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

Jacob Aldridge
Jun 22, 2015
Jacob Henry Aldridge, 28, of Beeville, died Monday, June 22, 2015. Mr. Aldridge was born in Beeville on Oct. 20, 1986, to John Robert and Annette (Lee) Aldridge. He attended Beeville ISD and was a 2005 graduate of Pettus High School. He was a decorated Afghanistan war veteran who served honorably in the United States Army for seven years....

Terese Simonson
Jun 22, 2015
Terese G. Simonson, 89, of Dinero, died Monday, June 22, 2015. Mrs. Simonson was born July 4, 1925, in Iowa, to William and Alice (Murphy) Grady. She was a teacher and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Swinney Switch Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Grady; her husband, Merle Simonson Sr.;...

Jerry Wheeler
Jun 18, 2015
Jerry Dee Wheeler, 87, passed away on June 18, 2015. Born on October 16, 1927 in Tilden, Texas to Jesse Oppenheimer and Gertrude Bruce Wheeler, he resided most of his life in Three Rivers, Texas. He graduated from TRHS where he excelled in sports and later attended Uvalde Jr. College where he excelled in football and dancing. He served...

Mary Whitworth
Jun 12, 2015
Mary Lou Tindol-Whitworth passed away on June 12, 2015. She was born to Jim and Lucy Jones of Swinney Switch, Texas, on July 29, 1927, and was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Martha Ann Whitworth; and brother Jimmie Jones. She married Neville Tindol in May 1945, and together they raised five children, N.P. (Charlie) Tindol of San...

Lois Davis
Jun 10, 2015
Lois Maxine Tindol Davis, 93, passed away on June 10, 2015. She was born to Butler K. Tindol and Fannie Jane Fugate Tindol in Cadiz, Texas, on February 24, 1922. She was raised in the Cadiz Community, and resided there until 1941 when she moved to Tuleta with her husband and infant son. In 1957, she, her husband and...

America Reyes
Jun 2, 2015
America G. Reyes, 79, of George West died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Mrs. Reyes was born to Manuel Gonzales, Sr. and Justa Saenz Gonzales on Jan. 3, 1936 in Benavides. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Ruben Reyes Sr.; son Cecilio Reyes; sister Sovidea Trujillo; and brother Manuel Gonzales. Survivors include her...

Charles Bradfute
May 28, 2015
Charles "C.O." Bradfute, 79, passed away on May 28, 2015. He was born on February 14, 1936 in Tynan, Texas to Bascom Odis Bradfute and Annie Ikonen Bradfute. In 2007, he married Rita Jean Davidson in George West, Texas. He was a member of Brush Country Cowboy Church and was a rancher and owner/operator of Bradfute Water Well Services....

Dennis Moon
May 27, 2015
Dennis Ray Moon, 65, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Integris Baptist Regional Medical Center in Miami, Oklahoma. Dennis was born October 9, 1949 to Frank Ray and Wilma Ruth (Snowden) Moon in San Antonio, Texas. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He married Patty McCraw on August 10, 1983 and was a member of...

Jose Sanchez
May 26, 2015
Jose Vicente Sanchez, 50, of George West, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Mr. Sanchez was born to Porfirio and Rafaela Longoria Sanchez on July 7, 1964, in Altus, Oklahoma. He worked for Chotaw Lease Services. He was preceded in death by his parents, Porfirio and Rafaela Longoria Sanchez. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Lopez Sanchez of George West; a...

James Blair
May 24, 2015
James "Jimmy" Blair, 82, of Beeville, died Sunday, May 24, 2015. Mr. Blair was born Sept. 2, 1932, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Vernie (Breece) and Louie Charter Blair. He married Marvene Harris in Oklahoma, served in the U.S. Army and was a permit agent for Western Geophysical for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Church...

Chester Mccoun
May 18, 2015
Chester S. McCoun, 90, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Chester was born to Dewey R. and Gladys Mae (Painter) McCoun in Comyn, Texas (Comanche County) on June 7, 1924. Chester was a long time resident of Beeville. He moved to Corpus Christi in 2010, where he passed away at the age of ninety. Earlier in life, he...

Patricia Ruebush
May 17, 2015
Patricia Dolan Ruebush, 87, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Patricia was born to Ernest and Helen (Scheewe) Strauss in Santa Maria, California on May 20, 1927. She married her first husband, David Odem Dolan, and had two daughters, Mary and Anne. After the passing of David, she married her second husband, John Bruce Ruebush, in Beeville, Texas...

Barbara Hester
May 13, 2015
Barbara E. (Howell) Hester, 53, of Beeville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Mrs. Hester was born Jan. 26, 1962, in Clovis, New Mexico, to LeNora Verlene Banta and Homer Everett Howell. She married Bobby Hester in Beeville on May 17, 2014, and was a retired LVN. She was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed bowling, playing pool...

Audelia Gutierrez
May 7, 2015
Audelia (Garcia) Gutierrez, 67, of Beeville, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Ms. Gutierrez was born April 27, 1948, in Pawnee to Dominga (Pena) and Mauro Garcia. She was a retired cook and a Christian. She was preceded in death by her brother, Vidal Garcia. Survivors include a daughter, Denise (Rodrigo) Diaz; her parents, Mauro and Dominga Garcia; six sisters,...

Frances Carlisle
May 4, 2015
Frances Ann Carlisle, formerly Frances Ann Grizzle, was born to Harvey Hobson and Annie Harriet (Hobbs) Grizzle on November 4, 1928. Frances passed away at the age of 86 on May 4, 2015. She grew up in Beeville, TX and graduated from A.C. Jones High School in 1945. Frances was married on April 12, 1947 to Robert James "RJ"...

Pauline Valencia
May 3, 2015
Pauline (Moya) Valencia, 75, of Beeville, died Sunday, May 3, 2015. Mrs. Valencia was born Jan. 26, 1940, in Berclair to Amelia (Salazar) and Serapio Moya. She married Ernesto G. Valencia in Beeville on April 5, 1961, and was a medication aide by profession and a Christian. She enjoyed cooking and writing in her journal. She was preceded in...

Ausencia Cantu
Apr 25, 2015
Ausencia (Pena) Cantu, 82, of Skidmore, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Mrs. Cantu was born Aug. 8, 1932, in San Perlita to Eulilah (Sandoval) and Nieves Pena. She married Eliseo Cantu in Raymondville on Sept. 25, 1955, and was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sinton. She was preceded in death by her parents....

Allen Bohac
Apr 24, 2015
Allen Lloyd Bohac, 86, of Skidmore, died Friday, April 24, 2015. Mr. Bohac was born Dec. 5, 1928, in the Olmos Community to Edna (Hanus) and August Bohac. He married Marjorie Nell Wilkinson in Robstown on Feb. 17, 1949, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a retired Civil Service Firefighter at NAS...

Laurie Massengale
Apr 21, 2015
Laurie Lynn Massengale, 43, of Beeville, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was born April 26, 1971, to Erwin Massengale and Lana Nance Massengale in Corpus Christi. She was a 1989 A.C. Jones High School graduate. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Evelyn and Mack Massengale; and maternal grandparents, Buck and Barbara Nance. Survivors include her...

Rose Reed
Apr 20, 2015
Rose M. Reed, 86, passed away April 20, 2015. She was born on March 1, 1929 in Laredo, Texas to Jesus and Julia (Moreno) Garza. She married Hamilton Schvab Reed on December 11, 1963 in Seguin, Texas. She lived in Beeville most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband. She is survived...