San Antonio Funeral Homes, funeral services & flowers in Texas (2024)

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Carlos Uresti (lawyer and politician), Summer Glau (dancer and actor), Alberto Gonzales (lawyer and politician), Byron Webster (marketer), Jared Padalecki (actor), John Allen Nelson (actor and screenwriter), and Steve Howey (actor and waiting staff).
• San Antonio is home to the following sports teams: San Antonio Spurs and UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball.

San Antonio (/ˌsænænˈtoʊni.oʊ/ Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populated city in the United States of America and the second most populated city in the state of Texas, with a population of 1,409,019. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000 to 2010, and the second from 1990 to 2000. The city is located in the American Southwest, the south–central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the Texas Triangle.San Antonio serves as the seat of Bexar County. Recent annexations have extended the city's boundaries into Medina County and, though for only a very tiny area near the city of Garden Ridge, into Comal County. The city has characteristics of other western urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city limits. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area has a population of over 2.27 million based on the 2013 US Census estimate, making it the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in the state of Texas. Growth along the Interstate 35 and Interstate 10 corridors to the north, west and east make it likely that the metropolitan area will continue to expand.San Antonio was named for Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day is on June 13, by a 1691 Spanish expedition in the area. It is notable for Spanish colonial missions, the Alamo, the River Walk, the Tower of the Americas, the Alamo Bowl, and Marriage Island. Commercial entertainment includes SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, and according to the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city is visited by about 26 million tourists a year. The city is home to the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and hosts the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the largest such events in the country.The US armed forces have numerous facilities in San Antonio: Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base (which constitute Joint Base San Antonio), and Lackland AFB/Kelly Field Annex, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley located outside the city. Kelly Air Force Base operated out of San Antonio until 2001, when the airfield was transferred to Lackland AFB. The remaining portions of the base were developed as Port San Antonio, an industrial/business park. San Antonio is home to six Fortune 500 companies and the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.The missions of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park along with the Alamo, became part of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites on July 5, 2015. The San Antonio Missions became the 23rd U.S. site on the World Heritage List, which includes the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty. It is the first site in the state of Texas.

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San Antonio Obituaries

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on March 7th, 2022 that Jack C Trabucco passed on in Raleigh, North Carolina. Trabucco was 93 years old and was born in San Antonio, TX. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jack C's life.

It was revealed by The Daily Herald on February 6th, 2022 that Marc Webbles perished in Geneva, Illinois. Webbles was 73 years old and was born in San Antonio, TX. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Marc's life.

It was written by Orange County Register on January 30th, 2022 that Paul T Kuras passed on in San Antonio, Texas. Kuras was 93 years old and was born in Chicago, IL. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Paul T's life.

It was written by Chicago Tribune on January 16th, 2022 that David Charles Ferguson perished in San Antonio, Texas. Ferguson was 59 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor David Charles's life.

It was reported by San Diego Union-Tribune on January 11th, 2022 that Robert T Trinkle passed on in San Antonio, Texas. Trinkle was 76 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert T's life.

It was revealed by South West Times Record on January 9th, 2022 that Adelene C Neislar passed on in San Antonio, Texas. Neislar was 100 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Adelene C's life.

It was revealed by Orange County Register on December 5th, 2021 that David E Hackett perished in San Antonio, Texas. Hackett was 81 years old and was born in Saginaw, MI. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor David E's life.

It was noted by RBNJ on November 4th, 2021 that Stanley J Friesenhahn died in Poway, California. Friesenhahn was 86 years old and was born in San Antonio, TX. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Stanley J's life.

It was written by Carroll County News on October 25th, 2021 that Paul E Smith passed away in San Antonio, Texas. Smith was 83 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Paul E's life.

It was revealed by Lansing State Journal on October 21st, 2021 that Ricardo Limon passed away in Lansing, Michigan. Limon was 87 years old and was born in San Antonio, TX. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ricardo's life.

History

The official website for the city of San Antonio is https://www.sanantonio.gov/.