Obituaries
Wilson Smith Jr.
Mar 21, 2015
With great sadness we announce that our parents, Wilson Eugene “Smitty” Smith, Jr., 76, and Mary Jane “Janie” Smith, 69, of Sandia, Texas abruptly went to be with our Lord on March 21, 2015. Dad was born March 10, 1939 in Raymondville, Texas to Wilson Eugene Smith and Minnie Dee Smith. Mom was born July 28, 1945 in Seguin, Texas...
Bettie Hawkins
Mar 19, 2015
Bettie Hawkins, 70, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. She was born May 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas to J. D. and Bettie Stockton Adams. Bettie was a florist for over 20 years, owned Bettie’s Flower Shop, and then worked for Whataburger for 10 years. She was a member of Annaville Baptist Church, was a...
Mary Helpert
Mar 9, 2015
Mary Jane Baronette Helpert, 77, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 in Round Rock, Texas where she had been living since August, 2014. Mary was born on August 17, 1937 in Welsh, Louisiana to Lucien and Louise Baronette. This is where she met and married her husband, Leon Helpert. They moved to Robstown, Texas after the birth of their...
Joyce Hester
Mar 7, 2015
Joyce Rae Hester, 84, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away March 7, 2015. Joyce was born November 23, 1930 in Leesville, Texas to Edna Mae Walker and Raymond Hester. She grew up in San Antonio, Stockdale and Taft. She graduated from Taft High School on May 24, 1948. She met D.A. Cornett on a blind date and they married April...
Linda Comer
Mar 5, 2015
Linda Naylor Comer, 72, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015. She was born January 22, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a nurse assistant and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. She was preceded in death by her parents, Newman N. and Elma Miller King Howze; her husband, Dalton R. Comer; her...
Jacqueline Riddle
Mar 3, 2015
Jacqueline Riddle passed away March 1,2015. Jacqueline was born October 3, 1931 in Harlingen, TX to Lawrence Sutton and Frona Alice Riddle. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she served on the news letter committee. She was a retired school teacher, she loved being involved in education. She also enjoyed reading and crocheting. She is survived...
Jimmie Smiley
Mar 1, 2015
Jimmie Kathleen Ware Smiley, 91 years young, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on March 1, 2015. She was born December 22, 1923 in Snyder, Texas, grew up in Texas, graduating from Goldthwaite High School before moving to Santa Monica, California where she met and married her husband of 67 years, John Edward “Jack” Smiley. From...
Juan Mendoza
Mar 1, 2015
Juan F. Mendoza, 69, passed away on March 1, 2015. He was born on November 3, 1946 in Laredo, Texas. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War stationed in Bittburg, Germany. Juan was an employee of the Corpus Christi Army Depot for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Francisco Mendoza and his uncle, Jose Angel...
Dorothy Barbee
Mar 1, 2015
Dorothy Elizabeth Seward Barbee, 89, of Robstown, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born to David and Mary Elizabeth Cole Seward on October 3, 1925 in Trent, Texas, and married Harold Wolford Barbee, Sr. on July 14, 1954. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold,...
Jimmy Granderson
Feb 26, 2015
Jimmy Wayne Granderson, 71, of Robstown, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015. He was born October 25, 1943 to James Stenson Granderson and Gwendolyn Mitchell Granderson. He was retired from public service with the Nueces County Sheriff’s office. He is survived by his wife, Harriet Cliffe Granderson of Robstown, Texas; his sons, James M. (Gina) Granderson of Beeville, Texas...
Stuart Hudnall
Feb 24, 2015
Stuart Hudnall, age 78, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away February 24, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jeanne Hudnall; his parents, Millard and Orene Hudnall and all his siblings, Buster, Jean and Ann. He is survived by his son, Brad Hudnell; daughter, Laurie Christopher (Billy); grandchildren, Valerie Jauer (Brad), Ryan Christopher (Crystal);...
Mildred Dreiling
Feb 23, 2015
Mildred Irene “Mickey” (Krause) Jamison Dreiling, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend and long time resident of Corpus Christi passed away on February 23, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Mickey, was the third of four children. She was born to the late Carl and Ola Krause on February 8, 1925 in Bartlett, Texas. Mickey graduated from Liberty Hill High...
Betty Baker
Feb 19, 2015
Betty Jean Baker, 84, of San Patricio, died on February 19, 2015 in Corpus Christi after a long illness. Betty was born in McAllen, Texas on July 8, 1930. She came from a family of fourteen children and grew up in Rio Grande City, Texas. She married Tommy Baker in 1948. They moved their family to Corpus Christi in 1955...
Billie Paschal
Feb 15, 2015
Billie Nell Paschal, age 83, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2015. She was born on January 27, 1932 to William Dan and Irene Fields Wright in Corpus Christi, Texas. Billie graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1950. “Once a Buc, always a Buc.” She was a dedicated member of the Tuloso-Midway Baptist Church, and an...
Linda Ryals
Feb 15, 2015
Linda Marie Nielsen Ryals, age 63, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away February 15, 2015. She was born at the Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, Washington on January 11, 1952 to Earl and Dorothy Nielsen. She graduated from Franklin Pierce High School in Tacoma, Washington in 1970. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Dorothy Nielsen and...
Velma Heine
Feb 13, 2015
Velma Pauline Heine, 97, went home to be with our Lord on February 13, 2015. She was born on December 18, 1917 in Yoakum, Texas to Oran and Ellen Dow Jennings. She was Preceded in death by her husband Roy Lee Heine, Sr., three daughters, Juanelle Haskel, Paulie Wood, and Judy Prince. She is survived by three sons, Roy Lee...
Dean Gulley
Feb 7, 2015
Dean Gulley was born January 16, 1957 to Robert “Bob” and Sylvia Gulley and was a lifelong resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. He was taken suddenly from his family due to an unexpected illness on February 5, 2015. His father, Bob Gulley preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother, Sylvia Hewlett Gulley; a brother, Dr. R. Bryan...
John Barnes
Feb 4, 2015
John “Roger” Barnes, 76, a loving, generous and devoted husband and father, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Roger was born May 14, 1938, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the only son of Wilbur Truman Barnes and Edith Jo Shelton Barnes. He graduated from W. B. Ray High School in 1956, was...
Leona Kocurek
Jan 29, 2015
Leona Kocurek, 82, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away January 29, 2015. She was born February 7, 1932 in Moulton, Texas. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, and was the infection control nurse at Memorial Hospital where she nursed for over 30 years and had been a LVN for over 45 years. She was preceded in death...
Dorothy Carter
Jan 27, 2015
Dorothy Eloise Gillespie Carter, age 87, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away January 27, 2015. She was born March 15, 1927 in Robstown, Texas to Roy Ernest Gillespie, Sr. and Florence Thompson Gillespie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack C. Carter; sisters, Cherry Gillespie and Melba (Neal) Clarkson; brother, Roy (Dorothy) Gillespie, Jr. She is survived by...
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