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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Norma R. Gutierrez
May 22, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Norma R. Gutierrez, born on January 23, 1959, died on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Solara Hospital of Harlingen. She was 56. Her father, Pedro Zamora-Rivera, and brother, Thomas Rivera, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Robert Gutierrez; daughter-in-law, Maria Jose Villavicencio; mother, Magdalena Rivera; and siblings Juan Rivera, Olga Folsom, Edward Rivera,...
Kathryn C. Pool
May 21, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Kathryn (Cox) Pool, 77, went home to be with Jesus surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Kathryn was born on August 5, 1937 in Killeen, Texas to Dee Sterling Cox and Grace Redmond Cox. She was a graduate of La Feria High School and a very much loved member of the First Baptist Church...
Emma Farias
May 20, 2015
HARLINGEN/SAN BENITO, TX. – Emma Farias, born on November 1, 1929, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. She was 85. Her parents, Dionicio Farias, Sr. and Lidia L. Farias; sisters, Arminda Mancillas (+Amadeo) and Dora Farias; and brother, Guilevaldo Farias (+Viola M. Farias), preceded her in death. Survivors include her brothers Arnoldo...
Enid Eva Johnson
May 20, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Enid Eva Johnson passed from this life entering into heaven on May 20, 2015. She was 93 years of age, only lacking 13 days of being 94. Enid was born in Minot, North Dakota to Carl and Irene Rickford. At age 2 she traveled with her parents to reside in Santa Rosa, Texas where she graduated from high...
Manuela A. Garcia
May 18, 2015
HARLINGEN/SAN BENITO, TX. – “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself that where I am you may also be.” John...
Eliseo G. Garza
May 17, 2015
RIO HONDO/SAN BENITO, TX. – Cpl Eliseo G. Garza, Jr. USMC, born on September 10, 1991, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Quantico, Virginia. He was 23. Eliseo, Jr. was actively serving our nation as a corporal enlisted with the United States Marine Corps, stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico located in Quantico, Virginia. He enjoyed drawing, watching...
Jackie L. Woodall
May 16, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Jackie “Peggy” Lee Woodall, 86, passed away on May 16, 2015 at her residence. Peggy was born August 12, 1929 in Mission, TX to Jack West and Gwendolyn Harris West. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a longtime member of Parkdale Baptist Church. Peggy enjoyed drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, and working on the yard. She...
Robert H. Burgan
May 15, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Robert Horace Burgan passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Harlingen, Texas, at the age of 93. Bob was the son of Horace J. and M. Ruth Dorsett Burgan and was born on March 25, 1922, in Long Pine, Nebraska. The family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, when he was five years old. He completed his elementary through...
Eustolia B. Rodriguez
May 12, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Eustolia B. Rodriguez, age 91, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at La Hacienda Healthcare in Harlingen, Texas. A memorial mass will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the St. Theresa Catholic Church at ten o'clock in the morning. Interment will then follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito. San Benito Funeral...
Serena Walker
May 10, 2015
Ft. Worth/Harlingen, TX: Serena Walker, 88, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Ft. Worth, Texas, where she had been living near her family. She was born on February 5, 1927, to Leslie and Euretha Mauney Smith in Harlingen, Texas. After graduating from Harlingen High School, Serena attended the University of Texas where she met Harold Walker, who would...
Beatrice R. Griffis
May 8, 2015
Harlingen: Beatrice R. Griffis, 90, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Victoria House. Bea, a Texas native was born in Petrolia, TX on August 17, 1924, and attended school in the Wichita Falls, TX, area. She married Ralph L. Griffis in January 1949 and traveled with him as he moved about the country in the construction industry. Bea...
Helen V. Christensen
May 6, 2015
Harlingen, TX: Helen Virginia Christensen, 95, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Windsor Atrium in Harlingen, Texas. Helen was born on September 14, 1919 in Racine, Wisconsin to Carl and Sarah Swanson. She studied voice at the Wisconsin College of Music for six years, as well as journalism at the technical college, and wrote for the Racine...
Maxine Alexander Dodson
May 3, 2015
SAN BENITO, TX. – Maxine Alexander Dodson, age 99, of San Benito went to be with The Lord Sunday, May 3, 2015. Maxine was born on September 15, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Alexander in Beaumont, Texas who came to San Benito in the early 1920’s. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Burford H....
Mary Belle Scoggins
May 2, 2015
Harlingen: Mary Belle Barbara Foelker Scoggins, 86, passed away after a short battle with cancer on May 2, 2015. She was born on December 3, 1928 to Walter and Rose Foelker. She was raised in Rio Hondo where she graduated High School. She attended Southmost College in Brownsville and pursued a career as a phlebotomist. Mary Belle married Robert Milton...
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