Daniel Saldaña Jr.
May 3, 2026
Daniel Saldaña Jr., 76, of Cuero passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026. He was born April 21, 1950 in Corpus Christi to the late Beatrice Penilla and Daniel Saldaña Sr. He married the late Josephine G. Saldaña on April 30, 1975 in Houston. He worked as a car salesman and after many years in the field, retired. He enjoyed fishing,...
Redolfo Rocha
May 3, 2026
Redolfo Rocha, 80, of Cuero peacefully passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026. He was born May 17, 1945 in Cuero to Rosendo and Jesusa Orosco Rocha. He lived a life grounded in dedication, faith, and quiet joy. A carpenter by trade, he spent his life working with his hands, building not only structures but a legacy of care and...
Martin Flores
Apr 29, 2026
Martin Flores, 61, of Cuero passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026. He was born October 19, 1964 in Cuero to the late Manuella Rosales and Santos Ignacio Flores Sr. He married Sandra Alcazar on September 13, 2021 in Cuero. He loved working in the oilfield as a motorman and riding motorcycles. He enjoyed his daily herbs, mowing the lawn and...
James Edward Shoun
Apr 27, 2026
James Edward Shoun, 74, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 27, 2026. He was born December 12, 1951 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Joseph James and Elizabeth Ann Lahey Shoun. He worked at the corner store.
He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Beckham, sons, Christopher Turner and James Shoun; his sister, Ila Kolander; and many grandkids and great-grandkids.
He was preceded in...
Derle Cortez Cuellar
Apr 20, 2026
Derle Cortez Cuellar, 80, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 20, 2026. He was born September 28, 1945 in Cuero to Daniel E. and Manuela Cortez Cuellar. He met his lifelong partner, Martha Garibay at the age of 16. They got married on May 10, 1963 and would have celebrated 63 years of marriage this year.
Derle proudly served in the...
Precelia Brown
Apr 12, 2026
Precelia Giles Brown (Sissie) was born November 8, 1931 in Pleasant Grove Community, Yoakum, Texas to Warren and Julious E. Giles. Precelia (Sissie) accepted Christ at the age of 12 and was baptized in McClure's Tank off the Shiner, Texas Highway, near the Yoakum Highway. She married Otward Brown, Jr. on August 31, 1952 and three children were born to...
Mary Knox
Apr 11, 2026
Mary Bourgo Knox, 79, of Cuero passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2026. She was born August 23, 1946 in Ashland, Wisconsin to the late Joseph A. and Fern Giese Bourgo. She married the late David Knox. She worked many years for Circle K as a District Manager.
She is survived by her daughters, Tammy "Mellon" Lippe and Angela Shinkle;...
Ismael Galindo Sr.
Apr 4, 2026
Ismael Galindo Sr., 85, of Cuero passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026. He was born in DeWitt County and was a lifelong resident. He was a devout Catholic, Father and Grandfather. He was born March 3, 1941 to the late Leo Galindo Sr. and Antonia Zuniga Galindo.
He is survived by his sons, Ismael Galindo Jr. and Israel Galindo; six grandchildren...
Jaime Gonzales Martinez
Apr 4, 2026
Jaime Gonzales Martinez, 55, of Cuero passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026. He was born August 16, 1970 in Cuero to Jesus S. and Margaret Gonzales Martinez. He was a hard worker and was last employed at Amherst studio built here in Cuero as a forklift operator. (He claimed to be the best - that was his opinion of course)...
Mario Carrillo Ruiz
Apr 3, 2026
Mario Carrillo Ruiz, 50, of Cuero passed away Friday, April 3, 2026 in Austin. He was born on May 14, 1975 in El Acebuche, Guanajuato, Mexico to Mario Carrillo Sanchez and Nicolasa Ruiz Gonzales. Mario lived his childhood years in the company of his siblings and loving parents. In his late teens, he moved to California in search of the...
