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Pete G Romero Sr

Pete G Romero Sr

January 31, 2024

Sonora - Pete G Romero, Sr., age 73 passed away Wednesday January 31, 2024. Funeral services will be held Saturday February 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM at St Ann's Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Sonora cemetery. Survivors include sons Pete Romero Jr, Lee Romero, Shaun Romero and sister Lidia White.

Michael Wayne Dillard

Michael Wayne Dillard

January 25, 2024

In Loving Memory of Michael Wayne Dillard It is with a heavy heart that we announce the news of Michael Wayne Dillard's passing on January 25th, 2024, at the age of 69. Born on May 24, 1954, in Lubbock, Texas, Mike was the beloved son of Byerl and Mona Dillard, and loyal brother to Monte and Suzy. Mike was a...

Oscar Martinez Sanchez, Sr.

Oscar Martinez Sanchez, Sr.

January 17, 2024

Sonora- Oscar Martinez Sanchez, Sr., age 69 of Sonora passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 19, 2024 at @ 2:00 p.m. in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include sons Oscar Sanchez, Jr., and Miguel Sanchez, brothers Carlos and Juan Sanchez, and sisters Irma Sanchez, Aneida Talamantes and Ida Sanchez.

Juan Guerra

Juan Guerra

January 12, 2024

SONORA, TEXAS. Juan E. Guerra passed away peacefully in San Antonio, Texas, on January 12, 2024, surrounded by his family., at the age of 90. He was born in Bastrop, Texas on March 30, 1933. Juan worked as a ranch hand for many years. On March 24, 1952, he married his wife, Elida Gomez Guerra, who preceded him in death...

Ralph Michael Freed

Ralph Michael Freed

December 29, 2023

Sonora- Ralph Michael Freed, also known as Mike, age 61 passed away peacefully on December 29, 2023 in Del Rio, Texas. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the John and Mildred Cauthorn Depot in Sonora. He was born on November 28, 1962 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Mike , a generous and impartial individual,...

Charleen M. Sudduth

Charleen M. Sudduth

December 20, 2023

Eldorado- Charleen M. Sudduth, age 85 of Eldorado passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023. No services are planned. Survivors include her husband Myrl Sudduth, son Glyn Sudduth, and daughters Amy Hathaway and Lori Stone.

Maria Chavez De Medina

Maria Chavez De Medina

December 18, 2023

Maria Chavez De Medina, age 53 of Sonora passed away Monday, December 18, 2023. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include husband Juan Medina, parents Isidro and Dominga Cortez, son Ivan Chavez, and daughters Kassandra and Alondra Medina.

George Franklin Scott

George Franklin Scott

November 30, 2023

George Franklin Scott January 10, 1942 – November 30, 2023 George Franklin Scott from Eldorado, Texas went to be with the Lord and his beautiful wife on November 30, 2023, in San Angelo, Texas. George was born in Taylor County to G.W. & Clois Scott on January 10, 1942. He went to school in Winters, Texas where he graduated high...

Ralph Lee Ridgeway, Jr.

Ralph Lee Ridgeway, Jr.

November 24, 2023

Sonora- Ralph Lee Ridgeway Junior was born August 26, 1939 in Fredericks, Maryland. This life-long Catholic went to spend eternity with his Heavenly Father on November 24, 2023 . He is survived by his loving wife Rose and his three children: Christena LeBeaumont, Ralph Lee Ridgeway III, and Rachele Ridgeway. He also leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He...

Joe Allen Lee

Joe Allen Lee

November 8, 2023

Joe Allen Lee Joe Allen Lee, son of Joe Robert Lee and Mildred Hite. Born May 18, 1932, in O’Donnell Tx. Went to be with the Lord on November 8, 2023. Joe graduated from Artesia high school and joined the Army. He served his time in the Korean war. He returned home to work on the family farm until he...

