Lucy Knebel Hubenak, age 81 of El Campo, passed away on May 20, 2013. She was born on August 23, 1931 in Hillje, Texas, to Emil and Frances Skrovan Knebel. She is survived by her daughter Sheri and John Hogan, sons Larry and Joyce Hensley and Jerry and Beverly Hensley, brother Lawrence Knebel, Sister-in-law Josie Knebel, all of El Campo, 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Lucy was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Wilbur...

Beloved husband and father Victor F. Kainer Jr., age 76 of Stockton, California, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at his home. Vic was born on October 18, 1936 in El Campo to parents Victor F. Kainer and Frieda Treude Kainer. He grew up in El Campo and attended El Campo High School. He graduated from Texas A&M College-Kingsville with dual undergraduate degrees in agriculture and agricultural education. For over thirty years, Vic worked for...

Orville Francis "Obie" O'Briant, 79 of El Campo, passed away May 14, 2013. He was born on October 9, 1933 in Louise, Texas to Alvin E. and Roxie Cobb O'Briant. He was a member of the Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #1749 and a retired volunteer fireman from El Campo Volunteer Fire Department. Obie loved to hunt, spend time at his cabin on Sandy Creek and was very proud of his Irish heritage. He is survived by his wife Shirley; daughters Sharon and Gary...

Crisanta Perez, 83 of El Campo, died on May 12, 2013. She was born on June 11, 1929 in Goliad to the late Mercedes and Cecelia Longoria Garcia. She is survived by her daughter Rebecca Jane Vega (Gerardo,Sr.) of Danevang, sons Johnny Perez Sr. (Lidia) of El Campo, Robert Perez, Sr. (Sylvia Almanzar) of Wharton, 14 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchildren, sisters Olivia Estrada, Luzgarda Cordero, Amelia Cruz and...

Andrew T. Zbranek of El Campo died May 10, 2013 at the age of 67. He was born November 30, 1945 in New Taiton to the late Emil and Mary Kubecka Zbranek. He was a retired oilfield roughneck. He is survived by daughters Lori Zbranek Cordova of Lockhart and Mary Kay Wood of El Campo; sister Mary Ann Smith of Bay City; brothers Sylvester Zbranek of El Campo and Anton Zbranek of Pierce; care-giver Deborah Simmons; and grandchildren Roger, Eli...

Isabel Salinas Rivera, age 92 of El Campo, passed away on May 9, 2013. She was born on November 19, 1920 to Manuel and Frances Medina Salinas in El Campo, Texas. She is survived by her daughters Aurora Mendiola of Bay City, Isabel and Mario M. Sanchez of Houston, Delores Resendez of El Campo, Toni and Carlos Tristan of Houston, 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Isabel was preceded in death by her...

Carolyn Julia Kahanek Newton, 92, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 08, 2013. She was born in Yoakum, Texas on October 5, 1920, to the late Joe and Mary Mikulencak Kahanek of El Campo. She married Wade Neil Newton on January 12, 1939 at the home of the pastor of the First Methodist Church in El Campo. Wade and Carolyn opened and operated Newton Lumber Company from 1947 to 1970. After that they traveled extensively throughout the United...

Berneice Edmonds Collins of El Campo died May 5, 2013 at the age of 83. She was born August 9, 1929 in McGregor to the late Charles Theodore and Martha Welch Edmonds. Music was her life and she was an accomplished pianist. She, along with her husband Richard, founded Collins Music Center in 1957 and she was a longtime piano teacher. She was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, and was the organist and a co-founder of Memorial Baptist...