Obituaries

Sarah Avila

Sarah Avila

Dec 29, 2017

On December 25, 2017, Sarah Mejia Avila left her earthly life to spend her eternal life walking the streets of gold with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born on June 5, 1932 to Cristobal and Sofia Mejia and had 6 brothers and 3 sisters. She lived a wonderfully blessed and adventurous life. She was married for 38...

Loretta Boerner

Loretta Boerner

Dec 27, 2017

Loretta Boerner, 99 of Granbury, Texas, passed away December 27, 2017. Loretta was born December 23, 1918, in Granger, Texas to Matt and Louise Strmiska. Loretta lived most of her adult life in Violet, Texas where she was very involved with St. Anthony Catholic Church and the community. Family, faith, learning, and leadership exemplified her life. Loretta was preceded in...

Beulah Wilson

Beulah Wilson

Dec 26, 2017

Beulah “Kay” Wilson, age 71, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away December 26, 2017. She was born October 2, 1946 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Lester and Alma Wilke Maywald. Kay was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Leonard in 2010. She is survived by a sister, Debbie Little; her children, Kendra (Bobby Pullin) Williams, Corey (Jessica)...

Terry Webster

Terry Webster

Dec 23, 2017

Terry Hugh Webster of Corpus Christi, Texas, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away December 23, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. He was born October 18, 1928 in Dodge City, Kansas to Hugh and Floy Webster. He graduated from Kemper Military High School in May 1946. Terry moved to Corpus Christi in 1947. He served in the...

Benny Motes

Benny Motes

Dec 22, 2017

Benny Motes, age 77, of Robstown, Texas passed away December 22, 2017. He was born October 11, 1940 in Robstown, Texas to James and Leah Motes. Benny was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ron Motes, a daughter Vanessa Motes. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Nordiah Motes; a son; two daughters, Diana Jackson and...

Deeanna Griffin

Deeanna Griffin

Dec 22, 2017

DeeAnna Wright Griffin, 58 of Robstown, Texas, left her earthly body on Dec. 18, 2017, following a long battle with congenital heart defects. Born Dec. 6, 1959, in Harlingen, Texas, DeeAnna was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Martha Wright. DeeAnna grew up in the Rio Grande Valley with her sister Terry and two brothers, Marc and Arthur....

Robert Tatum

Robert Tatum

Dec 17, 2017

Robert Dennis Tatum, 77, passed away on December 17, 2017. Bob was born in San Diego, California, the son of Eddison Willis Tatum and Vera “Sally” Danly. Bob’s father was career Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack there in 1941. His family has the bullet that passed between he and his brother, Jerry, and hit the...

Jeanette Fox

Jeanette Fox

Dec 17, 2017

Jeanette Kruger Pfluger Fox, 82, went home to be with our Lord on December 17, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kruger; siblings; First husband, Howard Pfluger; and second husband, James “Bud” Fox; son, Byron Pfluger. Jeanette will be forever remembered by Lucy Lu, her Sheltie; daughter, Diana Pfluger; son, Greg Pfluger (Tami);...

Edna Castillo

Edna Castillo

Dec 15, 2017

Edna Ann Castro Castillo, 37, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Friday, December 15, 2017. She was born June 27, 1980 in Corpus Christi. Edna graduated from Tuloso-Midway High School, earned her LVN from Del Mar College and her bachelor degree in chemistry from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. She owned Glam-R-Us Boutique and was a member of Arlington Heights...

Linda Jackson

Linda Jackson

Dec 11, 2017

Linda Lee Jackson, 79, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. She was born June 10, 1938 in San Benito, Texas to Woodrow Wilson and Katherine Watson Peery. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 53 years, Van Aubrey Jackson, Jr. on April 7, 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Robert) Moseley...

Jose Salinas

Jose Salinas

Dec 11, 2017

Jose Alvar Salinas, 75, went to be with his Lord on December 9, 2017. He was born on May 25, 1942 to Alonzo and Zelfa Hinojosa in Hebbronville, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Ovidio Hinojosa, Rafael Hinojosa and Hector Mario Hinojosa; sisters, Dubelza Medina and Ilsa Almaraz; one sister-in-law, Mary Hinojosa, and adoptive...

Ruby Toomes

Ruby Toomes

Dec 5, 2017

Ruby Lee Toomes entered the gates of Heaven on December 5, 2017 surrounded by the love and support of her family. Her life began with her birth on July 31, 1937 in Fulton, Missouri to the late Luther and Ora Davis. She met the love of her life while working as a carhop at a drive-in. Ruby and Harold later...

Charlotte Clanton

Charlotte Clanton

Dec 3, 2017

Charlotte Sanders Clanton, 68, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017. She was born October 12, 1949 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Roy Dewey Sanders Sr. and Rowena Lawrence Sanders Tyler. She is survived by her husband of almost 50 years, Gary Clanton; her daughter, Tina (Randy) Bayne; her son,...

David Oden

David Oden

Nov 28, 2017

David Lynn Oden, 62, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. He was born January 10, 1955 in Levelland, Texas to Raleigh Louis and Wanda Rozelle Mitchell Oden. He attended Calallen schools and graduated from Tuloso-Midway High School. He showed the grand champion sheep one year in the Nueces County Junior Live Stock Show. He had worked...

Robert Jones, Sr.

Robert Jones, Sr.

Nov 27, 2017

Robert Charles Jones, Sr., unexpectedly left this life to be with the Lord on November 27, 2017 in Calallen, Texas. Robert was born in Montgomery, Alabama on June 18th, 1946. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Sylvia Jones; sister, Linda Underdown; and brother in-law, Michael Martin. He will be missed dearly by his loving wife, Bettina...

Mary Lawson

Mary Lawson

Nov 26, 2017

Mary Ruth Lawson, 90, a longtime resident of Odem, Texas, and recently from Clute, Texas, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 in the hospital in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was born July 16, 1927 in Joplin, Missouri. Ruth was a loving wife, mother, granny and friend to many. While living in Falfurrias, Texas she began her long years of service...

Jacob Rogers

Jacob Rogers

Nov 23, 2017

Jacob Brian Rogers, age 33, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away November 23, 2017. Jacob was born September 28, 1984 in Long Beach, California to Johnny and Patricia Rogers. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Gerald J. Nothnagel and his grandparents, James Leonard and Mary Evelyn Rogers. Jacob is survived by his mother, Trish Rogers and his father,...

Lesli Mcguire

Lesli Mcguire

Nov 21, 2017

Lesli Ramey McGuire, 66, passed away November 21, 2017. She was born August 29, 1951 in Dallas, Texas to Myron and Lela Ramey. She was raised in Corpus Christi where she graduated from Mary Carroll High School in 1969. After high school she went on to attend and graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a major in...

Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper

Nov 20, 2017

Michael “Adam” Cooper was called home by our Lord and Savior on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the age of 30. He grew up in the Calallen/Tuloso area and graduated from Tuloso-Midway in 2005. Adam enjoyed sports, excelling in football and track and loved other outdoor activities like hunting and fishing. However, his greatest love was his children, Kaden Michael...

Barbara Dawson

Barbara Dawson

Nov 14, 2017

Barbara Wells Dawson was born May 11, 1943 and passed away November 14, 2017. Barbara departed this earth with her family at her side on November 14, 2017. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Bill Cody and Margaret Ham. She is survived by her spouse, James Dawson; children, Craig Wells and Kim Smejkal and a grandson, Joseph Smejkal....