Obituaries

February 2006 Obituary Listings

Clara Amalia (Schott) Bippert, age 99, of Mico, passed away Feb. 20, 2006. Clara was born Oct. 24, 1906, in Medina County. Funeral Mass was held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church. Interment was at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville.

Lowelle E. Brister, age 88, of Castroville passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, in Castroville. Lowelle was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Electra. Memorial service will Monday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home Chapel in Castroville. The chapel open at 12 noon, prior to the memorial service.

Phillip Bullard, age 65, of Castroville passed away Feb. 6, 2006, at home. Phillip was born July 7, 1940, in Cleveland, OH. Memorial service held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Castroville. Committal service Friday, Feb. 10, 9:15 a.m., at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.

Daunt Lee Connell, age 34, of Wichita, KS, passed away Feb. 5, 2006. He was born March 20, 1971, in San Antonio. Funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Sunset Funeral Home in San Antonio. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Park.

Cherry Pairett Cook, age 86, of Lytle passed away Feb. 28, 2006. She lived, in her own words, "a good long life." She was born May 9, 1919, in Milano. Graveside service was held Saturday, Mar. 4, at Evergreen Cemetery, Devine, with Pastor Rodney Schuler officiating.

Cresencio "Robert" Davila, age 80, of Devine passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at his residence. Rosary recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Chapel of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine. Mass was celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Interment was at St. Joseph¹s Catholic Cemetery.

Mary Louise DePuy passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. She was born Nov. 12, 1917, in El Paso. Graveside service at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, at Marfa Cemetery in Marfa.

James "Jimmy" Escamilla of D'Hanis, passed away Feb. 24, 2006, at the age of 52, in San Antonio. He was born August 27, 1953, in Hondo. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Guinn-Horger Chapel and the Funeral Mass, officiated by Rev. Jeff Pehl, 10 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 2, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hondo. Interment at Hondo Cemetery, Guadalupe Section.

Donald Duane "Frenchy" French Jr., age 61, of Hondo passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1944, in San Antonio. Funeral service 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Guinn-Horger Funeral Home Chapel in Hondo. Interment in Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

Pascuala Garcia of D'Hanis, age 83, passed away Feb. 13, 2006, in San Antonio. She was born Oct. 30, 1922, in D'Hanis. Rosary was recited at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, prior to the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Both services were officiated by Fr. Wallis J. Stiles. Interment was at San Francisco Cemetery, D'Hanis.

Wilfredo Gonzales, age 40, of Devine, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, in San Antonio. He was born April 29, 1965, in Laredo. Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Father Jose F. Puente officiating. Interment followed in St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

Alan Ray Grizzard, age 53, of Devine, passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, in San Antonio. He was born Sept. 3, 1952, in Texas. Graveside service was at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Evergreen Cemetery.

Leonarda Garcia Guerra of D'Hanis, age 84, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, in Hondo. She was born April 18, 1921, in D'Hanis. The Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, and the Funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in D'Hanis. Both
services were officiated by Rev. Wallis J. Stiles. Interment was at San Francisco Cemetery in D'Hanis.

Jeffrey Wayne Hilsher, 51, of St. Louis, MO, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, after having undergone triple bypass surgery earlier in the week. A memorial service will be held in St. Louis, Friday, Mar. 3.

Amos James Hitzfelder, 81, of Devine passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. in the Hurley Funeral Home Chapel Thursday, Feb. 23, Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with interment at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Devine.

Johnny Joseph Hoffmann, age 80, of Rio Medina passed away Feb. 10, 2006. Johnny was born August 12, 1925, in the community of Culebra, west of San Antonio. Rosary was recited Sunday, Feb. 12, with a Rosary at 7 p.m. in the Tondre- Guinn Chapel. The Funeral Mass was held on Monday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Church in Castroville. Interment will was at St. Louis Cemetery, Castroville.

Jack Hutton, age 88, of Devine passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2005. Funeral service at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the chapel of Hurley Funeral Home in Devine. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Willetta Margaret (Mackey) Ligon, 82, of Hondo passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2006. She was born Aug. 5, 1923, in Austin. Visitation from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Guinn-Horger Funeral Home. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday, at West End Baptist Church in Hondo. Interment in Cottonwood Cemetery.

