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Obituaries

Lina Cortes

LINA CORTES

Lina Cortes was born in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, on July 6,1924. She made her way to heaven on April 5, 2021, three months shy of her 97th birthday, surrounded by her children.

MIRIAM BOUNDS

MIRIAM BOUNDS

Miriam Bounds was born on March 10, 1931, in Streetman, to Frank Bates Jenkins and Willie Fair Sherrard Jenkins. She graduated from Brenham High School in 1948. Upon graduation, she moved to Dallas, where she married Gene Alan Bounds in 1949. They made a home in Dallas and created a close and loving family with their three children, Gene Alan Jr., Sharon and Sandy. The family grew up splitting time between Dallas and managing the Bounds ranch in Wortham. Following the death of her husband Gene in 1972, Miriam remained in the Dallas area and continued to raise her children.

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