Obituaries

Nov 12, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Alfredo Gavito, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, the 12th of November 2023, in Brownsville, Texas at the age of ninety-nine, surrounded by his loving daughters. He was a descendant and member of two of Brownsville's pioneering families having been born here on August 23, 1924,...

Nov 12, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - With humble acceptance of God’s will, we announce the peaceful passing of Margarita Margenau into eternal rest, on Sunday, the 12th of November 2023. Margarita passed away peacefully at the age of eighty-three at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving family.

Margarita was born in Brownsville, Texas on December 6, 1939, daughter of...

Nov 5, 2023

Nov 3, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Antonio Villarreal, Jr. entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 3rd of November 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was seventy-eight years of age.

Antonio was born on February 3, 1945 in San Pedro, Texas, son of the late Antonio Villarreal, Sr. and Victoria Garcia Villarreal. He was a parishioner of...

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Oct 22, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Carl S. Chilton, Jr., longtime Brownsville businessman, community leader and author, passed away on Sunday, the 22nd of October 2023, in Rowlett, Texas. He was one hundred years old.

He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-five years, Ruth Lewis Chilton; daughter, Carla Ann Hannah; his parents, Carl Sr., and Gladys Chilton; his stepmother, Eula...

Oct 19, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, TX. - Dora Garcia Lopez entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 19th of October 2023 in the comfort of her San Antonio residence. She was ninety-five years of age.

Dora was born May 8, 1928 in Raymondville, Texas, daughter of Santos Garcia and Estefana Carmona. A devout Catholic, her life was devoted to God and she served...

Oct 15, 2023

PORT ISABEL, TX. - Danny Edward Smith was born on December 26, 1952 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, son of William Harvey Smith and Mary Ellen (Seybert) Smith. Danny spent the days of his youth engaging in innocent childhood shenanigans and occasionally a little trouble. He graduated from Col-Hi in 1971. He apprenticed to be a mason and spent all his life...

Oct 15, 2023

SAN PEDRO, TX. – Mr. Santos Gonzales, ninety-three, of San Pedro entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 15th of October 2023 in the comfort of his San Pedro residence surrounded by his family.

Mr. Gonzales was preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife, Carlota Nunez Gonzales; parents, Marcos and Maximiana Gutierrez Gonzales; a son, Freddie Gonzales; a...

Oct 12, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Eduarda M. “Cookie” Gonzalez, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, and friend entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, the 12th of October 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family, one day shy of her eighty-sixth birthday.

Cookie was a lifetime resident of Brownsville. She was devoted...

Oct 6, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – George Washington Whitaker entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 6th of October 2023 in Harlingen, Texas. He was eighty-five years of age.

George was born on February 19, 1938 in McGuffey, Ohio, son of Ollie Whitaker and Clarinda Williams Whitaker, and one of nine children in his family. He attended elementary school in Springport, Michigan and...

Oct 5, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Blanca Paredes Trevino entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 5th of October 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence. She was ninety-one years of age. 

Blanca was born on December 22, 1931 in Brownsville, Texas, daughter of the late Lorenzo Paredes, Sr. and Amelia Garza Paredes, the eldest of her six siblings, and niece of...

Oct 4, 2023

OLMITO, TX. - Maria Cortez Rodriguez, lifelong resident of Olmito, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 4th of October 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville with her devoted husband and daughter by her side. She was ninety-four years of age.

Maria, affectionally known as Titos to many, was born in Olmito, Texas on March 29, 1929, daughter...

Oct 3, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Elsa “Mickey” Neck, beloved wife, sister, aunt, madrina, and daughter of Marin Martinez, original owner of the Brownsville Taxi Cab located at 849 E. Washington from 1953, and of Rosa Martinez, a celebrated seamstress who for decades created beautiful folkloric Charro Days costumes in a boutique studio also located at the taxi cab address.

At seven o’clock...

Oct 2, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – William Clayton “Bill” Young III, died unexpectedly on Monday, the 2nd of October 2023, in Brownsville, Texas.

Bill was born on December 5th, 1939, in Salesville, Texas, spent his toddler years in Mineral Wells, Texas, and moved to Weslaco, Texas in the early 50s where a deep freeze destroyed his father’s citrus grove. The family then relocated...

Sep 27, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Elpidio Velez, Sr., lifelong resident of Brownsville, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, nephew, and friend, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 27th of September 2023 in Brownsville, Texas at the age of seventy-seven.

Elpidio was born on August 21, 1946 in Brownsville, Texas, son of Pedro Velez and Adela Saiz Velez, a family of modest...

Sep 23, 2023

Sep 22, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Jose Jesus Mendez entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 22nd of September 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. He was sixty-seven years of age.

Preceding Jose in death were his parents, Candido and Esperanza Tovar Mendez; and his sister, Gertrudis Pulido.

Survivors include his siblings Nieves Mendez, Candido Mendez, Rosaura Mendez, Esperanza Espinoza, and...