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Bandera, Texas Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bandera, Texas & Surrounding Areas

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Robert Gonzales, Jr.

Robert Gonzales, Jr.

Aug 29, 2015

Robert "Bobby" Gonzales Jr., age 60, entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 29th, 2015. He was surrounded by his loving family.\r\n \r\nBobby was born to Robert and Margaret Gonzales on September 24th, 1954 in Kerrville, Texas. He grew up in Kerrville and worked as a backhoe operator for Underground Utilities for over 20 years. Bobby married his wife, Mary Jane...

Ernest Vest

Ernest Vest

Aug 28, 2015

Ernest Wayne Vest, 34 of Kerrville, passed away August 28, 2015 in San Antonio, TX. On April 2, 1981, he was born in McKinney, TX to George and Eloise Vest.\r\n \r\nErnest was a dedicated family man who enjoyed camping, fishing and time with his children, friends and extended family. He devoted his life to the happiness of his children through...

Joe Villanueva

Joe Villanueva

Aug 27, 2015

On August 27, 2015, Joe R. Villanueva was called home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ and with his wife of 64 years, Herlinda and his oldest son, Louis who preceded him in death.\r\n \r\nJoe or "Teco" as he was affectionately known by family and friends, was born to Florencio and Maria Villanueva on December 12, 1925 (El Dia...

Henry Garces

Henry Garces

Aug 26, 2015

Henry Rodriguez Garces, age 54 of Kerrville, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in a local hospital. He was born November 28, 1960 in Knox City, TX to Pedro and Josephine (Rodriguez) Garces. \r\n \r\nHenry was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church and was a carpenter. He loved to barbeque, play his music-the "Blues," drink and tell jokes. His...

Judy Woodard

Judy Woodard

Aug 24, 2015

Judy Lynn Woodard, age 61, passed away in her sleep on August 24, 2015 in Ingram, Texas. \r\n\r\nJudy is survived by her husband, Mike Woodard; children, Michael and Renet Woodard of Bluff Dale, Texas, Teri Billups of Kerrville, Texas, and Kyle Woodard of Bluff Dale, Texas; grandchildren, Colby, Taylor, and Jacob Woodard, Jennifer (Daniel) Baker and Christopher Campbell, and Macie...

Ila Geyer

Ila Geyer

Aug 22, 2015

Ila Rauch Geyer passed away on August 22, 2015 following a long battle with heart disease. Born February 7, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Ila was a tenacious, beautiful woman who was a teen model for LS Ayers, a large department store in Indianapolis. During her freshman year in college she was set up on a blind date and met a...

John Allen

John Allen

Aug 21, 2015

John Russell Allen, 74, a proud Texas native son, passed peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2015 at his ranch near Harper, Texas. Born in Ft. Worth, his family moved to Mesa, Arizona when he was six. John was a graduate of Mesa High School, and the University of Arizona, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (S??) fraternity....

Maxine Lott

Maxine Lott

Aug 19, 2015

Maxine Lott, age 77, a lifetime resident of Kerrville, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. She was born on April 18, 1938 in Camp Verde, Texas to Wesley and Bernice (Pearson) Plant. On March 28, 1956, she married Auggie Lott in Kerrville, Texas. \r\n \r\nMaxine loved so many things, but nothing more...

Gregory Overby

Gregory Overby

Aug 19, 2015

Gregory Alan Overby, age 59 of Conroe, TX, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015. He was born February 26, 1956 in Anchorage, Alaska to Avery Irvin Overby and Allegra Martha (Vickstrom) Overby. On May 22, 1976, he married Patrice Mosty at the First Baptist Church in Kerrville.\r\n \r\nGregory was a 1974 graduate of Tivy High School and 1978 graduate of...

Steven Norton

Steven Norton

Aug 17, 2015

Steve Norton, passed away from this life into the presence of our Lord on August 17, 2015, at the young age of 47. He was born on July 9, 1968, in San Antonio. After several moves, he ended up in the beautiful Hill Country of Kerrville, graduating from Tivy High School in 1987. \r\n \r\nAfter a long, wild, and rebellious...

