Recent Obituaries

James Horvath

Nov 7, 2013

Visitation Santa Teresa Catholic Church O'Reilly St. Presidio, TX  79845 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3 to 6 p.m. Service Rosary Service Santa Teresa Catholic Church O'Reilly St. Presidio, TX  79845 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7 p.m.

Juliana Porras

Oct 20, 2013

Juliana Porras, 82, went to her eternal rest on Sunday, October 20, 2013. She died under the care of many caring, loving nurses, including the Hospice nurses at Fort Stockon Nursing Care Center. Juliana was born in Ruidosa, Texas to Alejandro and Josepha Porras on February 16, 1931. She lived in Marfa, Texas ans labored in a variety of...

Dora Rivera

Oct 19, 2013

Dora Nunez Rivera of Marfa, Texas died October 19, 2013 at Monahans Managed Care Center. She was 85 years of age. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at St. Marys Catholic Church, at 211 W. San Antonio St. in Marfa, Texas. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 23,...

Mojella Moore

Oct 14, 2013

Visitation Geeslin Chapel 209 W. Sul Ross Ave. Alpine, TX  79830 Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6 to 8 p.m. Service Graveside Service Elm Grove Cemetery East Ave. I Alpine, TX  79830 Thursday, October 17, 2013 2 pm. Cemetery Elm Grove Cemetery East Ave. I Alpine, TX  79830

Ida Zubiate

Oct 5, 2013

Ida Ramirez Zubiate was born June 10, 1938 and left this earth October 5, 2013 to be with the Lord Jesus Christ. Ida dedicated her life to her husband Richard Zubiate for 53 years. She was a loving and dedicated mother to Hope, Debra, Paul, and Peter. In her youth, Ida had a brush of fame through a standin...

William Iv

Sep 27, 2013

William Willis Wid McCutcheon IV, 75, of Fort Davis, passed away at his residence on Friday, September 27, 2013. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Hillcrest cemetery in Fort Davis, Texas. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McCutcheon was born in Roswell, New Mexico on March 8,...

Ralph Russell

Sep 24, 2013

Ralph L. Russell, 89, previously of Fort Davis, passed away September 24, 2013 at Chistus Santa Rosa Health System in New Braunfels, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Hillcrest cemetery in Fort Davis, Texas. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Russell was born in Bidville, Arkansas on...

Aurora Lujan

Sep 20, 2013

Aurora V. Lujan, 84, lifetime resident of Marfa, Texas passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine. Rosary was recited at 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at St. Marys Catholic Church followed with Mass of Christian Burial. Burial was at La Merced cemetery in Marfa. Fr. Rolando Fonseca officiated. Alpine Memorial...

Charlotte Ontiveros

Sep 16, 2013

God opened His Arms and welcomed Charlotte as she entered the Pearly Gates of Heaven on Monday, September 16, 2013. She lived 95 years. Born in Presidio, Texas, she had been a resident of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, since 2004, coming from Marfa, Texas. A Homemaker and Mother, she was a parishioner of Saint Bernadettes Catholic Church in Port...

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...