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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Belen Naranjo Martinez
Jun 11, 2015
Belen Naranjo Martinez, 60, of Bay City passed away June 11, 2015. She was born March 29, 1955 in Portland, Texas. She is survived by her husband Mariano Martinez, daughter Norma Martinez and son Marcel Martinez and wife Sarah all of Bay City; sister Emma Castro of Sinton, TX; brothers Juan Naranjo, Manuel Naranjo and Viviano Naranjo all of Taft,...
Dora Ellen Warn
Jun 10, 2015
Dora Ellen Warn passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the age of 95 in Bay City, Texas. She was born on December 9, 1919 in Midfield, Texas to Horace C. Troutman and Mabel Rose Smith Troutman. She is survived by daughters Helen Pratt, Mary Layton (D. L.), Dorothy Havel, Lilly Di Stasi (Tony) and daughter-in-law Linda Warn. She...
Katherine Marie Hurd
Jun 9, 2015
Katherine Marie Hurd left her earthly home into her Heavenly home on June 9, 2015. She was born June 30, 1938 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Woodie and Margaret Sanders Sims. Katherine is preceded in death by her parents and husband Clifford Hurd, a sister and three grandchildren. She is survived by daughter Teresa Hollister and husband Lane of Bay City;...
Ralph R. Rodriguez
Jun 7, 2015
Ralph R. Rodriguez, 73, of Bay City passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015. Ralph was born March 6, 1942 in Freeport, Texas to Arthur E. and Bertha Rodriguez. At a young age he became a lifetime resident of Bay City. Ralph was known for the love of music, dancing and was a very talented in playing the piano in...
Faye Reeves Sewell
May 29, 2015
Faye Reeves Sewell stepped into eternity Friday, May 29, 2015. Those left behind include her sweetheart Earnest Sewell and her grandchildren Jennifer and husband Dean Brannon, James Reeves, and their mother Debbie Reeves. She also shared a special relationship with her nephew, Mike Rayburn, who was like a son to her. The Sewell family will miss Faye very much as...
