Sr., Raymond was born June 28, 1934 in Beeville, Texas. A fifth generation Texan and lifetime resident of Bee County, Raymond was tied to lands where his...

Nov 12, 2020

Joseph Rex Lewis, 82, of George West, Texas, passed away November 12, 2020.

Rex was born January 29, 1938 in Freeport, Texas, to George Stephen and Thelma Exine (Cobb) Lewis. He graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport in 1957, and joined the Navy serving four years. He served on the USS Rowe and USS Bigelow. After...

Nov 10, 2020

Dianna Marie (Ochoa) Luna, 57, was called home to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. She passed in the comfort of her home in Three Rivers, Texas, lovingly surrounded by her family.

Dianna was born December 7, 1962 in Kenedy, Texas to Israel B. and Maria (Gonzales) Ochoa. She was a 1981 graduate...

Nov 9, 2020

Dr. Rev. Alton Jackson Green Jr. of Victoria, Texas was called to his heavenly home on Monday, November 9, 2020, at the age of 89.

Jack was born August 3, 1931 in Rogers, Texas to Alton J. Green Sr. and Lois (Bean) Green. He married Bobbie Felty on September 17, 1954 in Rogers. He served in Texas...

Nov 9, 2020

Glenna Fay Grant Teel Warnecke of Groves, Texas, former resident of Beeville, Alice, and Goliad, Texas, passed away November 9, 2020.

Fay was born December 9, 1928, in Green, Texas to Ore G. and Mary (Passmore) Grant, Sr. She graduated from Karnes City High School and attended Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Fay moved to Beeville after...

Nov 6, 2020

John Coleman Lamb, 27, of Beeville, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2020.

John was born to James and Susan Lamb on November 9, 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. He attended school in Beeville, Texas until his junior year of high school, when he transferred to and later graduated from Skidmore-Tynan. John was always involved in sports...

Nov 1, 2020

Cynthia “Cindy” Ann (Hargraves) McCleery of Beeville, Texas, was called home by her heavenly Father on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at the age of 74.

Cindy was born March 26, 1946, in San Angelo, Texas, the first daughter of Jim and Sara (Fariss) Hargraves. She married Roy McCleery in San Angelo, Texas on June 15, 1965. They...