Obituaries

Belia C. Rodriguez

Belia C. Rodriguez

Sep 26, 2011

Belia C. Rodriguez, 76, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Rodriguez was a member of Igelsia Rios de Agua Viva. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jose A. and Maria G. Campos and her brothers, Jose Santos, Arturo and Jose Angel Campos. She is survived by...

Maria "Yoli" Yolanda Caballero

Maria "Yoli" Yolanda Caballero

Sep 25, 2011

Maria Yolanda Casas de Caballero, 57, our beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, sister, sisterinlaw, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, Yoli was born here on June 14, 1954 to Federico and Ignacia Casas the youngest of...

Mae Sprinkle Crockett

Mae Sprinkle Crockett

Sep 25, 2011

Mae Crockett passed away in her home on Sunday September 25, 2011. She was born to George Bishop Sprinkle and Mary Ruth Adams on March 11, 1922. Mae was a kind hearted sweet woman of God. She loved her family and always put them first in her life. She loved to give to them without measuring the cost. She...

Rodolfo "Rudy" Hernandez Davila

Rodolfo "Rudy" Hernandez Davila

Sep 24, 2011

Rodolfo Hernandez Davila, 89, our beloved brother, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hernandez a native of Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. He loved, hunting, fishing, and travelling. He was a good...

Angelita De La Cruz

Angelita De La Cruz

Sep 22, 2011

The Murray, Matthews, and Prez families would like to celebrate their mothers life of 98 years. Angelita Prez De La Cruz, our beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life at her residence in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of San Antonio, Angelita came to Brownsville in 1929...

Felix Hull

Felix Hull

Sep 22, 2011

Felix Hull, 83, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at his residence in San Antonio, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hull was a native of Brownsville, having been born here on July 2, 1928 to Fulgencio and Refugia Hull. A proud...

Maria De La Luz Montiel

Maria De La Luz Montiel

Sep 16, 2011

Maria De La Luz Montiel, 89, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Montiel was preceded in death by her husband, Juan Montiel, Sr. and a son, Juan Montiel, Jr. She is survived by her children, Maria De La Luz Enrique Marks of Brownsville,...

Maria "Mary" Luisa Jimenez

Maria "Mary" Luisa Jimenez

Sep 13, 2011

Maria Luisa Mary Jimenez, 84, our beloved mother, motherinlaw, sister, grandmother, greatgrandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Tuesday, September 13, 2011at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Jimenez, a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, was born on July 4, 1927. She was one of twelve children born to Manuel...

Oscar Torres Garza

Oscar Torres Garza

Sep 10, 2011

Oscar Garza Torres, 72, our beloved husband, father, fatherinlaw, brother, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family after a valiant battle with lung cancer. Born on October 31, 1938 in Nuevo Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Mr. Torres...

Consuelo L Garcia

Consuelo L Garcia

Sep 6, 2011

Consuelo L. Garcia, 90, our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, greatgrandmother, greatgreatgrandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Tuesday, September 6, 2011at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Garcia was born on March 13, 1921 in Laredo, Texas. She and her husband moved to Brownsville in the late...

Myrtle Gianfala

Myrtle Gianfala

Sep 4, 2011

Myrtle Honey Gianfala, 98, passed away Monday, September 5, 2011, to be with our Lord. She was born September 26, 1912, in Glencoe, La to Arthur and Flavia Habert. She was a resident of Brownsville since 1948, and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mrs. Gianfala was preceded in death by her parents, her husband...

Sheila Wharton Wells

Sheila Wharton Wells

Aug 25, 2011

Sheila Wharton Wells, 89, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, greatgreatgrandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Spanish Meadows Nursing Home in Brownsville. Mrs. Wells was born in Mandalay, Burma on Sept. 6, 1921 to M. W. Jack and Daisy Wharton. In 1929, she came to live in...

Roberta "Bobbie" Joy Saldivar

Roberta "Bobbie" Joy Saldivar

Aug 22, 2011

Roberta Joy Bobbie Saldivar, 65, our beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life with the Lord on Monday, August 22, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family after a brief but valiant fight against pancreatic cancer. Bobbie as she was affectionately known to all, was a native and...

Manuel Ramon Garcia

Manuel Ramon Garcia

Aug 21, 2011

Manuel Ramon Garcia,Sr. 84, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 30, 1926, Mr. Garcia was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. He served his country proudly during the...

Walter "Dick" Richard Hager

Walter "Dick" Richard Hager

Aug 19, 2011

Walter Richard Dick Hager was born on January 7, 1927 to Mildred and Walter Hager in Meadville, PA. He died on Friday, August 19, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. Dick graduated from Broward High School in Florida. He served in the U. S. Navy in World War II and was in the V12 program and...

Maria G. Villarreal

Maria G. Villarreal

Aug 14, 2011

Maria G. Villarreal, 90, of Brownsville, Texas, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Spohn Medical Center. Mrs. Villarreal was preceded in death by her parents, Pedro and Santos G. Villarreal her husband, Manuel Gracia her brothers, Guadalupe Munguia, Alejandro Villarreal, Alberto Villarreal and Eliseo Villarreal and a sister, Francisca Sobergen. Left behind to eternally treasure...

Juan D Zorola

Juan D Zorola

Aug 9, 2011

Juan D. Zorola, 88, our beloved father, fatherinlaw, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville after a brief illness. Born on November 16, 1922, Mr. Zorola was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. Mr. Zorola served his country proudly during the WW...

Aurora Perez Garcia

Aurora Perez Garcia

Aug 8, 2011

Aurora P. Garcia, 89, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, greatgreatgrandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Aurora was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. She worked at Booth Fisheries where she made countless lifetime friends. Aurora...

Robert Paul Gilmore, Jr.

Robert Paul Gilmore, Jr.

Aug 1, 2011

Robert Paul Gilmore Jr., age 82, beloved husband and best friend to Joanne, dearest father to Debbie and Carmela and treasured friend of many, started his next journey on Monday, August 1, 2011. By his side was his wife Joanne. He married his sweetheart in 1950 they loved and enjoyed each other for nearly sixtyone years. Throughout those years...

Helen Sweegon Leal

Helen Sweegon Leal

Jul 31, 2011

Mrs. Helen Sweegon Leal, 83, beloved mother, motherinlaw, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sisterinlaw, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at her residence in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born on September 25, 1927 in San Antonio, Texas. A military brat, Helen came to Brownsville as a young child when...