Recent Obituaries

Ruth Allen

Feb 1, 2021

Ruth Olivia Connor Allen, known to her close friends as “Woodie” passed away February 1, 2021 at Amistad Rehabilitation Center. Olivia was 98 years old. She was born August 21, 1922 in Concord, Mass. to Louisa and Oliver Wood. She was married to William B Connor Jr. of Uvalde. He preceded her in death. She was married later to...

Vivian Manry

Jan 31, 2021

Vivian Lee Manry of Uvalde, Texas passed away on January 31, 2021 at her residence in Uvalde, Texas at the age of 66. She was born June 9, 1954 in Crystal City, Texas to Earl Cameron and Pernia Elizabeth Dennis. Vivian married Martin Wayne Manry in Uvalde, Texas on August 4,1974. She is survived by her mother-in-law Mary Manry...

Donnegan "Don" Willemin Ii

Jan 31, 2021

Donnegan “Don” Milam Willemin, II of Uvalde passed away on January 31, 2021 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 52.  He was born on August 6, 1968 in San Antonio to Don Willemin, Sr. and Dorothy Stephens.

He is survived by his wife, Maria Eligia Esquivel Willemin of Uvalde; daughter, Kaitlyn Willemin of Austin; son, George...

Elizabeth Ray

Jan 30, 2021

Elizabeth Ann Ray of San Antonio, Texas formerly of Crystal City, Texas passed away on January 30, 2021 at her residence in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 103. She was born on December 23, 1917 in Paola, Kansas to Ira and Edna (Smith) Cribbs. Elizabeth married Melvin Darrell Ray in Crystal City, Texas on June 7, 1940....

Jose Pargas

Jan 26, 2021

Jose “Che-Che” B. Pargas Sr. of La Pryor passed away on January 26, 2021 at his residence at the age of 71.  He was born on December 31, 1949 in La Pryor to Ramon Pargas Sr. and Locadia Bermea.

He married Rosa Castillo in La Pryor on July 11, 1970.

He is survived by his wife...

Petra Avila

Jan 25, 2021

Petra S. Avila of Sabinal, Texas  passed away on January 25, 2021 at her residence at the age of 77. She was born on January 14, 1944 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Francisco and Petra Gonzalez Silva. She married Silverio A. Avila on August 30, 1959 in Mexico.

She is survived by her two daughters,...

John Ortegon

Jan 25, 2021

John R. Ortegon of La Pryor passed away on January 25, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 59.  He was born on May 14, 1961 in Saginaw, Michigan to Ramon Ortegon Jr. and Olga Perez.

He is survived by his mother of La Pryor; daughter, Jacklyn Ortegon and husband, Isidoro Camacho of Uvalde;...

Francisca Reyes

Jan 22, 2021

Francisca M. Reyes of Knippa, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 in San Antonio at the age of 76.

She was born on January 6, 1945 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico to Raul and Niebes (De La Rosa) Morado.

Francisca is survived by her husband, Federico V. Reyes of Knippa; five daughters, Tomasa Garcia and...

David Thomas

Jan 20, 2021

David Thomas of Sabinal, Texas passed away on January 20, 2021 at his residence in Sabinal, Texas at the age of 54.  He was born on February 8, 1966 in Fredericksburg, TX to Mary Jane (Langhennig) and Walter Thomas, Jr. David married Diana Dawn (Smith) Thomas in Uvalde County in 1986.

He is survived his...

Lucio Ortiz

Jan 20, 2021

Lucio Ortiz of Uvalde passed away on January 20, 2021 at his residence at the age of 83.  He was born on September 15, 1937 in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico to Ricardo and Maria Abriana Ortiz.

He married Erlinda Contreras on August 24, 1966 in Eagle Pass, Texas

He is survived by his wife of 54 years...

William Dodson

Jan 19, 2021

William Patrick “Pat” Dodson, 72, of Uvalde passed away on January 19th, 2021 at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio with Mary, his loving wife of fifty years, by his side.

He was born in Uvalde, Texas on April 16, 1948 to Katherine Lucille (Robinson) Dodson and John Morse Dodson. His Uvalde County lineage traces back...

Rosa Martinez

Jan 16, 2021

Rosa V. Martinez of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde went to be with Our Lord on January 16, 2021 at the age of 77. She was born on August 19, 1943 in Uvalde to Francisco and Refugia (Tobias) Velasquez.

She married her sweetheart Pilar “Pilo” R. Martinez in Uvalde on November 23, 1961. Together they raised 3...

Valentine Hampton

Jan 16, 2021

Valentine Hampton of Utopia passed away on January 16, 2021 at his residence at the age of 95.

Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.

A complete obituary will follow.

Reynaldo Rivas

Jan 14, 2021

Reynaldo Rivas of Uvalde passed away on January 14, 2021 at his residence at the age of 92.  He was born on February 28, 1928 in Progresso, Coahuila, Mexico to Manuel Rivas and Acencion Garza.

He is survived by his daughters, Blanca Rivas Zapata and Laurentina Rivas Obregon both of Uvalde; son, Victor Rivas and wife, Maria...

Noe Saldaña

Jan 12, 2021

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of our family's patriarch, Noe Alcocer Saldaña. Noe died on January 12, 2021, at University Hospital in San Antonio. He was born in San Benito, Texas on January 23, 1933, to Jose Leal Saldaña and Adelaida Alcocer.

Noe was drafted into the United States...

Lucia Costilla

Jan 9, 2021

Lucia Yolanda Costilla of Uvalde passed away on January 9, 2021 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 70. She was born on July 23, 1950 in Allende, Mexico to San Felipe Jesus Ramon and Gerarda Munoz.

She married Juan Tobias Costilla in Uvalde on March 8, 1971.

She is survived by her sons,...

Julia Farris

Jan 9, 2021

Julia Farris, of Utopia, was born on December 16, 1937, in Boerne, Texas.  She was welcomed by her parents, Ernest Richey Kelley and Annie Ruth (Adair) Kelley and one older brother, Edward Ernest Kelley.  She began first grade in Utopia before she was five years old because her brother was beginning school and she refused to be left behind!...

Barbara Everett

Jan 6, 2021

Barbara Ann Everett of Uvalde passed away on January 6, 2021 at her residence at the age of 84.  She was born on September 5, 1936 in Uvalde, Texas to Floyd Stanley and Opal Grace (Blevins) Shaw.

She is survived by her husband, James L. Everett, of 63 years of Uvalde; daughter, Jean Ann Chisum and husband, Charles...

Terresa Jacobs

Jan 4, 2021

Terresa Jacobs of Uvalde passed away on January 4, 2021 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age 56.  She was born on November 12, 1964 in California to Bobby Joe Ives, Sr. and Avril Tipping.

She married Michael Jacobs on June 13, 1981 in Batesville, Texas.

She is survived by her husband...

Roberta Nava

Jan 2, 2021

Roberta Rodriguez Nava of Batesville passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation at the age of 85.

Roberta was born on August 27, 1935 in Batesville to Manuel and Tomasa (Guedea) Rodriguez.

She is survived by two sons, Eloy Nava and Edwin Nava and wife Diana all of Batesville; sister,...