Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Refugio Castro

Refugio Castro

Jan 10, 2014

Refugio Rufus Castro of Uvalde passed away on January 10, 2014 at his residence at the age of 56. He was born on October 13, 1957 in Uvalde to Jose and Elisa Garcia Castro. He married Jessica Lopez in Uvalde on December 24, 1999. He is survived by his wife daughters and sons, Cassandra Castro of Robstown, Refugio De...

Esperanza Flores

Esperanza Flores

Jan 10, 2014

Esperanza C. Flores of La Pryor passed away on January 10, 2014 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 11, 1936 in La Pryor, Texas to Manuel and Jacinta Arriola Cruz. She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Perez and husband Javier, Diana Lopez and husband Jesse, Martha Flores all of La Pryor and Sonia...

Francisca Luna

Francisca Luna

Jan 8, 2014

Francisca C. Luna of Batesville passed away on January 8, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 80. She was born on October 10, 1933 in Batesville to Calistro Canales and Francisca Rios. She is survived by her daughters, Sylvia Luna, Yolanda Moreno and husband Donicio all of Poteet, Anna Delgado and husband Florencio...

Esther Pruneda

Esther Pruneda

Jan 6, 2014

Esther Pruneda of Uvalde passed away on January 6, 2014 at The Heights on Huebner nursing home in San Antonio at the age of 91. She was born on August 29, 1922 in Uvalde to Ignacio Y.P. and Ada Fernandez Canales. She is survived by her son, Rudy Pruneda and wife Maria Olga of San Antonio sister, Estella De...

Lillie Derusha

Lillie Derusha

Jan 5, 2014

Lillie Mae DeRusha of Uvalde passed away on January 5, 2014 at Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 95. She was born on December 9, 1918 in Corsicana, TX to Jim and Mary Jane Jergens Foster. She married Andrew Edward DeRusha on February 13, 1937 in Corsicana. She is survived by a son, Bobby DeRusha of Uvalde two...

Refugia Cuellar

Refugia Cuellar

Jan 3, 2014

Refugia Cuca Cuellar of Uvalde passed away at her residence on January 3, 2014 at the age of 86. She was born on July 5, 1927 in Knippa, Texas to Eugenio and Guadalupe Barrera Diaz. She is survived by her daughters, Clara Balderama and husband Mario of Uvalde, Ilda Cuellar and husband Jose Cortez of San Antonio, Josie Cuellar...

Jerald Brown

Jerald Brown

Jan 2, 2014

Jerald Doyle Dutch or J.D. Brown passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the age of 75. J.D. was born April 21, 1938 in Uvalde to Andrew and Georgie Ruth Connell Brown, the second of four children. He met his future wife, Wanda L. Taylor, while he was working as a cowboy on the...

Rosa Perez

Rosa Perez

Dec 29, 2013

Rosa E. Perez of Uvalde passed away on December 29, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 69. She was born on January 8, 1944 in Uvalde to Zoilo and Francisca Castro Espinoza. She is survived by her daughters, Dora Rosales, Mary Helen Martinez and Elma Longoria, Irene Melendez and husband Arthur, Rachel Granger...

Marguerite Conoly

Marguerite Conoly

Dec 28, 2013

Marguerite Eleanor Beidler Conoly, a lifelong resident of Kinney County, died Saturday, December 28th,2013 at the age of 89. Gita was preceded in death by her husband, William Zuehl Bud Conoly, her twin sister and brother in law, Elaine Beidler Conoly and James Matthews Conoly a grandson, Weston Zuehl Conoly and her mother and father, J Francis and Eleanor...

Suzan Hilthon

Suzan Hilthon

Dec 27, 2013

Suzan Elizabeth Niggli Hilthon of Concan passed away on December 27, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 58. She was born on September 19, 1955 in Uvalde to Emil Edwin and Alice Wingeter Niggli. She married Karl Hilthon of Ingram on November 19, 1976. She is survived by her husband of 37 years two daughters, Nicole Elizabeth...

