Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

James Cox, Sr.

James Cox, Sr.

Dec 22, 2011

James Aubrey Cox, Sr. of Uvalde passed away on December 22, 2011 in San Antonio at the age of 100. He was born on November 22, 1911 in Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky to Levi and Hattie House Cox. He was a Church of Christ minister for over 75 years. He is survived by two daughters, Kay Kennedy and husband, Jerry...

William Iv

William Iv

Dec 22, 2011

William Wallace Barnes IV of San Antonio passed away on December 22, 2011 at his residence at the age of 64. He was born on September 8, 1947 in Montclair, New Jersey to William Wallace and Eleanor Devine Barnes III. He married Carolyn Vickery in Uvalde on November 9, 1996. He is survived by his wife of 15 years...

Ruben Cuellar

Ruben Cuellar

Dec 22, 2011

Ruben S. Cuellar of Pearsall, formerly of Batesville, passed away on December 22, 2011 in San Antonio at the age of 41. He was born on February 15, 1970 in Uvalde to Nieves and Gloria Hernandez Cuellar. He married Emily Moreno on July 9, 2011 in Batesville. He is survived by his wife, Emily Cuellar of Pearsall mother, Gloria...

Rocky Vipond

Rocky Vipond

Dec 20, 2011

Rocky Jay Vipond of Uvalde passed away on December 20, 2011 in University Hospital, San Antonio, TX at the age of 63. He was born on November 30, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas to George and Margaret Haywood Vipond. He served in the U.S. Navy on the Coral Sea. Rocky married Susan Wilson in Corpus Christi on January 12, 1985....

Lois Worth

Lois Worth

Dec 20, 2011

Lois Helen Worth of Uvalde passed away on December 20, 2011 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehab at the age of 89. She was born on April 8, 1922 in Premont, TX to John and Augusta Suhrbier Mertens. She married Glenn George Gillette in 1945, moving to Iowa and later Wyoming. In 1973, she returned to Texas where she met...

Maricela Hernandez

Maricela Hernandez

Dec 15, 2011

Maricela Hernandez of Uvalde passed away on December 15, 2011 in M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas at the age of 25. She was born on November 24, 1986 in San Felipe, Guanajato, Mexico to Benjamin and Prisciliana Trujillo Ramirez. She married Elias Hernandez Jr. on November 27, 2004 in Uvalde, Texas. She is survived by her husband...

Marvin Buttler

Marvin Buttler

Dec 15, 2011

Marvin Ray Buttler of Kerrville, formally of Uvalde, passed away at Kindred Hospital in San Antonio on Thursday December 15, 2011 at the age of 82. He was born on November 1, 1929 in Dabney, Texas to Dewey and Loreet Spencer Buttler. He married Margie Taylor in Hondo, Texas on July 8, 1949. He is survived by his wife...

Jo Feldhouse

Jo Feldhouse

Dec 14, 2011

Jo Ann Costello Feldhouse of Uvalde passed away at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Wednesday December 14, 2011 at the age of 55. She was born on May 23, 1956 in Auckland, New Zealand to Al and June Richards Costello. She married Steven Patrick Feldhouse on March 12, 2005 in Uvalde. She is survived by her husband of 6 years...

Davaughn Rodriguez

Davaughn Rodriguez

Dec 11, 2011

Davaughn D John Rodriguez of Uvalde passed away at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Sunday December 11, 2011 at the age of 4. He was born on June 11, 2007 in San Marcos to Dion Rodriguez and Sabrina Vielma. He is survived by his parents, sister, Tiarrah Esparza, brother, Christopher Gabriel Negrete, maternal grandparents, Juan and Frances Garcia, paternal grandmother,...

Ramona Benitez

Ramona Benitez

Dec 11, 2011

Ramona Benitez of La Pryor passed away on Sunday December 11, 2011 at Northeast Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 75. She was born on April 18, 1936 in La Pryor to Felipe and Rita Ortiz Ruiz. She married Pedro Benitez in Big Wells on November 15, 1952. She is survived by her husband of 59...

