All Obituaries

Philip Sherman Mac Cord, age 72, passed away, on Thursday, July 9, 2020. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware on January 4, 1948, to Philip Nelson and Geraldine Edna Taylor Mac Cord. He proudly served in the United States Navy until he retired as Fire Control Senior Chief (FCCS) after 21 years. He went on to work for Raytheon Defense Contractors with the ROTHR System. He retired from there after 26 years. During his retirement Philip enjoyed genealogy and working on his family tree He was...

Emily I. Todd, age 92, passed into the arms of Jesus, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. She was born in Cuero, Texas on December 21, 1927, to Ernest J. Sturm and Meta Dierenger Sturm. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Emily was greatly loved and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Emily was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby E. Todd; brothers, James Sturm and Bill Sturm; and sister, Mary Kunschik. She is survived by her son, Hugh Todd of Carrollton, Texas;...

George E. Fischer, 91, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 after a short illness not related to the Corona virus. He had been in hospice care in Spring, TX, since June 28 at the home of his son Gary Fischer. George was born August 11, 1928, in Taylor, Texas, to William and Elsie (Moellenberg) Fischer, who were both first-generation Texans with parents who had emigrated from Germany. His family moved from Taylor to Alice in late 1931 when George was three years old. He was the second of...

John Richard Cavazos, age 41, passed away on July 4, 2020. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 29, 1978 to Johnie and Aida Flores Cavazos. He was a loving son, brother, husband, and father who loved spending time with his family. John was a restaurant manager for many years and was known for always making people laugh. He enjoyed working on projects around the house and was a big Chicago Bulls fan. He was greatly loved and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. John was...

Maria T. Gallegos, 78, of Rosenberg, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in a Sugar Land, Texas.  She was born in Alice, Texas on December 3, 1941 to Crisanto and Julia P. Vela.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Elena Jaramillo.               Maria graduated from Texas A & I with a BS in Education and taught school in the Alice ISD and Houston ISD for many years.  She was married June 5, 1960 to Luis...

Flossie A. Plocek, age 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020. She was born in Madisonville, TX on January 29, 1925 to Guy Eugene and Sadie Isgett Jones. She was married to Walter Plocek in 1948. Flossie was a long-time resident of Corpus Christi and Orange Grove. She enjoyed sewing, canning, cooking, deer hunting, and spending time at the ranch. Flossie was preceded in death by her loving husband, Walter Plocek and her parents. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie...

Grace E. Fields, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 25, 2020. She was born in Alice, Texas on March 21, 1930 to C.H. and Anna Myrtle Holmgreen. She was a longtime active member of the Women of Advent, Vestry Committee, 4-H, PTA, and the Craft club. Grace also taught Sunday school, sang in the choir, was a wonderful seamstress, a great cook, and enjoyed baking. Grace was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lynn Fields; parents; son, Mike Fields; brother, Jimmy (Marjean)...

Robert “Bobby” K. Holladay age 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 23, 2020. He was born in Fresno, California on October 7, 1959 to Harvey and Ruby Thomas Holladay. In his early years, Bobby was an adventure seeker and life of the party; which led him to bull riding, getting into trouble, and creating funny stories he loved to tell. This fun loving spirit earned the admiration of his wife, Ginger, who loved both his wild spirit and the loving...

Ramon Nunez, Jr., passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 in Conroe, Texas. He was 49 years old. Ramon was born on October 31, 1970 in Alice, Texas to Ramon R. Nunez and Clarita Garcia. He enjoyed his family and loved to BBQ. Ramon was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his four children, Andrew (Ariel) Leaf of Huntsville, Damien Nunez of Corpus Christi, Iliana Nunez of Conroe, and Alex Nunez of...

Michael Terrell age 74, passed away surrounded by his loving family on June 8, 2020. He was born in Alice, Texas on November 15, 1945 to George and Dessie Boles Terrell.   He began his oil field career at Flournoy Drilling, and worked his way up to becoming an Independent Consultant. After his retirement, Michael enjoyed life on the lake, fishing, and drinking coffee while watching the sunrise. He thoroughly enjoyed long rides on his Harley. He coached little league baseball for 27...