Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Sep 26, 2022

Warren F. Clark died September 26, 2022 in Harlingen, Texas. Warren was born March 4, 1933 to the late James and Nellie Fuller Clark in Bloomington, Illinois.

He is survived by his loving wife, Grace; his children, Craig Clark of Montgomery, Illinois, John Clark of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Sara Clark of Iowa City, Iowa; and, eight...

Sep 25, 2022

Javier Salazar, 58, peacefully passed from this life on September 25, 2022. He was born October 15, 1963 to the late José and Rosa M. Salazar in Harlingen, Texas.

He owned and operated J&S Plumbing and had forty years of experience as a professional plumber. While Javier greatly enjoyed his chosen profession and the people that he...

Sep 25, 2022

Rufino Adames, 75, peacefully passed from this life September 25, 2022 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born to the late Apolonio and Eulogia Aguilar Adames on September 23, 1947 in Mathis, Texas.

In his younger years, Rufino worked in the construction trade. Among the construction projects on which he worked and of which he was very proud...

Sep 22, 2022

Enedelia Gonzales Cano went to be with our Lord and Savior on September 22, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Enedelia was born in San Benito, Texas on June 14, 1945 to Francisco and Amada Gonzalez. She was the youngest of twelve children and a proud graduate of Los Fresnos High School.

Enedelia married the love of...

Sep 20, 2022

Deloria Connell was born September 2, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas. Her parents were Stanley Deloria Smith and Agnes Haas Smith. Deloria lived in Corpus Christi and moved to Harlingen, Texas in 1959. At the age of seventeen, she met a young man, Archie Connell, at a VFW dance. They quickly fell in love and were married December 2,...

Sep 19, 2022

María Guadalupe Guerra, 89, peacefully passed from this life September 19, 2022. She was born June 15, 1933 to the late Higinio Guerra and Angelita Bueno Guerra in El Ranchito, Texas.

She loved playing bingo and loteria as well as music and dancing. However, her greatest enjoyment was spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Sep 16, 2022

Ernesto E. Esparza Sr., 85, of San Benito, Texas, peacefully entered heavenly paradise Friday, September 16, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, Noemi Rendón Esparza, and his immediate family.

Neto, as he was known, was born August 21, 1937 in El Ranchito, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arnulfo and Margarita Esparza, Sr.; his...

Sep 12, 2022

Sarah Memory Tracy Russell died Monday, September 12, 2022 at home surrounded by her husband of sixty-two years, James Dunn Russell, and her loving family.

Sarah, who was always known as Sally, spent her childhood in Concord, New Hampshire as the child of Dr. Ellsworth Morton Tracy Jr. and Ruth Vernon Memory Tracy. Life in her early...

Sep 12, 2022

Faiza Kishmish Naman was born August 9, 1934 in Baghdad, Iraq to the late Kishmish Naman and Alice Mansour and was the eldest of her siblings.

Faiza graduated from Baghdad University with a degree in Pharmacy and practiced at several medical centers in Iraq.  She and her sister, Wafa, survived the death of her parents and two...

Sep 7, 2022

Stephani Ann Waters went to heaven Wednesday, September 7, 2022 after fighting the good fight with Leukemia. Her husband and daughters were by her side, holding her hands, when she passed.

Stephani was born August 16, 1952 in Baytown, Texas to the late Jennifer Alpha Kimball and John Pagan. She enjoyed successful careers with Xerox and General...

Sep 7, 2022

Samuel Salas “Sam “Molina, 72, entered to eternal life with his Savior and Lord the evening of September 7, 2022. He was born to the late Rev. Pantaleón Molina and Anastacia Salas Molina on March 21, 1950 in Taft, Texas.

Sam was a graduate of Howard Payne University and was a retired elementary school teacher with McAllen...

Sep 7, 2022

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Sep 7, 2022

Betty Joyce (Busbee) Cullen, age 93, of Rochester, New Hampshire and Harlingen, Texas was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 5, 1929 and passed away, surrounded by family, on September 7, 2022 in Harlingen, Texas after several years of declining health.  Betty was predeceased by her father Ferebee Edward Busbee and her mother Edna (Latimer, Busbee) Jones.  Betty’s husband...

Sep 5, 2022

Beverly Lynn Culver, age 79, passed away on September 5, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

Lynn, as she was known, was born on June 11, 1943, in Monticello, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Marvin Lytle and Lorraine Arrington Lytle.

Lynn enjoyed a career in the airline industry working for Trans Texas/Texas International/Continental Airlines in Houston...

Sep 3, 2022

First Sgt. Ruperto Orta, Jr. (USMC, Ret.), peacefully passed from this life September 3, 2022 at the age of seventy-three. He was born July 2, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Ruperto Orta, Sr. and Elvira Montalvo Orta. He was a graduate of Bath High School and Lansing Business School.

Ruperto proudly served twenty-three years in...

Aug 29, 2022

It was by divine appointment that our beloved, José Antonio “Tony” P. Gonzales Sr., peacefully entered into eternal bliss and gained his wings on Monday, August 29,2022.

Tony was born January 19,1945 in San Benito, Texas to the late Refugio Gonzales and Agueda Puente Gonzales. He was the third born of eight children, of which Guadalupe Castillo,...

Aug 29, 2022

Edwin Taylor “Eddie” Schneider, 91, of San Benito, Texas, drove his last canal ride on August 29,2022 after his battle with cancer.

He leaves a huge hole in the hearts of his family and friends who were always entertained by his stories and hilarious sense of humor.  He truly brought life to the party.

Eddie...

Aug 24, 2022

Heaven gained another angel Wednesday, August 24, 2022 with the passing of Beth “Kitty” Fedigan, age 71. Beth passed in her sleep, with her family by her side, after a courageous battle with Leukemia. She is survived by her high school sweetheart, husband of forty-seven years, and soulmate of fifty-one years, Paul Fedigan; her daughter, Chelsea Leah; son, John...

Aug 22, 2022

Elida M. Vital, 86, peacefully passed from this life August 22, 2022 at Sunshine Haven in Olmito, Texas. She was born August 6, 1936 to the late Juan Mendoza and Savina Torres Mendoza in Mendoza, Texas.

She was employed for several years as a Home Health Provider. Her pride and joy were her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....

Aug 20, 2022

Judith Dianne Tanner, 78, peacefully passed from this life August 20, 2022 at the Aurora House in Weslaco, Texas. She was born September 21, 1943 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Dianne held a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Elementary Education. She was an elementary teacher with St. Tammany Parish Public Schools (Louisiana) until her retirement. In her...