Carol Ann Shapiro Parker
Nov 12, 2015
Carol Ann Shapiro Parker, age 69, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday November 12th, 2015. Born April 19, 1946 in Festus, Missouri she was the daughter of Samuel and Ruth Riff Shapiro. Carol graduated from Waltrip High School, Houston, in 1964 and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Houston. She was a strong believer in education and...
Luis Balencia Beltran
Nov 8, 2015
Luis B. Beltran, age 92, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Born June 21, 1923, in Lockhart, he was the son of Victor and Matilda Balencia Beltran. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Josefa Quesada Beltran; brother, Benny Beltran; and sister, Helen Trujillo. He is survived by sons, Frank (Mariam) Beltran and Albert Beltran, all...
Talma Janette Lightfoot
Oct 31, 2015
Talma Janette Rice Lightfoot, age 94, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Born May 4, 1921, in DeLeon TX, she was the daughter of Russell and Laura Patterson Rice. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Edward Lightfoot; and brothers, Robert and David Rice. Survivors include her son, Keith (Judy) Lightfoot of Sherman; daughter, Flora...
Robert Dale Mcbride Jr
Oct 30, 2015
Robert Dale "Bob" McBride Jr. of Hondo died at his home in the Dunlay community on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. He was 55. He was born in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Robert D. Sr. and Mary Ann Nichols McBride. He was a forklift operator in the construction industry. Robert was preceded in death by his father. Surviving are...
Guadalupe Lupe Mares
Oct 29, 2015
Guadalupe "Lupe" Vosquez Mares, age 87, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Born Dec. 12, 1927, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Anastacio and Sara Garcia Vosquez. A housekeeper for several local families and a loving homemaker, she especially enjoyed spending time with her husband. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 68...
Major John Harold Bryant
Oct 28, 2015
Major Army/USAR/CA John Harold Bryant of Dallas and formerly of Hondo, age 42, died in an automobile accident Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Montgomery County. Also killed in the wreck with him were two golden retrievers, Shasta and Dakota, which he had planned to train as service dogs. Born March 9, 1973, in Ft. Worth, he was the son of...
Lola L. Sizemore
Oct 28, 2015
Lola Lucille May Size-more was born June 4, 1913, in Kemp, Oklahoma, to Sam and Myrtle Cantrell May. On Oct. 28, 2015, at the age of 102, Lola came into the presence of her beloved Lord and Savior. She grew up a farmer's daughter and attended school up to the eighth grade. She married James A. "Bunk" Sizemore on July...
Elgin Lee Wiemers
Oct 24, 2015
Elgin Lee Wiemers, age 95, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Born Nov. 9, 1919, in Hondo, he was the son of John Henry and Ida Alvina Schneider Wiemers. He is preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 69 years, Velma Nettie Muennink Wiemers; sister, Luella F. Schweers; and brothers, Alvin John, Olen W. and...
Raul N. Escamilla
Oct 22, 2015
Raul N. Escamilla, age 80, of Hondo, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Born in Hondo Dec. 18, 1934, he was the son of Jose Maria and Benita Nira Escamilla, who preceded him in death. He was an avid sports fan. His favorite teams were the Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs and Texas Longhorns and he supported the Hondo Owls....
Otis Clayton Skiles
Oct 16, 2015
Otis Clayton Skiles, 78, of Little Elm, passed away on October 16, 2015, in Frisco, Texas. He was born on November 29, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas. Clayton attended St. Mary's University for two years and received his Associates Degree from Amarillo College. Clayton's first job was with Muir Investments. He later went to work for Scobey Moving and Storage...
Estefana R. Sanchez
Oct 12, 2015
Estefana R. Sanchez, age 67, of Hondo passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Born in Hondo, Jan. 18, 1948, she was the daughter of Luis G. and Julia Reyes Sanchez. She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lupe Sanchez; brother, Juan Luis Sanchez; and an infant brother, Fidencio. She is survived by her brother, Simon R. (Gloria) Sanchez...
Gwen Gray Haegelin
Oct 8, 2015
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Gray Haegelin, age 96, of Bandera and formerly of Hondo, passed away Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Born in Uvalde, June 19, 1919, she was the daughter of James Edward and Clara B . Uzzell Gray. She was a former member of Hondo Garden Club and Medina Community Hospital Auxiliary. She loved cooking, dancing and working in her yard....
Francisco Gutierrez
Sep 20, 2015
Francisco Gutierrez, age 70, of San Antonio passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. He was born March 6, 1945, in Michoacan, Mexico, son of Daniel and Herminia Lopez Gutierrez. Francisco was a simple man, he loved his God Jehovah, family and enjoyed visiting and having long conversations with the people that were dear to him. His second love, as many...
William Charles Teer
Sep 19, 2015
William "Bill" Charles Teer, age 65, of Castroville, passed away September 19, 2015 in San Antonio. Bill was born November 25, 1949 in Hondo to Vasco James Teer and Ruby Elsie Marquis. He was a graduate of Hondo High School. Bill worked for the Texas Highway Department of Transportation in highway maintenance before his retirement. He was a member of...
Nathaniel Raymond Carman
Sep 12, 2015
Nathaniel Raymond "Nat" Carman, age 88, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Born Dec. 6, 1926, in Thompson Ridge NY, he was the son of Henry M. and Margarite Blauvelt Carman. He graduated from Walden (NY) High School, joined the Navy at age 17 during WWII, and served aboard the aircraft carrier Antitum which was sent to Korea....
Dora Mae Gathright
Sep 6, 2015
Dora Mae Gathright, age 93, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on December 28, 1921 in Yancey, Texas to Willie and Anna Faseler. Dora is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Ellis Gathright, Sr., four sisters and one brother. Survivors include her sons, Jim Gathright and wife, Pat, and Robert Earl Gathright...
Lawrence Edward Vannatta
Sep 1, 2015
Lawrence Edward "Bud" Vannatta of the Hondo/D'Hanis area passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. He was 85. Born Feb. 4, 1930, in Alexandria IN, he was the son of Walter W. and Nellie B. Bebout Vannatta. He retired as a Master Sergeant 29 Feb 1968 after 20 years of honorable service in the United States Air Force. Bud is preceded...
Donald Linus Tschirhart
Aug 30, 2015
Donald Linus Tschirhart was born in Hondo, Texas, on Jan. 17, 1931, to Linus Bernard and Ella Matilda Brucks Tschirhart. He went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. He was 84. He was a graduate of St. John's Catholic School, Hondo High School and Texas A&M University (class of '52). He served in Korea...
Walter Charles Kempf
Aug 29, 2015
Walter Charles Kempf of San Antonio passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. He was 68. Born July 3, 1947, in Hondo, he was the son of Alvin Louis and Elva Martin Kempf. He earned a Bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University and retired after 25 years as a San Antonio police officer. He is very much missed by his four-legged...
Lanell Wiemers Allen
Aug 29, 2015
Lanell Wiemers Allen, age 92, of Hondo, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. She was born June 21, 1923, in Yancey, to Ernest Theodore and Blanche McCaughan Wiemers. She was baptized, married, and is now having her funeral in the Yancey Methodist Church. Fred Arthur Allen Jr. taught agriculture at Yancey High School before World War II, at the same...
