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Andrews
Ed Andrews, 68, of Lagarto, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003.
Mr. Andrews was born in Clegg on Oct. 9, 1934. He lived in Lagarto for the past 21 years. He was a computer operator for the civil service and a member of the Lagarto Community Church.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Andrews of Lagarto; three sisters, Edith Goodwin and Polly Teltschik, both of Lagarto and Robbie Jene DeWilde of Champaign, Ill.; a brother, Everett Andrews of Mesquite; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements were under the direction of Dobie Funeral Home, Mathis.
Doty
Leslie Darold Doty II, 41, of Three Rivers, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, in a car accident.
Doty was an employee of the federal prison facility in Three Rivers.
Survivors include his parents, Leslie Doty Sr. of Cristoval and Ada Marie Doty of San Angelo and two children, Leslie Darold Doty III and Terri Doty of Arlington.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 3 p.m. at Roberson Funeral Chapel in Three Rivers.
Roberson Funeral Home, Three Rivers
Geffert
Wilbert G. Geffert, 69, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, in a local hospital after a long illness. He was born March 31, 1934.
Mr. Geffert was retied from the state highway department.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Geffert of George West; two sons, Ronnie (Veronica) Geffert and Steven Geffert, all of George West; two daughters, Janet (Dennis) Copeland of George West and Donna (Doug) Larson of Burton, Mich.; three brothers, August Geffert Jr., Marvin Geffert and Leroy Geffert, all of George West; and five grandchildren, Theresa Copeland, DaOnna Copeland, Derek Larson, Courtney Larson and Brittany Leblanc.
Visitation was held Monday at the Roberson Funeral Chapel in Three Rivers. The funeral was Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Calliham Community Church in Calliham. Burial followed at the George West Cemetery.
Roberson Funeral Home, Three Rivers
Richter
Anthony W. “Tony” Richter, 72, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at his home following a long illness.
Mr. Richter was born on his grandfather’s ranch in Gussettville on Feb. 23, 1931, to Otto and Etta Richter. He completed high school in Alice in 1948 and graduated from the Texas College of Arts and Industries at Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M-Kingsville) in 1952 with a bachelor degree in business administration. After college, Mr. Richter joined the United States Army and received an honorable discharge in 1954.
Mr. Richter married Patricia Farquhar of Marshall. He was employed by Tenneco for 22 years before retiring in 1974. He was active in the community by serving in many civic duties including fire chief and mayor of Southside Place, a suburb of Houston.
Mr. Richter returned to Alice in 1974 where he owned and operated a feed store.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Richter; and his parents.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas A. (Sheila) Richter of Alice and Rick L. (Kristin) Richter of Orange Grove; two daughters, Edie (Don) Burns of League City and Deeann Richter of Austin; seven grandchildren, Kenneth Richter, Mary Richter, Skyler Richter and Caitlyn Richter, all of Alice and Anthony P. Richter, Rachel Richter and Kelly Richter, all of Orange Grove; and a sister, Jo Etta (William) McCollum of Alice.
Rosary was recited Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Roberson Funeral Home Chapel in Alice. Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Alice. A military graveside service was conducted by United Veterans Burial Association in the Gussettville Cemetery in Gussettville.
Roberson Funeral Home, Alice
Baldwin
Harvey Cecil Baldwin, 73, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Houston.
Mr. Baldwin was a highly active member of the Three Rivers community, and had recently retired from First State Bank of Three Rivers, where he was executive vice president. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, American Cancer Society, the Boys and Girls Club board of directors, First State Bank board of directors and Knights of Columbus, attaining the fourth degree. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a former Grand Knight.
Mr. Baldwin was born on Oct. 27, 1928, to Harry and Zella (Fought) Baldwin, in Galesburg, Kan. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He married Nora Ann Hayden on Aug. 18, 1951, in Corpus Christi.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Roy Grant Baldwin.
