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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Milton Jones
Feb 16, 2010
Harlingen, TX: G. Milton Jones, 87, passed away February 16, 2010 at Harlingen Medical Center. Milton was born February 10, 1923 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Herbert and Mae Jones. He moved to the Valley in 1949 to get out of the snow and cold weather of Indiana. Milton began his career as a general repair mechanic with a box...
Arthur B. Busbey
Feb 11, 2010
HARLINGEN, TX: Retired Col. Arthur Bresnahan Busbey, Jr., passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 11, 2010, in Harlingen, TX. Arthur was born in Longview, TX, on April 27, 1922 to Arthur B. and Mollie Busbey. Col. Busbey was raised in Dallas, TX, where early on he developed life-long hobbies of raising and breeding tropical fish and...
Ms Adriana "Dee" Alvarez
Feb 10, 2010
Adriana ‘Dee’ Alvarez 20, entered into eternal rest on February 10, 2010. Adriana is survived by Parents Alicia and Gabriel Alvarez. Sisters Alma Alvarez, Diana Alvarez and Alice Alvarez of San Benito. Pfc.Adriana Alvarez, proudly served her country. Adriana is the first servicewoman to die in the Iraq war. The family will be having public visitation on Friday, February 19,...
Gerry A. Sweet
Feb 10, 2010
Harlingen: Gerry A. Sweet, 72, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Gerry was born on October 23, 1937 in Colorado City, Texas to Mardel and Geraldine Feaster. She was a former resident of Irving, Texas before moving to Harlingen in 1991. Gerry had a passion for volunteer work and fulfilled that passion with the VBMC...
Arnoldo A. Montalvo
Feb 9, 2010
Arnold Montalvo Arnold Montalvo, age 73 passed away on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. Mr. Montalvo is preceded in death by his parents; Mr. Dionicio Montalvo and Mrs. Ameli Montalvo. He is survived by his loving wife; Irene Montalvo, Daughters; Eda Eloisa (John) Barrientes, Monica M. (Ernesto Jr.) Ortega, and Melinda M. (Baldemar) Guerrero, all of San Benito. Grandchildren; Ernesto Ortega...
Patricia A. Cox
Feb 9, 2010
Harlingen, TX: Patricia Ann Cox, 69, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. Patricia was born in Joplin, MO on November 16, 1940 to Floyd and Beatrice Cline. She was a former resident of the Neosho area and a former resident in and around the Chicago area for over 45 years. She was a...
Lawrence J. Phillipp
Feb 8, 2010
La Feria, TX: Lawrence John Phillipp, 88, passed peacefully into his new life Monday, February 8, 2010 at Harlingen Medical Center with family members at his side. Lawrence was born on April 5, 1921 in La Feria, Texas, the first born son of Albert and Sophie Phillipp. He was a farmer all his life and loved the land he worked....
Betty W. Rountree
Jan 31, 2010
Harlingen, TX: Betty Jane Rountree, 81, beloved mother and grandmother, passed into the hands of the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2010, with her family at her side. She was born on March 6, 1928, in Birmingham, Alabama to Herbert and Dorothy West. After graduating from high school in Washington, D.C. in 1946, Betty attended Touro Infirmary Nursing School in...
Richard J. Steeno
Jan 30, 2010
Harlingen, TX: Richard J. Steeno, 89, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX Richard was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 18, 1920 to Frank and Sylvia Steeno. He was a graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in Horticulture. He then joined the U.S. Army where he served for many...
Annie Lee Young-Bunton
Jan 26, 2010
Warrenton/Harlingen, TX: Annie Lee Bunton, 96, of Warrenton passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Oak Springs Nursing Home. She was born on April 22, 1913 to William Lee Shelton of Kildare, TX and Ethel Irene Williams of Lafayette, AL. Annie Lee and her sister Redonia, moved to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas in the mid 1930’s. Annie...
Socorro R Rodriguez
Jan 24, 2010
Socorro Rodriguez, 92, of San Benito entered into eternal rest on January 24,2010. She is preceded in death by her parents Josefa Zuniga, Resendez, Jose L. Resendez. and by her husband Guadalupe(Lupito) Rodriguez and Grandson Armando Rodriguez. She is survived by son, Jose(Maria Elena Guerra) Rodriguez of San Benito, daughter (Sulema Rodriguez) Anselmo Jalomo of San Benito, son, Romero(Juanita Hernandez)...
Carmen Silva
Jan 22, 2010
Carmen Silva, 85 of Los Fresnos died January 22, 2010 at Sunshine Haven, Olmito, Texas. Born July 16, 1924 in Olmito, she was a lifetime resident of Los Fresnos. Up until her illness, she served as Executive Director of Housing in Los Fresnos. She was preceded in death by her parents Aurelia and Justo Lopez, husband Felipe Silva and son...
Andrew Cantu, Jr.
Jan 22, 2010
Harlingen, TX: Andrew Cantu, Jr., 69, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010 at his residence. Andrew was born January 13, 1941 in Harlingen, Texas to Andres Cantu, Sr. and Juanita Cantu Lambert. Andrew proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam Conflict where he received the Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Stars and was a recipient...
Cesar M. Parra, Sr.
Jan 17, 2010
Harlingen, TX: Cesar Melquiades Parra, Sr. of Harlingen passed away in his home Sunday evening, January 17, 2010 with his family by his side. Cesar was born February 25, 1928 in Topila, Veracruz Mexico. He came to Harlingen at the age 22 and worked for Pletcher Nursery. He later started working as a carpenter in 1954. Cesar went on to...
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