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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Mike Wardlow
Apr 19, 2009
Mike Wardlow Houston, TX: Michael Dean Wardlow, 60, went to be with Jesus Christ early Sunday morning, April 19, 2009 in Houston, Texas. He was born August 27, 1948 in Harlingen, Texas to T.J. and Fannie Wardlow. He graduated from La Feria High School and attended Pan American University. He had lived most of his adult life in Houston working...
Beverly Jane Leimon
Apr 16, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Beverly Jane Leimon, 85, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Beverly was born on July 16, 1923 in Lebanon, Ohio to Raymond and Eva Gage. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where she at the age of 12 met her future husband, John. They married on April 26, 1945. Beverly came to the Valley...
Alfred R. Magouirk
Apr 10, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Alfred (Al) Roosevelt Magouirk entered into eternal rest on Good Friday, April 10, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1933 in Hale Center, Texas to Horace and Hattie Magouirk. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Combes. Alfred served in the United States Army. He retired as sales supervisor...
Dr. Robert E. Krebs
Apr 10, 2009
Laguna Vista, TX: Robert E. Krebs, 86, passed away on April 10, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen, TX. Robert was born August 4, 1922 in Shippensburg, PA to Leslie C. Krebs and Anna E. Kline. Robert attended Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA and received a B.S. in 1948; he then attended the Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD and...
Kenneth Weyand
Apr 9, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Kenneth M. Weyand, 92, passed away on April 9, 2009 at Golden Palms Nursing Center. Kenneth was born November 21, 1916 in Peru, Illinois to Bernard and Florence Greiner Weyand. He graduated from L –P Township H.S. in 1935 and married Christine H. Furar July 26, 1941 in St. Roch’s Catholic Church in La Salle, Illinois. Kenneth served...
Elsie Dietz Weber
Apr 9, 2009
Elsie Dietz Weber Harlingen: Elsie Weber was born March 31, 1912 and was made a child of God when she was baptized as an infant. On April 9, 2009 the promise of eternal life was fulfilled to her. Elsie Weber was born in San Antonio, TX the eldest daughter of eight children born to Theo and Clara Dietz. The family...
Thora Breedlove Newman
Apr 8, 2009
Harlingen: Thora Breedlove Newman, 88, passed away on April 8, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen. Thora was born December 11, 1920 in Tupelo, OK to Elam Clay and Lula Scott Breedlove. She attended Texas Southmost Jr. College and was employed by Rio Grande Savings and Loan and San Benito Bank and Trust. Thora was a faithful member...
Alice Mary Jo Hedgecock
Apr 8, 2009
Rio Hondo, TX: Alice Mary Jo Hedgecock, 69, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. She was a lifelong resident of Rio Hondo, Texas where she enjoyed gardening, bird watching, crafting and family. She was preceded by her parents Ivan & Emma Cockrell and brother, Don Cockrell. She is survived by her husband, Pete Edward...
Dorothy Elizabeth West
Apr 7, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Dorothy Elizabeth West, 88, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at McAllen Medical Center. She was born December 15, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio to Henry and Florence Buehner. Dorothy attended Catholic School, and then worked as a bookkeeper for Fisher Bodies in Cleveland until 1944 when she came to Rio Hondo to marry Robert “Bob” West. ...
John A. Moothart
Mar 30, 2009
Harlingen: John A. Moothart, 80, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. John was born on January 20, 1929 in Brownsville, Texas to Warden and Marjorie Moothart. He moved to Harlingen in 1933 and graduated from Harlingen High School in 1945. He then attended and graduated from Baylor University with a Business and Law Degree. John...
Alice Lou Kark
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....
Albert (Bert) R. Tucker
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...
Eva Meador Carter
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...
June A. Hanes
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....
Rebecca Ellen Pemelton
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...
Neva K. Harmon
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...
Larry L. Johnson
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...
LeNelle Slack Douglas
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...
Carolyn Wallace
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...
Ernestine Marion Wirth
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...
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