All Obituaries

Sinton – Mencho “Mickey” Davila passed away peacefully on September 17, 2018 with family by his side. He was 81. Mickey was born in Sinton, Texas on December 19, 1936 to Julia (Alfaro) and Amado Davila. He as a lifelong resident of Sinton, Texas where he retired from H & K Construction as a Pipeline Foreman. Preceding in death is his wife: Stella Adams Davila; sons: Virginio Gomez, Jr. and Alonzo Gomez; daughter: Elisa Candelario; and grandsons: Oscar, Peter and...

Sinton – Eduardo Perez Reyes passed away peacefully on September 16, 2018. He was 58. Eduardo was born in Guatemala on August 14, 1960 to Bernardino Perez Gonzalez and Maria Noemi Reyes Ortiz. He was a self-employed auto painter and detailer for many years. Sinton was his home for the past two years and formerly Corpus Christi. Preceding in death is his wife Gloria C. Perez and his parents. Survivors include step-son: Eddie Gonzales (Lillian Garcia) of Sinton, Texas; step-daughter:...

Sinton – Adela M. Chapa passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 15, 2018. She was 91. Adela was born in Shiner, Texas on March 29, 1927 to Domingo and Teofila (Ortiz) Martinez. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Sinton, Texas. Adela was a faithful Jehovah’s Witness for 57 years. Preceding in death is her husband: Carlos Chapa; and sons: David, Carlos, Jr. and Adam Chapa. Survivors include sons: Daniel Chapa of Sinton, Texas and Abel Chapa of Colorado;...

Sinton – Juanita M. Trevino passed away peacefully on September 15, 2018. She was 69. Juanita was born on March 30, 1949 to Juan Bernal and Maria (Arredondo) Martinez. Juanita was a resident of Sinton, Texas for most of her life. Preceding in death are her parents, Juan and Maria Martinez and sister, Maria Guadalupe Carbajal. Survivors include her husband: Librado Gomez of Sinton, Texas; sons: Emilio Carbajal (Mary Esther Lamar) of Sinton, Texas; Antonio Trevino, Jr. (Martha) of...

Odem – Joseph Andrew “JD” Drury, Jr. passed away September 10, 2018.  He was 33. JD was born April 29, 1985 in Houston, Texas to Terri (Mitchell) and Joseph Andrew Drury. He was  currently a resident of Houston working as an Operations Manager for an environmental company. JD was a former resident of Odem where he attended Odem schools. He was a friend to everyone he met.   JD had a zest for life…always the life of the party.  He never met a...

Odem – Blanca Garcia passed away September 9, 2018. She was 81. Blanca was born in Mexico on October 4, 1936 to Juan and Gertrude (Dominguez) Molina. She was a resident of Odem since 1957 and lived her early years in Laredo. Preceding in death are her parents: Juan and Gertrude Molina; sister: Rosa Elia Flores and her husband Jacob Flores; brothers: Raul Molina and Rogelio Molina; sons-in-law: Hector Sanchez and Juan Torres, Jr.; sisters-in-law: Elma Molina and Dolores...

Odem - Roy Edward Corkill stepped victoriously into Heaven on September 7th, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was 90. Roy was born at home, on August 21, 1928 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Roy Edward Corkill and Mary Willis Corkill. He graduated from Corpus Christi High School. Roy was married to Leona Womack Corkill for 69 years. He worked in Sales throughout his entire career, retiring in 1993. In 2007 they moved to Odem Texas where Roy and Leona enjoyed serving in many church and civic...

Chelsea Marie Santellana passed away August 30, 2018. She was 29. Chelsea was born December 1, 1988 to Amanda Celia Aguirre and Juan R. Santellana. She lived in Taft most of her life. Chelsea was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend.  She will be missed by everyone who knew her. Preceding in death are her grandmother: Graciela Santellana; and uncle: Hector Garza, Jr. Survivors include a son: Landon Mikael Santellana of El Paso, Texas; daughters: Carley Marie Castillo and...

Sinton – Juan Nino passed away peacefully at his residence August 29, 2018 with his loving family at his side. He was 80. Juan was born November 12, 1937 in Odem, Texas to Jesus and Isabela Gonzalez. He was a resident of Sinton 33 years and former resident of Odem. Juan was a retired farm worker and house mover. He was a loving father and grandfather who will be missed by all who knew him. Juan is preceded in death by his wife: Ester Nino; a grandson: Lucas Ortiz; and his parents:...

Rockport – Barry Wayne Gatlin passed away peacefully on August 27, 2018. He was 73. Barry was born in Amarillo, Texas on July 1, 1945 to Joseph Wayne and Lois (Mitchell) Gatlin. He was a resident of Rockport since 1971. Barry was a retired employee of Brown & Root Harbor Island where he was warehouse supervisor. Preceding in death is his wife: Tanya Gatlin: parents: Joseph and Lois Gatlin; brother: Martin Donald Gatlin; and sister: Lavonda Jo Bill. Survivors include a sister:...