All Obituaries

Abraham C. Flores III, 79, went to be with our Lord and entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at home, surrounded by his beloved family.  He was born on February 10, 1940, in Kingsville, Texas, to Abraham C. Flores Jr. and Amada Cavazos Flores. Abraham proudly served in the Army National Guard for 38 years. He was employed at the Corpus Christi Army Depot and the Kingsville Naval Air Station where he retired after 28 years.  He was a member of St. Martin of Tours...

Julie Smith Evans passed away at her home on July 12, 2019 at the age of 83 surrounded by her family. She was born in Awendaw, South Carolina on September 26, 1935 to James & Amanda (Green) Smith.  Julie was a military spouse for over 22 years living in Europe, Asia, and several states. She was also a pre-K teacher in Japan and Texas for many years. She settled back in Bishop on August 25, 2018. Julie was a devoted Christian and attended King Star Baptist Church of Kingsville, Texas...

Charles W. “Chuck” Shipley, age 78, passed away July 4, 2019 in Kingsville, Texas. He was born on April 16, 1941 in Bartholomew County, Indiana to Walter and Helen Shipley. Chuck Shipley was a United States Veteran. He returned to Indiana, Indianapolis where he worked as a fireman for 20 years. He joined the Masonic order in Indianapolis. Upon his retirement, Chuck moved to Texas and met and married his wife Ann. While in Texas, Chuck transferred his Masonic order...

Maria Teresa Garcia, age 86, passed away July 3, 2019 in Kingsville, Texas. She was born on March 24, 1933 in Kingsville, Texas to Gerardo Guajardo and Julia Salinas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gerardo and Julia Guajardo; first husband, Edmundo Noriega; step-father, Maximiliano Garcia; brothers, Beto Garcia, Jose Maria Garcia, and Servando Domingo Garcia; sons, Jesus Noriega, and Hector Noriega; and her great grandson, JR Rodriguez Jr. Maria is survived by her son, Jorge...

Mark David Mainer, age 53, a resident of Kingsville, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.  He was born November 8,1965 in Kingsville, Texas to Melvin H. Mainer and Albertine Allen Mainer.  He was a long-time member of Retama Park Baptist Church along with First Baptist Church, Dallas icampus when he became unable to attend personally. Mark was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Albertine Mainer.  He is survived by...

Margaret Alonzo Macareno, 71, was called to the Lord on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from her home with her beloved husband, children and grandchildren at her bedside. "Margie" was a long time Kingsville resident who enjoyed cooking, playing loteria, bingo and watching college softball. Her favorite pastime was cheering on the Brahma and Javelina athletic teams and marching bands. Many will remember her easy-going personality, big heart and that she supported her family in every...

Rogelio “Roy” Suarez Jr., age 62, passed away on June 20, 2019 in Kingsville, Texas. He was born on October 14, 1956 in Kingsville, Texas to Rogelio Suarez Sr. and Dora Alvarez. During his life time he served in the Army for 4 years. Rogelio took great pride in working hard and found enjoyment in his work. He was known for being the “Glassman” in Kingsville, Texas. He also worked for safety glass for 38 years and owned Roy’s Glass & More for 6 years. He was...

Fermin Romero, age 71, passed away on June 19, 2019 in Bishop, Texas. He was born on July 17, 1947 in Bishop, Texas to Lorenzo Romero and Marcella Mireles. He is preceded in death by both his parents, and his son, Angelo Romero. Fermin is survived by his brothers, Lorenzo (Fane) Romero, Ernesto Romero, Alejandro Romero, and Armando Romero; sisters, Estella Limas and Esmeralda Barrera; 3 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on...

Juan Gabriel Cortez, age 58, passed away on June 18, 2019 in Jourdanton, Texas. He was born on August 24, 1960 in Kingsville, Texas to Miguel Z. Cortez and Presciliana P. Cortez. Once Juan graduated with his Master in Electrical Engineering in 1992, he worked in the telecom industry for over nine years.  During that time, he was given the opportunity to travel the country and the world.   His worldly travels took him to Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, Venezuela and other...

Katherine Helen Bolland, age 97, passed away on June 17, 2019 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born on January 20, 1922 in Bishop, Texas to John Henry and Sophie Elling Bolland. Katherine's teaching career began in 1948 at St. Paul Bishop on an emergency basis as a substitute teacher and after completing several summers at Concordia Teachers College Seward Nebraska she continued at St. Matthews Lutheran School in Houston, Tx from 1950-1953. In 1953 she entered Concordia teacher's...