Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Wanda Mcclure

Wanda Mcclure

Jan 4, 2017

Wanda B. "Nee Nee" McClure of Knippa passed away on January 4, 2017 in Harper, TX at the age of 67. She was born on May 21, 1949 in Crystal City to Steve Jefferson Stanley and Ruby Alice Dennis Stanley. She married John McClure in Uvalde on May 23, 1979. She is survived by her husband of 37 years;...

Gloria Urrutia

Gloria Urrutia

Jan 3, 2017

Gloria Urrutia of Uvalde passed away on January 3, 2017 in San Antonio at the age of 57. She was born on December 28, 1959 in Lubbock to Ramon Gonzales and Amelia Jacques Gonzales. She married Carlos Urrutia on November 22, 1997 in Del Rio. She is survived by her husband of 19 years; two daughters, Lynn Vasquez and...

Juan Salazar

Juan Salazar

Jan 3, 2017

Juan Francisco Salazar of Uvalde passed away on January 3, 2017 at North East Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 56. He was born on August 25, 1960 in Libertyville, Illinois to Vicente and Consuelo (Valle) Salazar. He enjoyed barbecuing, fishing and the Dallas Cowboys. He is survived by his mother of Uvalde; daughter, April Salazar...

Sharon Hammel

Sharon Hammel

Jan 1, 2017

Sharon "Susie" Hammel of Utopia, formerly of Baytown, passed away on January 1, 2017 at her residence at the age of 70. She was born on September 25,1946 in Walters, Oklahoma to Euel and Daisy (Covey) Clift. She married Leonard "Mike" Hammel on September 7, 1990 in Anahuac, Texas. She is survived by her husband of 26 years of...

Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez

Dec 30, 2016

Jose Alfonso Gonzalez of La Pryor passed away on December 30, 2016 at Lost Pines Nursing and Rehab Center in Bastrop at the age of 69. He was born on October 26, 1947 in La Pryor to Antonio P. Gonzalez and Regina Martinez Gonzalez. He is survived by his mother; two sisters, Maria N. Rodriguez of Austin and Alma...

Angelita Hernandez

Angelita Hernandez

Dec 27, 2016

Angelita R. Hernandez of Uvalde passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in San Antonio at the age of 78. Mrs. Hernandez was born on April 10, 1938 in Sabinal to Ester (Munoz) and Aureliano C. Rodriguez. She married Alberto P. Hernandez on April 23, 1961 in Sabinal. Mrs. Hernandez is survived by three daughters, Diana Pesina of Uvalde;...

Sharon Counselman

Sharon Counselman

Dec 25, 2016

Sharon Giffin Counselman of Sabinal passed away on December 25, 2016 at Medina Regional Hospital in Hondo at the age of 70. She was born on January 11, 1946 in Uvalde to Willis Clark and Estelle (Herring) Giffin. She married Rev'd Robert L. Counselman on June 5, 1970 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is survived by her husband of...

Frances King

Frances King

Dec 21, 2016

Frances King of Leakey, formerly of Uvalde, passed away on December 21, 2016 in Pleasanton at the age of 88. She was born on August 27, 1928 in Crystal City to Raymond Nabours and Floye Pruitt Nabours. She married Edwin E. King in Batesville on June 6, 1948. He preceded her in death in 2010. She is survived by...

Doris Vanham

Doris Vanham

Dec 20, 2016

Doris Mahon Vanham of Uvalde passed away on December 20, 2016 at The Veranda at the age of 97. She was born on November 28, 1919 in Gonzales, TX to Ernest Clifton Mahon and Alice Elizabeth Pouncey Mahon. She is survived by a son, Mark Vanham of Uvalde; brother, Willis Mahon and wife, Mary of Dallas; three grandchildren, Riley...

Glyndolen Pitts

Glyndolen Pitts

Dec 16, 2016

Glyndolen "Gwen" Fernice (Smith) Pitts, 88, passed peacefully in her home in Uvalde, TX on December 16, 2016. She was born on October 24, 1928 in Goforth, TX, the fifth of eight children of Henry Claude and Fern (Foster) Smith. She grew up in Chapman Ranch, TX where at 16 she quit school to work for the Southwestern Bell...

