All Obituaries

Rueben Joe Castro, age 65, of El Campo passed away  November 13, 2020 in El Campo. He was born April 6, 1955 in Shiner, Texas to the late Savior and Olga Laas Castro.  He is survived by his daughters; Ashley Barnes (Andrew) of El Campo, Brittany Marie Salvato (Charles) of Lindale, Tx., Lynsay Nicole Porter (Richard) of Lindale, Tx.; son, Wesley Castro (Melissa) of El Campo,4 grandchildren; brothers, Robert Castro (Karen) of Houston, Roy Castro (Dora) of El Campo as well as nieces,...

    Chona “Connie” Samora Longoria, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2020 at the age of 71. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 52 years, Andrew Longoria, Jr.; children, Laura Garcia and husband Luis, Lisa Bourgoyne and husband Ren, and Anisa Vasquez and husband Joe; grandchildren, Andrew Longoria IV and wife Jennifer, Luis Michael and Elise Garcia, Lucas Bourgoyne, Juliana and Evan Vasquez;...

David Cormier passed away November 6, 2020 at the age of 82. He was born March 20, 1938 in El Campo to the late Maybelle Ritchie and Albert Cormier.   He is survived by his wife, Dianne Cormier of El Campo; son, Jimmy Cole Cormier (Doris) of El Campo; grandchildren, William Cormier, Jeremy Blake (Stephanie), Jodi Blake and David Nunn. He was preceded in death by Mavis Cormier; son, William Scott Cormier, daughter, Madonna Nunn.   Arrangements by Wheeler Funeral Home.

DonAnn Birchfield, age 48, of Bay City was called home after a tragic automobile accident. She was born December 21, 1971 in Charlotte, N.C. to Donald D. and Sandra J. Ellis Birchfield. She enjoyed fishing, music and dancing. She loved her family and friends. She is survived by her companion of 18 years, Kurt Smith, who she loved like there was no tomorrow and her fur babies Luna and Rowdy. She is also survived by her daughter, Megan Myria Johnson of Tennessee; 1 grandchild; sisters, Myra...

Jeanne Merlos Escobar passed away October 16, 2020 at the age of 63. She was born August 29, 1957 in El campo to the late Librada  and Frank Merlos, Jr.   She is survived by daughters, Loretta Garcia of El Campo, Caitlin Escobar of Baytown; grandchildren, Deana Davila, Alyssa Davila , John Garcia; brother, Simon Alcalar of Hungerford. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Freddy Escobar, Sr.; son, Fredrick Escobar, Jr.; brothers, Frank Merlos, III and James...

Rosalie Carr Crume received her angel wings on October 7, 2020 at the age of 82. She was born June 4, 1938 in Elkhart, Indiana to the late Harvey and Henrietta Hendershot Carr. For the last few years before her passing she lived in Blessing near her daughter. Prior to that she lived in El Campo and worked at WalMart in El Campo before transferring to Wharton WalMart. She is survived by daughter, Carla Jones and husband Everette of Blessing; sons, Jeffrey Crume and wife Tammy of Michigan,...

Elvira Fuentes Perez passed away on September 14, 2020 at the age of 99 years 10 months and 11 days. She was born November 3, 1920 in Pierce to the late Andres and Margarita Gutierrez Fuentes. She is a member of St. Robert's Catholic Church and was a reitred dietician for Nightingale Hospital.   She is survived by nephews, Frank Saldana,Jr., Joe Fuentes; nieces, Diana F. Hernandez, Linda Gutierrez, Rose Fuentes, Elizabeth Fuentes, Cynthia F Lopez, Janie Saldana, Frances Garcia,...

Frank Cantu received his angel wings on September 1, 2020 at the age of 90. He was born in Giddings, Texas on October 4, 1929 to the late Manuel and Carmen Leon Cantu. He was  a member of St. Robert's Catholic Church.    Frank is survived by his son; Roy Cantu and wife Virginia of El Campo; brothers, Ino Cantu of Richmond, Freddie Cantu of Giddings, , Ramiro Cantu of Giddings, Eddie Cantu of El Campo; sisters, Ernestine Gonzalez, Rachel Gonzalez and Becky Ratcliff all of...

James “Parke” Christenberry went to be with the Lord on August 30th, 2020. He was born September 25th, 1936, in El Campo, Tx to James and Fern Christenberry.     Parke retired from the United States Army as a Lt. Colonel, after serving  22 years and two tours in Vietnam.  While in the military he received several medals of honor, including the Purple Heart.  He loved serving his country and serving people.  During his lifetime Parke served in...

Guadalupe “Lupe” Garcia, Jr., age 79, passed away August 26, 2020 in El Campo. He was born June 27, 1941 In La Casita, Tx to the late Guadalupe and Petra Tanguma Garcia. He is survived by daughters; Anna Garcia (Clarence Manciaz, Sr.), Connie Rodriquez, Melinda Garcia Sulak (James) all of El Campo; brother, Juan Garcia; sisters, Zoila Sanchez of Rosenberg, Marcela Hernandez of El Campo, Grace Tovar of El Campo, Juana Escochea of Rosenberg, Magdelena Salazar of El Campo, Nina...