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Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Anita Irene Young
Jun 23, 2007
Combes, TX: Irene Young passed away Saturday, June 23rd in her home in Combes, Texas. She was born on May 7, 1922 in Post, Texas and later moved to Bronte, Texas, where she grew up and graduated Valedictorian of her high school. She then attended John Tarleton Junior College in Stephenville, Texas in the summer of 1940 pursuing degrees in...
Maria S. Bowery
Jun 18, 2007
Harlingen: Maria S. Bowery died June 18, 2007 at Sunshine Haven in Olmito, TX. Born April 11, 1932 in Coloradas, Mexico to Baldomero and Ramona Juarez. She was preceded in death by her sister Victoria Juarez. She is survived by her children Reyna (Arthur) Willingham, Travis (Dina) Bowery and Bobbie Jo (Thomas) Hushen; grandchildren, Travis and Jacob Willingham, Charles Scott,...
Mildred G. Martin
Jun 16, 2007
Harlingen: Mildred G. “Butch” Martin, 84, died June 16, 2007 at Golden Palms Nursing home in Harlingen, TX. Born June 4, 1923 in Quicksands, KY to Anderson Greer and Sarah Jane Combs, she grew up in Knoxville, TN, attended Central High School, and graduated from Fort Sanders Nursing School as a Registered Nurse. Her first job as a nurse was...
Dorris Jean Borchers
Jun 15, 2007
Harlingen: Dorris Jean Borchers, 82, passed away Friday, June 15, 2007 at Harlingen Medical Center. Dorris was born February 3, 1925 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Edward and Cora Clary and had lived in Harlingen since 1946. She was a former member of Grace Lutheran Church and will be most remembered for centering her life around her loving family. Dorris...
Arthur Leo (Bud) Jones, Jr.
Jun 14, 2007
SANTA ROSA, TX: Arthur Leo (Bud) Jones, Jr., 80, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007, at La Hacienda Healthcare Harlingen, TX. Bud was born on October 17, 1926 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Arthur Leo Jones Sr. and Flora Dawson Jones. He moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1939. He graduated from Weslaco High School in 1944. Bud farmed many...
Elvin Pederson
Jun 12, 2007
Los Fresnos, TX: Elvin P. “Pete” / “Sonny” Pederson passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Sonny was born on September 20, 1925 in Meridian, Texas to the late Elvin Pernell and Jessie Trammel Pederson. The Pederson’s moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1928 settling in Los Fresnos and were part of the early farming movement. From the time...
Margaret Jane Fry
Jun 3, 2007
Harlingen, TX Margaret Jane Klein Fry—age 87 of Harlingen, Texas, passed away in her sleep June 3, 2007. She was a member of the 8th and Harrison Church of Christ. Preceded in death by her father, Anthony Edward Klein and mother, Bertie Lee, and her husband LeRoy Fry and their infant son, LeRoy Fry, Jr. Margaret was raised in Harlingen...
Naomi Bryant
Jun 2, 2007
Naomi Burke Bryant Frisco/Harlingen, TX: Naomi Burke Bryant, 80, long-time resident of Harlingen, went to be with Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2007, after a long illness. She had been a resident of Victoria Gardens of Frisco, Texas, for the past four years. Naomi was born the third of four children to Clifton Featherstone and Woodie Vila Parson Burke on...
Anita Marie Matz
May 31, 2007
Wilmington, NC/Harlingen, TX: Anita Marie Matz, 63, passed away May 31, 2007 in Wilmington, North Carolina from heart complications. Anita was born March 26, 1944 in Harlingen, Texas. She was the daughter of William H. & Juanita Llewellyn Matz. Anita attended Harlingen High School but, the family moved to Austin, Texas in 1959 and graduated High School there. She went...
James Richard McEowen
May 31, 2007
Rio Hondo: James Richard McEowen, known as J.R. and Dickie to friends and family, died Thursday, May 31, 2007. He was born May 3, 1940 at the old Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen to James Herschel and Evelyn McEowen. After attending Rio Hondo High School, he was proud to serve in the U.S. Navy during the early 1960’s. He was...
