Charles Martinez, Jr.
Aug 15, 2014
Charles Martinez, Jr., 86, of Bay City passed away August 15, 2014. He was born October 17, 1927 in Bay City, TX to the late Charles Martinez, Sr. and Annie Moralez Martinez. After graduating from Bay City High School in 1945, Charles served in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant in Korea from 1945-1947. He worked as a...
James Stanley Barbour
Aug 14, 2014
James "Brutus" Barbour passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014. James was born on July 4, 1938 in Bay City, Texas to the late William and Lillian Swansey Barbour. James was a volunteer with the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department and the Matagorda County Sheriff's Department. James was retired from Chevron-Texaco as a Production Supervisor. James married Betty Lou Clark...
Bobby Tucker
Aug 12, 2014
Robert Andrew Tucker, 42, affectionately known as Bobby, passed away early Tuesday morning in Matagorda, Texas. He was born August 14, 1971 in Phoenix Arizona to Robert and Deborah Tucker. He grew up full of life as the oldest of 3 children and he is known to have heroically saved his sister from a near drowning. He raced BMX and...
Jimmie A. Foss
Aug 11, 2014
Jimmie A. Foss, of Bay City Texas passed away on August 11, 2014. Jimmie A. Foss was born in Bay City Texas on July 23, 1949 He graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1967 and continued on to attend Sam Houston State University. Jim Foss married Jackie Foss in June of 1969; they were married 45 years. Jim Foss...
Donald Earl Brown
Aug 11, 2014
Donald Earl Brown, 89, of Bay City passed away August 11, 2014. He was born September 20, 1924 in Nova, OH to the late George Wilbur Brown and Mary Leona Wolf. He proudly served his country as a member of the US Navy during WWII. Survivors include his wife Betty Jane Brown of Bay City; daughter Diana Lee Brown (Frank...
Ben Weathers
Aug 9, 2014
Ben Weathers, 93, of Cedar Lane, Texas passed away August 9, 2014 in Bay City, Texas peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born on February 18, 1921 in West Columbia, Texas and the fifth of six children to George Washington Weathers and Mahalia "Haley" (Byers) Weathers. Ben graduated from Bay City High School in 1939, and served his country...
Lorenza Perez
Aug 6, 2014
Lorenza Perez, 81, of Markham, TX passed away August 6, 2014. She was born August 10, 1932 in Robstown, TX to the late Guadalupe M. Perez and Santos Salas Perez. She was preceded in death by her sister Josesa P. Longoria. Survivors include sisters Maria J. Perez of Bay City and Cruz P. Olguin of Markham; brothers Macario Perez of...
Ralph Martell Mayhew
Aug 5, 2014
Ralph Martell Mayhew, reunited with his wife Nettie and daughter Jo Ann on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Martell was born on May 6, 1922 in Etta, Mississippi to the late Joseph A. and Jessie Moody Mayhew. Martell proudly served during WWII in the Army Corp of Engineers, serving in the Pacific theatre building airstrips for Allied forces. He was an...
Alexander Muniz Jimenez, Sr.
Aug 3, 2014
Alexander "Cando" Jimenez, Sr. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Alex was born on August 15, 1930 in Cuero, Texas to the late Jose and Felecitas Muniz Jimenez, Sr. Alex was an avid hunter and fisherman. Alex was a loving father and grandfather. Alex proudly served his country during the Korean War in the Marine...
Sylvia Romero
Aug 3, 2014
Sylvia Romero went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Sylvia was born on December 1, 1954 in El Campo , Texas to the late Raymond and Estella Cadriel Escobar. Sylvia is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Romero and Bianca Escobar; grandchildren, Angelina Molina, Soriah Molina, Christian Molina, Jolissa Wanez, and James Kizzee; Great-grandchild, Paisley Servantes. Mass...
