Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Velma Cole

Velma Cole

March 8, 2019

Velma    Cole  92, died   Friday,  March 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sonora Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Wanda Brummett, son Tim Cole, brother Carl Daigle, and sisters Lou Reagan and Ruby Cornell. Arrangements are with Love Funeral Home.

Clara Fae Morgan

Clara Fae Morgan

March 6, 2019

Clara Fae Fannin Morgan, 86, a longtime resident of Sonora, Texas, died March 6, 2019, at the Schleicher County Nursing Home. Fae was born on April 21, 1932, in Madisonville, Texas, the daughter of Roy and Mary Florence Fannin. She was a 1949 graduate of Madisonville High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Sam Houston State Teachers...

Doris Ann Morriss

Doris Ann Morriss

March 5, 2019

Doris Ann Brown Morriss passed away March 5, 2019.  Services will be held Saturday, 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Sonora, Texas.  Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Sunset Cemetery, Mountain Home, Texas.  Doris was born August 13, 1929, to Steve and Elsie Brown in Rocksprings, Texas. She attended and graduated from the Rocksprings school district...

James Robert Barton

James Robert Barton

February 26, 2019

 James Robert Barton passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at his home in Sonora surrounded by family and friends.            James was born to James Theodore "Brother" Barton and Mary Ruth (Pierson) Barton on May 24th, 1952 in Del Rio, TX where he grew up. He graduated from Comstock High School in 1970 and began ranching a few years later...

Demetrio G. Castro, Sr.

Demetrio G. Castro, Sr.

February 23, 2019

SONORA  Demetrio  G.  Castro, Sr.  74, died   Saturday.     February 23, 2019. Funeral services Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include wife Angelica Castro, sons Louis L., Samuel L. and Demetrio Castro, Jr., brother Juan Castro, sisters Odelia Paredes, Lilia Cervantez, and Wilma Villanueva. Arrangements are with Love...

Samuel Mata

Samuel Mata

February 19, 2019

Samuel R Mata, of Sonora, Texas, went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2019 surrounded by his family. Samuel known to us as Dad, Tata and Grandpa was born to Gabriel H. Mata Sr. and Eugenia R. Mata in Sonora, TX on April 4, 1945. He married Irma Avila on December 3, 1962. Together they formed their family...

Jacki Harris

Jacki Harris

February 19, 2019

Jackie Harris (81) passed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 19, 2019.  She was a long-time resident of Sonora, Rough Canyon Lake Amistad and most recently Kerrville Texas.  Jackie was born on January 19, 1938 in San Angelo, TX to Jack and Lois Pfiester. She worked various administrative jobs in Sonora, and preformed book-keeping services...

Patsy Jo Hughes

Patsy Jo Hughes

February 2, 2019

Patsy Jo Sherrell Hughes   Pat Hughes went peacefully to her heavenly home on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  Pat was born July 30, 1941 in Edinburg, Texas to Samuel L and Elna Chumney Sherrell.  She spent her childhood in the Rio Grande Valley and attended Edinburg schools.  Moving to Sonora in 1979, she raised four children. ...

Alicia Lopez Robledo

Alicia Lopez Robledo

January 30, 2019

Alicia Lopez Robledo, affectionately known by her family as “Honey,” returned to her heavenly home on January 30, 2019. She passed away peacefully at her home in Eldorado, Texas, surrounded by all of her children. She was 88 years old. Alicia was born on July 19, 1930, in Eldorado, Texas, where she remained a life-long resident. “Honey” was defined by...

Louise Mae Faulks

Louise Mae Faulks

January 22, 2019

LOUISE MAE BYTHEWAY SMITHHART FAULKS   Louise Mae Faulks “Granny Lou, Mama Lou”, 95 years old, passed away on January 22, 2019.   Lou was born November 26, 1923 to Mabel Rose and Thomas South Bytheway in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had two brothers, Tom and Earl.   She was preceded in death by her Mother and Father, Husband Curly Faulks, both...