Ismael Castaneda

Ismael Castaneda

November 3, 2023

Sonora- Ismael Castaneda, age 91 of Sonora passed away Friday, November 3, 2023. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Amalia Castaneda and son Arturo Castaneda.

Virginia Calvert Epps

Virginia Calvert Epps

November 1, 2023

Virginia Calvert Epps of Sonora, Texas passed away peacefully on November 1, 2023. Virginia Calvert Curry was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 18, 1937, to William Calvert Curry and Mary Josephine Longley. She lived in Ozona, San Angelo, Sylvester, Del Rio and Sonora. She attended public school in San Angelo and completed her senior year in Heidelberg, Germany....

Hugh White Killebrew

Hugh White Killebrew

October 30, 2023

Hugh White Killebrew, age 93 passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at Schleicher County Nursing Home. Hugh was born in Inverness, Mississippi to Jo B. and Flora B. Killebrew on July 22, 1930. Hugh moved his family to Eldorado in 1968 and he worked for Lum Davis, Raymond Mobley, Dan Griffin, H&G Propane, and then he opened his own business,...

Elizabeth Jeanette Blackmon

Elizabeth Jeanette Blackmon

October 12, 2023

Elizabeth Jeanette Blackmon, 75, of Eldorado, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Son, Chad Blackmon, daughter in law, Amy, and the wonderful staff of the Schleicher County Nursing Home were all by her side. Jeanette, as she was called, was born in Marion, South Carolina on May 18, 1948, to Joseph and...

Iris Roberts Bradley

Iris Roberts Bradley

October 11, 2023

On October 11, 2023, surrounded by loved ones, Iris Roberts Bradley, 84, of Sonora, Texas, peacefully entered her eternal home, where she will experience everlasting joy in the presence of our Lord. Iris was born to Alpha and Thomas Roberts in Newnan, Georgia on March 8, 1939. She spent her formative years in Macon, Georgia and graduated from Mercer University...

Tomas M Zapata, Jr.

Tomas M Zapata, Jr.

October 8, 2023

Sonora- Thomas M Zapata (Chito) , 89 born in Sonora Texas 1934, passed away on October 8th, 2023. Viewing will be at Love Funeral Home, Tue - Wed from 9AM – 9PM. Services will be at 10 am , Thursday, October 12, 2023 at St Ann's Catholic Church, with interment to follow in Sonora Cemetery. He is proceeded in death...

Walter Eugene (Buck) Emmons

Walter Eugene (Buck) Emmons

October 2, 2023

Eldorado - Walter Eugene (Buck) Emmons age 88 of Eldorado passed away Monday October 2, 2023. Graveside funeral services will held Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM in Eldorado cemetery. Survivors include brother Gordon Emmons and sister Martha Emmons.

Erminia B. Mejia

Erminia B. Mejia

September 23, 2023

Eldorado- Erminia B. Mejia, age 76 of Eldorado passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 11:00 at the Agape Assembly of God. Interment will follow in Eldorado Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Francisco Daniel Mejia, sons David, Daniel Jr., and Michael Mejia, daughter Margaret Contreras, brothers Ramon, Ramiro and Frank Barajas,...

Frances Edmiston

Frances Edmiston

September 15, 2023

Eldorado- Frances Agnes Fish Edmiston was born in Fort McKavett on October 6, 1926, the youngest by 12 years of 6 siblings. She passed from this earth on September 15, 2023 in the Schleicher County Nursing Home, after only 15 days away from her ranch home (Under protest!). Frances started school about the time her oldest sibling Clarence left home,...

Juan Gabriel Espinosa

Juan Gabriel Espinosa

September 14, 2023

Sonora- Juan "Gabriel" Espinosa, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, friend, and hardworking member of the community, passed away on September 14, 2023, in his hometown of Sonora, Texas. Born on September 29, 1955, in Sonora, Gabriel was the son of Juanita Shurley and the late Guadalupe Espinosa. In his early years, Gabriel worked as a foreman in the oil...

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