Carole Lee Mainka
Aug 18, 2015
Carole Lee Mainka, 72, of Bay City went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. She was born August 8, 1943 in Paris, OK to the late Caroll and Loraine Davies Hunt. Carole was a loving and caring person. She had a kind soul, always putting others ahead of herself. Carole is preceded in death by her parents,...
Jean Henry
Aug 15, 2015
Jean Kendall Henry, age 73, passed away on August 15, 2015, at her residence in Bay City, Texas. Jean was born on November 25, 1941, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Knight Phillip Kendall and Lottie Maye Abernathy Kendall. She graduated from Sam Houston High School in Houston, Texas, in 1960 and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from...
Ophelia Cantu Kidder
Aug 13, 2015
Ophelia C. Kidder-de los Santos, 83, of Sugar Land passed away August 13, 2015. She was born August 31, 1931 in Gulf, TX to the late Guadalupe and Rosa Cantu. She retired as a Personnel Associate for Houston ISD and was a member of Houston Education Office Personnel Association. She spent a lot of her childhood visiting relatives in Mexico...
Gary Orsak
Aug 11, 2015
Gary Forest Orsak, 66, of Bay City passed away August 11, 2015. He was born August 31, 1948 in Bay City, TX to Archie Orsak and Marilyn Dreher Orsak. He was preceded in death by his father, Archie Orsak and son-in-law, Jeff Nance. Survivors include his wife Sharon Orsak of Bay City; mother Marilyn Orsak of Rockdale, TX; daughters Karrie...
Fannie Merle Welch
Aug 10, 2015
Fannie M. Slone Welch, 88, passed away August 10, 2015 in Brownfield, Texas. She was born March 2, 1927 in Gulf, Texas to Frank E. Weaver and Georgia Mullins Weaver. She attended school in Gulf, Matagorda, Bay City and Blessing. She was a graduate of Massey Business College in Houston, Texas. Fannie Merle married Theodore (Ted) Wilson Slone July 6,...
Ruben Montalvo
Aug 10, 2015
Ruben Montalvo of Bloomington, TX , passed away at the young age of 44. He was born May 6, 1971 in Bay City, TX to Robert Garza and Norma Diana Sanchez. Ruben is preceded in death by his grandparents Domingo and Ramona Sanchez; a son Cody Montalvo and a brother Richard Charles. He is survived by his parents; daughters Rebecca...
Kathryn Louise Dannels
Aug 9, 2015
Kathryn L. Dannels of Blessing went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 9, 2015. Kathryn was born on Oct. 21, 1927 in Mont Belvieu, Texas to the late Ray and Helen Bonneau Bowers. Kathryn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She loved being surrounded by her family and friends . Kathryn was retired after...
Sidney Claude Mcminn
Aug 7, 2015
Sidney Claude McMinn, 70, of Bay City passed away August 7, 2015. He was born December 28, 1944 in Coolidge, TX to the late Buford Glenn McMinn and Beatrice Brown McMinn Pickett. He was preceded in death by two brothers Bobby McMinn and Roger Pickett. Survivors include one daughter Kimberly McMinn; sisters Robbie McMinn Church, Mary Schubert and Lita Wisenbaker;...
Holly Hill
Aug 7, 2015
Holly Deanne Hill, 22, of Van Vleck, TX passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, August 7, 2015. She was born on February 15, 1993 in Wharton, TX to Bryan and Christine Anne (Bryant) Hill. Holly was raised in Van Vleck, and graduated from Van Vleck High School. Her passions in life included painting, singing in the church choir,...
Nellie Faye Fellers
Aug 6, 2015
Nellie Faye Rutherford Fellers, 89, of Bay City, passed away Thursday August 6, 2015. She was born October 30, 1925 in McMullen County, Texas to W.C. and Nellie Ann Ray Rutherford. Nellie is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband Roland C. Fellers. She is survived by her daughter Madelyn Heger and husband Frank; sons QM2 Roland A....
