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Reynaldo R. “Rey” Saldaña, Sr., 78, peacefully passed from this life on August 15, 2022. He was born January 28, 1944 in San Benito, Texas to the late Raúl P. and Beatriz R. Saldaña. Rey was a proud graduate of San Benito High School, Class of 1962. He was an outstanding high school athlete and was a member of the Greyhounds’ 1961 district basketball championship team and 1961 Greyhounds’ semi-finalist football team. After graduating high school,...

José María “Joe” Martin, Jr. peacefully passed from this life on August 5, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born to the late José María Martin, Sr. and Juanita Agado on July 21, 1935 in La Paloma, Texas. Joe proudly served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during the Korean War and attained the rank of Master Sergeant.  He went on to serve the citizens of Harlingen for more than twenty years as a valued employee of the Harlingen Waterworks...

María "Mary" Rodríguez, 83, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022.  She was born to Florencio Lopez and Tefana Ybarra Lopez on February 4, 1939 in Brownsville, Texas. María retired from H-E-B after many years of faithful service. Visitation will take place Saturday, August 13, 2022 and Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft San Benito Funeral Home. María will be laid to rest on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:00...

Betty J. (Weber) Schindler arrived October 2, 1926 at Mrs. Cowden’s home for new babies and mothers. There were no hospitals at that time. Betty was the oldest child of Ernest C. and Emma Hamm Weber. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company where she was a valued employee for over 38 years. During Betty’s long tenure at Southwestern Bell, she worked as a telephone operator and plant assigner. In her leisure time, she loved to sew and especially enjoyed making...

Egbert Donald “Don” Haynes, Jr., 68, passed August 6, 2022 at his home in Junction, Texas. Don was born November 17, 1953 to the late Egbert Donald Haynes, Sr. and Truella Roberts Haynes in San Benito, Texas. Don was a retired oilfield consultant, where he worked his way up. He began as a rough neck, became a mud engineer, and achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a drilling consultant. Don very much enjoyed his retirement. He spent his last years traveling. He enjoyed...

“Yo soy una persona que en su juventud fui feliz porque me casé el 6 de agosto de 1951. Tuve cinco hijas y cuatro hombres.” Irene C. Rodríguez was the matriarch of her family. She was a hardworking, strong, beautiful woman who lived to be eighty-five years old. Irene was born October 20, 1936 in Cd. Madero, Tamaulipas, México. She was the daughter of Julian Castañeda and Rosaura García and sister to Jesús Castañeda, Antonia...

Paul Lee Wiley, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2022. Lee was born in Sisseton, South Dakota to Paul Noble and Jean Muriel Wiley on January 27, 1942.  When Lee was 2 years old and while his father was actively serving in the Navy, Lee and his mother moved from South Dakota to San Benito to join his grandparents. Lee grew up supporting the Greyhounds’ purple and gold. He attended San Benito schools and graduated from San Benito High School in 1960 where he served...

Dalila Moreno Murphy, entered into eternal rest on Thursday July 28, 2022. She was born September 8, 1951 in San Benito, Texas to her parents Mateo Davila and Juanita Hernandez Moreno. Dalila graduated from San Benito High School in 1969 and attended Texas A & I University in Kingsville until becoming employed with Southwestern Bell in 1972. She spent most of her career with Southwestern Bell in Midland, Texas while residing in Odessa, Texas where she then retired.  She returned...

María Luisa Covarrubias Ornelas, 70, peacefully passed from this life July 24, 2022. She was born March 15, 1952 to the late Baldomero Ornelas and Rosa Ponce in Mission, Texas. María Luisa enjoyed gardening, especially planting and tending to her flowers and vegetables. She was a Christian and a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her parents. Left to treasure her memory is María Luisa’s husband, Guillermo Covarrubias, Sr.; her...

Norma Linda Maldonado Torres, surrounded by her kids, received her heavenly crown on July 25, 2022. She was born to the late Narciso “Chicho” and Refugia “Cuca” Maldonado in San Benito, Texas on November 3, 1950. She was a proud lifelong San Benito Greyhound. After 42 years of dedicated work and service to the San Benito school district, she retired in 2016 and dedicated her time, as always, to caring for her family, cooking and baking for everyone, and supporting...