Robert Lee Wright
May 25, 2007
Harlingen: Robert Lee Wright, 64, passed away Friday, May 25, 2007 at Sunshine Haven in Olmito. Robert was born July 25, 1942 in Lamesa, Texas to Arthur Raymond and Letha Wright. He proudly served his country in the Military and owned and operated a Barber Shop and Barber Colleges in Harlingen and McAllen, prior to going into road construction. Robert...
Dorothy Meade Fowler
May 25, 2007
Dorothy Meade Fowler Harlingen, Texas: Dorothy (Dodie) Meade Fowler, 92, who died in Harlingen on Friday, May 25, 2007, was born August 1, 1914 to John and Margaret Cowles Ohrt at Baldwin, Long Island, New York. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School, attended Oklahoma College for Women and received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan, where she...
Marie E. Salisbury
May 24, 2007
Harlingen, TX: Marie Evelyn Dumont Salisbury, who was born Martell, Iowa, in June 6, 1910, educated and lived in Pharr, Texas, died on Thursday, May 24, 2007. She resided in Harlingen, Texas, Rio Grande Valley, from 1936 until her death. She was married to Carl Gartin Salisbury for fifty years, who preceded her in death in 1980. Her parents, Rosemond...
William G. Tallon
May 20, 2007
HARLINGEN: William G. Tallon, 78, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at his residence. William was born April 1, 1929 in Lamar, South Carolina to Paul K Tallon, Sr. and Annie Gopfert. He graduated from high school in 1947. After high school he worked on the railroad until he joined the Air Force. After serving 25 years in the...
Nelldean Alley Kenney
May 20, 2007
HARLINGEN, TX: Nelldean Alley Kenney departed from this earth on May 20, 2007 in Harlingen, she was 77. Nelldean was born in Crystal City, TX on July 22, 1929 to James Westley and Sallie Barbara Alley. She and her family moved to Harlingen in 1941 where she attended Harlingen schools and graduated from Harlingen High School in 1946. After graduation,...
Freda M. Mills
May 20, 2007
Harlingen/Tyler,TX: Freda M. Mills, entered her eternal home on Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Tyler, Texas as the age of 85. Freda was born on April 23, 1922 in Charleston, Texas. On December 24, 1937 she married Charlie Ray Mills, who survives her. Charlie and Freda were married 69 years. Freda lived in Harlingen over 60 years. She was a...
Dan E. Manix
May 16, 2007
Harlingen/Palm Valley: Dan E. Manix passed away at home on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Dan was born on October 28, 1957 in McAllen, Texas to Dan and Glenda Manix. Dan, one of triplet brothers, grew up in Rio Hondo, Texas graduating from Rio Hondo High School in 1976. After high school, Dan...
Hazel Wright
May 12, 2007
Harlingen, TX: Hazel (Bryan) Wright, age 92, died on May 12, 2007, at her home in Harlingen, Texas, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born April 12, 1915, at what is now known as Bryan’s Corner, Oklahoma, and spent her early years at Perryton, Texas, with her parents, W.C. and Beulah Bryan, brothers Wesley and Louis and...
Roberta Lois McLelland
May 7, 2007
Harlingen: Roberta Lois Chaudoin McLelland, born July 20, 1917 in Harlingen, died in her home in Harlingen, May 7, 2007. “Lois” was 89 years old. Lois’s family was one of the early families in Harlingen where her parents met and married in 1910. Her father, Louis Mackey Chaudoin, was killed in the line of duty as a border patrolman when...
Toni Lyn Gonzales
May 6, 2007
Harlingen: Toni Lyn Sasek (Davenport) Gonzales went to be with the Lord May 6, 2007 at the age of 47. A resident of Texas for 35 years, she was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 27, 1960. Toni received her Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX as an Occupational Therapist. Through her love of...
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