Recent Obituaries

Jul 3, 2019

Esther (Guerrero) Montoya, 76, of Beeville, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019.

Mrs. Montoya was born Aug. 21, 1942 in Galveston to Teodora (Cuellar) and Carlos Estrada Guerrero Sr. She married Jacob Thomas Montoya in Beeville on Dec. 5, 1970. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar Society and was employed in...

Jun 12, 2019

Feliz (Saenz) Serna, 67, of Beeville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, lovingly surrounded by her family. Feliz was born November 3, 1951 in Beeville to Andres and Elva (Gomez) Saenz. She was a homemaker and member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andres G. and Elva G. Saenz; and two...

May 21, 2019

Guadalupe (Lupe) Paiz Garza went peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Lupe's story began on March 15, 1923, he was born to the late Alejandro H. and Paula P. Garza. The oldest of eight siblings, he was affectionately known as "Lupito." After returning from serving his country in the U.S. Army, he was employed...

May 16, 2019

Soyla (De Los Santos) Gonzales, 60, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019. Soyla was born May 7, 1959, to Guadalupe and Maria (Garcia) De Los Santos in Crowell, Texas. She was a housewife and a member of El Buen Pastor Baptist Church in Beeville, Texas. She is survived by her father, Guadalupe De Los Santos; her...

May 9, 2019

Gloria (Trevino) Puga, 69, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019. Gloria was born December 25, 1949, in Beeville, Texas, to Jesusa (Andrada) and Frank Trevino Sr. She married Gabriel Puga Sr. December 1981. As a lifelong resident of Beeville, she was a member of St. James Catholic Church, attended Texas Adult Daycare Center and was a...

May 3, 2019

Zakeriah De la Cruz, infant son of Xzavier Jackson and Angel De la Cruz, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019. He was born May 3, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Roger De la Cruz; and great-grandfather, Juan De la Cruz. Baby Zakeriah is survived by his parents, Xzavier Jackson and Angel...

Apr 24, 2019

Robert C. Freasier, Jr., 53, of Beeville, Texas, formerly of Mathis, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Robert was born May 9, 1965, in Alice, Texas, to Robert Cecil Freasier Sr. and Juanita Ruiz Suarez. He was a member of the Catholic faith, was employed in the maintenance department at A.C. Jones High School, loved watching movies and...

Mar 30, 2019

Maria (Cantu) Marquez, 58, of Beeville, died Saturday, March 30, 2019. Ms. Marquez was born Jan. 5, 1961, in Corpus Christi, to Ambrosio and Leonor (Garza) Cantu. She was raised in Alice and was a resident of Beeville for 30 years. She attended Texas Adult Daycare Center where she was actively involved. She was preceded in death by her...

Mar 24, 2019

Guadalupe (Tijerina) Benavides, 80, of Beeville, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mrs. Benavides was born March 10, 1939, in Goliad, Texas, to Alfredo and Grabiela (Castro) Tijerina. She was a housewife and member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Benito G. Benavides; a brother, Tomas Castro;...

Mar 8, 2019

Daniel Caballero, 63, of Pettus, died Friday, March 8, 2019. Mr. Caballero was born May 29, 1955, in Beeville to Gil and Amelia (Chapa) Caballero. He was employed as a laborer in the oilfield industry and was a member of the Catholic church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his siblings, Adolfo (Jesusa) Caballero of...

Feb 24, 2019

Bruce McCumber, 86, of Mathis, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019. Bruce was born October 3, 1932, in Live Oak County to Simeon Lewis McCumber and Ola Louise (McNeil). He married Nancy Griffin in Mathis. He was in the agricultural business and was a rancher. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Nancy McCumber. He...

Feb 18, 2019

Maria Guadalupe (Cantu) Harwell, 65, of Beeville, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Ms. Harwell was born Dec. 12, 1953, in Beeville to Alejandro H. and Lilia (Contreras) Cantu. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devine Mercy, and was actively involved with the upkeep of the adoration chapel. She enjoyed listening to Neil Diamond...

Jan 24, 2019

Raymond Spencer Irish, 76, of Beeville, Texas, formerly of Federal Way, Washington, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019. Mr. Irish was born October 13, 1942, to Anna May (Nevill) and Ralph Seaton Irish Jr. in Tujunga, California. He served in the U.S. Navy. He married Loraine Parker on Feb. 7, 1964, in Newhall, California, and worked as an electronics...

Jan 21, 2019

Aurelio "Ray" Garza Jr., 70, of Beeville, Texas, died Monday, January 21, 2019. Mr. Garza was born January 11, 1949, to Aurelio and Rosa (Villarreal) Garza in Beeville. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Catholic faith, was in the construction business and retired as a welder. He was preceded in death by...

Jan 7, 2019

Paulina (Corpus) Ruiz, 85, of Pettus, Texas, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. Mrs. Ruiz was born June 30, 1933, to Luis and Jesusa (Estrada) Corpus, in Alamo. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pettus and loved baking and making tamales. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luis and Jesusa Corpus; husband, Florentino...

Jan 5, 2019

Ramon Arambulo Chapa, 69, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019. Mr. Chapa was born August 17, 1949, in Beeville to Alicia (Arambulo) and Refugio Chapa Sr. He was a heavy equipment operator, a Catholic and a Dallas Cowboys football fan. He loved his three grand-dogs: Bubbles, Cozmo and Butters. Ramon was preceded in death by his...

Dec 30, 2018

Auralia Conchita Guevara-Villazana, 52, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018. Ms. Guevara-Villazana was born December 8, 1966, in Beeville to Ramon and Francisca (Hernandez) Guevara. She retired from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ramon and Francisca Guevara; two brothers, Natalio Guevara and Marcelino Guevara; and a niece,...

Dec 12, 2018

Delfina Salinas Huerta, 93, of Beeville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Mrs. Huerta was born March 2, 1925, in Tynan, to Antonio and Francisca (Ramirez) Salinas. She was a housewife and enjoyed singing and dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Conrado Perales Jr.; spouses, Claudio Ramirez, Conrado Perales Sr., Prajedes Salazar Sr. and...

Dec 3, 2018

Juan Gutierrez Sanchez Sr., 71, of Beeville, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Mr. Sanchez was born June 24, 1947, in Durango, Mexico, to Jose Manuel Sanchez and Maria Gutierrez Mercado. He married Pricilla Gonzalez in Beeville on Feb. 14, 1976. He was a lifelong Catholic and worked in the oilfield and ranching business as well as a carpenter. He...

Oct 16, 2018

Arturo G. Lara, 72, of Skidmore, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Mr. Lara was born Jan. 29, 1946, in Skidmore to Victor and Herminia (Garcia) Lara. He retired from the U.S. Army after proudly serving for 24 years, and then went on to retire from the U.S. Postal Service. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and...