Obituaries

Carmon Pershing Henderson Jr., 82, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Jan. 5 in his home surrounded by his wife and children.

We are sad to announce the passing of Maria De La Luz “Lucy” Granado of Fort Davis. She was born March 19, 1957 and passed away peacefully at the age of 65 on Jan. 6. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Anna Marie; son, Eric Lee; mother, Eva Lara

Palma Jean Clark Fessenden Beckett was born on March 20, 1936, in Ringgold, LA and died Jan. 5, in Maggie Valley, NC. She was the daughter of Al and Marguerite Cook Clark of Ringgold. Palma was really bright and talented and had a wicked sense of humor. She was gifted with perfect pitch and a photographic memory and was a music major at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA where she sang in the a cappella choir. When Palma left Northwestern, she moved to the big city of Ft. Worth. Her work life was primarily in technical industries, including American Cyanamide and Lockheed Martin. While at Lockheed, she was the administrative assistant to the VP. In this position, she quickly learned new computer programs and she was asked to teach the new programs to others, which were used to create technical presentations for international participants. When Palma decided she wanted to master new things it happened, because she willed it to be so.

Kathleen Seale Withers passed from this realm Sunday morning, Nov. 13, after a long battle with cancer.

Raul Acosta Garcia was born on March 15, 1953, in Alpine, to parents Magdaleno and Maria Garcia. He passed away peacefully amongst family on Dec.15, in Kingwood.

Juanita Garcia Muniz, loving mom, and homemaker, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 at Val Verde Nursing Home in Del Rio on Dec. 27. She battled Alzheimer’s for many years. She was born on January 5, 1940, in Marathon to Florentino and Luciana Garcia. She attended grade school in Marathon and then later moved to Alpine with her family where she attended Centennial School and excelled as a basketball player during her time in school, competing at state. She later married Cruz Muniz, Sr., and had four children Annabel, Martha, Cruz, Jr., and Michael.

Don G. Slocomb died peacefully on Dec. 22. Born on March 11, 1934 in Galena Park, he lived a full life. After a year of teaching junior high band, Don decided to pursue his clarinet professionally, earning a master’s degree at the University of Houston and studying at Julliard, polishing his technique in regional orchestras, and finally performing for thirty-three years with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Don and wife Carol long planned to retire to Alpine after twenty-five years at the Davis Mountains Fitness and Training Camp.

Raul Acosta Garcia was born on March 15, 1953, in Alpine, to parents Magdaleno and Maria Garcia. He passed away peacefully amongst family on Dec.15, in Kingwood.

Melanie Kay Neie, 43, passed away suddenly on the clear, sunny afternoon of Nov. 2 at her home in Alpine. Melanie was born six minutes after her twin sister on April 14, 1979, much to the surprise and delight of her parents, Sue and Van Neie. Melanie grew from a beautiful baby girl into a lovely, beautiful young woman. She spent her entire life working and helping people and fur babies in need, something she loved to do. She was funny, smart, and sweet and all who knew her loved her. Her loss leaves us all heartbroken and devastated. Melanie always gave her all in helping others, never expecting anything in return, and the world is a darker, sadder place without her in it. Melanie is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Millie and Van Neie, Sr., maternal grandparents, Melba and Gene Watson, and aunts Vivian Ratcliff and Kary Allee.

A service to celebrate the life of Kathleen Ryan Kolas, 73, of Terlingua is pending for a later date in the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery, where she will be placed with her husband. She died on Friday, Nov. 25, in Lubbock.