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Sabinal firefighters’ fundraiser dinner set Saturday

The Sabinal Volunteer Fire Department’s annual barbecue will be ready for pickup, delivery or eating on-site Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Veter­ans Memo­rial Live Oak Park pavilion. The tickets originally purchased for this spring will be honored. The drawing for prizes will be held that evening. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Sabinal Independent School District athletic director Jeff Kowalski met with district... READ MORE >

Woman jailed for resisting arrest

JUNE 18 6:45 P.M. – Jose Canales Gonzales, 64, of 613 E. No­pal St., was arrested by the Uvalde Police Department on charges of criminal trespass. JUNE 19 3:22 P.M. – Lisa Marie Olivarez-Velasquez, 33, of 906 W. Leona St., was arrested by Uvalde Police Department for violation of pre-trial conditions on charges of possessing between 1 and 4 grams... READ MORE >

One Thayer heads for retirement, another for Honduras

Uvalde County resi­dent Albert Thayer is immensely proud of his family’s commitment to service of their country, which has taken two sons across the globe with the Army and Marines. Master Sergeant Paul G. Thayer will soon join the job market, now that he has retired after 25 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. His retirement ceremony was held June... READ MORE >

Thomas H. Caffall

Thomas Henry “Jack” Caffall, 85, of Luling, formerly of Uvalde, died on June 21, 2020, at Magnolia Living and Rehabilitation in Luling. Caffall, known as Jack to friends and family, was born on Nov. 10, 1934, to Annie Mae (Singleton) and Jesse Elmer Caffall in Bandera. He grew up in Tarpley, Bandera, the Rio Grande Valley, and Uvalde. According to... READ MORE >

Larry T. Faglie

Larry Truman Faglie, 75, of Uvalde died on June 20, 2020, at his residence in Uvalde. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at Knippa Cemetery. Faglie was born on May 27, 1945, in Ballinger to Ira McAgie (Jones) and Newt Harrison Faglie. He married Barbara Pickens in Uvalde on June 4, 1966. He is survived... READ MORE >

Pablo V. Morin

Pablo Velazquez Morin, 50, of Uvalde died on June 18, 2020, in San Antonio. Morin was born in Del Rio on Jan. 4, 1970, to Rosa Maria (Velazquez) and Francisco B. Morin Jr. He is survived by wife, Rachel Ann Fernandez, of Uvalde; three sons, David Anthony Morin and wife, Lucy Gonzales, and George Arturo Juarez, all of Uvalde, and... READ MORE >

Celia Cavasos

Celia Cavasos, 91, of Uvalde died on June 17, 2020, at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Cavasos was born in Camp Wood on April 28, 1929, to Dolores (Carbajal) and Manuel San Miguel. She married Esquiel Kele Cavasos on May 2, 1946, in Uvalde. She is survived by daughter, Norma J. Ruiz and hus­band, Mario, of Uvalde; sister, Roberta “Ruby”... READ MORE >

Maria B. Flores

Maria Blanca Flores, 79, of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde, died on June 19, 2020, at Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Center in San Antonio. Visitation will begin at noon today with a rosary rec­itation at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral mass will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Cremation is under... READ MORE >

Carmen G. Hill

Carmen Gomez Hill, 81, of Uvalde died on June 17, 2020, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Hill was born on Oct. 13, 1938, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to Guadalupe (Gomez) and Leopoldo Placencia. She married Rene Brady Hill in Uvalde on July 14, 1962. She is survived by her husband of 57 years of Uvalde; two sons, Rene Hill Jr. and... READ MORE >

Salvador Ontiveros

Salvador Ontiveros, 88, of Uvalde died on June 24, 2020, at his residence in Uvalde. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rushing- Estes-Knowles Mortuary and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.... READ MORE >