David Adame
David Adame, a National Freight truck driver, died July
13, 1999. He was 57.
Survivors include his wife, Delfina; a son, David Hudson
of Calumet City, Ill.; five daughters, Esperanza Adame of Grand Prairie;
Della Adame-Dunn of Corpus Christi, Angelina Adame-Gignac of El Paso and
Lisa Adame of Lowell, Ark; his parents, Juan and Elisa Adame of Sinton;
a sister, Audelia Alvarado of Corpus Christi and six grandchildren.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. July 15 at Corpus Christi
Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. July 16 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.
Doris R. Books
SINTON - Doris Ruth Books, a former member of Norfork
(Ark.) Retardation Association, died July 14, 1999. She was 71.
Survivors include two sons, Scott Books of Pekin, Ill.,
and David Books of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter, Julie Books of
Norfork, Ark.; two brothers, Delton Riebschleager of Castorville and Harley
Riebschleager of Sinton; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. July 17 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church.
Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Home.
John B. Caldwell
INGLESIDE - John B. Caldwell, a retired commercial construction
contractor, former president of North East Emergency Distribution for Tarrant
County and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, died July 13, 1999. He was
71.
Survivors include his wife, Merigold; a son, Frank Caldwell
of Dallas; a son, Frank Caldwell of Dallas; a daughter, Carolyn Neal of
Montgomery, Ala.; a brother, Jack Caldwell of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters,
Catherine Caldwell of Oklahoma City and Mary Teel of Stonewall, Okla.;
and one grandson.
Burial will be 10 a.m. July 16 in Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery,
Colleyville.
Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and Crematory, Aransas
Pass.
Gladys L. Cross
Gladys Loraine Cross, a former employee of Southern Alkali
and Sears Roebuck & Co. and a member of Annaville Baptist Church, died
July 12, 1999. She was 82.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Miller of Corpus
Christi; a son, Brad Cross of Austin; eight sisters, Leora Ligion of Texarkana,
Vesta Jennings of Portland, Lois Tate of Corpus Christi, Doris McNeil of
Dayton, Ohio, Darlene Wright of California, Connie Clark of Odessa, Margaret
Boggan and Evelyn Dean, both of Kingsville; two brothers, Bill Nix of Portland
and Harold Nix of Kingsville; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. July 15 at Sawyer-George Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.
Juanita S. Gonzalez
DRISCOLL - Juanita S. Gonzalez, a member of Our Lady of
Pilar Catholic Church Prayer Group in Corpus Christi and member of the
St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church in San Diego, died July 12, 1999.
She was 73.
Survivors include two sons, Hipolito Gonzalez of Driscoll
and Arnold Gonzalez of Corpus Christi; a daughter, Sara Limon of Driscoll;
four brothers, Severiano Salinas of Petronila, Servando Salinas of Alice,
Reynaldo Salinas of Corpus Christi and Oscar Salinas of Driscoll and five
grandchildren.
Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. July 13 at Ramon Funeral
Home, Robstown. Mass was celebrated July 14 at St. Francis de Paula Catholic
Church, San Diego. Burial will be in Pe¤a Cemetery, La Rosita.
Raymond L. Toerck
SINTON - Raymond Lynn Toerck, a retired rancher and farmer
and a former manager of the Red Barn Steak House in Mathis, died June 30,
1999. He was 67.
Survivors include his wife, Julene; two sons, Patrick
Toerck of Austin and Michael Toerck of West Allis, Wis.; and a sister,
Frances Hartman of Austin.
Memorial services are pending.
Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Home.
Maria L. Vela
PALITO BLANCO - Maria Luisa Vela, a retired Ben Bolt-Palito
Blanco school district custodian and member of the St. Joseph Mission and
Lando Adult Center, died July 13, 1999. She was 81.
Survivors include three sons, Albino, Jose Luis and Ramiro
Vela, all of Palito Blanco; a daughter, Lupita Vera of Palito Blanco; five
brothers, Felipe Mu¤oz of Alice, Jose Mu¤oz of Premont, Donato
Mu¤oz of Palito Blanco, Manuel Mu¤oz of Alice and Mario Mu¤oz
of Premont; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. July 15 at Mauro P. Garcia
Funeral Home, Alice. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. July 16 at St.
