Bandera, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bandera, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Elaine Swigart
Nov 15, 2016
Elaine Marie Swigart, 82 of Kerrville, TX passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at her residence. \r\n \r\nShe was born January 13, 1934 to the late Fred and Rita (White) Bulleigh in Aurora, KS. Elaine graduated from Concordia High School in Concordia, KS. Elaine was an Air Force housewife for 20 years. Carl and Elaine retired from the Air Force...
Ava Parker
Nov 14, 2016
Ava Faye Parker, 87, of Medina, passed away on November 14, 2016, in Bandera. She was born in Tuff, Texas to Charlie and Lura Mae Walters on April 12, 1929. She married Nolus H. Parker on July 6, 1946 in Medina, Texas.\r\n\r\nShe enjoyed quilting in her spare time. Ava was an active and long time member of the First Baptist...

Glenn Elder
Nov 14, 2016
Services for Glenn Elder, age 67 of Mountain Home, who passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at his residence are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
Ann Mahon
Nov 12, 2016
Ann Marie Mahon was born in Edinburg, Texas on August 12, 1933 to Edward Lamar Mahon, Sr. and Leatha May Musgrave Mahon. She passed away peacefully on November 12, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas.\r\n \r\nShe grew up in Kerrville, Texas and graduated from Tivy High School in 1951. One of Ann's many favorite activities was attending Camp Mystic as a...
Wilda Atkins
Nov 11, 2016
Wilda Sue Atkins, age 81 of Kerrville, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born November 22, 1934 in Dover, TN to Grover and Virgie Wallace. \r\n \r\nShe loved crocheting, quilting and was an avid cactus grower.\r\n \r\nShe was preceded in death by husband, Chris Atkins; daughter, Pamela Smith; sons, Dennis Dwayne Reed, Richard Dean Reed...
Doris Pierce
Nov 10, 2016
Doris Long Pierce, age 83, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, November 10, 2016.\r\n \r\nShe was born February 15, 1933 to Fred and Viola (Melvin) Schuster in Helena, Texas. Doris was the seventh born in a family of ten brothers and sisters. She attended Karnes City schools. \r\n \r\nIn 1949, she met her husband, Bob Long. They...
Robert Montanez Jr.
Nov 9, 2016
Robert Montanez Jr. of Kerrville, passed away on November 9, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas.\r\n \r\nHe was born March 16, 1964 in Kerrville, Texas to Robert and Angie Montanez.\r\n \r\nHe was preceded in death by his mother, Angie B. Montanez; brothers, Joe Montanez and Rudy Montanez; and sister, Lisa Olivares.\r\n \r\nSurvivors include father, Robert Montanez; brothers, Jessie, Ray, Mando, Sammy...

Johnny Clark
Nov 9, 2016
Services for Johnny Maurice Clark, age 80 of Fredericksburg, who passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in a Kerrville hospital are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
Robert Small
Nov 8, 2016
Robert Gerald 'Bob' Small, 87, passed from this life on November 8, 2016 in Gearhart, OR.\r\n \r\nBob was born December 1, 1928 in Kernersville, NC, to the late Helen Shumaker Small and the late David Otis Small.\r\n \r\nBob grew up in North Carolina. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Campaign.\r\n \r\nBesides his parents, Bob is preceded in...
Carrol Golden
Nov 7, 2016
Carrol Dean Golden, age 69 of Kerrville, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1947 in Mathis, TX to J.R. Golden Sr. and Mary (Dobie) Golden. \r\n \r\nCarrol was a deputy and retired from the Kerr County Sheriff's Office in 2011. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and loved to play jokes on...

Bobbie Leedy
Nov 6, 2016
Mrs. Bobbie Nell Leedy, age 77 of Kerrville, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 in a local care center. She was born November 7, 1938 in Kerrville to Wylie and Myrtle (Goldman) Thurman. On August 13, 1955, she married Eldon Rodell Leedy in Center Point.\r\n \r\nMrs. Leedy was a longtime Deputy Tax Collector for Kerr County.\r\n \r\nSurvivors include husband, Eldon...
Charles Riley Jr.
Nov 6, 2016
Charles "Charley" Phillip Riley, Jr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at his residence in Kerrville, TX.\r\n \r\nCharley was born Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1927, to Charles Phillip Riley, Sr. and Ruby Hattie Johnston Riley, in Brownfield, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, his son, Don Alan Riley, brother, John Riley, sister, Lyla Cornwall and...
Mary Thomas
Nov 6, 2016
Mary Sue Waggoner Thomas, 84, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2016 in Kerrville, Texas. She was born in Saint Jo, Texas to Burl and Mary Williams on January 21, 1932. She married Kyle Waggoner on October 29, 1949 in Saint Jo, Texas. After Kyle's death in 1984, Sue married Jay Thomas March 21, 1985. After Jay's death...
Benjamin Pieper, Sr.
Nov 5, 2016
Benjamin Franklin Pieper Sr., age 76 of Kerrville, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 in a San Antonio hospital. He was born June 3, 1940 in Fredericksburg to Henry and Alma (Mund) Pieper.\r\n \r\nBenjamin loved to play dominoes with his family, to travel around and loved a cold Dr. Pepper.\r\n \r\nHe is survived by wife, Starla Pieper of Kerrville; daughter,...
James Rawlinson
Nov 4, 2016
James Thomas Rawlinson, died November 4, 2016 in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was born May 18, 1937 in Delta, Utah to James Clemont Rawlinson and Grace Howes Rawlinson.\r\n \r\nHe married Mary Rose "Mare Mare" Margiotta on September 1, 1984 and they were inseparable since their first blind date on April 4, 1984. He had three feline daughters, Maggie, Hannah, and Gabby,...

Marjorie Johnson
Nov 2, 2016
Marjorie "Marge" Johnson, age 96 of Kerrville, died Tuesday, November 2, 2016 of injuries sustained when she was struck by a car on Water Street, outside of Notre Dame Catholic Church. \r\n \r\nMarge, the second of five children, was born in Chappell, Nebraska and reared in Howells, Nebraska. A teacher and school librarian for more than 30 years, Marge started...
Perry Branyon
Oct 30, 2016
Perry Daniel Branyon, son of the late Thomas Aaron Branyon and Edna Madden Branyon, was born August 25, 1937, in Uniontown, Alabama. He graduated from Fayette County High School in Fayette, Alabama, in 1955. Then in 1959, he completed a BS in Dairy Manufacturing from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, which was soon after renamed Auburn University. While in college, he met...

John Day
Oct 28, 2016
Services for John Day of Kerrville, who passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at his residence are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

Carrie Bilderback
Oct 28, 2016
No services will be held for Carrie Ruth Bilderback, age 98 of Kerrville, who passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 in a local care center. Arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
Asuncion Morris
Oct 27, 2016
Asuncion Soledad Morris, more affectionately known as "Nanny", went peacefully to be with her heavenly Father and loved ones on Thursday, October 27, 2016, in the comfort of her home at the age of 92, surrounded by her family. \r\n \r\nAsuncion was born in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 18, 1924, to Angel and Celia Garza. She was one of...