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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
James McBride
Apr 16, 2008
HARLINGEN: James McBride, 79, passed away on April 16, 2008 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. He was born on February 27, 1929 in Centralia, MO to Louis and Mayme McBride. James McBride’s life was distinguished by a great diversity of careers. He was a husband, a father, a military man, a preacher, an elder serving the Church of Christ, a...
Amado Vargas, Jr.
Apr 16, 2008
HARLINGEN: Amado Vargas, Jr., 75 years old, entered eternal life with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 16, 2008. Amado was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was born in Laredo, Texas on September 4, 1932 to Amado Vargas Sr. and Maria Del Reugio Guzman and attended Laredo public schools. He proudly served his country...
Comer Carl Kidd
Apr 4, 2008
HARLINGEN: On April 12, 1927 in Ethuridge, Tennessee, Comer Kidd was born to Noble Clarkson and Mattie Maude Kidd and passed away on April 04, 2008 at his residence in Harlingen, Texas. In 1934, he came to the Rio Grande Valley. Comer Kidd graduated from Harlingen High School in 1946 and joined the Army where he served in the 82nd...
Stanley B. Fisher
Apr 2, 2008
HARLINGEN: Stanley “Bert” Burton Fisher (90) went to his eternal rest on April 2, 2008. He was born to Stanley and Etta Fisher on January 18, 1918 in Ashville, North Carolina, later moving to Washington State where he completed his elementary and secondary education, graduating from Hoquiam High School in the city of Hoquiam. After serving seven years in the...
Leofredo G. Muniz, M.D., FAAFP
Mar 31, 2008
Harlingen, TX - Leofredo G. Muniz, M.D., FAAFP, passed from this earth to meet his Creator. Leofredo is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Andreina T. Muniz; his children, Melinda (Tony) O’Neill, Sergio (Victoria) Muniz, USAF, Ret., Joseph Muniz and Sandra McKinney; grandchildren, Dominique Muniz, Alexis Muniz, Chrystal Muniz, Julia McKinney, Emily McKinney, Luisa Marie O’Neill, Terrence O’Neill,...
Cheryl Gray
Mar 29, 2008
Harlingen: Cheryl Card Gray of Harlingen, TX, passed gracefully into heaven on Saturday, March 29, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Cheryl was born at Camp Lejuene, North Carolina on February 18, 1949 and traveled the world as a member of our Marine Corps family. As a young adult, Cheryl chose to settle in Harlingen, joining her family and making...
Frances Ann Wells
Mar 27, 2008
Frances Ann Blackwell Wells Harlingen, TX: Franceswas born July 27, 1925 in Fresno, CAto Rena and Cyril Blackwell. She passed away on March 27, 2008 in Harlingen, Texas. She married Gilbert Wells in 1943, and lived in Salinas, CA until 1962. They moved to Lake County, CAand continued to raise their family. Francesretired from Lakeport Elementary as a teacher after...
Eva Fisch
Mar 26, 2008
Harlingen, TX: Eva Rotner Fisch died Wednesday morning, March 26, after a brief illness. She was 93 years old. Eva was born in Beacon, New York, the first of 4 children of Nathan and Tillie Rotner. Her parents were part of the wave of immigration that brought millions to our shores from Eastern Europe in the first years of the...
Vikki A. Wells
Mar 24, 2008
Vikki A. Montgomery Wells San Benito, TX: Vikki Wells, 57, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 24, 2008 surrounded by her loving family at Valley Baptist Medical Center. She was born to Richard T. Montgomery, Sr., and Ethel Sellers Montgomery in Floresville, Texas on March 22, 1951. She was preceded in death by her Dad, Richard...
LeRoy Cole
Mar 23, 2008
Harlingen: LeRoy Cole, 94, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Retama Manor Nursing Home in Harlingen. LeRoy was born on January 18, 1914 in Normangee, Texas to Ed and Ada Cole. He moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1925 and attended schools in Edinburgh, TX. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, served with the Calvary F...
