Karnes Co. TX - OBITUARIES - November 2004 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kimm Antell Copyright. All rights reserved. http://files.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ All obituaries are copyright 2004 Victoria Advocate Online (http://victoriaadvocate.com) November 6, 2004 Elida E. Morales - KENEDY KENEDY - Elida E. Morales, 84, of Kenedy, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy. November 7, 2004 Elida E. Morales - KENEDY KENEDY - Elida E. Morales, 84, of Kenedy, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004. She was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Yorktown, to the late Joe Sr. and Wensalda Ybarra Elizondo. She was a nurses aide for 20 years at John Paul II Nursing Home, a homemaker, and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors: daughters, Betty Martinez of Silsbee, Lydia Rossett Strahan of Yorktown, and Emma Morales of Kenedy; sons, Jimmie C. Morales Jr. of Karnes City, and Albert Morales of Kenedy; sisters, Adela Hernandez of Kenedy, and Eva Hill of Houston; brother, Joe Elizondo Jr. of Hockley; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Jimmie C. Morales Sr.; brothers, Robert Elizondo and Emerico Elizondo. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at Eckols Chapel. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, the Rev. Mauricio Lopez. Burial will be at Loma Alta Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. November 8, 2004 Rev. Pablo Rodriguez - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - Rev. Pablo Rodriguez, 59, of Karnes City, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Elida E. Morales - KENEDY KENEDY - Services for Elida E. Morales, 84, of Kenedy, who died Thursday, will be 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, the Rev. Mauricio Lopez officiating. Burial will be at Loma Alta Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Pallbearers: Jerald Rossett, Brandon Vasquez, Ben Hernandez Jr., Alfred Hernandez, Johnny Joe Elizondo and Tom McCright. Honorary pallbearers: Ruben Elizondo, Paul Yanta, Roy Elizondo and Everett Clyne. Doris M. Choate - KENEDY KENEDY - Doris Mae Choate, 79, of Kenedy, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. She was born July 1, 1925, in San Antonio, to the late James O. and Lela Elizabeth Colbath Jones. She was a Counselor and Administrator for Bee County College. Survivors: sons, James R. Choate of Kenedy and Jeff Roeder of Austin; sister, Ida Belle Roberts of San Antonio; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Brady E. Choate; son, Robert Marichalar. The family will receive visitors 5-7 p.m. tonight at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kenedy Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Teresa M. Martinez - RUNGE RUNGE - A rosary for Teresa M. Martinez, 95, of Runge, will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Runge. Rhodes Funeral Home, Karnes City, 830-780-3334. November 9, 2004 Teresa M. Martinez - RUNGE RUNGE - Teresa M. Martinez, 95, of Runge, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2004. She was born Oct. 15, 1909, in Charco, to the late Antonio and Patricia Moreno. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Runge. Survivors: daughters, Dominga Rodriguez and Ysabelle Herrera, both of Chicago, Josephine Tamez of Clewiston, Fla., and Ofelia Carmona and Elida Lopez, both of San Antonio; sons, Eluterio Martinez, Pedro Martinez, and Florentino Martinez, all of Runge; sisters, Francisca Villanueva of Nordheim and Antonia Galvan of Bryan; 25 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Pablo Martinez; infant daughter, Lupita Martinez; infant son, Eduvijes Martinez; sisters, Esposoria Gonzales and Petra Vasquez; and brothers, Martin Moreno, Pablo Moreno, Perfecto Moreno, and Sabas Moreno. A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. tonight at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, the Rev. Paschal Bergin officiating. Burial will be at Runge Latin Cemetery. Rhodes Funeral Home, Karnes City, 830-780-334. Flora Eschenburg - KENEDY KENEDY - Flora Eschenburg, 92, of Kenedy, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Rev. Pablo Rodriguez - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - The Rev. Pablo Rodriguez, 59, of Karnes City, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. He was born March 21, 1945, in Kenedy, to Pomposa Lopez Rodriguez of Victoria and the late Pedro Rodriguez Sr. He was retired from the construction industry and was a minister for