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Bandera, Texas Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bandera, Texas & Surrounding Areas

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Jack Ames

Jack Ames

Oct 11, 2015

No services will be held for Jack D. Ames, age 86 of Ingram, who passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. Arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

Gail Chapman

Gail Chapman

Oct 10, 2015

Gail Lee Chapman, passed from this earthly life on October 10, 2015. She was born to Norman and Theresa McDonald on August 22, 1937 in Aurora, Illinois.\r\n \r\nShe was preceded in death by her brother, Waldon McDonald.\r\n \r\nSurvivors include her son, Kenneth R. Chapman, daughter in law, Martha G. Chapman, and daughter, Mindy J. Chapman, grandchildren, Michelle N. Hart, Dieter...

Janice Hensley

Janice Hensley

Oct 9, 2015

Services for Janice Arlene Hensley, age 59, of Port Arthur, Texas, who passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 in Harper are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

Maria Ledezma

Maria Ledezma

Oct 9, 2015

Maria Esquivel Ledezma of Kerrville, Texas passed away on October 9, 2015 in Hewitt, Texas. She was born in Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico to Felix and Juanita Esquivel on May 5, 1935. She was number 8 of 19 children born to Felix and Juanita Esquivel. She was married to Guadalupe Ledezma on October 6, 1951 in Muzquiz, Coahuila.\r\n\r\nMaria worked for Lazy...

Roy Watson

Roy Watson

Oct 8, 2015

Memorial services for Roy Eugene Watson, age 90, of Kerrville, who passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at a local hospital will be held Saturday, October 17, 2015, 4-6 PM at the Club House at Riverfront Mobile Home Park, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Funeral arrangements are...

George Himmer

George Himmer

Oct 8, 2015

G. Robert (Bob) Himmer, Jr., born in Baltimore, Md. on August 9, 1942, died in Kerrville, Texas on October 8, 2015, after a 7 year battle with cancer. \r\n \r\nHe is survived by his wife of nearly 52 years, Sally L. Himmer; his daughters, Cindy A. Mann and Susan E. Himmer; sons in law, Glen W. Mann and Robert M....

Carrolyn Hay

Carrolyn Hay

Oct 7, 2015

Carrolyn June Hay, 66 years of age, of Austin, Texas, passed away on October 7th, 2015 in Houston. She was born in San Marcos to Johnny and Iola Lloyd on June 7th, 1948.\r\n\r\nShe married Jesse Hay in the Fall of 1968 in Mission, Texas. Her second marriage was to Jim Hay on June 7th, 2007 in Austin. She went to...

Meredith Wilson

Meredith Wilson

Oct 5, 2015

Meredith Francis Wilson passed away at the age of 58 on Monday, October 5th, 2015 in Kerrville, Texas, after a 2.5 yearlong battle with ovarian cancer.\r\n\r\nCancer did not define the final days of her life, for just as Meredith was, those years were full of love, joy and an abundance of laughter. \r\n\r\nMeredith was a teacher to some, a mother...

Deborah Smalley

Deborah Smalley

Oct 5, 2015

Deborah Joan Smalley, our beautiful hippie, passed peacefully on October 5, 2015. Originally born in Minneapolis Minnesota on June 23, 1953, Deborah traveled the country and had many accomplishments. She built her own teepee and cabin before building her first home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here she had her only daughter Danielle Monclova in 1986. Deborah finally settled in Pipe...

Gayle Robertson

Gayle Robertson

Oct 4, 2015

Gayle Robertson, 74 of Kerrville, Texas, formally of Boonville, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 after a long, well fought battle with cancer. \r\n\r\nShe loved to cook and enjoyed spending time with family and friends while preparing holiday meals, especially for Thanksgiving. She was a kind, gracious, caring individual. Loved by many and a mother to all.\r\n\r\nShe is preceded...

Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Oct 3, 2015

After having lived a full and happy life, Robert Alister Skinner passed away on October 3rd in Kerrville, Texas.\r\n \r\nBob and his twin brother Jim were born in Prince George, British Columbia on September 15, 1922. (Bob was delivered first, making him the older brother and therefore "in charge.") Shortly thereafter the family relocated to San Francisco in an old...