Betsy Walters
Mar 22, 2008
Combes, TX: “Betsy” Walters, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 22, 2008. She was born November 15, 1915 in Ben Arnold, Texas to Gustave Wendell and Florence Martin Ries. Her family was a pioneering family in the Combes area. She is survived by three brothers, Edgar Howard and Sacks Ries. She was preceded in death...
Jean Hurd
Mar 20, 2008
Laguna Vista, TX: Jean Hurd peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 20, 2008 surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Benjamin Lewis and Bessie May Quillin in Wynona, Oklahoma on March 20, 1933. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters Teresa Hurd Gross and Charlene Hurd Campos; her grandchildren, Thomas & Jaime Campos...
Peggy Jeanne Boggus
Mar 19, 2008
Harlingen, TX: Peggy Jeanne Boggus passed away Tuesday, March 19 at the age of 80. She was at home with her family when she lost a long-fought battle with lung disease. Peggy was born on December 19, 1927 in Houston, Texas and was the only child of B.W. and Blanche Long. She is preceded in death by her parents and...
Mattie Elizabeth Moses
Mar 17, 2008
Santa Rosa: Mattie Elizabeth Moses, 98, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at Harlingen Medical Center. Mattie was born on August 22, 1909 in Econtuchka, Oklahoma to John and Janie Newton. She moved to Santa Rosa in July of 1931 to begin farming with her brother. She was a former President of WSCS later UMW, President of Home Demonstration Club...
Kevin Caldwell Stoll
Mar 16, 2008
Portland, OR/Harlingen, TX: Kevin Caldwell Stoll, 28, a counselor for young adults, passed away on March 16, 2008 at his residence in Portland, Oregon. Kevin was following his dreams of helping others and living life to the fullest. Kevin was born on May 12, 1979 in San Benito, Texas and graduated from Harlingen High School South in 1997. He attended...
Verdelle C. Wiegand
Mar 16, 2008
Verdelle C. Wiegand Santa Rosa/Harlingen – Verdelle Carolyn Wiegand passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Harlingen, TX. She was born on July 4, 1934, in Santa Rosa, Texas, the seventh of eight children to Frederick L. and Ora C. Gaertner Wiegand. She attended public schools in Santa Rosa where she graduated in 1951. After taking business courses at Edinburg...
Vivian Pauline Madden
Mar 16, 2008
Vivian Pauline “Polly” Callaway Madden HARLINGEN: Polly Madden, age 87, quietly passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008 at her home in Harlingen, Texas. Polly Madden was born in Perrin, Texas to Richard T. and Emma Lou Callaway. Soon after, her family moved to Harlingen where her father built their home and she was raised with her three younger brothers, Richard...
Louis M. Christensen, Jr.
Mar 14, 2008
Rancho Viejo, TX Louis Martin Christensen, born October 17, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away in Harlingen, Texas March 14, 2008. He was predeceased by his parents Louis Martin Christensen, Sr., and Juliet Thiele Christensen, and a son, Louis Martin Christensen, III. Lou Christensen attended The University of Toledo, where he met his wife of 51 years; he was...
John Martindale Rowland, Jr.
Mar 13, 2008
Plano/Harlingen, TX: John Martindale Rowland, Jr. broke life’s bounds and returned to his Heavenly Home on March 13, 2008. He rejoined his love and life companion Helen, who had preceded him to her Eternal Reward. John was a native Texan, born in San Antonio on Valentines Day (Feb. 14, 1919). For the majority of his life, Deep South Texas in...
Celia H. Sandin Beamer
Mar 11, 2008
Dateline: Harlingen: Celia H. Sandin Beamer, passed away at her residence in Harlingen on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. She was born October 15, 1911 in Cleveland, OH to Mary Wisnieske Panek and Konstantine Panek. The eldest of nine siblings, she was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Carl, Henry, Ted, Tom, Daniel, John and Edward; sisters, Betty Myers and...
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