All Obituaries

Amada De Leon Diaz peacefully passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family and friends on December 4, 2019 at the Uvalde Memorial Hospital in Uvalde at the age of 95. She was born on October 24, 1924 to Guadalupe and Rafaela (Carbajal) De Leon. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Elida Diaz of Uvalde; brothers, Leborio De Leon of Campwood, Guadalupe De Leon, Jr. of Uvalde, Raynaldo De Leon of Uvalde; sisters, Paubla Moncivais of Uvalde, Lupe Falcon of...

Felipe “Pache” Gonzales Martinez of Uvalde passed away on December 3, 2019 in San Antonio at the age of 70.  He was born on November 28, 1949 in Uvalde to Felipe S. and Francisca (Gonzales) Martinez.  He married Isabel Torres in Uvalde on August 4, 1978.  He is survived by his wife of 41 years of Uvalde; daughters, Melissa Manning and husband Jesse of Grandprairie, Monica M. Martinez, Lisa Martinez and  Victoria Martinez, all of San Antonio, Leana Martinez...

Sean “T.K.” Timothy Kay of Sabinal went to be with the Lord on December 1, 2019.  He was born in Hondo on September 25, 1968 to Norbert Otto and Calladonia (Anderson) Kay, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Callie Kay and brother, Norbert Kay, Jr. both of Sabinal. He was a longtime member of the Sabinal Volunteer Fire Department.  He was preceded in death by his father, Norbert Otto Kay, Sr. Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.

Darlene Faye Bullard of Uvalde passed away on November 27, 2019 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 79.  She was born on August 15, 1940 in San Antonio to Ida May (Haag) and Henry Engleman.  She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Clyde Bullard, Sr. of Uvalde; son, Clyde Bullard, Jr. and wife, Jody of Carrizo Springs; daughter, Jenny Grant and husband, Brian of Wylie, TX; two sisters, Sandra Ellis of Bulverde and Jeannette Edmondson of Florida; four grandchildren, Heather...

Sulema Rodriguez of Batesville passed away on November 25, 2019 in Batesville at the age of 77.  She was born on February 8, 1942 in Batesville to Nestor and Antonia (Canales) Rodriguez, Sr.   She is survived by her sisters, Lidia Rodriguez of San Antonio, Benita Luna and husband, Jose Francisco of Uvalde Elida Aguirre and husband, Alejandro of Batesville, Celia Perez of Los Angeles, California; and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by...

 Ernesto "Neto or Rocky" L. Ramos of Uvalde passed away on November 22, 2019 in San Antonio at the age of 68.  He was born on September 10, 1951 in Uvalde to Nicasio and Paula (Lopez) Ramos. He is survived by his companion, Rosie Ramirez of Uvalde; daughters, Cindy Salinas and husband, Mike, Christy Lopez and husband Lupe, Jr., Michelle Ramirez, Roxanne Gonzales and husband, Juan, Laura Ramirez all of Uvalde; sons, Matthew Ramos and companion, Cassandra Mendoza, Ernesto...

Alicia Castillo Rendon of Uvalde peacefully passed away the evening of November 21, 2019 in San Antonio at the age of 68.   She was born on November 10, 1951 in Uvalde to Jose Maria Castillo and Socorro Leal.  Alicia married Ruben Antonio Rendon in Hondo on July 1, 1976. Together they had three beautiful children. Alicia was a teacher and counselor at Uvalde CISD for over 25 years.  She enjoyed baking, sewing, crafts, and wood working. She was a devoted Catholic and...

Dora Diaz Martinez, 91, of Austin, Texas, passed away on November 20, 2019 after a short illness. The second oldest of a family of ten, Dora was born on June 28,1928, to Hortencia and Salome Diaz in Knippa, Texas. The family moved to Uvalde in 1934 where she, along with her other siblings attended Sacred Heart School and Uvalde High School. After graduating in 1947 she and her sister, Concepcion, worked at Dickies until she began work for Oscar Martinez at his finance business as head...

Modella Juliette (Dell) Shelton was born on September 29, 1916 in Wellington, Texas. She passed into eternal life on November 18, 2019 at her home in Uvalde, Texas. Her Celebration of Life will be at First United Methodist Church in Uvalde at 2:00 on Monday, November 25th, with a viewing at 1:00 preceding the service. There will be a reception after the service. Interment will be the following day at Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Texas. Dell and her husband moved to Uvalde in 1948...

Phyllis Ann Moss of Uvalde passed away on November 17, 2019 in Uvalde at the age of 73.  She was born on January 24, 1946 in Leakey to R.L. and Nellie (Ray) Hubbard. She is survived by her husband, Albert Moss of Uvalde; daughter, Tammy Metcalf of Uvalde; brother, L.V. Hubbard and wife, Hellen of Leakey; sister, Jacqueline Becker of McCoy; grandchildren, Cody Cox of Campwood, Tiffany Cox of Uvalde, Wyatt Metcalf of Dallas, Karli Metcalf of Johnson City and, Payton Metcalf of...