Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
David Clifton Summa
Feb 24, 2009
Harlingen: David Clifton Summa passed away on February 24, 2009 at home in the loving arms of his wife Dotty and son John. He was born on March 23, 1925 to John and Gertrude Summa in Corpus Christi, Texas. Living on the coast as he grew up instilled a passion in him for the sea and fishing which remained a...
Rosa Salazar
Feb 21, 2009
SanBenito, Texas Rosa M. Salazar, 70, entered into eternal life on Saturday February 21, 2009 in San Benito. She was born to Jose and Felisitas Mendez on September 4, 1938 in Harlingen, Texas.She is preceded in death by her husband, Jose S. Salazar; parents; brother, Reyes L. Garza; sister, Theodora Garza. She is survived by her sons, Joe Salazar (Maria),...
Marjorie Marie Bailey
Feb 18, 2009
Harlingen: Marjorie (Margie) Marie Bailey, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her residence in Harlingen, Texas. Margie was born on a farm near Camden, Indiana on March 22, 1921 to parents, Jesse and Edna Yeager. She graduated from Purdue University in 1942. While at Purdue she met her husband, Tom, and they were married September 20, 1942. They...
Gaye Lynne McCameron
Feb 17, 2009
Gaye Lynne McCameron, 69, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her residence in Harlingen. Gaye was born in Oklahoma City, OK on March 9, 1939 to Bill and Rae Slater Looker. She attended high school in Oklahoma and graduated from high school in Pettus, Texas, where she met and married Edward McCameron in 1956 and mother to...
Olga Maxine Abbott
Feb 15, 2009
Harlingen: Olga Maxine Abbott, 85, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009 at her residence in Harlingen. Maxine was born on a farm 12 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, TX on April 5, 1922. She married John A. Abbott, I in 1941 and they were longtime residents and farmers of the area. Maxine was instrumental in promoting the production and use...
Julie Marie Wells
Feb 15, 2009
Julie Marie Wells Laguna Vista: Julie Marie Wells, 50 of Laguna Vista passed away at her home on Sunday, February 15, 2009 surrounded by her loving family and friends after her 11 year battle with breast cancer. Born February 3, 1959, Julie was a graduate of Port Isabel High School and spent most of her life in the Laguna Madre...
Norma Anzaldua
Feb 13, 2009
SAN BENITO, TX - Norma Conde Anzaldua, 59, entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 13, 2009, tenderly surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 23, 1949, in San Benito, Texas, to Guadalupe "Lupe" and Maria G. Conde. In 2007, Norma retired from the Cameron County Appraisal District after 23 years of dedicated service. She is survived by...
Pauline Martinez
Feb 11, 2009
San Benito, Texas Pauline V. Martinez went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 11, 2009. She was born in La Paloma, TX on February 18, 1927. She was preceded in dead by her parents, Miguel and Antonio Vasquez, her husband, Jose G. Martinez, her brothers, Pedro, Jorge and Miguel Vasquez, also her sister, Maria Bautista. She is...
Ronald S. Baus
Feb 11, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Ronald S. Baus, 81 years, born April 18, 1927 in Glendale, NY, devoted husband for 58 years of Elsie entered eternal rest Wednesday, February 11 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. He is survived by his three daughters, Barbara Eckstein, Robin Kuehhas and Lauren Baus; and five grandchildren Rebecca (John) Salmon, Sarah Eckstein, Rachel Eckstein, Richard Kuehhas and Katherine...
Bonnie Gayle Phillips
Feb 11, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Bonnie Gayle Phillips, 54, passed away February 11, 2009 at Aurora House in Weslaco. Gayle was born March 31, 1954 in Harlingen, Texas to Emmett J. and the late Natalie (Shanks) Billings. She attended Harlingen High School and Texas State University of San Marcos, Texas. Bonnie formerly taught at Raymondville High School and then taught art at Harlingen...
Jose Manuel Cortez
Feb 9, 2009
San Benito, Texas Jose M. Cortez, 81, loving father, grandfather, devoted husband entered into the glory of his eternal host on Monday February 9, 2009. He was born to Gaspar and Nieves De Leon Cortez in San Benito, Texas on July 31, 1927. Mr. Cortez is survived by his loving wife, Virginia Cortez and son, David Cortez; grandchildren, Nina Cortez...
AMELIA AVALOS
Feb 5, 2009
San Benito, Texas Amelia Luna Avalos, 90, passed away on Thursday February 5, 2009 in Brownsville, Texas. She was born on July 9, 1918 to Cruz and Petra Luna. She is preceded in death by her parents; children, Guadalupe Avalos Sierra, Jesus Avalos, Carmen Avalos, Reynaldo Avalos, Alicia Avalos. She is survived by her husband, Hermenejildo Avalos; children, Consuelo Contreras...
E. Clinton (Bud) Breedlove
Feb 3, 2009
Harlingen, TX: E. Clinton (Bud) Breedlove, 86, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. Bud was born September 14, 1922 in Tupelo, OK to Elam Clay and Lula Breedlove. Bud proudly served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was past president and board chair...
Marcus "Mark" A. Hancock, Jr.
Jan 29, 2009
Marcus A. Hancock Harlingen, TX: Marcus A. “Mark” Hancock, Jr., passed away on January 29, 2009 in Harlingen. Marcus was born on September 9, 1919 to Marcus and Willie Joe Hancock. He grew up in Dallas, Texas and lived his retirement life in Sachse, TX and Comanche, TX. He moved to Harlingen in 2003 to be closer to his daughter....
Dorothy Bernice "Jackie" Rodgers
Jan 25, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Dorothy Bernice "Jackie" Rodgers died Sunday, January 25, 2009, at Golden Palms Health Center in Harlingen. Jackie was born to Samuel Edgar and Eula Owen Thurmon on March 12, 1918, in Floydada, Texas, the youngest of three daughters. During a visit to her sister who had moved to Harlingen, she met Raymond Joseph Rodgers, whom she wed on...
Joe Vernon Graber
Jan 21, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Joe Vernon Graber, 73, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Joe was born July 15, 1935 in Watertown, TN to George Garnel and Virginia Metcalf Graber. He attended Georgetown College in Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, then attended Cape Western Reserve where he received a Masters...
Michael Haynes Callaway
Jan 20, 2009
Harlingen, TX: Michael Haynes Callaway, 57, died on January 20, 2009 surrounded by the family he loved so much after fighting a courageous battle with bladder cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nina Oleta and Haynes Thomas Callaway, and family members Jo Ann Linney, Marsha Cheney, and Jerry Linney. Michael was born on February 7, 1951 in...
JOE N. MENDOZA
Jan 17, 2009
Harlingen, Texas Joe N. Mendoza “El Wheat”, 83, entered into eternal rest on January 17, 2009. He was born on February 15, 1925. He was a WWII U. S. Navy Veteran and last worked as a Welding Instructor at T.S.T.C. Leaving behind his beloved wife of 15 years, Matiana Cardenas-Mendoza, step-daughter, Sonia Cardenas-Aguinaga (Rafael Sr.) and step-son, Rodolfo Cardenas Jr....
Charles R. Wilds
Jan 15, 2009
Dateline: Rio Hondo: Charles R. Wilds, 67, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Solara Hospital in Harlingen. Charles was born on December 30, 1941 in Rio Hondo. He was a graduate of Rio Hondo High School and a longtime resident. He served in the United States Air Force, was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad and a member of...
