Obituaries
Larry Presley Chilcoat
Nov 17, 2025
Larry P. Chilcoat passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025. He was 78 years old. Larry was born on August 13, 1947 to Joseph P. and Hency Kirby Chilcoat in Duncan, Oklahoma. He graduated from Victoria High School in 1966 and retired from the Victoria Dupont plant in 2003. After retirement Larry and his wife DJ moved from Victoria to...
Lanny Calahan
Nov 15, 2025
Ninety year old, Lanny Shelton Calahan, resident of Rockport, TX, died Saturday, November 15, 2025 of natural causes. His wife of 67 years, June, kept him company, holding his hand with hers as he slept. When he slipped away from his life on earth, June and her family, though broken-hearted, found comfort in knowing that they will see him again...
Joe Oscar Jimenez
Nov 10, 2025
Joe O. Jimenez, aka “Catin”, 74, of Aransas Pass, passed away November 10, 2025.
He was born in Gregory, Texas on September 2, 1951, to Jose and Marta Jimenez. Joe graduated from Ingleside High School, the class of 1970. He married Cindy Hurta Jimenez on June 8, 1988.
Joe had a career in Life Insurance for American National Insurance Company, he had...
Joe "Lone Wolf" Garcia
Nov 15, 2025
It is with heavy hearts but joyful memories that we announce the passing of Joe Angel Garcia, who left this world surrounded by love on November 15, 2025, at the age of 96. Born on April 20, 1929, Joe was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend who touched the lives of all who knew him. Joe, a proud plumber...
Elva Lucille (Draper) Bromley
Nov 14, 2025
Elva Lucille (Draper) BromleyApril 18, 1928 - November 14, 2025
Elva Lucille (Draper) Bromley, age 97, of Aransas Pass, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025. Born in Provo, Utah, on April 18, 1928, to Zira Poulsen Draper and Elsie Spendlove Draper, Elva lived a vibrant life filled with music, dance, and the beauty of the natural world. She loved...
Tamie Vanderburg
Nov 15, 2025
Tamie Vanderburg, née Fenton, passed away on November 15, 2025, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Born on March 22, 1961, in Warren, Ohio, she was 64 years old.
Tamie was the beloved mother of Kimberly Valles and her husband John, and Jeffrey Vanderburg and his wife Stephanie. She was a proud grandmother to Cameron Vanderburg and Everett Valles, whose lives were brightened...
Juanita Garza Ramos
Nov 8, 2025
Juanita Garza Ramos passed away November 8, 2025. She was 89 years old. She was born July 4, 1936 in Edinburg, Texas to Christobal and Francisca Garza.
Juanita’s greatest passion was her family. She found immense joy in being a housewife, relishing every opportunity to nurture and care for her loved ones. Whether it was through her delightful cooking or the...
LaRoma Jean Allen
Nov 5, 2025
LaRoma Jean Allen, age 91, passed away on November 5, 2025. She was born April 10, 1934, in Middletown, Ohio, to Verdome and Edna Poplin.
In 1953, LaRoma and Jesse Ray Allen were married in Middletown, Ohio. They were married for 52 years. LaRoma and Jesse moved to Aransas Pass, Texas, in 1985. Upon Jesse’s passing in 2005, LaRoma remained in...
Harold Latour Hattersley II
Nov 4, 2025
Harold Latour Hattersley II (Bubba Howie), 64 of Portland, Texas passed away on November 4, 2025. Harold was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 9, 1961. He attended Gregory Portland Schools until his parents moved to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela where he attended the International School and received his high school diploma through the University of Nebraska. He later attended...
Nina Diana Terrell
Nov 3, 2025
Nina Laverne Diana Terrell, 85, of Rockport, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, due to complications from cancer.Born on October 10, 1940, in Covington, Kentucky, Nina was the third of seven children born to Virgil and Laverne (King) Diana.Nina married the love of her life, Don Terrell, after a whirlwind romance that began with an elopement to Las...
