Obituaries

Aug 6, 2023

SAN PEDRO, TX. – Mrs. Gertrudis H. Garcia, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Sunday, the 6th of August 2023, at Fox Hollow Post Acute in Brownsville, Texas, surrounded by her loving children. She was ninety-two years of age.

Gertrudis was born in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and...

Aug 5, 2023

DALLAS, TX. – J Scott Etchison (1946-2023) If you ever had the chance to visit the Etchison home, you’ve seen the extravagant paintings on the walls. Their home in Dallas is beautifully decorated with the artwork of Scott Etchison and his father, Frank Ashley. If you took a moment to closely examine one of these artistic pieces, you would have...

Jul 27, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Elida Solis Lopez entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 27th of July 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety years of age.  

Elida was born in La Feria, Texas on June 25, 1933, daughter of the late Gumercindo and Maria Solis. She later moved to Brownsville, Texas and...

Jul 25, 2023

PORT ISABEL, TX. – Howard Joseph Hebert, Jr., of Port Isabel, Texas, entered into eternal rest as he peacefully slipped away while holding the hands of his daughter, Dawn, and his niece, Kalei, on Tuesday, the 25th of July 2023 at the age of seventy-eight.    Howard was born in Morgan City, Louisiana on December 4, 1944. While growing up...

Jul 21, 2023

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX. - Ronald Jose “Ron” Amador entered into eternal rest on Friday, the 21st of July 2023 at his South Padre Island residence. He was forty-nine years of age. 

Ron, as he was affectionately known by, was born in Nicaragua on November 6, 1973. He grew up in Brownsville, Texas where he made countless friends. His love...

Jul 18, 2023

Jul 17, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Ramona Mata de Hernandez entered into eternal on Monday, the 17th of July 2023. She was one hundred and two years of age.

Preceding Sra.  Hernandez in death was her loving and devoted husband of sixty-eight years, Antonio Hernandez; her parents, Vicente Mata and Carlota Longoria de Mata; and her siblings Odelia Mata, Jesus Mata, and...

Jul 13, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Manuel C. Ortiz, Jr. of Brownsville, Texas passed away the morning of Thursday, the 13th of July 2023. He was eighty years of age.

Manny was born in Pharr, Texas on September 09, 1942, son of Francisca Cadena and Manuel Ortiz, Sr. After Manny graduated from Brownsville High School in 1961, he was drafted into the United...

Jul 9, 2023

PORT ISABEL/RANCHO VIEJO, TX. – David F. Miller, of Port Isabel and Rancho Viejo, Texas, retired entrepreneur, passed away on Sunday, the 9th of July 2023, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas at the age of eighty-six. He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas F. Miller; his parents, Orley F. Miller and Margaret H. Miller; and...

Jul 5, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. –  Our dear mother, Enriqueta C. Quiroz, passed away peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, the 5th of July 2023 in the comfort of her Brownsville residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-one years of age.

Preceding her in death was her beloved husband, Juan R. Quiroz; her parents, Concepción and Augustina Campos; her sisters Sophia...

Jul 1, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – William “Bill” Thomas Turbeville, Sr., a longtime resident of Brownsville, has reunited with his loving wife Lenora, who died on the Wednesday, the 5th of July 2017. Bill died on Saturday, the 1st of July 2023 in the comfort of his Brownsville residence. He was eighty-nine years of age.  

Bill was a longtime member of the...

Jun 28, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Joanne Gilmore Hughston was born in Brownsville, Texas on January 6, 1932. She passed from this life on Wednesday, the 28th of June 2023 in Harlingen, Texas. Her parents were Oscar Carl Hamilton and Alice Lorraine Hamilton. She married Robert Paul Gilmore on August 18, 1950, and had two daughters, Carmela Gilmore and Deborah Kay Gilmore, all...

Jun 26, 2023

MAGNOLIA, TX. – Christopher Marvin Piercy, loving husband, father, son, friend, and a brother to us all, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, the 26th of June 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. He was fifty-two years of age.

Christopher, affectionately known as Charlie Papa, Cono, and Cactus Jack, was born in Würzburg, Germany on June 30,...

Jun 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - “Love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5

On Wednesday, the 21st of June 2023, Fidela Gorena eagerly went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was eighty-eight years of age.

Fidela was born in San Benito, Texas on March 7, 1935, and...

Jun 19, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

LOS FRESNOS, TX. – Eloisa Fernandez Gonzalez entered into eternal on Thursday, the 15th of June 2023 in the comfort of her Los Fresnos residence surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety-four years of age.

Sra. Gonzalez was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 15, 1929, daughter of the late Pedro Fernandez and Maria De Lourdez Jimenez Fernandez....

Jun 13, 2023

Jun 11, 2023

ALVIN, TX. – Sylvia Rocha Villarreal, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 11th of June 2023 at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was sixty-seven years of age.

Sylvia was born in Brownsville, Texas on February 9, 1956, daughter of the late Leonardo C....

May 24, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Mary LaVonne Hotcaveg was called home by our Lord on Wednesday, the 24th of May 2023, at the age of eighty-four.

Mary was born in Sioux City, Iowa, daughter of Ralph and Wahnitta M. Holdcroft. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Howard T. Hotcaveg; her son, Steven J. Hotcaveg; her parents, Ralph and Wahnitta...

May 21, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Eugenio Andres Garcia, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Sunday, the 21st of May 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. He was eighty-four years of age.

Eugenio was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 13, 1938, son of the late Andres Garcia and Altagracia Villalon Garcia. He worked as a meat packer for H-E-B for over forty years. Prior...