James Taylor

James Taylor

Dec 10, 2011

James Wilson Taylor of Uvalde passed away on December 10, 2011 at the age of three. He was born on September 16, 2008 in Uvalde to Wacy and Allison LaMascus Taylor. He is survived by his parents sister, Tristin Taylor and brother, Mitchell Taylor both of Uvalde maternal grandparents, Steve and Kandace LaMascus of Brackettville maternal greatgrandfather, Kenneth LaMascus...

Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera

Dec 10, 2011

Carlos Rivera of Laredo, passed away on December 10, 2011 at Methodist Specialty Transplant Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 42. He was born on December 7, 1969 in McAllen to Francisco and Leonor Melgosa Rivera. He married Maricela Aviles in Mission, Texas on November 27, 2006. He is survived by his wife of 5 years, daughters,...

Lawrence Wilde

Lawrence Wilde

Dec 9, 2011

Lawrence Ben Wilde, 84, of Uvalde, TX, passed away December 9, 2011. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at RushingEstesKnowles Funeral Home, 220 N. Getty, Uvalde, TX, where the rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, December 14th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...

Edna Schaefer

Edna Schaefer

Dec 6, 2011

Edna Mamaw Schaefer of Uvalde passed away on December 6, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 85. She was born on May 15, 1926 in Lingleville, Texas to John Joseph and Charity Armentie Dinero Oxley Cason. She married Raymond Schaefer on August 29, 1947 in Uvalde. She is survived by her husband, daughters, Ramona...

Olivia Rios

Olivia Rios

Dec 6, 2011

Olivia Castillo Rios of Uvalde passed away on Tuesday December 6, 2011 in San Antonio at the age of 60. She was born on November 25, 1951 in Buena Ventura, Mexico to Clemente and Magdalena Rios Castillo. She is survived by her sons Jose Castillo and wife Gerilynn of Uvalde and Juan Marcos Rocha and wife Rosalinda of Acuna,...

Gilbert Cruz

Gilbert Cruz

Dec 4, 2011

Gilbert M. Cruz of Uvalde passed away in Uvalde, Texas December 4, 2011 at the age of 94. He was born on November 10, 1917 in Manheim, Texas to Dimas and Lucia Morales Cruz. He married Victoria Barrientos on September 1942 in Eagle Pass, Texas. He was the owner of Laguna Landscaping Nursery for 25 years. He is survived...

Steve Zapata

Steve Zapata

Dec 3, 2011

Steve Zapata of Uvalde passed away on December 3, 2011 in Uvalde at the age of 54. He was born on December 4, 1956 in Uvalde to Manuel and Teresa Ramirez Zapata. He married Rebecca Carrasco on January 27, 1978 in Uvalde, Texas. He survived by his wife of 33 years Rebecca Becky Zapata of Uvalde, Texas daughter Sarah...

Eva Monarrez

Eva Monarrez

Dec 3, 2011

Eva Silva Monarrez formerly of Uvalde passed away on December 3, 2011 in Greenville, Tx. at the age of 47. She was born on June 3, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas to Delia and Tommy Silva Jr. She married Jose Monarrez on July 25, 2011 in Royce City, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Jose Monarrez of Greensville,...

Aniceto Estrada, Jr.

Aniceto Estrada, Jr.

Dec 2, 2011

Aniceto Estrada Jr. of Uvalde passed away at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on Friday December 2, 2011 at the age of 33. He was born on January 24, 1978 in Eagle Pass, Texas to Aniceto Sr. and Rosantina Aguado Estrada. He married Angelica Sandoval on July 13, 2001 in Uvalde. He is survived by his father, Aniceto...

Leslie Mazurek

Leslie Mazurek

Dec 2, 2011

Leslie Edward Mazurek of Utopia passed away on December 2, 2011 at his residence at the age of 94. He was born on October 7, 1917 in Utopia to Sylvester and Emma Hicks Mazurek. He married Virgie Norine Jaroszewski in San Antonio, TX in 1948. He is survived by his wife of 63 years son, David Edward Mazurek and...