Recent Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

Antonio Molinar

Jul 7, 2015

Antonio Z. Molinar, 71, of Alpine, passed away at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton, Texas on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 pm., Friday, July 10, 2015 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Holy Angels cemetery. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....

Juan Hernandez

Jun 21, 2015

Juan U. Hernandez passed away on Sunday, June 21st at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas at the age of 82, due to complications from Alzheimer's. Juan was born on June 24, 1932 to Francisco and Paz Uranga Hernandez in Marfa, Texas. He was the youngest of 8 children. He married Dora Hernandez on September 12, 1959. Together they...

Javier Mancha

Jun 10, 2015

Javier "Harvey" Manuel Mancha, 53, longtime resident of Alpine, passed away at Big Bend Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2013 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Our Lady of...

Michael Dorris

Jun 9, 2015

Michael Perry Doris, 66, of Balmorhea, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at Sierra Providence East Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Mike was born in Alpine, Texas on June 6, 1949, to the late Doug and Margie Dorris. He was an Alpine High School graduate and also attended Sul Ross State University. In 1968, he joined the US Navy...

Billy Ramsey

Jun 2, 2015

Billy (Bill) Mayfield Ramsey, 88, took his final journey home on June 2, 2015. Bill was born November 9, 1926 to Joe Bailey and Vyrgil Mayfield Ramsey in Merkel, Texas. Bill married the love of his life, Leila Jeanette Stewart on August 20, 1950.bill and Jeanette spent many years together working on ranches in Texas and Kansas making their...

Lionel Ramos

May 11, 2015

Lionel W. Ramos, 75, of Alpine, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 14 at Our Lady of Peace and military gravesides service...

John Rayburn

Apr 23, 2015

John b. Rayburn, 66, of Alpine, Texas, passes away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Alpine. John was born February 24, 1949 in Falfurrias, Texas to Johnny Rayburn and Sue Anna Rayburn. John was born and raised in Falfurrias, Texas where he attended and graduated high school. Upon graduation he enlisted and served in the United States Army. While...

Freddy Jaquez

Mar 13, 2015

Freddy J. Jaquez, 66, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 at his home in Alpine. Freddy was the 5th of 11 children, born in Alpine on December 30, 1948, and was a lifelong resident of the area, a longtime member of the Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Freddy was a proud combat veteran...

Nessye Roach

Jan 26, 2015

Service Services Hillside Baptist Church 206 Church Road Alpine, TX  79830 Saturday, February 7, 2015 10 a.m. Burial Davis Mountain Resort Cemetery 500 Tomahawk Trail Fort Davis, TX  79734 Saturday, February 7, 2015 2 p.m.

Herminia Church

Jan 5, 2015

Herminia "Minnie" Church, 91, left this earth to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, January 5, 2015. Minnie was born to Pedro and Francisca Tellez on March 17, 1923 in Candelaria, Texas. She was the oldest of four children. She was preceded in death by her parents Pedro and Francisca Tellez, sisters Carolina Salgado and Rosa Lara....

Cruz Muniz

Jan 2, 2015

Cruz H. Muniz, 76, of Alpine, passed away January 2, 2015 at Big Bend Regional Medical Center. Rosary service will be held at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace, Thursday, January 8, 2015. Burial service will follow...

Lewis Gordon

Dec 1, 2014

Lewis Bly Gordon, 77, lifetime resident of Alpine, passed away at his residence on Monday, December 1, 2014. Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 8, at Our Lady of Peace and Military Graveside service will follow...

James Cook

Nov 17, 2014

James Cook,66, of Alpine, died peacefully on November 17, 2014, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. James is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Roxine, and their three children: daughter Renee Tudyk and her husband Louis and their children Lindsey and Ryan of Pleasanton, Texas daughter Stacia Chapman and her husband Shawn and their children Hunter, Abigail,...

Durwood Avery

Nov 3, 2014

Durwood Dean Avery, 85, of Marathon, Texas passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at Odessa Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Marathon. Military burial service will follow at the Marathon cemetery. Reverend Richard Zimmer will officiate. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of...