Jerusalem Baptist Church in Runge. Survivors: wife, Petra Cruz Rodriguez; daughters, Alice Rodriguez and Freedom Gutierrez, both of Karnes City, Anita Rodriguez of Brenham, Pomposa Rodriguez of Kenedy, Simona Rodriguez of Minnesota, Alexandria Rodriguez of Colorado, and Mary Coates, Frances Coates, and Linda Barksdale, all of North Carolina; sons, Pablo Rodriguez Jr. of Karnes City, Edward Rodriguez of Shiner, and Daniel Rodriguez of Victoria; sisters, Mary Burkhart of San Antonio and Cynthia Rodriguez of Victoria; brothers, Lucio L. Rodriguez and Pedro Rodriguez Jr., both of Victoria, and Jesse Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, and Johnny Rodriguez, all of Kenedy; and 23 grandchildren. Preceded in death by: brother, Edward Rodriguez; and grandparents, Delores Lopez, Cecilio Lopez, and Augustino Rodriguez. A prayer service will be 7 p.m. tonight at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, Dr. Michael Mendoza and the Rev. Harvey Snell officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Kenedy. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. William T. Marley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - William Thomas Marley, 90, of Karnes City, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Doris M. Choate - KENEDY KENEDY - Doris Mae Choate, 79, of Kenedy, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. She was born July 1, 1925, in San Antonio, to the late James O. and Lela Elizabeth Colbath Jones. She was a counselor and administrator for Bee County College. Survivors: sons, James R. Choate of Kenedy, Jeff Roeder of Austin, and Robert Marichalar of San Antonio; sister, Ida Belle Roberts of San Antonio; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Brady E. Choate. The family received visitors 5-7 p.m. Monday at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today at Kenedy Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. November 10, 2004 Teresa M. Martinez - RUNGE RUNGE - Services for Teresa M. Martinez, 95, of Runge, who died Friday, will be 2 p.m. today at St. Anthony Catholic Church, the Rev. Paschal Bergin officiating. Burial will be at Runge Latin Cemetery. Rhodes Funeral Home, Karnes City, 830-780-334. Pallbearers: Mark Davis, Joe Ochoa, Faustino Lopez III, Enrique Martinez, Rene Martinez, Perfecto Moreno Jr. Flora Eschenburg - KENEDY KENEDY - Flora Eschenburg, 91, of Kenedy, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. She was born Dec. 13, 1912, in Wesson, Miss., to the late Samuel and Victoria Seal Crawford. She was a clerk and a member of the Pink Ladies of Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital. She was the worship director at Larkwood Nursing Home and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughter, Gayle Evertson of Austin; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Kermit "Pete" Eschenburg; seven sisters; and three brothers. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, the Revs. Walter Hill III and Ken Houston officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Shiner Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Memorials: American Cancer Society or donor's choice. Rev. Pablo Rodriguez - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - Services for the Rev. Pablo Rodriguez, 59, of Karnes City, who died Sunday, will be 2 p.m. today at Eckols Funeral Home chapel, Dr. Michael Mendoza and the Rev. Harvey Snell officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Kenedy. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Pallbearers: Edward "Cuche" Rodriguez, Johnny Rodriguez, Michael Rosales Jr., Mark Rosales, Paul Anthony Rodriguez, Julius Adams Medina, Jesse Rodriguez Jr., Pete Rodriguez Jr. November 11, 2004 Flora Eschenburg - KENEDY KENEDY - Services for Flora Eschenburg, 91, of Kenedy, who died Sunday, will be 11 a.m. today at Eckols Funeral Home, the Revs. Walter Hill III and Ken Houston officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. today at Shiner Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Pallbearers: Larry Kiesling, Walter Busby, James Johnson, and Franklin Knocke. Memorials: American Cancer Society or donor's choice. William T. Marley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - William Thomas Marley, 90, of Karnes City, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. He was born Oct. 23, 1914, in Atisa Wells, to the late William and Margaret Hardcastle Marley. He was a retired conductor/brakeman from Missouri Pacific Railroad and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 