Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Mar 27, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Alice Lou Kark, 82, passed away Friday, March 27 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Alice was born July 5, 1926 in Gastonia, North Carolina. She grew up in Akron, Ohio with her 2 brothers and baby sister. There, she met her beloved husband, John, and were blessed with a son and daughter and were married almost 59 years....

Mar 24, 2009

Harlingen: Albert (Bert) R. Tucker, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his residence in Harlingen after fighting cancer for many years. Bert was born on January 20, 1939, the youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Tucker.  His maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Shelton were charter members of the First Baptist Church in Harlingen.  His paternal...

Mar 20, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Eva Meador Carter was born on September 19, 1921 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  She was the only child of Edward Harmon Meador and Bessie Ruth Fullen. Having lost her father at age nine, Eva was raised by her mother in Hattiesburg. She attended college at University of Southern Mississippi for two years.  After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Eva...

Mar 20, 2009

Harlingen, TX: June A. Hanes, 90, passed away March 20, 2009, at La Hacienda Health Care Center, Harlingen, Texas. June was born August 4, 1918, in Durand, Michigan. Previously from Flint and Mt. Morris, Michigan, she has lived in Harlingen since 1984. She was a loving wife of Gerald L. Hanes, who pre-deceased her in January, 2000. Daughter Constance J....

Mar 17, 2009

Rebecca Ellen Pemelton Harlingen, TX: Rebecca was born on March 2, 1955 in Harlingen, Texas to Eugene F. Porucznik and Ruth Virginia Waters.  She grew up in Harlingen, Texas.  Becky attended St. Anthony’s Parochial school, graduated from Harlingen High School in 1973 and from Texas A&I in 1977.  She taught art, elementary school, and reading at many schools in the...

Mar 15, 2009

Port Isabel, TX: Neva K. Harmon, 79, passed away on March 15, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen. Neva was born November 15, 1929 Warrensville, Pennsylvania to Elwood Kurtz and Dora Fay McHenry.  She attended Lycoming College where she received a Liberal Arts Degree in Music. She had a real estate license, a founding board member of Port Isabel Public...

Mar 15, 2009

Harlingen: Larry L. Johnson, 66, passed away on March 15th in Harlingen, TX. Larry was born April 8, 1942 in Marion, Indiana to Leonard and Suzanne (Cline) Johnson.  He was employed as an electrician for GE and Lockhead Martin in Ft. Wayne Indiana and retired after 30 years of dedicated service. He was very active with the Elks Lodge.  Larry...

Mar 13, 2009

Harlingen, TX: LeNelle Slack Douglas, 74, born October 25, 1934, went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2009. She is survived by her husband, Charles Ray Douglas, her daughters Diana Pfieffer and Lani Kay Ackerman, M.D., and her 7 grandchildren, Jesse, Allyce, and Mariah Pfieffer and Kristen, Aaron, Austin, and Kayla Ackerman. She had a great love for...

Mar 12, 2009

La Feria, TX: Carolyn Wallace, 93, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Harlingen, TX. Carolyn was born June 29, 1915 in Brenham, TX to Edward C. Wallace, Sr. and Bobbie Adele Wallace.  She was a 1933 graduate of La Feria High School, where she was a star athlete with skills in volleyball and basketball.  Then she went to...

Mar 7, 2009

Santa Rosa, TX Ernestine Marion Wirth, 83, passed away Saturday, March 7th. Ernestine was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on March 16, 1925. Ernestine is survived by her husband of 63 years, Norman Swayne Wirth; their sons, Norman Wirth Jr. (Klasine), Nathan Wirth, Neil Wirth; three grandchildren, Natalie Holland (Lee), John Wirth (Amber) and Kristin Phillips (Andrew); mother, Marion Fern...

Mar 7, 2009

Harlingen-Vohn Lee Grawunder, Sr., 65, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2009. at Valley Baptist Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. at Wesley United Methodist Church, followed by a reception in Charter Hall. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of...

Mar 5, 2009

Olga Alvarado Rios passed away on Thursday March 05, 2009. Mrs. Rios is preceded in death by her parents; Antonio and Josefa Alvarado; brother, Jose Isabel Alvarado; sisters, Juanita A. Lopez, Josefa A. Rodriguez, Consuelo Ramirez. She is survived by her loving husband; Jesus Rios Sr., Daughter; Juanita (Pernal J.) Keener of Harlingen, Son; Jesus Rios Jr. of San Benito,...

Mar 2, 2009

La Feria, TX: William Wayne Raney passed away on March 2, 2009 at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen after a lengthy illness. Wayne was born in Clovis, NM on December 12th, 1943 to Chester Vernon Raney and Mary Thurman Raney and was a stepson to Edd Edmiston.  As a young boy he moved to Muleshoe, TX. Wayne worked as...

Mar 1, 2009

San Benito, TX: Nina Ward Folliott, 75, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at her residence. Nina was born December 15, 1933 in Long Beach, CA to Joe Ward and Lorraine Portis Ward. In her younger years Nina modeled for stores in Connecticut and Washington.  During her freshman year in 1952 she attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville...

Feb 27, 2009

San Benito, Texas Margarita C. Barron, 78, passed away on February 27, 2009 in San Benito. She was born to Victoriano and Cruz R. Coronado on April 28, 1930. She is survived by her husband, Gregorio G. Barron; daughter, Ramona Gomez (George), Frank Barron (Magdalena); sons,Victor Barron, Ricky Barron,Jose Angel Barron (Liz), numerous grandchildren.Visitation will be on Sunday March 1,...

Feb 27, 2009

Roberta Pearl Ridpath went home to be with her lord on February 27, 2009. She was born on October 28, 1930 in Harlingen to Earl and Vera White.  She attended Harlingen schools and retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone with over 30 years service.  After retirement she worked as a successful real estate agent in Corpus Christ and in Harlingen. Roberta...

Feb 26, 2009

Harlingen: O.T. Burns, 96, joined his wife, Audrey in eternal life on Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Harlingen. O.T. was born to Oyer and Nora Burns on October 14, 1912 in Tyler, Texas.  He and his family moved to the Harlingen area in 1920. O.T. married Audrey Rebman on May 10, 1935, and they resided in Harlingen, where he was...

Feb 24, 2009

Harlingen: David Clifton Summa passed away on February 24, 2009 at home in the loving arms of his wife Dotty and son John. He was born on March 23, 1925 to John and Gertrude Summa in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Living on the coast as he grew up instilled a passion in him for the sea and fishing which remained a...

Feb 22, 2009

Feb 21, 2009

SanBenito, Texas Rosa M. Salazar, 70, entered into eternal life on Saturday February 21, 2009 in San Benito. She was born to Jose and Felisitas Mendez on September 4, 1938 in Harlingen, Texas.She is preceded in death by her husband, Jose S. Salazar; parents; brother, Reyes L. Garza; sister, Theodora Garza. She is survived by her sons, Joe Salazar (Maria),...