Joseph Mission. Burial will be in Saltillero Cemetery.
Michael W. Walther
PEARLAND - Michael Wayne Walther, a Marine veteran of
the Vietnam War, an employee of Merichem Chemicals and Refinery Services
and a member of Texas Board of Professional Engineers and AICHE, died July
11, 1999. Hewas 55.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; two sons, Christopher
and Matthew Walther, both of Pearland; two sisters, Celeste Elder of Universal
City and Cindy Walther of San Antonio; a brother, Mark Walther of Bulverde;
and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p .m. July 15 at St. Helen's Catholic
Church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. July 16 in Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville.
Turcotte-Piper Mortuary, Kingsville.
Frances L. Aumada
ROBSTOWN - Frances Lourde Aumada, infant daughter of Leslie
Garcia Aumada and Valentine Aumada Jr., died July 14, 1999.
Other survivors include a sister, Yasmine Garcia of Robstown;
her grandparents, Esmeralda Samaniego of Robstown and Valentine Aumada
Sr. of West Virginia and Alberto and Guadalupe Garcia of Sinton; and her
great grandparents, Abel Samaniego of Robstown and Ventura Molina of Sinton.
Ramon Funeral Home, Robstown.
Carlota Z. Buenrostro
Carlota Zuniga Buenrostro died July 15, 1999. She was
74.
Survivors include her husband, Juan; five daughters, Aurora
Davila and Rosa Linda Ledezma of Harlingen, Maria Guerrero of Lufkin, Hilda
Garcia of Diboll and San Juanita Amezquita of Corpus Christi; five sons,
Adan Ruiz of Houston, Armando Buenrostro of San Juan, Homero Buenrostro
of Harlingen, Pedro Buenrostro of Lufkin and Juan Buenrostro of Corpus
Christi; four sisters, Lurdes Cabrera and Lucila Zuniga, both of Valle
Hermoso, Mexico, Josefina Benavidez of Poblado, Mexico, and Chita Zuniga
of Monterrey, Mexico; two brothers, Jesus Zuniga of Monterrey, and Saul
Zuniga of Poblado; 30 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. July 16 at Cantu Funeral
Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. July 17 at St. Vivian Mission
Catholic Church, Petronila. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Ted Capps
MATHIS - Ted Capps, a retired civil servant, died July
15, 1999. He was 82.
Survivors include his wife, Bruyne; a daughter, Jean Thomas
of Beeville; two sisters, Alene Pummill of Albany, Ore., and Mary Jo Lange
of Nikiski, Alaska; and one grandchild.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. July 17 in Beeville Memorial
Park, Beeville.
Galloway & Sons Funeral Directors, Beeville.
Fannie Davis
Fannie Davis, a member of Rising Star Baptist Church,
died July 14, 1999. She was 87.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Neville of Charlotte,
N.C.; a son, Grady Davis Jr. of Houston; a brother, David Brown of Corpus
Christi; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. July 17 at Rising Star Baptist
Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Unity Chapel Funeral Home.
Maria R. Garza
ARANSAS PASS - Maria R. Garza died July 12, 1999. She
was 69.
Survivors include her daughter Gilda Pavon of Chicago;
a son, Roy Garza of Chicago; a sister, Mary Cisneros of Chicago; a brother,
Dan Valenzuela of Rockport; and three grandchildren.
Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. July 15 at Maxwell P.
Dunne Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. July 16 at Maxwell
P. Dunne Funeral Home. Burial will be in Aransas Memorial Park.
Anita Gonzalez-Carmona
BISHOP - Anita Gonzalez-Carmona died July 14, 1999. She
was 65.
