Obituaries

January 2007 Obituary Listings

Guadalupe A. Alvarez, age 66, of Hondo passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, after battling cancer. He was born Dec. 12, 1940, in Medina County. Rosary was recited Thursday, Jan. 25, and Funeral Mass was held at 2 p.m., Friday, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Rev. Jeff Pehl officiating. Interment was at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

Aaron Anthony Benavidez, age 22, of Devine, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, in San Antonio. Visitation was held Friday, Jan. 19, from 2 - 9 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m., at the Chapel of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine. Mass was celebrated Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Devine. Interment followed in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Devine.

Esteban Arcos Bernal Jr. of Hondo, age 66, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2007. He was born in Hondo on February 2, 1940. The Rosary was recited on Sunday, Jan. 7, and Funeral Mass was held Monday, Jan. 8, both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Lee Anne Riff Bollich, 56, of Mont Belvieu, TX was born April 25, 1950, in Hondo and passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, in a local hospital. At her request, she was cremated and her cremains will be scattered on the home ranch in Hondo where she was raised. Navarre Funeral Home, Baytown

Pedro “Pete” Campos, Jr., age 69, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Jan. 18, 2006, at his home. He was born in Hondo, Dec. 5, 1937. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, and Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. Monday, both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Esther Amador led the Rosary and Rev. Jeff Pehl officiated the Mass.

Edna Coffey, age 82, died on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, in Kerrville. She was born on Dec. 19, 1924, in Jack County, Texas. Funeral service was held on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera, with Pastor Gerald Harvey, officiating. Burial was in the Tarpley Cemetery, Tarpley.

John Oliver Duane Coyle, age 71, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, in San Antonio. John was born Dec. 26, 1935, in Corpus Christi. A memorial service, led by Pastor C. Ross Chandler was held at the First Baptist Church of Hondo on Monday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m.

Malford Gloria Andrews Coyle, age 79, of Hondo, passed away Jan. 15, 2007. Malford was born Aug. 22, 1927, in San Antonio. Rosary was recited Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at 7 p.m at the Guinn-Horger Funeral Home in Hondo. The Funeral Mass held on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Hondo. Interment following the Funeral Mass at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Hondo.

Lloyd J. Fowler, of Devine, passed away January 18, 2007, at the age 85. He was born Nov. 6, 1921 in Somerset. Graveside service was at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Evergreen Cemetery, Devine, with Rev. Jim Witt officiating.

Armine Franks, age 90, a resident of Chapel Hill, passed away in Richardson on January 23, 2007. She was born Nov. 21, 1916 in Quihi. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday Jan. 26, at the funeral home. Chapel services were held at 10:30 Saturday, Jan. 27, at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Ford officiating.

James Campbell “Jimmy” Gray, age 89, of Hondo passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007. He was born in Uvalde May 10, 1917. Funeral service was held Monday, Jan. 8, at the Guinn-Horger Chapel. Burial was at Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.

J. W. Grimes, age 74, of La Coste, passed away Jan. 29, 2007 at his home. J. W. was born April 9, 1932, in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home in Castroville. A Private Interment was held at San Fernando #3 Cemetery, San Antonio. Memorials may be made to CTRC, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, P.O. Box 1657, San Antonio, TX 78296.

Margaret Elizabeth Henry, age 80, of Nocona, passed away January 28, 2007 in Fort Worth. She was born in Hondo, Feb. 12, 1926. Scott-Morris Funeral Home, Nocona.

Edwin Lilie Jr. of Sabinal, passed away on January 10, 2007 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 76. He was born October 25, 1930 in Moulton. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. at the Rushing- Estes-Knowles Chapel, with Pastor Don Snyder officiating. Burial followed in Sabinal Cemetery.

Joel Henry Mayer, age 80, of Payson, AZ, passed away January 31, 2007, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India, July 9, 1926. The funeral was held in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. Burial next to his father and brother David. His wife’s ashes are also in India.

Felipe C. Mendoza, age 62, of Atascosa, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, in San Antonio. Visitation and Rosary were held Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007. Mass was celebrated Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, at 10 a.m. , at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Lytle.

Margarito Morales, age 87, of Natalia, passed away January 22, 2007. He was born May 10, 1919 in Coal Mine. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Natalia with Father Romeo Olivares officiating. Interment followed in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Devine.

Floyd B. Neuman, age 81, of Devine, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in a San Antonio hospital from complication following surgery. Services were held at the First Baptist Church in Devine at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 with interment in the Evergreen Cemetery in Devine. Visitation was held Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, from 2:00 until 9:00 PM at the Chapel of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.

Jose M. Ortega, age 69, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007. He was born in D’Hanis, March 19, 1937. Rosary was recited Friday, Jan. 26, and Funeral Mass, celebrated by Rev. Jeff Pehl, was held Saturday, 11 a.m., both at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hondo. Interment was at San Francisco Cemetery, D'Hanis.

Luisa R. Ortiz, of Moore, age 93, passed away January 22, 2007, in Pearsall. She was born in Bigfoot, August 25, 1913. A Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Hurley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were Friday at 10 a.m. Jan. 26 At St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Interment followed in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery at Devine, with Father Jose Puente officiating.

Baby Angel Nevaeh Pina-Lopez of Hondo, passed away on January 30, 2007. Survivors include her parents, Cathy Pina and Steven Lopez; grandparents, Goldie Pina Buben Gallardo and Joan Garcia. Funeral service was held Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at Hondo Funeral Home. Interment followed in Hondo Cemetery.

Deborah Annette Rodriguez-Furnish, age 37, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. Rosary was recited Wednesday at Guinn-Horger Chapel. Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Yancey, with Rev. Wallis J. Stiles officiating. Interment in Yancey Cemetery.

Felipe R. Sandoval, age 80 of Hondo passed away on January 24, 2007. Prayer service was held at 7 p.m. Friday, at Hondo Funeral home. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. , Saturday, Jan. 27 at Hondo Funeral Home. Interment followed in Hondo Cemetery.

Thomas Rodney St. Clair of Devine, passed away January 25, 2007, at the age of 76. He was born in Crosscut on February 14. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at First Baptist Church, Devine and interment will be at Karnes City Cemetery, Karnes City at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Victoria Tellez, age 79, of Devine, passed away January 26, 2007 in Jourdanton. She was born in Cotulla on Nov. 17, 1928. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Hurley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Keith Dennis officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery in Devine.

Lorene Schott Tschirhart, age 92, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2006, at her rural Hondo home. She was born in Lakehills, Oct. 2, 1914. Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Guinn-Horger Chapel, officiated by Rev. Stephen Schur of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Quihi. Interment followed at Pipe Creek Cemetery.

Floyd Ward, age 84, of Hondo passed away on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. Floyd and twin sister, Florine, were born in Yancey, Oct. 19, 1922. Funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m., at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Pastor Lenard Dossey of First Baptist Church of Yancey and Pastor David J. Mayer of St. Paul officiated.

Robert E. Woodson, passed away Jan. 27, 2007. He was born April 3, 1933. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at 11a.m. at the Chapel of Hurley Funeral Home, Lytle. Interment will follow in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.