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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Mildred Gilmore
Feb 7, 2016
Harlingen: Mildred G. Gilmore, 89, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her residence in Harlingen, Texas. Mildred was born November 4, 1926 in Athens, Georgia to Ruben and L.C. Johnson. She previously lived in Sanford, Florida before moving to Harlingen in 1976 when her husband began working at the Marine Military Academy. Mildred is survived by a son, Steve...
Jose Israel Mata
Feb 5, 2016
SAN BENITO, TX. – Jose Israel Mata, Jr., born on the 14th of May 1944 in San Benito, Texas, died on Friday, the 5th of February 2016 at his residence. He was seventy-one years old. Mr. Mata was a veteran, honorably discharged from the United States Army. His loving parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose and Arminda Mata; and a brother,...
Mary Catherine Patterson
Feb 3, 2016
Harlingen, TX Mary Catherine Patterson “Katy”, 99, passed away on February 03, 2016 at her residence. Katy was born on May 14, 1916 in Kansas City, MO, to Fred P. Ryan and Mamie O’Rourke Ryan. She was a high school graduate and married Frank E. Patterson in 1939. Katy worked in retail sales in Kansas City and then joined F....
Gerald H Ammons
Feb 1, 2016
Harlingen, TX: Gerald (Jerry) H. Ammons, age 76, went to be with our Lord on Monday, February 1st, 2016. He was a long time resident of Harlingen, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father Bus Ammons his mother Mariana Ammons, and his brother Jim Ammons. He is survived by his wife Bobbie Ammons, his sons John Mark and...
Virginia S. Guajardo
Feb 1, 2016
San Benito, Texas: Virginia S. Guajardo entered into eternal life on February 1, 2016. Virginia was born September 4, 1926 in China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Rodolfo Saenz and Felicitas Martinez. She is survived by her husband, Jose Guajardo; her children, Jose Omar Guajardo (Dolores), Oziel Guajardo (Gloria), Horacio Guajardo (Elva), Maricela Quintanilla (Oscar), Raul Guajardo (Juany), Romeo Guajardo (Norma)...
Jeanette E. Greer
Jan 31, 2016
Harlingen, Texas Jeanette Elaine Greer, 60, passed peacefully at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas on January 31, 2016. Jeanette was born on April 11, 1955 in Mercedes, Texas to James and Jeanne Stone and was raised in Harlingen, Texas. She married F. Brooks Greer on June 7, 1974 and together they raised their son, John B. Greer. Jeanette...
Arlene Ann Crosson
Jan 30, 2016
HARLINGEN, TX. – On the 30th of January 2016, our beloved mother Arlene Ann Fenimore Crosson passed away at her residence with family by her bedside. Born on the 24th of September 1933, she lived a full life. She was eighty-two years old. Arlene enjoyed fishing, spending time at casinos, working with plants, and loved animals, especially her baby, Missy....
Walter F. Rhyner
Jan 30, 2016
Lozano, TX: Walter F. Rhyner, 93, after a long amazing Christian fulfilled life as a devoted and loving son, husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed into eternal life on Saturday, January 30, 2016. Walter was born October 23, 1922 at his home in Lozano, Texas to Rachel Kubli Rhyner and Jost Rhyner. His WWJD life was spent farming...
Alberto Garza
Jan 28, 2016
LA PALOMA, TX. – Alberto Garza, Jr., born on the 9th of May 1957 in San Benito, Texas to his parents, Alberto and Adela Garza, Sr., passed away on Thursday, the 28th of January 2016. He was fifty-eight years old. Alberto graduated from San Benito High School in 1975. A year later, on the 15th of October 1976, he married...
Jackie Newell Bearrow
Jan 26, 2016
BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Jackie Newell Bearrow, of Brownsville, Texas, passed away on the 26th of January 2016 at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was eighty-six years old. Jackie was born the 27th of May 1929 in Shamrock, Texas to Newell (Jester) and Eva Rosalind Harris Bearrow. He was known as “Big Train” during his football career at...
Kathryn M. Wheelus
Jan 25, 2016
Harlingen, Texas Kathryn Marie Brandt Wheelus passed away on January 25, 2016, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Kathy was born in La Feria, Texas in August of 1942 to Paul and Marie Brandt. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1960 and then attended Business School in Harlingen. Upon completion of her training, she worked as...
Albert Wolf
Jan 23, 2016
Delray Beach, Florida: Albert Wolf Jr., “Coot” passed away January 23, in his home in Delray Beach, Florida, where he resided for the last 20 years. Coot was born 89 years ago in Corpus Christi, Texas and resided in Harlingen, Texas for 67 years. He married Marky Kanter in July, 1950 and enjoyed a very large loving family until she...
Dr John F. Teer
Jan 22, 2016
Harlingen, Texas John Franklin Teer, 73, died on January 22, 2016. A long-time resident of Harlingen, he is survived by his wife Carolyn Ann Cox Teer, his daughter, Jennifer Marlene Teer Rochte and her husband Russell, and his son Jeffrey Lawrence Teer and his wife Claudia. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren: Rebekah Rochte, Rachel Rochte, Sarah Rochte,...
Francisca Galvan
Jan 18, 2016
Francisca Galvan, 68, passed away in Dallas, Texas on Monday, January 18, 2016. Francisca was born in San Benito, Texas on February 9, 1947 to Natividad and Pascuala (Garcia) Galvan, Sr. She grew up in San Benito and attended school there. In 1968 she married Tomas Ortega, Sr. and they made their home in Ennis, Texas. She worked for many...
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