All Obituaries

Mary Paralee Long Worden, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 26, 2022. She was born on March 1, 1929. She grew up on a small farm outside of Mt. Vernon, Texas during the Great Depression. Mary was blessed with a loving Christian family. She went to Southern Methodist University on a scholarship due to Mary being Valedictorian of her high school class. She then transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. Through 34 years of teaching, mostly in Alice, Texas, she...

Laura Eugenia “Rusty” Ritter Bluntzer, 99, passed away peacefully at her home on September 25, 2022. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 6, 1923, to James Elmer Ritter and Willie Mae Hanna, the first of three girls. She attended Tennessee Industrial School, where she was a cheerleader and Society Editor of the yearbook. Her classmates called her “Red”, a tribute to her stunning auburn locks. The nickname evolved to become “Rusty”, an endearment...

Jerry Mark Haldeman (aka Buzz) passed away on September 21, 2022. He was born on October 6, 1961, in Austin, Texas to his parents, Jerry Gail Haldeman and Barbara Gail Falke Haldeman. He is preceded in death by his father, Jerry Gail Haldeman; mother, Barbara Gail Falke Hardin; stepmother, Patsy Nugent Haldeman; grandparents, John E. and Johnnie T. Haldeman and Fred and Fern Falke; father-in-law, Gordon L. Carpenter; and brothers in law, Kenneth Carpenter and Wendell Brooks. Left to...

James Andrew Carrell of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away peacefully on September 21, 2022 from natural causes. He was 69 years old. He was preceded by his father, ID Carrell; mother, Sarah White Carrell; Brother, Tom Hall Carrell; brother, Asa Allen Carrell; sister, Sara Frances Childers. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth Ann (Harrison) Carrell and brother, Ira Deleno Carrell, many nephews and nieces, Tom Edger Carrell (Holly), Derek Allen Carrell,...

Charles Buster Fulton was born March 27, 1952 in Corpus Christi to James and Alice Fulton. He passed away on September 14, 2022 in Corpus Christi at the age of 70.  Charles is preceded in death by his dad, James Benjamin Fulton; his mom, Alice Meza; sister's, Mary Jane, Cynthia Reifschnieder, and Patricia Cantu; and his brother, Ramon Omar. He is survived by wife, Diana Fulton; daughter, Tiffany McKenzie (Christopher); son, William Fulton; and grandchildren, Brandon...

Kathy Mills, 66, beloved Mother, grandmother and wife, was called to her eternal resting place on September 12, 2022. She entered this world on June 26, 1956 in Corpus Christi, TX, born to Bill and Peggy McDaniel. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley Mills, son-in-law Zayn Salsman, and her beloved grandchildren, Abigail and Jericho. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 30 years, John Mills. She worked over 20 years as a special education teacher for the Calallen school...

Sandra “Sandy” Elizabeth Partridge (née Ware) passed away in Corpus Christi, TX on September 11, 2022. She was 83 years old. Sandy was born in Corpus Christi on June 28, 1939 to Thomas Howard Ware, an employee of the Housing Authority, and Mabel Florence Ware, a schoolteacher at Sam Houston Elementary. Both precede her in death. She had two brothers, David and James Ware, who also precede her in death. The Ware family traces its roots back to the small farming and...