Obituaries

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

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Louise Rogers

Louise Rogers

Mar 20, 2014

Louise G. Rogers, 82, passed away on March 20, 2014. She was one of thirteen children born to Howard and Mattie Neyland Munsell. Gussie as she was known to many was born in Lockhart, Texas on January 12, 1932. She worked as a waitress for many years at different establishments. She never met a stranger and was known for...

Charles Caron

Charles Caron

Mar 18, 2014

Charles Hershall Caron died at his home in George West, Texas on March 18, 2014. Hershall was born September 8, 1931 at the Caron family home in George West. He was the son of August Emile Caron, Sr. and Reba Lee Salmon Caron. Hershall graduated from George West High School in 1950 and attended San Marcos State Teachers College....

Wayne Shepherd

Wayne Shepherd

Mar 11, 2014

Wayne M. "Choppy" Shepherd, 63, of Beeville passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014. He was born March 5, 1951, to Ruby (Tate) and Morris Robert Shepherd. He was a mud engineer for 42 years in the oil field in South Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morris and Ruby Shepherd; brother, Jim Holland; and brother-in-law, Arthur...

Miles Schwierzke

Miles Schwierzke

Mar 10, 2014

Miles “Johnny” Schwierzke, 66, of Portland, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Mr. Schwierzke was born May 27, 1947, in Refugio to Hilmer and Maude Emma (Kramer) Schwierzke. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Beverly Hoaglin; and niece, Donna Harris. Survivors include his siblings, Hilmer Schwierzke of Flour Bluff, Jenny Raymond of Port Aransas and Brenda Law...

Harold Ellsworth

Harold Ellsworth

Mar 5, 2014

Harold W. Ellsworth, 92, died on March 5, 2014. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Trinity Christian Center. Burial will follow at Beeville Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Trinity Christian Center Missions Fund.

Forrest Green

Forrest Green

Mar 5, 2014

Forrest Douglas Green, 54, of Beeville passed on to heaven on March 5, 2014. He was born on June 13, 1959, in San Antonio, Texas. Survivors include his father, Dr. Jack Green of Victoria, TX; Jennifer Goodman and her children, Kyle and Lamar Wilkerson of Beeville; brother, Allen Green of Franklin, TN; sister, Jeanene Atkinson of San Antonio, TX;...

Leighton Griffith, Jr.

Leighton Griffith, Jr.

Feb 27, 2014

Leighton Coy Griffith Jr., 78, of George West, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Mr. Griffith was born Feb. 15, 1936, in George West to Leighton Coy Sr. and Dollie (Lynn) Griffith. After graduating from George West High School, he moved to Port Lavaca, where he began a successful 41-year career with Union Carbide. After his retirement, he returned to...

Vicente Loza

Vicente Loza

Feb 26, 2014

Vicente Loza, 83, of Goliad, formerly of Tilden, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Mr. Loza was born to Asencio and Felipa (Vega) Loza on April 5, 1930, in Tilden. He worked as a rancher for more than 60 years for the Claude Franklin Ranch. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Cayetano and Marcelo Loza; and...

James Riggle

James Riggle

Feb 26, 2014

James Riggle, 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, surrounded by his family and friends. James was born in Waelder, Texas, on February 13, 1922, to Osborne Jackson and Emma Caroline Riggle. James moved with his family to Pawnee and later to the Olmos Community. He then worked for a short time at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration where...

Frances Staples

Frances Staples

Feb 26, 2014

Frances Oree Fox Staples, 83, of Seguin, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Mrs. Staples was born Nov. 17, 1930, in Pettus to Linnie Oree (Graham) and John Henry Fox Sr. She married Perry F. Staples in Tulsita on Sept. 5, 1950, and was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, John...

Billy Puckett

Billy Puckett

Feb 22, 2014

Billy Clark Puckett passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at his home in Loves Park, Illinois. He was born July 11, 1948 in Corpus Christi, TX. Billy was a 1967 graduate of A.C. Jones High School in Beeville. He also attended Bee County College in Beeville and Texas A & I University in Kingsville. He is preceded...

John Campbell

John Campbell

Feb 16, 2014

John Nathan Campbell passed from this life on February 16, 2014 in Three Rivers, Texas. John was born on December 1, 1941 to Charles Cecil Campbell and Dorris Frances (Pugh) Campbell in Beeville, Texas. John was raised and attended school in George West, Texas, where he was a proud member of the 1958 George West Longhorn football team which...

Amy Archer

Amy Archer

Feb 16, 2014

Amy Marie Lewis Archer passed away on February 16, 2014 in Beeville, Texas. She was 58. She was born on December 25, 1955 to the late Richard Samuel Lewis and Joan Elizabeth Jewel Lewis in Mobile, Alabama. She is survived by her beloved husband Timothy James Archer of 32 years of marriage, children; Samantha Archer, Clifford Archer and wife...

Otis Fuller Sr.

Otis Fuller Sr.

Feb 12, 2014

Otis King Fuller, Sr. passed away on February 12, 2014. He was born in Helotes, TX, on March 10, 1928, to King M. and Otillia (Braurchle) Fuller. He attended Texas A&M University and was a member of Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of WWII. He married Billie Sue...

Jeanette Whelchel

Jeanette Whelchel

Feb 11, 2014

Jeanette Earline Whelchel, 81, formerly of Mathis, Beeville and Olmos, Texas, died February 11, 2014 in Richmond, Texas. Jeanette was born to Herman and Selma Sliva, on November 2, 1932 in Olmos, Texas. She married Bailey Whelchel on June 11, 1950, in Beeville, Texas. She was a retired Tax Assessor/Collector for the Skidmore-Tynan ISD. She was preceded in death...

Erwin Brandt

Erwin Brandt

Feb 8, 2014

CALLIHAM, TEXAS BRANDT Erwin R. Brandt, 74, passed away on February 8, 2014. He was born in DeWitt County on January 13, 1940 to Adolph Erwin and Wilimae Laturnas Brandt. He married Patricia Barnett McBride on January 12, 1957 in Cuero, Texas. He was a current resident of Calliham, Texas where he worked for the Texas Parks and Wildlife...

Thomas Cude

Thomas Cude

Feb 2, 2014

Thomas Patterson Cude, 93, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Hacienda Nursing Home in Beeville, Texas. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Pat was born on April 22, 1920 in the Viggo Community, about 5 miles west of Beeville, to William Leslie Cude and Anna Williamson Cude. Pat lived his childhood during the Great Depression....

Richard Hedrick

Richard Hedrick

Jan 31, 2014

Richard Wayne Hedrick, 77, of Corpus Christi, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Mr. Hedrick was born July 4, 1936, in Snomac, Okla., to Lela (Griffith) and James Clarence Hedrick. He married Gloria Ortiz in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 20, 1998. He was retired and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his...

James Staples

James Staples

Jan 30, 2014

James Waymon Staples, Sr., 87, passed away on January 30, 2014. He was born April 4, 1926 in Tuleta, TX to Walter Ross and Olabelle (Taylor) Staples. He served with the 5th Air Force in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Evie Hall on April 24, 1948 in Karnes City, TX. He was a member of the...

Georgie Sliva

Georgie Sliva

Jan 25, 2014

Georgie Mae Sliva, 79, of San Antonio, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Mrs. Sliva was born July 19, 1934, in Yorktown to Frank and Annie (Baer) Mareth. She married Johnny Jerry Sliva on Dec. 29, 1952, and was a Lutheran. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Jan. 17, 1994; a sister, Frances; and a...