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James Santleben

James Santleben

Feb 15, 2015

James Oscar Santleben was born July 28,1930 in Sabinal, Texas to Oscar August Santleben and Mattie Gordia (Herring) Santleben and passed from this life on February 15, 2015 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 84. He attended elementary schools in Knippa & Trio and graduated from Sabinal High School in 1949. James then attended Kerrville Bible Training...

Amalia Martinez

Amalia Martinez

Feb 14, 2015

Amalia D. Martinez of Sabinal passed away on February 14, 2015 at Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 90. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Bishop, Texas to Alberto and Enocadia (Sandoval) Delgado. She is survived by daughters, Estella Ugarte and husband Rafael and Angelita Longoria and husband Joe all of Sabinal, Sylvia Barajas and husband...

Dominga Ybarra

Dominga Ybarra

Feb 13, 2015

Dominga Gomez Ybarra of Sabinal passed away on February 13, 2015 at Hondo Health Care and Rehab in Hondo, Texas at the age of 87. She was born on August 21, 1927 in Sabinal to Juan and Camila (Villasana) Gomez. She is survived by daughters; Maria Garcia and husband Frank of Illinois, Patricia Medrano of Sabinal; sons, Thomas Ybarra...

Aquilino Grimaldo

Aquilino Grimaldo

Feb 9, 2015

Aquilino Perez Grimaldo of Batesville passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 in Batesville at age of 59. Mr. Grimaldo was born on May 12, 1955 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Juan and Epifania (Perez-Flores) Grimaldo. He is survived by his wife of forty-one years Eliberta Rios Grimaldo of Batesville; daughter, Cristina Grimaldo of Uvalde; son, Juan Grimaldo...

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

Feb 7, 2015

Joy Lynne Smith, 63, or Kerrville, Texas, went home to her Lord on February 7, 2015 at 5:00 a.m., at home surrounded by loves ones, winning her bravely fought battle against lung cancer. Joy was born in Uvalde, Texas, on December 28, 1951, to William D. "Happy" Habluetzel and Ella Louise Oliphant. In early childhood, Joy, along with her...

Irmgard Bermea

Irmgard Bermea

Feb 6, 2015

Irmgard Speicher Bermea reached her final journey to be with her eternal Father, Lord, and Savior in Heaven. She was well known by all who knew her as Mama. She was a loving, wonderful, caring lady - a friend to everyone. Mama was a beautiful person - attractive, intelligent, and friendly. She made us laugh, sewed beautiful things for...

Julia Garcia

Julia Garcia

Feb 6, 2015

Julia M. Garcia of Seguin passed away on February 6, 2015 at her residence at the age of 94. She was born on April 12, 1920 in Eagle Pass to Teodoro and Antonia (Perez) Martinez. She married Jose Maria in La Pryor on February 6, 1938. She is survived by daughters; Mary Samarripa and husband Gregorio, Noemi Ruiz and...

Fausto Flores

Fausto Flores

Feb 4, 2015

Fausto A. Flores of Uvalde passed away on February 4, 2015 at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 81. He was born on November 28, 1933 in Uvalde to Fausto and Margarita (Aguero) Flores. He married Josefina Lira in Uvalde. He is survived by his daughters; Odilia Rodriguez and husband Armando, Rosemary Flores and husband...

Eva Espinoza

Eva Espinoza

Feb 4, 2015

Eva Mae Trevino Espinoza of Uvalde passed away on February 4, 2015 at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde at the age of 79. She was born on September 8, 1935 in Uvalde to Amos and Teresa (Fernandez) Trevino, Sr. She married Zoilo C. Espinoza, Jr. in Uvalde on September 12, 1965. She is survived by her husband of 49...

Grady Roberds

Grady Roberds

Feb 2, 2015

Grady Douglas Roberds of Sabinal passed away on February 2, 2015 at his residence at the age 54. He was born on April 4, 1960 in Lavaca, Arkansas to Walter and Ida Luease (Harris) Roberds. He married Debbie Brasheares in Charleston, Arkansas on December 31, 1995. He is survived by daughters; Heather Flores and husband Roland, Amber Roberds and...

