Recent Obituaries
Elisa Padilla
Nov 15, 2008
Elisa M. Padilla of Uvalde passed away on November 15, 2008 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 78. She was born on June 30, 1930 in Uvalde to Felix C. and Juanita Rodriguez Mirelez. She married Jose C. Padilla on January 11, 1947 in Uvalde. He preceded her in death on March 25, 2005. She is survived...
Howard Gilmour
Nov 14, 2008
Howard W. Bill Gilmour of Uvalde passed away on November 14, 2008 at Cedar Hills Nursing Home in Camp Wood at the age of 89. He was born on March 21, 1919 in Coulterville, Illinois to Harold and Margaret Gilmour. He married Claudie Christine Stonecipher in Hondo, TX on January 9, 1943. They resided in Uvalde where was a...
Dorris Keath
Nov 13, 2008
Dorris Daniel Keath, loving and devoted wife, extraordinary mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, church and community leader, long-time area educator, servant, and friend, passed into life eternal on November 13, at the age of 93. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, July 14, 1915, Dorris grew up on the banks of the Nueces River south of Cotulla. Like so many of...
Ruby Allen
Nov 13, 2008
Ruby Mellie Allen of Uvalde passed away on November 13, 2008 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 88. She was born on July 7, 1920 in La Pryor, Texas to Adolf and Mildred Haag. She is survived by one sister; Mildred Sparky Durham of Levelland, Texas; special friends; Sarah Greer, Samantha Bussell, Buster Petty and Lynn, Michael...
Joe Riso Jr.
Nov 12, 2008
Joe Ray Riso Jr. of Sabinal passed away on November 12, 2008 in Medina Community Hospital in Hondo, Texas at the age of 44. He was born on September 19, 1964 in Lubbock, Texas to Joe Ray and Maria Riso Sr. He married Blanca Santillano on December 31, 1997 in Uvalde, Texas. He is survived by his wife of...
Barbara Mclaughlin
Nov 11, 2008
Barbara Ann McLaughlin of Uvalde passed away on November 11, 2008 in her residence at the age of 70. She was born on November 9, 1938 in Austin, Texas to Barton and Mary Neal. She married Donald McLaughlin in Taylor, Texas on July 9, 1957. She is survived by her husband of 51 years Donald McLaughlin of Uvalde, Texas;...
Margaret Ryland
Nov 9, 2008
Margaret P. Ryland of Uvalde passed away on November 9, 2008 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. She was born on May 15, 1919 in San Felipe, Texas to Charles and Georgia Phillips. She married Wilson Douglas Ryland in Pattison, Texas on June 25, 1939. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Wilson D....
Jesus Amaya
Nov 6, 2008
Jesus M. Amaya of Uvalde passed away on November 6, 2008 in his residence at the age of 85. He was born on September 6, 1923 in Villa Union Coahuila, Mexico to Hipolito and Maria De Jesus Amaya. He is survived by one daughter; Luz M. Amaya and husband, Ruben Martinez of Uvalde, Texas; two sons; Emilio Amaya of...
Clebourne Graham
Nov 5, 2008
C. G. Punk Graham passed away Tuesday morning at 6:15 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Services will be held on Sunday, November 9th, at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary at 2:00 p.m. followed by a graveside ceremony at the Sabinal Cemetery in Sabinal, Texas. Born in Sabinal, Texas, on March 5, 1929, son of Claude Murray Graham and Mildred...
Mariano Salazar
Nov 4, 2008
Mariano Salazar of Uvalde passed away on November 4, 2008 in Promise Specialty Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 98. He was born on July 26, 1910 in Parra De Fuentez Coahuila, Mexico to Jesus and Eusevia Salazar. He is survived by two daughters; Julia Flores of Uvalde, Texas; and Juanita S. Sanchez of Mexico; one...
Daniel Hartman Jr.
Nov 2, 2008
Daniel Webster Hartman Jr. of La Pryor passed away on November 2, 2008 in Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 71. He was born on October 25, 1937 in San Saba, Texas to Carl and Myro Hartman. He married Irma Rodriguez on January 27, 1979 in Eagle Pass, Texas. He is survived by...
William Smart
Nov 2, 2008
William A. Smart of Sabinal passed away on November 2, 2008 at the age of 61. He was born on October 30, 1947 in Sabinal, Texas to Redman and Celia Ann Smart. He married Dorothy Ann Mechler in Sabinal, Texas on May 6, 1978. He is survived by his mother; Celia Ann Smart of Sabinal, Texas; wife of 30...
Fannie Maddox
Oct 31, 2008
Fannie Elizabeth Maddox of Uvalde passed away on October 31, 2008 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. She was born on March 23, 1917 in Taylor, Texas to Robert C. and Alice Tate. She married Paul William Maddox in 1935. He preceded her in death on January 8, 1970. She is survived by daughter: Donna Kay...
Manuel Rodriguez
Oct 29, 2008
Manuel Jesus Charro Rodriguez of Knippa passed away on October 29, 2008 at his residence at the age of 69. He was born on July 23, 1939 in Sabinal, Texas to Andres and Isabel Rodriguez. He married Carmen Lara in 1978 in Knippa, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 30 years Carmen Harris Rodriguez of Knippa, Texas;...
Pete Knowles
Oct 28, 2008
Pete Knowles of Uvalde passed away on October 28, 2008 at his residence at the age of 86. He was born on October 9, 1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Howard and Jimmie Knowles. He is survived by two sons; Howard Knowles and wife, Rhonda of Houston, Texas; and Bryson Knowles and wife, Susan of Concan, Texas; five grandsons;...
Oralia Garcia
Oct 28, 2008
Oralia Losoya Garcia of Uvalde passed away on October 28, 2008 in Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas at the age of 76. She was born on August 22, 1932 in Uvalde, Texas to Diego and Eusebia Losoya. She married Matias Longoria Garcia in Uvalde, Texas on September 18, 1964. She is survived by her husband of 44 years Matias...
Ramon Vasquez
Oct 21, 2008
Ramon G. Vasquez of Batesville passed away on October 21, 2008 in Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 73. He was born on May 5, 1935 in Batesville, Texas to Angel and Roberta Vasquez. He is survived by three daughters; Rosalinda Valdez and husband, Juan, and Josefina Ramos and husband, Hector all of Batesville, Texas...
Robert Gonzales
Oct 21, 2008
Robert Gonzales of Uvalde passed away on October 21, 2008 at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 32.He was born on August 31, 1976 in Uvalde, Texas to Mary A Gonzales. He is survived by his mother; Mary A. Chene Gonzales of Uvalde, Texas; one son; Trystyan H. Diaz Gonzales of San Antonio,...
Rebecca Zamora
Oct 20, 2008
Rebecca E. Zamora of Uvalde passed away in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 59. She was born on August 14, 1949 in Uvalde, Texas to Raul T. and Rosa Zamora. She is survived by two sisters; Elida Zamora of Uvalde, Texas; and Anabelle Gomez and husband, Joe of Del Rio, Texas; one brother; Raul Zamora and wife,...
Estelle Giffin
Oct 20, 2008
Estelle Herring Giffin was born November 18, 1914 on a farm in Uvalde County, Texas. She passed away October 20, 2008 in Ocala, Florida. Estelle was the 8th of 9 children born to Robert Bob and Margaret Herring. She married Willis Giffin, Sabinal Postmaster, in Sabinal in 1945. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis; son, Joe...