Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Loyd Hershel Bodenhamer
Jul 22, 2009
La Feria/Austin, TX: Loyd H. Bodenhamer, 98, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at his son’s residence in Austin, TX. Loyd was born on December 6, 1910 in Clinton, OK to Ashel and Flora Bodenhamer. He was informally educated through alert observation and creative interpretation. He was an entrepreneur who created and operated several self-service businesses including, laundry service machines,...
Grace Elizabeth Schwartz
Jul 21, 2009
Grace Elizabeth Schwartz Harlingen, TX: Grace Schwartz died July 21, 2009 at the age of 95. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she became a registered nurse after training at St. Barnabas Hospital in Jersey City, New Jersey. After further training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, she became an operating room nurse, and worked in Chicago from 1935 to...
Theda Nell Vannoy
Jul 20, 2009
THEDA NELL VANNOY Port Isabel, TX: A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 101 W. Adams in Port Isabel. She was born July 26, 1929 in Leonard, Texas and passed from this life on July 20, 2009. She is survived by son Robert (Rusty) Gaines of Lake Whitney, daughter Theresa Mayne...
Beulah Jane Elizabeth Shamlin
Jul 14, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Beulah Jane Elizabeth Shamlian, 97, passed away on July 14, 2009 at her residence. Beulah was born October 30, 1911 in Mountain View, Arkansas to George and Celia Burgess. Beulah’s family came to the Rio Grande Valley from Seminole, Oklahoma in December 1924 on a land drive. They settled East of Rio Hondo and she attended school there. ...
Charlotte Jane Kuppinger Colhoun
Jul 11, 2009
CHARLOTTE JANE WILLSIE KUPPINGER COLHOUN Harlingen, TX: Charlotte Colhoun, 84 years old, but much younger in spirit, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 11. Her parents, Grace Armitage and Paul Willsie and her first husband, Dr. John C. Kuppinger, preceded her in death. How do you encapsulate a life like Charlotte's? Born a precocious child on November 5, 1924...
Betty Jo Lewis
Jul 6, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Betty Jo Lewis, 79, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2009 at Angel Care in Harlingen, Texas. Betty Jo was born November 15, 1929 in Pelley, Texas to Septine and Estelle Champagne. She graduated from San Perlita High School and was owner/operator of Lewis Septic Service. Betty Jo was enjoyed family, sewing, cooking and mostly fishing. She was...
Lt. Col. John W. Temple
Jul 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: John W. Temple, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2009 at his residence. John was born on March 7, 1922 in Nicholsville, Kentucky to Ulysses Jewell and Mary Stipe Temple. Mr. Temple proudly served his country for 33 years in the U.S. Army/Air Force during WWII, Korean Conflict and Vietnam and retired as a Lt. Colonel. After...
Al Satterfield
Jul 4, 2009
South Padre Island, TX: Al Satterfield, 73, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Al was born on November 18, 1935 in Mesa, Arizona to Bert and Wilma Satterfield. He moved to Houston, Texas for a short period and then to Redondo Beach, California where he grew up. Al’s grandfather Albert Bolton was one of the...
Lance Durand Folliott
Jul 3, 2009
San Benito, TX: Lance Durand Folliott, 48, passed away Friday, July 3, 2009 at his residence. Lance was born December 7, 1960 in Seattle, WA to Jack Alfred and Nina Ward Folliott. In September 1967, Lance moved to Brownsville and attended grade school there. He graduated from the University Preparatory School in Harlingen in 1978. Then he attended Southwest Texas...
Mary K. Carter
Jun 29, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Mary K. Carter, 82, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Mary was born on June 5, 1927 in Dawson, Nebraska to Ephraim and Mary Spaulding. She lived her early years in Dawson and Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1949 she and her husband, Ray moved to Harlingen. Mary worked at Lewis Electric in Harlingen for...
James Joseph Burger
Jun 7, 2009
Harlingen, TX: James Joseph Burger, age 88, of Harlingen, Texas, passed away June 7, 2009 at his daughter's home in Haskell, Oklahoma after a brief illness. He was born in San Benito December 4, 1920, the youngest of 7 children, to William Andrew and Elizabeth Hoelscher Burger. When he was a child the family moved to Harlingen where his father...
Robert H. Montgomery
Jun 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Robert H. Montgomery was born June 12, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan and died in Harlingen, Texas on June 5, 2009. He graduated from Milford High School, and then joined the Air Force. He was a volunteer fireman in West Bloomfield for many years. He was a co-owner of Montgomery & Sons, Fire Repair Contractors in Waterford, Michigan until...
Beverly Gurley
Jun 5, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Beverly Bates Gurley, 66, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen. Beverly was born August 1, 1942 in Los Fresnos, TX to Don Hugh and Ruby Marvella Bates. She was a graduate of the class of 1960 from Brownsville High School and was employed by Harlingen State Bank and retired after many years...
Elliott "Rose" Cimino
Jun 4, 2009
Harlingen: Elliott “Rose” Cimino, 96, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Harlingen. Rose was born in Indianapolis, IN on August 1, 1912 to William and Laura Bell. She worked in a rescue mission in Indiana and was Co-founder of Southern Bible Institute in Knoxville, TN in the late 40’s. She also was a co-founder...
Robert "Bobby" L. Jackson
May 30, 2009
Robert L. “Bobby” Jackson Harlingen, TX: Bobby Jackson, 59, passed away at Valley Baptist Medical Center late Saturday night, May 30, 2009. Mr. Jackson was surrounded by his loving family when the Lord called for him. His whole world revolved around his family and friends as well as Greyhound football. His grandchildren were the light of his life. Bobby was...
Jimmie A. Gray
May 27, 2009
Jimmie A. Gray Harlingen, TX: He was a good man…a mountain of a man…bigger almost than life itself…the kind of man that you wanted to be just like. He was strong, fair and honest, dependable and trustworthy, and just being around him made you a better person. He was a farmer, who loved the land as much as he loved...
Delia M. De La Rosa
May 26, 2009
Delia de la Rosa: San Antonio/Harlingen: Delia Martinez de la Rosa, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the age of 79. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodolfo de la Rosa and her brother, Ben Martinez Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Coco Martinez, son-in-law,...
Frank Ford Shield, Jr.
May 20, 2009
Frank Ford Shield, Jr. Palm Valley, TX Frank Shield, 84 passed away Wednesday night with his family at his side. Frank was born on September 9, 1924 in Graham, Texas to Frank Shield and Hortense Shield. Frank went to college at Texas Tec where he met his bride, Mary Lou of 57 years. She preceded him in death July 4th...
Pauline "Polly" Virginia Coston
May 17, 2009
Pauline Virginia Rettinger Coston Rio Hondo/Harlingen, TX: Pauline “Polly” Coston, surrounded by her loving family, crossed the River Jordon on Sunday, May 17, 2009 and joined her beloved husband and daughter and a host of others gone before her to begin her long-awaited eternal life with Jesus. A quiet Southern belle from the rolling green hills of Virginia, Polly was...
Philip "Phil" J. Fox
May 17, 2009
Philip J. Fox, age 75, of San Benito, Texas and Addison Township, Michigan, formerly of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009 in Harlingen, Texas, after a brief battle with cancer. Phil was born July 3, 1933 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to Robert Fox and Margaretta (Haughton) Fox Moore. He graduated from Mt. Clemens High School in 1951. ...
