Recent Obituaries
Malinda White
Jan 23, 2009
Malinda J. White of Seguin formerly of Knippa, Texas passed away on January 23, 2009 in her residence at the age of 87. She is survived by one daughter-in-law Joan Meyer of Seguin, TX; one step-son; Homer White and wife, Sheila of Ft. Worth, Texas; one sister; Emma Fisher and husband,Guy Dale of Killeen, Texas; three grandchildren; four great...
Ada Crawford
Jan 22, 2009
Ada Ruth Rieber Crawford of Utopia passed away on January 22, 2009 in her residence at the age of 84. She was born on September 14, 1924 in Utopia, Texas to Jesse and Mina Storms. She married Duane Crawford in Utopia, Texas on February 14, 1993. She is survived by her husband of 15 years Duane Crawford of Utopia,...
Louis Sofaly
Jan 19, 2009
Louis Edward Sofaly of Hondo passed away on January 19, 2009 in his residence at the age 94. He was born on July 14, 1914 in Rilton, PA to Louis and Veronica Sofaly. He is survived by one son; Larry Sofaly of Hondo, Texas. Cremation under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A Memorial Service will be held at a...
Irene Smallwood
Jan 18, 2009
Irene Farr Smallwood of Uvalde passed away on January 18, 2009 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 84 after a lengthy illness with Alzheimers disease. She was born on March 22, 1924 in Uvalde, Texas to William and Flora Farr. She married J. Gerald Smallwood in Utopia, Texas on December 6, 1941. He preceded her in death...
Carolina Aguilar
Jan 15, 2009
Carolina Carrie Rodriguez Aguilar of Uvalde passed away on January 15, 2009 in her residence at the age of 79. She was born on March 10, 1929 in Blewitt, Texas to Felipe and Margarita Rodriguez. She married Adalberto B. Aguilar in Uvalde in 1950. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Adalberto Beto B. Aguilar of Uvalde,...
Lily Scott
Jan 13, 2009
Lily Ann Mitchell MeMaw Scott of Uvalde passed away on January 13, 2009 in her home surrounded by family at the age of 95. She was born on September 6, 1913 in Waelder, Texas to Jack and Ella Mitchell. She married James William Pepaw Scott on April 6, 1929. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-laws; Frank Scott and...
Lorene Hunter
Jan 12, 2009
Lorene Thelma Hunter of Uvalde passed away on January 12, 2009 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 92. She was born on December 19, 1916 in Ft. Worth, TX to William Turner and Mamie Anderson Morgan. She married William Clyde Hunter in Laredo, TX in 1936. He preceded her in death in 2000. She is survived by...
Ophelia Harp
Jan 12, 2009
Ophelia Laura Phoebe Harp of Uvalde passed away on January 12, 2009 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 99. She was born on December 11, 1909 in Knippa, TX to O.B. and Lydia Selma Knippa Kessler. She was the granddaughter of early pioneers, Georg and Rosina Knippa and A.J. and Mary Knippa Kessler, early settlers of the...
Ernesto Gomez
Jan 11, 2009
Ernesto Flores Gomez of Uvalde passed away on January 11, 2009 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 64. He was born on June 1, 1944 in Uvalde, Texas to Jesus and Maria Gomez. He is survived by one daughter; Melissa Guzman and husband, Jose of Elgin, Illinois; one sister; Juanita Garcia of Fresno,California; two grandchildren; Aidan and...
Adelfa Hernandez
Jan 9, 2009
Adelfa Hernandez of Uvalde passed away on January 9, 2009 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, Texas at the age of 70. She was born on September 2, 1938 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is survived by her daughters: Rosa Maria Borrego and husband Reginaldo of Plainview, Tx; Norma Aguilar and husband Ricardo of Waco, Tx.; Maria...
Hilda Davis
Jan 9, 2009
Our Mother's Legacy: Nadie como Tu BRBREnglish BRBRThere is no one like youBRBRBRBRThis week we celebrate the life of our Mother Hilda Davis Argelia, who traveled to Heaven without any stops on January 9, 2009. Our Mother, Hilda Davis succumbed after a courageous fight with colorectal cancer, which was diagnosed in 2005. At the age of nine years, her...
Maidie Nance
Jan 8, 2009
Maidie Bernice Nance of Uvalde passed away on January 8, 2009 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 99. She was born on October 6, 1909 in Uvalde County to Arthelda and Myrtle Milam. She married Alva H. Nance on May 26, 1928 in Uvalde, Texas. She is survived by one son; William C. Nance of Uvalde, Texas;...
Jose Hoyos
Jan 7, 2009
Jose Nunez De Hoyos of Uvalde passed away on January 7, 2009 in his residence at the age of 85. He was born on March 10, 1923 in Brackettville, Texas to Juan Jose and Felicita De Hoyos. He is survived by one brother; Margarito De Hoyos of Uvalde, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death...
Betty Boultinghouse
Jan 6, 2009
Betty Sue Boultinghouse of Utopia passed away on January 6, 2009 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 88. She was born on June 21, 1920 in Utopia, TX to John Thomas and Matybel Patton Bownds. She married Elton F. Boultinghouse on June 25, 1944 in Utopia. He preceded her in death on June 10, 1991. Mrs. Boultinghouse...
Sylvia Wood
Jan 5, 2009
Sylvia Nelle Wood of Uvalde passed away on January 5, 2009 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 74. She was born on September 15, 1934 in Crystal City, TX to John Raymond and Willa Aleta Taylor White. She married Alvise Carlton Wood in Corpus Christi, TX on February 15, 1952. He preceded her in death in 1993....
Jose Rojas Sr.
Jan 3, 2009
Jose Pilar Rojas Sr. of La Pryor passed away on January 3, 2009 at his residence in La Pryor, Texas at the age of 85. He was born on February 21, 1923 in Azarco Durango, Mexico to Ignacio and Alejandra Rojas. He married Marcelina Gramillo on March 10, 1943 in Ignacio Allende, Mexico. He is survived by his wife...
William Madison
Jan 3, 2009
William C. Madison of Uvalde passed away on January 3, 2009 in Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 81. He was born on March 3, 1927 in St. Cloud, Florida to Floyd and Mary Madison. He married Mary Chapman in Uvalde, Texas on January 7, 1989. He is survived by his wife of 19 years...
Beatrice Ries
Jan 3, 2009
Beatrice C. Ries passed away on January 3, 2009 in Woodbridge Estates Nursing Home in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 76. She was born on August 11, 1932 in Uvalde, Texas to Jose and Juliana Canales. She is survived by two daughters; Dawn McCode-Brooks of Corona, California; and Debbie Ries of Reseda, California; two sisters; Lila Cotton...
Loyce Welch
Jan 2, 2009
Loyce Mae Welch, beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on January 2, 2009. She joins her husband, Everett D. Welch; daughter, Beverly Loyce Welch; son, Allan Earl Welch; and granddaughters, Laura Devon Welch, and Stacie Lyn Heaton. Loyce was born September 27, 1915 to George W. and Pearl L. Pruitt. She graduated from Trio High...
Robert Cherrington
Dec 31, 2008
Robert Merrill Cherrington, 89, formerly of La Feria, Tx. died at Uvalde Memorial Hospital on Wed., December 31, 2008. He was born in Cromwell, Iowa on Jan. 26, 1919 and moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He returned to the Valley where he farmed in the Lyford and La...