Recent Obituaries
Luz Amaya
Feb 28, 2018
Luz Maria Amaya of Uvalde passed away on February 28, 2018 in San Antonio at the age of 67. She was born on March 18, 1950 in Esperanza, Coahuila, Mexico to Jesus M. Amaya and Maria De Los Santos Vasquez. She is survived by her husband, Ruben Martinez of Uvalde; son, Fernando Amaya and fiancé, Teresa Lomas of Del...
Jose Garcia
Feb 28, 2018
Jose Garcia of Knippa passed away on February 28, 2018 at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde at the age of 93. He was born on March 20, 1924 in Knippa, Texas to Paz and Alselma (Guerra) Garcia. He is survived by his son, Jose Garcia, Jr. and wife, Alicia of Uvalde and daughter, Martha Luna of California; brother, David...
Olga Sanchez
Feb 27, 2018
Olga Ybarra Sanchez of Uvalde passed away on February 27, 2018 in San Antonio at the age of 76. She was born on May 18, 1941 in Blewett, Texas to Arturo Gonzalez Ybarra and Francisca Gonzales. She married Mauricio Daniel Sanchez in Uvalde on February 16, 1960. She is survived by her daughter, Olga Mae Sanchez and companion, Ben...
Margarita Rodriguez
Feb 27, 2018
Margarita Rodriguez of Batesville passed away on February 27, 2018 at the age of 80. She was born on February 22, 1938 in Batesville to Manuel Rodriguez and Tomasa Gudea Rodriguez. She is survived by two sisters, Carolina Nava and husband, Bobby; and Roberta Nava, all of Batesville; nephews, Bobby Nava, Jr. and wife, Vangie; Albert Nava and wife,...
Jesus Gutierrez
Feb 26, 2018
Jesus "Jesse" Gutierrez of Uvalde passed away on February 26, 2018 at his residence at the age of 69. He was born on December 25, 1948 in Uvalde to Sostenes and Valentina (Alamillo) Gutierrez. He married Anita Uriegas in Uvalde on November 16, 1968. He served his country in the US Navy and was a Seabee. He was a...
Daniel Martinez
Feb 25, 2018
Daniel Martinez of Uvalde passed away on February 25, 2018 at his residence at the age of 61. He was born on September 28, 1956 in Edcouch to Jose Martinez and Anita Benita (Martinez) Martinez. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Guadalupe Martinez; eight children, Celina Martinez and Daniel Martinez, Jr. and wife, Cristina, all of...
Alton Heine
Feb 25, 2018
Alton Alfred Heine passed away on February 25, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 77. He was born on December 21, 1940 in Uvalde County to Sam Silvery Heine and Pearl Carrie Havin. He is survived by his son, Dale Heine and wife, Wendy of Mico, Texas; Virginia Woodrow and husband, Fred of Sabinal;...
Virginia Keller
Feb 25, 2018
Virginia King Daly Keller, 94, of Uvalde died on Feb. 25, 2018, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 6, 1923, in Starks, Louisiana to Minerva (Burch) and Merwin King. She graduated from Starks High School and went to work as a timekeeper at the shipyard in Orange, Texas, during WWII. There she met her future husband, Charles...
Juan Hernandez, Sr.
Feb 23, 2018
Juan M. Hernandez, Sr., age 73, of Uvalde passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. He was born January 28, 1945 in Uvalde to Maria G. Mata and Juan Lopez Hernandez. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lally Hernandez; one son, Juan Manuel Hernandez, Jr. and...
Guillermo Vela
Feb 21, 2018
Guillermo "Willie" G. Vela of Uvalde passed away on February 21, 2018 at his residence at the age of 98. He was born on June 24, 1919 in Knippa to Abelino R. and Juanita (Gonzales) Vela. He served in the US Army during World War II under General Patton. He married Loretta Contreras in Uvalde on April 26, 1986....
