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Javier Santos, Jr.

Javier Santos, Jr.

Oct 3, 2023

 

Javier Santos, Jr., 29, of Uvalde passed away on October 3, 2023, in Uvalde.

Visitation will begin on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, at 3 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, with a rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Oct. 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart...

Esperanza Vasquez

Esperanza Vasquez

Oct 3, 2023

 

Esperanza Vasquez, 73, of La Pryor, Texas passed away on October 3, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. 

Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 6 at 12 p.m. followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic...

Alinda Turner

Alinda Turner

Sep 28, 2023

 

Alinda Fay Eastman Turner passed for earthly life and went to her home in glory on September 28, 2023. She passed peacefully at Uvalde Memorial Hospital among family members. Alinda was born in Ozona, Texas on May 17th, 1932, to Thomas Harvey Eastman and Fannie Rogers Eastman, a ranching family. Alinda attended schools in Ozona, San Marcos, Del Rio...

Terrie Wilson

Terrie Wilson

Sep 28, 2023

 

Terrie Denise (Coleman) Wilson, of Uvalde, passed away on Thursday, September 28th, 2023. She was born on February 26th, 1960 in San Antonio to Robert and Betty Coleman.

She married Kyle Wilson on May 22, 1982 in Uvalde. She graduated from Uvalde High School in 1978 and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest Texas State University in...

Shirley Moore

Shirley Moore

Sep 27, 2023

 

Shirley Moore, 83, of Abilene passed away on September 27, 2023 in Abilene, Texas.

 Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Wednesday October 4th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, October 7th at 1:00 pm at the Waresville Cemetery in Utopia, Texas.

Shirley was born in O'Neill, Nebraska to Ann and...

Norbert Gene Lyssy

Norbert Gene Lyssy

Sep 23, 2023

 

Norbert Lyssy, of Utopia, Texas, passed away on September 23rd, 2023 at his home in Vanderpool, Texas at the age of 83.  He was born on November 3, 1939 in Kenedy, Texas to Ben Lyssy and Mary Pilarczyk.

He married Jeanne Theis on April 20th, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.

Norbert graduated from Charlotte High School in Charlotte, Texas.  ...

Jesus R. Perez

Jesus R. Perez

Sep 23, 2023

 

Jesus R. Perez, 84, of La Pryor passed away on Sept. 23, 2023 at his residence.

He was born on October 14, 1938, in La Pryor to Antonia (Rodriguez) and Seledonio Perez, Sr.

He married Esther Valdez on September 6, 1958, in La Pryor.

He is survived by three daughters, Isabel Perez and husband, Bobby Lopez, Marissa Hodges and...

Maria Estela Quirova Ortiz

Maria Estela Quirova Ortiz

Sep 18, 2023

 

Maria Estela Quirova Ortiz, Age 91, died September 18, 2023, in West Linn, Oregon, surrounded by her remaining children.

Visitation will be held on Oct 5 at 2 p.m. followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Oct 6 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in...

Lance Wayne Smyth

Lance Wayne Smyth

Sep 18, 2023

 

 

Lance Wayne Smyth was born December 3rd, 1975, in Uvalde, Texas, and passed away on September 18, 2023 in Zavala County at the age of 47.

He was raised in Dilley, Texas, and graduated from high school there, but he spent much of his life in Uvalde. In line with family tradition and following in his father’s footsteps,...

Hugh Ned Jones

Hugh Ned Jones

Sep 15, 2023

 

Hugh Ned Jones “Rusty” to all that knew him was born January 26, 1944, in Junction, Texas to Gene and Froggie Jones.

                Rusty had many layers to his personality and his demeanor. You could only find him in starched jeans; a starched shirt and a cowboy hat. His rough and tough attitude could easily combine with a huge...

Edmundo G. Salazar, Sr.

Edmundo G. Salazar, Sr.

Sep 14, 2023

 

 

Edmundo G. Salazar, passed on September 14, 2023 in New Braunfels, TX surrounded by his loving family.

Visitation will begin on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. and on Friday, September 22, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and will be departing at 10:30 a.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A...

