Recent Obituaries

Nora Benavides
May 29, 2012
Nora R. Benavides, 77, of Beeville, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Mrs. Benavides was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Campbellton to Margarita Sotelo and Alejandro Rosales Sr. She married Frank N. Benavides in Pettus on Dec. 20, 1953, and was the owner and operator of Mi Familia Restaurant. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was...

Amado Chapa Sr.
May 27, 2012
Amador C. Chapa Sr., 80, of Beeville, formerly of Pettus, died Sunday, May 27, 2012. Mr. Chapa was born Dec. 17, 1931, in Choate to Herminio and Enemencia Canales Chapa. He was a backhoe operator by profession and a member of Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Victory Catholic churches. He was preceded in death by his parents; two...

Abelardo Garcia
May 1, 2012
Abelardo M. Garcia, 89, of Beeville, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Mr. Garcia was born Dec. 3, 1922, in Clareville to Antonia (Medina) and Augustin Garcia Sr. He served in the U.S. Army and married Sulema Armijo on April 28, 1946, in Beeville. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was the first Hispanic mailman in Beeville....

Beatrice Cortez
May 1, 2012
Beatrice (Suniga) Cortez, 82, of Beeville, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Mrs. Cortez was born Feb. 7, 1930, in Beeville, to Paula Arguijo and Manuel Suniga. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Paula Suniga; a daughter, Elvia Banda; former husband, Gilberto Cortez; a sister, Elisa Gonzales; and three brothers, Guillermo Suniga,...

Esiquia Cervantes
Apr 25, 2012
Esiquia (Cardenas) Cervantes, 83, of Beeville, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Mrs. Cervantes was born March 28, 1929, in Beeville to Juan and Florentina Tapia Cardenas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sabino Cervantes; her parents; a daughter, Nieves Cervantes; brothers, Rosendo Cardenas, Gilberto Cardenas, Jose...

Reyes Cano
Apr 3, 2012
Reyes Sanchez Cano, 67, of Beeville, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Mr. Cano was born Sept. 22,1944, in Beeville to Maria Sanchez and Santiago Cano. He served in the United States Army and was a member of Monte Del Olivar Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Santiago Cano and Maria Sanchez, and a sister. Survivors...

Daniel Ramirez
Mar 27, 2012
Daniel "Danny" Ramirez, 63, of Beeville, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Mr. Ramirez was born Oct. 23, 1948, in Beeville. He served in the U.S. Marines and married Yolanda Ortiz in Beeville on Oct. 25, 1969. He was a retired postal carrier and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of...

Lucia Alcala
Mar 18, 2012
Lucia (Molina) Alcala, 93, of Beeville, died Sunday, March 18, 2012. Mrs. Alcala was born July 6, 1918, in Converse, La., to Eva (Lathon) and Sostenes Molina. She married Reymundo Alcala in San Diego in 1933, and was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband on March 31,...

Tiburcio Serrano
Mar 18, 2012
Tiburcio Serrano, 77, of Skidmore, died Sunday, March 18, 2012. Mr. Serrano was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Beeville to Victoria Perez and Jose Serrano. He married Petra Servantes in Alice on April 4, 1960, and was a bulldozer operator and a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Skidmore. He was preceded in death by his parents and two...

Jose Martinez
Mar 18, 2012
Jose G. Martinez, 67, of Worthington, Minn., formerly of Skidmore, died Sunday, March 18, 2012. Mr. Martinez was born Aug. 19, 1944, in San Juan to Petra (Garcia) and Domingo Martinez Sr. He married Mickey Flores in Skidmore on Sept. 10, 1966, and was custodian for Skidmore ISD. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by his...

Maria Casarez
Mar 5, 2012
Maria Louisa Gonzales Casarez, 62, went to be with her Lord on March 5, 2012. She was born to Pablo and Maria Medina Gonzales on August 15, 1949, in Alma, Michigan. Maria grew up in Kenedy, TX, and it was there where she married Jose Antonio Casarez on July 5, 1972. They later moved to Beeville and raised their...

Jacob Montoya
Feb 22, 2012
Jacob Thomas Montoya, 66, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Mr. Montoya was born July 29, 1945, in Durango Colo., to Maria Tafoya and Jose Thomas Montoya. He served in the U.S. Army and received a master's degree from Texas A&I University-Kingsville. He married Esther Guerrero in Beeville on Dec. 5, 1970, and was a member of St....

Pastor Garza
Jan 25, 2012
Pastor Jesus (Jesse) De La Garza, 53 of Beeville, Tx passed away January 25, 2012. His friends and family were by his side when he peacefully passed to be with his Heavenly Father. He was born to Refugio and Leonor (Lopez) De La Garza in Dimmitt, Tx on December 17, 1958. He was a graduate of Bethel Bible Institute...

Maria Abrigo
Jan 18, 2012
Maria Criseria (Garza) Abrigo, 85, of Normanna, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Mrs. Abrigo was born March 6, 1926, in Bee County to Dionicia Lopez and Ysa Garza. She married Tomas Abrigo Sr. in Bee County in January of 1941. She was a teacher's aide for Tuleta Head Start School and enjoyed attending the Texas Adult Day Care. She...

Pedro Cuellar
Jan 10, 2012
Pedro G. Cuellar, 70, of Beeville, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Mr. Cuellar was born March 10, 1941, in Three Rivers to Vicenta (Garcia) and Seferino Cuellar. He worked in oilfield construction and was a member of the Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and one sister. Survivors include a sister, Genoveva (Lupe)...

Jose Casarez
Jan 1, 2012
Jose Antonio Casarez, 63, of Beeville, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Mr. Casarez was born July 4, 1948, in Beeville to Victoria (Castro) and Jose O. Casarez. He married Maria Louisa Gonzales in Kenedy on July 5, 1972, and was a transportation driver for BCAA. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church and enjoyed welding. He was...

Betty Howland
Dec 14, 2011
Betty Howland, 85, of Skidmore, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. Mrs. Howland was born Sept. 27, 1926, in Corpus Christi to Mabel (White) and Pleas C. Tom. She married John Earl Howland and was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Survivors include two sons, Tom...

Felesita Gutierrez
Dec 10, 2011
Felesita (Chapa) Gutierrez, 57, of Beeville, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Mrs. Gutierrez was born May 18, 1954, in Bee County to Refugio T. and Alicia Alamburo Chapa. She married Antonio Gutierrez in Beeville on Feb. 5, 1987, and was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic church. She enjoyed dancing. Survivors include her husband, Antonio Gutierrez of...

Maria Garcia
Dec 4, 2011
Maria Belia (Garcia) Garcia, 76, of Beeville, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Mrs. Garcia was born March 20, 1935, in Clareville to Tomas and Aurora (Gomez) Garcia. She married Anastacio Garcia in Beeville on March 20, 1952, and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and the Cursillistas. She was preceded in death by...

Pancho Trevino
Oct 15, 2011
Pancho G. Trevi�o, 57, of Beeville, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Mr. Trevi�o was born June 18, 1954, in Beeville to Leonor (Garza) and Andres Trevi�o. He was a labor and a Catholic by faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Leonor Trevi�o; and a brother, Soltero Trevi�o. Survivors include his father, Andres Trevi�o of Houston; children,...