Betty Gay Sturcken Kennedy, a dedicated Mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, entered eternal peace with the Lord on July 23, 2014.Betty Gay was born on June 11, 1921 in San Antonio to Bess Butler Sturcken Harbeck and Harold Eugene Sturcken.  She married Ty Cobb in 1940 but at the age of 21 she was a widow.  She found love again and married William John (Bill) Kennedy.  Her life was full, living in Bogota, Columbia, Guatemala, Florida  and Texas.  She is preceded in death by  husband Bill Kennedy, two sons, Michael and Bryan Kennedy and her grandson, Trey Hugenberg.She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her daughter Karen, Joe, daughter-in-law Nancy Kennedy, grandchildren,Hollie(Luke), Buddy (Kristina),Becky(Troy), Cindy(Jesse), and Tyson, 9 great-grandchildren, her cousins and loving friends.A celebration of her life will be a rosary at Eckols Funeral Home in Kenedy, Texas at 7 PM on Monday, July 28^th.  Following the Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 29 at 10 AM the entombment will be at the Butler Family Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Nurses in Touch Hospice  491 N. Sunset Strip Dr. Kenedy, TX 78119 or to the Butler Family Cemetery (501C-13), P.O. Box 398, McQueeney, TX 78123

Sara Carta age 70, of Kenedy, TX passed away on July 14, 2014 in Karnes City, TX.  She was born on March 24, 1944 in Davidson, Oklahoma to the late Lucio and Maria Garza.  She was a retired cook for the Lubbock State School and of the Catholic faith.

She is preceded in death by her parents Lucio and Maria Garza.

She is survived by her daughters Candy Bustamante of Waco, TX; Lulah Rios of Lubbock, TX; Molly Pena of Karnes City, T; sons Jimmy Don Garza and Eddie Pena both of Missouri, companion Danny Acebedo of Kenedy, TX and 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation began Wednesday, July 16, 2014 after 12 noon and continued up until the funeral service.  Funeral Services were held Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel with the Chaplain Lydia Luna officiating.

Roy Mike Garcia, Age 74 of Kenedy, TX passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 in San Antonio, TX.  Roy was born on September 29, 1939 in Kenedy, TX to the late Jose and Manuela Salinas Garcia.  He was a retired sandblaster, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and a faithful member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church.

He is preceded death by his parents, Jose and Manuela Salinas Garcia, and brothers, Ray and Ruben Garcia.

He is survived by his wife Tila Diaz Garcia, sons, Michael Garcia and wife Renae of Arlington, TX, Mark Garcia of Austin, TX, Dr. Marvin Garcia of Rockport, TX, brother, Joe R. Garcia of San Antonio, TX, and grandchildren Alex Garcia, Amanda Garcia, and Brianna Garcia.

A rosary will be recited on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 7P.M. in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 10A.M. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church with the Rev. Norbert Hermann officiating.  Interment will follow in the Loma Alta Cemetery in Kenedy, TX with Military Honors.

Robert L. Steed, Sr. Age 62 of Karnes City, TX passed away on June 20, 2014 in Karnes City, TX.  He was born on May 23, 1952 in Corpus Christi, TX  to Robert B. Steed and Mary Rose Chapman.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Rose Steed, father Robert B. Steed, daughters, Leticia Steed, Salina Steed, son Robert Steed, Jr, sister Vicky Bland, brothers, Jeff Steed, Kenneth Steed, Richard Steed and 11 grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 3P.M. in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel in Kenedy, TX

Jewel Norene Davidson was born August 15, 1927, in Choate, Karnes County, Texas to Richard Howard Hunt and Iva Agnes Loftin Hunt.  She was the youngest of ten children and upon birth was given the nickname “Peaches” by her father who said, “she was fuzzy as a peach.” She was preceded in death by her father and mother, an infant son, a brother Seth Hunt, and seven sisters Lucille Brown, Leora Carpenter, Edith Sawey, Mable Black, Ada Brown, Gussye Howell, and Marie Hogan and their husbands, as well as daughter Marsha Davidson Holt and identical twin grandsons, children of Marsha Holt.  Peaches married John H. Davidson, Jr. On July 15, 1945 in Choate, Texas.  She is survived by her husband John, a daughter Laura Marie (Penny) Davidson Craig, her husband Dr. William H. Craig, a grandson John William Craig, two great grandsons, and one great granddaughter.

