Recent Obituaries

Ignacia Farias
Aug 14, 2012
Ignacia (Loya) Farias, 92, of Beeville, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Mrs. Farias was born Aug. 13, 1920, in Beeville to Gregoria Rodriguez and Guadalupe Loya. She married Domingo Farias in Beeville on May 26, 1945, and was a homemaker and member of St. James Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Guadalupe and Gregoria Loya;...

Elizandro Sauceda
Aug 9, 2012
Elizandro Sauceda, 86, of Pettus, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Mr. Sauceda was born Oct. 15, 1925, in Wilson County to Federico and Maria Molina Sauceda. He was a dozer operator for Allen Dunn Construction and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pettus. He was a WWII veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded...

Ellis Greer
Jul 18, 2012
Ellis Greer, 69, of Beeville, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Mr. Greer was born May 11, 1943. He married Yetta Webb in Beeville in 1964. He was a pest control agent for Roger Moreland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Yetta Webb Greer. Survivors include three daughters, Leslie (Neil Curran) Greer, Lauren Waters and Lacie Greer, all...

Raul Cortez
Jul 11, 2012
Raul "Whitey" Cortez slideshow Raul "Whitey" Cortez, 52, of Beeville, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Mr. Cortez was born April 17, 1960, in Oakville to Maria Carbajal and Frank Cortez. His profession was in construction, and he was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his brother, Frank Cortez Jr. Survivors...

Elodia Rodriguez
Jun 13, 2012
Elodia (Trevi�o) Rodriguez slideshow Elodia (Trevi�o) Rodriguez, 86, of Beeville, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Mrs. Rodriguez was born Aug. 24, 1925, in Beeville to Jesusa (Ramos) and Ysidro Trevi�o Sr. She married Victor S. Rodriguez Sr. in Beeville on July 19, 1942, and was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. She was...

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)...