Obituaries

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Jewel Woolf

Jewel Woolf

Jun 26, 2017

Jewel Catherine Heard Woolf of Uvalde, Texas known to all as Julie passed away on June 26 ,2017 after a lengthy and brave fight with cancer in the presence of her family. She fought with all she had till the very end. Julie was a loving, giving and hardworking woman who helped in the lords work in thousands of...

Pauline Kelling

Pauline Kelling

Jun 23, 2017

Pauline Dornbusch Kelling of Knippa, widow of Ray Elwood Kelling, passed away in the early morning hours of June 23, 2017 at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio. Pauline was born to Paul and Ella (Falkenberg) Dornbush on July 31, 1931. Pauline was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Knippa where she was baptized on August 31,...

Rosa Cardona

Rosa Cardona

Jun 22, 2017

Rosa Cardona of Batesville passed away in Amarillo on June 22, 2017 at the age of 69. She was born August 21, 1947 to Maria (Quevedo) and Frank "Pancho" Cardona. She married David Trevino Sr. in Batesville on December 28, 1965. Mom was a member of St. Hyacinths Catholic Church in Amarillo, Texas. She worked as a caregiver for...

Petra Luna

Petra Luna

Jun 20, 2017

Petra Luna of Batesville passed away on June 20, 2017 at her residence at the age of 72. She was born on November 20, 1944 in Batesville to Juvencio and Concepcion (Rodriguez) Luna. She is survived her daughters, Bertha Galindo of Houston, Nelda Cuellar and husband, Ramon of Freeport and Elizabeth Gomez of Houston; sons, Jorge Alberto Villarreal and...

Ricardo Luna

Ricardo Luna

Jun 15, 2017

Ricardo Luna of Batesville passed away on June 15, 2017 at his residence at the age of 44. He was born on October 18, 1972 in Uvalde to Cirildo and Ernestina (Rios) Luna. He is survived by his mother of Batesville; daughter, Yadira Luna of Uvalde; son, Marcos Luna and wife, Yesenia Cano of Uvalde; sisters, Anna Bellia Maldonado,...

Hortencia Leon

Hortencia Leon

Jun 15, 2017

Hortencia Gonzalez De Leon of Uvalde passed away on June 15, 2017 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 90. She was born on November 4, 1926 in Campwood, Texas to Alejandro and Maria (Carbajal) Gonzalez. She married Alonzo De Leon on June 21, 1955 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is survived by her sister,...

Gloria Arizmendi

Gloria Arizmendi

Jun 12, 2017

Gloria Erlinda Arizmendi of Uvalde passed away on June 12, 2017 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. She was born on March 21, 1936 in Blewett, Texas to Palemon and Maclovia (Mirelez) Martinez. Mrs. Arizmendi worked for 36 years with the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, she also taught C.C.D. for 15 years at Sacred Heart...

Carlos Garcia, Jr.

Carlos Garcia, Jr.

Jun 10, 2017

Carlos Antonio "Bubba" Garcia, Jr. of Uvalde passed away on June 10, 2017 at his residence at the age of 12. He was born on August 27, 2004 in Uvalde. He is survived by his father, Carlos Ruiz Garcia of Uvalde; paternal grandparents, Ruben and Cynthia Garcia; paternal great grandparents, Ascension and Maria Ruiz; sister, Sophie Ann Garcia; brothers,...

Edmundo Arizmendi

Edmundo Arizmendi

Jun 7, 2017

Edmundo Rene Arizmendi of Uvalde passed away on June 7, 2017 at his residence at the age of 80. He was born on February 12, 1937 in Knippa, Texas to Dolores Escobedo and Antonia (Talavera) Arizmendi. He married Maria Gallardo in Uvalde on January 13, 1979. He is survived by his wife of 38 years of Uvalde; daughter, Naida...

Dagoberto Correa

Dagoberto Correa

Jun 7, 2017

Dagoberto Correa of Batesville passed away on June 7, 2017 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital age of 51. He was born October 9, 1965 to Rojelio Correa and Maria Elia Ramos. Mr. Correa married Maribel Cazares on April 14, 1984 in Batesville, Texas. Mr. Correa was serving as Justice of Peace Pct. 1 Judge in Zavala County since 2003; he...