Survivors include her husband, Enrique; two daughters,
Felicia Montoya and Dolly Rangel, both of Bishop; her mother and stepfather,
Dominga and Santiago Gonzales of Bishop; a sister, Lucia Casas of Bishop;
six brothers, Richard Gonzalez of Kingsville, Paul De Luna of Plainview,
Nicholas De Luna of El Campo and Jenaro, Jose and Ezequiel Gonzalez, all
of Bishop; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. July 16 at Templo Gethsemani.
Burial will be in Evangelica Cemetery.
Turcotte-Piper Mortuary, Kingsville.
Emeterio C. Hernandez
RICARDO - Emeterio C. Hernandez, owner of E. Hernandez
Trucking Co. and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kingsville,
died July 14, 1999. He was 71.
Survivors include his wife, Genoveva; four daughters,
Elia Gutierrez of Ricardo and Emeteria Hinojosa, Elena Esquivel and Elma
Pena, all of Kingsville; three sons, Eden Hernandez of Kingsville and Eloy
and Emeterio Hernandez Jr., both of Ricardo; a sister, Rita Garcia of Concepcion;
13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. July 16 at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Kingsville. Burial will be in Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville.
Turcotte-Piper Mortuary, Kingsville.
Oscar M. Israel
FULTON - Oscar Martin Israel, a dairy farmer, died July
14, 1999. He was 87.
Survivors include his wife, Helice; a son, John Israel
of Liberty Hill; four daughters, Sharon Tanner of Georgetown, Susie Scheumack
of Alvin, Loretta Huffman of Hamilton and Christine Walker of Fulton; a
brother, Bob Israel of Elgin; two sisters, Fayrene Zimmerman of Round Rock
and Gussie Graef of Creedmore; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. July 18 in Palm Valley Cemetery,
Round Rock.
Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and Crematory.
Betty L. Moore
Betty Lee Moore died July 12, 1999.
Survivors include her husband, Robert; a daughter, Regina
Larson of Corpus Christi; a son, William Larson of Corpus Christi; two
stepsons, Robert Moore Jr. of Corpus Christi and James Moore of Massachusetts;
a sister, Lynda Wickline; two brothers, James and Doug Wickline; and two
grandsons.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. July 17 at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Memory Gardens Funeral Home.
Bert Oehlke
SINTON - Bert Oehlke, assistant superintendent of business
for Calallen Independent School District, a member of Grace Lutheran Church
and Eastern Star and Mason, died July 14, 1999. He was 50.
Survivors include his wife, Linda; a son, Clay Oehlke
of Sinton; a daughter, Gina Oehlke of Sinton; his parents, Martin and Agnes
Oehlke of Weesatche; a brother, Glenn Oehlke of Cuero; and two sisters,
Linda Rabke of Taft and Barbara Wright of Cuero.
Services will be at 2 p.m. July 16 at Grace Lutheran Church.
Burial will be in San Patricio Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Portland.
Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Home.
Iva L. Polk
Iva L. Polk died July 14, 1999. She was 89.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Polk of Corpus Christi;
and two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. July 17 in Seaside Memorial
Park.
Cage-Mills Funeral Directors, Everhart chapel.
Jasmine M. Riojas
KINGSVILLE - Jasmine Marie Riojas, infant daughter of
Heather and Luciano Riojas, died July 14, 1999.
Other survivors include a brother, Luciano Riojas Jr.
of Kingsville; and her grandparents, Rodolph Hernandez, Sylvia Hernandez,
Beverly Jordan, Ricardo Hernandez, all of Kingsville; and her step-grandmother,
Cindy Hernandez of Kingsville.
Ramirez-Salinas Funeral Home.
Reynulfo Trevino Jr.
ALICE - Reynulfo Trevino Jr. died July 13, 1999. He was
22.
Survivors include his parents, Reynulfo and Anna Trevino
of Alice; a brother, Richard Trevino of Alice; three sisters, Rita Mae
Ramos and Roxanne Trevino, both of Alice, and Kaisha Penn of San Antonio;
and his grandparents, Evelia Farias of Alice, Hilda Ybarra of Green Acres
and Lorenzo Trevino of Falfurrias.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. July 16 at Ruben M. Garcia
& Sons Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. July 17 at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calaveras Cemetery. |
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