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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Sallie Bernice Salas

Sallie Bernice Salas

Jul 12, 2015

Sallie Bernice Milner Salas, 75, of Bay City passed away July 12, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born May 23, 1940 in Bay City, TX to the late Harris "Zeb" Milner and Verda Ray Townley Milner. She graduated from Bay City High School in 1958 and then attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville....

David Mendoza

David Mendoza

Jul 4, 2015

David Mendoza, 62, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born April 26, 1953 to parents Milton & Mary Mendoza. David worked for Dow Chemical for 22 years, after retiring he loved spending time working on & driving around in his beloved Pontiac Firebird Trans Am's and listening to Little Joe, his favorite singer. He also loved...

Catarina Ramirez Shepard

Catarina Ramirez Shepard

Jul 3, 2015

Catarina Ramirez Shepard, 83, of Bay City passed away July 3, 2015. She was born January 20, 1932 in Cedar Creek, TX to the late Candelario Alba Ramirez and Gertrules Luna Lerma Ramirez. She was a member of both Our Lady of Guadalupe and Holy Cross Catholic Churches and a life member of VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary and American...

Carrie Lee Hebel

Carrie Lee Hebel

Jul 3, 2015

Carrie Lee Hebel, 81, of Palacios, Texas passed away July 3, 2015. She was born in Palacios on June 20, 1934 to James Jesse and Myrtle Snider Hebel. Carrie spent 40 years (1956-1996) teaching at Eastside Elementary School in Palacios. Carrie is preceded in death by her parents and great nephew Joshua Allen Hebel. She is survived by her sister...

Dorothy Stafford

Dorothy Stafford

Jul 2, 2015

Dorothy Stafford, 91, of Van Vleck went to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 2, 2015 surrounded by family. She was born May 13, 1924 in Matagorda County to the late Bouldin Doc & Mildred Bickham O'Connell. Dorothy was a lifelong Methodist, and a charter member of Van Vleck United Methodist Church. She met her husband, Harry Stafford, in...

Margaret Karen Schmitt

Margaret Karen Schmitt

Jul 1, 2015

Margaret "Peggy" Nielsen Schmitt , 66, of Bay City was born December 8th, 1948 in Seattle Washington, and was adopted by Lester and Ragnhild Nielsen. Several years after Lester's death, her Mother remarried and moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa. Peggy graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1967. She attended business school in Des Moines, Iowa. There she met future...

Billy Brice Hamlin

Billy Brice Hamlin

Jun 29, 2015

Billy Brice Hamlin was born in Palacios, TX on July 20, 1933, to Orville Byron Hamlin and Willie Beth Hamlin. Billy and his family moved several times before settling in Palacios where he met the love of his life Dolly Ann Milam (Hamlin) and they married in December 1953. This marriage lasted until his death 61 years later. Billy is...

Alpha Lucille Calk

Alpha Lucille Calk

Jun 29, 2015

Alpha Lucille Calk,83, passed away June 29, 2015 in Bay City, Texas. She was born on April 15, 1932 to Harvey M. Green and Edna Andalee Ellis Green in Stowell, Texas. Lucy was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wade Thomas Calk, Sr. and brothers Albert Rosenbusch, Carl Rosenbusch, Ernest Ellis, Pete Green, Bubba Green and sister Pat Commilleau....

Irene Stidham

Irene Stidham

Jun 27, 2015

Irene Stidham, 96, of Palacios, passed away June 27, 2015. She was born May 16, 1919, in Pickton, Hopkins County, Texas to the late John Sumner Holley and Ida Valera Liner. She worked for many years at the Employer's Casualty Company in both Dallas and Houston. Her husband, Hershal Henry Stidham, son, Robert Lee Stidham, and siblings, Myrtie, Gordon (...

Donald Frost Hollar

Donald Frost Hollar

Jun 27, 2015

Donald "Don" Frost Hollar, 88, of Gadsden, Alabama, joined his wife, Penny, in Heaven on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Don was born in his family's farmhouse near Gail, Texas on October 7, 1926. As a teenager he worked as a cowboy on a cattle drive, harvested wheat from Lubbock, Texas to Lincoln, Nebraska, worked at a hotel in Lubbock, and...

