Obituaries
Manuel Luna
May 3, 2011
Manuel Luna, 75, of Houston, Texas, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Houston surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Luna had resided in the Houston area for the past sixteen years. Previously residing in Brownsville, where he worked at the C L Coffee Shop. He was friend to many. He was very loving towards his...
Maria Del Carmen Dunlap
May 2, 2011
Maria del Carmen Mancias Dunlap, 66, our beloved mother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Monday, May 2, 2011 at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Carmen was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. A people person, Carmen worked her entire life...
Bernice "Bunny" Clarine Fulfer
May 1, 2011
Bernice Bunny Clarine Fulfer, 91, of Hot Springs, AR, formerly of Brownsville, TX and Neosho, MO, died on May 1, 2011 in Hot Springs, AR after battling Multiple Myeloma for several months. Bernice was born in Dover, AR to H.O. and Anna May Moore. When she was 6 she moved to the Brownsville, TX area with her family where...
Amparo Garcia Longoria
Apr 29, 2011
Amparo Garcia Longoria, 82, our beloved sister, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Amparo was born on January 11, 1929, in La Rosita, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She had been a resident of Brownsville for numerous years. Amparo was a woman...
Maria "Chonita" Concepcion Clipper
Apr 27, 2011
Maria Concepcion Clipper, affectionately called Chonita by her family and friends, departed this earth on April 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence Henry Clipper, her mother Estefania Trevino Foster, her father Prudencio Foster, and her sons, Terrance and Vincent Edward Clipper. Born on January 17, 1931 in Los Indios, Texas, Mrs. Clipper was a...
Robert C. Moreno
Apr 27, 2011
Robert C. Moreno, 69, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, greatgrandfather, uncle, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 1, 1941 in Laredo, Texas, Mr. Moreno resided in Minnesota for most of his life. He also resided in...
Lilia Gonzalez Rivera
Apr 25, 2011
Lilia G. Rivera, 61, of Brownsville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Rivera enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfonso Gonzalez Lerma and Catarina Perales de Gonzalez and two brothers, Gerardo and Alfonso Gonzalez....
Antonio "Tony Torres" A. Torres
Apr 21, 2011
Antonio A. Tony Torres, Sr., 68, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, fatherinlaw, brotherinlaw, uncle, boss, and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, 21 April 2011 at his residence. Born on 07 December 1942, Tony, as he was affectionately known to all, was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. Judge Torres had...
Emilio Emeterio "Red" Gomez
Apr 16, 2011
Emilio Emeterio Red Gomez entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the age of 67, after courageously battling cancer while living in San Benito, Texas. He was born on August 3, 1943 in Brownsville, Texas. He was the son of Alfonso Esteban and Maria Coy Gomez. He graduated from Brownsville High School in 1963, and became...
Antonio "Tony" Garza
Apr 9, 2011
Antonio Tony Garza , Senior, 70, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and friend, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Solara Hospital in Brownsville, Texas in the presence of his loving family. Tony, a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville, was born on September 30, 1940. In spite of his humble...
Virginia "Jenny" Lee Mathers
Apr 7, 2011
Thank you to the community for the multitude of thoughts and prayers, however, on April 7, 2011, Virginia Jenny Hollon Mathers passed away at the age of 45 at Sunshine Have Hospice Facility in Olmito, Texas. She was born on August 31, 1965, in Brownsville Texas to James and Wanda Hollon. Jenny was preceded in death by her father,...
Damaso Parra
Apr 1, 2011
Damaso Parra, 84, beloved husband, father, fatherinlaw, grandfather, greatgrandfather, and friend, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Friday, April 1, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Parra, who was born in Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico on December 11, 1926, came to live in Brownsville as a young boy. He was a parishioner of...
Winston Dwight Hendrick
Mar 28, 2011
Winston Dwight Hendrick, 83, of Brownsville, Texas, passed away on Monday evening, March 28, 2011 in his home. He was born in Los Angeles, California on September 18, 1927. Mr. Dwight Hendrick served the people of Mexico, in missionary services, for over 50 years. He was preceded in death by Doris Hendrick, his late wife David Hendrick, a son...
Amalia Cisneros Cisneros
Mar 23, 2011
Amalia Cisneros Cisneros, a resident of Brownsville, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at her residence in the company of her family. Amalia was born in Brownsville in 1921, to Antonio Cisneros, a noted local artist, and his wife Concepcion Villarreal Cisneros. She was preceded in death by her parents, by a sister, Refugio Cisneros Henderson, by her brothers...
Margarito Saldana Ramirez
Mar 22, 2011
Margarito Saldaa Ramirez, 58, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brotherinlaw, and uncle entered into the glory of his eternal life on March 22, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle against cancer. He was born on September 28, 1952 in General Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and had lived all his life...
Carolina Alvarez
Mar 17, 2011
Carolina Alvarez, 72, beloved sister, sisterinlaw, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17, 2011 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family. A native of Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Carolina had been a resident of Brownsville for many years. Carolina was a devoted sister and aunt...
Josefa "Chepa" Medina Ayala
Mar 12, 2011
Josefa Chepa Medina Ayala A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Her children respect and bless her her husband joins in with words of praise. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear...
Maria Ninfa Cisneros De Ruiz
Mar 9, 2011
Maria Ninfa La Pajarita Cisneros de Ruiz, 92, our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, motherinlaw, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on March 9, 2011 at Spanish Meadows Nursing Home. Ninfa enjoyed gardening and spending time with family and friends. God blessed her with a long beautiful life filled with family and many friends. She was...
Howard Victor Reed
Mar 5, 2011
Today, we acknowledge and celebrate the passing of one of Texas gentle giants. Howard Victor Reed, 87, of Austin, formally of Brownsville, Texas passed away peacefully on March 5, 2011, in the comfort and surrounded by his family. Howard was a Renaissance Man. As, first and foremost, a family man, Howard was also a rancher and international businessman. Howard...
Delia Yznaga Perez
Mar 2, 2011
Longtime Brownsville educator, Delia DY Yznaga Prez, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at her home surrounded by her children. Mrs. Prez was born on April 20, 1921 in San Antonio to Manuel Aniceto and Aurora Rios Yznaga. Her family moved to Brownsville in 1935. Delia graduated from Brownsville High School in 1938. Thereafter, Delia earned a...
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