Bertha Reyes Mireles
Aug 5, 2015
Bertha Reyes Mireles, 76, of Clute passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015. She was born in Bay City, Texas September 26, 1938 to Evaristo and Teresa Samaniego Reyes. Bertha enjoyed all genres of music, including country, gospel, blues and jazz. But she loved Tejano music! Music was in her heart and soul really. She enjoyed baseball games, from the New...
Dorothy Lynn Smallwood
Aug 3, 2015
Dorothy Lynn Sindel Smallwood, 78, of Bay City passed away August 3, 2015. She was born October 12, 1936 in East Bernard, TX to the late Jim Sindel and Bessie Fojtik Sindel. She was preceded in death by one son Daniel Ellis. Survivors include her husband Jimmie Smallwood of Bay City; daughters Ramona Smallwood, Sonja Kjergaard & husband Todd both...
Lorenzo Vega Gonzales
Jul 28, 2015
Lorenzo Gonzales, 79, of Van Vleck passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. He was born on September 5, 1935 in El Maton, Texas to the late Ramon and Lola Vega Gonzales. Lorenzo was an avid fisherman. He loved working in his garden planting peppers and oranges. He truly had a green-thumb. In his younger years, he loved to barbeque...
Robert "Bobby" Allen Dillard
Jul 28, 2015
Robert "Bobby" Allen Dillard, 71, of Markham passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. He was born October 10, 1943 in El Campo to the late Murel & Louise Schmidt Dillard. Bobby worked for CPL for over 31 years as a foreman, was a member of First Methodist Church of Palacios, and served his country during Vietnam as a member of...
Marcelle Anne Odom
Jul 28, 2015
Marcelle Anne Odom, 90, passed away on Tuesday July 28, 2015. She was born September 29, 1924 in Wadsworth, TX to Fred E. and Blanche Pentecost Ryman. Marcelle married the late Robbins P. Odom on October 11, 1945. She and her husband were very active members of the First Baptist Church of Bay City. She loved going to church and...
Jo Ann Jalufka
Jul 26, 2015
Jo Ann "Jo" Jalufka of Blessing passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was born on December 27, 1947 in Bay City to the late Alvin and Hazel Guynes Baker. Jo was the organist for St. Peters Catholic Church in Blessing for many years. She taught Catechism for the St. Peter's Parish and was a member of the Catholic...
Vito Davila
Jul 25, 2015
Vito Davila, 80, of Palacios, was called home July 25, 2015. He was born Ernest Gonzales on April 13, 1935 in Edna, TX to David and Maria Nava Gonzales, Sr. Mr. Davila dutifully served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957 during the Korean War. After his discharge from the USAF, he became a licensed Cosmetologist, doing...
Vernis Joseph Landry
Jul 24, 2015
Vernis J. Landry passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. Vernis was born on August 5, 1934 in Jefferson Island, Louisiana to the late Leo Paul and Ida Desormeaux Landry. Survivors include his loving family, sons, Quinn Scheppan and wife Lynda, Rick Scheppan,Patrick Landry, daughters, Verna Romero, Connie Duhon, Theresa Richard and Pattie Smith; 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren...
Alfred Joseph Eggemeyer
Jul 23, 2015
Alfred Joseph "Freddy" Eggemeyer, 64, of Palacios passed away Thursday July 23, 2015. He was born June 12, 1951 in Palacios, TX to Wilbard Frank and Vera Shimek Eggemeyer. Freddy was a life-long resident of Matagorda County and proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Freddy is preceded in death by his parents. He...
Joe Faye Deshotels
Jul 20, 2015
Joe Faye Deshotels passed away in Bay City, TX on July 20, 2015 at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Amanda Yeamans Raymond; her brothers Jack and Thomas Raymond; sister Alyne Cox; her husband J.D. Deshotels, her son Doug Deshotels, and her son-in-law George Eicke. Joe Faye was born January 19, 1920...
