Obituaries

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

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Joyce Hall

Joyce Hall

Dec 16, 2011

Joyce L. (Howell) Hall, 76, of Beeville, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Mrs. Hall was born July 10, 1935, in Silver Lake, Wash., to Lucille Margaret Wilbank and Bernard Bill Howell. She married William L. Harris in Rockport on June 1, 2007. Survivors include her husband, William L. Harris of Beeville; daughters, Leanna Wilson and Sheila Vasquez, both of...

Mary Davis

Mary Davis

Dec 12, 2011

BEEVILLE, TEXAS Mary Kathryn (Penny) Davis entered the heavenly gates on December 12, 2011. Penny was born on January 3, 1942 in Longview, Texas to Luke and Sue Gratehouse. Penny graduated from William Adams High School in Alice, Texas and attended A & I in Kingsville, Texas. She married Bill Davis, Jr. on March 3, 1962. Penny is survived...

Joyce Collier

Joyce Collier

Dec 7, 2011

Joyce Alleene (Taylor) Collier, 82, of Tuleta, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Mrs. Collier was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Beeville to Mattie Alice (Scott) and James Bonnell Taylor. She married Walter Giles Collier in Tuleta on July 3, 1948, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Nov. 3, 1998; and...

William Carl

William Carl

Dec 5, 2011

William Evans Carl died suddenly Monday, December 5, in a Beeville hospital. He was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, July 23, 1925, to Beatrice Evans and Harry J. Carl. Bill attended Lynbrook High School and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology. He served as a 2nd lieutenant in...

Frances Brown

Frances Brown

Dec 1, 2011

FRANCES P. BROWN Frances P. Brown, 93, of Raytown, Missouri, former long time resident of Beeville, Texas, passed away December 1, 2011 at Hidden Lake Nursing Home in Raytown, Missouri. She was born April 2, 1918 in Wichita Falls, Texas, the daughter of Frank and Pauline Burns. Frances married Benton Brown in 1937 and was the loving mother of...

Mattie Schroeder

Mattie Schroeder

Nov 30, 2011

Mattie Lou Schroeder, 84, passed away on November 30, 2011. She was born on July 10, 1927, to Bob and Ora Eaves Davis in Calvert, Texas. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and a nurse. She married Dr. Orville Charles Schroeder in 1948, in Waco, Texas. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Ron) Coldeway of New...

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Nov 26, 2011

Tom Brown, 75, of Beeville, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. Mr. Brown was born July 29, 1936, in Floresville to Judith Estelle McNiel and Thomas Lendon Brown. He married Billie Davis in San Antonio on March 4, 1956, and was a mechanic for Texaco. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a Mason. He was involved with...

Tammy Webb

Tammy Webb

Nov 25, 2011

Tammy M. Webb, 26, of Grand Prairie, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Miss Webb was born May 7, 1985, in Dallas to Mary L. (Martinez) and Welder Odis Webb. She was preceded in death by her father, Welder Odis Webb; her maternal grandparents, Delfino and Amanda Martinez; and paternal grandparents, Walter and Inez Webb. Survivors include her mother, Mary...

Tommy Burris

Tommy Burris

Nov 25, 2011

Tommy Burris, 64, of Beeville, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Mr. Burris was born Dec. 30, 1946, in Laredo to Dora (Goff) and Earl Hayes Burris. He married Joye Hoffman in Beeville on June 1, 1969, and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a rancher and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife,...

David Jeffrey

David Jeffrey

Nov 22, 2011

David Jeffrey, 61, of Beeville, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Mr. Jeffrey was born Dec. 20, 1949, in Beeville to Katherine Bohanan and Harold Jeffrey. He was retired from Lack's Furniture Center and was an amateur wildlife photographer. He was active in the Beeville Photography Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sid and Katherine Bohanan. Survivors...

