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Rosa Carmen Garcia

Rosa Carmen Garcia

Mar 13, 2024

Rosa Carmen Garcia, 53, of Uvalde passed away on March 13, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. 

Visitation will be held on Sat. March 16, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. and Sun., March 17, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A funeral...

Armando Piña Valdez

Armando Piña Valdez

Mar 13, 2024

Armando Piña Valdez, 90, of Uvalde passed away on March 13, 2024, at his residence.  

He was born on May 5, 1933, in Morelos, Coahuila, Mexico to Jenoveva (Valdez) and Manuel Piña.  

He married Enriqueta Gutierrez in Jalisco, Mexico.  

He is survived by his wife, Enriqueta Piña of Uvalde; four daughters, Manuela Genoveva Piña, Enriquetta Piña, Leonor Piña all of...

Juan Caballero

Juan Caballero

Mar 13, 2024

Juan Caballero, 93, of Uvalde passed away on March 13, 2024, at his residence.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.

He was born on June 24, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas to Guadalupe (Romero) and Francisco Caballero. 

He married Irma Alicia Hurtado on March...

Ester Ybarra

Ester Ybarra

Mar 12, 2024

Ester Ruiz Ybarra embraced the world with her presence and love on Oct. 19, 1946 and was greeted by her parents Carlos and Juanita (Zamora) Ruiz. Born the first of eight sisters, she began her journey in caring for everyone she encountered as she guided them through their childhood. This built her matriarch status in the family and forged her...

Mike H. Mirelez

Mike H. Mirelez

Mar 12, 2024

Beloved Mike H. Mirelez, passed away on March 12, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on October 27, 1938, in Uvalde, Texas, to Felix Casares Mirelez and Juanita Rodriguez Mirelez, Mike lived a rich and fulfilling life that touched many hearts.

 Education was central to Mike's journey. He graduated from Uvalde High School in 1958, excelling in the classroom, on...

Larry Roy Walton

Larry Roy Walton

Mar 11, 2024

Larry Roy Walton, 96, of Utopia died March 11, 2024, in Kerrville, Texas.

 Graveside services will be held at Jones Cemetery in Utopia on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The family will receive visitors at the Utopia Public Library afterward.  

 In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Utopia Public Library.

  He was born in Long Beach,...

Cruz Sonny Hernandez

Cruz Sonny Hernandez

Mar 10, 2024

Cruz A. “Sonny” Hernandez Jr., 88, of Uvalde, passed away on March 10, 2024, at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

He was born on June 29, 1935 in Uvalde to Frances (Aguirre) and Cruz Hernandez.

He married Eloisa Perez on April 19, 1959 in La Pryor, Texas.  

Sonny was a man of faith and put God first.  He constantly showed unconditional love for...

Armando Villarreal Aguero

Armando Villarreal Aguero

Mar 7, 2024

Armando Villarreal Aguero, 76, of Uvalde, passed away on March 7, 2024, at Amistad Nursing Home.  

He was born on June 26, 1947, to Juanita (Villarreal) and Hilario Sanchez Aguero  

He married Maria Canales on October 26, 1973, in Uvalde. 

He is survived by his wife, Maria Aguero, of 50 years of Uvalde; two daughters, Amanda Aguero of Uvalde, Lisa Aguero...

Vicenta Santos

Vicenta Santos

Mar 6, 2024

Vicenta R. Santos, 88, of Uvalde passed away on March 6, 2024, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. 

She was born on June 11, 1935, in Musquiz, Coahuila, Mexico to Concepcion (Torres) and Francisco Rodriguez. 

She married Antonio F. Santos on June 26, 1955, in Musquiz, Coahuila, Mexico. 

She is survived by her three daughters, Maria de Lourdes De Hoyos and husband, Juan Carlos of...

Oscar Trevino

Oscar Trevino

Mar 4, 2024

Oscar “Yogi” Trevino, 66, of Uvalde passed away on March 4, 2024, at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. 

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary....

Darlyne D. Stewart

Darlyne D. Stewart

Mar 3, 2024

Darlyne D. Stewart, 83, of Boerne, formerly of Uvalde passed away on March 3, 2024, at her residence.  

A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Sabinal Cemetery.  

She was born on April 10, 1940, in San Antonio, Texas to Dorothy (Angermiller) and Albert Irving Davenport.  

Darlyne graduated from Uvalde High School in 1958...

Patsy June Tipton

Patsy June Tipton

Mar 2, 2024

Patsy June Mahanay Tipton of Uvalde, Texas passed peacefully on March 2, 2024.  Patsy was born on January 31, 1935 in Alavarado, Texas to parents C. G.  and Delva James Mahanay. She was predeceased by her older siblings, Lucille, Harold, Earl, and Betty, her husband of 71 years, retired Dallas Fire Department Chief, Charles “Tip” Tipton who died just two weeks...

Dorothy Howard

Dorothy Howard

Mar 1, 2024

Dorothy Jane "Dot" Howard, age 90 of Sabinal, Texas, passed away on March 1, 2024.  She was born on February 5, 1934, in Sabinal, Texas.  Dorothy graduated from Sabinal High School and attended Texas Christian University, following the tradition of her mother and finished her education degree at Southwest Texas State University.  Dorothy, known to many as Dot, was a...

Edward Irl Stanfield

Edward Irl Stanfield

Mar 1, 2024

Edward Irl Stanfield, of Uvalde, TX, passed away on March 1st, 2024, at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, TX at the age of 83.  

He was born on April 7th, 1940, in Boonville, MO to Francis Stanfield and Elizabeth Roberts Stanfield. 

He married Linda Mosely on January 8th, 1960, in Boonville, MO. 

He went to school at Boonville High School.  He...

Juan Sanchez, Jr.

Juan Sanchez, Jr.

Feb 26, 2024

Juan Sanchez, Jr., 83, of Uvalde passed away on February 26, 2024, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. 

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 2 p.m. followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. 

He...

Juanita Mendoza Amaya

Juanita Mendoza Amaya

Feb 25, 2024

Juanita Mendoza Amaya, 47, of Uvalde passed away on February 25, 2024, at Northeast Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. 

A funeral Mass will be held on February 29, at 10 a.m.  at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 

Interment will...

Celinda N. Bermea

Celinda N. Bermea

Feb 23, 2024

Celinda N. Bermea, 72, of La Pryor, Texas passed away on February 23, 2024, at her residence. 

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. 

A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in La...

Janet G. Copenhaver

Janet G. Copenhaver

Feb 22, 2024

Janet Gaynell Copenhaver, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend went home to meet her Heavenly Father on Feb. 22, 2024. Janet was born Jan. 23, 1936 in Oakdale, Louisiana to Rev. Dr. Jeff Davis and Marie Catherine Brown.  She moved from Sabinal to Uvalde her senior year at age 16 and graduated at the top of her class.  She...

Roberta Devella Gass

Roberta Devella Gass

Feb 19, 2024

Roberta Devella Hobbs Gass age 94 went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2024.

 Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery.  

 She was born in Barksdale, Texas to Otto Robert Hobbs and...

James Joseph Braden

James Joseph Braden

Feb 18, 2024

James Joseph Braden, 92, of Uvalde passed away on Feb. 18, 2024, at his residence.  

Visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. Sabinal Cemetery. 

He was born on September 29,...

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