Donnal (aka Donald) Hugh McCarn, 81, of Tomball, passed away August 14, 2013 at the Heartland Nursing Home, in Houston. Graveside funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, 2013, at the Pawnee Cemetery, in Pawnee, Bee County, Texas at 11 a.m. Service arrangements are being handled by Eckols Funeral Home in Kenedy, Texas – 830-583-2533.

Don was born on March 20, 1932, to Hugh Douglas and Dovie Jewell “Bill” Phillips McCarn, in Pawnee, Texas. About 1937, the family moved to Port Lavaca, where Don started school. His dad worked for many farms and gins in the area, but soon became a school bus driver, and spent as much time making sure that Don stayed in class. Don met the love of his life there in Port Lavaca schools, and soon he and Betty Jean Patrick were a pair to be seen everywhere together. Don worked many nights at the old Port Lavaca Theater.

In March 1951, Don joined the US Air Force to do his part in the Korean Conflict. While home on Thanksgiving leave after boot camp, he and Betty were married on November 26, 1951 at the First Methodist Church, in Port Lavaca. After the honeymoon, he was stationed in England, where Betty soon joined him. While there they had their first son, Donald Hugh, Jr.

When Don got out of the USAF in 1955, he worked for Union Carbide for a short period. Going to Texas A & M College was a priority for him. The family spent a few short years in Aggie Land while Don got his degree in Industrial Education, graduating in 1958. During the time in College Station, his and Betty’s second son, Dennis John, was born.

Don moved his family to Corona, New Mexico to work as a school teacher. Shortly after that, he landed a position with Lufkin Industries in Lufkin, Texas. He spent several years in Lufkin, and their daughter, Kerisa Ann, was born. From here he and the family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Great Bend, Kansas, back to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Sheffield Lake, Ohio. The family moved to Conroe, Texas after Betty was diagnosed with cancer. Don went to work for the International Division/Houston of Lufkin Industries where he traveled extensively in the Middle East. They moved to Bellville in 1981 and Betty passed away in 1982.

Don met Jane Barnett and they married in Quinlan, Texas. They lived in Bastrop, Bellville and finally Port Lavaca. At the onset of Dementia, Don moved to Marble Falls to be near Kerisa. From there he moved to the Temple V. A. Nursing Home, then to Tomball.

Don is survived by his sons, Don, Jr. and wife, Beth McCarn of Sealy; Dennis John and wife, Kim McCarn of Anacortes, Washington; daughter, Kerisa Ann and Eddie Storey of Cypress, Texas; seven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren; brother, Bobby Ray McCarn, Port Lavaca; sister, Lynda Sue and husband, Walter Breeding, Madisonville, and a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly.

Terrence Joseph “Terry” McGovern, Age 67, of Kenedy, TX formerly of San Antonio, TX entered into eternal peace on Monday, August 12, 2013.  He was born on May 10, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Edward P. and Maria Hartley McGovern.  He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and uncle. He was a Veteran of the United States Army.  He then went on to serve his community in San Antonio, TX at University Hospital as a social worker for the Texas Dept. of Family Services, from which he retired after 28 years of service. 

 He is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years Irene, his son Christopher Alvear, daughter Michelle Alvear, granddaughter Jacquelyn, grandsons Kendell and Michael, brothers Eddie and Phil McGovern, sisters Monica McClusky and Janie Casanova and numerous nieces and nephews. 

Terry was preceded in death by his parents and brother Thomas McGovern.

 Visitation will be held Thursday, August 15, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel in Kenedy, TX. A Prayer Vigil Service will be held Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 1:30 PM with Funeral  Mass celebrated at 2:00 PM at St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Karnes City, TX. 

Pallbearers will be Chris Alvear, Michelle Alvear, Kendell Seguin, Leroy Kotzur, David Kotzur, and Anthony Salinas.

Margarita Cruz Sendejo, surrounded by her family at her residence in Floresville, Texas, peacefully passed away at 12:15 P.M. Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the age of 95 years, 1 month and 18 days.

Margarita was born, June 20, 1918, in Floresville, Texas, the daughter of Juan Cruz, Sr., and Lina Flores Cruz. She attended school up until the fourth grade and then began working with her family. At the young age of five, Margarita learned how to ride horses with her father. Growing up Margarita worked various small jobs with her family around the fields of South Texas and then later in Michigan. Later in her teenage years and into her adult life Margarita could be found at the local dances. She had a love for dancing like no other and even much later in her life could occasionally be found on the dance floor.

Margarita was of the Catholic faith and practiced it faithfully. She was a lifetime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Floresville, the Church where she brought up her family. Margarita lived a simple life filled with much family and love. She was a loving mother to, Mary, Petra, Rosa, Rudy and Eudelia; having raised them all and instilling in them strong morals and many life lessons. She tended to her children and her home with great love and took pride in it all.

