Gary Robert Hale
Sep 21, 2016
Gary Robert Hale, Sr., 68, of Bay City passed away September 21, 2016. He was born January 30, 1948 in Houston, TX. He worked his entire career for International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local Union 74. He was preceded in death by his father Daniel Paige Hale, his mother Gladys Joyce Frizell Reed, his step-father Curtis Glen Reed, his brother Daniel...
Hill Winfrey
Sep 18, 2016
Hill Winfrey, 82, of Bay City, Texas went to be with the Lord Sunday September 18, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lena and Hill Winfrey Sr.; sisters, Eutha Hamilton of Harlingen, Texas, Zerline Anderson of Georgetown, Texas., and Billie Jo Winfrey of Georgetown, Texas. Hill was a descendent of Thomas Nelson Jr. one, of the signers...
Jack Miller
Sep 17, 2016
Jackson Ormand "Jack" Miller, Jr., 77, of Bay City, formerly of Victoria, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, after a long struggle with Parkinson's. He was born December 7, 1938 in Victoria, to the late Jack O. Miller and Ellen Braman Miller. He was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church. He was a rancher, conscientious property owner and conservationist who...
Melani Freeman, D.V.M.
Sep 17, 2016
Melani M. Freeman, D.V.M., 61, of Bay City, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016. Melani is survived by her beloved daughters and sons-in law, Rachel and David Esslinger of Houston, TX and Kristen and Zack Webernick of Needville, TX, as well as her grandchildren, Piper Esslinger (2 years old) and David "Tripp" Esslinger (6 weeks old). Melani is also...
Esmeralda Alvarado
Sep 16, 2016
Esmeralda Alvarado, 68, of Bay City passed away September 16, 2016. She was born August 8, 1948 in Mexico to the late Juan Torres and Carmen Estrada Torres. She was preceded in death by her son Juan Alvarado, sister Maria Guadalupe Torres Estrada and brother Jose Natividad Torres Estrada. Survivors include her husband Cesar Alvarado; daughters Carmen Dominguez (Abel) of...
Marie George
Sep 13, 2016
Marie George, 79, of Bay City passed away September 13, 2016. She was born September 17, 1936 in Clay County, Texas to the late Jesse L. Wallace and Velma Owen Wallace. She worked for many years at Cole Plumbing in Bay City and was involved in many facets of the community including VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary, Pilot Club, Women's...
Florencia Vasquez
Sep 9, 2016
Florencia Vasquez Zavala, 87, of Bay City, Texas died on September 9, 2016 surrounded by family and friends. Florencia was born on January 26, 1929 in Mexico to Benigno Zavala and Agustina Zamarripa. In her earlier years, she was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Palacios and later in life, was a devoted member of our Guadalupe Catholic...
Leo Castillo
Sep 7, 2016
Leo Castillo, 62, of Bay City passed away September 7, 2016. He was born December 20, 1953 in Bay City, TX to Filemon Castillo and Marcella Villanueva Castillo. He was preceded in death by his father Filemon Castillo, his brother Christopher Castillo and a grandson Zachry Slotman. Survivors include his wife of 40 years Pamela Welch Castillo; his mother Marcella...
Tunky Hinton
Sep 6, 2016
Evelyn Roberts "Tunky" Hinton, 82, of Matagorda passed away September 6, 2016. She was born December 29, 1933 in Galveston, TX to the late Gideon Lee Roberts and Dolly LaBerta Roberts. She was preceded in death by her children's father David Parker Hinton, by an infant son David Boyd Hinton and three sisters Melva Roberts, Diane Roberts and Penny Pinion....
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...