Enid Tidwell
Feb 21, 2018
Enid E. "Jean" Tidwell of Uvalde passed away on February 21, 2018 at Veranda Living at the age of 91. She was born on July 13, 1926 in Del Rio, Texas to James and Enid Cantrell Sprott. She married Floyd A. "Pete" Tidwell in Uvalde, Texas on July 21, 1948. She is survived by one sister, Mattie Bates of...
Virginia Ybarra
Feb 18, 2018
Virginia Ybarra of Uvalde passed away on February 18, 2018 in San Antonio at the age of 78. She was born on December 6, 1939 in Mexico to Fructuoso Barboza and Matilde Lopez. She is survived by her husband, Alberto Ybarra of Uvalde; daughters, Maria Asusana Mireles and husband, Jesus of Uvalde, Irma Cepeda Ybarra and husband, Manuel of...
James Rose, Sr.
Feb 16, 2018
James David Rose, Sr. of Uvalde passed away on February 16, 2018 in Uvalde Healthcare and Rehab at the age of 89. He was born on March 14, 1928 in Uvalde to James Rose and Creasa Hokit Rose. He married Lilla Lee Mayes in Rocksprings in 1954. He is survived by his wife of 61 years; two sons, David...
Esteban Najera, Jr.
Feb 13, 2018
Esteban "Steve" Najera, Jr. of La Pryor passed away on February 13, 2018 in Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 54. He was born on April 19, 1963 in Uvalde to Esteban Najera, Sr. and Concepcion Macias Najera. He married Maria Juanita Bolaños on November 28, 1998. He is survived by his wife of...
Robbie Speer
Feb 13, 2018
Robbie L. Speer of Uvalde passed away on February 13, 2018 in Uvalde at the age of 82. She was born on June 15, 1935 in Carrizo Springs to Reyn Rossington and Loree Blackard Rossington. She married Calvin "Pete" Speer on September 3, 1954 in Crystal City. She is survived by her husband of 63 years; three sons, Ronny...
Albert Alonzo
Feb 11, 2018
Albert R. Alonzo of Uvalde passed away on February 11, 2018 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 46. He was born on July 13, 1971 in Uvalde to Cirilo and Berta (Rubio) Alonzo, Jr. He is survived by his parents of Uvalde; brothers, Vidal R. Alonzo and wife, Maribel of La Pryor, Cirilo Alonzo, III and wife,...
Sarah Baker
Feb 11, 2018
Sarah Belle Baker of Victoria, formerly of Uvalde, passed away on February 11, 2018 at Twin Pines North Nursing Home and Rehab Center at the age of 95. She was born on March 14, 1922 in Knippa to Z.T. Duncan and Stella Jane Aston Duncan. She has lived the last four years and ten months at Elmcroft of Victoria,...
Cheryl Meyer
Feb 11, 2018
Cheryl Hendon Meyer of Birmingham, AL passed away on February 11, 2018 at her residence at the age of 66. She was born on December 25, 1951 in Roanoke, AL to Eddie Hendon and Retha Walker Hendon. She married John Clinton Meyer, grandson of Clint and Louise Meyer, in Roanoke, AL on October 14, 1978. He preceded her in...
Dan Saunders
Feb 10, 2018
Dan "Baby" Saunders died peacefully in his Uvalde home Wednesday evening, February 7, at the age of 72. Baby was born October 15, 1945 to the late Dan and Mary Saunders of Sabinal, Tx. At the age of 4 he met his best friend and future wife, Jan Donoho and the two were inseparable until Jan's death in 2016....
Bertha Sanchez
Feb 9, 2018
Bertha Sánchez of Uvalde passed away on February 9, 2018 in Uvalde at the age of 95. She was born on October 23, 1922 in Long Beach, California to Roberto and Francisca (Dorado) Rodríguez. She is survived by her daughters, Luz María Cruz and husband, Agustín of Clute, Elizabeth Rueda and husband, Angel of El Paso and Francisca Pargas...
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