Bandera, Texas Obituaries
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William Hughes Young
Jan 17, 2026
William Hughes “Bill” Young of Bandera, Texas, passed away on January 17, 2026, in Bandera. He was born in Houston Texas on August 23, 1946. He was the son of Robert Howard Young and John Gillespie.
He was a member of the class of 1964 from Spring Branch High School in Houston. He received a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in...
Juventino Gaytan Ortiz
Jan 11, 2026
Juventino Gaytan Ortiz, 76, of Medina, Texas, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas, surrounded by his loved ones.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 1:00 pm at Bandera Funeral Chapel with a Rosary to follow at 2:00 pm.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Bandera Funeral Chapel.
Christie JoAnn Freeman
Jan 10, 2026
Christie JoAnn Freeman, 51, of Comstock TX, passed away on January 10, 2026 in Bandera TX. She was born in Fort Stockton to Diane Holman and John Freeman on June 7, 1974.
She attended and graduated Comstock High School and devoted her life to caring for her daughters and grandchildren.
Christie is preceded in death by her husband, grandparents, several cousins, and...
David Alexander Guerra
Jan 5, 2026
David Alexander Guerra, age 21, was born on April 10, 2004, in San Antonio, TX, and raised in Pipe Creek, TX. He was welcomed into Jesus’ loving arms on January 5, 2026. David was the youngest son of Harvey and Lucinda Guerra, brother to Kassandra (Guerra) Onofre and (Harvey) Isaac Guerra, great-grandson to Genevieve Najera, grandson to Humberto Guerra and...
Jehu (Jud) Deloys Ashmore
Dec 31, 2025
Jehu D. "Jud" Ashmore, beloved Texas radio and television meteorologist, World War II Navy veteran, and adventurer whose warmth and humor touched generations of viewers and listeners, passed away peacefully in his sleep in his home in Bandera, Texas on December 31, 2025, at the age of 101.
Born on April 11, 1924, in Oakford, Illinois, Jud grew up on a...
Annie Lee Mayfield
Dec 25, 2025
On December 25, 2025, Annie Mayfield passed away. She was born in 1935 and lived to be 90. She is survived by her sons, David Mayfield, and Carl Raymond Mayfield. Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Raymond Mayfield.
Ernestine Patricia Green
Dec 23, 2025
Ernestine Patricia Green, 92, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on December 23, 2025, in Decatur, Arkansas. She was born on the family farm near Gould, Oklahoma to Frederick and Cora Rawlins on December 28, 1932. She married James Oliver Green on July 15, 1950, in Visalia, California.
She was initially employed as a teller for the Bank of America in Avenal,...
Matthew Thalmage Weaver
Dec 22, 2025
Matthew T. Weaver of Bandera went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 22, 2025, passing peacefully at home at the age of 25. Matthew was born on August 24, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas to Frank and Sanya Weaver.
He graduated from Bandera High School and later pursued additional education through online college courses. Matthew will be remembered for...
Bernhard Josef Riesenkoenig
Dec 15, 2025
Bernhard Riesenkoenig, 88, of Medina, Texas, passed away on December 15,2025. Born June 12, 1937, in Rheinbach Stadt, Germany, Bernhard carried one clear dream as a boy: to go to sea. At 17, he made it happen, and he never looked back.
He built a remarkable life as a Merchant Marine, working hard, continuing his schooling, and earning his way to...
Delia C. Ramirez
Dec 14, 2025
Delia C. Ramirez, age 72, of Laredo, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025, in Bandera, Texas, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on November 15, 1953, to David Camarillo Sr. and Felipa (Robles) Camarillo. On December 17, 1971, Delia married the love of her life, Hector Ramirez Sr., in Laredo, Texas. Together, they shared over 53 years...
Kathryn Phillips
Dec 5, 2025
Kathryn "Cappi" Phillips, 86, of Mico, passed peacefully on December 5, 2025, surrounded by love. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 3, 1939, to Italian immigrants Joe and Pearl Granieri. Cappi grew up on Medina Lake, where her father established Joe’s Place Wharf in 1916. She spent her childhood learning the ropes alongside him—a love for hard work and...
James Dennis Duff Jr.
Dec 4, 2025
James Dennis Duff Jr., 87, passed away at his home in the early hours of December 4, 2025. He was diagnosed with prostate and bone cancer. The last month of his life he was on Hospice Care. James was born in Tarpley, Texas on November 26, 1938, to his parents James Dennis Duff Sr. and Clara Lenora Dugosh. He married...
Mildred Helen Collier
Dec 1, 2025
Mildred Helen Collier, 100, passed away at Franklin Park in Boerne, Texas, on December 1, 2025. She is best remembered as a pioneer in the field of women-owned businesses, a path that was virtually unheard of at the time.
Mildred was born on February 19, 1925, in Bandera, Texas, the daughter of Helen and Albert Jureczki, and a proud descendant of...
Alphee Liliane Strand
Nov 22, 2025
Alphee Liliane Strand, 82, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2025, at her home in Bandera, Texas. She was born in Paris, France to Martin and Renee Pesch on November 14, 1943. She spent the majority of her childhood in Africa where she attended boarding school.
Alphee married Allan Mark Strand in Butzbach, Germany on April 23, 1966. When Allan was...
Wilton Ed Ricketts
Nov 21, 2025
Wilton Ricketts, age 78, of Creede, Colorado passed away in Bandera/Pipe Creek, Texas on Friday, November 21, 2025. He was born in Paris, Texas on March 24, 1947 to Wilton E Ricketts and Maggie Elliott Ricketts and joined a family of 4 older sisters, Lyndel Roper Nash, Barbara Jones Booth, Paula Ricketts Julian and Carol Ricketts Brownlee, all of whom...
Laura Alma Conrad
Nov 19, 2025
Laura Alma Conrad, 89, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, passed away on November 19, 2025, in Bandera, Texas. Born in Southbridge to Isaie and Sadie Bachand.
Laura was a proud graduate of Notre Dame High School and later earned her degree from Baruch College of New York. She went on to build a remarkable 45-year career in management with Pan American World Airways,...
Jesus Garcia Casarez, Jr.
Nov 8, 2025
Jesus Casarez, Jr, 82, of Bandera, Texas passed away on November 8, 2025. He was born in Fredericksburg, Texas to Jesus Garcia Casarez and Lenor Garcia on January 14, 1943.
He is survived by his wife Manuela Diaz Casarez, daughter; Tanya, granddaughters; Tina and Caitlan, grandsons; Julian and Nathaniel and two great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5pm-7pm on November 18, 2025,...
Clifford Aaron Queen
Nov 4, 2025
Clifford Aaron Queen, 58, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on November 4, 2025, in Austin, Texas. He was born on December 16, 1967, in Rantoul, Illinois, at Chanute Air Force Base, to Karen Louise Queen and Ronald Gene Queen.
He grew up in Bandera, where he attended Bandera High School and graduated with the Class of 1986. A proud member of...
Irene Althea Smith
Oct 29, 2025
Irene A. Smith of Bandera County quietly passed away on October 29th in her beloved home in Pipe Creek, Texas at the age of 93. Irene was born on December 6, 1931, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania to parents James and Evelyn Palitti, who owned several successful business endeavors in that city.
She grew up working in the business, eventually married Navy Seaman...
Robert Allen Madden
Oct 20, 2025
Robert A. (Bob) Madden, age 86, passed away on October 20, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. He had been under the care of a hospital facility for several weeks.
Bob was born in Falmouth, Kentucky on March 18, 1939. He was a devoted father of four children: Vickie Sexton and family of Alabama, Connie Clarkston and family of California, Robin Marcum and...
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