Represented Central Texas in Congress for 31 years, retiring in 1995; Roscoe native grew up in Big Spring; was young protg of Lyndon Johnson. Migrant farm worker who became a civil rights activist fighting citrus company Donna Fruit for worker's compensation for son's wife and child after her son, Juan Torrez, died while performing his job; after winning the case, worked to bring the same justice to other farm workers through the courts; a statute ending worker's compensation exclusion for contractors signed into law 1984. Democrat represented the Rio Grande Valley in the Texas House 1960 to 1973; state senate 1973 to 1981; district judge in Hidalgo County 1981 to 1994. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.funerariadelangelcupples.com for the Whitten. Football legend was one of Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys," played six-man football at Christoval, went on to NFL playing for Rams and Redskins, coached U of H Cougars and, in the pros, the Bears, Redskins, and Oilers. Chief chemist at Pearl Brewery where he worked from 1954 to 1981; distinguished Navy pilot in World War II. Director of the 1974 cult horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; native of Austin also directed the 1987 sequel with Dennis Hopper, as well as Poltergeist in 1982 with Steven Spielberg, and worked on other films, and various television programs. Richard King, the founder of the King Ranch. Rose from receptionist at CBS in 1941 to be a director in early television, helped establish the talk show, game show, and cooking show as TV staples, raised in Dallas. From 1947 to 1997 served four separate stints as state representative and senator from Tarrant County and in between served on the Fort Worth city council. Former Railroad Commission chairman, Athens native was legal counsel to Gov. San Antonio businessman and activist with Republican Party and the League of United Latin American Citizens. Texas Supreme Court justice, chief judge of the U.S. 4th Court of Appeals and dean of the law school at Baylor University. Banjo picker for the Light Crust Doughboys. Oilman and banker, a leader in promoting Corpus Christi arts and growth in the 20th century. U.S. Army soldier murdered in an armory at Fort Hood whose body was found buried in countryside more than two months later, focusing national attention on sexual harassment in the military; born and raised in Houston, trained as a 91F, small arms and artillery repairer. McKinney native co-wrote Jim Reeves hit "He'll Have to Go," and other songs; helped form the Country Music Disc Jockey Assoc., which later became the Country Music Assoc. Former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and adviser to many other Texas political leaders. Attorney instrumental in creation of DFW Airport, GOP state chairman, legislator, gubernatorial candidate, Dallas native graduated from SMU, husband of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Wheeler, who was gunned down by Clyde Barrow's gang; later worked with Texas Rangers against illegal gambling. Owner of the iconic Broken Spoke dance hall in Austin, along with his wife Annetta White and his two daughters; brought joy to patrons through food, drinks, and Texas Two-Steppin' to live bands since 1964; Austin native. Nuclear physicist taught at UT-Austin from 1976 to 1986, involved in Manhattan Project, coined term "black hole" in 1967. Showing 10 of 95021 obituaries SORTED BY MOST RECENT FIRST Mary Frances Cloud 12/25/1943 - 01/08/2023 Mary Frances Cloud, age 79, of Houston, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. San Antonio native was one of the first women to lead a big U.S. newspaper at the St. Paul Pioneer Press; died while vacationing in New Zealand. Local obituaries for Allen, Texas. Allan Shivers; she served on the board of regents of Pan American University from 1965 to 1978. Owner of Austin's popular El Rancho restaurant, which he opened in 1952; was Texas Golden Gloves boxing champion in 1937. Congressman from East Texas for twelve terms, his advocacy for the Afghan struggle against the Soviet Army was the subject of the film Charlie Wilson's War. Businessman, A&M Class of 1943, served as A&M regent 196875 and as president of former students, donated the landmark bell tower on campus in 1984. Dean of the University of Texas School of Law from 1949 to 1974 credited with helping develop it into one of top such institutions. