Kingsville, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kingsville, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Irvin Klassen
Jun 25, 2014
Irvin Red E. Klassen, age 92, a resident of Cypress, Texas and a former longtime resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 in Cypress. He was born April 30, 1922 in Corn, Oklahoma to Cornelius Klassen and Mary Suderman Klassen. Mr. Klassen was employed at the Kingsville Publishing Company until his retirement. Red was a member...
Calvin Bast
Jun 24, 2014
Calvin Ray Bast, age 86, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born January 20, 1928 in Falfurrias, Texas to Thomas A. Bast and Addie B. Roberson Bast. Calvin was employed for CPL as a line foreman until his retirement. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
Nedra West
Jun 23, 2014
Nedra Doretha West, age 98, a resident of Riviera, Texas passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 in Kingsville, Texas. She was born May 25, 1916 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Guy Russell Naylor and Clara Ethel Johnson Naylor. Mrs. West was the pastpresident of the Hemerocallis Society, Corpus Christi, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70...
Regina Guarnieri
Jun 21, 2014
REGINA ALLAN GUARNIERI of Sarita, Texas passed away at home on June 21st. She was born December 4, 1923 in Pittston, PA. The daughter of Joseph Allan and Agnes McDonnell Allan. She was the third oldest of six sisters, Mary Rita, Mary Agnes, Catherine, Ann, and Clare, who have preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons,...
Alfred Shafer
Jun 20, 2014
Alfred Edwin Shafer, 77, passed away peacefully at his home on June 20, 2014 in Kingsville, Texas. He was born December 10, 1936 to Fred and Jessie Shafer in Bishop, Texas. Upon high school graduation, he worked with his Dad as a carpenter and cotton ginner. In 1965 he went to work for Celanese and retired 34 years later...
Leticia Amador
Jun 12, 2014
Our beloved wife, mother, sister, friend, Leticia Salazar Amador, passed away on June 12, 2014. She was born in Kingsville, Texas on November 28, 1962. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roberto D. Salazar and Hilda R. Salazar of Kingsville and sistersinlaw, Cynthia G. Salazar and Juanita A. Gonzales. She is survived by her husband of 25...
Trinidad Valle
Jun 11, 2014
Trinidad Tijerina Valle, 78, went to be with our Lord on June 11, 2014, due to natural causes. Trinidad was born in China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on April 19, 1936. She was a beloved mother, devoted wife, loving sister, wonderful aunt and dedicated friend. Trinidad was raised in a loving family as one of the youngest of 12 siblings,...
Henry Dial
Jun 10, 2014
Henry Dial, age 93, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Kingsville. He was born December 21, 1920 in Hawkins, Texas. Mr. Dial was the owner of Dials Marine Service, Kingsville, until his retirement. He was a member of Ricardo Baptist Church. Mr. Dial was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Dial. He...
Merle Johnson
Jun 7, 2014
Merle G. Johnson, age 85, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 in Kingsville. She was born February 9, 1929 in McCamey, Texas to Charles Merck Gray and Ida May Salter Gray. Mrs. Johnson was employed for 25 years as a Banquete High School Home Economics Teacher until her retirement. She was a member of...
Gleniss Cude
Jun 7, 2014
Gleniss L. Cude passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, of a sudden illness. Glen was born to Bonnie Opal and Roy Bruce Cude on April 12, 1927. He was raised in Devine, Texas, until his family moved in 1943 to Freer, Texas, with the oilfield. He joined the military shortly afterwards, and served at the end of World War...
Nelda Felder
Jun 6, 2014
Nelda Edna Felder was born May 25, 1922, in Thorndale, Texas, to Charles and Martha Handrick Dutschmann. She was baptized on June 4, 1922, at St. Paul Lutheran in Thorndale by Rev. F. H. Stelzer. She was confirmed on April 14, 1935, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bishop, Texas, by Rev. A. J. Niemann. Nelda Felder passed away...
David Kinsey, Jr.
Jun 3, 2014
David Boyd Kinsey Jr. 88, died in Taft, Texas on June 3, 2014 at his residence. David was born July 28, 1925 in San Angelo, Texas. He graduated from Ingleside High School. He served in the United States Marine Corp during WWII and was one of the last remaining survivors of Iwo Jima from South Texas. He also served...
James Marschall
May 31, 2014
James Dudley Marschall, age 58, a resident of Riviera, Texas passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born July 16, 1955 in Fredericksburg, Texas to James William Marschall and June Kuebel Marschall. James was a hunting and fishing guide in Kenedy and Kleberg County. He was also an electrician by trade. James was of...
Yolanda Torres
May 23, 2014
Yolanda Ramos Torres, 75, was born on May 22, 1939 to Nicholas and Jesusa Ramos in Alice, Texas. Yolanda passed to be with our Lord surrounded by her family friends on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Kingsville. She is preceded in death by her parents belated husband, David Torres her six year old daughter, Belinda her sister, Edna brother,...
Mary Croom
May 6, 2014
Mary Louise Croom, 69, of Kingsville, Texas, passed away May 6, 2014 with her daughter and soninlaw by her side. She was born July 4, 1944 in McAllen, Texas to Marguerite and W.C. Windy Cartwright. Mary had three daughters, Wendy, Charlie Brown and Leslie, with her first husband, James Allen. Mary was a feisty lady that never met a...
Ralph Brown
May 5, 2014
Ralph L. Brown, age 77, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, after a short illness with his family by his side in Kingsville, Texas. He was born July 13, 1936 in Big Wells, Texas to Ralph M. Brown and Iris Lee Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph M. Brown and...
Ted Patterson
May 3, 2014
Ted L. Patterson, age 96, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Kingsville. He was born August 22, 1917 in Hackett, Arkansas to Albert Patterson and Dora Starr Patterson. Ted was employed as a carpenter in the Corpus Christi, Texas area. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded...
Kenneth Valliere
May 2, 2014
Kenneth Wayne Valliere, age 58, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 in Kingsville. He was born January 13, 1956 in Auburn, New York to Leo Valliere and Isabel Sanderson Valliere. He was preceded in death by his father, Leo Valliere brother, Larry Valliere and sister, Robin Callipare. He attended Waterloo High School. He enlisted...

Manuel Casas
Apr 23, 2014
Rev. Manuel S. Casas, age 83, a resident of Bishop, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Kingsville, Texas. He was born March 18, 1931 in Alamo, Texas to Guillermo Casas and Manuela Sosa Casas. Rev. Casas was a Pentecostal minister of the Gospel. He was the founder of Templo Galilea, Iglesia Pentecostal Independiente, Inc., Bishop. He was...

Jimmie Cox
Apr 22, 2014
Jimmie Ray Cox, 74, a resident of Riviera, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Kingsville. He was born January 5, 1940 in Edna, Texas. Jimmie graduated from George West High School in 1959. He retired from Celanese in 1996. Jimmie was a reserved Deputy Sheriff in Kleberg County. He enjoyed hunting, shooting and gunsmithing. He was preceded...