Mr. Baldwin is survived by his wife, Nora Ann Baldwin of Three Rivers; a son, Wayne Harvey Baldwin of New Braunfels; a daughter, Linda Ann Hill-Smith and husband Michael R. of Huntsville; five grandchildren, Corey Wayne and Lane Harvey Baldwin, Kelsey Alexandra and Shelby Lynette Hill and Hayden Smith (to be born Aug. 14); two brothers, Riley Baldwin of Galesburg, Kan., and Ralph Baldwin of Erie, Kan.; six sisters, Ruby Wilcox of Pompano Beach, Fla., Ruth Arseneault of Lynwood, Colo., Ada Lee Landreau of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Alma Oberly of Tempe, Ariz., Opal St. Claire of Solomans, Md., and Anna Venneman of Walnut, Kan.
Visitation was held Sunday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary was recited that evening at 7 o’clock. Funeral Mass was celebrated Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart, with Fathers Piotr Gajda and Brendan Ashe officiating. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Corpus Christi. Pallbearers were the Knights of Columbus.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Lillian Lee, P.O. Box 853, Three Rivers, Texas 78071.
Galloway and Sons Funeral Directors, Three Rivers
Amaro
Sylvia Amaro, 70, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, in a Victoria hospital following a long illness.
She was born in George West and worked as a waitress. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Nicolas Garcia of George West; one son, Manuel Martinez of George West; two daughters, Addie Carrillo and Maria Martinez, both of Kerrville; one brother, Gilbert Amaro of Lolita; five half-sisters, Lorenza Briseño of Vanderbilt, Maria Ortiz of Three Rivers, Mary Garza of Houston, Janie Cano of Beeville and Andrea Amaro of Victoria; and five grandchildren.
Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Roberson Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at St. George Catholic Church in George West. Interment was in the George West Cemetery.
Roberson Funeral Home
Peña
Elida “Leli” G. Peña, 62, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Fort Worth. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Chapel. The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Keller. Burial followed in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Peña was born on Feb. 6, 1941, in George West to Jose B. and Carolina Gonzales. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Cathedral for 35 years and a member of the Altar Society. She owned and operated her own business for more than 10 years.
She was preceded in death by Stella Rene Peña and a brother.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Ray Peña; a daughter, Sandra (Frank) Peña-Hernandez of Fort Worth; four sons, Ruben Peña and Richard Peña, both of Fort Worth, Oscar (Angela) Peña of San Antonio and Robert Peña of Corpus Christi; two granddaughters, Stormi Layne Hernandez and Sidney Renee Hernandez of Fort Worth; a grandson, Nicholas Peña and Jennifer; three sisters, Gloria Gonzales, Elda Gonzales and Elvira Ybañez; and four brothers, Benny Gonzales, Soilo Gonzales, Abline Gonzales and Raul Gonzales.
Arrangements were under the direction of Greenwood Funeral Home, Fort Worth.
Soliz
Teresa Soliz, 85, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at her home in San Antonio after a short illness.
She was a resident of George West for the past 46 years. Mrs. Soliz was born at the El Toro Ranch in Willacy County on April 8, 1917, to Nabor and Francisca (Salazar) Castillo.
Mrs. Soliz was a member of St. George Catholic Church where she participated in the Ladies Altar Society. She was also a member of the Life-Study Fellowship, Sacred Heart Association and the Lourdes Prayer League.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Fernando Soliz, a son, Bobby Soliz and a sister, Sofia Barrientez.
Survivors include three daughters, Beatrice (Alejandro) Vargas of San Antonio, Otilia C. (Isidro) Ibarra of Beeville and Rose Castañeda of George West; three sons, Aroldo (Natalia) Castañeda, Juan (Amalia) Soliz and Arnoldo Castañeda, all of George West; four sisters, Nina Cantu of Weslaco, Amalia Perez of Raymondville, Elida Gutierrez of McAllen and Dora Mendoza of San Antonio; 17 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, cousins, other relatives and a host of friends.
Rosary was held Monday at St. George Catholic Church in George West. A Mass of Resurrection was celebrated Tuesday at the same location. Interment followed at St. George Cemetery.
Roberson Funeral Home
