All Obituaries

Babe Kyncade Custer Johnson, 83, of Kingsville passed away on July 10, 2020 in Corpus Christi, Tx. She was born on December 6, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Custer in Kingsville. She was a retired bookkeeper and formerly employed by Valero at the Bill Greehey Refinery. Babe was preceded in death by her parents, her 2 siblings, Richard and Marion and her loving husband of 56 years, George. She is survived by her son, Robert (Liz) Johnson, 2 stepdaughters, Marcia Thurmond and Ruthie (Mike)...

Elsie Louise Smith Baker came into this world June 28, 1933 and departed this world July 8, 2020. She was preceded in death by Thomas Cecil Baker, her husband of 47 years, her parents, Alexander Curtis and Willie Bertha Smith and three sisters, Barbara, Marjorie, and Catherine. She is survived by four sons:  Tom and wife Beth, Jarrell and wife Rose, Michael and wife Starlyn, Stephen and wife Windy; ten grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren; her sister Linda and her brother Al,...

Van Melton went home to be with his Heavenly Father on July 4, 2020 just one month shy of his 97th birthday. He lived a long life in which he was loved and admired by all who knew him. Born on August 13, 1923 in El Dorado, AR, he was the second oldest child of Bertha Mae and Marvin Melton. His father was a barber and they moved around several times during his childhood. As a teen his uncle brought him to Kingsville, TX to work for him. He did not settle in Kingsville then but would make his...

William “Billy” Robert Holland and Alma Yvonne Holland, long time residents of Kingsville Tx, passed away in Frisco Texas where they had been living. Billy passed on April 30, 2020 while Yvonne passed on May 24, 2020. The couple had been married for 38 years. Billy was born and lived in Corpus Christi, Texas, graduated from Ray High School and went on to graduate from Del Mar College in 1969. He worked some time for Electrotex as a salesman where he met Yvonne at the...

Emma Green, wife, mother, grandmother and special friend to everyone, was called to eternal rest with Jesus on July 5, 2020. Emma was born on March 2, 1933 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Juan C. and Carmen Adame Silva. Emma married William on September 9, 1962 on Laureles Ranch. Being a navy family, the Greens lived in San Francisco and Long Beach California, Beeville, Texas, Oak Harbor, Washington, and finally returning to Kingsville where William retired from active military service in...

Mary Lou Kunze passed away July 5, 2020 at the family home in Bishop, Texas. Mary Lou was born on June 9, 1938 in Mercedes, Texas to Frank and Mary Kindla. She is reunited in heaven with her parents and her husband of 59 years, Herman Earl Kunze, Sr. Mary Lou leaves behind three children, Herman Earl Kunze, Jr. (Linda) of Beeville, Texas, Barbara Ann Kunze of Bishop, Texas and Joseph Carl Kunze (Michelle) of Bishop, Texas. She will also be remembered by her four grandchildren and ten...

Jose Moreno Jr. passed away on June 29, 2020 in Kingsville, Texas. He  was born on July 20, 1944 in Kingsville, Texas to Jose and Concepcion Moreno. Jose was known as Pepe to his close family and as Joe to his many friends. He spent many years as an Industrial painter at the Celanese- Mundy Plant, and was finally able to enjoy retirement along side with his trusty companion Buster. He is preceded in death by his mother and father; stepmother, Magdalena Moreno; and his brother,...

After a long illness our beloved mom and wife, Bertha T. Diaz De Leon, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 She was born February 24, 1930, in Falfurrias, Texas, the daughter of the late Juan and Inez Byington Trevino. She lived most of her life in Kingsville and married her childhood neighbor Victor.  She worked downtown at J. C. Penney's as a salesclerk and at the Texas A&I (now A&M) University Library.  She will be remembered for the strong values she instilled in...

Maximino “Max” Peña Sr. passed away on June 26, 2020 at his home in Kingsville, Texas. He was born on June 8, 1935 in Kingsville, Texas to Modesto Peña and Catarina Dominguez. He worked at Dick Kleberg Park, Mundy Construction, and retired from Celenase after 30 years. He is preceded in death by his parents Modesto Peña, Catarina Dominguez and stepmother; Antonia Gomez and wife of 46 years Enriquetta Flores; two sisters Anita Perez and Maria Tamayo. He is...

Earl T. Ruscher died in Corpus Christi Texas on March 22, 2020 at the age of 75. He entered the United States Navy in 1965. His duty stations included Agana, Guam, the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and US Naval Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island where he met and married his wife of 47 years, Linda. They went on, together with their children, to stations in Rota, Spain, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and finally to NAS Kingsville where he retired after serving for 22 years. He subsequently worked...