Obituaries

John Smiley
Sep 6, 2015
John Edward "Jack" Smiley, 91 years young, was born on August 8, 1924 in Toronto, Ohio to Vertice Smiley and Johanna Kubina Smiley. He was married to Jimmie Kathleen Ware Smiley June 8, 1947. They were blessed to be married 67 plus years before her death on March 1 of this year. Daddy went to meet his loving Lord and...
Rodolfo Cruz
Sep 3, 2015
Rodolfo Salazar Cruz, age 69, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away on September 3, 2015. In his final hours he was surrounded by only love, in the presence of his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was born June 23, 1946 in Pleasanton, Texas to Amador and Refugia Salazar Cruz. Rodolfo served his country as a radio operator during the era...

Danielle Truesdale
Sep 2, 2015
Bluntzer, Texas Danielle Nicole Truesdale, 20, of Bluntzer, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at her home. She was born March 10, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Susan Ruth Truesdale. She was preceded in death by her mother and an uncle, Myron Charles Truesdale, II. She is survived by her aunt and uncle, Mary (Gene) Helpert; three uncles...

Susan Truesdale
Sep 2, 2015
Bluntzer, Texas Susan Ruth Truesdale, 58, of Bluntzer, Texas, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at her home. She was born March 6, 1957 in Robstown, Texas to Myron Charles and Mildred Wright Truesdale. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Danielle Nicole Truesdale and a brother, Myron Charles Truesdale, II. She is survived by her sister,...
Leslie Allen
Sep 1, 2015
Leslie "Les" Mel Allen took his last breath the morning of Thursday August 27th, 2015 at the age of 61. He was a God-fearing man who lived his life to the absolute fullest. Les was larger than life, louder than Kyle Field, and loved deeper than the Rio Grande. He liked to say that life is black-and-white and when you...
Richard Brunner
Aug 28, 2015
Richard Earl Brunner Banquete, Texas In the early morning hours of August 26, 2015, God dispatched an angel to free Richard Earl Brunner of his pain and suffering, to bring him home to be with Him. His kind, gentle, courageous, loving spirit left this world, at the age of 86, in Corpus Christi, surrounded by his loving family. He was...

Annetta Carrell
Aug 27, 2015
Annetta Jean "Sally" Carrell, age 80, of Odem, Texas passed away August 27, 2015. She was born November 22, 1934 in Sinton, Texas to Culberson C. Curtiss and Allie Gertrude Hughes. She married Earnest C. Carrell, Sr. on August 5, 1951. She was preceded in death by her parents , Culberson C. Curtiss and Allie Gertrude Hughes, her husband, Earnest...
Kenneth Smith
Aug 26, 2015
Kenneth L. Smith, 80, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015. He was born February 2, 1935 in Allen, Oklahoma to Walter C. Smith and Opal Duncan Smith. Kenneth spent his early years in the oil fields of California and North Dakota. While between jobs, he came to Corpus Christi in the summer of 1957 to visit...
Patricia Eller
Aug 26, 2015
Patricia June Eller, 85, of Wharton, Texas, a previous longtime resident of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in Richmond, Texas. She was born June 7, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas to R.C. Little and Elmeretta Marteney Little. She was a retired school teacher in Robstown and Corpus Christi and a member of Grace United Methodist Church in...
Laurie Scott
Aug 24, 2015
Laurie Kay Scott, age 58, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away August 24, 2015. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on April 5, 1957 to David T. and Barbara Warren. Laurie was an avid gardener and loved to fish. She loved animals, the beach, and rock and roll music. She always gave 110% and was a dedicated and generous...
Merikay Gonsoulin
Aug 22, 2015
On the evening of August 19, 2015, God called home the bravest of his earthly angels Merikay "Meme" Gonsoulin. She passed away after battling cancer for the second time in just three short years with family by her side. Our Heavenly Father saw how courageous she was and decided it was time to bring her to her eternal home. Merikay...
R. Crice
Aug 18, 2015
R.G. (Bob) Crice entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. He was born November 16, 1931, in Arapho, Oklahoma to W. T. and Dicie Crice. Bob graduated from Dickson High School in 1948. On July 8, 1950, Bob married Wilda Gentry in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Soon after, Bob joined the United States Air Force where he served during the...
Deborah Doyle
Aug 17, 2015
Deborah Lynn Doyle passed away August 17, 2015 after a short, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Charles and Nancy Gallagher on August 13, 1952. She was the middle of three children. Deborah grew up in south Texas, primarily in Alice. After she was married to Thomas Doyle on January 14, 1972,...
Daniel Duncan
Aug 11, 2015
Daniel Lee Duncan, went to be with the lord on the 9th of August. His soul is now at peace as he now stands beside his father in heaven. Daniel was an amazing father, brother, son, and uncle. He was truly a one of a kind human being who touched so many people in so many ways. His love, humor,...
Las Carver
Aug 9, 2015
Douglas Huston Carver (Doug) died in his home on August 09, 2015 in Corpus Christi, TX. after a long battle with cancer. He was 52, born December 26, 1962 in Joplin MO. Doug moved to Corpus Christi, TX. In 1989 and has worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for Bay Ltd. for the past 17 years. He loved spending time...
Rosina Bockholt
Aug 9, 2015
Rosina Schwirtlich Bockholt was born on August 17, 1914 and went to see her Lord peacefully on August 9, 2015. She married John A. Bockholt (now deceased) on October 6, 1936 and is survived by her eleven children, twenty-three grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren. Surviving siblings are Sylvester Schwirtlich, Ed Schwirtlich, Rosalie Frantz and Doris Jones. Rosina...
Linda Hibbitts
Aug 3, 2015
Linda Joy Moyers Hibbitts was born October 4, 1941 in rural St. Francois County, MO. Her life on this earth ended on August 2, 2015 in Corpus Christi, TX. She is preceded in death by her father Charles Henry Moyers, her mother Ruby Aileen (Smith) Moyers (Known as Dean), two brothers Charles Junior Moyers and Alton Ray Moyers. She is...
Thelma James
Aug 2, 2015
Thelma Louise James, 84, of Bluntzer, Texas, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at her home. She was born February 18, 1931 in Tunica, Mississippi to Wesley Grant and Lotta Mae Turner. She loved to do karaoke, spending time with her family for Bar-B-Ques and playing games. She was preceded in death by the father of her children, Rudolph James;...
John Bullen
Jul 30, 2015
John Earl Bullen, beloved husband and father, member of the Greatest Generation, and former naval aviator put out his hand and touched the face of God July 29, 2015. John was born in Somerset, Niagara County, New York on November 22, 1920. He was the only child of Elgie Bullen and Mary Pearl Rodgers Bullen. Following his graduation from high...
Rosa Gallinal
Jul 29, 2015
Rosa C. Gallinal, 42, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, passed away July 29, 2015. She was born April 14, 1973 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Baudilio V. Leal and Paula Rosa Rodriguez. She was a U. S. Navy veteran, earned her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, was a registered nurse, a humanitarian and very loving and...