Recent Obituaries

Maria Aguirre

Mar 17, 2014

Maria Herrera Aguirre, 85, of Marfa, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 in Lubbock, Texas. Viewing will be held at the Geeslin Chapel in Alpine, Tx, Friday, March 21, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Geeslin chapel also on Friday. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11:00...

Dorothy Surber

Mar 10, 2014

Dortothy May Surber, 74, of Marfa, passed away at her residence on Monday, March 10, 2014. Graveside service will be held Friday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marfa cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Surber was born in Wharton, Texas on December 13, 1939. She had worked as a school secretary for...

Mauricio Cordova, Sr.

Mar 3, 2014

Mauricio Wilo Cordova, Sr. lifetime resident of Alpine passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at Midland Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held at the Geeslin Chapel, Wednesday, March 5, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 6 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated...

Glenn Garcia

Feb 24, 2014

Visitation St. Marys Catholic Church 211 West San Antonio St. Marfa, TX  79843 Friday, February 28, 2014 3p.m. to 7p.m. Service Rosary Service St. Marys Catholic Church 211 W. San Antonio St. Marfa, TX  79843 Friday, February 28, 2014 7 p.m. Funeral Mass Service St. Marys Catholic Church 211 W....

Don Geeslin

Feb 2, 2014

Don Geeslin of Lubbock went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 2, 2014. Don was born to the late Lyle and Murl Geeslin on August 14, 1935 in Conroe, Texas. he attended public schools in Evant and Lampasas, Texas where he graduated in 1953. Don received a degree in Mortuary Science from the Commonwealth...

Charlie Cowell

Jan 27, 2014

Charlie Ann Cowell, 80, of Fort Davis, died January 27, 2014, after a brief illness. She was a native of Fort Davis, born June 9, 1933, to parents Carl Ross Bill and Vivian Bird Fryar. she married C.C. Pete Cowell on August 2, 1952. After several years of living away from Jeff Davis County in Kingsville and Midland, Ann...

Augustn Martinez

Jan 24, 2014

Augustin Rice Martinez of El Paso and formerly of Marfa went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2013. Rosary is at 7 p.m., Friday, January 31, and funeral Mass is at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marfa. Burial to follow at La Merced cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in...

Eliseo Briseno

Jan 20, 2014

Eliseo Santiago Briseno, 83, of Marathon, Texas passed away at his residence Monday, January 20, 2014. Rosary will be recited Friday, January 24, 2014 at 7 p.m. at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marathon. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at St. Marys. Military graveside service will follow at the Marathon...

David Ohlsen

Jan 18, 2014

Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 04 David Pop Lester Ohlsen, 70, of Fort Davis, Texas passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 18, 2014. Pops was born September 6, 1943 in Davenport, Iowa to Albert and Ethel Ohlsen. He served two tours in Vietnam and one in Korea, retiring from the U.S. Army in 1983.To his family...

Lucila Cano

Jan 15, 2014

Lucila R. Cano, a native of Redford, TX, was born on June 3, 1922 and went to join the Lord on January 15, 2014. Visitation was held at the Geeslin Chapel in Alpine, on Sunday, January 19, 2014 from 1p.m. to 8 p.m. Rosary was recited at 10 a.m. followed by Mass of the Resurrection at the San Jose...

Felipa Madrid

Jan 14, 2014

Felipa E. Madrid, 89, of Presidio, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Midland Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10 a.m. a the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Mission in Shafter, Texas. Mrs. Madrid was born in Colorado City, Texas on August 23, 1924 to Refugio and Sebastiana Escontrias. She is survived...

Alice Brooks

Jan 14, 2014

Alice C. Brooks, 85, of Fort Davis, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Services will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Fort Davis. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Brooks was born in Plainview, Texas...

Maria Duran

Jan 13, 2014

Maria Agueda Duran, 97, of Marfa, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 in Aurora, Colorado. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. followed with Mass of the Resurrection on Friday, January 24, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marfa. Burial will follow at La Merced cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Agueda was born...

Freddy Valenzuela

Jan 11, 2014

Freddy S. Valenzuela, 64, of Alpine, passed away in a nursing home in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Visitation will be held at the Geeslin Chapel, Tuesday, January 14, from 10 a.ml to 3 p.m. followed with rosary service to be held at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church at 7 p.m.. Mass of the Resurrection will...

Glenn Lowrance

Jan 1, 2014

Glenn Lanny Lowrance left our world on January 1, 2014 after a brief illness. Lanny was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. on September 13, 1942. He spent most of his younger years in Brownwood, Texas and graduated form Brownwood High School in 1960. After spending some time in the US Army, Lanny moved to Alpine, Texas. He graduated from...

Cirildo Sanchez

Dec 31, 2013

Cirildo C. Sanchez passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in El Paso, Texas. Cirildo was 101 years old. He was born in Valentine on July 5, 1912. His first real employment was with the CCC campus building the railroad maintenance complex in Valentine called la Casa Redonda. This was the Far West Texas maintenance facility for the railroad...

Clyde Southworth

Dec 31, 2013

Clyde Denman Southworth, 81, of Fort Davis, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas. Mr. Southworth was born in Sweetwater, Texas on August 29, 1932. He was an Army veteran. One of the first residents of the DMR in the Davis Mountains and loved by all. His favorite saying was Born...

Bumpas Bumpas

Dec 30, 2013

Ted B. Bumpas, passed away December 30, 2013 in Alpine at his residence. He was born on May 6, 1930 in Rockdale, Texas and grew up in Madisonville, Texas where he excelled in football. After high school he began working for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company until he was called for active service in the Army for the Korean...

Letha Steele

Dec 21, 2013

Letha Marlene Steele, 56, of Alpine, Texas passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 21, 2013. Memorial Service will be held at University Baptist Church, 1701 N. 4th St., in Alpine, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday , January 4th, 2014. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Steele was born July 27, 1957 in Alamogordo, New...

Justina Chavarria

Dec 16, 2013

Justina Silvas Chavarria, 102, lifetime resident of Alpine, passed away at the Fort Stockton Nursing Center on Monday December 16, 2013. Visitation will be held from 11a.m. to 3p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Geeslin Chapel. Rosary service will follow at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Funeral Mass service will be at 10 a.m.,...