Margarita had a special love for not only her children, but her numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a few great-great grandchildren. She took delight in raising many of them throughout the years and took great pride in each one of them. She could always be found moving and bustling away throughout the many houses she visited; it wasn’t long after Margarita was in your house before you had a clean kitchen and hand washed dishes. She enjoyed her many games of Loteria she played around the dining room tables of her children and grandchildren. She never played for much of a prize; but always found her own prize in the time she spent with them all. In addition to her many hobbies another of her favorites was sitting at
the table and coloring, she colored many a pages from the coloring books of her grandchildren and took great joy in finishing a page and showing it off.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Juan, Sr., and Lina Cruz; her daughters, Elida Sendejo and Mary Sendejo Silva; her sister, Magdalena Garcia; her brothers, Juan Cruz, Jr., and Jacovo Cruz; her grandson, Leandro “Rooster” Herrera, Jr., and her son-in-law, Francisco “Frank” Rodriguez. Margarita is survived by her children, Petra Rodriguez of Floresville; Rosa Guajardo and husband Reynaldo of San Antonio, Rudy Sendejo and wife Mary Ann of Saspamco and Eudelia Herrera and husband Leandro, Sr., of Floresville; her son-in-law, George C. Silva, Sr., of Floresville; her numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a few great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of many friends she made throughout her lifetime.

Visitation will begin after 5:00 P.M., Sunday, followed by the recitation of the rosary at 7:00 P.M., Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Floresville, Texas. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. Monday, August 12, 2013, with 11:00 A.M. Funeral Mass celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Floresville with Msgr. Franciszek Kurzaj officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Floresville, Texas. Serving as pallbearers will be, George O. Silva, Jr., Lorenzo Herrera, Jr., James Ray Guajardo, Ernest Rodriguez, Gregory Peña and Ronnie Sendejo.

Antonia Moreno Rivas, 91, of Kenedy, TX, entered eternal rest, Friday, August 2, 2013 in Karnes City, TX. She was born June 13, 1922, in Karnes County, the daughter of Juan Moreno and Maria Vidaurri Moreno. She is survived by her 2 daughters and 2 sons. A rosary will be recited, Sun. Aug. 4, 2013, at 7PM, in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel,
Kenedy, TX. Funeral mass will be celebrated, 10 AM., Mon. Aug. 5, 2013 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Runge Cemetery.

Aurora “Loli” Amaya Dominguez, a longtime resident of Runge, Texas, passed away, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Runge, Texas at the age of 54 years, 7 months and 22 days.

Aurora was born, December 7, 1958 in Choate, Texas, the daughter of Juan Amaya and Angelita Escobedo Amaya. On June 14, 1980, Aurora married Francisco “Frank” Dominguez, Jr., in Goliad, Texas. Aurora was a devoted homemaker and was a member of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Runge.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 33 years, Francisco “Frank” Dominguez, Jr., of Runge; her mother, Angelita Escobedo Amaya; a nephew that she considered a son, Benito Amaya of Kenedy; her sisters, Maria Inez Amaya, Janie Jacquez, Petra Ramirez and Maria Alvarez and her brothers, Johnny, Isidro, Ramand, David and Martin Amaya. Mrs. Dominguez is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Juan Amaya; her sisters, Herlinda Tovar, Maria Elena Escamilla, Eva Amaya and Angelita Amaya and her brothers, Felipe and Ramon Amaya.

A prayer service will be held at 7:00 P.M., Friday, August 2, 2013 in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel, Kenedy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 3, 2013 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Robert Ochoa and Rev. Isidro Hernandez officiating. Interment will follow in the Runge Cemetery.

Jonathan Lynn Hackney, beloved son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson and boyfriend, was born December 29, 1991 in Beeville, Texas. He attended school in Kenedy, Texas where he graduated from Kenedy High School in 2010. Jonathan currently was a senior at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

He loved to watch and play all types of sports. He was always participating in some sport, be it either basketball, baseball or his most loved sport of all, GOLF. He was also an avid hunter. He always said that any day on the golf course or in the deer blind was like spending a day in heaven. We know that he is having the time of his life as we speak.

 We are here to celebrate his life because Jonathan lived his life to the fullest. He always showed his great sense of humor, his constant laughter, his kind, big, gentle heart, BUT most of all, that BIG, BEAUTIFUL smile. Jonathan was one of the rare ones. He never met a stranger that didn’t become a friend. He never showed animosity towards anyone and he never looked at anything in a negative way because he somehow ALWAYS found the positive out every situation he encountered. Every person that ever came in contact with Jonathan was truly blessed. He just had that special gift He especially had a great love for his nieces and nephew. He will truly be missed by many