Benvenido Rebugio

Benvenido Rebugio

Nov 20, 2011

Bienvenido "Ben" Rebugio, 64, of Beeville died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Mr. Rebugio was born March 27, 1947, in the Philippines to Maria Juana (Tabangcura) and Vicente Rebugio Sr. He married Liza Bamba in the Philippines on Dec. 21, 1987, and worked for Christus Spohn Hospital for 15 years in nutritional services. He was a member of St. Joseph...

Lenora Howell

Lenora Howell

Nov 17, 2011

Lenora Verlene Howell took the journey to be with our Lord on Thursday, November 17th, 2011. Lenora was born in George West, Texas to Joe Banta and Olga Bradfute Banta, September 11, 1926. She married Homer Everette Howell February 4th 1954. She was a military (NAVY) wife for thirty years. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, crocheting, her plants, taking care...

John Nicholson

John Nicholson

Nov 16, 2011

John F. Nicholson II, 82, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Mr. Nicholson was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Belmont, Mass., to John F. and Ruth (Donaldson) Nicholson. He married Josephine Hoefer and was a math teacher at Coastal Bend College and co-owner of Ruth Davis Shoppe. He was a member of First Christian Church. He was preceded...

Blaine Luthringer, Sr.

Blaine Luthringer, Sr.

Nov 15, 2011

The heavens rejoiced as Blaine Neill Luthringer, Sr. slipped quietly into the night on the evening of Tuesday, November 15, 2011, in Rockport, Texas. Waiting for him there were his parents, Frank and Rosalie Luthringer, and his sister, Frankie Riggle, who preceded him in joining the ranks of angels and saints. Blaine, the youngest of Frank and Rosalie Luthringer's...

Jerome Rouse

Jerome Rouse

Nov 15, 2011

In memory of Jerome Rouse, 87, who passed away on November 15, 2011, his loving family posts this notice of our loss. He was the patriarch of our family - warrior, teacher, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Born August 18, 1924, in Butler County, Ohio, he was brought up in the small town of Reily, Ohio by parents Frank LeRoy...

Ruth Lindsay

Ruth Lindsay

Nov 13, 2011

Ruth Edna (Roberts) Lindsay died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Mrs .Lindsay was born April 10, 1924, in Tynan to Lee Roy and Daisy Viola (Teague) Roberts. Prior to enrolling in elementary school, she attended school with her older siblings and began reading at an early age. She accepted Christ at an early age and often spent time memorizing and...

Margie Bast

Margie Bast

Nov 7, 2011

Margie Gertrude (Yarbrough) Bast, 78, of Mineral, formerly of Kingsville, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Mrs. Bast was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Whiteflat to Virgie A. Bishop and R. Arthur Yarbrough. She married Curtis Lynn Bast in Kingsville on Aug. 4, 1955, and was a commissioned patrol deputy for the Kleberg County Sheriff's Department and a member of...

Dollie Bradfute

Dollie Bradfute

Nov 6, 2011

Beeville, Texas Dollie Kindois Bradfute, 88, died on November 6, 2011. She was born on January 28, 1923 to Louis and Leecy Shipp Lee in Bee County, Texas, Clareville Community. She married E. H. Bradfute, Jr. and was a Christian. They were owner -operators of Brad's A. C. & Refrigeration, J-K's Restaurant, B & J Hardware and Dollie's Dress...

Jacob Walker, Sr.

Jacob Walker, Sr.

Oct 30, 2011

Corpus Christi, Texas J. E. "Dub" Walker, Sr.,88, passed away October 30, 2011. He was born to Benjamin Franklin and Emelie Clemence Buchman Walker on March 12, 1923 in Hungerford, Texas. He served in the U. S. Navy. He married Mary Louise Curbello on June 16, 1950 in Beeville, Texas. He was a truck driver for Southern Pacific Transportation...

Maria Cavazos

Maria Cavazos

Oct 30, 2011

Maria Carmelita G. Cavazos, 87, of Skidmore, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2011, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Celestino Ruiz Cavazos; and son, Celestino "George" Cavazos Jr. Survivors include five daughters, Nora Gore of Jacksonville, Florida; Angelica (Pete) Soliz of Pasadena, Texas; Janie Gomez of Beeville, Texas; Dorothy and...