Local Obituaries for Families in San Benito, Texas
Ellis C. Harlin
Jul 26, 2024
Ellis Clinton Harlin was 71 and lived in Laguna Vista, Texas where he passed away on July 26, 2024 from Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer.
Ellis was born in Canoga Park, California on April 18, 1953 to Rogers and Flo Harlin. Ellis had a great childhood filled with fun adventures with his lifelong friends and love of riding motocross which he continued...
Elvera Goldate Reynolds
Jul 25, 2024
Elvera “Vera” was born on September 1, 1916, in a little wooden house on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisianna. She died on July 25th, 2024, in Harlingen, Texas at 107 years of age.
Vera was raised and educated in New Orleans during the great depression. She met Douglas Reynolds in New Orleans. They were married on May 22, 1937, in...
Fela Garza
Jul 22, 2024
Fela Garza, 102, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2024 in Harlingen, Texas. She was born on April 26, 1922 in San Benito, Texas to Apolinar Garza and Maria Hinojosa Garza.
Fela was a devoted member of Faith Christian Church in Harlingen and received her water baptism in November of 2008. She found joy in embroidery and was known for her...
Deborah Kaye Kelly
Jul 19, 2024
Deborah Kaye Kelly, 59, of Harlingen, Texas passed away on July 19, 2024. She was born February 2, 1965, in Austin, TX. Deborah was adopted by the loving Veale family from a young teenage couple who were not up to the task of raising her. She was an outgoing and gentle woman who will be deeply missed by her family,...
Elijah Harvey Adams
Jul 19, 2024
Elijah Harvey Adams, age 87, passed away in Harlingen, Texas on July 19, 2024. Harvey was born on July 23, 1936 in Harlingen to Burt and Ruth Adams.
Harvey is survived by his five children, with “farmer’s luck,” he had one son and four daughters: his son Keith (Elaine) Adams of Harlingen, and his daughters Gayle (Dale) Misenhimer of Harlingen, Sharon...
John Michael Speer
Jul 18, 2024
John Michael Speer Jr. was born April 11, 1960, to John Michael ‘Mike’ Speer and Patricia Lorraine Williams Speer in Corpus Christi, Texas. John Passed away July 18, 2024, in Harlingen, Texas at the age of 64.
John grew up in Harlingen, where he attended Harlingen High School. His hobbies and sports included swimming, participating in school theater productions and playing...
Ramona Lucio Torres Rodriguez
Jul 16, 2024
Our Beloved mother, Ramona “Moni” Lucio Torres Rodriguez passed peacefully on July 16, 2024 at home surrounded by family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents Guadalupe and Juanita Lucio; husbands, Enrique’ Torres and Catarino “Rod” Rodriguez; daughter, Irene Gonzalez; great granddaughter, Lauren Klespitz; sister, Gloria Becerra; brother, Demetrio Lucio and son in-laws, Ernie Alvarez Jr, Valdo...
Maria Elena Cortez
Jul 14, 2024
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Maria Elena Cortez, age 89 on July 14, 2024. Maria was born on April 2, 1935, to the late Santos and Guadalupe Rodriguez. She will always be remembered for her love of music, her vocation of teaching children, adults, and her devotion to God, family, and friends.
Maria Elena Cortez...
Fidela A. Garza
Jul 14, 2024
Fidela A. Garza, 81, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2024, in Harlingen, Texas. She was born on March 23, 1943, in Cameron County, Texas to Santiago Abrego and Maria Consuelo Luna Abrego.
Fidela's educational journey included attending La Encantada Elementary School, Los Fresnos High School, and Durham Business College where she pursued bookkeeping. Throughout her career, she served as a...
Jose Alonzo Mendoza
Jul 9, 2024
Jose Alonzo Mendoza Sr., 79, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024, in Harlingen, Texas. Jose was born on September 18, 1944, in San Benito, Texas to Marcial Mendoza and Monica Alonzo Mendoza.
Right after graduating from San Benito High School, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. from 1964 to 1968 serving in Vietnam on his last year of service. Later,...
James Leal
Jul 9, 2024
James “Jimmy” Leal, 90, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on October 29, 1933 in La Paloma, Texas to David Gracia Leal Jr. and Otila Guerra Leal.
Jimmy embarked on his professional journey with the Highway department and later with the Alcohol Beverage Commission, where he dedicated 30 years of his life before...
Roberto G. Lopez
Jul 8, 2024
Roberto G. Lopez, 96, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024 in Harlingen, Texas. He was born on February 27, 1928, in San Benito to Santiago Lopez and Faustina Guerra Lopez.
Roberto served his country as a Private Class in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, where he was honored with the Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal-Japan....
Miguel Angel Larraga
Jul 7, 2024
Miguel Angel Larraga 63, de San Benito, Texas entró al eterno paraíso el día Domingo 7 de Julio 2024 rodeado de sus seres queridos.
Nacido en Tamuin, San Luis Potosí el 26 de Septiembre de 1960 fue hijo Leobardo Larraga y Maria Guadalupe Gomez. Habiendo pasado su infancia y adolescencia en CD. Valles, el destino lo llevó a CD Mante, Tamps...
Dr. John R. Tucker
Jul 5, 2024
John Robert Tucker joined his heavenly Father and the love of his life, Joyce, on July 5, 2024. Just the week before, on June 25, he celebrated his 96th birthday with his children and loyal caretakers at Golden Palms Retirement Community in Harlingen, Texas.
John was born on June 25, 1928, the son of Albert Joseph Tucker and Dorothy Louise, in...
Juan De Dios Gonzales
Jun 25, 2024
Juan De Dios Gonzales, 84, of Los Fresnos, TX passed away on June 25, 2024, in Harlingen, TX. He was born on May 6, 1940, in Los Fresnos, TX to Amador Gonzales and Simona Martinez and grew up alongside his many siblings. Juan, as a lifelong Los Fresnos resident, built a wonderful life alongside his wife of almost 60 years,...
Raul Torres Cruz
Jun 24, 2024
Raul Torres Cruz, 81, also known as “Primo”, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Raul was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico, on March 21, 1943, to Presiliano Torres and Pilar Cruz. As a child, he grew up in “La Barranca” just across the border in Mexico before moving to San Benito, TX, with his mother and siblings. He later moved...
Christopher “Chris” S. Edmundson
Jun 23, 2024
Christopher “Chris” S. Edmundson passed away peacefully at home on June 23, 2024 at the age of 58. He leaves behind a legacy defined by hard work, compassion, and affection for others. His wife always said “if he was a kid now a days, he’d be on the back of a milk carton. That friendly.
Born to Jerry (Litain) Edmundson and...