Richard Mortenson

Richard Mortenson

Oct 3, 2015

Richard C. Mortenson passed away October 3, 2015 in Bandera, Texas. \r\n\r\nHe is Survived by his wife, Nancy Mortenson of Medina; son, James MacClay of Wayne, PA; sister, Franny Ladwig of Moorehead, MD; nephews, Brian, Casey and Joshua; grandchildren Lyndon and Charlotte.\r\n\r\nA private family service will be held at a later date.

Janis Sells

Janis Sells

Oct 3, 2015

Janis Sells, daughter of Marion and Erma Moffett of Medina, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the age of 89. \r\n\r\nShe was preceded in death by Marcus, her husband of almost 62 years. She is survived by her son, Stephen and his wife Carolyn; grandchildren, Stephanie (Kirby) Jones, Colton, Carter and Shevawn; great-grandchildren, Maverick and McKenna Jones. She...

Ralph Ayala

Ralph Ayala

Oct 2, 2015

Ralph S. Ayala, age 91, of Kerrville, Texas passed away on October 2, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Ralph was born in San Antonio, Texas to Ralph Ayala, Sr., and Maria Sepulveda Ayala, on December 8, 1923. Ralph married Victoria Cervantes on July 23, 1949 in Kerrville, Texas.\r\n\r\nRalph attended school in San Antonio, Texas and at the Sawyer School at the...

Anita Medrano

Anita Medrano

Oct 2, 2015

Anita Medrano, age 58 of Arlington, Texas, passed away on October 2, 2015 in Arlington. She was born to David Medrano and Eudivigen Ayala on January 2, 1957.\r\n \r\nAnita is preceded in death by her father, David Medrano; paternal grandparents, Don Juan Medrano and Cecilia A. Medrano; maternal grandparents, Crescencio Ayala and Maria Vara; uncles, Pablo Ayala and Ramon Ayala...

Joe Shimek

Joe Shimek

Oct 1, 2015

E. Joe Shimek II, 80, of Ingram, passed away on October 1, 2015 in Kerrville at River Point. He was born in Houston to Edwin Joe Shimek and Evelyn Epley Shimek on January 16, 1935. He married Alida Davis on July 14, 1990 in Carmel, CA. In 2000, Joe moved his family back to Texas.\r\n \r\nJoe was in the first...

Sally Marks

Sally Marks

Sep 30, 2015

Our mother, Sally (Priddy) Aspra Marks, died on Wednesday morning, September 30, 2015, in Austin, Texas, after a long illness.\r\n\r\nThe only child of Oscar Truit Priddy and Margie Lee Hays, Sally was born in Arcadia, Florida, on May 23, 1933, and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. After graduating from St. Petersburg High School and the Mound Park Hospital School...

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Sep 27, 2015

Paul Keith Campbell passed away at his home in Bandera, Texas on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the age of 83.\r\n\r\nPaul was born in La Porte, Indiana on November 9, 1931. He moved to Victorville, California where he worked as a licensed contractor building commercial and residential properties. After retiring in 1990 he and Diana moved to Punta Gorda, Florida,...

Janie Lankford

Janie Lankford

Sep 27, 2015

Janie Ann Lankford, age 64 of Kerrville, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 in a local hospital. She was born April 5, 1951 in Abilene, TX.\r\n \r\nShe was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Slade; her father, Jack Lankford; brother, Connie Lankford; and sister, Jessica Lankford.\r\n \r\nShe is survived by brothers, Jackie Lankford and Jamie Lankford; sisters, Sherry Wilson,...

Bennie Castillo

Bennie Castillo

Sep 26, 2015

Lt. Col. Bennie Castillo of Kerrville, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at his home in Kerrville. He was born in Pleasanton, TX to Santiago and Octaviana Castillo on February 13, 1923. He was married to Marjorie Castillo in Bainbridge, GA in 1972.\r\n \r\nHe went to school at Sidney Lanier High School in San Antonio, TX. He served in...