Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Guillermo Vela

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Luis Herrera

Luis Herrera

Feb 9, 2018

Luis Herrera of Sabinal passed away on February 9, 2018 at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde at the age of 97. He was born on February 29, 1920 in Jimenez, Coahuila, Mexico to Luis Herrera and Macaria Vasquez. He married Adelina Cortez in Mexico. He is survived by his daughters, Graciela Rodriguez and husband, David of Sabinal, Delfina Herrera,...

Francisco Arredondo

Francisco Arredondo

Feb 8, 2018

Francisco "Frank" R. Arredondo of Uvalde passed away on February 8, 2018 at his mother's residence at the age of 49. He was born on June 2, 1968 in Uvalde to Juan S. Arredondo and Andrea Rodriguez Arredondo. He is survived by his mother, Andrea Arredondo; three sisters, Lupe Robles and husband, Fendo; Dora Martinez and husband, Joe; and...

Roger Watkins

Roger Watkins

Feb 7, 2018

Roger Ellis Watkins of Uvalde passed away on February 8, 2018 in San Antonio at the age of 77. He was born on November 12, 1940 in Uvalde, Texas to Clyde O'Neil Watkins and Martha Thomas Rogers Weightman. He graduated from Uvalde High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict in Germany. He was employed...

Barbara Bingham

Barbara Bingham

Feb 7, 2018

Barbara Kay Lane Bingham of Uvalde passed away on February 7, 2018 at the age of 53. She was born on February 23, 1964 in Uvalde to George W. and Ann (Scrimshire) Lane. She is survived by her mother of Uvalde; companion, Shane Pacha of Uvalde; son, Daniel Gleason and wife, Melinda of Del Rio; daughter, Rebecca Gleason and...

Marisol Martinez

Marisol Martinez

Feb 5, 2018

Marisol L. Martinez of Uvalde passed away on February 5, 2018 at her residence at the age of 42. She was born on October 4, 1975 in Uvalde to Jose Contreras Martinez and Eusevia Lira. She is survived by her mother, Eusevia Lira Fernandez of Uvalde; father, Jose Contreras Martinez of Uvalde; companion, Carlos Sanchez, Jr. of Uvalde; sons,...

Catarino Aleman, Jr.

Catarino Aleman, Jr.

Feb 2, 2018

Catarino Aleman, Jr. of Uvalde passed away on February 2, 2018 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 45. He was born on December 13, 1972 in Crystal City to Catarino Aleman, Sr. and Maria Lopez Aleman. He is survived by his parents; brothers, Pete Aleman and Juan Aleman; sister, Maria Ruiz and husband, Ricardo; girlfriend, Norma Chapa;...

Jesse Hill

Jesse Hill

Feb 2, 2018

Jesse Thomas Hill of Uvalde passed away on February 2, 2018 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 63. He was born on December 29, 1954 in Uvalde to Tomas and Anita (Souquette) Hill. He is survived by his daughters; Ana Hill and companion, Angel Buruato, Alma Reina Cerda and husband, Roy, Laura Hill Hurtado and husband, Benjamin...

Bertha Elizondo

Bertha Elizondo

Feb 1, 2018

Bertha P. Elizondo of Sabinal passed away on February 1, 2018 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. She was born on September 22, 1932 in Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico to Rosendo Pena and Consuelo Castillon. She married Hugo L. Elizondo on November 4, 1950 in Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. She is survived by her husband of Sabinal; daughters,...

Carol Holmes

Carol Holmes

Jan 30, 2018

Carol Holmes of Knippa passed away on January 30, 2018, in Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas at the age of 85. She was born on July 26, 1932 in Borger Texas to Walter Alison Crank and Gertrude Lee (Smith) Crank. She married Robert Holmes on January 30, 1951. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Robert Holmes,...