Recent Obituaries

Usn Carmona
Aug 12, 2013
USN Retired Chief Petty Officer Joseph G. Carmona, 55, of Flour Bluff, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Mr. Carmona was born Sept. 22, 1957, in Sommerset, Burmuda, to Lucia (Garces) and Salvador Carmona Sr. He married Graciela Rivera in Corpus Christi and served in the US Navy. He was a CCAD budget analyst and a member of St. Paul...

David Sanchez
Jul 29, 2013
David M. Sanchez, 65, of Beeville, died Monday, July 29, 2013. Mr. Sanchez was born Aug. 10, 1947, in Beeville to Daniel and Isabel (Medina) Sanchez. He married Alice Garza in Karnes County in 1971 and was a sales manager, retired from Western Southern Insurance Company. He began his career in 1978 with United Insurance. He was an auditor...

Augustin Aleman Jr.
Jul 23, 2013
Augustin "Cowboy" Aleman Jr., 46, of Beeville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Mr. Aleman was born June 11, 1967, in Brenham to Augustin H. and Gloria Padilla Aleman. He worked at Pete's Masonry and was a self-employed horse trainer. He volunteered many times for rodeos throughout Bee County. He was preceded in death by his father, Augustin H. Aleman....

Adela Hurtado
Jul 19, 2013
Adela (Moreno) Hurtado, 52, of Beeville, died Friday, July 19, 2013. Mrs. Hurtado was born Dec. 10, 1960, in Beeville to Matilde and Erlinda (Banda) Moreno. She married Jose Ramon Hurtado in Beeville on Dec. 5, 1982, and was a home healthcare provider for 15 years. She was a Christian. She was preceded in death by her parents, Matilde...

Salvador Garcia
Jul 11, 2013
Salvador Garza, 83, of Beeville, died Thursday, July 11, 2013. Mr. Garza was born April 29, 1930, in Beeville to Alejandro and Paula (Paiz) Garza. He married Maria Olivarez and was property manager for Daugherty Properties. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church and Woodmen of the World. He was preceded in death by his...

Mary Kuykendall
Jun 19, 2013
Mary Elizabeth (Ramsey) Kuykendall, 91, of Beeville, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Mrs. Kuykendall was born Dec. 31, 1921, in Artesia Wells to Maybelle (Rodarmel) and John Newton Ramsey. She married Paul T. Kuykendall in Hondo on May 25, 1942. Survivors include her husband, Paul T. Kuykendall of Beeville; a son, Daniel (Laurae) Kuykendall; a daughter, Mae (Robert Rich)...

Yolanda Zuniga
Jun 16, 2013
Yolanda (Rodriguez) Zuniga, 59, of Beeville, died Sunday, June 16, 2013. Ms. Zuniga was born March 26, 1954, in Kingsville to Librado Rodriguez and Felicita Vela. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic church. Survivors include Carlos Zuniga of Beeville; a son, Andy Lee Rodriguez of Fort Stockton; three sisters, Amalia Rodriguez, Dora Rodriguez and Oralia...

Thelma Franks
Jun 1, 2013
Thelma Dean (Ross) Franks, 95, of Beeville, died Saturday, June 1, 2013. Mrs. Franks was born June 2, 1917, in Wichita Falls to Bert and Beatrice Ross. She married Vores Franks in Beeville and was a bookkeeper for Allen Taylor Construction Company. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vores Franks; and a son, Raymond Byars....

Soveida Cardenas
May 30, 2013
Soveida (Perez) Cardenas, 75, of Corpus Christi, died Thursday, May 30, 2013. Mrs. Cardenas was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Beeville to Luciano and Antonia Perez. She married Pablo T. Garza in Beeville and was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic church and the Guadalupanas. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pablo T....

Ralph Smith
May 22, 2013
Ralph James Smith, 55, of Beeville, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Mr. Smith was born June 15, 1957, in Corpus Christi to Ralph E. Smith and Barbara Smith. He was known for his wood working ability, including the intricate detailing of wooden model tractors, which were showcased across the entire U.S. and annually at the Texas Folklife Festival in...