 On his final days, the good Lord truly blessed his mother and I, by arranging for him to come home to visit for several days. Even though we lost him on the second day of his home visit, we were truly blessed to have a final “hour” with Jonathan. We had the opportunity to share a great conversation with Jonathan and the love of his life, Jenna. He was sharing one of his many stories and had us laughing so hard that it felt like our sides were about to explode. It was at that very moment that I looked at Jonathan and for some reason, a great sense of pride came over me where I mentally thought, how much of a great son he was, how great of a personality that he had, how good of job that we did raising him and just how PROUD I was to be his father. The only regret was that I did not just blurt it out. But I can say with confidence that he knew how proud his mother and I were and he knew how much we loved him because EVERY TIME we said our “See You Laters”, we always gave him a great big hug, a great big kiss and we told him that we loved him. Shirlene and I recommend that all parents REMEMBER to do hug, kiss and tell your child or children every chance you have that you love them, because you just never know if that chance turns out to be your last chance forever.

 Jonathan is survived by his parents, Kent and Shirlene Hackney, his sister, Jessica Hackney, and the love of Jessica’s life, Miguel Guerrero, grandparents, Arnold and Shirley Hofmann, grandparents Jack and Royleene Bevel, and nephew Jordan Guerrero. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, John Albert Hackney. He was also survived by the love of his life, Jenna Diaz, her parents Rudy and June Diaz and also Jon’s and Jenna’s nieces Makayla and Makenna Quintanilla and their parents, Michael and Jill Quintanilla and beloved godson Kain Jurgajtis.

Family Visitation will be Sunday, July 28, 2013 in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel from 5:00PM to 7:00PM.  Funeral services will be held Monday, July 29, 2013 at 10:00 AM at The First Baptist Churchin Kenedy, TX  with the Rev. Matt Homeyer and Brother T.J. Burris officiating.  Interment will follow at the Runge Cemetery in Runge, TX.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jesse Benavides, Jarryd Duenes, Joe Escandon, Caleb Janysek, Hunter Jurgajtis, and Sean Torres.  Honorary pallbearers are Jack Bevel, Jeff Bevel, Miguel Guerrero, Megan Kelley, David Hackney, Jay Hackney, Tyler Hackney, Trey Merritt, Michael Quintanilla, and Kyle Wilkerson.

Memorials may be made to the Jonathan L. Hackney Scholarship fund at The Karnes County National Bank.

We are deeply grateful for all of the compassionate care that he received from his loving caregivers.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 or online at https://secure3.4agoodcause.com/afa/fundraisers/memorial1.aspx.

Juan DeLaRosa was born, November 26, 1926 and was 86 years old when he went to be with the Lord on, July 1, 2013. Juan was a military veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and worked 17 years with Turbine Support and 3 years civil service at Kelly Air Force Base. He is preceded in death by his brother, Manuel DeLaRosa and his mother Petra M. DeLaRosa. He is survived by his wife, Maria C. DeLaRosa; his children, Santos A. DeLaRosa, Sr. (Caroline), Diana (Scott) Castellano, Rebecca Delarosa and his sister, Maria Casas. Juan is also survived by his 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Visitation will begin, Thursday, July 4, 2013, and a rosary will be recited, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 7:00 P.M., in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral mass will celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 5, 2013 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Kenedy, officiated by Rev. Norbert Herman. Interment will follow in the Loma Alta Cemetery.

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Maona Scott Mixon was born on July 18, 1936 to Herbert H. and Audrey Burton in San Jon, New Mexico; she entered into eternal rest on June 30, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.
Maona was a resident of Karnes City, Texas for over 45 years and most recently resided in Jourdanton, Texas.  She worked for Lovaca Gathering Company and Valero Transmission Company retiring after 21 years of service.  She is predeceased by her parents, her brother, H.H. Burton, her first husband and father of her
daughters, John E. Scott, Jr. and her second husband Charles E. White.   Survivors are her husband Cecil Mixon of Karnes City and daughters:  Jim Elyce Janssen and husband, Glenn of Corsicana; Lajuana Kasprzyk and husband, Clem of Kenedy; Kala Dumont and husband, Tab of Pleasanton.  Her grandchildren include Beau Janssen and wife, Chrystal of Corsicana; Shanna Wadsworth and husband, Josh of Pleasanton; Nicholas Janssen and wife, Miranda Janssen of Corsicana; Kierstyn and Torey Dumont of Pleasanton; Clinton Kasprzyk and wife, Sarah of San Antonio; Carey Baros and husband, Travis of San Antonio; Clayton Kasprzyk and wife Katy of Stockdale.  Additional survivors are her great-grandchildren Logan and Grayson Janssen, Will, Gus and Hudson Wadsworth, Lucas and Ariana Janssen and Cade Baros, and a niece and nephews.

Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm with the funeral service planned for Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.  All services will be held at Eckols Funeral Home in Kenedy, Texas. Burial will be at the Kenedy Cemetery.  Donations in memory of Maona Scott Mixon may be made to the Kenedy Cemetery Association, the American Heart Association or the donor’s choice.