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts working at NASA in Houston and the last American to fly solo in space. The first Hispanic four-star general in the U.S. Army; completed the ROTC program at Texas Tech University in 1951; awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in both Korea and Vietnam; born in Kingsville the son of a King Ranch cowhand. Former mayor of San Antonio (1971 to 1973) and city council member. The singing cowboy born in Tioga; besides his movie and television work, he was a sports team owner, broadcast tycoon and philanthropist. Bay City native was a descendant of the sister of Stephen F. Austin, gave 7,500-acre ranch in Real County for an orphans' home and retirement village. Student leader in the 1960s at Texas Southern University, arrested on a marijuana charge; "Free Lee Otis" became chant across Texas. Actor born in San Antonio; starred with Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo; made several other movies in the 1970s including Fortune and Men's Eyes; in his later years did ministerial work at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. Daughter of a San Antonio attorney, she fished, was a talented markswoman, and played classical piano; ran her ranch near Blanco well into her 90s. Galveston native, son of Greek immigrant became prominent independent oilman; pioneer in hydraulic fracking, developer of The Woodlands community north of Houston. Funeral Home Browse Obituaries and Death Records in San Antonio, Texas Susan Mary Zachary, 73 - Dec 25, 2021 James E Young, 86 - Oct 15, 2021 Karen Eylin Ortiz, 22 - Aug 4, 2021 Tara Lea Fishel, 51 - Jul 2, 2021 Christina Teresa Moomaw, 48 - Jun 27, 2021 Chonita Rodriguez, 91 - Apr 4, 2021 Co-founder in 1972 of Fiesta Mart supermarkets specializing in international foods, one store grew to chain of 49 across Texas. Charles William Davis 11/18/1948 - 01/12/2023 . Spent 41 years presiding over San Antonio municipal and state district courts. UT professor of anthropology who focused on the rock art of Texas, led the Texas Memorial Museum for 21 years. Pilot Point farm boy who spent 24 years living simply as Catholic bishop, first in San Angelo 1966 to 1969, then in Dallas retiring in 1990; criticized for transferring to new positions priests accused of sexual molestation. Oilman who helped establish the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Houston native was screenwriter for The Secret of My Success and The Happiest Millionaire; associate producer of TV's Playhouse 90 and GE Theater. Scion of Southwest Texas ranch family who served as governor during the oil boom years of 197278, restored credibility of state government following the Sharpstown scandal. Leader of the NAACP, "Mr. Civil Rights" to a generation of Dallas blacks. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts working in Houston and the only one to fly in all three of NASA's manned spacecraft programs. Better known as the burro lady or La Riena, she wandered the Trans-Pecos for decades alone with her burro. Younger brother of Gov. Longtime head of the El Paso-based Farah garment manufacturing company founded by his parents. His murder by a police officer in Minnesota sparked worldwide protests of police brutality against Blacks; his last words, "I can't breathe," became a rally for the protesters. Granddaughter of Dallas Morning News founder George Bannerman Dealey. Fiddle legend played with country music stars from Bob Wills to George Strait, born on a farm near Tyler, grew up in Bascom, began playing with the Rose City Swingers when he was 12. State senator for 20 years and U.S. congressman for two terms 1981 to 1985 representing the Coastal Bend, son of longtime U.S. Rep. Wright Patman. Longtime columnist for the Abilene Reporter-News. Amassed a fortune beginning in the 1970s as "the king of the apartment business" in Houston with more than 30,000 units. Optometrist who in the 1930s co-founded Texas State Optical in Beaumont along with three brothers; served on the Texas Optometry Board. Daughter of prominent Texas politician Robert Ewing Thomason, wife of former chairman of A.H. Belo Corp. H. Ben Decherd, and mother of Dealey Decherd Herndon and Robert W. Decherd, Belo directors. Austin inventor who created the first voice mail system in the late 1970s and patented it in 1982. labeled the "Queen of Tejano Music"; Lake Jackson native won Tejano Music Award Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987; shot and killed in Corpus Christi. Singer graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth; attended Texas Tech University; wrote songs "Rocky