Obituaries
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Jan
Myler coached Catholic teams, was an official and umpire
Bryan Bloomer Myler Jr., who died Saturday of complications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was well known in San Antonio's sports community as a coach, official and umpire. (read more).
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Jan
Wilanna Bristow
September 09, 1934
December 30, 2011
Wilanna Bristow has gone home. A native Texan, Wilanna was the only daughter of Maurine O'Banion Blanton and Albert Olan Blanton, both of whom preceded her in death. Born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 9, 1934, Wilanna and her family moved to Lockhart, Texas, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. When she was four years old, her mother sat her down at the family sewing machine. She took to it as if she'd always known how to sew. Rummaging through her grandmother's collection of laces, ribbons and fabrics, she fashioned doll clothes that were one-of-a-kind. (read more).
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Nov
William Byrd "Bill" White
William Byrd "Bill" White passed into eternal rest on Sunday, the 20th of November 2011. White was born in a farm house near McCrory, Arkansas, on the 10th of April 1924, where the White family farmed since the 1850s. White's father died during the Depression, and he handled his share of farm chores while he attended a small school and developed a lifelong habit of reading, beginning with the Bible. (read more).05
Dec
Frederick Julius Tips Jr.
Frederick Julius Tips, Jr., 88, of San Antonio died peacefully at home surrounded by his family Saturday, December 3, 2011, from pneumonia after an extended illness. Born September 10, 1923, in San Antonio, he was the middle son of Frederick Julius Tips, Sr., and Margaret Chambers Tips. He was a great-great grandson of Julius Conrad Tips, who was born in Elberfeld, Germany, and emigrated to Texas in 1849 with close friend Eduard Steves and family aboard the ship Neptune, departing from Dusseldorf. (read more).23
Jun
Bradley Samuel Dibrell
Bradley Samuel Dibrell, age 22, born June 23, 1988, entered into the fullness of Eternal Life, Monday, June 20, 2011 as the result of a car accident while working a summer job in South Texas as a Petroleum Landman. Sam is well-known as the star wide receiver on the Alamo Heights High School's 2006 State Championship football team. (read more).