Monty Jones
Apr 26, 2013
Monty R. Jones, 59, was called home on April 26, 2013. He was born May 6, 1953, to Arthur Clyde and Barbara Sue (Barnes) Jones in Freer, TX. He married his love Mary Sharlene Elliott on August 7, 1971, in Beeville, TX. Monty was a long term resident of Beeville, Texas, and an A.C. Jones graduate of 1971. At...

Lupe Silvas
Apr 20, 2013
Lupe E. Silvas, 34, of Beeville, died Saturday, April 20, 2013. Mr. Silvas was born Dec. 12, 1978, in Beeville to Emilia (Montemayor) and Juan S. Silvas Sr. He was a graduate of A.C. Jones High School and had worked for TDCJ and Walmart. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by his father, Juan Silvas Sr.;...

Ismaiel Hernandez Jr.
Apr 7, 2013
Ismaiel "Big Mike" Hernandez, Jr.,55 passed away on April 7, 2013. Big Mike was born to Ismaiel Mike Hernandez, Sr. and Martha Pena Hernandez on February 11, 1958 in Beeville, Texas. He was a gradate of Pettus High School and member of Monte Del Olivar Church. He was a loving son, brother and uncle and loved his family. He...

Kerina Viafranco
Apr 6, 2013
Kerina Viafranco, 17, of Beeville, died Saturday, April 6, 2013. Miss Viafranco was born May 25, 1995, in Beeville to Terry Viafranco and Michael Villarreal. She was a homemaker and a Catholic and loved to read, write poems and listen to music. She attended A.C. Jones High School and married Rey Teran in 2010. She was preceded in death...

Jesusita Campos
Jan 28, 2013
Jesusita "Chuy" (Hernandez) Campos, 75, of Beeville, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Mrs. Campos was born March 19, 1937, in Pawnee to Isidoro and Antonia (Longoria) Hernandez. She married Valentine Campos Jr. in Sinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Isidoro and Antonia Hernandez; three sisters; and one brother. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Valentine...

Xavier Canales
Jan 27, 2013
Xavier Canales Xavier Canales, 55, of Katy, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Mr. Canales was born July 20, 1957, in Corpus Christi to Maria (Alcala) and Benito Canales Sr. He was an inventory specialist for Seanic Ocean Systems and an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his father, Benito Canales Sr.; his mother,...

Joe Cantu
Jan 19, 2013
Joe Cantu, 64, of Beeville, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. Mr. Cantu was born Oct. 30, 1948, in Normanna to Rafael and Adela Perez Cantu. He married Adela "Lela" Silvas in Beeville on Aug. 27, 1970, and was a cable tech supervisor for Western Geophysical and Global Geo. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and enjoyed...

Maria Perez
Jan 14, 2013
Maria (Garcia) Perez, 75, of Beeville, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Mrs. Perez was born April 22, 1937, in George West to Apolinar and Lucia Reyna Garcia. She married Nicolas Perez in Beeville and was a homemaker and member of St. James Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nicolas Perez; and her parents, Apolinar and...

Eva Guerra
Jan 2, 2013
Eva (Ruiz) Guerra, 72, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Ms. Guerra was born May 7, 1940, in Beeville to Jose and Maria DeLaLuz Trevi�o Ruiz. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Maria Ruiz; two half-brothers, Paul and Frank Garcia; and a sister, Yolanda DeLaCruz. Survivors include...

Lucia Ortiz
Dec 22, 2012
Lucia Elizalde Ortiz, 84, of Beeville, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Mrs. Ortiz was born March 4, 1928, in Beeville, to Ysidro and Euesbia (Cano) Elizalde. She married Marcelo Ortiz in Beeville in May 1947 and was a homemaker and member of the Catholic church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marcelo Ortiz; a daughter,...