Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

May 30, 2019

Daniel was born in Longmont, Colorado and moved to various states throughout childhood. He was the youngest of three sons to Patricia Raus and Richard Russell. Most of his teen years were spent in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He joined the Army in 1971 and became a radio operator. He spent more than a year in Germany before he was honorably...

May 30, 2019

Wayne R. Daugherty was 86 and living in Harlingen, Texas when he passed on Thursday, May 30, 2019 of cancer in his home.

He was born January 28, 1933 in Leavenworth, KS to parents Myrtle and Roy Daugherty.  Wayne had one sibling, Maxine Guenther residing in Lawrence, KS.

He married JoAnn Daugherty on July 19,...

May 30, 2019

Marjorie Griffin Chambers died on May 30, 2019 at her home in Harlingen, Texas at the age of ninety-nine.  Services will be held at 3:00 PM, June 1, 2019 at the North 7th Street Church of Christ with Scott Pinkerton officiating.  She will be buried in Odessa, Texas at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Buck Ashcraft Funeral...

May 27, 2019

A tribute is not available at this time for Gregory A. Reid. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 27, 2019

A tribute is not available at this time for Luther L. Webb. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 24, 2019

Aurora Ortega Juarez, 88, of Rio Hondo, TX, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, May 24, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Aurora was born on Sunday, August 10, 1930 to Guadalupe S. Ortega and Santos Ramos Ortega in La Rancheria in Rio Hondo, TX.

She is preceded in death by...

May 23, 2019

A tribute is not available at this time for Freda L. Kirkpartick. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 22, 2019

Nancy Jane (Watson) John of Harlingen, Texas passed away the morning of Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at her home in Madison, Tennessee.  She was ninety years old.

Born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Robert and Selma Watson, Nancy and her parents divided their time between Michigan and Canada, which is where her father grew up.  Nancy was...

May 22, 2019

Joyce Claudette Elders Taylor, age 83, went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on May 22, 2019. She was formerly from Fort Worth, Texas as well as Ruidoso and Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the time of her passing she resided in Rio Hondo, Texas.

Joyce and her husband John can be remembered as a...

May 22, 2019

A tribute is not available at this time for Ginger E. Ferrell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 20, 2019

A tribute is not available at this time for Robert N. Ross. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 19, 2019

Juanita A. Ramirez, of San Benito, Texas, went Home to be with her Lord on May 19, 2019.  Born in San Benito on December 25, 1928, Juanita was the daughter of the late Albino and Dionicia Gaytan Arguelles.

Her husband, Antonio Ramirez, Sr., son, Juan Guadalupe Ramirez, sister, Consuelo Hernandez, brother, Alvino Arguelles, her parents, and numerous...

May 19, 2019

Dorothy Helen Mackey Callen, 90, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019.

Dorothy was born in Butler, PA on May 12, 1929 to Albert and Edith Mackey.  She married Walter E. Callen (deceased) on February 18, 1949 and moved to Harlingen, TX in 1953.

Dorothy was employed at HEB for 27 yrs., Valley Postal Connection for...

May 16, 2019

Patrick J. Lohf passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. Patrick was born on July 7, 1941 in Davenport, Iowa to Myron and Edith Lohf. He grew up in Davenport and had lived in Brownsville for many years.

He is survived by several siblings and was preceded in death by his...

May 15, 2019

Dr. Leopoldo A. Coronado passed on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the age of 76. He was the devoted and trusting husband of Suzanne Reynolds Coronado and loving father of Anna Coronado Vega and Laura Coronado. Fondly loved brother of Julia C. Bromley (Larry), Severa C. Cavazos (Jose Carlos), and Alejandro G. Coronado (Alma). Admired uncle of nephews, Enrique...

May 11, 2019

Katherine was born October 29, 1956 in Star City Arkansas to parents Dorothy Sue and Clay Duwain Crabtree. Kathy was known by family and close friends as Sissy. While in White Hall High School, she was in the band and also a cheerleader. As a budding political activist, her high school extensive scrapbook of the Watergate hearings earned her...

May 9, 2019

Esequiel “Zeke” Aguirre Cisneros, of San Benito, passed away in Houston on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the age of 71.

Born to Esequiel Cisneros, Sr. and Dolores Aguirre Jaramillo on January 9, 1948 in Harlingen, Texas.  He proudly served in the U. S. Army where he attained the rank of Specialist 5 and saw combat in...

May 8, 2019

Ubaldo T. Gonzales 80 passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019.  He was born on November 5, 1938 in Las Yescas, Texas to Manuel & Beatriz Tijerina Gonzales.

Ubaldo was a graduate of San Benito High School, and a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Lebanon Conflict.  He had a love for horse racing, hunting, fishing and antiquing....

May 6, 2019

Josephine Solis, 97, entered into eternal rest on May 6, 2019 in Harlingen, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ninfa C. Flores, her parents, her sisters, Juanita Garcia and Ophelia Champion, and multiple other relatives.

She is survived by her two daughters, Rose Marie Tamayo of Indiana and Minnie C. Contreras of...

May 5, 2019

Deborah “Debbie’ Sue Wagner, 64 of Harlingen, Texas passed away on May 5, 2019 at her home in Harlingen, Texas.  Debbie was born on March 28, 1955 in San Benito, Texas to Harvey and Lucille Horton.  Debbie was the youngest of 5 children.  She grew up in Combes, Texas and graduated from Harlingen High School.

Debbie is...