Jimmy Rettko

Jimmy Rettko

Aug 16, 2015

James Allan "Jimmy" Rettko of Lakehills, joined his heavenly Father on Sunday, August 16, 2015 in San Antonio.\r\n\r\nHe was born in Mt. Clements, MI to Kenneth and Leone Rettko on March 21, 1961. He married Deborah Pagel on December 20, 1986 in Pipe Creek, Texas. \r\n\r\nHe attended Bandera High School. Jimmy was a jack-of-all-trades from a gas station attendant at...

Lester Esensee

Lester Esensee

Aug 15, 2015

Visitation for Lester Harvey Emil Esensee, age 64 of Center Point, who passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his residence will be held 5-7 PM, Friday, August 28, 2015 at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. \r\n

Marvin Kneese

Marvin Kneese

Aug 13, 2015

Marvin E. Kneese, age 82 of Kerrville, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 in a local hospital. He was born February 10, 1933 in Fredericksburg, TX to Harry and Emma (Ketron) Kneese. On July 24, 1955, he married Marietta Mechler at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg.\r\n \r\nMarvin served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He...

E.G. Meter Jr.

E.G. Meter Jr.

Aug 10, 2015

Dr. E.G. Van Meter, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2015. The day he passed away was his deceased Mother's birthday. \r\n \r\nHe was born at home in Dallas, Texas to E.G. and Viola Wade Van Meter on November 5, 1931. They resided in Dallas until he was nine years old. \r\n \r\nHe was a sickly child...

William Jeffers

William Jeffers

Aug 7, 2015

William (Bill) Elmo Jeffers, 68, of Bandera, passed away August 7, 2015.\r\n\r\nHe was born to the late Elmo Jeffers and Maggie Emmons on Feb. 02, 1948, in Sabinal, TX. Bill served in the United States Navy as a Gunner's Mate and Barber during the Vietnam War. He married Jeannette Jeffers on Aug. 1st, 1983. He is the father of Angie...

Johnny Deleon

Johnny Deleon

Aug 7, 2015

Johnny "Joey" DeLeon, age 36, of Kerrville, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 in Kerrville. He was born in Fredericksburg, Texas to Steve and Irma Garcia Deleon on August 23, 1978.\r\n \r\nHe worked as a truck driver for United Van Lines for 13 years, Lowe's for 3 years and Redline Exhaust & Coating until the time of his death.\r\n\r\nJoey...

Polly Helm

Polly Helm

Aug 6, 2015

Polly Helm, 82, of Kerrville was carried home to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 6, 2015.\r\n \r\nPolly was born in Cooke County, Texas on April 4, 1933 to Doc and Ruby Allred. She attended High School and Junior College in Gainesville, Texas. She later graduated from Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas in 1953...

Ronald Holcomb Jr.

Ronald Holcomb Jr.

Aug 5, 2015

Ronald Wallace Holcomb Jr., age 85 of Ingram, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 in Kerrville. He was born December 16, 1929 in Palestine, TX to Ronald Wallace Holcomb Sr. and Flossie Mae (Nickleson) Holcomb. On March 13, 1953, he married Sara Jo Williams in San Antonio, TX.\r\n \r\nHe worked as an insurance agent and also for the railroad. \r\n...

Francis Martin

Francis Martin

Aug 5, 2015

Services for Francis H. Martin, age 75 of Pipe Creek, who passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015 in a San Antonio hospital are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Bandera.

Joyce Venske

Joyce Venske

Aug 5, 2015

Joyce T. Venske, 81, of Lakehills, Texas, passed away in her home on Wednesday, August 5, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Talmadge Traywick and Carolyn Woodward Traywick on August 15, 1933. She was married to Ronald L. Venske.\r\n\r\nJoyce is survived by her children, Vicki Hicks (Floyd) and Carolyn Vogt (Jason); a sister,...