Obituaries

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

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Dorothy Hurst

Dorothy Hurst

Feb 17, 2015

Dorothy Mae (Owens) Hurst, 82, of Grove, Oklahoma, formerly of Beeville passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Mrs. Hurst was born June 18, 1932, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, to Lloyd and Ora Lois Sallee Owens. She married CC Hurst Jr. on Dec. 17, 1954, in Lubbock and was a devoted mother, wife, and Founding First Lady of Trinity...

Charlie Becker

Charlie Becker

Feb 14, 2015

Charlie C. Becker passed away at the age of 103. He was born in Barclay, Texas to Anton and Cecelia Winkler Becker. He was raised in Poth, Texas. He married the love of his life, Isabella Ehlers of Falls City on July 6, 1945. Charlie and Isabella had a wonderful life sharing travel, church, gardening, hunting, and fishing. He...

Arthur Stovall

Arthur Stovall

Feb 2, 2015

Arthur Charles A.C. "Sneaky Snake" Stovall Sr., 80, of Beeville, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Mr. Stovall was born June 3, 1934, in Louise to Allonia (Grant) and George Stovall. He attended George Washington Carver school in Edna and was a truck driver all his life. His last employer was Allen Taylor Construction Company. He was a member of...

Melinda Figueroa

Melinda Figueroa

Feb 1, 2015

Melinda Figueroa, 31, of George West, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Mrs. Figueroa was born Jan. 16, 1984, in Falfurrias to Jose Figueroa and Linda Reaves. She worked as a waitress at Jalisco restaurant in George West. She was preceded in death by her father; grandmother, Roxie Caudle; grandfather, Antonio Figueroa; grandmother, Tomasita Figueroa; nephew, Jose Maria Carbajal III;...

Mary Fulton

Mary Fulton

Jan 28, 2015

Mary Lou (Thomas) Fulton, 83, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Mrs. Fulton was born Sept. 3, 1931, in Beeville to Irene (Court) and Fred V. Thomas. She married Cecil Ralph Fulton and was a retired special education teacher for Beeville ISD. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Eusebio Silva

Eusebio Silva

Jan 27, 2015

Eusebio Silva, 80, passed away on January 27, 2015. He was born on January 3, 1935 in Skidmore, Texas to Donacino and Juanita (Grimaldo) Silva. He married Dominga Martinez on May 15, 1958 in Beeville, Texas. He served in te United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Mr. Silva was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and...

Cicero Blankenship

Cicero Blankenship

Jan 26, 2015

MR. CICERO J. "SMOKEY" BLANKENSHIP Cicero J. "Smokey" Blankenship, 91, passed away peacefully from his mortal life Monday, January 26, 2015, at the Community Hospice Center of Fort Worth, Texas. Smokey was dearly loved by family and friends. He was a veteran of WWII and felt great loyalty to his country and the cause of freedom. He was a...

Jose Gamez

Jose Gamez

Jan 25, 2015

Jose M. Gamez, 65, of George West, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Mr. Gamez was born April 23, 1949, in Live Oak County to Juan and Beatrice (Moya) Gamez. He was a retired laborer for the oil and gas industry. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Delia Gamez. Survivors include a son, Ruben Gamez...

Frieda Hartzendorf

Frieda Hartzendorf

Jan 24, 2015

Frieda Rosalie Hartzendorf, age 73, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015, in a nursing home in Beeville. She was born June 17, 1941, to Fritz and Marie (Kaltenbrunner) Hartzendorf in the old Thomas Memorial Hospital in Beeville. Frieda worked and lived her entire life in Beeville. She taught for 33 years at FMC Elementary School. She...

George Phillips

George Phillips

Jan 21, 2015

George R. "Bunky" Phillips George Phillips was born August 14, 1926 to Will & Christine Phillips in Alice, TX. He served in the 1st Engineers, A Troop 8th Engineers, attached to the 1st Brigade of the 1st Calvary in WWII where he was stationed in Japan. He loved horses and was a competent horseman. He was preceded in death...