Javier Garcia

Javier Garcia

Sep 13, 2023

 

Javier Martin Garcia, 54, of Uvalde passed away on September 13, 2023, in San Antonio.

He was born on March 29, 1969, in Uvalde to Beatrice (Flores) and Abraham Garcia. 

He is preceded in death by his parents and his stepfather who raised him, Emilio Hernandez.

A memorial Mass will be held on Monday, October 23, 2023 at...

Frances Elizabeth Agee-Davis

Frances Elizabeth Agee-Davis

Sep 11, 2023

 

Frances Elizabeth Pitts Agee Davis of La Pryor, passed away on September 11, 2023, at Katy, Texas at the age of ninety-nine.  Frances was born on June 16, 1924, in La Pryor Texas to Thomas Lawrence Pitts and Ada Amamda Pratt Pitts.

Frances married Elvis Agee on May 7, 1945, in Uvalde Texas. Several years after the passing of...

Jerri Woolf

Jerri Woolf

Sep 9, 2023

 

Ethel Geraldine “Jerri” Willis Woolf born January 23, 1931, in Brawley, California, left her earthly home on September 9, 2023, in Uvalde, Texas, to join her husband Milton in their heavenly home while family and friends were by her side.

Jerri moved to Uvalde accompanied by her mother Irene Willis Stanfield and her siblings, June Stevens, Mary Galloway, Leona...

Indalecio Quiroga

Indalecio Quiroga

Sep 8, 2023

 

 

Indalecio (Lecho) Quiroga, 85, of Uvalde died on September 8, 2023 at Methodist Metropolitan Hospital in San Antonio. He married Elsa Ramos in Uvalde on August 2, 1958.

He was born on October 5, 1937, in Uvalde to Indalecio P. Quiroga and Fidelia R. Quiroga.  He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Q. Rangel and husband, Manuel G....

Mario M. Rodriguez

Mario M. Rodriguez

Sep 5, 2023

 

Mario Musquiz Rodriguez, 60, of Sabinal, passed away on September 5, 2023, at his residence. 

A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 2 p.m. at St Patrick’s Catholic Church with interment to follow at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. 

He was born on May 9, 1963, in Uvalde to Monica (Musquiz) and Juan...

Joe Deane Foley

Joe Deane Foley

Sep 4, 2023

 

Joe Deane Foley of Uvalde, Texas passed away on September 4, 2023.

He is proceeded in death by his youngest son, James J Foley.

He is survived in death by his wife Connie Gayle Foley(Uvalde), and his children Cody & Caitlyn Foley(Beeville), Cyle Foley & Dr Kelly Studdard(Dallas), and Danny & Julie Foley(Beeville). He had 5 grandchildren...

Aurora Cancino Hernandez

Aurora Cancino Hernandez

Sep 3, 2023

 

Aurora Cancino Hernandez, 90, of Uvalde passed away on September 3, 2023, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. 

She was born on July 12, 1933, in Morelos, Mexico to Maria Julia (Hernandez) and Lino Cancino.

She married Ignacio Cordova Hernandez in Sabinas, Mexico. 

She is survived by five daughters, Elsa Hernandez of Uvalde, Maria Julia Hernandez of Austin, Maria Hernandez of...

Dugal Alan Shreve

Dugal Alan Shreve

Sep 2, 2023

 

Dugal Alan Shreve of Uvalde passed away on September 2, 2023, at his residence at the age of 68. Dugal was born to Josephine Esther (Baum) and Dr. Loy William Shreve.

He survived by his sister, Marilyn Joy Miller of San Antonio; brother, Loy William Shreve, II of San Angelo and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in...

Arturo Alvarado

Arturo Alvarado

Sep 2, 2023

 

Arturo Alvarado, 77, of Uvalde passed away on September 2, 2023, at St. Luke Hospital in San Antonio.

He was born on November 6, 1945, in Uvalde to Mary Esther (Ybarra) and Marcelino Alvarado.

He married Amelia Almendarez on January 17, 1975 in Uvalde.

He is survived by daughters, Lydia Perez (Frank) of Uvalde, Irma Aguirre (Alfred) of San...