Bandera, Texas Obituaries
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Valeri Nicole Mireles
May 25, 2025
Valeri Nicole Mireles, 19, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2025. She was born on July 1, 2005, to Savanna Vargas and John Mireles III.
Valeri was a radiant soul, beautiful inside and out. She had a generous heart and was always there for those in need. Her bond with her mother and brothers was truly special. Valeri expressed...
Thomas Wayne Baker
May 25, 2025
Thomas Wayne Baker, 82, of Pipe Creek, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2025, in Boerne, Texas. He was born in Austin, Texas to Noel and Sybil Baker on April 24, 1943. He married Barbara Wideman on October 8, 1966, in San Antonio, Texas.
He attended school in Coldspring, Texas graduating Salutatorian of his class in 1961. He went on to...
Wilbur Wesley Vernon Sr.
May 19, 2025
Wilbur (Wil) W. Vernon Sr. of Bandera passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning hours of May 19th, 2025. He was 89 years old. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio to Lawrence L. and Cecile Mae Vernon on September 29, 1935. He married his wife, Charlotte on April 13, 1987.
He attended the Mt. Vernon City Schools...
Rebecca Jo Kern
May 18, 2025
Rebecca Jo Spear Kern, 68, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on Sunday, 18 May 2025, in Bandera. She was born in San Antonio to Winston and Lynn Spear on 7 July 1956. She married Gary Kern on 19 July 1975.
Becky graduated salutatorian from Highlands High School in San Antonio in 1974. She then attended Baylor University for one year before...
Margarita DeLeon Jeffers
May 17, 2025
Margarita “Margie” De Leon Jeffers, of Castroville, TX passed away on May 17, 2025 at her home. She was born in Chapman Ranch, TX to Simon and Carlota De Leon on May 25, 1946. She attended Chapman Ranch School. When she was not in school, she was busy working alongside her mom, helping her dad on the ranch, or taking...
Rhea David Hambright
May 17, 2025
Rhea David Hambright born October 7, 1948, of Atlanta, Georgia but resided in Bandera, Texas the last few years passed peacefully on May 17, 2025. Rhea was born to Edward (Jack), W. Hambright and Virginia A. Buck. He married Elizabeth Mastriani Hambright.
Rhea is survived by his siblings Ginny Hambright McDonald and Kelly Hambright, nieces, nephews and many great nieces, great...
Elaine Elizabeth Christy Swilley
May 15, 2025
Elaine Elizabeth Christy Swilley, 94, of Boerne, TX passed away on May 15th. 2025, peacefully at home, under the care of her daughters Roxanne Howard, Terri Brown, and granddaughter Kimberly Santos.
Elaine was born in Amarillo, TX on 12/18/1930. While attending school at Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas, she had the opportunity to work for Southwestern Bell at the age...
Mary Lou Sutton
May 9, 2025
Mary Lou Sutton, age 68, of Bandera, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on July 27, 1956, in McKinney, Texas, Mary lived a life defined by compassion, faith, and unwavering dedication to those she cared for.
A graduate of McKinney High School, Mary found her calling in caring for others. She devoted her...
Betty A.Verstraeten
May 6, 2025
Betty Ann Verstraeten, age 74, of Bandera, passed away on May 6, 2025. She was born on September 29, 1950, in San Antonio, Texas, to Melvin J. Friesenhahn and Dorothy Ida Friesenhahn.
Betty graduated from Southwest High School in 1970. A couple years later, she got married and moved to the family farm, where she grew vegetables and raised her three...
Edith Pearl Stewart
May 5, 2025
Edith Pearl Heinen (Stewart), 78, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on May 5, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on March 20, 1947, in Bandera, Texas, to Frank H. and Hazel (Jones) Heinen.
Edith worked as a waitress, cook, cleaner, and housekeeper. She enjoyed her Dr Pepper, coffee, and extra-sweet tea. She loved plants, either potted or in her...
