L. A. Smith
Jun 2, 2005
(Initials Only) L. A. Smith, age 94, passed away on June 2, 2005 in San Antonio. He was born on April 3, 1911, in Bibb, Texas, the son of Louis Andrew & Mamie Frances (Cathcart) Smith. He joined the Baptist Church at Center Point as a young boy. He married Vivian Paine on September 12, 1932. They moved to Hondo...
Felix Rangel
May 30, 2005
Felix Rangel, age 79, passed away on May 30, 2005 in San Antonio. He was born on June 12, 1925, in Beaumont, the son of Juan & Ysidra (Villa) Rangel. He is preceded in death by his parents; 1st wife Isabel Zuniga Rangel; son Ernesto Rangel; brother Saladonio Rangel; sister Ramona Villa. Felix is survived by his wife Maria Elena...
Manuel Garcia Valdez
May 29, 2005
Manuel Garcia Valdez, age 83, passed away on May 29, 2005 in San Antonio. He was born on January 2, 1922, in Mexico, the son of Santana & Juanita (Garcia) Valdez. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife Herlinda Maldonado; brother Ramon Valdez. Manuel is survived by his son Ambrosio Valdez and wife Cecilia of San Antonio; daughters...
Gabriella Rae Mendoza
May 29, 2005
Gabriella Rae Mendoza, age 0 years, 2 months, 4 days, passed away on May 29, 2005 in San Antonio. She was born on March 25, 2005, in San Antonio, the daughter of Soloman Ybarra and Anissa Mendoza. She is preceded in death by her great grandparents Juan Jose Mendoza, Lupe Tapia. Gabriella is survived by her parents; grandparents Sandra Acosta,...
Jerrilyn Dawn Grell
May 27, 2005
Jerrilyn Dawn Grell, a beloved wife, mom, mema & sister went to be with our Lord and Savior, on May 27, 2005 at the age of 65. She was born in Kempner, TX on Feb. 7, 1940. She was very active with Girl Scouts of San Antonio. Among her volunteer work, she directed Camp Mira Sol in Waring, Texas and...
Evelyn Frances Collins
May 26, 2005
Evelyn Frances Knopp (Tompkins) Collins, of San Antonio, age 84, passed away May 27, 2005. She was born October 1, 1920. Evelyn was born in Hondo, Texas, to Dr. Thomas Bryan and Dorothy Ellen (Metzger) Knopp. She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandmother, Chloe Shaw Metzger; her grandfather, Charles Metzger; and her two husbands, named below. Evelyn...
Raymon Joe Moore
May 21, 2005
Raymon Joe Moore, age 57, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2005. He was born in Memphis, Texas on November 1, 1947. Ray was preivously employed at the Levi's clothing manufacturing plant in San Antonio and was currently employed at Universal Rundle - Crane in Hondo. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Lamon. Ray is survived by...
Murel Spud Murphy
May 9, 2005
Murel Louis "Spud" Murphy, age 73, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2005. He was born on December 11, 1931. He is the son of Elijah Louis & Minnie Helen (Sullivan) Murphy. Spud was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war. He was preceded in death by his parents. Spud is survived by his wife Trudie (Randolph) Murphy of...
Thomas Decalb Morrel V
May 9, 2005
Thomas Decalb Morrel, V, age 25, went home to meet his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 9, 2005. He was born on November 18, 1979. He is the beloved son of Thomas Decalb & Rachel Ruth (Dorsey) Morrel, IV and much loved brother of Tandilyn Renae Morrel. He is survived by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He came to...
Esther May Heyen
May 5, 2005
Esther May Heyen, age 81, went quietly into the arms of Jesus on May 5, 2005 in San Antonio. She was born on a farm on Talley Road in Bexar County, on September 25, 1923, the daughter of Erwin Joseph & Alvina Wihelmina (Bormann) Steubing. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Chester Floyd Heyen; brothers E. J....
Ronald James Mcguffin
May 1, 2005
Ronald James "Ronnie" McGuffin, age 56, passed away, May 1, 2005. He was born in San Antonio, on April 18, 1949, the son of Allen F. "Mac" & Isabel (Engel) McGuffin. Ronnie was a special child and adult and attended the Medina County Association for Exceptional Citizens workshop for over 40 years. He is survived by his parents, brother David...
Margarita Tapia Palomo
Apr 27, 2005
Margarita T. Palomo, age 89, passed away, April 27, 2005. She was born in Mexico, on August 10, 1915, the daughter of Hilario & Josefina (Mendoza) Tapia. She was a member ot the Guadalupanas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Fernando Palomo; sons Felix Palomo, Miguel Palomo, Antonio Palomo, Tomas Palomo; daughters Juanita Rodriguez, Anita Palomo; brothers...
Veda Evelyn Finger
Apr 19, 2005
Veda Evelyn Blasingame Finger, age 85, passed away, April 19, 2005, after a five month battle with cancer. She was born in El Paso, AR, on July 13, 1919, the daughter of David Alex & Ethel Mamie (Pierce) Blasingame. Veda came to Hondo in 1946. She met and married Arthur Jerome Finger. Veda and Jerome owned and operated Finger's Liquor...
James Earl Cooper
Apr 10, 2005
James Earl (Jim) Cooper, age 48, met his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 10, 2005 following complications from surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. Jim was born November 4, 1956 in Kingsville, TX, the first child of Dave & Lottie Cooper. His childhood was spent in Odessa, TX, Idaho Falls, ID, and Bartlesville, OK, as his father...
Lydia Pearl Sapp
Apr 9, 2005
Lydia Pearl Sapp, age 74, passed away, April 9, 2005. She was born in Rockdale, Texas, on December 22, 1930, the daughter of Richard Elmer & Lydia Mae (William) Eaken. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Ireland Sapp; son Ronnie Mack Tumlinson; stepdaughter Darlene Kent; brother Elmer Richard Eaken. She is survived by her son Oren Lee...
Leslie Frank Schlentz
Apr 4, 2005
Leslie Charles Frank Schlentz age 83, passed away, April 4, 2005. He was born in Hondo, on August 19, 1921, the son of Charles Walter & Lola Alma (Helmke) Schlentz. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Mildred Evelyn (Besch) Schlentz; son Wayne Schlentz and wife Yumi of Cibolo; daughters Katherine Crenwelge and...
Erlene Isabell Baker
Apr 3, 2005
Erlene Isabell Baker age 94, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3, 2005, in a Kerrville Care Center, into eternal rest with her Lord. Preceding her in death: father James Riley Parker, mother Minnie Carolina Parker, husband James "J.D." David Baker, Jr., brothers Paris Cole Parker, Herman Parker, George Aubry Parker, and Odus Rancher Parker, sisters...
Luther Russell Attaway Jr.
Mar 24, 2005
Luther Russell "Rusty" Attaway, Jr., age 56, of San Antonio, passed away on March 24, 2005, from respiratory failure due to pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Kingsville, Texas, on August 1, 1948, son of the late Luther Russell Attaway and Mamyedel Rieber Schneider. Survivors include wife of 34 years, Judy Weynand Attaway, son Captain Lance Russell Attaway, USMC, and...
