Obituaries

Sharon Sinclair, 82, of Uvalde died Feb. 21, 2024, at her residence. Services are under the direction of Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Leader-News.

William Eaton Jackson III Aug. 19, 1940 – Feb. 6, 2024 Bill Jackson, 83, beloved husband, father, brother, and Opie, peacefully departed this world on Feb. 6, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Born Aug. 19, 1940, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Bill grew up in Uvalde, graduating high school in 1958. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. […]

James Joseph Braden, 92, of Uvalde died Feb. 18, 2024, at his residence. Services are under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary and a full obituary will appear in a future edition of Leader-News.

Roberta Devella Hobbs Gass, 94, of Uvalde died on Feb. 19, 2024, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 2, 1930, in Barksdale to Velma Beatrice Fogle and Otto Robert Hobbs. She met Paul Irvin Gass Sr. when she was 16 and he was 20, and they married on March 24, 1946, at the home of Paul’s sister, Edna […]

Jesus Saucedo Martinez, 82, of Uvalde died on Feb. 12, 2024, at Methodist Metropolitan in San Antonio. He was born on April 18, 1941, in Uvalde to Consuelo (Saucedo) and Jose Jesus Martinez. He is survived by his wife, Masimiana (Maxine) Martinez; four daughters, Connie Rubio and husband, Luis, of Uvalde, Yesenia Flores and husband, Leo, of Brackettville, Erica Ayala […]