Marilyn L. Hopes
Apr 2, 2026
Marilyn L. Hopes, 67, of Cuero passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 17, 1958 in Cuero to the late Robert and Mary Louise Dailey Mathis. She worked as a CNA at Cuero Nursing and Rehab caring for the elderly for over twenty years. In her most recent employment with...
Carol Renee Wagner
Mar 20, 2026
On the morning of Friday, March 20, 2026, Carol Renee Wagner, known as Renee or simply “Nay,” passed on after a brief but determined fight with pancreatic cancer. She was 60 years old and spent her last days embraced by love and surrounded by family.
Renee was born on March 13, 1966, in Victoria to Carroll Ray Wagner and Norma Gayle...
David D Campos
Mar 19, 2026
David Delgado Campos Sr., 69, of Cuero, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, after a resilient battle. He is now in eternal glory. Born on June 7, 1956, to the late Octaviano Romero Campos and Carmen Delgado Campos, David was a lifelong resident of Cuero. He attended Cuero Independent School District schools and graduated from Cuero High School in...
Norma Jane "Nonie" Farr
Mar 5, 2026
Norma Jane "Nonie" Farr was born March 17, 1941 to the late Ernest Weldon and Lois Mildred Cogburn Farr. She was raised in Ft. Worth and was always extremely proud of being a cowtown girl. She graduated from Amon Carter high School in 1959 and, in 1961, embarked upon the career of her dreams as an American Airlines flight attendant....
Hortencia Ruiz
Mar 5, 2026
Hortencia Anzaldua Ruiz, 85, of Gonzales passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026. She was born May 14, 1940 to the late Victoria Campos Anzaldua and Alphonso Anzaldua Sr. Hortencia was a caregiver and housekeeper, roles that reflected her caring and hardworking nature. She enjoyed cooking, spending time with her family, and relaxing with crossword puzzles.
Hortencia is survived by her daughters,...
Gloria Jean Kuecker
Mar 3, 2026
Gloria Jean Brown Kuecker, 82, of Goliad passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026. She was born August 26, 1943 in Yoakum to Delbert Brown Sr. and Rhoda Lea Rice Brown. She married Farrell Louis Kuecker on July 23, 1960 in Victoria. She was a devoted housewife and mother. She enjoyed shopping, casino trips, red birds and she was a devoted...
Robert "Bobby" Dale Goebel
Feb 7, 2026
Robert Dale "Bobby" Goebel, 85, of Cuero passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2026. He was born September 9, 1940, in Cuero, Texas to Victor and Earlien Rabke Goebel. He married Patsy Kay Krueger Goebel on October 1, 1960, in Cuero.
A lifelong resident of the Cuero area, Bobby attended elementary school at Green Dewitt School and Cuero High School...
John C. Davis, M.D.
Feb 7, 2026
John Crispen Davis, M.D., 98, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026, at his home in Cuero. He was born January 22, 1928, in Beaumont, to the late L. Earle Davis and Merle Blackwell Davis. He was raised by his mother in Hochheim and attended school in Yoakum, graduating from Yoakum High School in 1945.
Following high school, Dr. Davis attended The...
Sue Halbert
Feb 6, 2026
Sue Cook Halbert, 80, of Cuero passed away Friday, February 6, 2026. She was born August 27, 1945 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Enoch H. and Dorothy Harris Cook. Her father was stationed in Daytona Beach, FL during World War II, but she always called herself a Texan. Sue moved with the family to Victoria, TX after she graduated high...
Gloria Barron
Feb 6, 2026
Gloria Licon Barron, 73, of Westhoff passed away Friday, February 6, 2026. She was born July 21, 1952 in Cuero to Victoriana Garcia and Ortino Licon Sr. She married Domingo Barron Sr. on August 30, 1974 in Cuero.
She is survived by her sons, Domingo Barron Jr. and Eddie Ray Barron; sister, Elida Gonzales; brother, Daniel (Andrea) Licon; grandchildren, Sephra Barron...
