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Bandera, Texas Obituaries

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Velma Leota Postert

Velma Leota Postert

Jul 26, 2024

Velma Leota Postert (Jacobs) passed away on July 26, 2024, at her home in Bandera with her family by her side. She was 94 years old.

Velma was born to Gretchen and Leonard Earl Jacobs on August 13, 1929, in Melbourne, Arkansas during the Great Depression. 

After her father passed away when she was 10 years old, her mother moved her and...

Miles Reagan Gaines

Miles Reagan Gaines

Jul 21, 2024

Miles Reagan Gaines, 74, Of Pipe Creek, TX, passed away on July 21, 2024, in San Antonio, Tx. 

 He was born in the Panama Canal Zone to Roland William and Doris Mathis Gaines on November 7, 1949.

 He went to school at Edison High School, San Antonio, TX. He worked as an installer at AT&T for 33 years.

 Miles was preceded in death...

Lynda Kay Johnson

Lynda Kay Johnson

Jul 19, 2024

Lynda Kay Johnson of Pipe Creek, Texas passed away peacefully at her home on July 19, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.

Funeral service will be held at Grimes Bandera Funeral Chapel on July 30,2024 at 1pm.

 

Anita Fern Smoot

Anita Fern Smoot

Jul 13, 2024

Anita F. Smoot, born in Mt. Sterling, Iowa to the late Walter and Helen Vehslage embarked on her final journey to be with her lord at the age of 90. Needie, as she was affectionately known to those close to her, was a remarkable soul who touched the lives of many with her strong spirit and zest for life. 

Anita’s journey...

Elsie Martinez

Elsie Martinez

Jul 9, 2024

Elsie Martinez of Bandera, TX passed away on July 9th at home. She was born to Nicolasa and Marcelino Martinez on December 28, 1960. Although she was never married, she shared several happy years with her partner Michael Brantley. 

Elsie is proceeded in death by her parents Marcelino Martinez, Nicolasa Martinez, her siblings, Arturo Martinez, Alma Rasmussen, Margie Ann Martinez and...

Betty Jane Cavin

Betty Jane Cavin

Jul 8, 2024

Betty Jane Cavin 87 of Bandera TX passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.

Betty was born in Boerne, TX to Edward Dee Richardson and Leona Lilly Richardson on October 14, 1936.

Betty is preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Cavin and her parents. Also preceded by Tammy Cavin (daughter in law),...

Helen "Rose" King

Helen "Rose" King

Jul 2, 2024

Helen ‘Rose’ King passed away July 2, 2024. She was born in Jacksonville, AL on December 22, 1930 to Helen Rose and John F. Waters.

As a child, she moved to Texas with her mother and grandparents. In 1939 her mother married Robert ‘Bob’ Coonrod. In 1944 they moved to Corpus Christi where she met and married Roy J. King in...

Phillip Mason Hunt

Phillip Mason Hunt

Jun 29, 2024

Phillip “Mason” Hunt, born the 23rd of May 1962 in Houston, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 29th, 2024, where his mother welcomed him into heaven by providing a rainstorm on his beloved ranch in Bandera, Texas. 

Mason was the son of Thomas Ney Hunt and Sandra Joy Hunt. He was a devoted husband to the love of his life, Rochelle Hunt....

Noah Adam Smith

Noah Adam Smith

Jun 28, 2024

Noah Smith, 17, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on June 28, 2024, unexpectedly. He was born in Kerrville, Texas, to Kelly Mann on December 28, 2006.

He attended Bandera High School and was to graduate with the class of 2025. Noah loved mechanics and working on cars.

Noah is proceeded in death by his grandpas, Kenneth Mann and Travis Wiggins and his...

Charles Allan Kluna

Charles Allan Kluna

Jun 21, 2024

Charles Allan Kluna passed away on June 21, 2024.

He was born on October 13, 1940 in McAllen, Texas and graduated from Pharr San Juan Alamo High School. He proudly served this country for over 40 years, retiring from the United States Army in 2000. His service allowed him to travel the world most significantly was his service in Germany, where...

