Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Esperanza Borrego
Dec 1, 2011
Esperanza Borrego of Sabinal passed away at her residence on Wednesday December 1, 2011 at the age of 83. She was born on August 24, 1928 in Sabinal to Juan and Francisca Ybarra Salinas. She is survived by her daughters, Francisca Ybarra, Diana Silva and husband John both of Sabinal, sons, Gilbert Borrego and wife Mary Lou of San...
Fortunato Hinojosa Sr.
Nov 29, 2011
Fortunato Nato R. Hinojosa Sr. of Uvalde passed away on Tuesday November 29, 2011 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. He was born on June 7, 1928 in Knippa, Texas to Isaac and Josefa Rosales Hinojosa. He was ordained as a Deacon on April 1, 1979, and was a member of the Cursillistas, and Holy Name...
Gilberto Garcia Sr.
Nov 27, 2011
Gilberto C. Garcia Sr. of Uvalde passed away at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Sunday November 27, 2011 at the age of 74. He was born on May 4, 1937 in Agua Dulce, Texas to Silvestre and Maria De Luz Carranza Garcia. He is survived by his wife Dolores Mojica Garcia, daughters, Irma Perez of San Antonio, Maria De La...
Jose Gomez
Nov 20, 2011
Jose Pruneda Gomez of Uvalde passed away on Sunday November 20, 2011 at his residence at the age of 75. He was born to Eduardo and Paula Pruneda Gomez in Pharr, Texas. He married Dolores M. Gomez in Geneva, Illinois on October 24, 1970. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, daughter, Elizabeth Anne Gomez Perez of...
Laura Goodson
Nov 20, 2011
Laura Belle Griffay Goodson was born on March 2, 1928 in Magdalena, New Mexico to William Townsend Julia Esterleen Boultinghouse Griffay. She grew on up on the family ranch in New Mexico and spent her twenties in Big Bear, California where she worked at a hosiery factory. She returned to New Mexico where she helped out at the family...
Margarita Hernandez
Nov 20, 2011
Margarita Hernandez of Uvalde passed away on Sunday November 20, 2011 in Hondo at the age of 98. She was born on October 16, 2011 in Mexico to Carmen Hernandez. She is survived by nephew, Raul Rodriguez of Uvalde, great niece, Marisela Ortiz of Uvalde, great nephews, Raul Rodriguez Jr. of Houston, Ben Rodriguez of Ft. Worth and numerous...
Tommy Mcmahen
Nov 20, 2011
Tommy Keith McMahen of Knippa passed away on November 20, 2011 at his residence at the age of 74. He was born on June 1, 1937 to Ira and Norma Cross McMahen. He retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years of service. He is survived by three sisters, Jean Foust of Uvalde Pauline Frost of Tyler, TX and...
Gus Routh
Nov 17, 2011
Gus Leon Routh of Uvalde passed away at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Thursday November 17, 2011 at the age of 86. He was born on May 1, 1925 in Utopia, Texas to Gus and Leona Cox Routh. He married Joy Floyd on February 17, 1951 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, special friend,...
Genoveva Ybarra
Nov 13, 2011
Genoveva Garcia Ybarra of Uvalde passed away at Amistad Nursing Home on Sunday November 13, 2011 at the age of 80. She was born on January 3, 1931 in San Carlos, Coahuila Mexico to Elisa Flores De Garcia. She is survived by her sons, Miguel Garcia Aguilar Jr. and wife Rachel and Omar Ybarra, both of Uvalde, sister, Morena...
Elcola Dunstan
Nov 12, 2011
Elcola Dunstan of Uvalde passed away on November 12, 2011 in San Antonio at the age of 91. She was born on April 12, 1920 in New Braunfels, TX to Julius and Irma Fischer. She is survived by two daughters, Darlene Baxter and husband, David of Hondo and June Sights of Sabinal two sons, Hubert Hancock, Jr. and wife,...



