Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas

Keith Rickman

Keith Rickman

Feb 13, 2009

CUERO - Keith Richard Rickman, 38, of Cuero, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. He was born April 20, 1970, in Yoakum, to Georgia Rickman of Yoakum and the late Ronald Rickman Sr. He married Lisa Rickman on March 27, 1991, in Cuero. He is survived by his mother; wife; daughters, Maddison Rickman of Cuero, Makayla Rickman of Cuero, Terinna...

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ann Echavarria Chavira

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ann Echavarria Chavira

Feb 11, 2009

VICTORIA - Guadalupe Medellin Echavarria Chavira, 74, of Victoria, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. She was born Feb. 3, 1935, in Cuero, to the late Rafael Medellin and Maria Delores Flores. She married Jose Chavira on Oct. 28, 1993. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband; daughters, Mary Jane Perez of Victoria, Annie Churan of Victoria, Dora...

Milton Dale Brandes, Sr.

Milton Dale Brandes, Sr.

Feb 8, 2009

Cuero, Milton Brandes Sr., 63, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. He was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Edna, to the late Carl Robert Brandes Sr. and Lether B. Brandes. He worked in the oilfield. He was a Vietnam War veteran and served as a military police corporal in the U.S. Army. He was in the DASA Joint...

Lavaughn Barfield

Lavaughn Barfield

Feb 7, 2009

Visitation ~ Wednesday, February 11, 2009 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home Chapel Service ~ Thursday, February 12, 2009, 2 p.m., at Mt Bethany in Thomaston with Rev. Kevin Washington officiating Interment ~ Thomaston Cemetery Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.

Julia Fay Calhoun

Julia Fay Calhoun

Feb 6, 2009

Cuero, Julia Fay Calhoun, 92, of Cuero, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 in Victoria. She was born April 3, 1916 in Stratton, Texas to the late John Wesley and Delilah Irene Matthew Alexander. She was a Cuero native, a postmaster in Thomaston for twenty years and a member of the American Legion Auxillary and First Presbyterian Church, Cuero. She...

Jessie 'Jake' C Parker

Jessie 'Jake' C Parker

Feb 5, 2009

Cuero - Jessie 'Jake' C. Parker, 84, of Cuero, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. He was born May 8, 1924 in Stratton, Texas to the late Clem and Lillie Rice Parker. He was an avid wolf hunter, a US Navy WWII veteran, a Cuero postman for 34 years and a member of the Hebron Baptist Church in Bear Creek....

Everett Ray Spittler

Everett Ray Spittler

Feb 5, 2009

Cuero, Everett Ray Spittler, 86, of Cuero passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 in Eagle Lake. He was born January 23, 1923 in Sheridan, Texas to the late Howard Bascom and Christine Isabel Briscoe Spittler. He was a US Army WWII Veteran, worked for the Texaco Refinery in Port Neches for 38 years, and was a member of the American...

Gregorio Villareal

Gregorio Villareal

Feb 5, 2009

CUERO - Gregorio S. "Greg" Villareal, 77, of Cuero, passed away at 3:35 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at DeTar Hospital in Victoria. He was born Nov. 28, 1931, in Yoakum, to the late Valintin Villareal and Guadalupe S. Villareal. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired after 35 years with Lacks Furniture. He was a member...

Hazel Allison Baker

Hazel Allison Baker

Feb 1, 2009

CUERO - Hazel Allison Baker, 97, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. She was born Feb. 17, 1911, in Pauls Valley, Okla., to the late Molly Anna Condra and Gus Allison. She was a homemaker. She married Elmer Baker on Sept. 7, 1929 in Westhoff. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mary Centeno of Conroe; grandchildren, Karen Kawszan...

Rosa M. Ordonez

Rosa M. Ordonez

Jan 31, 2009

Cuero-Rosa M. Ordonez, 77, of Cuero passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009. Rosa was born June 19, 1931 in Cuero to the late Juan and Lorenza Espaza Canos. She is survived by her sons, Pete Ordonez, Rudy Ordonez Sr. and wife, Yolanda, and Antonio Jose Ordonez and fiancé Linda; sisters, Petra Owen, Nancy Guarjardo, Manuela 'Sue' Woods, Delores Dahl, Lupe...