Theresa M. Rangel
Jul 29, 2014
Theresa M. Rangel, 58, formerly of Bay City passed away July 29, 2014. She was born November 27, 1955 in Bay City, TX to the late Luis Rangel and Ramona Perez Rangel. Survivors include brothers Louis Rangel & wife Delphina of Lake Jackson, David Rangel of Bay City and Robert Rangel & wife Irene of Bay City and a number...
Margaret Kathleen Carnley
Jul 28, 2014
Margaret Kathleen Carnley, 88, of Bay City passed away July 28, 2014. She was born December 14, 1925 in Fairbanks, Alaska to the late Anthony Hemple and Helen Young Hemple. She was also preceded in death by her husband Melvin Carnley, step-father Marsh Keep, brother Jack Hemple and daughter-in-law Betty Carnley. Survivors include sons Kevin Carnley & wife Barbara of...
Lenore Hall Simons
Jul 28, 2014
Lenore Hall Simons of Bay City, Texas passed away peacefully on July 28, 2014. She was born on January 30, 1911 and lived 103 years and 7 months. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lenore Pipkin Hall and Kirk Hall of Dallas, Texas; her beloved husband, Dr. Bryan E. Simons of Bay City: her son, Dr. Bryan E....
Nicholas Michael West
Jul 27, 2014
Memorial services for Nicholas Michael West, 61, of Palacios will be 2:00 PM this Sat. (Aug. 2) at the First Presbyterian Church. Nick was born on Dec.14, 1952 in Rushville, Indiana to the late Bert and Betty West and he passed away on July 27 in Bay City. Nick was a career newspaperman at various newspapers and was the Editor/Publisher...
Sylvia Mae Landry
Jul 25, 2014
Sylvia Mae Landry, 97, formerly of Bay City passed away July 25, 2014. She was born May 27, 1917 in Vinton, LA to the late George Washington Akers and Arcadie Sensat Akers. She taught at Holy Cross School for 27 years and at Van Vleck ISD for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her husband Simon...
Evelyn Maurine Mielsch
Jul 23, 2014
Evelyn Maurine Sutton Mielsch passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 after a brief illness. Evelyn was born to Lewis L. and Thelma C. Sutton on December 10, 1932 in Henderson, Texas. Mr. Sutton, Evelyn's father, was an oilfield worker and the family moved where the work was in Texas and Oklahoma, finally settling in Bay City in 1945. She...
Pedro Garza
Jul 22, 2014
Pedro Garza, 89, of Sweeny passed away July 22, 2014. He was born August 1, 1924 in Hidalgo, TX to the late Inocente and Juana Garza. Survivors include daughters Maria Rayburn (George) of Sweeny, Angelina Cook of Katy, Rosalinda Pellquin (Rich) of Richmond and Lucy Martin of Sugar Land; sons Ruben Garza of Missouri City, Juan Garza (Carmen) of Ft....
Margarita Perez
Jul 22, 2014
Margarita Perez, 58, of Bay City passed away July 22, 2014. She was born August 4, 1955 in Victoria, TX to Ralph C. Hawkins, Sr. and Margaret Reyes Hawkins. She was a loving wife, daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband George Perez of Bay City; parents Ralph & Margaret Hawkins of Bay City; daughters Nancy Higgins (Adam...
Warren A. Criswell
Jul 14, 2014
Dr. Warren Alvord Criswell DVM, 89, of Bay City passed away July 14, 2014. He was born December 28, 1924 in Throckmorton, Texas to the late Robert Lee Criswell and Goldie Frances Detwiler Criswell. He was born and raised on the SMS Ranch in Throckmorton County, Texas. Warren grew up around cattle and horses participating in the annual round-up and...
Joe Kelly
Jul 13, 2014
Joe Kelly, 67, of Bay City passed away July 13, 2014. He was born August 9, 1946 in Bay City, TX to George Bud Kelly and Raye Tillmon Kelly. He and his father co-owned Kelly's Car Care in Bay City for many years. He loved to fish and cook, especially bar-b-que, but most of all , he loved spending time...
