Obituaries

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

Recent Obituaries

Guss Kunze

Guss Kunze

Dec 24, 2014

Guss Arnold Kunze passed away on December 24, 2014 at the age of 94. He was born March 28, 1920 to Carl Herman Kunze and Ada Ethel Landrum in Riesel, Texas. He married Betty Florence Martens on November 24, 1945 in Falfurrias, Texas. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a resident of Beeville, TX,...

Carol Scotten

Carol Scotten

Dec 23, 2014

Carol Lea Scotten, 72, passed away December 23, 2014. She was born November 29, 1942, in Galveston, Texas, to Carvel and Marjorie (Roberts) Dement. She married James Scotten in Beeville in 1962. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and retired as a claims adjuster from Brooke Insurance after more than 20 years. She was a member of...

James Pugh

James Pugh

Dec 19, 2014

James F. (Jim) Pugh, 83, passed away on December 19, 2014. He was born on September 2, 1931 in George West, Texas to William F. and Dora (Grover) Pugh. On April 7, 1953 he married Helen Elizabeth Hoelscher in Violet, Texas. In enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 1952 and was honorable discharged on June 1960. He was...

Nona Bonifay

Nona Bonifay

Dec 19, 2014

Nona Trois Bonifay, age 95, surrounded by family, left this world on December 19, 2014 to go to be with our Lord. Trois was born in Taft, Texas on September 6, 1919 to Vernie R. & Lillie Glasson. She was a graduate of Taft High School and attended Draughons Business College in Corpus Christi. She married Loren Council in...

Guadalupe Ruiz

Guadalupe Ruiz

Dec 18, 2014

Guadalupe (Lupe) Ruiz, 78, passed away on December 18, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1936 in Campbellton, Texas to Santos and Julia (Rodriguez) Garcia. In 1959 she married Robert Ruiz, Sr. in Campbellton, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She had worked at Tasty Cream and was retired owner of Sunrise-Sunset Restaurant and...

Douglas Crawford

Douglas Crawford

Dec 17, 2014

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ruiz, 78, passed away on December 18, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1936 in Campbellton, Texas to Santos and Julia (Rodriguez) Garcia. In 1959 she married Robert Ruiz, Sr. in Campbellton, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was retired owner of Sunrise-Sunset Restaurant and Tasty Cream. She is survived by...

Helen Dugat

Helen Dugat

Dec 16, 2014

Ruth Dugat passed away peacefully Tuesday morning in the care of her two daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Byron Sidney Dugat; her mother, Maude B. Rigall; her father, CR Rigall; and brother, C.R. Rigall Jr. She is survived by her four children, daughter, Helen Dickensheets and husband Richard of Alvin Texas, son,...

George Mcclintock

George Mcclintock

Dec 15, 2014

George Kenneth "G. K." McClintock, 81, passed away on December 15, 2014. He was born on July 2, 1933 in Refugio, Texas to Robert Lester and Maggie (Rhoades) McClintock. He married Cherry Dee Hill on October 20, 1951 in Refugio. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was a rancher and retired owner-operator of Phillip's 66 Service...

Evelyn Williams

Evelyn Williams

Dec 6, 2014

Evelyn "Beebe" Williams, 85, passed away surrounded by family on December 6, 2014. She was born to Everette Lee and Lillie Layfayette Machen in Charlotte, Texas on July 28, 1929. Beebe was one of a kind, and was so very loved by her family. She raised 5 children which led to the loving family that we are today. She...

Dwayne Bradley

Dwayne Bradley

Dec 6, 2014

Dwayne L. Bradley, 77, of Beeville, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Mr. Bradley was born Nov. 28, 1937, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, to Geraldine (Damstrom) and Bernard M. Bradley. He married Mary Zaugg on Oct. 3, 1983, and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the VFW Post 9170, American Legion and...

Thomas Strauch

Thomas Strauch

Dec 1, 2014

Thomas "Tom" Strauch, 72, of Normanna, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Mr. Strauch was born Jan. 13, 1942, in Beeville to Belle (Alpers) and Thomas Anthony Strauch. He married Linda Gerhardt on June 9, 1966, and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pettus. He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Linda Strauch....

George Norris

George Norris

Nov 26, 2014

George West, Texas George Robert Norris, 84, passed away on November 26, 2014. He was born on October 4, 1930 in Annarose, Texas to Vollie and Minnie Lee (Kelly) Norris. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Korean War. He married Gwen White on September 9, 1995 in George West. He was...

Billy Finch, Sr.

Billy Finch, Sr.

Nov 21, 2014

Billy Royce Finch, 82, passed away on November 21, 2014. He was born on September 12, 1932 in Smiley, Texas to Dowling and Stella Beatrice (Hill) Finch. He married Jamie Boren on March 11, 1950 in Stockdale, Texas. He was a member of River Hills Baptist Church, a mason, and retired as a sales manager in the oilfield industry....

William Gray

William Gray

Nov 17, 2014

William W. Gray, 76, of Beeville, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Mr. Gray was born Feb. 15, 1938, in Kennet, Missouri, to Callie (Roberts) and Truman Gray. He married Sandra Boarman and was a retired postal worker. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Don Gray and Larry Gray. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Hudson of...

Donald Thomas

Donald Thomas

Nov 17, 2014

Donald "Don" Thomas, 72, of George West, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Mr. Thomas was born March 15, 1942, to Beryl Eugene and Mary Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. He married Rosella Bailey on July 14, 1978, in Cumberland, Maryland, before moving to George West. He worked as a parts manager for Bendorz and Snider Auto. He was preceded in...

Dorothy Branstetter

Dorothy Branstetter

Nov 16, 2014

Dorothy (Wright) Branstetter, 79, of Corpus Christ and Houston, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Ms. Branstetter was born Jan. 15, 1935, in Beeville, to Theda (Dabney) and Clarence Wright. She married Lamar Branham Sr. in Mexico in 1950 and was retired from the dry cleaning business. Survivors include a daughter, Joy Branham of Houston; three sons, Larry Branham of...

Samuel Atkinson, Jr.

Samuel Atkinson, Jr.

Nov 15, 2014

Samuel Atkinson, Jr. known to most of you as "Pat" passed away Saturday, November 15th in the South Texas Regional Hospital in Jourdanton at the age of 77. He had been battling cancer, then a stroke. Pat was born January 7, 1937 to Sam and Oretha Atkinson of McMullen County. On June 18, 1955, he married Nola Curry of...

Evonia Vanhooser

Evonia Vanhooser

Nov 13, 2014

Evonia H. Vanhooser, 96, of Mesquite formerly of Bee County, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Mrs. Vanhooser was born Oct. 2, 1918, in Wichita Falls, to Marjorie (Zimmerman) and John Paul Hawthorne. She married John Benton Vanhooser and was retired after 20 years with Sears in Beeville. She was a member of First Untied Methodist Church. She was preceded...

Era Wallek

Era Wallek

Nov 11, 2014

Era Maudie (Case) Wallek, 79, passed away on November 11, 2014. She was born on August 19, 1935 in Beeville, Texas to Joe and Bernice (Hobbs) Case. She married Jim Wallek on November 24, 1951 in the First Baptist Church in Beeville and they were working on their 64th anniversary. Era resided in Beeville all her life and was...

Sue Reagan

Sue Reagan

Nov 1, 2014

Corpus Christi, Texas Sue G. Reagan, 82, passed away November 1, 2014. She was born on August 16, 1932 to Richard and Iva (Sparks) Goodwin. Sue was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church and previously worked for Covenant Presbyterian Church and Patterson Office Supply. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Reagan. She is survived by her...