James Harold Grisham
Jun 6, 2014
James "Jimmy" Harold Grisham went to meet his creator on June 6, 2014. Jimmy was born to Eaton and Gertrude Grisham ,April 1, 1933 in Bay City Texas, and was a lifelong citizen of Matagorda County with roots back to Stephan F. Austin and Isaac Van Dorn, the first Sheriff of Matagorda County. Jimmy graduated from Van Vleck High School...
Henry Allen Bradford
Jun 5, 2014
Henry Allen Bradford, 64, of Bay City passed away June 5, 2014. He was born October 8, 1949 to the late Henry Bradford and Nell Tobek Bradford. He was a 1969 graduate of Bay City High School and served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired as Superintendent from LCRA after 36 years. He also worked for...
Ernest Jerome Opella
Jun 5, 2014
Ernest Jerome Opella, 77, passed away suddenly June 5, 2014 in Houston, Texas and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Born October 1, 1936 in West, Texas to Ernest Frank Opella and Margaret Socha Opella, the family moved to El Campo in 1938. He grew up attending St. Phillips Catholic Church and graduated from El Campo High...
Doris Lou Wilks
Jun 1, 2014
Doris Lou Wilks, 73, passed away June 1, 2014. She was born August 17, 1940 in Bay City, TX to the late Ollie Falks and Charlotte Holloway Falks. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Wilks. Survivors include daughter Teresa Gibbs & David Hall; sons Steve Wilks & Sybil O'Neal and Michael Wilks & Cassie Crochet; sister Dolores...
Barney Mason
May 30, 2014
Chief Barney Mason Sr left this world he so proudly served on May 30, 2014. His life began in a one room tent with a pot belly stove for cooking and heating in Boling, TX on March 31, 1930. He was raised and attended school in Boling and eventually served his country in the Korean Conflict from July 11, 1951...
John William Milner
May 27, 2014
John William Milner, 79, of Bay City passed away May 27, 2014. He was born December 24, 1934 to the late William "Zeb" & Verda Milner. He graduated from BCHS in 1952. He retired from Brown & Root Construction, worked many years in the oil field and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include children Odie & Kim Milner,...
Kay Rea Milliff
May 27, 2014
Katherine Ray "Kay Rea" Milliff, 80, of Wadsworth passed away May 27, 2014. She was born February 13, 1934 in New Gulf, TX to the late George Peter Ottis and Meda Mangum Ottis. She was a 1952 graduate of Bay City High School. Kay Rea was married to the love of her life Jerry Milliff for 55 years. Kay and...
Letha Mae Bailey
May 25, 2014
Letha Mae Loose Bailey, 77, of Bay City passed away May 25, 2014. She was born September 15, 1936 in Bay City, TX to the late Marcell Loose and Annie Janise Loose. She was preceded in death by her husband Newie Bailey and brothers Walter Loose and Henry Loose. Survivors include 4 daughters: Vickie Walker & husband Otto of Brazoria,...
Grace Bullard Keener
May 18, 2014
Grace Bullard Keener of Bay City passed away on her 91st Birthday, May 18, 2014. She was born May 18, 1923 in El Campo, Texas to the late Joseph Clifton Bullard and Rosie Emma Marek Bullard Grace is preceded in death by her parents; husband C.B. "Cotton" Keener; brothers Cliff, Mike, Marion, Oliver, Henry and Billy Bullard; sisters Mary August...
Mark J. Senkyrik
May 15, 2014
Mark J. Senkyrik, 62, went to His final reward on May 15, 2014, at his residence in Cedar Lane. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that he touched in some way throughout his life. He was born in Bay City on August 05, 1951. He is preceeded in death by his father Jerome Harry Senkyrik known...
Theodore Bear
May 15, 2014
Theodore Bear, 74, of Sargent passed away May 15, 2014. He was born February 2, 1940 in Chicago, IL to the late Arthur Bear and Permilla Nehmer Bear. He was a steel worker; volunteer fireman in Lansing, IL; member of Model A Club; member of Caney Creek Chapel in Sargent and loved to square dance. He spent 23 years in...
Robert "Bobby" A. Matthews
May 13, 2014
Robert A. "Bobby" Matthews, 69, of Van Vleck, TX passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Matagorda Regional Medical Center. He was born to Sylvain A. "Jack" Matthews and Madelyn Lipscomb Matthews in Bay City, TX on September 28, 1944. Robert graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1962 and later from Sam Houston State University with a Master's Degree....
William Walter Doss
May 8, 2014
William Walter Doss, Jr., 78, of Wadsworth, TX passed away May 8, 2014. He was born November 26, 1935 in Bay City, TX to the late William Walter Doss, Sr. and Ida Elizabeth Culver Doss. He was a rancher and worked for many years as a soil conservation field representative for the USDA. He was preceded in death by his...
Ottmar Schimek
May 8, 2014
Ottmar Schimek of Bay City, passed away on May 8, 2014, at the age of 90. He was born on Sept. 22, 1923 in Schulenburg, TX to Henry Schimek and Christina Wentrcha Schimek. Ottmar moved to Matagorda Co. in 1928. He married Martha Jane Hejtmanek on Sept. 8, 1943, and moved to Bay City. For the next twenty years he...
Martha Jane Etie
May 8, 2014
Martha Jane Etie, 97, of Bay City passed away May 8, 2014. She was born May 12, 1916 in Bay City, TX to the late Zachary DeLano and Frannie Jane Nuckols DeLano. She was a 1934 graduate of Bay City High School where she served as the 1st Drum Major and President of Girls Reserve. She owned and operated Etie's...
Bobby Leo Finch
May 7, 2014
Bobby Leo "B.L." Finch, 85, of Sweeny passed away May 7, 2014. He was born in Houston, TX to the late Walter Lionel Finch and Hettie Mae Ellis Finch. He was a graduate of Bruni High School in Bruni, TX and attended A & I College in Kingsville, TX and Southwest Texas University in San Marcus, TX. Bobby spent his...
Christine Anne Hill
May 5, 2014
Christine Anne Hill, 49, of Van Vleck passed away May 5, 2014. She was born December 19, 1964 in Bay City, TX to Elvin W. Bryant and Margaret J. Dement Bryant. She worked as an LVN.
Survivors include her husband Bryan Hill of Van Vleck; parents Elvin W. and Margaret J. Bryant of Matagorda; daughters Laura Anne...
Mabel Naomi Bobbitt
May 2, 2014
Mabel Naomi Bobbitt , 88, went to her heavenly home on Friday, May 2, 2014. Mabel was born on January 22, 1926 in Francitas, Texas to the late Cyrus Perry and Ica Lena Purvis Tucker. She received her education in Blessing, Texas after moving to Blessing. The family moved to Palacios right before the out-break of WWll where she met...
Ernest Lechuga
May 2, 2014
Ernest "Ernie" Lechuga, 57, of Bay City went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 2, 2014. He was born December 29, 1956 in Yorktown, TX to Casildo and Beatrice Rios Lechuga. Ernie was a volunteer fireman with the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department. He liked to Kayak, loved the Lord, and was a member of the First Baptist...
Edith Clapp Linton
May 2, 2014
Edith Clapp Linton, 92, went to her eternal rest on May 2, 2014 at Hillcrest Hospital. Visitation will be Monday, May 5 from 6-8pm at Palacios Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 10am Tuesday, May 6 at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing, TX 77419
Edith was born in Blessing on Dec. 31, 1921. She married Nathan D....
