Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas

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Joseph Thornton, Sr.

Joseph Thornton, Sr.

Nov 15, 2017

Joseph Bates Thornton Sr., 67, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, while at home after many years of poor health. Mr. Thornton was born June 13, 1950, in Beeville. He graduated from A.C. Jones High School in 1969 and attended Bee County College where he received a degree in drafting and design. He was involved in various organizations throughout his...

Estiline Maguglin

Estiline Maguglin

Nov 15, 2017

Estiline Maguglin was born to Everett and Olive Mae Cox on November 23, 1923, and went home to be with her Lord on November 15, 2017, a week shy of her 94th birthday. In between, she lived her life with a lot of joy and cared for many with a lot of love. Estiline grew up a Texas girl...

Dora Koop

Dora Koop

Nov 14, 2017

Dora M. (Nussman) Koop, 88, of Skidmore, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Mrs. Koop was born Oct. 24, 1929, in Bee County to Emma (Schroder) and Gus Nussman. She married Walter Koop and was a retired waitress and a Christian. She enjoyed talking to people and collecting things and loved children and animals. She was preceded in death by...

William Hardwick

William Hardwick

Nov 10, 2017

William Lloyd Hardwick, 89, passed away on November 10, 2017. He was born on January 17, 1928, to Henry Lee and Olive (Raeford) Hardwick in San Antonio, Texas. He was a 1946 graduate of the George West High School. In 1951, he received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Hardin Simmons University and in 1958, his law degree...

Annette Washalaski

Annette Washalaski

Nov 8, 2017

Annette Decoux-Washalaski Devoted Daughter, Wife and Mother Annette Decoux-Washalaski, 81 died Wednesday, November 8th, at her home in George West comforted by her family and friends. She was born November 26, 1935 in Beeville to Chester and Evelyn Decoux with the family relocating to Conroe, Texas where she was raised. Annette loved growing up in the piney woods country...

Anna Streitman

Anna Streitman

Nov 2, 2017

Anna Laura "Bunky" Beasley Streitman passed peacefully from this life on November 2, 2017, in Victoria, Texas. The eldest of six children, she was born January 14, 1941, in Beeville to John C. Beasley and Anna Laura Welhausen Beasley. Bunky was proudly named for her mother and maternal grandmother, Anna Laura Breeding Connevey. From her earliest days, John C....

Dominga Rodriguez

Dominga Rodriguez

Oct 31, 2017

Dominga G. (Carbajal) Rodriguez, 79, of George West, died at her home Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Mrs. Rodriguez was born Aug. 14, 1938, in Texas to Martin and Saragosa (Gomez) Carbajal. She married Marcelino Rodriguez and was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Saragosa Carbajal; husband, Marcelino Rodriguez; brothers, Ambrosio, Martin,...

Gilbert Pollard

Gilbert Pollard

Oct 28, 2017

Gilbert Dewayne Pollard, 81, passed away on October 28, 2017. Mr. Pollard was born on August 25, 1936, to Fred A. and Frances (Reed) Pollard in Altus, Oklahoma. He married Gwendolyn Priscilla Porché on December 11, 1959. He graduated from A.C. Jones High School in Beeville, Texas, where he played football and was a member of the marching band...

Eladia Garcia

Eladia Garcia

Oct 28, 2017

Eladia (Arrisola) Garcia, 69, passed away on October 28, 2017. Mrs. Garcia was born on November 29, 1947, to Pedro and Juanita (Villanueva) Arrisola in Tahoka, Texas. She married Frank Garcia on July 4, 1970, in Beeville, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and retired from Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She was preceded in...

Felix Perez

Felix Perez

Oct 27, 2017

Felix Guerra Perez, 91, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017. Mr. Perez was born on June 9, 1926, to Antonia (Guerra) and Octaviano Perez in Campbellton, Texas. He was a U.S. Army veteran, who proudly served his country. He married Cruz Gonzales on March 15, 1948, in George West, Texas. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Antonio Hinojosa, Jr.