She became a member of the Choate Baptist Church at the age of 12 and in 1950 moved her membership to the Pawnee Baptist Church.  After moving back to Pawnee from Beeville in 1980 she worked at seeing that the Pawnee Baptist Church had a face lift.  She helped design and construct two large stained glass windows for the front of the sanctuary which were her pride and joy.  She taught the young peoples’ Sunday School class for several years and then taught the Adult Sunday School class for almost 20 years while serving as the church treasurer at the same time.  She later became a member of the Pawnee Methodist Church.  She was a retired legal secretary having worked for John C. Beasley at the law firm of Beasley & Beasley in Beeville for more than 20 years.  She and her husband lived in the Pawnee Community for more than 60 years.  She had a full and happy life.

Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Eckols Chapel.  Funeral Services will be held Monday May 26^th. At 11:00 AM from the Eckols Chapel.  Interment will be in the Pawnee Cemetery.

Majin V. Villanueva, Jr. was born on June 25, 1931 in Goliad County to his parents Majin, Sr. and Maria and passed to his eternal rest on May 18, 2014 at the age of 82. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Eva, his wife of 62 years, brothers Joe and Eugenio, and sisters Eusebia, Soila and Juanita. He is survived by his sister Mary and his eight children Martina (Ruben) Garcia, Mary Jane (David) Lerma, Majin III, Mario (Yolanda), John David (Elizabeth), Edward (Brenda), Mary Christi (Alex) Martinez, and Adam Joseph (Michelle), 15 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Majin was a loving, caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. His kind spirit, generosity, and loyalty will be dearly missed by those whose lives he touched.  As a resident of Kenedy for most of his life, he devoted himself to his family and community.  Majin was an extremely hard worker for many years at Hubbard’s Grocery Store and later as an insurance agent for the American National Insurance Company. Insurance sales proved to be his calling in life. He was extremely successful as an agent, staff manager and as a district manager with the company. His dedication to his profession brought him great success in the way of awards and promotions into management positions. It also gave him and his wife the opportunity to travel the world to attend conventions sponsored by the company as a reward for a job well done.  Majin was a devout Catholic and a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and participated in the Spanish Choir for the church. He belonged to several organizations of the community of Kenedy and served several years on the Board of Trustees of Kenedy ISD.

Majin encouraged his loved ones, from the oldest to the youngest, to excel and follow their dreams. Together he and his wife raised a successful family, all who have shown the same belief as his – that you can achieve whatever you put your mind and body to. Each of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren held a special place in his heart. There was nothing more that could bring a huge smile and a twinkle to his eye than to have his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren around him.

He was an honest man and never hesitated to express his opinion. He stood strongly by his convictions, always in a respectful, dignified manner. He faced life head on and never let anything discourage him. He fought through serious illness, the illness and death of loved ones and other circumstances that would have made others despair and give up. To the very end he was strong and talked, not about the misfortune of being ill, but about the opportunity to see his beloved wife again. With his children beside him in the last days of his life he knew that they loved him and that they strongly cared about him. He passed peacefully from their loving arms to the arms of his Lord, Jesus Christ.

Visitation was held from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 21 at Eckols Funeral Home in Kenedy.  The rosary was recited at 7:00 PM. that evening.  A Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:00 AM. Thursday, May 22, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church.  Interment followed at the Kenedy Cemetery. Serving as pall bearers were his five sons Majin III, Mario, John David, Edward and Adam Joseph, his grandsons Alex Martinez, Jr. and Edward Lee Villanueva and son-in-law Ruben Garcia.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation.