Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas

Elinor Goodwyn

Elinor Goodwyn

Apr 24, 2011

Elinor Clair Corssen Goodwyn passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 in San Antonio. She was born May 25, 1919 in Yoakum to the late Oscar Conrad and Rocky Ann Stevens Corssen. She married Finley W. Goodwyn on Oct. 11, 1941 in Cuero. She taught in the Cuero Independent School District for many years, and was active in Cuero's First United...

Minnie L Scheffler

Minnie L Scheffler

Apr 24, 2011

Minnie Elizabeth Scheffler, 100, of Cuero passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. Minnie was born on July 30, 1910 in Sweet Home. She was the daughter of Jessie and Nancy Lee. Minnie was a longtime member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Cuero. She will be remembered as a devoted mother, proud and loving grandmother, great-grandmother, and...

Kenneth Guy Liesman

Kenneth Guy Liesman

Apr 19, 2011

Kenneth Guy Liesman of Cuero died Tuesday morning, April 19, 2011 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Billie Nell Jacobs Liesman; two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Debbie Liesman, Bruce and Anna Liesman, all of San Antonio; four grandchildren, Tessa Liesman, William (Gage) Liesman, McKenna Liesman, and Kristen Liesman; two sisters, Mildred...

Carolyn Ray Taylor Webb

Carolyn Ray Taylor Webb

Apr 16, 2011

Carolyn Ray Taylor Webb, 67, of Cuero passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011 in San Antonio. She was born October 14, 1943 in Cuero to the late Jesse James and Ellie Irene Boone Taylor. She married her late husband, Johnny Wayne Webb, in July 1960 in San Antonio. Carolyn retired from the Cuero Housing Authority after 17 years where she...

Francis Amador Navarro

Francis Amador Navarro

Apr 14, 2011

Francis Navarro, 91, of Cuero passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011. Visitation will be Sunday, April 17, 2011 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home Funeral Mass will be Monday, April 18, 2011, 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with Father Kirby Hlavaty officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside...

William Donald Peebles, Jr.

William Donald Peebles, Jr.

Apr 10, 2011

William D. Peebles Jr., 68, of Victoria, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011. He was born April 8, 1943, in Cuero, to the late William and Agnes Keseling Peebles. He married Evelyn Roberts on Feb. 8, 1964, in Victoria. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Peebles of Victoria; sister, Sherra Nelson of Cuero; brother, Richard Frank Peebles of Victoria;...

Sterling Ray Billings

Sterling Ray Billings

Apr 9, 2011

Sterling Ray Billings, 77, of Cuero passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was born August 26, 1933 in Nopal to the late Otto and Susan Bertha Hand Billings. He was a truckdriver. Sterling married his late wife, Zita Billings on January 3, 1952. He married Lois Barrett on June 9, 1991. He is survived by his wife, Lois; daughters,...

Lillie Mae Stewart

Lillie Mae Stewart

Apr 4, 2011

Lillie Mae Stewart, 97, of Cuero, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011. She was born on July 30, 1913 in Concrete, to the late Ed and Ada Hilliard of Yoakum. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her sons, Marion Harper of Cuero and Zebedee Harper and wife, Bobbie Ra, of Victoria; grandchildren, Sheryl L. Harper and Zebra A....

Wesley May

Wesley May

Apr 3, 2011

Wesley Jackson "Jackie" May, 69, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Cuero. He was born on July 7, 1941 to the late Otis May and Loyce Boone May of Cuero. He was an oilfield worker, and construction worker. He is survived by his wife Julia M. May, whom he married on June 25, 1960 in Cuero; sons, James W....

Raymond Navarro

Raymond Navarro

Apr 3, 2011

Raymond Navarro, 81, of Cuero passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011. He was born on October 12, 1929 in Cuero to the late Delfino and Maria Chavez Navarro. He married Aurora Dimas on June 23, 1952 in Cuero. He was an electrician helper. He is survived by his wife, Aurora Navarro; his daughters, Sylvia Ortiz and Rosalinda Gomez and husband,...