Doris Schipper

Doris Schipper

Jan 29, 2015

Guy P. Schipper passed away at home on January 29, 2015. Among the many things that she was known for was portraying Darla in the "Our Gang" comedy series. This came about due to a Cutest Baby Contest that allowed two, three, and four year old children to participate. The contest was sponsored by Meadow Gold Milk. The prize...

Fritz Streib

Fritz Streib

Jan 28, 2015

Fritz Henry Streib was born in Uvalde, Texas to Fritz and Gilla Dee (Hoover) Streib on October 19, 1942. He passed away in Uvalde, Texas on January 28, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Evelyn Streib Davenport. He is survived by his daughters and their families: Steve and Shawn Gray of Rio Frio,...

Jean Ballard

Jean Ballard

Jan 28, 2015

Mrs. Jean Anne Beckett Ballard of Uvalde passed away at Methodist Texsan Heart Hospital in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the age of 79. Mrs. Ballard was born to Laura (Seal) and Thomas Beckett in Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 14, 1935. She married Robert "Bob" Ballard on Oct. 8, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin. She...

Jaime Ruiz

Jaime Ruiz

Jan 28, 2015

Jaime Torres Ruiz of Uvalde passed away on January 28, 2015, in Ft. Worth at the age of 50. Mr. Ruiz was born to Esperanza (Torres) and Juan C. Ruiz in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico on November 28, 1964. He is survived by his mother Esperanza T. Ruiz of Uvalde; daughter, Blanca Ruiz of Houston; two sons, Ricardo Ruiz...

Alicia Arizmendi

Alicia Arizmendi

Jan 25, 2015

Alicia De Hoyos Arizmendi formally of Uvalde passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 in San Antonio at the age of 89. She was born on February 23, 1925 in Uvalde to Crispin and Tomasa (Talavera) De Hoyos. She married Gilbert Arizmendi in Uvalde on October 31, 1948. She is survived by her son, Gil Arizmendi and wife Lottie...

Beryl Jones

Beryl Jones

Jan 24, 2015

Beryl Harriett Jones of Utopia passed away on January 24, 2015 at the age of 90. She was born on September 9, 1924 in Leakey, TX to William Robert Terry and Josephine Sandel Terry. She married Edward Allen Jones in Leakey on August 30, 1942. He preceded her in death in 2003. She is survived a daughter, Nancy Rhodes...

George Herndon

George Herndon

Jan 24, 2015

George Winston "Dick" Herndon was born February 6, 1928 in Uvalde County, Texas and passed away January 24, 2015 in Uvalde, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Russell and Mamie Mylinda Lacey Herndon; wife of 65 years, Marjorie Nell Bonner Herndon; brothers J.B., Elmer Bryan, William Louis Herndon; sister Cleo Elizabeth Herndon Winn; and daughter...

Mario Silguero

Mario Silguero

Jan 23, 2015

Mario Silguero of Uvalde passed away on January, 23, 2015 in San Antonio at the age of 52. He was born on April 7, 1962 in San Antonio to Reynaldo and Ausencia (Zapata) Silguero. He married Rebecca Soto on March 22, 1983 in Uvalde. He is survived by his wife of 31 years Rebecca Soto Silguero; daughters Tiffani Wyner...

Gilbert Williams

Gilbert Williams

Jan 22, 2015

Gilbert Leroy Williams of Uvalde passed away on January 22, 2015 at his residence at the age of 94. He was born in Weston, Maine on June 24, 1920 to Floyd Williams and Leola Malone Williams. He is survived by three daughters, Janette Rose of Denver, CO; Elaine Muchow of Bastrop, TX; and Lillian Sontag of Reston, Virginia; brother,...

Beverly Walton

Beverly Walton

Jan 18, 2015

Beverly June (Pasela) Walton, age 86, of Utopia died in Kerrville on January 18, 2015. She was born to Stanley and Muriel (Prather) Pasela in Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Stanley Pasela, and two of her three sons, Steven Gary Walton, 1955-1972, and Jeffery Kent Walton, 1958-1970, losses which stayed with her...