All Obituaries

Oscar G. Navejar, Jr. of San Antonio passed peacefully with his mother and father at his bedside on October 24, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on May 6, 1975 in Uvalde to Oscar Navejar and Elza G. Navejar.  He is survived by his parents of Uvalde; maternal grandparents, Dora and Seferino Gonzalez of Uvalde; paternal grandmother, Diana Navejar of Pleasanton; sisters, Erica Navejar Caldwell and Sonia Navejar both of Uvalde; nieces and nephews, Lee N. Caldwell, Jr., Ashley N....

Jose  Guadalupe "Joe" Cabralez of Uvalde, Texas passed away in on October 24, 2021, at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on August 16, 1966, to Zenon and Frances (Reyes) Cabralez in Eagle Pass, Texas. He married Dolores Reyes on August 8, 1992, in Uvalde, Texas. At the early age of 18, Joe was ambitious and would talk about his dreams and goals of starting his own plumbing business so he moved to Austin, Texas to learn to become a plumber. After a...

Ella Elizabeth “Libby” Coston, 73, breathed her last on October 23, 2021. Libby was born to Arta Xerxes and Susie Murel (Goodman) Russell on April 6, 1948 in Lufkin, TX. Born just after WWII and the last girl before her treasured brother Thad, Libby grew up knowing the pleasure of simple things and the value of hard work. Going to school, Libby thought the librarian had the best job in the world. After graduating as Salutatorian from Huntington High School, she went on to study...

Frutoso Ortiz Contreras of St. Billings, Montana, formerly of Uvalde, passed away on October 19, 2021, at Avantara Billings rehabilitation center. Visitation will be held Friday, October 29, 2021, at 12:00 PM with a prayer service starting at 7:00 PM. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 3:00 PM at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. Full obituary will follow.

Benito Hidalgo Jr. of Uvalde passed away on October 18, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 84, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on April 16, 1937 in Uvalde to Benito Hidalgo and Leonor Chapoy. Even though his passing was unexpected, the memories of his caring and fun-loving spirit will forever be cherished by his family and so many others in our community. He attended Sacred Heart School when he was young and he made a big impression on the Teresian...

Humberto H. Cuellar of Batesville passed away on October 18, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 54. He was born on December 26, 1966, in Uvalde, Texas to Nieves and Gloria (Hernandez) Cuellar. Mr. Cuellar is survived by his mother of Batesville; sisters, San Juana Sanchez of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Rosabel Rios and husband Jose Luis, Jr. of Batesville, Texas; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father; sister, Rebecca Diaz; and...

Pat Castillo of Uvalde, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Metro Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 56. Pat was born on October 10, 1965 in Uvalde to Maria Augustina Castillo. Pat married Juanita Garcia on February 28, 1986 in Uvalde. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Juanita G. Castillo of Uvalde; daughter, Victoria Marie Castillo of Uvalde; son Patricio Castillo Jr. of Uvalde; two sisters, Gracie Martinez and Erica Castillo both of San Antonio; three brothers,...

Leah Bunker Rogers (98 years old) passed away on October 15, 2021 in Uvalde, Texas. She was born August 28, 1923 in Riverton, Utah to Francis Neil Bunker and Rachel Evelyn Cox. Leah graduated from Prescott High School in Arizona at age 16. She sang on her own half hour weekly radio show in Prescott Arizona during World War II. She traveled by small airplane with the Army Air Corp during World War II in order to purchase airplanes for the new pilots learning to fly. When the war training...

Jusstice Morales of Uvalde passed away on October 12, 2021 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 26.  She was born on November 16, 1994 in Uvalde, Texas to Martin and Maria (Rodriguez) Morales. She is survived by her mother; son, Kent Matthew Narvaez of Uvalde;fiancé, Matthew Narvaez of  Albany, sisters, Summer Raie Morales, Addena Marie Morales, Sabrinna Lynn Morales, and Brook Autum Morales all of Uvalde; nephew Jakke Martin Morales Hernandez of Uvalde.  She is...

John Hershel McCall, 74, went to his reward October 11, 2021 at the 501 Ranch in Uvalde, TX.  He was born in Shreveport, LA on June 1, 1947 to Dean and Ann McCall.  Although his parents always lived in Texas, Ann chose to have John in Shreveport so her family could help. John always told people he couldn’t find work at two weeks old so he moved to Texas.             After making a deal with the principal at Dripping...