Mountain High" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; died in a plane crash off California. Basketball coach at Texas Christian University where his teams, known as "Killer's Frogs," won back-to-back championships in the Southwest Conference in 1986 and 1987. Nobel Prize-winning plant scientist and father of the "green revolution" that increased crop yields worldwide, distinguished professor at Texas A&M. Dallas civic leader was son of Russian immigrants, built the family name into a well-known brand of dairy products. Dean of the school of music at Baylor University for nearly 40 years. Painter, author, art critic and art patron in San Antonio; headed board of trustees at the University of the Incarnate Word from 1973 to 1990. The former "hippie mayor" of Austin in the 1970s, first serving at age 26 on the city council where he challenged the political establishment. Musician and pianist who arranged music for some of Walt Disney's earliest films. Scientist at Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical School who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in medicine for cell research; became UT Southwestern's pharmacology chairman in 1981 and dean of the medical school in 2004; noted for resigning from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas in 2009, citing concerns about business-interests influence over scientific research. Founder of the Bakersfield Sound, his country hits included "Act Naturally" and "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"; co-host of TV's Hee Haw; was born on a farm outside Sherman. Famed Western novelist wrote more than 60 books mostly set in West Texas, spent most of his life as a journalist writing about livestock and ranches, first for the San Angelo Standard-Times. Renowned organist known for improvisation, born in Lubbock, taught sacred music since 2004 at UT-Austin. Legendary golf instructor at the University of Texas and Austin Country Club. Construction contractor who served as Fort Worth mayor in late 1950s. Deport native, physician who was co-founder of the Kelsey-Sebold Clinics in Houston in the late 1950s. Born in Aguilares as his show business parents were passing through; performed in San Antonio before breaking into movies, such as Rio Bravo and The High and the Mighty. Texas Republican stalwart, born Anne Legendre in New Orleans, married into South Texas ranch family, adviser to four presidents, served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, was Kenedy County commissioner at time of her death. Renowned chemist who served as president of Rice University (1961 to 1969). A visitation will be Sunday November 22, 2020, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Wiley Submit An Obituary with more recent and relevant content unless the obituary is already assigned to another user. Friday, January 13, 2023. Former postmaster general and ambassador to Poland; retired in 1989 as professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. Texas high school basketball legend led Dallardsville-Big Sandy to state championship in 1952, member of Alabama-Coushatta tribe. Owner and pitmaster of iconic barbecue joint in Taylor started by his father Louie in 1949. Air Force test pilot who in 1954 set an attitude record of 90,440 feet, longtime resident of Clifton. Born in San Antonio to a former slave, practiced law in Houston for nearly 50 years, fought to integrate the Harris County Courthouse cafeteria when a cross was burned in his yard; he was also a flight instructor to the famous Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. Son of wealthy Galveston family, supported various projects including Moody Gardens and restoration of Opera House. Democratic congressman from Corpus Christi for 22 years until 1978, and former Nueces County judge and prosecutor. The first black playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize; won for the drama No Place to Be Somebody (in 1970). Developer of Dallas' NorthPark shopping mall in the 1960s; philanthropist who donated sculpture collection and museum to the city. President and general manager for 29 years of the Dallas Cowboys, making them into "America's Team," University of Texas journalism graduate. Heisman Trophy winner who propelled Southern Methodist University football into the national spotlight in the 1940s. Bush chose College Station for his presidential library. Put your name on the town or county of your choice. Noted Hollywood producer of Dynasty, Love Boat, and other TV hit