Janis Bluhm

Janis Bluhm

Jan 19, 2015

Janis Coquat Bluhm, 68, of Three Rivers, passed away on January 19, 2015 after a long battle with kidney disease. She was born September 2, 1946 in Denton, Texas to Joseph Alexander Coquat and Janet (Musick) Coquat. After graduating from Tuloso Midway High School in Corpus Christi, she attended Mary Hardin Baylor University and received a Bachelor's degree in...

Marcos Cruz

Marcos Cruz

Jan 16, 2015

Marcos U. Cruz, 76, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. He was born in Three Rivers, Texas on Feb. 22, 1937, to Aniceto and Antonia Urrabazo Cruz, Sr. He was raised in Three Rivers and married Alice Benavides. Marcos was a hard worker and retired after being employed for over 30 years with the City of Three Rivers....

Abraham Ladesma

Abraham Ladesma

Jan 15, 2015

Abraham "Abe" Ladesma, 82, of Beeville, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Mr. Ladesma was born March 24, 1932, in San Juan, Bato, Sur Philippines to Beatriz (Postres) and Simeon Ladesma. He married Lydia Buena in the Philippines on May 5, 1963, and was the owner and operator of Abe's Air Conditioning Service. He was retired from the U.S. Navy....

Louis Brandt

Louis Brandt

Jan 15, 2015

Louis C. Brandt, 80, of Beeville, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Mr. Brandt was born Jan. 4, 1935, in DeWitt County to Edna (Stehle) and Louis Henry Brandt. He married Barbara Essary in Refugio County on April 4, 1959, and was a retired oil field compressor mechanic. He worked for Republic National Gas and H&D Operating and was a...

Etainne Harrod

Etainne Harrod

Jan 8, 2015

Harrod Ardith Etainne Harrod, 87, passed away Jan. 8, 2015. Mrs. Harrod was born Dec. 24, 1927 to Walter Lee and Mae (Gillum) Carter in Teague. She married Daniel Harrod on July 7, 1944 in Three Rivers. She retired after many years as a Live Oak County librarian. She was preceded by parents; husband, Daniel Harrod; three sisters, Sybil...

Mary Zamzow

Mary Zamzow

Jan 6, 2015

Mary V. Zamzow, 68, of Three Rivers died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Mrs. Zamzow was born to Vestine and Luella Braune Franke on April 10, 1946 in Live Oak County. She married Lawrence Zamzow June 26, 1965 in Three Rivers. and was a retired teachers assistant for Three Rivers ISD. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors...

Charleen Brown

Charleen Brown

Jan 6, 2015

Charleen (Charlie) Reagan Brown born March 8, 1926 in Clareville, Texas, passed away January 6, 2015 at her home in George West. Charlie was preceded in death by her parents, Pryor and Louise Reagan; three brothers, Clyde, Gene and Pat Reagan; and her beloved husband, Tige Brown. Her love of God, family, nature, community, and their land were unwavering...

John Steele

John Steele

Jan 3, 2015

John Saunders Steele, 84, passed away on January 3, 2015. He was born January 16, 1930, in Kingsville, Texas, to John S. and Ethel (Parrish) Steele. He married Margaret (Peggy) Griffin on August 18, 1951, in Seguin, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force. Afterwards Mr. Steele worked as a deputy with the Bee County Sheriff's Department....

Marion Smith

Marion Smith

Dec 31, 2014

Marion Edward Smith, 87, passed away on December 31, 2014. He was born January 6, 1927 in Bonanza, Arkansas to Arrie and Sarah Earlene (Barnes) Smith. He married Lena Mae Reiland on March 24, 1951 in Bruni, Texas. She preceded him in death on January 9, 2014. Mr. Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 after graduating from High...

Waymond Franke

Waymond Franke

Dec 30, 2014

Waymond "Billy" Franke, 79, passed away on December 30, 2014. He was born September 26, 1935 in Bee County, TX to Walter A. and Annie E. (Rosebrock) Franke. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and a retired farmer and bulldozer operator. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Marvin Franke. He is survived...