Tag: obituary

Blas Martinez Garcia

Blas Martinez Garcia, 70, passed away on Saturday, the 18th of January. He was the son of Gregorio Garcia and Nicolasa Martinez of Port Isabel, TX. He is originally from Texas where they love barbecue, football, and Jesus (but not necessarily in that order). A standout football player, he was named as 1 of 5 players …

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Jewell Reed Dancey

Our beloved mother, grandmother,  great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Jewell Reed Dancey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18 in the home she loved and built with her husband, Mr. Buck Dancey.      Mrs. Dancey’s lifetime spans the entire course of Modern History.  Born in 1920 with the Roaring 20’s, she saw 17 U.S. Presidents …

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Lloyd Algert Bowman

Lloyd Algert Bowman, 92, of Port Isabel, Texas Passed Away January 16, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas. Born March 4, 1921 Lloyd Bowman graduated from West Aurora, High School, Aurora, Illinois in 1938, and attended the University of Illinois. Living in Kendall County, Illinois at the beginning of World War II, Lloyd …

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Susana C. Garcia

Susana C. Garcia, 53, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2014 at her residence. Susana moved to Port Isabel in 1977 and has since been a resident. She was a past member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and attended Lighthouse Assembly of God Church. She was employed as …

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Jackie Charles Davidson Sr.

Jackie Davidson was born in Corsicana, TX, on January 27, 1939, and passed from this life on Sunday, January 12 in McAllen, TX.  He was preceded in death by his parent, Mary and Raymond Davidson and his sister, Sharon Davidson. He is survived by his beautiful wife Estelle; brother Raymond Davidson and wife, Alice Fay; …

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Fernando C. Vigil

Fernando C. Vigil, 74, of Port Isabel, Texas, entered into eternal rest on January 5, 2014 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Those who knew Fernando remember him as a great singer and bartender. He will be remembered for riding his bicycle and jogging down Highway 100. He was a true boxing fan …

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Roger Kent Geery

Roger Kent Geery passed away at his home with family and his beloved pets, Mattie, Sassy and Bitsy, on South Padre Island, Texas, December 27, 2013 after a long and brave battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.  He was born on August 5, 1937 in Salina, Kansas to Gilbert and Eulala Geery.  He was predeceased by …

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Michael William Gleason

Michael William Gleason, 62, of Laguna Vista, Texas, passed away on November 28, 2012 at his residence. Michael was an avid kite boarder and worker for Lockheed Martin for many years on their space program as an aerospace engineer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Emily Gleason and his sister, Margaret …

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Dora Zamora-Mata

Our beloved Mother and Sister, Dora Zamora-Mata of Port Isabel went home to heaven on December 13, 2013. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, a 8th generation Texan and the third child, to Raul Zamora, Sr. and Maria Flores Zamora on September 14, 1943. She grew up in Port Isabel, graduated from Port Isabel High …

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Elizabeth Ann “Clore” Pressly

Elizabeth Ann “Clore” Pressly passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Provident Memory Care facility in Buda, Texas. Elizabeth was born August 8, 1931 in Evanston, Illinois the daughter of Wallace B. Clore Jr. and his wife, Grace Lucille Clore. Her early childhood years were spent in Northbrook, Illinois. She moved to Mercedes, …

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