Karnes Co. TX - NEWS - October 2008

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Benito Garcia

Benito S. Garcia, 86, of Rosenberg, Texas, passed away Sunday, Oct.
12, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. He was born Oct.
28, 1921, in Runge, Texas, to Benito and Josefa Garcia. Graveside
services, with full military honors, is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Davis
Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg, with Deacon Danielo Naranjo
officiating.

Benito was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He landed on Normandy beach
in northern France on D-Day. During his time of service, he received
the E.A.M.E. campaign medal with two bronze stars. He also received a
Purple Heart and unit badge World War II Victory Medal. He was well-
known in the community and operated a tire store until the age of 83.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillie M. Garcia; sons, Melvin
and Billy Garcia; daughter, Lydia Ibarra; and brother, Florentino,
who was killed in action during World War I.

Survivors include daughter, Lucinda Zepeda and husband, Elias; sons,
Benny Gracia, and Benjie Garcia and wife, Sandra, of California; son-
in-law, Manuel Ibarra; grandchildren: Joe, Lawrence and Lisa Garcia,
Elias and Daniel Zepeda, Stephanie Greer, Lillie Aguilar and Josette
Landaverde, Jenny Huerta, Daisy Garcia of Rosenberg, and Daisy Garcia
of Brawley, Calif; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren. He will be missed by his fishing buddy, Daniel
Waterwall, and very dear friend, Chale Cantu.

Pall bearers are Joe Garcia, Cameron Garcia, Elias Zepeda Jr.,
Daniel Zepeda, Luis Huerta and Mario Aguilar Jr.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Johanna Compean, E. P. Compean
Funeral Directors, 1223 Sixth St. in Rosenberg, 281-238-4443.

Paul McDonald

Funeral services for Paul E. McDonald, 81, of Rosenberg, Texas, are
11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, in the Chapel of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Richmond, Texas, with Deacon Don Ries officiating the
services. A graveside service is 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the
Houston National Cemetery in Houston.

Visitation is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a 7 p.m. wake service,
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 in the Chapel of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home
in Rosenberg.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Greenlawn
Funeral Home, 3900 B.F. Terry Blvd. in Rosenberg, 281-341-8800, or
Web site www.davisgreenlawnfh.com.

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