Ruth Preston

Ruth Preston

Dec 27, 2013

Ruth Allene Preston, born January 14, 1926, in Tarpley, Texas to John Marshall Tyra and Lillian Beatrice Billings. Ruth grew up around the Tarpley and Medina areas, and later moved to Utopia where her father ranched on the Pilot Ranch. She graduated from Utopia High School on May 22, 1943. She attended Trinity University that fall then transferred to...

Virginia Ballard

Virginia Ballard

Dec 25, 2013

Virginia Ballard of Uvalde passed away on December 25, 2013 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 95. She was born on February 12, 1918 in Ft. Worth, TX to William Turner and Mamie Anderson Morgan. She married John C. Ballard in Corpus Christi on January 10, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1982. She is survived...

Glenda Gates

Glenda Gates

Dec 25, 2013

Glenda Walts Gates of Uvalde passed away on December 25, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 80. She was born on August 4, 1933 in Cherokee County to Jesse and Mattie Smith Mitchell. She married John Paxton Walts in Uvalde on December 11, 1948. She is survived by her son, John Walts and wife, Lana Beth of...

Gregoria Morales

Gregoria Morales

Dec 23, 2013

Gregoria Cruz Morales of Uvalde passed away on December 23, 2013 at her residence at the age of 91. She was born on October 2, 1922 in Palafox, Texas to Jose and Otila Rivera Cruz. She is survived by her daughters, Manuela Gutierrez and husband Jose of Ft. Worth, Olga Samarripa, Elva Gracia of Uvalde, Delia Luna of Austin,...

Derek Ramon

Derek Ramon

Dec 21, 2013

Derek Angel Ramon was born and passed away on December 21, 2013 at St. Lukes Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. He is survived by his parents, Felipe Angel Ramon Jr. and Deanna Canales paternal grandparents, Felipe Ramon and wife Julia maternal grandparents, Arnold and Pat Canales, maternal great grandparents, Alfredo and Gloria Hernandez, and maternal great grandmother, Rosa Canales...

Manuel Vasquez

Manuel Vasquez

Dec 19, 2013

Manuel R. Vasquez of Uvalde passed away on December 19, 2013 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 65. He was born on April 27, 1948 in Musquiz, Coahuila, Mexico to Felix and Julia Lozano Vasquez. He is survived by his sons, Manuel A. Vasquez and Robert Vasquez both of Uvalde sisters, Nelda Garcia of Houston and Maria...

Kathleen James

Kathleen James

Dec 17, 2013

Kathleen Odelia James of Uvalde passed away on December 17, 2013 at her residence at the age of 91. She was born on April 19, 1922 in DHanis, TX to John Frank and Josephine Haby Banta. She married Frank James on August 7, 1942 in Uvalde. He preceded her in death in 1994. She is survived by a daughter,...

Raul Reyes

Raul Reyes

Dec 17, 2013

Raul Soto Reyes of Hemet, CA passed away on December 17, 2013, at the age of 51. He was born on October 11, 1962 in Uvalde to Miguel Flores Reyes and Orfelinda Rosas. He is survived by his mother, Orfelinda Soto Rosas of San Antonio wife, Gina Waldron of Hemet, CA, daughters, Patricia Reyes and husband Adan Lopez of...

Colleen Bownds

Colleen Bownds

Dec 13, 2013

Colleen M. Bownds of San Antonio, formally of Utopia passed away on December 13, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital at the age of 84. She was born on February 24, 1929 in La Vernia, Texas to Fred and Ruby Stahl Pierdolla Sr. She is survived by her son, Ron Bownds and wife Judy of Utopia sister, Wanda Mae Von...

Sherrie Henson

Sherrie Henson

Dec 11, 2013

Sherrie Ann Hickerson Henson of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde passed way in San Antonio on December 11, 2013 at the age of 74. She was born on April 13, 1939 in Floydada, Texas to Buck and Lois Wahl Hickerson. She married KD Henson in Plainview, Texas on January 29, 1957. She is survived by her daughter, Kenda Willoughby...