Obituaries

Iva Pauline Bentley was born in Baird, Texas on May 22, 1945. She passed away on April 2, 2019. Pauline was a native of Ozona and graduated from high school here in 1963. She played basketball, was on the annual staff, played trumpet in the band. She was on the soil conservation team. Her class as freshman were the first girls that got to wear jeans to school.

After high school she graduated from the university in El Paso with a degree in physical education. She was a member of ZTA society. She taught PE in Uvalde and went to Center Point where she was the head girls basketball and track coach. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance where she taught anatomy.

On August 31, 1978 she married Jack Bentley. They have lived here in Ozona ever since.

Ramon Fierro Sanchez passed away March 20 at Crockett County Care Center.

He was born in Ozona on June 2, 1946.

He is survived by his wife, Ana. They enjoyed over 50 years of marriage, love and devotion. His son, Mark (Abilene) and his daughter, Maria (San Antonio) carry on his spirit. He had three beautiful granddaughters: Brianna Lara (San Antonio), Hanna and Katheryn Sanchez (Abilene) and one grandson, Christopher Lara, of Ozona, and wife Thelma. He also enjoyed the love of two great grandchildren, Nathaniel and Lilliana Lara in San Angelo.

Left to grieve are his sisters Rosario Sanchez, of Ozona, Nelly Gibson of Keller, Texas and brothers Richard Sanchez of Keller and Carlos Sanchez of Arlington.

He also left behind his stepmother, Lucia Sanchez, who resided with him at Crockett County Care Center.

Ramon also leaves behind his special family friend, Robert Fierro and his family from San Angelo.

Iva Pauline Bentley was born in Baird, Texas on May 22, 1945. She passed away on April 2, 2019. Pauline was a native of Ozona and graduated from high school here in 1963. She played basketball, was on the annual staff, played trumpet in the band. She was on the soil conservation team. Her class as freshman were the first girls that got to wear jeans to school.

After high school she graduated from the university in El Paso with a degree in physical education. She was a member of ZTA society. She taught PE in Uvalde and went to Center Point where she was the head girls basketball and track coach. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance where she taught anatomy.

DEATH NOTICES

Ramon F. Sanchez died March 20, 2019. Funeral services were Friday, March 22, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with burial following at Lima Cemetery. Arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.

He was born June 2, 1942 in Ozona. He was a loader/operator for the county. He married Anna Fierro on Dec. 24, 1968 in Ozona. He was a member of the Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife Anna of Ozona, daughter Maria T. Lara of San Antonio, son Mark Sanchez of Abilene, sisters Nellie Sanchez of Keller and Rosario Sanchez of Ozona, brothers Carlos of Arlington and Richard of Southlake, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Online condolences can be made at kerbowfuneralhome.com.

Gilbert Cadengo Limon was born December 23, 1939 in Mexico. He went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2019.

Graveside services were held Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Lima Cemetery in Ozona. Arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.

Gilberto was preceded in death by his parents Hermenejildo and Maria Cadengo Limon, sister Juanita Limon and granddaughter Stephanie Jaclynn Luna.

Left to cherish his memory are daughters Juanita Remedies and husband Dale of Zwolle, La., Edwina Cruz and husband Jay of Grand Prarie, Maribel Limon and husband Sergio of Mansfield, son Gilbert and wife Sarah Limon of Zwolle, grandchildren A.J. Luna, Michelle Limon, Krystal Cruz, Michael Luna and wife Elyssa, B.J. Cruz and special friend Lisa, Daniel Aguilera and wife Jessica, Selena Cruz, Jaycee Limon, Xander Limon and Grayson Limon, great grandchildren Alise Luna, Alex Luna and Dalis Luna, sisters Tina Cruz and Cruz Borrego.

Lovelle Crawford, 82, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. She was born on August 4, 1936 in Woodward, Texas to Ada and J.O. (Jack) Barnett. She was the oldest of three children.

She attended school in Natalia, Texas; Jal, New Mexico; and then Galveston, Texas. Lovelle met Bill while visiting a cousin who lived in Natalia.

On July 26, 1952, she married Billy West Crawford in Natalia. They raised seven children and were married 67 years. They moved to the Bissett ranch near Ozona in 1968 where her husband, Bill, worked until 1975. Fond memories of times at the ranch have been shared through the years, not only by Bill and Lovelle’s children, but by their friends, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Lovelle welcomed kids into their home whether they were visiting teams competing in sporting events in Ozona, or cousins visiting for a few days in the summer.

Catherine M. Carson passed away in Shannon Hospital after a brief battle with cancer on March 5, 2019.

Cathy was born on January 26, 1947 in Austin.

She is survived by Bill, her loving husband of 50+ years; her daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Greg Lawford and two granddaughters Abbey and Haley; her daughter and son-in-law Haley and Rodney Najar, and granddaughter Chelsey; and her daughter and son-in-law Amanda and Jason Green, and two grandsons Carson and Logan. She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Julia and Bruce Rogers; and her brother and sister-in-law Hank and Eva Miller; her mother-in-law, Norma Carson; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Bonnie and Buddy Baldridge, along with nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

She is proceeded in death by her parents LaVaun and Henry Miller and her father-in-law Bill Carson, Sr.

Catherine M. Carson passed away in Shannon Hospital after a brief battle with cancer on March 5, 2019.

Cathy was born on January 26, 1947 in Austin.

She is survived by Bill, her loving husband of 50+ years; her daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Greg Lawford and two granddaughters Abbey and Haley; her daughter and son-in-law Haley and Rodney Najar, and granddaughter Chelsey; and her daughter and son-in-law Amanda and Jason Green, and two grandsons Carson and Logan. She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Julia and Bruce Rodgers;brother and sister-in-law Hank and Eva Miller, her mother-in-law, Norma Carson; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Bonnie and Buddy Baldridge, along with nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

She is proceeded in death by her parents LaVaun and Henry Miller and her father-in-law Bill Carson, Sr.

Bill Crawford, 84, died on Monday, February 25, 2019. He was born on October 6, 1934 in Edinburg, Texas to Herbert & Rosa Crawford. He was the eldest of their four children.

On July 26, 1952 he married Geneva Lovelle Barnett in Natalia, Texas and together they raised seven children.

He went to high school in Natalia, Texas and in his early years, lived in the Devine/Bigfoot area. In 1968, he moved his family to the Bissett Ranch near Ozona, Texas, where he worked until 1975.

Many precious memories were made while the kids were growing up on the ranch. Then he moved the family to town and opened and operated an auto shop for over 30 years.

As an Ozona community member for many years, Bill loved coaching Little League Baseball and influenced many young people as their coach. He was a lifelong supporter of the Ozona Lions and Lady Lions. He loved watching his children and later his grandchildren compete in various sports.

Bill Crawford, 84, died on Monday, February 25, 2019.  He was born on October 6, 1934 in Edinburg, Texas to Herbert & Rosa Crawford. He was the eldest of their four children.

On July 26, 1952 he married Geneva Lovelle Barnett in Natalia, Texas and together they raised seven children.