Bandera, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bandera, Texas & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
Barbara Ann Abele
Sep 21, 2023
Barbara Ann Abele, 78, of Pipe Creek, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on September 21, 2023, in Bandera, Texas. She was born in Houston, Texas to Charles Frank Lucas and Thelma Lee Alexander on August 29, 1945. Barbara married James Abele on September 1, 1995, at Lake Powell, Page, Arizona.
Barbara was retired and enjoyed retired...

Raymond Matthew James
Sep 18, 2023
Raymond Matthew James, age 83, died peacefully in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, September 18, 2023.
He was born July 7, 1940, to Bill and Nola James of San Antonio and grew up there. He worked in San Antonio following high school and then joined the Marines and served for several years during the Vietnam War, returning home to...
Amber Nichole Ashlaw
Sep 16, 2023
Amber Nichole Ashlaw, a loving mother and daughter, cherished sister, and dear friend, passed away on September 16, 2023, in Bandera, Texas. Born on June 28, 1989, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Amber lived a life filled with love, compassion, and inspiration. She was 34 years old at the time of her passing. To all those who knew Amber, knew...
Karen Louise Queen
Sep 9, 2023
Karen Louise Queen, age 78, of Bandera, TX passed away on 9/9 2023. She was born in Denison, TX. to Mary Louise Underwood and Clifford Aaron Maston on October 6th, 1944.
She was a student at Clinton High School in Clinton, OK, where she married Ronald Gene Queen, her enduring love for 44 years, on June 2nd, 1962....
Jessie A. Fuger
Sep 5, 2023
Jessie Ann (“Jan”) Fuger, age 75, of Pipe Creek, TX, died Monday, September 5, 2023, at her home. She was born October 14, 1947.
She is survived by three siblings: Susan Fuger of Villa Park, IL, Jay (Alberta) Fuger of Streamwood, IL and Terry (Jeanne) Fuger of Dixon, IL; a niece, Emily Fuger of Lawrence, KS; nephews: Terry (Amanda)...
Lillian Reilly Butcher
Sep 2, 2023
Lillian Reilly Butcher, 65, passed Saturday the 2nd of September after a brief illness. "Lilly", as known toher friends, was a wonderful loving wife, mother, teacher, and friend. Lilly taught 4th grade at AlkekElementary for many years. She loved teaching Math and really enjoyed the children.
Lilly was born in Bartlesville Ok. But relocated to San Antonio as a...
David William Mechler Jr
Aug 23, 2023
David William Mechler Jr., 77, of Medina, Texas, passed away on August 23rd, 2023, in Kerrville, Texas.
He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 29th, 1945. He married Jean Annette Helton on March 11, 1972, in Humble, Texas.
Dave was the oldest of 8 children of Dorothy and David Mechler. He graduated from Saint Mary’s University with a...
Jessica Dawn Reeves
Aug 22, 2023
Jessica Dawn Reeves, 48, of Pipe Creek, Tx, passed away on Tuesday August 22, 2023. Jessica was born to Gary Vernon Gregg and Nelda Ruth Gregg on March 15, 1975, in San Antonio, Tx. She was a sweet, bright, friendly, humble, caring, and selfless person. She would give you the shirt off her back and was always there for...
Gordon Gayle Broussard
Aug 22, 2023
Gordon Gayle Broussard, 80 of Bandera beloved by all who knew him passed away on August 22, 2023. He was born on August 19, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas.
Gordon is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene Gordon Broussard , and Abigial Cunningham Broussard.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Broussard, sisters, Lois Mary Broussard of Northborough, MA,...
Larry Donald Taylor
Aug 18, 2023
Larry Donald Taylor was born on December 13, 1936, in Barksdale, Texas. Larry left his Earthly home in Bandera, Texas, and entered the Pearly Gates of Heaven on August 18, 2023, at the age of 86.
Larry grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Thomas Edison High School. After high school, Larry attended Howard Payne University in...
Yelena Babich
Aug 17, 2023
Yelena Babich of Pipe Creek, TX, passed away on August 17, 2023 at the age of 58, in San Antonio, TX. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. Her battle with breast cancer in recent years showed her courage in facing life's challenges with a smile. Many family and friends did not even know she...
Larence Ervin Gazaway
Aug 11, 2023
Larence (Larry) Ervin Gazaway, 67 years old of Utopia, Texas died August 11, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. Larry was also known by his friends as “Sport”. He was born in Hondo, Texas to Oscar Joseph Gazaway and Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway on July 27, 1956.
Larry graduated from Utopia High School in 1974 and attended Southwest Texas Junior College and...
Donald James Williams
Aug 11, 2023
Donald James Williams, 65, of Bandera, TX., passed away on Friday August 11,2023, at his home. Donald was born to Gene and Nell Williams on March 27, 1958, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and raised in Houston, Tx after 1968.
Donald, personally known to many as Don, was a self-made Jack of all trades who blessed many with his...
Julia Elizabeth Pickron
Jul 26, 2023
Julia Elizabeth Pickron, 75, of Houston, TX passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Bandera, TX. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois to parents Doris and Thomas Pace on March 19, 1948. She was married for fifty-four years to her loving and devoted husband, Jeffrey Norman Pickron.
We celebrate the life of a remarkable woman whose...
Clara Snavley
Jul 21, 2023
Clara Wisniewski Snavley, 93, of Pipe Creek, Tx, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023, at her home.
Clara was born at home in Titusville, PA on June 21, 1930, to Andrew and Julia Ziolkowski Wisniewski. Clara married Neil Nolan Snavley in November 1951 in Titusville, PA.
Clara went to Colestock High School in Titusville, PA and...
Dwan Michele Stogner
Jul 19, 2023
Our dearly loved Dwan “Michele” Stogner, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend left this world Wednesday, July 19th, 2023. Michele was born in Okinawa, Japan on August 15th, 1962, to Margaret Wildman Scott and Marshall Stogner and was raised in Killeen and Austin, Texas. Growing up she played sports and was an exceptional athlete, excelling in both basketball and...
Lytle Stephen Montague
Jul 17, 2023
Lytle Stephen Montague passed away peacefully on July 17, 2023, at San Antonio Metro Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 19, 1960, at Cherry Point Naval Air Station, North Carolina. He was the third child of Paul Bruce Montague and Stephanie Mary Shong Montague. He was named for his ancestor, Laura Lytle and her...
Kathryn Bjella Carruthers
Jul 3, 2023
Kathryn Bjella Carruthers could light up any room! She didn't just walk into a room, she burst in with glee; all smiles with a dance or a new joke to tell. Her sharp wit and adventurous spirit were no match for her parents, Bettye and HW Biella. She could charm her way out of any shenanigan. Her siblings Margaret,...
Elia Ninfa Johns
Jul 1, 2023
Elia Ninfa Johns (83) of Donna, Texas, passed away on July 1, 2023, in Bandera, Texas. She was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico to Albino and Ramona Garcia on April 4, 1940.
She married Earl Johns on March 19, 1971, in Donna, Texas. She attended and studied spiritism philosophy at
the Escuela Magnetico Espiritual De La...
Beau Shane Willoughby
Jun 29, 2023
We regretfully announce that Beau Shane Willoughby, 55, of Pipe Creek, Texas, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from natural causes.
Beau was born on September 3, 1967 in Pleasanton, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his sister Shannon Laine Willoughby, his grandparents W.J. & Mary Lee Lawson and Frank & Ruth Willoughby. He is...