Category: Obituaries

Obituaries

Martha O. Nunez

SAN ANTONIO/SAN BENITO, TX—Martha O. Nunez was born on March 7, 1923 in Corpus Christi, Texas and died   on Sunday, October 25, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. She was 92 years old. She retired in 1986 from the Harlingen State Hospital as a nurse’s aide, and then went on to obtain a medication provider …

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Earl Lee Grant

Earl Lee Grant, MD, passed away in the predawn hours of October 22, 2015, at the age of 86. He was born in El Paso, TX, May 16, 1929, to Wheeler Haywood Grant and Thelma Means Grant. He spent his early years in Marfa, TX, before moving to Laredo for a short time and then …

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Dorothy F. Scholes

Dorothy F. Scholes passed away on September 30, 2015, in Princeton, IL, age 82. A resident of San Benito for 40 years, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Rhonald R. Scholes. Born in Cave City, Kentucky in March, 1933, Dorothy moved to Illinois as a child; after completing school, she worked in Josten’s …

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Rudolf Paul Carey, Sr. (Rudy)

Rudolf Paul Carey, Sr. (Rudy) passed away in El Paso, TX. Rudy went to be with our lord on Sunday, September 27, 2015. He was born on June 30, 1934 to Peter Gardner Carey and Severita Perez Carey. Rudy was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a member of the Masonic Lodge, Knights …

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Linda Jean Rhyner

LOZANO, TX—Linda Jean Rhyner, 70, passed away October 5, 2015 at her residence after battling cancer.   Linda was born on September 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to Arthur and Elsie Johnson. She attended Business College and married Johnny Jacob Rhyner. Linda dedicated 33 years as Post Mistress to the U.S.P.S. in Lozano where she …

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Ernestine Ramsey Neely

Ernestine Ramsey Neely died peacefully on October 1, 2015 at the age of 105.   She had been a resident of Canterbury Court in Harlingen for the past nine years. Ernestine was born in Plain Dealing, Louisiana on September 28, 1910, to Ernest Linwood Ramsey and Mississippi Purcell Ramsey. The family moved to San Benito …

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Emma Porter

SAN BENITO—Emma Porter, born April 9, 1922, passed onto eternal rest on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the age  of 93. She is finally at peace and no longer in pain. Emma, a native of San Benito, was a faithful bookkeeper for over 40 years at Fausto’s Lumber Company in San Benito and made her …

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Juan R. Avila

Juan R. Avila, Jr., age 64, passed away at Valley Baptist Medical Center on September 26, 2015.  He was surrounded by his family and close friends. Juan was born on October 9, 1950 to Juan L. Avila, Sr. and Luz S. Avila. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Yolanda Avila of …

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Sherrill Jane Hansen Kilgore

A celebration of life for Sherrill Jane Hansen Kilgore will be on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 beginning at noon from the Chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home. Place of rest will be in Kilgore-Hansen Cemetery located on the Kilgore Family Farm in Charlotte, TN. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. …

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Guadalupe Rendon Garcia

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Guadalupe Rendon Garcia, 75, passed away in Corpus Christi, TX, surrounded by her loving family on September 28, 2015. Guadalupe was born on June 29, 1940 in San Benito, TX to Guadalupe Leal Rendon and Francisco Rendon. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother’s Emilio Rendon, Ruben Rendon, Ramon Rendon, …

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