Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas

Tressie Josephine Clark Russell

Tressie Josephine Clark Russell

Jun 21, 2019

Tressie Josephine (Jo) Walker Clark Russell, 92, went to be with her heavenly Father on June 21, 2019 at Valley Baptist Medical Center.

Tressie (Jo) was born on April 3, 1927 on a farm near Cumi, Arkansas to the Rev. John E. and Mabel Wells Walker.  She was the third child in a family of 5 girls...

Bertha De Los Santos

Bertha De Los Santos

Jun 20, 2019

Bertha De Los Santos, 85, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and daughter, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2019.  She was born on May 1, 1934 to Isabel Mena Garcia and raised by Julian Garcia and the Mena family.

Bertha was an intelligent, witty, outgoing, and loving person. She lived her life for her family. A true...

Jane R. Clark

Jane R. Clark

Jun 20, 2019

Jane Runnels Clark passed peacefully in her sleep during a brief stay in Harlingen Medical Center on June 20, 2019.  She was born to Forrest Wilson Runnels and Billie Ruth Runnels on March 19, 1936.  She grew up in Harlingen, married in 1956 and raised two children.

She was actively involved in many service and charitable organizations...

Lilyanna Rose Maldonado

Lilyanna Rose Maldonado

Jun 19, 2019

Lilyanna Rose Maldonado, beautiful baby daughter of Jaime and Holly Linville Maldonado slipped into the arms of Jesus on June 19, 2019.

Lilyanna Rose was loved by so many.  Her sisters and brother enjoyed giving her kisses, talking to her, and planning all the things they would teach her.  Lilyanna will forever be loved by her parents,...

Stephanie Anne Nimerick

Stephanie Anne Nimerick

Jun 18, 2019

Stephanie Anne Nimerick, 64, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2019 after bravely and valiantly battling cancer for two and a half years. Stephanie was born on March 19, 1955 to Ruby Frith Terhune and Lt. Col. Claude Mitchell Terhune. Stephanie was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She treasured her family and embraced every moment with them....

Edward Coe "Ned"  Davis

Edward Coe "Ned" Davis

Jun 16, 2019

Ned was born in Kansas City, MO in 1923, the son of Katherine Dolman Davis and Francis Edward Davis. He moved with his family in 1926 to Harlingen.

He attended Harlingen schools.  His senior year he was co-captain of the HHS Cardinal Football Team (1940 Valley Champions).

Ned attended The University of Texas Austin in...

Timothy E. Saban

Timothy E. Saban

Jun 13, 2019

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

John Robert Rush

John Robert Rush

Jun 12, 2019

San Benito – John Robert Rush Sr. of San Benito, Texas passed from this life on June 12th, 2019, surrounded by family.  He was born August 9, 1927, in Mirando City, Texas to James Pope and Dora Ellen (Center) Rush.  He was the youngest of 10 children.  When he was in his early teens, his parents moved to Corpus...

Gary "Bud" James

Gary "Bud" James

Jun 12, 2019

Gary “Bud” James, 78, living in Rio Hondo, TX when he passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Left to treasure Gary’s memory are his wife of 58 years, Barbara; daughters, Tammy (Robert) Meier, Krista (Barry) Waters, and son Curtis (Tina) James; grandchildren Whitney (Zachary) Swanberg, Travis James, Caleb Waters;...

Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore

Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore

Jun 11, 2019

Betty Jo Wakefield Kilgore from San Benito, TX passed peacefully in her sleep on June 11, 2019. She was 86 years old. Betty spent the last seven years of her life at Martha’s Care home, surrounded by loving caregivers.

Betty was born on January 20, 1933 on the family ranch in Uvalde,  TX to James Clyde Wakefield...

Wayne Neal Lester

Wayne Neal Lester

Jun 9, 2019

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

Peter Paul Guenat

Peter Paul Guenat

Jun 7, 2019

Peter Paul Guenat, 53, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, June 7, 2019 in Harlingen, Texas.  He was born to the late Bernard J. Guenat and Blanch Akers Guenat on January 28, 1966 in Abilene, Texas.

Peter was a graduate of Monterey High School and attended Texas Tech University, both in Lubbock, Texas.  Employed by the...

George L. Mendez

George L. Mendez

Jun 7, 2019

George L. Mendez, 61, passed away on Friday,  June 7, 2019.

George is survived by his wife, Miriam M. Hinojosa, his children, George Mendez, Jr., Israel Hinojosa III, Priscilla Hinojosa, Dalton Hinojosa; and his grandchildren Destiny Reyes, Heavenly Hinojosa, Abraham Cuellar; siblings Gloria Mendez, Gabriel Mendez, Gustavo Gonzalez and Gilda Robles.  He was preceded in death by...

Holda "Corina" Leal Farias

Holda "Corina" Leal Farias

Jun 3, 2019

Holda “Corina” Leal Farias, 81, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019.  Corina was born in San Benito on July 1, 1937 to Juan G. Leal & Refugia T. Leal.  She was a devout Catholic all of her life, a lifelong parishioner of St. Ignacio de Loyola Catholic Church, and a dedicated member of the Guadalupana Society.

Holda...

Oleta H. Tewell

Oleta H. Tewell

Jun 2, 2019

Harlingen

Oleta H. Tewell, 93, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019.

Visitation hours will be held at Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 6, 2019.

Burial services will be private as per her wishes.

Oleta is survived by her daughter, Kelley Wilson; granddaughter,...

Margaret June Shaw

Margaret June Shaw

May 31, 2019

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

Daniel R. Russell

Daniel R. Russell

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...

Wayne Raymond Daugherty

Wayne Raymond Daugherty

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,...

Marjorie W. Chambers

Marjorie W. Chambers

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...

Gregory A. Reid

Gregory A. Reid

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.

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