Recent Obituaries
Dolores Baeza
Sep 8, 2013
Dolores Soza Baeza, 96, lifetime resident of Fort Davis, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at MonteVista Nursing Home in El Paso. Viewing will be at St. Josephs Catholic church in Fort Davis from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12 followed by rosary service at 7:00 p.m. Mass service will be at 10:0 a.m., Friday, September 13...
Pauline Sims
Jul 12, 2013
Pauline Beall Sims 91 passed away July 12, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born September 29, 1921 in San Angelo, Texas and moved to Alpine three years later. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Bob Sims and her seven siblings. Pauline is survived by her son, Robert G. Sims and his wife...
James White, Jr.
Jul 6, 2013
A memorial celebration of the life of James Elmer White Jr. will be at 9am Monday, July 22 at the First Christian Church in Marfa. He was 92. Saturday, July 6, 2013 was his last day missing Jane, his wife of 64 years who died April 3, 2010. Their childen Hester Ann White of Marfa, James E. White III...
Richard Taylor
Jun 29, 2013
Richard Dean Taylor of Alpine passed away June 29, 2013 in south Brewster County. An Alpine resident since 1979, he held a Bachelor of Science degree in Range Animal Science from Sul Ross State University. He was employed as a National Park Service Ranger, an EMT, volunteer fireman, and a reserve police officer. He was especially proud of his...
Douglas Cooney
Jun 19, 2013
Douglas Melvin Cooney, 64, of Fort Davis, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. No services are scheduled at this time. Mr. Cooney was born December 11, 1948. He was an Air Force veteran. He is survived by three brothers, Ron, David and Philip Cooney and a sister, Pamela Dalzell. He is also survived by his...
Jerry Gulihur
Jun 18, 2013
On June 18, 2013 Paw Paw was called home. He was born on January 8,1940 to Fred and Nita Gulihur in Marathon, Texas. Paw Paw was raised on Santiago Peak and later the Rosillo Mountain Ranch. He graduated Marathon High School in 1958. On June 13, 1959, Paw Paw married the one and only love of his life, Carol...
Joseph Hennessey
Jun 17, 2013
Joseph Delwin Hennessey, 92, of Alpine, passed away at Big Bend Regional Medical Center Hospital on Friday, June 14, 2013. No services have been scheduled at this time. Mr. Hennessey was born in Lovington, New Mexico on May 20, 1921. He was an Army veteran and was an Educator with the California Teachers System. He received his Masters Degree...
Arturo Ochoa, Sr.
Jun 10, 2013
Arturo Spencer Ochoa, Sr. 82, of Presidio, Texas, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2013 at Providence Memorial hospital in El Paso. Rosary service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 15, at Santa Teresa Catholic Church in Presidio. Mass service will follow rosary service and burial will be at the Ochoa Family cemetery in Presidio. Alpine Memorial Funeral...
Diana Griffin
Jun 4, 2013
Diana Lee Ashmore Griffin was taken unexpectedly from us on June 4, 2013. She was born June 8, 1961, to Loretta and Robert Ashmore in Austin, Texas. She graduatd from Texas State College, then Southwest Texas, with a degree in Education. Diana taught many years in the Austin Public Schools. She loved coacing anything, but her favorites were basketball...
Alene Esch
May 21, 2013
Alene H. Esch, beloved wife of Rev. Walter W. Esch, went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2013. She passed from this life at Pecos County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hempstead County, Arkansas on January 9, 1926 and graduated from hight school in Hope, Arkansas in 1944. She attended college at...
Manuel Lujan
May 17, 2013
Manuel Manny H. Lujan, 66, lifetime resident of Marfa, passed away at the Veterans hospital in Big Spring, Texas on Friday, May 17, 2013. Services are pending for a later date. Manny was born in Marfa on January 28, 1947 to Josefina and Manuel L. Lujan. He was an Army veteran, having served in the Vietnam era as a...
T.C. Knecht
Apr 29, 2013
T.C. Knecht, 72, resident of Fort Davis since 1990, passed away peacefully, Monday, April 29, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Born April 30, 1940, in Dallas, he is survived by wife Anita of Fort Davis and sons Michael McNeel of Alpine and Joshua Stracener. Mr. Knecht was a combat decorated Marine Corp veteran who took part in the Cuban...
Tomasa Tavarez
Apr 23, 2013
Tomasa Rios Tavarez, 78, of Alpine, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Visitation will be held at Geeslin Chapel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, April 26 and Rosary service will follow at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.,Saturday, April 27 at Our...
Elida Espinosa
Apr 18, 2013
Elida Espinosa, 82, of Marfa, passed away at Odessa Home Hospice on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Viewing will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday April 22, at Geeslin Chapel in Alpine. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, at La Merced cemetery in Marfa. Pastor Jose Cordero will officiate. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home...
Martin Tidwell, Jr.
Apr 8, 2013
Martin Lee MartyTidwell, Jr., 59, passed away at Presidio High School on April 8, 2013, where he was a Special Ed teacher. Services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, at Santa Teresa Parish Hall in Presidio. Burial followed at the Desert Hills cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He was born May 20,...
Patricia Edwards
Apr 7, 2013
Patricia Ann Green Edwards was born in Midland, Texas on November 12, 1942 from the loving union of Authur and Dorothy Green. They preceded her in death as did her sister, Carol Hinshaw of Houston, Texas. She was a loving wife, mother and friend. She married Jack Edwards in Ft. Worth on December 9, 1961. Their son David was...
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