Betty L. Britsch
May 20, 2013
Betty L. Britsch, age 83, of Houston, passed on to be with our Lord May 19, 2013. She was born Nov. 5, 1929, to parents, Thomas L. Seydel and Henrietta Stafford Seydel of Dallas, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Tom Willms and sister-in-law, Ester. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Gerald...
Joel Kreg Bedinghaus
May 19, 2013
Joel Kreg Bedinghaus, age 43, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, following a ranching accident. Born Aug. 27, 1969, in Hutchinson, KS, he was the son of William Edward and Georgia Ann (Wilson) Bedinghaus. He owned and operated Kreg's Travel Stop in Pearsall and Circle B Ranch in D'Hanis. Kreg made an impact on everyone he met through...
Wesley Noble Butler
May 18, 2013
Wesley Noble Butler passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Hondo. He was born Dec.16, 1934, in Gorman, TX, and grew up in De Leon. Wesley enjoyed a long and proud career with the Texas Department of Public Safety and fully retired in 2008 with just under 50 years of service. He was first a Trooper II in Drivers License...
Saragoso Joseph Cadena
May 17, 2013
Saragoso Joseph Cadena, age 89, of Hondo passed away Friday, May 17, 2013. Born Mar. 25, 1924, in D'Hanis, he was the son of Ramon and Eufrasia (Luna) Cadena. He was a machinist. Saragoso was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ramon Cadena; sisters, Guadalupe Salazar, Rita Mesa, Virginia Benites, Sofia Torres; and daughter-in-law, Priscilla Cadena. Survivors include his...
Willa D. Been
May 16, 2013
Willa D. (Prichard) Been, age 88, of Hondo, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013. Born Nov. 13, 1924, in Wichita Falls, she was the daughter of William Wesley and Billie Alton (Booth) Prichard. A loving homemaker, she enjoyed playing the piano, painting, drawing, gardening, cooking, and was a very active member of First Baptist Church. Willa is preceded in death...
Herminia Y. Contreras
May 15, 2013
Herminia "Minnie" Ybarra Contreras, age 66, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Born in Hondo on Nov. 25, 1946, she was the daughter of Eluterio and Julia (Guajardo) Ybarra, who preceded her in death. Minnie dedicated her life to caring for her family and others. Survivors include her husband, Epifanio Contreras; daughters, Sylvia Tovar of Hondo and Maria...
Patricia O'Connell Berger
May 10, 2013
Patricia "Patsy" O'Connell Berger, of Mico, passed away in San Antonio on May 10, 2013. Patsy was born in California on Mar. 23, 1934, to the late Daniel M. and Clara Mae Stevens O'Connell. Patsy was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Frederick Berger, Sr. and her brother, Donald W. O'Connell. She is survived by her children and...
Elaine W. Bybee
May 10, 2013
Katherine Elaine Bybee passed away May 10, 2013, in Hondo at that age of 94. Elaine was born to Albert M. and Mattie Steger Wilson in Tulia, Texas, on Aug. 1, 1918. After graduating from Texas Tech in 1940, she got a job working for the government at Camp Bowie at Brownwood. It was there she met her future husband,...
J. D. Sorrell
May 7, 2013
On September 7, 1931, JD Sorrell was born in Quihi, TX, to the late Shedrick and Nathalie (Elam) Sorrell. He attended Marian Anderson School in Hondo, TX. He honorably served four years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as an Ambulance Driver with the 582nd Medical Ambulance Company. He was employed by Bexar County where he dutifully worked...
Juan Gonzales Tapia
May 2, 2013
Juan Gonzales Tapia, age 57, of Hondo, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013. Born Feb. 16, 1956, in Hondo, he was the son of Manuel and Estefanita (Gonzales) Tapia. He was a road construction distributor/operator. He is preceded in death by parents and siblings, Eusebio, Raymundo, and Jose G.Tapia, Simona Vasquez, and Alicia Ybarra. Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Wren;...
Wilfreen Marie Saathoff
May 1, 2013
Wilfreen Marie Boehme Saathoff, of Quihi, passed away in Hondo on May 1, 2013. Wilfreen was born in Rio Medina on Nov. 6, 1920, to August Jacob Boehme and Millie Haby Boehme. On Jan. 20, 1940 she married Mathis Henry Saathoff at St. Louis Catholic Church. He preceded her in death in 2005. Together they had six children. She was...
Carol Kennette Poole
Apr 26, 2013
Carol Kennette Redding Poole, age 80, of Hondo, passed away Friday, Apr. 26, 2013. Born Nov. 6, 1932, in Asheboro, NC, she was the daughter of Virgil and Agnes (Nance) Redding. Carol was raised in Asheboro and, in 1953, she married her childhood sweetheart, Bobby Ray Poole. They raised three children as Bob followed his career in the Air Force....
John E. Farley
Apr 26, 2013
John E. Farley, age 82, of D'Hanis, passed away Apr. 26, 2013 at Air Force Village II in San Antonio. He was born Sept. 26, 1930 in Big Spring, TX to George and Claire Trapp Farley. In 1948 he graduated from Central Catholic High School and graduated from Oklahoma A & M in 1952. He served in the Army, 82nd...
Renny Walker
Apr 22, 2013
Earl Renwick "Renny' Walker, age 61, of Hondo passed away peacefully at home on April 22, 2013. He was born on April 18, 1952, in Kingsville, Texas, to Dale and Ruthie Walker. He is predeceased by his parents and brother, James. He is survived by his wife, Ann Gay Walker; daughter, Courtney Rodriguez, and husband, Mark, along with their children,...
Rev. Msgr. Leslie A. Vance
Apr 20, 2013
Rev. Msgr. Leslie A. Vance born December 3, 1940, went to be with our Lord April 20, 2013, at the age of 72. He was the second child of Francis and Dorothy Vance. He was born and raised in Hondo, TX and graduated from Hondo High School Class of 1959. Before he received his calling to become a priest, Leslie...
Clara Nell Richter
Apr 19, 2013
Clara Nell (Bright) Richter, age 83, of Hondo, passed away Friday, Apr. 19, 2013. Born Sept. 13, 1929, in Justiceberg, Texas, she was the daughter of Jim and Jessie Serena (Pettigrew) Bright. Raised in Carrizo Springs, Clara met and married James Joesph Richter in 1947. Clara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her to family, while also...
Viola Louise Evans
Apr 12, 2013
On April 12, 2013, Viola Louise Faseler Evans left us here on earth after 102 years and went to be with her Lord. She was born Dec. 2, 1910, to Willie and Annie Bohmfalk Faseler. She lived a long and productive life. She was married to Aubrey Evans on Aug. 16, 1930. They owned and operated Evans Grocery in Yancey...
James Clifford Lackey
Apr 8, 2013
James Clifford Lackey, a man who loved the Lord, his wife and family dearly, age 79, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, in San Antonio after a long battle with cancer. He resided in Yancey with his family. Born and raised in Port Arthur, he was the son of Tom and Flora Lackey and had five brothers and three sisters....
Diana Gail Brawner
Apr 7, 2013
Diana Gail (Graff) Brawner, age 66, of Hondo, passed away Sunday, Apr. 7, 2013. Born Dec. 7, 1946, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Frank William and Angelina "Sis" (Groff) Graff, who preceded her in death. A Medina Valley High School graduate, Diane worked two years with the Medina County Tax Office. She retired in 2012 as office manager...
