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EMT recalls traumatic injuries on 2-year-old boy in 2015 Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor Severo Rosas Cuellar has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and assessed a $10,000 fine after pleading no contest to injury to a child by omission in the 2015 death of his then-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son. Injuries inflicted on young Ismael Gonzalez on Nov. 25, 2015, included […]
Hurd visits to sing health center praises
Melissa Federspill Staff writer More than 100 people were in attendance Tuesday evening for Community Health Development, Inc.’s celebration of National Health Center Week, which featured a keynote address by U.S. Congressman Will Hurd, and a board member recognition ceremony honoring members from United Medical Centers, Vida y Salud Health Systems and CHDI. Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell welcomed community […]
Uvalde family tests solar panels to help environment
Lane Riggs Staff Writer Eddie Salas of Uvalde is concerned with creating a better world for his children and is steadily taking steps towards creating one. One way Salas is working to help the environment is through the installation of solar panels on his roof. The installation priced at $73,000 was a big investment in changing the world. “I looked […]
Jose B. Amaya Sr.
Jose B. Amaya Sr. Jose B. Amaya Sr., 95, of Sabinal died on July 29, 2019, in Marion, Illinois. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 10:00 am at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Sabinal with interment to follow at St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery. He was born on March 15, 1924, in Utopia […]
Makayla B. Pargas
Makayla B. Pargas Makayla Brielle Pargas, 2 months old, of La Pryor died on Aug. 5, 2019, in Uvalde. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home of Uvalde. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Jose L. Reyes
Jose L. Reyes Jose Luis Reyes, 64, of Sabinal died on Aug. 1, 2019, at the Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on Jan. 26, 1955, in Sabinal to Eulalia (Contreras) and Remijio Reyes. He loved to go fishing, and watch the Dallas Cowboys and the Sabinal Yellow Jackets play football. The family says he enjoyed wrestling […]
Blanche W. Robertson
Blanche W. Robertson Blanche Weston Robertson, 101, of Uvalde died on Aug. 2, 2019, at her residence. She was born on March 22, 1918, in Leakey to Cora Etta (Crenshaw) and A.G. Weston. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Robertson of Uvalde; son, Davis B. Robertson and wife, Teresa, of Hemphill; grandson, Weston Robertson; and great-grandson, Thomas Hamaker and […]
Virginia W. Scoggin
Virginia W. Scoggin Virginia Wanda Scoggin, 90, of Cleburne, formerly of Uvalde, died on Aug. 4, 2019, in Cleburne. Funeral services are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Crissy N. Sweeten
Crissy N. Sweeten Crissy Nicole Sweeten gained her angel wings the morning of Aug. 5, 2019, after a gradual decline in health. She was surrounded and supported by loving friends and family during the last days of her life. Crissy was born in Uvalde, Texas, on Feb. 26, 1978, to Johnny and Gloria Caballero. She grew up in Uvalde and […]
Carlton D. Wood
Carlton D. Wood Carlton David Wood, 65, of Knippa died on Aug. 5, 2019, in Knippa. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home of Uvalde. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
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