All Obituaries

William John Tiroff DeLaune, 83, of Amarillo, Texas died on Monday, February 11, 2019 after a brief illness.  “TV” Bill was born on September 28, 1935 in Alice, Texas to William Aloysius Tiroff and Josephine Mary Knight.  He was the oldest of their eight children.  Bill served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1957 stationed primarily in Bad Kissingen, Germany.  After serving his country, and purchasing a 356 Porsche, Bill attended Del Mar College in...

Luis Daniel De La Rosa, age 70, passed from this world on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in Corpus Christi, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Alice, Texas on July 9, 1948 to Olivia and Jesus A. De La Rosa. Luis was a proud veteran, having served in the U. S. Army. He was an auto mechanic for over 40 years before his retirement.  He still tinkered with cars after his retirement but his real enjoyment was spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his...

J. C. Efird passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Alice, Texas. He was 83 years old. J. C. was born on March 30, 1935 in Stairtown, Texas to Mary Clementine and Marcus Robert Efird. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, he enjoyed spending time outdoors, hunting in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, and he especially loved riding horses at the ranch with all of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of Morningside Drive Church of Christ since...

Dennis Duane “Dusty” Weir, age 66, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on December 3, 1952 to Betty Jo and William Edward Weir. Dusty was a proud veteran having served in the U. S. Air Force for 6 years as a code operator. He attended Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, where he received his Bachelor’s degree. He was a former deputy operations manager at Amtex Security. He eventually came to...

Alfredo B. Sanchez, age 81, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, January 24, 2019. He was born in Sejita, Texas, on April 5, 1937, to Petra and Elias Sanchez. Upon the death of his father in 1955, he, along with his mother and five other siblings, moved to find work in Sandia, Texas, at Knolle Jersey Farms.  He met and fell in love with Odilia Gonzales. Shortly thereafter, Alfredo and Odilia married. Alfredo moved his family to Orange Grove, Texas. There, Alfredo and Odilia...

John Wesley “Brother” Riley, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Houston, Texas.  He was born on December 15, 1925 in Freer, Texas to Ernest and Orpha Riley. He was known as Wesley by his family, as John by his co-workers, and as Brother by his most recent Houston friends.  He was called to duty in 1943 and proudly served with the 82nd Airborne Battalion as part of the 508th Parachute Infantry in the United State Army.  He fought in the European...

Katherine R. Botard, age 101, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Katherine was born in Fentress, Texas on January 15, 1917 to Ola Myrtle Mercer and Dorse Perkins Richards. She graduated from Robstown High School and from Texas A & I University with a degree in Home Economics. She taught fifth grade in Alice ISD until her retirement in 1978. She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she was very active. In her later years, she...

Karen A. Stegall, age 82, passed away in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. She was born on February 15, 1936 to Freda and Raymond Apel in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She taught at Taft High School for 30 years until her retirement in 1995. She was a longtime member of Faith Lutheran Church in Taft. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by...

Laura Elizabeth Calvit, age 68, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 7, 2019. She was born in Sabinal, Texas on May 3, 1950 to Laura and Joseph Calvert. She graduated from Texas A & I University with a master’s degree in education and accounting, and was an instructor at Bee County College until her retirement. Laura was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Bishop, Texas. She was married to James Crawford, Jr. for 29 years. She enjoyed reading, writing, and taking long...

Morris West Curry, age 85, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Morris was born on November 4, 1933 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mary and Ollie Curry. He was a proud United States Air Force veteran. He worked as a tool pusher in the oilfield industry and retired at 82 years of age. He was a member of Morningside Drive Church of Christ. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved to laugh! He especially enjoyed gardening and watching football. He was preceded in death by his...