Matilde Diaz

Matilde Diaz

Jun 6, 2017

Matilde N. Diaz of Uvalde passed away on June 6, 2017 at Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 97. She was born on September 15, 1919 in Uvalde to Severo and Dorothy (Canales) Nevarez. She married Antonio E. Diaz in Uvalde on September 1, 1940. She is survived by her sons, Antonio Diaz and wife, Pita and Joe...

Tom Haby, Jr.

Tom Haby, Jr.

Jun 4, 2017

Tom Vance Haby, Jr., 85, of Brackettville died Sunday, June 4, 2017. Tom was born September 19, 1932 in Uvalde, Texas to Tom Vance Haby and Sarah Crump Haby. He is survived by his son, Guy "Chip" Haby and his wife, Kasey Hall Haby, two grandchildren, Tillman Vance and Sarah Dean. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Siria Ruiz

Siria Ruiz

Jun 2, 2017

Siria Z. Ruiz of Uvalde passed away on June 2, 2017 at the St. Luke's Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. She was born July 9, 1934 to Felix Zavala and Luciana Mora. She married Geromino Ruiz on January 8, 1950 in San Isidro. Mrs. Ruiz is survived by her daughters, Dora Villanueva and husband, Juan and Rosa Rodriguez all...

Julia Carreon

Julia Carreon

May 30, 2017

Julia Mendez Carreon of Uvalde passed away on May 30, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 67. She was born on December 25, 1949 in Castaños, Coahuila, Mexico to Francisco Mendez and Juanita Guzman Prado. She is survived by her husband, Victor Carreon of Uvalde; mother of Castaños, Coahuila, Mexico daughters, Sanjuana Carreon Mendez...

James Cousins

James Cousins

May 29, 2017

James Russell Cousins, age 77, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2017 in Vanderpool, TX, at the Bug Scuffle Ranch. He was surrounded by family and friends after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was at a place with which he had fallen deeply in love, and indicated that when he was gone, he wanted to have his ashes...

Hermenejildo Maldonado

Hermenejildo Maldonado

May 27, 2017

Hermenejildo G. Maldonado of La Pryor passed away May 27, 2017 at the Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 100. He was born March 27, 1917 in Encinal, Texas to Hermenejildo Maldonado and Santos Garza. He married Maria Bermea in 1945 at La Pryor. Mr. Maldonado was a World War II veteran that was awarded with a European...

Ricardo Perez

Ricardo Perez

May 27, 2017

Ricardo Perez of Uvalde passed away on May 27, 2017 at the Methodist Texsan Hospital at the age of 49. He was born November 23, 1967 to Hector Zamora and Maria Ana Ramirez. He married Melinda Lopez in Uvalde on January 29, 1995. Mr. Perez is survived by his wife of 22 years; sons, Sean Michael Perez and companion...

Rosa Flores

Rosa Flores

May 24, 2017

Rosa Flores of Uvalde passed away on May 24, 2017 at her residence at the age of 78. She was born on October 14, 1938 in Uvalde to Atilano Gonzales and Francisca Ledesma Gonzales. She is survived by her husband, Luis Flores, Sr. of Uvalde; daughters, Sylvia Madrid of San Antonio and Alicia Flores of Uvalde; sons, Luis Flores,...

Tanya Wikstrom

Tanya Wikstrom

May 22, 2017

Tanya Wikstrom of Uvalde passed away on May 22, 2017 at her residence at the age of 44. She was born on August 18, 1972 in Escondido, CA to Paul Bennett Wikstrom and Judith Ann Paulson Wikstrom. She is survived by her mother, Judy Seitz and husband, Lloyd; sister, Charlene Wikstrom; and niece, Alexandria Riegle, all of Uvalde; daughter,...

Evelyn Pool

Evelyn Pool

May 21, 2017

Evelyn L. Pool of Uvalde passed away on May 21, 2017 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. She was born on December 2, 1925 in Lampasas to John Wright and Johnnie Smith Wright. She is survived by three sons, Rick Pool of Leakey, Thomas Pool of Norway, and John Pool of Austin; four daughters, Deborah Craig...