Obituaries

Sue Katherine Phillips Prock, age 84, passed away at home in Richmond, Texas, holding hands with her children on Sunday, May 21, 2023

Sarah Lucia Swonke, 92, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023 at Tomball Regional Medical Center with her sons by her side. Sarah was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Sept. 24, 1930, to Carlos and Lucia Urias. The oldest of five children, she grew up in Fort Stockton but spent time in Italy, Germany, and New Mexico before moving to Tomball in 1958. 

Hector Estrada Ibarra, age 82 of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton from complications due to a hemorrhagic stroke.

Eloi “Eloy” P. Garcia, 75 of Fort Stockton, passed away on May 20, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. 

Visitation will be Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 12-7 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend, 301 N. Main Street in Fort Stockton. There will be a rosary recited Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 7 p.m., also at Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St Agnes Catholic Church, 4094 North Highway 18 in Fort Stockton. Interment to follow at Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. 

Alberto Martinez Subia, 83 of Fort Stockton, passed away on May 18, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas. 

Visitation will take place Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 1-7 p.m., followed by rosary at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend, 301 N. Main Street in Fort Stockton. Funeral Services will take place Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 403 S. Main Street in Fort Stockton. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend. 

Katherine Majure Farned, born April 12, 1925, in Dixon Community, Neshoba County, Mississippi to Reuel and Marcie Gardner Majure, passed away May 12, 2023, in Denton, Texas at the age of 98. She married William Farned on May 27, 1946, in Union, Miss. and was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers and sister.

The Vasquez Family is sad to announce the passing of Inez Vasquez, devoted daughter, loving mother, and dedicated sibling, aged 73, of Houston, Texas on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Oscar Rubio Moralez, 87, of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on May 10, 2023, in Odessa, Texas.

Public Visitation will be from 12-8 p.m. on May 17. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.

Margaret C. Dominguez, 84, of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away May 6, 2023, in McCamey, Texas.  

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 12-7 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend 301 N. Main St. Fort Stockton, Texas. There will be a rosary recited Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7 p.m. also at Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend. Funeral mass will be Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 403 S. Main St. Fort Stockton, with Father Francis Njoku officiating. Interment will follow funeral mass.  

Joan Florence (Danielson) Warner, 80, of Waco, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 after a lengthy illness. The memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m., April 29, 2023 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Boulevard in Waco. The service will also be live-streamed with the link available on the funeral home website. The family will be available for visitation at the chapel one hour prior to the service.