Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Michael Cano

Michael Cano

May 4, 2013

Michael Cano of Uvalde passed away on May 4, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 56. He was born on February 28, 1957 in DuPage, Illinois to Daniel and Lupe Garibay Cano. He married Irene Rodriguez in Uvalde. He is survived by his wife of Uvalde daughters, Amber Cano and husband Ruben Morado, JoAnna Davis and husband...

George Horner

George Horner

May 4, 2013

GEORGE HORNER, age 91, Uvalde native son, beloved husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, died peacefully at home on the 4th of May, 2013. He now resides with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and is reunited with his wife of 60 years, Ruby Horner. He was born in Uvalde on the 3rd of April, 1922 to Fred J. and...

Juan Castanon

Juan Castanon

Apr 30, 2013

Juan G. Castanon of Uvalde passed away on April 30, 2013 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 80. He was born on January 27, 1933 in Esperanzas, Coahuila, Mexico to Justo and Herminia Guzman Castanon. He married Minerva Fernandez in Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico on June 8, 1958. He is survived by his wife of...

Alton Hoover, Sr.

Alton Hoover, Sr.

Apr 27, 2013

Alton Hoover, Sr. of Uvalde passed away on April 27, 2013 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehab at the age of 81. He was born on February 26, 1932 in New London, CT to Ruben Alton and Helen Hunt Hoover. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Hoover of Uvalde two daughters, Janet Baker of Dallas and Susan Baber and...

Leo Sturm

Leo Sturm

Apr 25, 2013

Leo F. Sturm of Uvalde passed away on April 25, 2013 at his residence at the age of 92. He was born on January 27, 1921 in Yorktown, Texas to John and Elizabeth Demmer Sturm. He married Lena Mae Dickinson on February 2, 1942 in Karnes City, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 71 years daughters, Patty...

Elizabeth Ruiz

Elizabeth Ruiz

Apr 20, 2013

Elizabeth Liz Del Toro Ruiz of Uvalde passed on April 20, 2013 at Doctors Hospital Renaissance in Edingburg, Texas at the age of 53. She was born on September 1, 1959 in Uvalde to Reynaldo and Natalia Lopez Del Toro. She is survived by daughter, Reagan Faith Ruiz of Uvalde son, Roel Ruiz of Washington DC sisters, Adriana E....

William Nance

William Nance

Apr 20, 2013

William Bill C. Nance of Uvalde passed away on April 20, 2013, in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 83. He was born on July 12, 1929 in Uvalde, Texas to Alva and Maidie Bernice Milam Nance. He is survived by sons William C. Nance and wife Anne Robin of Orlando, Florida John A. Nance and wife, Kelly...

Anselmo Escobar Jr.

Anselmo Escobar Jr.

Apr 20, 2013

Anselmo AJ Escobar Jr. of Utopia passed away on April 20, 2013 in Anson, Texas at the age of 27. He was born on November 7, 1985 in Rio Grande City to Anselmo Escobar and Mary Elizabeth Avirde. He is survived by his mother Mary Elizabeth Avirde Gazaway and husband Fred of Utopia father, Anselmo Escobar of McAllen maternal...

Jesus Rosa

Jesus Rosa

Apr 20, 2013

Jesus Alberto De La Rosa of La Pryor passed away at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on April 20, 2013 at the age of 53. He was born on August 17, 1960 in Mexico to Jesus and Rosa Lira De La Rosa. He is survived by his mother of La Pryor sisters, Sonia Vera and husband Dimas and...

Maxine Sharp

Maxine Sharp

Apr 19, 2013

On the morning of April 19, 2013, Maxine Mae Sharp passed away peacefully at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde, TX. at the age of 90 years old. She was born on March 3, 1923 in Decatur, Illinois to Herbert and Ada Bundy. She was united in marriage to Mitchell Eugene Sharp on Dec. 4, 1946. They moved to Odessa,...

Ann Finley

Ann Finley

Apr 15, 2013

Ann Barkley Zimerman Mom giver of life, was given life on August 16, 1942 in Natchez Mississippi. Moms great adventure began after her loving parents, Sam and Bess Zimerman, chose her as the first daughter when they adopted her at five days old. She later welcomed her two younger sisters, Nancy and Kay, and the Zimerman family set out...

Raymundo Martinez Jr.

Raymundo Martinez Jr.

Apr 15, 2013

Raymundo Martinez Jr. of Uvalde passed away at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on April 15, 2013 at the age of 61. He was born on April 19, 1951 in Eagle Pass to Raymundo and Guadalupe Gutierrez Martinez. He is survived by his daughters, Guadalupe Martinez and partner Jesse Mendoza of San Antonio and Cynthia Martinez of Uvalde son,...

Robert Elledge

Robert Elledge

Apr 10, 2013

Robert Buddy Elledge of Uvalde passed away at his residence on April 10, 2013 at the age of 74. He was born in Del Rio to Thalis Tucker and May Belle Carter Elledge. He married the love of his life and his high school sweetheart, Shirley Dean Thompson, in Comstock, Texas on July 12, 1958. He is survived by...

Ted Brook

Ted Brook

Apr 9, 2013

Ted Stephens Brook passed away on April 9, 2013 at his residence at the age of 86. He was born on April 19, 1926 in San Antonio to William James and Ernestine Giffin Brook. He married Rose Bush in San Antonio on August 28, 1948. Brook was one of the founders of the Uvalde Hospice. He is survived by...

Graciela Cano

Graciela Cano

Apr 7, 2013

Graciela A. Cano of Uvalde passed away on April 7, 2013 at Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 80. She was born on July 19, 1932 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to Faustino and Rebecca Souquett Aguirre. She married Raul Cano on August 18, 1964 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is survived by her son, John Jay...

Lazaro Placencia

Lazaro Placencia

Apr 6, 2013

Lazaro J. Placencia of Uvalde passed away on April 6, 2013 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation at the age of 72. He was born on December 19, 1940 in Uvalde, Texas to Andres and Petra Jalomo Placencia. He married Genoveva Sanchez on April 24, 1962 in Uvalde, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 50 years daughter, Edna...

Faye Crawford

Faye Crawford

Apr 1, 2013

Faye Beatrice Crawford of Uvalde passed away on April 1, 2013 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 75. She was born on September 8, 1937 in Weinert, TX to George Washington and Bertie Sanders Alexander. She married Jerry Crawford in Abilene, TX on October 19, 1957. He preceded her in death in 2007. She is survived by...

William Herndon

William Herndon

Mar 30, 2013

William Louis Herndon of Uvalde passed away on March 30, 2013 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 89. He was born on June 26, 1923 in Kinney Co., TX to George Russell and Mamie Lacey Herndon. He married Mary Elizabeth Craig in Eagle Pass on April 19, 1947. He is survived by his wife of 66 years...

Teresa Aguilera

Teresa Aguilera

Mar 26, 2013

Teresa Aguilera of Uvalde passed away on March 26, 2013 at Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 93. She was born on February 17, 1920 in Uvalde to Juan and Casimira Alejos Alvarez. She is survived by her daughters, Anabelia AlHakam and husband Mohamed of Pasadena, Teresa Salas and husband Henry of Greeley, Colorado, Rosalva Gutierrez of Uvalde,...

Armando Sanchez

Armando Sanchez

Mar 23, 2013

Armando M. Sanchez of Uvalde passed away on March 23, 2013 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at age of 80. He was born on May 17, 1932 in Sanderson, Texas to Mauricio and Hortencia Munoz Sanchez. He married Elena Gonzales on February 24, 1957 in Uvalde, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 56 years daughter, Rachel Contreras and...