shows; former SMU cheerleader grew up in South Dallas. Former Fort Worth mayor, founding member of the DFW airport board and former chairman of the Texas Christian University board of trustees. Surgeon who attended President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital in 1963. Began teaching music at Prairie View A&M University in 1978, five years later started the "Marching Storm," the marching band and dance troupe he directed until his death. Dallas civic leader credited with moving a section of the Trinity River and making way for the freeway that bears his family's name. Former history professor at Baylor University and Schreiner College, wrote The German Texans in 1981; slain at his ranch near Kerrville. His wife, Anna Waynette, 82, preceded him in death, July 3, 2009. Longtime leader of Czech community in Dallas; state director of the Czech Catholic Union of Texas for more than 20 years and honorary state director until his death. Texas music icon evolved from 1960s rock and roll with Sir Douglas Quintet and "She's About a Mover" to Texas Tornados of the 1990s and playing country and conjunto; died of a heart attack while in Taos, N.M. Matriarch of the Houston retail family, San Antonio native attended Rice University, patron of the arts. Democratic member of Congress for South Texas, decorated Marine veteran, served 16 years in Legislature. Former Dallas Morning News artist who drew the syndicated cartoon Mr. Tweedy. Member of the staffs of Presidents Nixon and Reagan, assistant to William F. Buckley; ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 1994; died of a heart attack at his Dallas home. Brought an issue-driven approach to Dallas City Council 1980 to 1984. His wife, Louise, 76, died Aug. 25, 1998, in California. A 1958 Time magazine cover proclaimed him "the Texan Who Conquered Russia" when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he was raised in Kilgore, lived in Fort Worth where a piano competition there honors him. Oil executive who headed the Harry Bass Foundation, established by his father, which supported Dallas museums and charities. Eagle Pass native, cowgirl who taught more than 30,000 girls to ride horses at Camp Waldemar near Hunt; retired at 80 but continued to teach at the camp; died in San Antonio, two weeks after a fall from her horse. Lindale resident was evangelical minister and author of The Cross and the Switchblade, founder of Teen Challenge International and the Times Square Church in New York. Headed Texas A&M University former students association from 1964 to 1979. Airline executive raised in Palestine, Tx., who helped launch Southwest Airlines in 1971; in 1981 he started Muse Air with his son. Actor born in Temple; Taylor (Tx.) Sculptor of Fort Worth's Will Rogers statue and other statues in the state; member of Waggoner ranching family. Fort Worth blues legend, musician and club owner, mentor of local talent. Legendary Odessa trial lawyer who fought for school integration, the United Farm Workers Union, defended La Raza Unida activists. Coke Stevenson, after his wife died; lived with her daughters in the Governor's Mansion while her husband served in World War II. Drug kingpin accused of conspiracy to kill U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. in 1979 in San Antonio, paroled in 2003 after serving prison term on lesser charges. Chief architect of NASA's Mercury capsule and contributor to the design of other spacecraft. Senator and Gov. Adopt the TX Town or County of your choice and share your message with the world. Who Where Receive obituaries Peggy Knowles January 13, 2023 (90 years old) View obituary Ellen Blascyk January 2, 2023 (83 years old) View obituary Corsicana native started throwing The Dallas Morning News in high school and went on the serve on the board of directors of Belo, the parent company. Widow of war hero Pvt. Longtime sports editor and columnist for the Austin American-Statesman; Brenham native was also respected historian of UT Longhorn football. Olympic gold-medal sprinter in 1964 and Dallas Cowboys receiver for 10 years, earning a Super Bowl ring in 1972; died of kidney failure. Virgil Glenn Fleming, 75 of Huntsville, Texas by MyParisTexas December 26, 2022 Dennis Wayne Shannon, 73, of Paris, Texas by MyParisTexas December 26, 2022 Clarence Merritt Graves, 86 of Detroit, Texas by MyParisTexas December 26, 2022 Shirley Ann Risinger, 88, of Paris by MyParisTexas December 26, 2022 Robert Wayne Weems of Paris, Texas Former Austin mayor and city council member