Leona Estelle Allen
Sep 6, 2016
Leona Estelle Sharps Allen, 95, of Sweeny, TX passed away on September 6, 2016, in Houston, TX. She was born April 20, 1921, in Norton, TX to the late Sanford F. Sharps and Bertha Harding Sharps. She married Alfred M. Allen January 22, 1944. Leona is preceded in death by her parents; step-mom Eunice Pittman Sharps; husband Alfred M Allen;...
Olice Lee Hammond
Sep 5, 2016
On September 7, 1927 Olice Lee Hammond was born to Tom and Eva Birmingham in Clemville, TX. She went to be with the Lord on Sept 5, 2016 after a very lengthy battle against Alzheimer's. She married her sweetheart Robert Winston Hammond on April 30, 1946 at the Methodist Church in West Columbia, TX. They resided in Sweeny, TX for...
Lilla Pauline Etgen
Sep 1, 2016
Lilla Pauline Etgen, 73, of Bay City passed away on September 1, 2016 in Victoria, Texas. Pauline was born on February 25th, 1943 in Angleton, Texas to parents, Otha and Joan Fowler Caldwell. She was a retired employee of the Bay City Independent School District and a faithful member of St Paul's United Methodist Church of Bay City. Pauline was...
Miguel Paniagua
Aug 31, 2016
Miguel Paniagua, Jr., 36, of Bay City passed away August 31, 2016. He was born September 30, 1979 in Bay City to Miguel Paniagua, Sr. and Juanita Gonzales Paniagua. He proudly served his country in the US Navy and was a Commercial Pilot. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include his wife Karla K. Paniagua; father and...
Maria Luisa Huerta
Aug 30, 2016
Maria Luisa Huerta, 83, of Van Vleck, passed away August 30, 2016. She was born September 12, 1932 in Goliad, TX to the late Jose Maria and Lucas Sanchez Mireles. Maria worked as a custodian for many years for the Van Vleck Independent School District before retiring. She was also a long time member of Peace Tabernacle Church in Wharton....
William Edward "Bill" Holzapfel, Sr.
Aug 29, 2016
William Edward "Bill" Holzapfel, Sr., 85, of Blessing, passed away August 29, 2016. He was born on March 30, 1931 in Cuero, TX to the late August and Valerie Duerr Holzapfel. Bill was a dairy farmer in his early years, then spent many years as an operator at Texas Eastern. Bill was an avid fisherman and enjoyed going to the...
William E. "Bill" Frontz
Aug 28, 2016
William E. "Bill" Frontz, 83, of Palacios, Texas was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 28, 2016. Bill was born August 21, 1933 in Wooster, Ohio, to Earland and Heartha (Schenberger) Frontz. As a servant of Jesus Christ, Bill lived his life by example. He enjoyed helping others and served the Bay City Community at one time as...
Jade Lee Hennessy
Aug 28, 2016
Jade Lee Hennessy, 75, of Bay City, passed away on August 28, 2016. She was born on September 27, 1940 in Matagorda County, Texas to the late Clyde and Aileen Jennings Lee. Jade's passion were her animals on her ranch, flowers and all her family. She had a big heart and was always there to help people. Jade was preceded...
Mary G Martinez
Aug 27, 2016
Mary G. Martinez, 80, of Markham, TX passed away peacefully in her home Saturday, August 27, 2016. She was born March 8, 1936 in Kennedy, TX to the late Jose Angel Guerra and Catarina Carrisales Guerra. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt and she dearly loved spending time with her family. She was a member...
Richard Farris Schaal
Aug 25, 2016
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Richard Farris Schaal will be held on Saturday, October 29 at Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City at 10am. The service will be led by Rev. Chester Sassman. Richard, age 60, passed away on August 25, 2016 in his residence in Cleveland, Texas following a lengthy illness. A former longtime resident of Bay...
Daniel Martin Brooks
Aug 23, 2016
Daniel Martin Brooks, 88, of Palacios, passed away August 23, 2016. He was born in Lexington, Virginia on August 14, 1928 to Venable and Marie Brooks. Dan proudly served his country during the Korean War and retired from the US Navy after 21 years of service. Dan is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Delia Frances Meahan...
Jerry Lee Holubec
Aug 22, 2016
Jerry Lee Holubec, 73, of Bay City passed away August 22, 2016. He was born December 27, 1942 in Beeville, TX to the late William Holubec and Mary Ann Hermis Holubec. He was a meat market manager for many years and a retiree of Matagorda County. Most recently, he was known as the 'Tomato King' for the many vegetables and...
Virginia Bell Cole
Aug 17, 2016
Virginia Bell Cole, 85, was born in Lovelady, Texas to the late Guy and Tempia Davis on February 3, 1931. She passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Bay City, Texas with family at her bedside. "Ginger" was raised in Bay City and after high school attended Southwestern Business College. She worked as co-owner of Cole Grass Farms for...
Marshall Everett Brown, Jr.
Aug 15, 2016
Marshall Everett Brown, Jr., 84, of Bay City passed away Monday August 15, 2016. He was born June 25, 1932 to Marshall E. Brown, Sr. and Helen Robinson Brown. He was a teacher,coached for 38 years and proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. Marshall is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived...
Barbara Harrison Mccarty
Aug 14, 2016
Barbara Ann Harrison McCarty, 66, passed away on August 14, 2016 at 12:33 AM in Round Rock, TX. Barbara was born to Frank Thomas, Jr. and Carmel Sliva Harrison on March 17, 1950. She married Pat McCarty on May 19, 1973. Barbara fought a valiant fight against Alzheimer's for the last 14 years and peacefully passed with her three children...
Tommy Boutwell
Aug 11, 2016
Thomas Luther "Tommy" Boutwell, 59, of Palacios passed away August 11, 2016. He was born January 5, 1957 in League City, TX to the late George Franklin Boutwell and Emma Ladell Threet. He owned and operated Boutwell Diesel Works in Palacios. He spent his entire career working on Caterpillar and shrimp boat engines. In addition to his parents, he was...
Rosie Deborah Murphy
Aug 2, 2016
Rosie Deborah Murphy, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, and employee of a dental office. Rosie was born on December 22, 1932in Elkhart, Indiana to the late John Richard Teusher and Herta Jhanna Lange Teusher. She married Donald Clay Murphy on July 2, 1949, and they moved...
Della Mae Shafer
Jul 31, 2016
Della Mae Shafer, 90, of Bay City, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 31, 2016 at Brookdale Sugar Land Assisted Living. Della was born March 28, 1926 in Pledger, Texas to David and Lena Dollery. She attended high school in Markham, Texas where she graduated salutatorian in 1945. She worked for Central Power and Light and later for Speedway...
Patsy Ruth Cartwright
Jul 28, 2016
Patsy Ruth Cartwright, 78, of Wadsworth passed away July 28, 2016. She was born June 23, 1938 in Matagorda, Texas to the late Earl Ray Armstrong and Lela LeCompte Armstrong. She was preceded in death by daughter Susan Elaine Cartwright, husband of 61 years Howard Eugene Cartwright and grandchildren Dakota Cartwright and Rachel Ruiz. Survivors include daughters Debra Lopez and...
Kathy Conrad
Jul 27, 2016
Kathy Conrad, 66, of Humble, TX passed away July 27, 2016. She was born May 30, 1950 in Palacios, Texas to the late Leonard Kunefke and Agnes Maples Kunefke. Survivors include her husband Ricky Conrad of Humble; daughter Corri Perez and her husband Raymond of Montgomery, TX; son Sean Conrad & his wife Jessica of League City; sisters Lynelle Plant...