Kevin Hermanson
Nov 1, 2025
Kevin Michael Hermanson, 68, of Rockport, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on September 14, 1957, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Kevin graduated from South High School before proudly serving his country in the United States Army. Following his military service, he pursued his education at the Northwestern Electronics Institute, which...
Carmen R. Scott
Oct 31, 2025
Carmen Scott of Aransas Pass passed away October 31st, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.
She was married to Clinton Wayne Scott on March 1st, 1969.
She was born in Aransas Pass on May 7, 1929 to Lucas Rodriguez and Enriqueta Villarreal. Carmen was preceded in death by her husband Clinton Wayne Scott, father Lucas Rodriguez, mother Enriqueta Herrera and siblings, Maria...
Dortha Clair Poore
Oct 30, 2025
Dortha Clair Poore, 69, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025 in Corpus Christi, Texas after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 26, 1956 in Houston, Texas to Sarah Augusta Kurtz and Maurice Louvre White. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Poore; mother, Sarah White; father, Maurice "Reese" White; sister, Donna Stevenson; brother, Michael...
Antonio Riojas
Oct 30, 2025
Antonio C. Riojas
May 4, 1931 — October 30, 2025
Antonio C. Riojas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 30, 2025, at the age of 94.
Those left to cherish his memory include his daughters, Rosaura (Abel) Salinas, Rosalva Turincio of Corpus Christi, Roselia (Glen) Searcy, and Roselma (Gilbert) Rios of Taft; his sons, Rene (Ana) Riojas of...
Betsye Ross Eshelman
Oct 27, 2025
Betsye Ross Eshelman, a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished sister, and constant military spouse, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the age of 87.
Betsye was born on March 28, 1938, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and spent her formative years in Kyle, Texas, where she graduated from Kyle High School. Her life took a beautiful turn following a...
Priscilla Moreno
Oct 27, 2025
Priscilla Moreno, age 45, of Rockport, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born in Taft, Texas, to Joe V. Moreno and Ida Ramirez. Priscilla is preceded in death by her father, Joe V. Moreno; her maternal grandparents, Christobal and Dominga Garza; and her...
Maria Christina Garcia
Oct 27, 2025
Maria Christina Garcia
December 19, 1953 – October 27, 2025
Maria Christina Garcia, age 71, of Gregory, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2025, after a long battle with liver disease.
Maria was born on December 19, 1953, to Julia Diaz and Ramon Sanchez-Moreno, and was later lovingly raised by Petra Arriaga Sanchez in Matamoros, Mexico. She later moved to Gregory, where at...
Evelyn E. Sheffield
Oct 24, 2025
Evelyn Edwards Sheffield, 93, of Beeville, Texas passed away October 24, 2025.
She was born October 6, 1932 in Eden, Texas to James and Effie Edwards. Mrs. Sheffield married Floyd Eugene Sheffield on July 7, 1947.
She was a long-time cafeteria worker for the Nixon-Smiley I.S.D., a member of the Cuero Pentecostal Church, her passions in life were her faith, her cherished...
Jean Marie Sumner
Oct 24, 2025
Jean Marie (Bee) Sumner died Friday, October 24, 2025 at her home in Rockport, Texas. After facing chronic lymphocytic leukemia for many years, her body is finally at peace.
Jean was born December 21, 1952 in Plum City, Wisconsin to Ken and Pat Bee. She grew up in Embarrass, Minnesota and graduated from Virginia High School in 1971. She lived in...
Felix Pena Rodriguez, Sr.
Oct 23, 2025
Felix Pena Rodriguez, Sr., age 66, of Aransas Pass, Texas passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025 at the Harbor Hospice located in Portland, Texas. He was born in Aransas Pass, Texas, on June 30, 1959, to parents, Fidencio Rodriguez and Amelia Nava Rodriguez.
Felix is preceded in death by his dad Fidencio Rodriguez; his son Felix P Rodriguez, Jr. as...
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