Jack Beasley Oldham

Jack Beasley Oldham

Jun 25, 2015

Jack B. Oldham went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 25, 2015. He was the son of Thomas and Iva Oldham, born in Nome, Texas on April 29, 1926 and grew up in Houston and surrounding areas. Jack served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II from January 1944 to May 1946. He fought in the...

Charles David Petersen

Charles David Petersen

Jun 21, 2015

Charles David Petersen, 15, of Bay City, Texas passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. He was born on February 16, 2000 in Houston, Texas to Joseph and Farrah Buras Petersen. Charles is preceded in death Betty Buras, Curtis "Buddy" Roberts and Elvera "Beaky" Roberts. He is survived by his parents; brother Matthew Petersen; grandparents Benny and Rhonda Buras, Sr. and...

Allen Fiore

Allen Fiore

Jun 21, 2015

Allen Fiore, 27, of Bay City passed away June 21, 2015. He was born December 9, 1987 in Bay City, TX to Matthew Allen and Mary Houston Fiore. He is survived by his mother and step-father Mary Lea & Roy Palmer of Bay City; father and step-mother Matt & Tracey "Sunni" Fiore of Bedias, TX; his significant other Leashia Arndt;...

Selma Verline Barrett

Selma Verline Barrett

Jun 20, 2015

Selma Verline "Jean" Barrett, 97, of Houston, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born June 29, 1917 in Many, Louisiana to the late Henry and Ava Howard Brumley. Selma is preceded in death by her husband Delma Wayne Barrett; daughters Norma Jean Voitle and Sandy Frieda; son Delma Wayne "Buddy" Barrett, son-in-laws Eddie Voitle & Paul Hobbs, daughter-in-laws...

Alfredo James Alvarez

Alfredo James Alvarez

Jun 19, 2015

Alfredo James "A.J." Alvarez of Palacios, went to be with his Lord Friday, June 19, 2015. A.J. was born on December 21, 2012 in Bay City, TX to Leocadia and Jose Alfredo Alvarez. A.J. loved turtles, the movie Turtle Tales and his brothers and his step-sister. He was a loving child, always asking for hugs and always saying "I love...

Avery Michael Campbell

Avery Michael Campbell

Jun 18, 2015

Avery Michael Campbell, 37, of Bay City went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2015. Avery was born on December 17, 1977 in Oakland, California to David and Vickie Knapp Campbell. Avery was a beloved son, a caring father, a loving brother, uncle and a true friend. Avery is survived by his children, Hester Angelica Campbell and...

Irene D. Tobar

Irene D. Tobar

Jun 17, 2015

Irene D. Tobar, 71, of Markham, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was born April 5, 1944 in San Benito, Texas to Luciano and Carmen Pena Davila. Irene is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Pedro Tovar, Sr. She is survived by her daughter Linda Tovar (Isabel) of El Campo, Tx; sons Pedro Tobar, Jr. of Rosharon,...

Doyle Benard Volkmer

Doyle Benard Volkmer

Jun 15, 2015

Doyle Benard Volkmer was born to Henry Benard and Erma Doyle Volkmer on July 11, 1940 at Detar Hospital in Victoria Texas. After a battle with cancer, he went to be with the Lord on June 15, 2015 at the age of 74. Doyle's family moved to Bay City from Victoria in 1949. He attended Bay City schools and left...

Bettye Marlyne Ham

Bettye Marlyne Ham

Jun 14, 2015

Bettye (Pete) Marlyne Massey Ham, 87, joined the Lord on Sunday, June 14, 2015. She was born August 21, 1927 in Lake Wales, Florida to Manning Keith and Margaret Aldret Haynes Massey. She met the love of her life, her husband Billy, while working as a Depot Agent for Southern Pacific in Markham, Texas. Betty married Billy (William Jefferson) Ham...

Mark Allen Dunn

Mark Allen Dunn

Jun 12, 2015

Mark Allen Dunn, 53, was born on November 15, 1961 in Picayune, MS to Eddie L. Dunn, Sr. and Bessie Williams Dunn. He passed away on June 12, 2015. Mark attended Palacios High School and was a general mechanic at Alcoa for 20 years. His hobbies were hunting, fishing and working in his garden. He especially loved working in his...

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