Antonio Hinojosa, Jr.

Oct 25, 2017

Antonio Hinojosa Jr., 20, of Three Rivers since 2009, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Mr. Hinojosa was born Sept. 28, 1997, to Maria (Sanchez) and Antonio Hinojosa Sr. in Brownsville. He was a Three Rivers High School graduate and was employed at Dollar General. Survivors include his parents, Maria and Antonio Hinojosa Sr. of Three Rivers; a sister, Alicia...

Iona Hester

Iona Hester

Oct 22, 2017

Iona Mae Hester was born on August 27th, 1927, in Eddie, Texas. She was born into a loving family consisting of her parents, Clarence (Bill) and Marie Elliott, and five brothers. She grew up as a girl in South Texas with her siblings, where she spent her time riding horseback and attending grade school. On December 24th, 1943, Iona...

Elizabeth Langley

Elizabeth Langley

Oct 15, 2017

Elizabeth Ann Langley, 75, passed away on October 15, 2017. She was born January 19, 1942, to Bennie D. and Peacola (Lloyd) Toliver in Greenville, Alabama. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and a school teacher for B.I.S.D. retiring after 49 years. She was a member of Lott Canada Alumni Association, American Legion Post 801, Glenwood Cemetery...

Joe Cox

Joe Cox

Oct 14, 2017

Joe Steven Cox, 49, passed away on October 14, 2017. He was born on December 4, 1967, to Jay Sterling and Annie Mae (Doubrava) Cox in Beeville, Texas. He was a Lutheran and worked as a master mechanic for Aztec Chevrolet. He took pride in everything he did and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by...

Erasmo Moya

Erasmo Moya

Oct 14, 2017

Erasmo Ruben Moya, 56, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017. Erasmo was born August 20, 1961, in Three Rivers, Texas, to Erasmo and Abelina (Tanguma) Moya Jr. and was a lifelong resident of Live Oak County. Erasmo was a devoted and loving husband and father, as well as a gentle, nurturing and protective grandfather. As a provider, he spent...

Leonard Jones

Leonard Jones

Oct 9, 2017

Leonard Harold Jones, 87, passed away October 9, 2017. He was born on April 13, 1930, to Arthur and Minnie (Hickman) Jones in Beeville, Texas. He married Doris Dinhobl on August 15, 1953, in Beeville. He served in the National Guard. Mr. Jones was a Deacon of Eastside Church of Christ and was a masonry contractor. He was the...

Claude Sugarek

Claude Sugarek

Oct 7, 2017

Claude Bruce Sugarek of Beeville passed away October 7, 2017, at the age of 88. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Beeville on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Steve Shullanberger officiating. Mr. Sugarek was born on January 28, 1929, on the family farm in the Central Community in Bee County....

George Mccarty

George Mccarty

Oct 6, 2017

George Elzy McCarty, 103, of Pettus, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Mr. McCarty was born Oct. 2, 1914, in Pettus to Lura (Hodge) and Charlie McCarty. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a World War II veteran. He was also the caretaker at Ray Ranch and worked at First National Bank for more than 25 years. He...

Annie Cox

Annie Cox

Oct 3, 2017

Annie Mae (Doubrava) Cox, 85, of Mathis, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Mrs. Cox was born Dec. 3, 1931, in Live Oak County to Annie Helen (Sliva) and Joe F. Doubrava. She married Jay Steerling Cox in Beeville on July 17, 1965, and was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was a former member of the S.P.J.S.T. Lodge and...

Israel Briones

Israel Briones

Oct 2, 2017

Israel Rene Briones, Jr. 19, passed away on October 2, 2017. He was born on January 10, 1998, to Israel Rene Briones and Maria Del Jesus Escamilla in Wilmer, Minnesota. He is survived by his mother, Maria Escamilla of Weslaco, father, Israel Rene Briones of San Antonio; sisters, Crystal Briones of Minnesota and Beatrice Marie Briones of Corpus Christi;...