May 2011 archive

UPDATE: Man with Alzheimer’s reported missing found

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 59-year-old man reported missing Tuesday by the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) has been found. William “Bart” B. Tumlinson of San Benito had been missing since Sunday, May 1, when he was last seen at his apartment on the 1800 block of Combes Street at approximately 10 a.m. by …

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Community Writer’s Club to meet Thursday

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NEWS Staff Report Aspiring journalists, authors, poets, business professionals and students are encouraged to attend the first Community Writer’s Club meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at the San Benito Public Library, located on 101 W. Rose St. Hyped as a venue to promote a nurturing environment for aspiring writers of any field, the club will …

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Relay for Life

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Shown are various scenes from Friday evening’s Relay For Life event at Boggus Stadium in Harlingen, in which cancer survivors and their families rallied for cancer awareness and to raise funds for cancer research. One such survivor is Patty Tijerina, a 14-year survivor of cancer who’s shown with her daughter Jessica (at top). (Photos by T.J. Tijerina)

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Clara Bow Williams Zepeda

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San Juan, TX- Clara Bow Williams Zepeda passed away peacefully on May 1, 2011 in Austin, Texas. Clara was born in Brownsville on August 22, 1930 at the former Fort Brown Army Hospital. Her parents were Frank Williams Sr. and Andrea Lopez Williams. Clara was a graduate of Brownsville High School and went on to …

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Piedad Rios Guerrero

Piedad Guerrero

SAN BENITO, TX—Piedad Rios Guerrero, 85, of San Benito peacefully went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Piedad enjoyed cooking, crafts, thrift sales, attending church and serving God. She is preceded in death by her parents; six siblings; four children and three grandchildren. Piedad …

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Dorothy Henrietta Henson Wixson

Dorothy Wixson

Dorothy Henrietta Henson Wixson was born July 11, 1916 and passed away on December 15, 2010. Inurnment services will be held for Dorothy Wixson, 94, at Mont Meta Memorial Park Mausoleum on Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. Dorothy lived in many cities while her husband served his country in the military. Dorothy was a …

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