Gloria Huerta Daniel

Gloria Huerta Daniel

Jan 22, 2009

DICKINSON - Gloria Huerta Daniel, 64, of Dickinson, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Clear Lake. She was born May 9, 1944, in Cuero, to the late George Huerta and Anastasia Ortiz Huerta. She worked as a salesperson in appliance sales. She is survived by her sons, Danny Ray Daniel of Dickinson, Bryan Lee Daniel of Pearland, and Adrian Daniel...

Julia Elizabeth Dunn

Julia Elizabeth Dunn

Jan 21, 2009

Cuero - Julia Matthew Dunn, 103, of Cuero passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009. She was born February 8, 1905 in Stratton, Texas to the late Walter King and Martha Frances Newman Matthew. Julia married Jessie Elgan Dunn in Cuero on April 21, 1923. She owned and operated Dunn's Mobile Home Park, worked as a Weaver at the Guadalupe Textile...

Margaret M Moran

Margaret M Moran

Jan 19, 2009

Margaret M. Moran of Cuero passed away Monday, January 19, 2009. No services have been planned by the family. Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.

Camilla Fore Copenhaver

Camilla Fore Copenhaver

Jan 17, 2009

Cuero – Camilla Fore Copenhaver, 91, of Cuero passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. She was born January 27, 1917 in Corpus Christi to the late Edwin B. and Hazel Porterfield Fore. She married Walter E. Copenhaver on December 25, 1934 in Sinton, Texas. Camilla was a bookkeeper for Buchel Bank and a member of the DeWitt County Flower Association,...

Glynn Morris Mcwhorter

Glynn Morris Mcwhorter

Jan 13, 2009

Cuero – Glynn McWhorter, 80, of Cuero, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009. He was born in Sherman, Texas on September 3, 1928 to the late Claude A. and Lovelia Mulkey McWhorter. He graduated from Sherman High School and married Wanda Woodward McWhorter on July 13, 1950 in Sherman, Texas. Glynn served in the United States Air Force, was employed...

Janice Kay Trent

Janice Kay Trent

Jan 10, 2009

Gonzales – Janice Kay Trent, 55, of Yoakum passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009. Janice was born July 31, 1953 in Cuero to Lillian Flessner Roznovsky and the late Henry Flessner. She is survived by her daughter, Allison Trent of Gonzales; sister, Judy Cretors of Yoakum; brothers, William Flessner of Boerne, Gary Flessner of Cuero, Kenneth Flessner of Victoria, Jimmy...

Wilma Ruth Wolter

Wilma Ruth Wolter

Jan 8, 2009

CUERO - Wilma Wolter, 81, of Cuero, passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. She was born Oct. 17, 1927, in Cuero, to the late Fred Meyer and Ella Von Haefen Meyer. She was a seamstress, cook, and homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Virginia Jank; son, Calvin Wolter; sisters, Elvira Meyer and Junell Thamm, both of Cuero, and Irene...

Wanda Mae Nelson

Wanda Mae Nelson

Jan 8, 2009

Thomaston - Wanda Mae Nelson, 85, of Thomaston, passed away Thursday, January 08, 2009. Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.

Marvin 'Boobie' Rubin Hilbrich

Marvin 'Boobie' Rubin Hilbrich

Jan 7, 2009

WESTHOFF - Melvin "Boobie" Hilbrich, 80, of Westhoff, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Cuero. He was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Westhoff, to the late Otto Hilbrich and Ella Afflerbach Hilbrich. He married Angelene Baros Hilbrich on Aug. 29, 1953, in Giddings. He served in U.S. Navy. He was a life member of the Cuero V.F.W., a member of...

Harold Terry Elder

Harold Terry Elder

Jan 5, 2009

Obituary: Harold Terry Elder June 27, 1919 – January 5, 2009 On June 27, 1919 Harold Terry Elder was born to John Fletcher and Belle Terry Elder, completing their bustling family of six children. He grew up in a loving environment on a ranch in DeWitt County, in South Texas where he explored the natural order, hunted and fished with...

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