Marion C. Lytle, age 77, of Hondo, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2006. Graveside service was held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery with full military honors.

Gladys Anne (Halty) Mann of Hondo, age 84, passed away Feb. 17, 2006, in Hondo. She was born March 10, 1921, in Castroville. Rosary was recited at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, followed by the Funeral Mass at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, with Rev. Jeff
Pehl officiating. Entombment was in Hondo Cemetery, St. John's Mausoleum.

Charles Fritz Martin, age 88, passed away February 24, 2006. He was born on January 1, 1918. Family and friends gathered at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at a graveside service at Mission Burial Park North, in San Antonio.

Bryan Vaughn Mattox, age 75, passed away on February 21, 2006, at his home while recovering from hip replacement surgery. He was born on March 25, 1930, in Jasper. Graveside service with military honors was held at 2 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 24, at Rio Frio Cemetery.

James "Jim" Lloyd McCoy Sr., age 65, of Lytle, passed away Feb. 22, 2006, at his home. Jim was born Sept. 24, 1940, in Aransas Pass. The Prayer Service was held Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home in Castroville. Services concluded at the funeral home.

Mrs. G. K. (Beth) Park, age 84, of Natalia passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, in Devine. Visitation Friday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Funeral service at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, in the chapel of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine. Interment at the Masonic Cemetery in Lytle.

Oswald H. "Ozzie" Poerner, age 93, passed away on Feb. 3, 2006. Funeral mass was celebrated by Msgr. Raymond Garcia at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6, at St. John's Catholic Church, San Antonio. A Rosary and Entombment took place at Holy Cross Catholic Mausoleum Chapel, Feb. 7.

Andrea Mary (Mumme) Proctor passed away at her rural Hondo home Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006.
She was born in Hondo Oct. 13, 1938. The funeral service, officiated by Pastor David Mayer, was at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hondo. Interment was at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

Esteban Rendon of Hondo, age 83, passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Hondo. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Guinn-Horger Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass, officiated by Rev. Jeff Pehl, was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hondo. Interment followed in Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

Alfred Alvin Saathoff, age 101, of Hondo, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at the age of 101, in Hondo. He was born Nov. 1, 1904, in Hondo. Funeral service, officiated by Pastor Stephen Schur, was at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Interment was at Quihi Cemetery.

Alton Louis Schlentz, age 81, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, in San Antonio. He was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Hondo. Funeral service, officiated by Pastor Charles Schlentz, was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hondo. Interment was at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

Stephen Michael Tompkins of Kerrville, age 33, passed away Feb. 13, 2006, in Kerrville. He was born Oct. 15, 1972, in San Antonio. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at the Guinn-Horger Chapel in Hondo with Pastor Michael Puckett of Yancey Baptist Church
officiating.

Catherine "Kitty" Hoog Tondre, born July 8, 1925, in Castroville, passed away on Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. Funeral Mass at 7 p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Castroville. The Rosary recited Thursday, Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Louis Church. Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.

Edward E. Ward passed away Tuesday Feb. 28, 2006, after a prolonged illness. Ed was born in Yancey, on April 16, 1931. A memorial was held March 3, at Dudley Hoffman Mortuary in Santa Maria, CA.

Melba M. (Mussman) Weynand of D¹Hanis and Hondo, age 85, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, in Childress. Melba was born Oct. 20, 1920, in Hondo. The funeral service, officiated by Pastor David Mayer, was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hondo. Interment was at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

George Whitlow, age 79, passed away February 1, 2006, in San Antonio. He was born June 24, 1926. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Roy Akers-Zizik Kerns Funeral Chapels. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 9 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church. Interment followed at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Thelka Stolte Wurzbach, age 93, of Dunlay passed away Feb. 4, 2006, in Hondo. Thelka was born Mar. 9, 1912, in Zuehl. Visitation was Wednesday, Feb. 8. Funeral service held on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Castroville. Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville.