Henry Gonzales
Mar 4, 2015
Henry Gonzales, age 68, of D'Hanis passed away Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2015. Born Dec. 19, 1946, in D'Hanis, he was the son of Abran and Paula Flores Gonzales. A 1967 D'Hanis High School graduate, he served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam War. He was a former driver for D'Hanis Test Track, as well as a proud server...
Rebecca Jean Richmond
Mar 4, 2015
Rebecca Jean Richmond, age 46, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Mar. 4, 2015. Born Jan. 27, 1969, in Pensacola, FL., Rebecca was the daughter of Jim and Jean Thomas Rea. She grew up in Pensacola and graduated from Tate High School. She married Jim Richmond in Pensacola, FL. on Aug. 26, 1989. She was a loving wife and mother for...
Harvey Burle Rich Jr
Feb 24, 2015
Harvey Burle Rich Jr., age 63, of rural Hondo passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Born Jan. 25, 1952, in San Bernardino CA, he was the son of Harvey Burle Sr. and Kathleen Irene McPhee Rich. He joined the U.S Army and served in Vietnam, earning a Purple Heart and other awards. Later in life, while still raising small children,...
Aurora S. Dominguez
Feb 20, 2015
Aurora Santillano Dominguez, age 99, of Hondo passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Born in San Antonio, May 11, 1915, she was the daughter of Jesus and Epifania Garcia Santillano. She was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is remembered as a loving, caring lady ready to help anyone in whatever was needed. Aurora was preceded in...
Milton Marie Sis Leinweber
Feb 12, 2015
Milton Marie "Sis" Leinweber passed away February 12, 2015. One of Sis' passions was teaching elementary school students in San Antonio, where she loved including the piano into her daily lessons. She also loved the Texas Longhorns and rooted for them enthusiastically. Sis was preceded in death by her parents, Nettie Holder and Charles Milton; her husband, Elmer Joe Leinweber;...
Rodney Mcdowell Wheeler
Jan 26, 2015
Rodney "Bill" McDowell Wheeler age 94, of Hondo, TX, passed away Jan. 23, 2015 in San Antonio. Bill was born in June 15, 1920 in Colony, OK to the Rev. Wilbur Basil Wheeler and Clara Clementine Stafford Wheeler. In 1939 he graduated from Miles High School in Miles, TX. He graduated with a Master of Industrial Education from Texas A&M...
Sofia Escamilla Decker
Jan 26, 2015
Sofia Escamilla Decker, age 71, of San Antonio passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Born in Hondo, Dec. 2, 1943, she was the daughter of Luis L. and Isabel Muniz Escamilla. Sofia loved life and had a very happy spirit. Her happiest moments were with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. Sofia enjoyed listening to music and dancing. She was also...
Pauline Valdez Menchaca
Jan 22, 2015
Pauline Valdez Menchaca, age 85, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Born in Helotes, June 6, 1929, she was the daughter of Ciriaco Rivera Valdez and Paula Arriola Valdez. She enjoyed life and tried to be the best she could be in all things. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands and two sisters. Survivors...
Stanley Joe Burton
Jan 20, 2015
Stanley Joe Burton, age 61, of Midland died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Donna A. Burton; sons, Stephen J. Burton and Nathan C. Burton; daughters, Pollian Massey and Jessica L. Rupe; brother, Tracy Burton; sisters, Roylene Small and Darlene Burton; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 22, from 9 a.m. to...
Robert Mike Groff Jr
Jan 20, 2015
Robert M. "Buddy" Groff Jr. passed away at his home on January 20, 2015 at the age of 89. He was born on March 25, 1925 at the family ranch in Quihi, Texas. Buddy started his roping career at the age of fourteen, and after graduating from Hondo High School in 1943, he joined the rodeo circuit. He married the...
Edward E. Hoadley
Jan 20, 2015
Edward E. Hoadley, age 82, of San Marcos died suddenly on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Hondo. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 21, 1932, the son of Elsworth and Virginia Hoadley. He grew up in Columbus where he owned and operated a stone company. He married Irene Braden on Feb. 21, 1970. In 1974 he and Irene...
Janet Honig
Jan 19, 2015
Janet "Janie" Honig, age 76, of Hondo passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, after a battle with cancer. Janie was born May 14, 1938, in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Loring Potter and grew up on the family farm in Connecticut. She graduated from Plainfield High School and completed the Baccus Hospital nursing program. She joined the...
Ernesto Navarro
Jan 19, 2015
Ernesto Navarro, age 46, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Born Oct. 14, 1968, in Winters, he was the son of Cruz and Rosa Gauna Navarro. He was a professional flooring installer. He is survived by his mother, Rosa Garcia; stepfather, Audensio "Lencho" Garcia; son, Kedrick Navarro, all of Hondo; brother, Carlos Navarro of Amarillo; and sisters, Nellie...
Everardo Morin Torres
Jan 18, 2015
Everardo Morin "Everett" Torres, age 83, of Hondo passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Born Sept. 22, 1931, in Big Wells, he was the son of Estanislado L. and Eulogia Morin Torres. He was a carpenter. He loved to go fishing, was active in the community and as a member of the Pruneda Post American Legion. While serving with the...
Jacinta Z. Cadena
Jan 17, 2015
Jacinta Cadena, age 81, of Sinton passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Born in Hondo, Mar. 4, 1933, she was the daughter of Luz and Juanita Galvan Zavala. She will be remembered as a good daughter, sister, wife, mother and as a good human being. Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, Saragoso Cadena; sisters, Josephina Arredondo and Guadalupe...
James Lawrence Jackson
Jan 16, 2015
James Lawrence Jackson, age 53, of LaPryor lost his life to cancer Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Hondo. Born June 5, 1961, in Uvalde, he was the son of Joseph Mark Jackson and Jesse Joyce Cook Jackson, both of whom precede him in death. Members of the Frank Helvey family, his employers, said James was respected by his friends and...
Bruce Carl Hartman
Jan 15, 2015
Bruce Carl Hartman, age 76, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Born May 21, 1938, in Hondo, he was the son of George Karl "Buddy" and Florine Malinda Williams Hartman. He was a graduate of Northside (John Marshall) High School and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Bruce was a Texas real estate and mortgage broker, member of...
Charles Joseph Ney
Jan 14, 2015
Charles Ney, age 81, of San Antonio passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Born May 12, 1933, in Hondo, he was the son of Edmund Henry and Dora Adella Filleman Ney. Charles served in the US Air Force from 1958 to 1962, and afterwards taught English abroad, chiefly in Turkey. He travelled extensively in the Middle East and northern Africa....