Rachel Arredondo Zapata

Rachel Arredondo Zapata

Apr 1, 2011

Rachel Arredondo Zapata, age 50, passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 in Corpus Christi. She was born on May 19, 1960 to Irena Vargas Gomez of Robstown and the late Robert Arredondo of Goliad. She worked as a dry cleaner. She is survived by her mother; daughters, Margarita Z. Cardenas of Cuero, Renee Cruz of Pocatello Idaho and Cristina Arredondo...

Stella Vasquez De Los Santos

Stella Vasquez De Los Santos

Mar 26, 2011

Stella De Los Santos, 64, of Moulton, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011. She was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Westhoff, to the late Leonard Vasquez and Mary Magdalena Gomez. She was a certified nurses aide. She is survived by her husband, Louis Villanueva; daughters, Virginia Sanchez (Jorge S.) of Houston, Norma De Los Santos of Moulton, JoAnn De Los...

Madeline Liptak

Madeline Liptak

Mar 26, 2011

Madeline Fisher Liptak, 89, of Cuero, Texas died March 28, 2011 at 5:45 a.m. She was born March 19, 1922 in Moshannon, Pennsylvania; the youngest daughter of Paul and Minnie Beightol Fisher. The family moved to Montoursville where she attended elementary and high schools. She graduated from Montoursville High School in 1940. While living in Erie in 1951, she met...

Benito W Longoria

Benito W Longoria

Mar 23, 2011

Benito Webb Longoria, 81, of Cuero, went to his eternal rest on March 23, 2011. He was born on Aug. 22, 1929 to Julio and Hilaria Webb Longoria. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and he was a Guadalupano. He worked for Clyde Christian for 30 years as a jukebox/amusement machine technician. He created a partnership...

Loraine Sutherland

Loraine Sutherland

Mar 19, 2011

Loraine Sutherland, 86, of Smiley passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2011. She was born October 26, 1924 to the late Harvey M. and Hettie Elizabeth Bolton Cathcart. She married Ray Kenneth Sutherland on February 15, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona. Loraine was a bookkeeper and a member of Westhoff Baptist Church. She is survived by her loving husband of...

Hector Ramirez

Hector Ramirez

Mar 16, 2011

Hector Ramirez, 54, of Cuero, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in San Antonio. He was born Feb. 10, 1957, in Cuero, to the late Mercedes Ramirez and Virginia Ramirez. He graduated Cuero High School in 1975 and served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 1980. He served overseas in Germany and received the Good Conduct Medal and Marksman...

James W. Ancarrow

James W. Ancarrow

Mar 15, 2011

James Willis Ancarrow, 82, of Thomaston, passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Victoria. He was born Nov. 14, 1928, in Richmond, Va., to the late Jessie Willis Ancarrow and Catherine (Gertie) Gray Ancarrow. He married the late Juanita Taylor Ancarrow on Sept. 6, 1949, in North Carolina. He attended John Marshall Military High School and...

Mildred Calhoun

Mildred Calhoun

Mar 15, 2011

Mildred Calhoun, a long-time resident of Alice, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Grace Presbyterian Village in Dallas, Texas where she had lived for the past four years. The oldest child of Walter and Minnie Williams, she was born in Piggott, Arkansas on May 27, 1917. In the late 1930's Mildred came to Alice to visit a girl friend...

Elizabeth Bennett

Elizabeth Bennett

Mar 13, 2011

Elizabeth Lee Bennett, beloved mother and devoted friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 63 on March 13, 2011. Elizabeth was a free spirit with a zest for life who loved animals, music, and dancing. Her sharp wit and broad sense of humor brought joy to all who knew her. Her love of travel will surely continue from this...

Charles Shea Cockrum

Charles Shea Cockrum

Mar 8, 2011

Charles Shea Cockrum, 57, of Cheapside passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011. He was born January 30, 1954 in Portsmouth, Virginia to James Luther Cockrum and the late Peggy Adele Lord. He married Ruth Sakiestewa in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Charles was an optical coating engineer and a US Domestic and Foreign consultant for optical engineering. He enjoyed raising fresh water...

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