Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Myrtle Goss Wheelus
May 17, 2016
Myrtle Goss Wheelus, age 104, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Myrtle was born November 20, 1911 in Louisiana to parents Jack and Sarah Goss. As a longtime resident of 62 years in Santa Rosa, Texas, Myrtle was a devoted wife and mother to three children. She enjoyed hobbies of gardening, cooking, decorating eggs, sewing,...
Ruth Irene Hunter
May 16, 2016
Ruth Irene Hunter passed from this life May 16, 2016 in Brownsville, Texas. She was 61 years old. Ruth was born November 9, 1954 in El Paso, Texas to Darwin and Arless Lingerfelt Earle, and her family moved to Brownsville in 1955. During her childhood, she spent many summers at the family farm near Cheyenne, Oklahoma. She was a competitive...
Elena Ruth Cavazos
May 14, 2016
Elena Ruth Cavazos Wolfe Ruth Wolfe, 90, of Brownsville, Texas entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Ruth was born on August 18, 1925 in Brownsville, Texas to Amadeo and Bascilia Cavazos. Ruth was from a Valley pioneer family, being a direct descendant of Don Jose Narciso Cavazos, grantee of the San Juan de Carricitos land grant established...
Priscilla Ann Murray
May 13, 2016
Priscilla A. Murray, 89, of Bridgeport, CT passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Valley View Assisted Living in Harlingen, TX. Priscilla was born January 27, 1927 in Bridgeport, CT to Andrew Kyer and Carrie Popadik. She lived in Bridgeport most of her life. Priscilla married Donald Murray and they were married for 42 years. She worked as an inspector...
Ethel Virginia Martin
May 13, 2016
Ethel Virginia Martin, 87, of Long Island Village, Port Isabel, Texas, went to be with our Lord on Friday, May 13, 2016. She was born in Savannah, MO. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Jenkins and Hilda Cassady. She is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years, James (Jim) Martin and her brother, Earl Jenkins and...
Guadalupe (Lupe) Nino
May 12, 2016
Guadalupe (Lupe) Nino was called to be with our lord and savior on Thursday, the 12th of May 2016. He was eighty - six years old. Born on the 9th of December 1929 in San Benito, Texas to his parents Julian and Domitila Cardoza Nino He was a passionate musician that loved singing and playing the bass and the guitar...
Eusevio H. Lopez Jr.
May 11, 2016
Eusevio H. Lopez Jr. , was called to be with our lord and savior on Wednesday, the 11th of May 2016. He was sixty- six years old. Born on the 27th of July 1949 in San Benito, Texas to his parents Eusevio Lopez and Teresa Herrera Lopez. Eusevio , served his country for six years as a U.S. Marine. He...
Alicia M. Garcia
May 9, 2016
Alicia M. Garcia, 92, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born on January 19, 1924 in San Benito, TX; and was one of six children born to Gonzala Martinez. Alicia spent her childhood in San Benito, before marrying the love of her life, Tim Garcia, and moving to Harlingen. She spent the vast majority of her career working...
Orlando C. Garcia
May 9, 2016
Orlando C. Garcia, was called to be with our lord and savior on Monday, the 9th of May 2016. He was fifty-six years old. Born on the 5th of May 1960 in San Benito,Texas to his parents Emilio T. Garcia and Georgia Ann Butz. Orlando was a cars and motorcycle enthusiast, loved spending time fishing with friends and family, and...
Curtis R. Conrad
May 5, 2016
Harlingen-Curtiss R. Conrad was born on June 12, 1941 and died at the age of 74 surrounded by loving family on May 5, 2016. As a boy he was raised in Harlingen and graduated from Harlingen High School in 1959. Curtiss was a proud Cardinal and lettered in football four years. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in...
Yolanda Lopez Roa
Apr 30, 2016
Yolanda Lopez Roa, 66 ,a longtime resident of San Benito entered into eternal life on April 30, 2016 at her residence losing a battle to cancer. She was born on November 3, 1949 to Pablo R. Lopez and Juanita Alvarado in Harlingen, Texas. She attained her Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. She retired from...
Henry T. Pearson
Apr 29, 2016
HARLINGEN, TX Henry Thomas (Tom) Pearson, Jr., 88, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016. He was born on October 29, 1927 in Houston, TX. Tom was a graduate of Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas and attended the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He served in the U.S. Navy and in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Tom was a Certified...
Esther D. Bookout
Apr 26, 2016
Santa Rosa: Esther Dora Phillips Bookout was called home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. She was born September 19, 1922 in Custer County, OK to Frank and Erma Phillips. As a small child, her family moved to the Middlewater Community outside Dalhart, TX. In her early teen years they moved back to Weatherford,...
Marie P. Bolado
Apr 21, 2016
On April 21, 2016 the lord took Marie Bolado home, as she was only lent by him to fill our lives with her love and beauty. She passed in Grapevine, Texas, surrounded by her family and friends. She will be laid to rest next to her loving husband, Robert. She is preceded in death by her loving parents, her sister,...
