Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Feb 3, 2009

Harlingen, TX: E. Clinton (Bud) Breedlove, 86, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. Bud was born September 14, 1922 in Tupelo, OK to Elam Clay and Lula Breedlove. Bud proudly served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force.  He was past president and board chair...

Jan 29, 2009

Marcus A. Hancock Harlingen, TX: Marcus A. “Mark” Hancock, Jr., passed away on January 29, 2009 in Harlingen. Marcus was born on September 9, 1919 to Marcus and Willie Joe Hancock.  He grew up in Dallas, Texas and lived his retirement life in Sachse, TX and Comanche, TX.  He moved to Harlingen in 2003 to be closer to his daughter....

Jan 25, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Dorothy Bernice "Jackie" Rodgers died Sunday, January 25, 2009, at Golden Palms Health Center in Harlingen. Jackie was born to Samuel Edgar and Eula Owen Thurmon on March 12, 1918, in Floydada, Texas, the youngest of three daughters.  During a visit to her sister who had moved to Harlingen, she met Raymond Joseph Rodgers, whom she wed on...

Jan 21, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Joe Vernon Graber, 73, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Joe was born July 15, 1935 in Watertown, TN to George Garnel and Virginia Metcalf Graber. He attended Georgetown College in Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, then attended Cape Western Reserve where he received a Masters...

Jan 20, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Michael Haynes Callaway, 57, died on January 20, 2009 surrounded by the family he loved so much after fighting a courageous battle with bladder cancer.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Nina Oleta and Haynes Thomas Callaway, and family members Jo Ann Linney, Marsha Cheney, and Jerry Linney. Michael was born on February 7, 1951 in...

Jan 17, 2009

Harlingen, Texas Joe  N. Mendoza “El Wheat”, 83, entered into eternal rest on January 17, 2009. He was born on February 15, 1925. He was a WWII U. S. Navy Veteran and last worked as a Welding Instructor at T.S.T.C. Leaving behind his beloved wife of 15 years, Matiana Cardenas-Mendoza, step-daughter, Sonia Cardenas-Aguinaga (Rafael Sr.) and step-son, Rodolfo Cardenas Jr....

Jan 15, 2009

Dateline:  Rio Hondo:  Charles R. Wilds, 67, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen. Charles was born on December 30, 1941 in Rio Hondo.  He was a graduate of Rio Hondo High School and a longtime resident.  He served in the United States Air Force, was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad and a member of...

Jan 15, 2009

Goliad/San Benito, TX: Lorraine Truax Hartman was born January 21, 1933 in Three Rivers, Texas and left this earth on January 15, 2009.  In her words when talking about Goliad; her home for the last seven years of her life, “had I known about this wonderful town, I would have moved here years ago.  My years here have been above...

Jan 14, 2009

San Benito, Texas Tomasa Villarreal Silva, 92, went with the Lord on January 14, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. She was a long time native of San Benito, born October 29, 1916 to Graciano Perez Villarreal and Dolores Reyes Villarreal. She was a member of Saint Benedict Catholic Church. Beloved wife, mother and sister to her family. She is...

Jan 10, 2009

HARLINGEN, TX. — Frank E. Shepard, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away on January 10, 2009. Frank was born July 17, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Edward Everet Shepard and Margaret Baise Shepard. He was raised in Maryville, Tennessee where he earned the rank of eagle scout. He attended Duke University before serving in the 11th Airborne United...

Jan 9, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Dora Roland, age 91, died on Jan. 9, 2009, at her home in Harlingen, Texas. She was born in Oakwood, Texas, on September 2, 1917, to John C. and Edna (Albers) Lamon.  Dora and her family moved to the Harlingenarea in the mid 1920s.  She graduated from HarlingenHigh Schooland BrownsvilleJunior Collegethen attended college at Texas A & I...

Jan 7, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Bruce Reeves of Harlingen passed away on January 7, 2009.  Bruce was born in Wichita Falls on July 19, 1921 to Jewel and William Bruce Reeves.  The family moved to Combes, Texas in 1931 and opened Reeves Oil and Butane. Flying was Bruce's passion and at the age of 15 he took lessons with money he'd earned from...

Jan 6, 2009

San Benito, Texas Jessica Beth Garcia, age 33, beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt and friend has flown free like a precious dove to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,  on January 6, 2009. Jessica was born on the 14th of July 1975 in San Benito, Texas. She attended San Benito High school (1993) where she became a state...

Jan 6, 2009

Harlingen, TX: Luella “Lu” DeViney White was born February 7, 1918 to Robert Nolan and Louise DeViney on a farm at Martindale, Texas.  She was one of four children, having two brothers Robert Dawson (LaRue) both deceased and William Nolan (Carolyn) of Del Rio, TX and one sister, Mary Louise Wilkinson of Crane, Texas.           Lu passed away on January 6,...

Jan 5, 2009

Harlingen: Mardelle Lou Ayers, 81, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 5, 2009.   She was born in Harlingen, Texas, and was a resident of Camelot Retirement Village. Mardelle was the daughter of Lawson and Olive Anglin.  The Anglin family was a pioneer family of Harlingen, which included her grandfather, Emmit W. (Pappa) Anglin, the first police chief of Harlingen...

Jan 3, 2009

McHenry Taylor Tichenor, Sr. June 2, 1932 – January 3, 2009 Round Rock/Harlingen, TX: Radio broadcasting pioneer McHenry (“Mac”) Taylor Tichenor, one of the foremost developers of the Hispanic radio industry in the United States, died in Round Rock, Texas, of natural causes on January 3, 2009, at the age of 76. The only son of McHenry and Genevieve Tichenor,...

Jan 2, 2009

Los Fresnos, TX: Shirley Anne Lofstrom, 68, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009 at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas.  Shirley, the daughter of Robert and Flora Watson, was born in Boswell, Oklahoma on October 21, 1940. Beloved wife of 47 years to Roy Lofstrom; loving mother of daughters Deanna Bode, Krista Schulte, Cindy Hagan and Shawna Boyce; cherished...

Dec 31, 2008

Harlingen, TX: Murray Songer passed to the next world on December 31, 2008. Murray, the son of George and Willie (Roberts) Songer was born July 23, 1914 in Rosenberg, Texas.  With the exception of the years 1941 to 1945, Murray spent his entire working career with the Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston, Beaumont, San Antonio, Brownsville, and Harlingen.  He retired...

Dec 29, 2008

Dec 27, 2008

Gayle Louis Clemons, 81, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 27, 2008. He was born April 3, 1927 in Cumby, Texas to Newt and Vera Clemons.  He attended Texas A&M University at College Station and achieved his Masters of Education in 1950 from Texas A&M at Commerce, Texas. He served in the military forces during World War II with...