Obituaries

James “Jim” Wallace Ponton, 64, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away while surrounded by loved ones in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 26, 2021. A memorial service will be held in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at 11 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 404 North Alamo Street, San Antonio 78205.

Cody Austin Ward, 26, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., passed away on Sept. 14, 2021. He was born on June 12, 1995, to Jeffery and Linda Ward in Alpine, Texas. After Cody graduated from Alpine High School in 2013, he went on to study Culinary Arts at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, Texas.

Join us for a Celebration of the Life of Dr. Jennifer Jordan on Saturday, Sept.

Katherine Cosandey Snook, wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully Aug. 10 at her Alpine home, surrounded by family. Katherine was 92, and would have celebrated 72 years of marriage with Don on Aug. 14. Her life was commemorated at a ceremony on Aug. 20, 2021, at Don and Katherine’s house.

New Zealander Alan Maxwell, 94, was a man of science, a citizen of the world, and a loyal West Texan. He died Aug. 22, 2021, in San Diego, Calif. He was born in 1926 to Arthur and Ellen Maxwell of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bryan Hobson Wildenthal of Dallas, Texas, died on Sept. 4, 2021, at the age of 83, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Adele; five children and their spouses, Rebecca Wildenthal, Bryan H. Wildenthal II (Ashish Agrawal), Lora Wildenthal (Carl Caldwell), Kerry Wildenthal Fagelman (Michael Fagelman), and Andrea Wildenthal Hanson (Clay Hanson); five grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

Modesto Espinoza, a lifelong resident of Alpine, Texas, closed his eyes to his earthly home on Sept. 8, 2021, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine with his beloved family by his side. He was 94.

Lewis James “Skip” Kennamer of Alpine, Texas, passed away on Aug. 21, 2021, following a series of strokes and massive heart failure.

Long time Pecos, Texas, resident Paul A. Gerbert, 81, left this world Sept.

Norma Mae King Burling, born Dec. 12, 1928, in Handley, Texas, passed from this life on Aug.