David Thomas of Sabinal, Texas passed away on January 25, 2021 at his residence in Sabinal, Texas at the age of 54.  He was born on February 8, 1966 in Fredericksburg, TX to Mary Jane (Langhennig) and Walter Thomas, Jr. David married Diana Dawn (Smith) Thomas in Uvalde County in 1986.   He is survived his daughter, Alexa Thomas, and sons, James Thomas and Matthew Thomas all of Sabinal, Texas.   He is predeceased by his parents, Mary Jane (Langhennig) and Walter Thomas,...

Lucio Ortiz of Uvalde passed away on January 20, 2021 at his residence at the age of 83.  He was born on September 15, 1937 in Nava, Coahuila, Mexico to Ricardo and Maria Abriana Ortiz.  He married Erlinda Contreras on August 24, 1966 in Eagle Pass, Texas He is survived by his wife of 54 years of Uvalde; daughters, Linda Acevedo of Uvalde and Rosa Elia Ortiz Fuentes and husband, Ramiro of Lubbock; sons, Lucio Ortiz Jr. and wife, Juanita Cox, Jesus Manuel Ortiz and wife,...

William Patrick “Pat” Dodson, 72, of Uvalde passed away on January 19th, 2021 at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio with Mary, his loving wife of fifty years, by his side. He was born in Uvalde, Texas on April 16, 1948 to Katherine Lucille (Robinson) Dodson and John Morse Dodson. His Uvalde County lineage traces back to his great-great-grandfather, famed Indian-fighter Henry M. Robinson whose historical marker currently stands near Chalk Bluff in his honor. He grew up...

Rosa V. Martinez of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde went to be with Our Lord on January 16, 2021 at the age of 77. She was born on August 19, 1943 in Uvalde to Francisco and Refugia (Tobias) Velasquez.  She married her sweetheart Pilar “Pilo” R. Martinez in Uvalde on November 23, 1961. Together they raised 3 daughters and one son of which they are survived by; Patricia Guevara of Uvalde, Dora Castillo and husband, Jaime of Uvalde and Raquel Trevino and husband, Mark of...

Valentine Hampton of Utopia passed away on January 16, 2021 at his residence at the age of 95. Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A complete obituary will follow. 

Reynaldo Rivas of Uvalde passed away on January 14, 2021 at his residence at the age of 92.  He was born on February 28, 1928 in Progresso, Coahuila, Mexico to Manuel Rivas and Acencion Garza. He is survived by his daughters, Blanca Rivas Zapata and Laurentina Rivas Obregon both of Uvalde; son, Victor Rivas and wife, Maria of Uvalde; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his parents; daughters, Maria Elena Rivas and...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of our family's patriarch, Noe Alcocer Saldaña. Noe died on January 12, 2021, at University Hospital in San Antonio. He was born in San Benito, Texas on January 23, 1933, to Jose Leal Saldaña and Adelaida Alcocer. Noe was drafted into the United States Army in 1953 and served until 1955. He married Teresa Vasquez on January 1, 1954, and they celebrated 67 years of marriage on January 1, 2021. One of his fondest...

Lucia Yolanda Costilla of Uvalde passed away on January 9, 2021 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 70. She was born on July 23, 1950 in Allende, Mexico to San Felipe Jesus Ramon and Gerarda Munoz. She married Juan Tobias Costilla in Uvalde on March 8, 1971. She is survived by her sons, Juan Pablo Costilla and Sergio Luis Ramon both of Uvalde; sisters, Rosa Nely Ramon, Rosa Estella Torres both of Racine, Wisconsin, and Alma Norma Hernandez of San Antonio; brothers, Felipe Angel...

Julia Farris, of Utopia, was born on December 16, 1937, in Boerne, Texas.  She was welcomed by her parents, Ernest Richey Kelley and Annie Ruth (Adair) Kelley and one older brother, Edward Ernest Kelley.  She began first grade in Utopia before she was five years old because her brother was beginning school and she refused to be left behind!  She and her brother graduated from Sabinal High School in 1954 when she was 16 years old.  She attended Southwest Texas Junior...

Barbara Ann Everett of Uvalde passed away on January 6, 2021 at her residence at the age of 84.  She was born on September 5, 1936 in Uvalde, Texas to Floyd Stanley and Opal Grace (Blevins) Shaw.  She is survived by her husband, James L. Everett, of 63 years of Uvalde; daughter, Jean Ann Chisum and husband, Charles of Uvalde; son, James E. Everett of Woodinville, Washington; sister, Wanda Fisher of Austin; 6 grandchildren; 4 great grandchild; and caregivers, Lakeshia...