Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Geraldine "Jeri" Louise (Mealey) Smith

Mar 6, 2023

Geraldine “Jeri” Louise Smith, 90, was born October 29, 1932 and passed away March 6, 2023. She was the only daughter of the late Marie Theresa (Duhaut) and Arthur James Mealey.

Jeri and her brothers were first generation born in America on her mother’s side who immigrated from France. Although Jeri’s young life was severely challenged after...

Donald "Don" Brauner

Mar 2, 2023

Donald "Don" Brauner, 76, of Harlingen, Texas, passed away on March 2, 2023. He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he joined the U.S. Navy in 1965. He became a disabled veteran and later worked for and retired from the Department of Revenue for the State of Missouri.

Don loved to tinker around in his “office”...

Henrietta Mantony

Feb 26, 2023

Henrietta Mantony, 96, passed away February 26, 2023, in Harlingen, Texas, where she had resided full-time since November 2021.  Henrietta, the middle daughter of Henry and Minnie Seubert of Alta Vista, Kansas, was born August 7, 1926, and graduated valedictorian of her Alta Vista High School class.  At 18 while working at the USAF base near Herrington, Kansas, she...

Victoria Kay "Vikki" Clark

Feb 26, 2023

On Monday, February 26, 2023, Victoria Kay “Vikki” Clark, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, Nina and Nana, was carried away by angels peacefully at the age of sixty-seven.

She was born October 14, 1955 to Cecil and Marjorie SoRell in San Benito, Texas. Vikki was a graduate of Harlingen High School, Class of 1973. She married...

Rodolfo "Rudy" Rodriguez

Feb 25, 2023

Rodolfo “Rudy” Rodriguez, 89, died at home on February 25, 2023 surrounded by his loving children. Rudy, also affectionately known as Fito to his friends from the barrio and immediate family, did not suffer long from Lewy Body Dementia.

Rudy was born on October 16, 1933, in Harlingen, Texas to the late Gabriel Rodriguez and Maria Palacios....

Daniel Lee Wright

Feb 25, 2023

Daniel Lee “Dan” Wright was born in Mercedes, Texas May 31, 1952 to late Rev. Arthur Wright and Letha Thurman Wright.

Dan worked in construction his entire adult life, starting Wright Way Construction with his brother and Border Contractors with his wife. He loved the road construction and underground utility industry and was one of the best...

Dora Alicia Villarreal

Feb 25, 2023

Dora Alicia Villarreal, 71, entered eternal rest on February 25, 2023. She was born July 14, 1951 in Brownsville, Texas to the late Juan Martinez and Juana Quiñonez Martinez.

Dora is preceded in death by her parents; her grandson, Samuel Mata; and her sister, Josefina Arambul.

Left to treasure Dora’s memory is the father of...

Maggie E. (Wheaton) McClanahan

Feb 24, 2023

Maggie Elizabeth Wheaton McClanahan, 97, went home to heaven Friday, February 24, 2023. The fifth of eight children, she was born in Combes, Texas to the late William H. Wheaton and Minnie Belchner Wheaton.

Maggie is survived by her daughter, Sandra Pierro McAfee (Dave); sister, Roxie Wheaton George; brother-in-law, Richard McClanahan (Linda); grandsons, Cody Mitchell, Jeff McAfee,...

Reynaldo Morales

Feb 24, 2023

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Maggie E. McClanahan

Feb 24, 2023

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Jan K. (Carter) LeBleu

Feb 22, 2023

Jeanette “Jan” Kay Carter LeBleu, 76, of Harlingen, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in her daughter’s home in San Antonio, Texas.

Born December 13, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Ray Allen Carter and Mary Kathleen Carter. She is preceded in death by both...

Irving C. Redfield

Feb 22, 2023

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Jeanette "Jan" K. LeBleu

Feb 22, 2023

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Maria Alicia Garza

Feb 21, 2023

María Alicia “Nena” Garza, 80, entered eternal rest Tuesday, February 21, 2023 with her loving family by her bedside. She was born to the late Leobardo Garza and Dolores Garcia Garza on November 13, 1942 in El Ranchito, Texas.

Nena received a Masters of Elementary Education from Texas A&I University-Kingsville and was a professional educator with San...

Larry J. Shawhan

Feb 20, 2023

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Victoria Grace Sanchez

Feb 18, 2023

“Dearest Princess, please know that one of our greatest blessings was having you. We may have only held you in our arms for a moment, but we will love and hold you in our hearts forever.”

Heaven’s gain was our loss when our little angel was called to the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

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Alex Garcia

Feb 16, 2023

Alex Garcia, 44, gained his angel wings and went to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 16, 2023, after a two-year journey battling a brain tumor and then Stage 4 colon cancer.  He was born in Harlingen, Texas on October 29, 1978, to Ms. Linda Garcia.

On December 4, 1998, Alex married his high school sweetheart,...

Ramon Hernandez

Feb 14, 2023

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María Isabel "Chabelita" Leyta

Feb 14, 2023

María Isabel "Chabelita" Leyta was born on August 15, 1924. Chabelita grew up in Rancho Aguilar, Nuevo León, México with her parents and seven siblings.

At Rancho Puerto de Aguilar, Nuevo León, she met the hard-working Juan Jesús Leyta Solís, the man who would become her husband. Together they raised and instilled their values in their children,...

James Roy Oakes

Feb 12, 2023

James Roy Oakes peacefully passed February 12, 2023. He was born to the late Carl Oakes and Gladys Long Oakes on September 30, 1948 in Mercedes, Texas.

He proudly served in the U. S. Navy and retired in 1988. When asked how long he had served, James’ usual reply was, “Twenty years, one month, twenty-nine days, but...