Obituaries

Dec 21, 2020

Ruben Avila Recio, 65 of Pearsall, entered rest on December 21, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. He was born on September 14, 1955 in McKinney, Texas to Victor Recio and Susana Avila. He is preceded in death by his parents; Brothers, Antonio Recio (Irene) of Robstown, Victor Recio Jr. of Robstown, Juan Recio of Dallas; sister, Sylvia Cisneros (Felix)...

Dec 21, 2020

Ignacio Villanueva Jr. 96 of Dilley, entered to rest on December 21, 2020 in Pearsall Texas. He was born on January 11, 1924 in Dilley Texas to Ignacio Villanueva Sr. and Nasaria Cantu Villanueva. He is preceded in death by his wife, Fidela Villanueva; children, Jose Delmiro Villanueva and David Villanueva; parents; and siblings, Ysidro Villanueva, Juan Villanueva and...

Dec 20, 2020

Roberto Lionel Escalante, 61 of Pearsall, entered rest on December 20, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 30, 1958 in Pearsall to Guadalupe Escalante and Dolores Mendoza Escalante. He is preceded in death by father; brother, Rodolfo Escalante and brother in law, Ruben Recio.

He is survived by his children; Tiffany Marie Escalante of...

Dec 15, 2020

Evaristo B. Villesca, 92 of Pearsall, entered rest on December 15, 2020. He was born on October 26, 1928 in Pearsall to Francisco Villesca and Eulalia Briseno Villesca. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Paula Villesca; sisters, Josepha Ramos, Eulalia Manuela Garcia; brothers, Margarito Villesca, Moises Villesca, Francisco Villesca.

He is survived by his...

Dec 14, 2020

Lionel V. Benavides, 35 of Dilley, entered  rest on December 14, 2020. He was born on February 17, 1985 in Dilley to Ascension Benavides and Petra Villanueva Benavides. He is preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his mother, Petra V. Benavides; siblings, Osvaldo Benavides, Baldemar Benavides, Clara Cervantes, Crisselda B. Valdez, Horacio Benavides,...

Dec 11, 2020

Natividad A. Soto, 84 of Dilley entered to rest on December 11, 2020. He was born in Dilley on December 25, 1935 to Martiniano Soto and Senovia Aguilera Soto. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings Genovero Soto, Refugio Soto, Silvestre Soto, Maria Soto, Acension Soto, and Pedro Soto.

He is survived by his brothers;...

Dec 10, 2020

Antonia C. Hernandez, 78 of Pearsall, entered rest on December 10, 2020. She was born on April 12, 1942 in Pearsall to Alfredo Chavera and Beatrice DeLeon Chavera. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carlos B. Hernandez Sr; son, Carlos Hernandez Jr.; parents and siblings, Santiago Chavera, Olivia Rodriguez, Maria Gonzales and Jose Chavera.

She...

Dec 8, 2020

Roque Ramirez, 51 of Dilley, entered rest on December 08, 2020. He was born on February 13, 1969 in Dilley to Roque Ramirez Sr. and Maria Alma Trevino Ramirez. He is preceded in death by his sister, Anna Ramirez; grandparents, Francisco Ruiz Ramirez and Elisa Pena Ramirez.

Roque was known to his friends and family as "Coki"....

Nov 30, 2020

Samuel E. Morales Sr., 49 of Pearsall, entered rest on November 30, 2020. He was born on March 7, 1971 in Pearsall to Guadalupe H. Morales and Martha Esquivel Morales. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Elena Morales and nephews, Jason and Michael Maldonado.

He is survived by his children, Samuel Morales Jr. (Sabrina)...

Nov 26, 2020

Trinidad V. Martinez, 58 of Pearsall, entered rest on November 26, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. He was born on July 24, 1962 in Pearsall to Rosendo Martinez and Lucia Vasquez Martinez. He is preceded in death by his parents along with Raul Martinez and Ricardo Martinez.

