Recent Obituaries

Oct 30, 2014

Vidal "Billy" Garcia, 62, passed away on October 30, 2014. He was born on September 2, 1952 in Pawnee, Texas to Mauro and Dominga (Pena) Garcia. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a Pentecostal. He is survived by his parents, Mauro and Dominga Garcia of Beeville; siblings, Audelia Gutierrez of Beeville, Lillie G....

Oct 29, 2014

George West, Texas Hilda Arciba Gonzales, 68, passed away on October 29, 2014. She was born October 21, 1946 in Mathis, Texas to Tanislado and Romana (Perez) Salinas. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church and a housewife. She is survived by her husband, Abelino Gonzales of George West; her children, Odilia Guajardo and husband Rocky, of...

Oct 29, 2014

Carl Kenneth Hatcher, 76, of Robstown, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Mr. Hatcher was born Feb. 14, 1938, in Beeville to Scott and Anna Belle (Ford) Hatcher. He married Mary Manning and was a construction manager. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hatcher of Robstown; sons, Kenneth Ray Hatcher...

Oct 28, 2014

Patsy Ruth Tillotson Chandler, 78, of Round Rock passed away at home on October 28 with her family at her side. She was born to the late Richard and Esther Bales and grew up in McAllen Texas where she graduated high school and was a member of the band and the National Honor Society. Besides her children Patsy is...

Oct 26, 2014

Eugenio Zuniga, 94, of George West, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.

Mr. Zuniga was born Sept. 5, 1920, to Vencelo and Julianita Davila Zuniga in Mikeska. He married Guadalupe Casas on Oct. 18, 1952, in George West and worked as a maintenance man.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and sisters...

Oct 22, 2014

Skidmore Stubenthal Michael Ryan Stubenthal, 59, was born on the 6th of November 1954. He passed away on the 22nd of October 2014 after a short bout with cancer. He is survived by his daughters, Laura and Leslie Stubenthal, brother, Ralph Stubenthal and nephews Kyle and Hollis Stubenthal. Mike graduated from Skidmore Tynan High School and then attended Bee...

Oct 19, 2014

Geronimo Gonzales Sr., 89, of Beeville, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Mr. Gonzales was born July 20, 1925, in Live Oak County to Dolores (Trevino) and Francisco Gonzales. He married Consuelo Luna in Karnes City on July 21, 1945, and was a backhoe operator for Calvin Merritt Construction for many years. He was a member of St. James Catholic...

Oct 15, 2014

Mary Stacy Knezek Robbins (94) a long-time resident of George West, Texas, passed away October 15, 2014 at the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas peacefully with family members present at her bedside after living a long and wonderful life. She will be missed by many. She was born on May 8, 1920 in Gonzales, Texas to Emil Frank...

Oct 14, 2014

Timoteo Briseno, 86, of Three Rivers died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Mr. Briseno was born Aug. 22, 1928, to Santos and Isabel Gonzales Briseno in Maynard. He was a self employed painter and devout Catholic. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Alonzo Briseno; a grandson, Joe Hernandez; a granddaughter, Mickie DeLeon; and his brothers and...

Oct 7, 2014

Arlene "Mom" (Ballard) Furrow, 88, of La Vernia, formerly of Beeville, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Mrs. Furrow was born Dec. 3, 1925, in Maxwell, Iowa, to Mabel Elinor (Beal) and Floyd Milton Ballard. She married Melvin Furrow and was a secretary for Southern Union Gas in Albuquerque, New Mexico and a bank teller in Farmington, New Mexico. She...

Oct 5, 2014

Jerome (Bud) Otto Troell, Jr., 77, of Live Oak County passed away Sunday, October 5th 2014 in Beeville hospital after a short illness. He was born November 24, 1936 to Jerome Otto Troell, Sr. and Mary McKinney Troell. He was a member of the St. George Catholic Church, an area auto mechanic, farmer and cattleman. He supported Youth Baseball...

Oct 4, 2014

Jose Baldemar Guerrero, 77, of George West died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Mr. Guererro was born Sept. 1, 1937, to Equiterio and Mariana (Martinez) Guerrero in Cadiz. He was a member of St. George Catholic Church and was a retired rancher. Survivors include his wife, Jobentina Guerrero of George West; two daughters, Gloria (Bert) Ruiz of George West and...

Sep 27, 2014

Bobby Jess Barter, well-known South Texas cowboy, passed away September 27, 2014 at the age of 83, from congestive heart failure. He was born to Lucille Morrow Barter and Samuel Jesse Barter in Mercedes, Texas May 1, 1931. He lived in Weslaco, Texas most of his life, but in March 2014 moved with his wife, Darlene to San Antonio...

Sep 27, 2014

Anna "Ann" Elizabeth Stellman Oliver passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014. She was born on February 8, 1936, to the late Harry and Ruth Stellman in Galveston, Texas. Ann graduated Valedictorian from Ball High School in 1953. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Education with a minor in English from the University of Corpus Christi in 1958, and...

Sep 19, 2014

Constance "Crickett" Boyea Iley Constance "Crickett" Boyea Iley, lover of family, friends, and all things of goodness, died on September 19, 2014. Born in Hanford, California on September 21, 1952 to Dr. Lyle Boyea and Lucy Allen Boyea, Crickett moved often due to her father's medical career, but loved the fact that she got to experience living in various...

Sep 14, 2014

Roland Horton Beck, Sr., 93, passed on to the Lord on September 14, 2014. He was born April 9, 1921 in Beeville to Magnus and Ragna (Mehus) Beck. He graduated from A.C. Jones High School in 1939 and married Grace Naylor September 30, 1946 in the Beeville First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Sep 9, 2014

Norma Faye (Brown) Williams was born June 14, 1935 in Taylor, Arkansas and died September 9, 2014 in George West, Texas. She was the daughter of the late W.N. and Bertie Mae (Stevens) Brown. She married the love of her life, Gene L. Williams, September 22, 1956 in Anson, Texas. They resided in Benavidez, Texas, moving to George West...

Sep 6, 2014

Frank W. Moreno, 88, passed away on September 6, 2014. He was born to Crispin and Maria Wilmot Moreno on April 2, 1926 in Three Rivers, Texas where he was raised along with four brothers and four sisters. Frank served our country in the United States Army, who along with his brothers represented the Army, Navy, Air Force and...

Aug 29, 2014

VIERTEL AJ (Albert Johnny) Viertel, 80, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 29, 2014. He was born to Max and Alice Byrd Viertel in Samford, Texas on November 2, 1933. He was raised in Albany, TX and graduated from Albany High School in 1952, where he was an All State offensive lineman. He attended Hardin-Simmons University...

Aug 19, 2014

Theodore "Ted" Edward Yunis, 66, of George West died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Mr. Yunis was born April 18, 1948, to Anthony Edward Yunis and Phillis Marie Mussarra Yunis in Cleveland, Ohio. He was in the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was also a Merchant Marine, a truck driver for Home Depot for 16...