283, and the Untied Train Union. Survivors: wife, Wanda Fore Marley; daughters, Mary Evelyn Howard of San Antonio, and Dee Reynolds of Denison; stepdaughter, Susan Kay Dragon of Panna Marial; stepsons, Lloyd Clifford Gibson of Gillette, and George Walter Gibson of Yorktown; sisters, Anna Katherine Dean of Pleasanton, El Nora Franklin of Flowerton, Fayrene Ulbrick of Rockport, and Mayme Lavedia of Mission; brother, C.W. Marley of Flowerton; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Precedeed in death by: daughters, Laura Ann Gerron and Margaret Eva Marley; son, William Thomas Marley Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Avant, and Henrietta Weatherford; brothers, Louis Marley, Cecil Marley and Jessie Marley. Family will receive visitors 5-7 p.m. tonight at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, Rev. Jay Fleming officiating. Memorials: Hospice of South Texas. November 12, 2004 William T. Marley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - William Thomas Marley, 90, of Karnes City, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. He was born Oct. 23, 1914, in Artisa Wells, to the late William and Margaret Hardcastle Marley. He was a retired conductor/brakeman from Missouri Pacific Railroad and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 283 and the Untied Train Union. Survivors: wife, Wanda Fore Marley; daughters, Mary Evelyn Howard of San Antonio, and Dee Reynolds of Denison; stepdaughter, Susan Kay Dragon of Panna Maria; stepsons, Lloyd Clifford Gibson of Gillette, and George Walter Gibson of Yorktown; sisters, Anna Katherine Dean of Pleasanton, El Nora Franklin of Flowerton, Fayrene Ulbrick of Rockport, and Mayme Lavedia of Mission; brother, C.W. Marley of Flowerton; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: daughters, Laura Ann Gerron and Margaret Eva Marley; son, William Thomas Marley Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Avant, and Henrietta Weatherford; brothers, Louis Marley, Cecil Marley and Jessie Marley. The family received visitors 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, the Rev. Jay Fleming officiating. Memorials: Hospice of South Texas. November 13, 2004 Lucinda A. Aranda - RUNGE RUNGE - Lucinda Alvarez Aranda, 95, of Runge, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2004. She was born June 2, 1909, in Runge. She was a homemaker and member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Societies. Survivors: daughters, Magdalena Esparza, Margarita Chadis and Petra Garcia, all of Runge, and Beatrice Bellows of Houston; son, Alfredo Aranda of Houston; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Ignacio Aranda; son, Alberto Aranda; sisters, Julia Vargas and Cecelia Alvarez; brothers, Catarino Alvarez Jr. and Andres Alvarez; and one grandchild. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. today at Janssen Funeral Home chapel. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial will be at Runge Cemetery. Janssen Funeral Home, Runge, 830- 239-4862. Memorials: St. Anthony Catholic Church. November 14, 2004 Lucinda A. Aranda - RUNGE RUNGE - Services for Lucinda Alvarez Aranda, 95, of Runge, who died Friday, will be at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial will be at Runge Cemetery. Janssen Funeral Home, Runge, 830- 239-4862. Pallbearers: Julian Chadis, Pablo Chadis, Mike Garcia, Alfonso Garcia, Lee Bellows, and Daniel Esparza. Memorials: St. Anthony Catholic Church. Ray Ousley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - Ray Ousley, 75, of Karnes City, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Inc., Kenedy, 830-583- 2533. November 16, 2004 Ray Ousley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - Ray Ousley, 75, of Karnes City, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2004. He was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Newburg, Mo., to the late Crawford and Ruth Hudgins Ousley. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a former member of the Karnes City Fire Department and a youth baseball coach. He was an electrical supervisor for Chase Field and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors: wife, Betty Ousley; daughters, Donna Sue Mieszkowski of Las Vegas and Judy Kay Ousley of Austin; stepdaughters, Debra Dial of Ore City and Dianne P. Matthews of Sanger; son, Billy Ray Ousley of Goliad; stepsons, Douglas J. Hunger of San Antonio and Don Hunger of Sherman; sister, Reba Cardonna of St. Louis; brother, Roy Ousley of Longview; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be 6-8 p.m. tonight at Eckols Funeral Home chapel, Robert Bridge officiating. Burial will be 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Memorials: Karnes City Fire Department. November 17, 2004 Ray Ousley - KARNES CITY KARNES CITY - Burial for Ray Ousley, 75, of Karnes City, who died Friday, will be 2:15 p.m. today at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Honorary pallbearers: Clifford Dial, Brandon Dabbs, Robert Atwater Jr., Brian Atwater, Brian Chavarria, Dane Jaskina, Jim Ousley. Memorials: Karnes City Fire Department. November 21, 2004 Nellie Schulle - KENEDY KENEDY - Nellie Schulle, 81, of Kenedy, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004. She was born Oct. 17, 1923, in San Marcos, to the late George and Thelma Dobie Garner. She was the owner of "MC" in Zunkerville, and a member of Elim Lutheran Church. Survivors: husband, M.C.Schulle; stepmother, Exie Lancaster Garner; daughters, Glyn Nell Franklin of El Paso, Mayme Awbrey of Conroe, and Karen Farley of Franklin, Mass.; son, Floyd Harris of Houston; sister, Vera Bullock of Anderson; brothers, Jerry Garner of Baytown, and Billy Jack Garner of Charleston, W.Va.; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. tonight at Eckols Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, the Rev. Beth Ann Doerring officiating. Burial will be at Kenedy Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Inc., Kenedy, 830-583-2533. November 24, 2004 Nelta J. Roberts - KENEDY KENEDY - Nelta Joice Roberts, 74, of Kenedy, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004. She was born Aug. 13, 1930, in Kenedy, to the late Emery and Annie Culpepper Ferguson. She was a 1949 graduate of Pettus High School. She was a florist and a member of First Christian Church in Pettus. Survivors: daughter, Rynda Clark of Kenedy. Preceded in death by: husband, Paul Roberts. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at First Christian Church, the Rev. Michael Mantooth officiating. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery in Beeville. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Memorials: First Christian Church, Box 133, Pettus, Texas 78148. November 25, 2004 W.C. Reader - RUNGE RUNGE - W.C. "Bill" Reader, 85, of Runge, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Inc., Kenedy, 830-583- 2533. November 26, 2004 Mary L. Luna - KENEDY KENEDY - Mary Leal Luna, 68, of Kenedy, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004. She was born March 25, 1936, in Green, to the late Joe Sr. and Victoria Morin Leal. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors: special friend, Merle Sorrels; daughters, Debra Calica of Beeville, Rosemary Luna of Long Beach, Calif., and Cindy Mendoza of Kenedy; sisters, Pauline Janssen of Portland, Mayme Vela of San Antonio, and Elodia Guzman of Bakersfield, Calif.; brothers, Joe (Lupe) Leal Jr. and John Leal, both of Abilene; and six grandchildren. Preceded in death by: daughter, Betty Marie Chison; sister Amelia Friesenhahn; and grandmother, Leonarda Leal. A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. tonight at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Paschal Bergin officiating. Burial will be at Loma Alta Cemetery in Kenedy. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. November 27, 2004 William C. Reader - RUNGE RUNGE - Services for William Chester "Bill" Reader, 85, of Runge, who died Tuesday, will be 10 a.m. today at Eckols Funeral Home chapel, Dr. Harold Sager and the Rev. J.C. Jeanes officiating. Burial will be at Kenedy Cemetery. Eckols Funeral Home, Inc., Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Pallbearers: Milton Slaughter, Jim Natho, Tommy Natho, Heath Powers, Paul Bordovsky, Billy Pullin, Jim Fox, Willard Hudson. Honorary pallbearers: Floyd Lott, Roy Freeman, Dalton Metting, Dr. Jon Moline. Mary L. Luna - KENEDY KENEDY - Services for Mary Leal Luna, 68, of Kenedy, who died Tuesday, will be 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, the Rev. Paschal Bergin officiating. Burial will be at Loma Alta Cemetery in Kenedy. Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533. Pallbearers: Tomas Calica, Javier Calica, Michael Greenburg, John Janssen Jr., Fred Avalos, Jorge Martinez, Billy Friesenhahn. November 30, 2004 Royal M. Bailey SR. - KENEDY KENEDY - Royal "Roy" Matthew Bailey Sr., 93, of Kenedy, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004. Services are pending at Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy, 830-583-2533.