Obituaries

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...

Sep 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Maria Delfina Medina entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 21st of September 2023, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by her loving children. She was ninety-eight years of age.

Born in San Antonio, Texas on April 7, 1925, to Mariano and Rebecca Garcia, Delfina was the eldest daughter of six children. She grew up...

Sep 21, 2023

McALLEN, TX. – Maria Magdalena “Nena” Becerra entered into enteral rest on Thursday, the 21st of September 2023 in the comfort of her McAllen residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Nena was born in Brownsville, Texas on July 22, 1929, daughter of the late Guadalupe Suarez and Maria del Jesus De los Santos Suarez,...

Sep 20, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - J. D. Perkins entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 20th of September 2023 in Brownsville, Texas.

Service details may be viewed and memories of Doug may be shared at www.harrellfuneralhomes.com/memorials/john-perkins/5281776.

Local funeral arrangements directed by Steven R. Hieu Bailey and Staff have been entrusted to the care of Darling-Mouser Funeral Home at 945 Palm Boulevard in...

Sep 20, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Bobby Gene Taylor entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 20th of September 2023 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence. He was ninety-two years of age. Minutes before he was surrounded by three generations of Taylor's.

Bobby was born on April 2, 1931, to the late Francis Edward Taylor and Marie Goff. He grew up...

Sep 19, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Juanita Yanez Ybarra, born on May 16, 1917 in Poteet, Texas, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 19th of September 2023 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville. She was one hundred and six years of age.

Preceding Juanita in death was her husband, Ignacio Ybarra; her parents, Cruz and Lazara Yanez; and her siblings,...

Sep 17, 2023

ST. LOUIS, MO. - Guadalupe Luis Torres entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 17th of September 2023 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was sixty-four years of age.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, the 24th of September 2023 between the hours of two o'clock in the afternoon and nine o'clock at night, with a...

Sep 13, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Eva Lea Baker passed away in the comfort of her Brownsville residence on Wednesday, the 13th of September 2023 at the age of seventy-nine following a nine and a half months battle with cancer. Eva Lea was born on November 8, 1943, daughter of Dan and Rena Killion, who preceded her in death. She had one sister,...

Sep 10, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Mrs. Rosa Maria Hensley Castellanos passed away peacefully her residence in San Antonio, Texas, in the care of her daughter Rosemary, on Sunday, the 10th of September 2023. She was eighty-nine years of age.

Mrs. Hensley was born in Tampico, Mexico on November 19, 1933, daughter of the late Leopoldo and Rafaela Benavidez Castellanos. She was a...

Aug 31, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Samuel Jackson Snodgrass, affectionately known as Jack, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 31st of August 2023 in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was fifty-eight years of age.

Jack was born in Barbados on March 27, 1965, son of Samuel Franklin Snodgrass and Judy Burst Mitchell. He was a loving and devoted husband,...

Aug 30, 2023

MANOR, TX. – On the 30th of August 2023, Petrita “Tita” Esparza Tamez got her wings and went to walk with the angels. She passed away peacefully surrounded by love near and far after battling cancer for almost four years. She was sixty-nine years old.

Born in Brownsville, Texas, Tita attended Villa Maria High School and was a part of...

Aug 30, 2023

RANCO VIEJO, TX. – Pat LeRoy Pace died at his residence in Rancho Viejo, Texas on Wednesday, the 30th of August 2023. He was born in Brownsville, Texas at Mercy Hospital in 1935, son of Zenobia Gilmore Pace and James Wilburn Pace.

Pat attended Brownsville public schools graduating from Brownsville High School in 1953, having excelled in football, basketball, baseball,...