Obituaries

Feb 6, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Brooke Michelle Barron, affectionately known as Brookie the Cookie, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 6th of February 2021 in Edinburg, Texas surrounded by her loving family. She was five years young.

Brookie was born in San Antonio, Texas on the 9th of August 2015 to her parents, Tara Michelle Snodgrass...

Feb 4, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Rodolfo M. Gonzalez entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 4th of February 2021 in Brownsville, Texas. He was seventy years of age.

Feb 3, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Kenneth M. Walker, Jr., age 85, of San Clemente, California passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, peacefully at his home. He was born in Salem, Ohio on July 20, 1935 to Kenneth M. Walker and Gertrude J. Brison Walker. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Donna Jean Sheatley and Linda Denise Koval, and...

Feb 2, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Maria A. (Mrs. William E.) Pope peacefully left this world on Tuesday, February 02, 2021 at her residence.

A loving mother and doting grandmother, she is survived by her son, Judge William L. Pope; two grandchildren, Ana L. Pope and William E. Pope II; two younger siblings and many nieces and nephews....

Jan 30, 2021

Maria Antonieta “Toni” Melguizo de Montemayor, 76, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Toni was born in Brownsville, Texas but grew up in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She attended both Incarnate Word Academy and Villa Maria High School. Upon graduation in 1962, she married Luis Xavier Montemayor.

Toni’s passion in life...

Jan 30, 2021

GARLAND/BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Carlos "Charlie" Caballero, 47, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 30th of January 2021 at the Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Richardson, Texas, surrounded by family.

Carlos was born on January 27, 1974 to Benjamin and Maria Magdalena Caballero. He was a Brownsville...

Jan 26, 2021

RANCHO VIEJO, TX. - Josefina “Fina” Tapia Stroud nació en Monterrey el día de la fiesta de San José; 19 de marzo de 1931. Murió el 26 de enero en Rancho Viejo, Texas rodeada de sus seres queridos.  Josefina creció en el rancho de su familia junto al Rio San Juan muy cerca de Monterrey. Asistió al Colegio Williams en...

Jan 26, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Elsa Cisneros Chio, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, educator, and friend entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, the 26th of January 2021 in Brownsville, Texas. She was seventy-one years of age.

Elsa came from humble beginnings. She was born on the 9th of December 1949 to her parents, Felipe Cisneros Trevino and...

Jan 20, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Oracio Arnoldo “Arnold” Garza entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, the 20th of January 2021 in Brownsville, Texas. He was seventy-six years of age.

Arnold was born in Brownsville, Texas to his parents, Jesus Garza and Josefina Rivera Garza on October 28, 1944. He was a proud veteran of the United States...

Jan 20, 2021

Robert H. “Bob” Weaver, 74, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in Brownsville, Texas.

He was born December 4, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to J.R. “Dick” and Mildred (Simpson) Weaver.

Bob graduated from Central High School in 1965 and Kansas University in 1969 with a Civil Engineering degree. He then worked...

Jan 20, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX./BENNINGTON, NE. - Gerald Leroy Miles was born on January 30, 1937 in Fremont, Nebraska to Donald and Aileen (Pope) Miles. He grew up in Bennington, attending grade school and graduating from Bennington High School in 1955. In school, Jerry was active in Basketball and Track and participated in the school play. Soon after high school he enlisted...

Jan 17, 2021

Martin Arambula, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, January 17, 2021, unexpectedly at his residence with his family at his side.

Martin was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed not only by his family and friends but by all those fortunate to have...

Jan 17, 2021

HOUSTON, TX. – On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Manuela Cavazos Escamilla passed away in Cypress, Texas, at the age of 92. Manuela, affectionately known as Mela, was born on December 28, 1928 in San Pedro, Texas to Benito and Refugia Cavazos. She received her teaching degree from East Texas University in 1951. In June of 1955, she married Jose...

Jan 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Felipe Olazaranth entered into eternal rest on Saturday, the 16th of January 2021 in Brownsville, Texas.

The family will gather for a private interment at Buena Vista Burial Park in Brownsville, Texas where he will be laid to rest beside his loving wife.

Memories of Felipe may be...

Jan 15, 2021

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX. - Richard Neil Chapman, age 68, of South Padre Island, Texas passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 in Brownsville, Texas.

Rick was born on March 22, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan to Goldie and Alice (Moore) Chapman.  He was raised at a young age by his uncle and aunt, Gerald and...

Jan 12, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Lynn was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 20, 1934. She was the oldest daughter of Robert and Ione Judson Ellis. Lynn and her sister Sharon grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, surrounded by friends and family. She attended New Trier High School where she enjoyed and excelled in art. After high school, Lynn moved to California...

Jan 7, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - Ted Walter Albright entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 7th of January 2021 in Brownsville, Texas at the age of eighty-seven.

Ted was born on August 24, 1933 to his parents Theodore and Margaret Albright in the township of Rosebud, Montana. After graduating from Rosebud High School, Ted later went on...

Dec 31, 2020

BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Berta Martinez Garcia entered into eternal rest on Thursday, the 31st of December 2020 in Brownsville, Texas surrounded by her family at the age of sixty-eight.

Berta was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister who was dedicated to her family and was a servant of God who never asked for...

Dec 23, 2020

Rose Marie Leal, 52, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at her residence in Webster, Texas.

Rose was born in Harlingen, Texas. She resided in the San Pedro community until her graduation from Pace High School. Rose attended Texas Women’s University where she received both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Speech Pathology. After obtaining her...

Dec 19, 2020

BROWNSVILLE, TX. - William Kirkland “Kirk” Carrington, a resident of Brownsville, Texas passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the age of 56. Kirk was born December 25, 1963 in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama to Lt. Colonel (ret.) John D. Carrington and Madge Fort Carrington.  As the son of an Air Force officer that relocated frequently,...