David Reynoso

David Reynoso

January 18, 2019

David    Reynoso   SONORA        63, died   Friday.     January 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Love Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include mother Julia Reynoso, daughter Yvette Reynoso, brothers Jesse, John, and Gabriel Reynoso, sisters Dora Gonzales, Yolanda, Elvia, Carol, and Theresa Reynoso. Arrangements are with Love Funeral...

June Elizabeth Jones

June Elizabeth Jones

January 14, 2019

June (Mango) Elizabeth Hooker Jones January 27, 1919 – January 14, 2019 ELDORADO – June Jones (or Mango as we affectionately called her), 99, died Monday, January 14, 2019 just shy of her 100th birthday.  Services will be Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 10 A.M. in the Chapel at Love Funeral Home in Eldorado.  Born in Sterling City to Herman...

Katherine Lea Sharp Morris

Katherine Lea Sharp Morris

January 11, 2019

Katherine Lea Sharp Morris, 63, went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2019 at her home in Dickenson, Texas. Katherine was born on April 20, 1955 in Sonora, Texas to Peggy and Jack Sharp. Kathy, as she was mostly known, worked at several hospitals in the Houston area, the last one being Clear Lake Medical Center, for 22...

Robert Duwain Sauer

Robert Duwain Sauer

January 7, 2019

Robert Duwain Sauer passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mertzon Highway Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Eldorado Cemetery. Robert Duwain Sauer was born on August 7th, 1941 in San Angelo, Texas. He graduated from Eldorado High School in 1960 and was the first student...

William Earl Luman

William Earl Luman

January 5, 2019

William Earl Luman, 73, of Eldorado died Saturday, January 5, 2019. Graveside Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Eldorado Cemetery. Survivors include sons Stephen and Michael Luman, daughters Wanda Moore and Leigh Anne Bartlett, and sister Bonnie Lowe.

Walter Byerl Dillard

Walter Byerl Dillard

January 1, 2019

Walter Byerl “Pop” Dillard passed peacefully from this life on January 01, 2019 at the age of 92.  He was born on October 24th, 1926 in Breckenridge, TX to John Walter Dillard and Mary Elizabeth Lambert Dillard. Pop enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17, with special permission from his mother.  He served his country until he was...

Karen Manning

Karen Manning

December 31, 2018

Eldorado- KareEn Manning, 60 of Eldorado died Monday, December 31, 2018. Funeral services were held Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Eldorado Cemetery Chapel at 3:00p.m. Survivors include husband David Manning, mother Carol Miettinen, sons James Manning and James Durham, daughters Lisa Manning, Chelsea Durham and Mindy Durham, brothers Alan and Gary Miettinen, and sister Linda Carter.

Sadie Gauna Santellano

Sadie Gauna Santellano

December 27, 2018

Sadie Gauna Santellano Eldorado,    Sadie Gauna Santellano, age 69 of Eldorado passed away December 27, 2018 in Eldorado. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 2:00p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Eldorado Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Samuel A. Santellano, parents Juan and Mary Guana, sons Samuel, Jr., Adon...

Donald Edgar Reese

Donald Edgar Reese

December 7, 2018

SONORA  Donald  Edgar Reese  63, died   Friday.     December 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Love Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include son Richard Reese, daughters Stephanie and Rheannon Reese, brother Michael Steen Reece and sister Janise Reese Simmons. Arrangements are with Love Funeral Home.

David Homero Garcia

David Homero Garcia

December 4, 2018

ELDORADO  David  Homero Garcia  62, died   Tuesday.     December 4, 2018. Graveside services will be held Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Eldorado Cemetery. Survivors include son David Garcia, Jr. , Daughters Rosaura Parks and Ruth Ochoa, brothers Oscar, Armando and Elias Garcia, sisters Maria L. Martinez and Monica Soto. Arrangements are with Love Funeral Home.

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.