Lewis Dean Moore

Lewis Dean Moore

Jun 14, 2024

Lewis Dean “L. D.” Moore of Medina, Texas passed away on June 14, 2024, in Medina, Texas. He was born on April 14, 1929, in Hale County, Texas to Charles Robert Moore and Nannie Mae (Finney) Moore.

Aside from a brief period in Hale County, L. D. spent most all his life in Medina. L. D. graduated from Medina High School...

Charles Dayton Whitehead

Charles Dayton Whitehead

Jun 12, 2024

Dayton, being born in 1928, lived 96 years on this earth. He said no one could imagine how the world had changed in his lifetime. Yet, even through the hard times, he still would say, “what a beautiful world”. He left home at an early age and joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16 in 1944 as WWII...

Kurt Malloy Nichols

Kurt Malloy Nichols

Jun 9, 2024

Kurt Malloy Nichols passed away unexpectedly on 9 June 2024 at the age of 63 at his home outside of Medina, Texas, where he shared his life living on a nature preserve in the Hill Country with his beloved wife, Rosemary Reynolds whom he married in 2021.He was born to Charlene Ross and Reginald Nichols on June 21st, 1960. A...

Ardell Harold Nelson

Ardell Harold Nelson

Jun 6, 2024

Ardell Harold Nelson (89) of Warren, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at his home in Vanderpool, Texas on 6 June 2024.

He went to college at Penn State and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He was also in R.O.T.C. so after graduation, he served in the Air Force for 3 years. He met his future first wife, Jeanette McCoy, in...

Mary Eileen Antill

Mary Eileen Antill

Jun 1, 2024

Mary Eileen Antill (91) of Houston, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2024 at the Kendall House in Boerne, Texas.



Born to James Cranford and Heloise Hartnett Antill in Houston, Texas on May 13, 1933, Eileen was the youngest of four children. As the only girl, many of her interests in life were shaped by her older brothers' activities and...

Elizabeth Rivera Vincent

Elizabeth Rivera Vincent

May 22, 2024

Liz Rivera Vincent 69, of Bandera Texas passed away unexpectedly with her beloved friend Lola on May 22, 2024.



Elizabeth was known by most as Betty, Liz, or the Best Mom in the World, Grandma Liz, Abuelita, Aunt, Sister, Cousin, Nanny, or Mayan Liz the singer.  But she was so much more than that. She was an incredibly amazing, strong woman...

John Lee Newton

John Lee Newton

May 8, 2024

John Lee Newton, of Leakey, passed away on May 8, 2024, in Bandera, Texas. He was born on January 1, 1959, in Denton, Texas, and was adopted by Virgil and Alene Newton.

 

He grew up in Lake Dallas and graduated from Lake Dallas High School, where he enjoyed playing in the marching, concert, and stage bands, playing both the drums and...

Kenneth Wade Huckabee

Kenneth Wade Huckabee

May 1, 2024

Kenneth Wade Huckabee, 67, of Pipe Creek, Texas, passed away on May 1, 2024. Born on February 27, 1957, in Fort Worth, Texas, Ken led a remarkable life filled with dedication, passion, and service.

 

Ken's journey took him from various places, including Corpus Christi, Texas, Peru, South America, and Paxton, Illinois, where he attended Paxton High School before joining the United...

Coy Lavern Word

Coy Lavern Word

Apr 30, 2024

Coy went to her heavenly home to be reunited with her husband Jimmie, on April 30, 2024, in Kerrville, TX, she was 85 years old.



She was born in Pipe Creek, TX to Conley & Woodie Richards on my May 5, 1938. She married Jimmie Word on July 11, 1957, in Bandera, TX. She was a housewife, mother, and surrogate mom...

Catherine Wyatt Barnard

Catherine Wyatt Barnard

Apr 29, 2024

Catherine (Cathy) Wyatt Barnard, beloved mother, wife and grandmother passed away peacefully in her home in Tomball, Texas at 333pm on April 29th at the age of 76.  She was born in Austin, Texas to Charles (Charlie) Emmitt Wyatt and Joyce Albrecht Wyatt on June 10, 1947 and was married to Jim Barnard on September 13th, 1969 in Marshall, Texas.

 

Cathy...

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