Recent Obituaries

Matilda Webster

Jan 21, 2016

Matilda Elvira Webster, 91, of Fort Davis, Texas passed away at Arbor House in Temple, Texas on Thursday, January 21, 2016. Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. a St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Davis, Texas on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 27 at St. Joseph's...

Benjamin Morales

Jan 20, 2016

Benjamin G. Morales, of Marfa, Texas, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2016 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. Born in Ruidosa, Texas, on February 1, 1936. He was the son of Luis and Josefa Morales. He worked as a foreman for the Hester Brite Ranch. He was always seen in neatly pressed jeans,...

Bruce Lippincott

Jan 17, 2016

Bruce Grove Lippincott died peacefully January 17, 2016. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 29, 1924. he graduated from Cornell University in 1948. Bruce was a renowned tenor saxophone player who during his show business career played in New York City, New Orleans, San Francisco. In 1957 he gave up show business and turned to the meditative life...

Margaret Rojo

Jan 16, 2016

Margaret Hartnett Rojo passed away peacefully on January 16, 2016, at the age of 87, with her loving husband and daughter at her side. She was born on February 22, 1928, in Marfa, TX to Beatrice Dutchover Hartnett and William Hartnett. Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church....

Phyllis Holochwost

Jan 14, 2016

Phyllis Ellen Inman Holochwost was born March 11, 1933 in Raubsville, PA to Raymond and Ruth Inman. Phyllis graduated from Temple University in 1954 as a Registered Nurse. She married Richard Holochwost on April 16, 1955 in Phillipsburg, NJ. they moved to El Paso, TX in 1956 via United States Army, where they built a home and raised 6...

John Cordova

Dec 31, 2015

John Edward Cordova, 39, of Alpine, passed away at his residence on Thursday, December 31, 2015 Viewing will be held from 1p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Geeslin Chapel. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow after Rosary Service....

Mary Terry

Dec 30, 2015

Service Funeral Service Holy Cross Anglican Church 907 N. 2nd Street Alpine, TX  79830 Monday, January 11, 2016 10 a.m. Cemetery Elm Grove Cemetery East Avenue I Alpine, TX  79830

Dayna Mast

Dec 15, 2015

Dayna Yarborough Mast went home to be with the Lord on December 15, 2015. Memorial services for Dayna will be held on Saturday, December 19th, at the First Baptist Church in Alpine, Texas at 2:00 p.m. There will be a reception to follow. Dayna was born July 30, 1954 in Lubbock, TX. She grew up in Midland, TX and...

Manuel Venegas

Nov 29, 2015

Manuel Garcia Venegas, 86, of Marfa, passed away at Big Bend Regional Medical Center on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m., Thursday, December 3, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa with Mass of Christian Burial to follow. Graveside service will be at the Catholic cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge...

Thomas Robison

Nov 26, 2015

Thomas Max "Tom" Robison of Fort Davis, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Thomas Max "Tom" Robison was born May 22, 1939 in San Angelo, Texas to L. Miller Robison and Eda Schneemann Robison. He attended Ozona Elementary School and then Marfa High School which he graduated from in 1957. Afterwards he...

Benjamin Macias, Jr.

Nov 18, 2015

Benjamin Macias, Jr. 87, of Alpine, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Saint Teresa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in El Paso, Texas. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 25 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. and graveside service will be at the Holy Angels cemetery....

Mark Pollock

Nov 13, 2015

Mark Thomas Pollock, 64, of Alpine, passed away at his residence, on Friday, November 13, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held in his memory at 3:00 p.m. at the Granada Theatre at 207 E. Holland Ave. Alpine, Texas on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Mark was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 1, 1951. He was the son...

Ramon Fuentez

Nov 8, 2015

Ramon A. Fuentez, 69, resident of Alpine, Texas passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 14 at Our Lady of Peace and military graveside...

Donald Mulhern

Oct 18, 2015

Donald Joseph Mulhern, 87, died suddenly at church on Sunday, October 18, 2015, of a coronary occlusion with immediate cardiac arrest. This followed a wonderful birthday celebration the evening before at the Alpine Country Club for four members of Holy Cross Anglican Church. Included in those members were Donald and Father Eugene Myrick, his longtime friend and companion. Many...

Maria Ramos

Oct 12, 2015

Maria Isabel Ramos, 70, of Alpine, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at Big Bend regional Medical Center. Rosary service will be recited at 10 a.m., followed by Mass of the Resurrection on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and burial will be at holy Angels cemetery. Fr. Robert S. Kobe and Fr. Antonio...

Willeen Austin

Oct 3, 2015

Willeen Smith Austin, 89, passed away peacefully at home on October 3, 2015. Willeen was born on January 2, 1926 in Brookshire, Texas to Harris Seymour and Winnie Donald Smith. Grandfather, William Oliver Smith, was a pioneer moving his family to the Big Bend in 1901 to ranch. Her father Harris, was one of the owners of the Buena...

Scott Williams

Sep 9, 2015

Scott Andrew Williams, 62, of Alpine, Texas passed away at his residence on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. A graveside service will be held at the Elm Grove Cemetery at East Ave. I, Alpine, Texas on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Williams was a well known self employed general contractor. He owned the Rancho Nopal Construction Company....

Facundo Tovar

Aug 1, 2015

Facundo Q. Tovar, 91, of Alpine and Harlingen, Texas, entered into eternal rest surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Facundo was born in Imperial, Texas in 1923 and grew up in Terlingua and Alpine, Texas. In 1941, Facundo served one year with the Civilian Conservation Corps., specifically building roads, trails, and cabins at the Big...

Teodoro Lujan

Jul 10, 2015

Teodoro "Ted" Galindo Lujan, 75, passed away at Big Bend Regional Medical Center on Friday, July 10, 2015. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Friday July 17, 2015 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015 at our Lady of Peace. Burial service will follow...

Florence Halpern

Jul 10, 2015

Florence Forchheimer Halpern, a member of an Alpine pioneer merchant family, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of Friday, July 10, 2015 at her Alpine home. She was 95. A memorial service is 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 14 in The Alpine Memorial Funeral Home Geeslin Chapel with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. She was born November 10,...