Recent Obituaries

Oct 22, 2020

Lillie Mae (Menefee) Polozeck, 98, of George West, Texas, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Argent Court of Jourdanton.

Lillie Mae was born November 18, 1921 in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas to Richard Emmett Menefee and Margaret Pauline (Blakely) Menefee. She was a 1939 graduate of Lott High School in Lott, Texas. She was a member...

Oct 21, 2020

Phillip Alvin Stautzenberger, 74, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Phil was born August 1, 1946 in Beeville, Texas to Robbie Alline (Riley) and Alvin F. Stautzenberger. He graduated from Skidmore-Tynan High School in 1964 and attended Texas A&I Kingsville where he earned a teaching degree and...

Oct 20, 2020

Mary G. Perez, 92, of Three Rivers, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, lovingly surrounded by her family.

Mary was born March 21, 1928 in Taylor, Texas to Jose and Porfiria (Garcia) Garcia. She moved from Calliham to Three Rivers in the 1950’s and was employed at Flower Land for numerous years where she created and...

Oct 19, 2020

Estefina “Stephany” (Espenoza) Salinas, 74, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister was called home to eternal rest on Monday, October 19, 2020.

Stephany, a lifelong Beeville resident, was born October 30, 1945 to Pedro and Micaela (Vega) Espinosa. She married John Salinas in Beeville on February 14, 1970. She was an active parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic...

Oct 16, 2020

Tanya Renee (Brown) Garza, 42, of George West, Texas, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020.

Tanya was born December 30, 1977 in Beeville to Virgil and Shirley Mae (Goehring) Brown.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley Mae Brown; her brother, Edward Thomas Brown; and her daughter, Rai-ane Garza.

Survivors include...

Oct 7, 2020

Irene (Cuevas) Morin, 92, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at her home in George West, Texas lovingly surrounded by her family.

Irene was born March 5, 1928, to Filimon and Catarina (Munoz) Cuevas in George West where she remained a lifelong resident. She married Pablo Morin in George West, was a homemaker and served as a...

Oct 5, 2020

Edward James Pawlik, 82, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020, in the comfort of his home in George West, Texas, surrounded by his loved ones.

Edward was born March 28, 1938 in Live Oak County to Anton and Tillie (Burda) Pawlik. He graduated from George West High School in 1957. He married his sweetheart, Patsy (Kellner), in...

Oct 4, 2020

Loving Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Wonderful Friend, Mary Jeanne (Gee) Baker passed away October 4, 2020 in Corpus Christi at the age of 90.

Mary Jeanne Gee was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 17, 1930 to William Monroe Gee and Warner Waneda Francis Gee. Mom was the fifth child of seven, with four...

Sep 28, 2020

Anestasio “Tacho” Guerrero, 81, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at his home in George West, Texas, lovingly surrounded by his family.

Tacho was born September 5, 1939 in George West to Zaragosa and Maria Guerrero. He was employed in the pipeline construction business. He was a member of St. George Catholic Church and enjoyed hunting and...

Sep 28, 2020

Beloved husband, son, father, brother, grandfather and uncle Johnny C. Ponce, 59, of Orange Grove, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 28, 2020.

Johnny was born March 28, 1961 in Three Rivers to Genoveva (Villanueva) and Luis G. Ponce Sr. He married Diana Ybanez in Dallas on June 11, 1992. He...

Sep 21, 2020

Mary Melva (Olivares) Willow, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, was called home to be with her heavenly Father on September 21, 2020, at the age of 67.

Melva was born December 17, 1952 to Paul P. and Laura Garcia Olivares. She was born and raised in Beeville as a child and attended the local...

Sep 21, 2020

Lifelong Live Oak County resident Bernardo Lopez passed away peacefully at his home in Three Rivers on Monday, September 21, 2020, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was 89.

Mr. Lopez was born in Live Oak County August 20, 1931 to Nicanor Lopez and Yrene (Baladez) Lopez. He married Carmel Marin Garza in Three Rivers on August...

Sep 20, 2020

Sam Schwartz, age 91, passed away peacefully in Portland, Texas on September 20, 2020.

Sam was born January 9, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas to Meyer and Irene (Quasso) Schwartz. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a 50-year Mason. He had a lifelong career in law enforcement, first...

Sep 17, 2020

Vicenta “Vickie” (Cruz) Martinez was called to her eternal resting place on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the age of 81.

Vickie was born November 14, 1938 in Live Oak County to Aniseto and Antonia (Urrabazo) Cruz. She married Arturo Jose Martinez in Three Rivers on September 16, 1961. She was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother, sister...

Sep 17, 2020

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Ronald Glen “Buddy” Hardy went to his heavenly home at the age of 87. Buddy was born on February 26, 1933 in Corpus Christi, Texas to George Clifford Hardy and Madge Warren Hardy.

As a senior, Buddy moved with his parents to San Antonio where he attended Alamo Heights High School. He attended Texas...

Sep 15, 2020

Doris Ann (Phillips) Garcia passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, at the age of 53.

Doris was born December 20, 1966 in Marshall, Texas to Robert Leo and Barbara Ann (Sheeran) Phillips. She was a 1985 graduate of A.C. Jones High School. This loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother...

Sep 14, 2020

Allen Eugene Hanus passed away peacefully at his home in Skidmore, Texas on Monday, September 14, 2020. He was 96.

Allen was born October 18, 1923, in Skidmore to Emerich Hanus and Ludmilla (Shumbera) Hanus. He married Eva Ruth Harnden of Skidmore in Beeville on June 6, 1948. In the agriculture business, Allen retired as a longtime...

Sep 12, 2020

Henrietta “Bluebird” (Williams) Colle, a lifelong resident of Oakville, Texas, passed away in a San Antonio hospital Saturday, September 12, 2020. She was 82.

Henrietta was born September 14, 1937 in Sabinal, Texas to Henry O. Williams and Bonnie (Crawford) Williams. She married Frank Colle in George West on March 23, 1962. She was employed as a...

Sep 3, 2020

Eugene Harry Ricketts, 97, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020.

Harry was born September 28, 1922, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Harry Ricketts and Violet (Freidlien) Ricketts. He married Bonnie Bess on June 20, 1942, in Anaheim, California. He was a member of First Christian Church, the Society of Aerospace Engineers and was most proud...

Aug 27, 2020

Ruby Marie Hanson, 82, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020.

Ruby was born October 22, 1937 in Crook, Colorado to Harold and Ethel (Harms) Lambert. She married Lowell Hanson on November 22, 1957 in Loveland, Colorado. They resided in Colorado and moved to Texas in 1973. She loved her family, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchildren,...