who in the 1960s pushed construction of MoPac Boulevard, Loop 1, a major city thoroughfare. Dean of LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin from 1977 to 1983, began teaching at UT in 1969, appointed to national advisory panels by President Reagan. Bellville native and highway engineer for 37 years who oversaw the construction of Austin's main two expressways, I-35 and MoPac. Beaumont high school star, went on to NFL with Colts, Raiders, Oilers, prolific career in movies and TV; in Los Angeles, Aug. 3, 2011. Internationally-known as pilot "Wrong Way Corrigan"; the Galveston native died in Orange, Calif. Former managing editor of McCall's and Good Housekeeping magazines, senior editor at Doubleday, writer of children's books. Houston sculptor born in Amarillo; highly visible works include Portable Trojan Bear in Houston's Hermann Park. In television and movies she reigned as "Queen of the West" alongside husband Roy Rogers, "King of the Cowboys"; wrote their theme song "Happy Trails"; born in Uvalde, raised in Italy, Tx. Country and folk singer-songwriter known for "Mr. Bojangles"; born Ronald Clyde Crosby in New York state, he roamed the country playing music under stage names "Jerry Ferris" and "Jeff Walker" before adopting the current one; settled in Austin in 1970s and joined the outlaw country scene; continued writing and performing until diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. Longtime San Antonio civic leader; helped form the San Antonio Tennis Association and Alamo Boys' Ranch. Longtime Texas agriculture commissioner and Democratic party leader. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such epic novels as Texas and Hawaii who taught at and eventually endowed the University of Texas. One of four sons of Lebanese immigrants who achieved prominence in South Texas politics; former prosecutor and judge. Soft-drink delivery-truck driver starting in 1935 who eventually became CEO of Dr Pepper Co., chairman emeritus at his death. Dallas political leader; served four terms on the city council; died of leukemia. Civic leader and philanthropist; descendant of El Paso pioneer Zach White. Nationally-known food writer and broadcast personality. Served 16 years in the Legislature and 12 years as a Dallas County commissioner; active in the Dallas Greek community. Co-founder in 1975 and chef of Fonda San Miguel, Austin's first Mexican restaurant offering cuisine from interior Mexico; its regular customers included the families of Lyndon B. Johnson and George W. Bush; Ravago co-authored two books, including one with his co-founder Tom Gilliland. 1 hit "Yakety Yak" in 1958, also "Charlie Brown.". Archer City native was congressman from Northwest Texas 196173. Burkburnett native was oilman known as "King of the Spraberry" for making the Permian Basin field productive, served as trustee for Rice University. Federal judge in East Texas for 35 years. Smithsonian Institution historian beginning in 1984, retiring in 2002 to Fort Davis; author of a book on the Star-Spangled Banner; director (1970-1977) of the Winedale Historical Complex near Round Top; also worked on the 1968 HemisFair and with the Dallas Historical Society and Museum of New Mexico; attended high school in Fort Worth; graduate of Texas Christian University. Aeronautical engineer who helped create NASA; Waco native earlier was assistant to then Sen. Lyndon Johnson. Built a radio empire of all-Spanish radio to the United States and spread Tejano music. Architectural historian and Dallas native, wrote A Field Guide to American Houses, which was named in the top ten outstanding reference books in 1984 by the American Library Association; helped found Preservation Dallas to conserve historic buildings and areas in the city. Former executive editor and vice president of The Dallas Morning News. Former president of the Texas Historical Foundation and art patron in Houston, Round Top and Dallas. Heisman Trophy-winning running back (1957) for A&M where he played for Bear Bryant, after playing for the NFL Cardinals he was A&M athletic director and served in other positions until 2001. Owner of Dallas Cowboys 1984 to 1989; Dallas businessman; longtime member of the Texas A&M University Board of Regents. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas 1956 to 1964; presided over the Episcopal Church in the late 1960s. Lubbock native played mild-mannered Nancy Hughes on the soap opera As the World Turns for more than 50 years. 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