Gwendolynn J. Brawner
May 2, 2025
Gwendolyn K. Brawner passed away on May 2, 2025, in Medina, Texas. She was born on February 4, 1956, in Dallas, Texas, to Frederick Earl Johnson and Mary Ruth Johnson.
Gwen graduated from MacArthur High School in San Antonio in 1973. On June 22, 1982, she married Robert Wayne Brawner. She dedicated her life to being a stay-at-home mom, caring for...
Ruby Ramona Oliver
Apr 30, 2025
Ruby Ramona Oliver, 83, of Lakehills, TX, entered into to her eternal resting place on April 30, 2025 in Bandera, TX. Born to Elmer C. and Hyacinth B. Wells on September 21, 1941, in Corpus Christi TX, where she would meet and marry her darling, Rogers H. Oliver on March 11, 1956.
Preceded in death by her parents Elmer C. and...
Clara "Linda" Wilkerson
Apr 21, 2025
Clara Lynn Wilkerson, 64, Life began on April 21, 2025, in Bandera Texas when Jesus called her home. She was born in San Antonio to Bob and Pearl Wilkerson on March 11, 1961. Linda was a special child from the moment she was born. She was down syndrome but brought so much light and laughter with her unless you made...
Joseph Vann Kitzman
Apr 18, 2025
Dr. Joseph (“Joe”) Vann Kitzman, 76, a longtime resident of Bandera County, passed away on April 18, 2025.
Joe was born in Brenham, Texas on November 26, 1948 to Arthur Adolph and Grace Vann Kitzman. But it didn’t take him long to get to Bandera where his grandparents, Joe and Leta Vann, owned and operated Joleta (Joe and Leta) Guest Ranch....
Debby Rae Upchurch
Apr 18, 2025
Debby Rae Upchurch, 71, of Medina, passed away on April 18, 2025, in Bandera. She was born in Winnsboro, Texas to Elvis and Norma Cater.
She was married to Ken Upchurch. Debby was co-owner of Mountain Creek Ranches hunting club.
Debby has chosen to be cremated, and her ashes will be interred in Winnsboro, Texas at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted...
Herschel Allen Moore Sr.
Apr 11, 2025
Herschel Allen Moore, Sr. born June 15,1942 in San Antonio, Texas, passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones and went home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2025, at the age of 82.
He was happily married for 42 years to Vicki Rivette Moore they said their vows on July 17, 1982, after which they renewed their vows...
Andrew John Uzdavines, Jr.
Apr 10, 2025
Andrew John Uzdavines, Jr., 78 of Utopia, Texas passed away on April 10, 2025. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 30, 1947, to Andrew J. Uzdavines and Edna Germanavich.
Services are still pending.
Andres Hinojosa, Jr.
Apr 8, 2025
Andres “Andy” Hinojosa Jr passed away on April 8, 2025, in San Antonio, TX. He was 69 years old. He was born July 5, 1955, in Brownsville, TX to Andres C. Hinojosa and Maria Francisca Acosta Hinojosa.
He attended Brownsville High School but would later enlist in the United States Marine Corps in 1973. He married his high school sweetheart, Christine...
Carrol Eugene Bowers
Mar 26, 2025
Carrol Eugene Bowers 81, went home to our Lord after a long battle with cancer and a heart condition in the early hours of March 26, 2025. Gene was born on December 28, 1943 to Odane Campbell and Dale Bowers.
He wanted to be in the military and joined the United States Navy in June of 1965. His military career ended...
Billy Ray Tarvin, Jr.
Mar 19, 2025
Billy R. Tarvin Jr., 73, of Pipe Creek, (aka Grandpa) was called home on March 19, 2025. He was born in Sherman, Texas to Bill Sr. and Wanda Owen Tarvin on November 27,1951.
He married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Dee Strickland, on April 5, 1968, in Wylie, Texas.
Bill attended the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. Majored in Biology...
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