He is survived by his wife, Jessica Ovalle;...

Nov 23, 2020

Ruben G. Cantu, 90 of Dilley, entered rest on November 23, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 6, 1930 in Dilley to Antonio Cantu and Rosa Gonzales Cantu. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maria de la Luz  Cantu; parents; grandson, Jose Alfredo Espinosa and numerous siblings.

He is survived by his...

Nov 22, 2020

Jesus Daniel Obregon, 54 of Pearsall, entered rest on November 22, 2020 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1966 in Pearsall to Graciela Ramirez and Hilario Obregon. He is preceded in death by his father and grandson, Jacob Alexander Obregon.

He is survived by his wife, Rafaela Gutierrez Obregon; children, Amanda Gutierrez, Alyssa Marie...

Nov 14, 2020

Richard Martinez, 63 of Pearsall, entered rest on November 14, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. He was born on September 7, 1957 in Lubbock, Texas to Guadalupe Martinez and Anita Maldonado Martinez. He is preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by, Patricia Arredondo; his children, Eric Martinez (Yvette) of Cotulla and Michelle Martinez Herrera...

Nov 8, 2020

Dolores G. Corona, 88 of Pearsall, originally of Devine, entered rest on November 8, 2020. She was born on December 1, 1931 in Hutto, TX to Rutilo and Dolores "Lola" Flores Gallegos. She is preceded in death by her husband, Guillermo Corona; daughter, Olga Aguilar; parents and siblings, Solume Gallegos, Dario Gallegos, Lucia Duncan, Isabel Gallegos, Ray Gallegos, Arturo...

Nov 7, 2020

Demetria Gonzalez Aguirre, 48 of Dilley entered rest on November 7, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 16, 1972 in San Antonio to Abel Gonzalez and Juanita Ybarra Gonzalez. She is preceded in death by her mother.

She is survived by her husband, Jose Aguirre III; children, Jose Aguirre IV and Abel Aguirre; father,...

Nov 7, 2020

Baby Mark Eli Medrano, entered rest on November 7, 2020 in Pearsall. He was born to Jose Rene Medrano and Lucy Yanez Medrano. He is survived by his parents; siblings, Briana Renesmee Medrano, Jose R. Medrano Jr., Denise Medrano, Alex Medrano, Paula Yanez, Anastasio Yanez and Rose Yanez. He is also survived by his paternal grandparents, Camilo Lopez Medrano...

Oct 29, 2020

Ramiro Rodriguez, 77 of Pearsall, entered rest on October 29, 2020. He was born on March 13, 1943 in Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Mauro Rodriguez and Hortencia Barientos de Rodriguez. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Norma Rodriguez; parents; siblings, Geraldo Rodriguez and Marina Tijerina; nephew, Jose Luis Tijerina and son is laws, Mario Castor and...

Oct 28, 2020

Raul Gomez Mainez, 72 of Pearsall, Texas, entered rest on October 28, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 30, 1948 in Pearsall, Texas to Graviel Mainez and Elida Gomez Mainez. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Pedro G. Mainez.

He is survived by his wife Maria del Rosario Moreno Mainez;...

Oct 23, 2020

Rubina Ortiz, 44 of Dilley, entered rest on October 23, 2020 in Laredo. She was born on September 7, 1976 in Dilley to Leonides Noel Ortiz and Maria Irma Herrera-Ortiz. She is preceded in death by her father, Leonides N. Ortiz and brother, Oscar Ortiz.

She is survived by her children, Jerrica Lee Trevino, Felicia Jicelle Medina...

Oct 22, 2020

Efrain Leal, a loving husband, father and life long resident of Pearsall, TX, died unexpectedly on October 22, 2020 at the age of 53. Efrain is survived by his father, his wife Sandy Bonilla Leal and his children, Efrain, Ashley and Brittany Leal. He is preceded in death by his mother.

Efrain was born on September 23,...