Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas
Giles Lester & Karen Hannah Birchum
Jun 2, 2019
Giles Lester "Joe" Birchum, 74, of Houston, TX passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at his home. His wife, Karen Hanna Birchum, 74, of Houston, TX passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019. Both Joe and Karen went home to be with the Lord. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 14 at Freund...
Jo Ann Parker Hoffman
Jun 2, 2019
Jo Ann Parker Hoffman, 87, of Cuero, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2019 at the Redies Ranch in the home she built with her late husband, Charles. She was surrounded in love by her family and dear friends.
She was born to parents Samuel Wyley Parker and Lillian Louise Randow Parker, on August 27, 1931 at...
Emma Dornak Leck
Jun 1, 2019
Emma Dornak Leck, 101, of Cuero passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was born October 15, 1917 in Shiner to the late John and Mary Tichavsky Dornak. She married the late Elo Leck on September 7, 1939 in Shiner. She worked for Texile Mills and was a private and public nurse. Emma was a member of St. Michael's...
Marvin E Fox
May 30, 2019
Marvin E. Fox, 83, of Cuero passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019. He was born on September 15, 1935 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to the late Leonard and Opal Fox. He attended Hackneyville High School in Hackneyville, Alabama and graduated from Talladega High School in Alabama. He then entered into the US Air Force where he served for nine...
Refugio "Cuco" Vela
May 29, 2019
Refugio (Cuco) Vela, 96, of San Antonio passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019. He was born November 27, 1922 in Cuero to the late Manuel and Leonor Duran Vela. Refugio married Pauline Abrego on June 5, 1954 in Yorktown. He was a World War II Veteran serving in the United States Army. Refugio retired after many years of service...
Gladene Pattillo Bramham
May 29, 2019
Gladene Pattillo Bramham, 94, of Victoria passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019. She was born February 23, 1925 in Placedo to the late Josephine Kraatz Pattillo and George D. Pattillo Sr.
Gladene is survived by her daughter, Lana Goode and husband, Travis, of Victoria; granddaughters, Sherri Propes and Terri Goodlett; and great-grandchildren, Devin Barbee, Chelsea Barbee, Bethany...
Ollie Mae Shaffner
May 27, 2019
Ollie Mae Shaffner, 94, of Alvin passed away Monday, May 27, 2019. She was born May 17, 1925 in Cuero to the late William L. and Leona White Hennesey. She married Eugene Howard Shaffner on November 27, 1951 in Houston. Although Ollie was born and raised in Cuero, she and Eugene moved to Alvin in the 60's where they...
Dora Hernandez Carrisalez
May 25, 2019
Our lives changed forever on May 25th, 2019. Heaven gained the Angel with the Brightest Halo & the Biggest Wings.... Dora Carrisalez of Thomaston, Texas, at age 67.
Dora was born in Cuero, Texas, on July 7th, 1951, to the late Damacio R. Hernandez Sr. and the late Natividad "Maria" (Sertuche) Hernandez.
Dora was a...
Patsy Anzaldua Garcia
May 25, 2019
Paz "Patsy" Anzaldua Garcia, 83, of Cuero passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. She was born January 18, 1936 in Cuero to the late Alfonso and Victoria Anzaldua. She married Domingo Garcia June 20, 1959 in Gonzales. Patsy worked at Mount Vernon Mills cotton weaving facility for many years. She was a wonderful housewife who loved to sing and...
James "Jimmy" Williford
May 20, 2019
James "Jimmy" Williford, 75, of Cuero passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. He was born January 3, 1944 in Cuero to the late Lee and Emma Laura Williford.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 5 - 7 pm at Freund Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be Thursday, May 23, 2019, 10 am, at Hillside...
Kelvin "Tookie" Yarnell Johnson
May 15, 2019
On January 22, 1964 the first child was born to Rev. Elvin & Estella Johnson. They named him Kelvin Yarnell Johnson. Kelvin attended school in Cuero. At a young age, Kelvin confessed a hope in Christ at Little Zion Baptist Church and was baptized by the late Rev. A.B. Bedford. Kelvin married the love of his life, Regina January...
Clifford Carl Bothe Jr.
May 13, 2019
Clifford Carl Bothe Jr., 72, of Cuero passed away Monday, May 13, 2019. He was born July 14, 1946, to the late Beulah " Bernice " Snow in Corpus Christi where she and his stepfather, Jake Snow, raised he and his brothers. He married Kimberley Worley on December 21, 2001 in Cuero. Clifford was a Vietnam War Veteran serving...
David Allen May
May 12, 2019
David Allen May, 59, of Cuero passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019. He was born August 18, 1959 in Cuero to Hilda Fay Meyer May and the late Billie Ray May. David married Jana Cherie Lee on June 21, 1980 in Cuero at Trinity Church. He was an oilfield supervisor, a devoted farmer, and took great pride in raising...
Ora Slade Franklin
May 7, 2019
Ora Slade Franklin, 90, of Cuero passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019, 11:00 am at First United Methodist Church in Cuero. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.
Doris Raabe Doehrman
Apr 26, 2019
Doris Raabe Doehrman , 90, of Meyersville passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born in Westphalia on April 20, 1929 to John Raabe and Geneva Arnold Raabe Rieger . She married Alvin Floyd Doehrman on January 6, 1948. They started and operated the Doehrman Turkey Ranch for 37 years, the last turkey...
Edna Marie Phillips
Apr 23, 2019
Edna Marie Phillips, 81, of Tyler passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019. She was born August 6, 1937, in Cuero to the late TB & Bernice Phillips, Sr.
She is survived by her brother, TB Phillips, Jr. of Tyler; and sister, Patsy Ann (Eddy) Sandel of Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Sharon Kaye Palmer
Apr 13, 2019
Sharon Kaye Palmer, 62, of Rockport passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. She was born February 2, 1957 in Cuero to the late Emmett and Lornett St. Clair. She married Harold Palmer on July 3, 1997 in Cuero. Sharon enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking, working in her garden and spending time at the beach.
She is survived by...
William Wayne Russell
Apr 1, 2019
William Wayne Russell, 84, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. He was born December 20, 1934 in Boerne to the late William Paul and Elsie Marie Ferguson Russell. Wayne was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He married the love of his life, Patsy Marie Morrow, on November 29, 1969 in Austin. He was the Printing Supervisor...
James (Jim) Douglas Wilson
Mar 31, 2019
James Douglas (Jim) Wilson died March 31, 2019, in Cuero, Texas, after complications from pneumonia. Mr. Wilson was the firstborn son of Lindy and Mary Wilson in Dubuque, Iowa on October 19, 1939. He graduated from Northeast High School in Oklahoma City in 1958, attended Trinity University in San Antonio, the University of Houston in Houston and graduated with...
Leland Troy Parker
Mar 30, 2019
Leland Troy Parker, 69, of Thornton passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019. He was born September 14, 1949 in Cuero to the late Harry Hays and Ruby May Bishop Parker. He was always mothers favorite, a loving brother, and a loving and model father. Leland was a good baseball player while in high school and a loyal friend. He...
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