Rosa Flores

Rosa Flores

Dec 13, 2016

Rosa Gonzalez Flores of Uvalde passed away on December 13, 2016 in Uvalde Healthcare and Rehab at the age of 91. She was born on November 9, 1925 in Montell to Alejandro M. Gonzalez and Maria Carbajal Gonzalez. She married John Harris Flores in Camp Wood on February 13, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1949. She is...

Elise Kirchoff

Elise Kirchoff

Dec 12, 2016

Elise Gay Kirchoff of Uvalde passed away at her residence at the age of 70. She was born on June 30, 1946 in Orange Grove, Texas to Leroy and Brunhilde (Morisse) Kirchoff. She is survived by her sons, Jeff Millikin and wife, Kristine of Katy, Tom Millikin and wife, Leslie of Klein and Daniel Millikin and wife Jennifer of...

Doug Bradham

Doug Bradham

Dec 12, 2016

Forest Douglas Bradham of Uvalde passed away on December 12, 2016 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 68. He was born on October 9, 1948 in Edinburg to O.P. Bradham and Billie Jean Hobbs Bradham. He married Elizabeth Kay Dobbins on December 19, 1980 in San Antonio. He is survived by his wife of almost 36 years;...

Trenton Davis

Trenton Davis

Dec 8, 2016

Trenton Wayne Davis of Hondo, formerly of Knippa passed away on December 8, 2016 at the age of 31. He was born on November 28, 1985 in Uvalde to Charles Davis, Jr. and Stana Marie Becker. He is survived by his father of La Pryor; mother, of Hondo; wife, Melody English Davis of Hondo; children, Connor Davis, Ty Davis...

Valente Mendoza

Valente Mendoza

Dec 6, 2016

Valente T. Mendoza of Uvalde passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Texsan Heart Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 84. Mr. Mendoza was born August 20, 1932 in Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Adeliado and Juanita (Torres) Mendoza. He married Herlinda Martinez in Villa de la Paz, San Luis, Potosi on January 1,...

Estella Leon

Estella Leon

Dec 5, 2016

Estella De Leon of Uvalde passed away at the Amistad Nursing Home on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the age of 66. Ms. De Leon was born July 7, 1950 in Billings, Montana to Porfirio and Severiana (Aviles) De Leon. She is survived by four sisters; Carmen Morales, Gloria Rubio, both of Uvalde, Irma Hernandez and husband Pete of...

Irma Perez

Irma Perez

Dec 4, 2016

Irma Ramos Perez of Uvalde passed away on December 4, 2016 at North East Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 80. She was born on July 7, 1936 in Uvalde to Leobardo and Carmen (Gonzales) Ramos. She married Ramon Martinez Perez in Uvalde on April 1953. She is survived by her daughters, Carmen P. Alvarado of...

Margaret Pace

Margaret Pace

Nov 30, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Gonzales Pace formally of Uvalde passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Victoria at the age of 86. She was born on March 2, 1930 in Uvalde to Florentino B. and Anita (Talamantez) Gonzales. She married Tom Pace on April 6, 1953 in Seguin. Mrs. Pace is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Pace of Victoria and...

Oscar Moore

Oscar Moore

Nov 30, 2016

Oscar Townsend Moore of Utopia passed away on November 30, 2016 at Sid Peterson Hospital in Kerrville at the age of 98. He was born on April 2, 1918 in Vanderpool, Texas to Oscar Thomas and Minnie (Polvado) Moore. He enjoyed taking care of his goat herd, gardening, planting trees and the country life. He is survived by his...

Nicolas Ruiz Jr.

Nicolas Ruiz Jr.

Nov 27, 2016

Nicolas "Nick" Ruiz Jr. of Uvalde passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016 in San Antonio at the age of 68. Mr. Ruiz was born on March 9, 1948 to Teresa (Arredondo) and Nicolas Ruiz Sr. He survived by two sisters, Dora Ocasio of Uvalde and Minerva Smijkowski and husband Edmund of Chicago, Illinois; one brother, Henry Ruiz of...