Rita Wright
Sep 17, 2013
Martha "Rita" Wright, 73, of Palacios passed away September 17, 2013. She was born February 19, 1940 in Blessing, Texas to the late Carl Knight Dewett and Robert Alberta Moore Dewett. Rita was a retired Rural Carrier for the US Post Office. She was a member of the Eastern Star and National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARF). She was...
Tiofilo Guerrero Sr.
Sep 16, 2013
Tiofilo "Filo" Guerrero Sr. went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Filo was born on Feb. 13, 1948 in LaFeria, Texas to the late Ataulfo and Rosa Galvan Guerrero, Sr. Filo was a musician, playing his accordion for family and friends. Filo was a loving father and grand father. Filo was a very upbeat person always...
Esther Hardegree
Sep 13, 2013
Esther Hardegree, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Matagorda House in Bay City. Esther Elizabeth Augsburger was born August 25, 1916 to Amos and Mary Augsburger. She moved to Sweeny, Texas when her parents relocated from Illinois. Esther was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Lawrence "Six" and Clarence Augsburger; her...
Dorothy Davis Birkner
Sep 12, 2013
Dorothy Davis Birkner, 88, of Bay City passed away September 12, 2013. She was born February 4, 1925 in Wortham, Texas to the late E. C. "Buck" Davis and Myrtle Sanders Davis. She was a 1942 graduate of Bay City High School. After high school, she studied journalism at Mary Hardin-Baylor University. On September 11, 1943 she married Joe A....
J. B. Davenport
Sep 12, 2013
J. B. Davenport, 76, of Matagorda went to be with The Lord on Thursday, September 12, 2013. He was born April 25, 1937 in Rosebud, TX to the late Hugh & Bess Vickers Davenport. J. B. was an avid fisherman who loved to spend time on the water with his family and friends. He spent about 25 years in the...
Harry Edward Norris, Jr.
Sep 7, 2013
Harry Norris, 53, passed away on September the 7th, 2013. Harry was born in Fort Worth, Texas on January the 1st, 1960. Harry graduated from Bay City High School and attended Southwest Texas State University. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, Texas. He worked with his family at Landmark Realty in Bay City for a number of years...
Doris Ann Barr
Sep 4, 2013
Doris Ann Barr, 74, recently passed away in San Antonio. Daughter of long time Bay City residents, Harold and Elizabeth Barr, Doris was born in Bay City and graduated from Bay City High School and Texas Tech University in Lubbock. She was a kindergarten teacher in Houston, the Panama Canal Zone and most recently, San Antonio. She was an active...
Robin Douglas Orr
Sep 1, 2013
Robin Douglas Orr, age 61, passed away on September 1st, 2013 in Lubbock Texas at the Lubbock Heart Hospital as a result of complications following bypass surgery. Robin was born August 30th, 1952. He was preceded in death by his father Edgar Ray "Pete" Orr. He is survived by his adoring wife of 36 years, Kaye Graham Orr, of Big...
Enrique Montes Alvarez
Aug 29, 2013
Enrique "Henry" Alvarez went to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Henry was born on May 21, 1928 in Lordsburg, New Mexico to the late Felipe and Maria Montes Alvarez. Henry was on the school board in Lordsburg, New Mexico for 7 years where he also served as president. Henry was an active member of L.U.L.A.C. of...
Peggy Ann Lane
Aug 27, 2013
Peggy Ann Lane, 62, of Bay City passed away August 27, 2013. She was born March 8, 1951 in Bay City, TX to the late Gilbert Elroy Lane and Sylvia Lee Hardy Lane. She worked at HEB Grocery in Bay City for 16 years. Her sister Betty Lane preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters Alia Brinkman of New Orleans,...
Frank "Larry" George
Aug 27, 2013
FRANK "LARRY" GEORGE, 81, passed away on August 27, 2013 at his home in Bay City, Texas. A beloved son, brother, father, and grandfather, Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Arthur George and Prudence Elvira George, his sister, Louise Mitchell, and a nephew Kenny Mitchell. He is survived by his brother, Raymond George, and sister-in-law Shirley George;...
Billie Mayfield Mckissick
Aug 25, 2013
Billie Mayfield McKissick, 90, of Bay City passed away August 25, 2013. He was born September 15, 1922 in Ashby, Texas to the late James Luther McKissick, Sr. and Kate Dunbar McKissick. He retired from Phillips Petroleum Co. after 35 years as a purchasing agent. His wife, Merle "Linda" McKissick preceded him in death. Survivors include daughters & their husbands...
Jennifer Lee Greenway
Aug 24, 2013
Jennifer Lee Boyer Greenway, 34, of Bay City went to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Jennifer was born on April 24, 1979 in Vero Beach, Florida to Sandra and Donald Boyer. It was as a mother that Jennifer found her true calling devoting herself to raising her children. Jennifer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church....
Peggy "Peg" Jean Hines
Aug 23, 2013
Peggy "Peg" Jean Hines, 77, of Bay City passed away Friday, August 23, 2013. She was born August 6, 1936 in Limestone County, TX to the late Henry & Bertha Juanita Hill Walts. Peggy is survived by her husband: William C. Hines of Bay City; daughter: Sharon Lynn Sherrer & husband Alan of Las Vegas; son: Gregory Daniel Mitchell &...
Glenn Murphy Douglas
Aug 17, 2013
Glenn Douglas, 53, of Bay City, Texas passed from this life to everlasting peace on Saturday, August 17,2013 at home in Bay City after a heroic struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Janet Douglas, their sons Robert and Davidson, and his father Edgar Murphy Douglas, also of Bay City. He is predeceased by his...
Barbara Stell Holloway
Aug 16, 2013
Barbara Lorraine Savage Stell Holloway, 86 (October 23, 1926-August 16, 2013) passed away peacefully at her home on the Pitchfork Ranch surrounded by her daughters. She came from a long ranching heritage and received the Cattleman of the Year Award in 1999 as did her mother and father in previous years. She was an avid supporter of the youth of...
W.R. Weathers
Aug 13, 2013
W. R. Weathers, 88, of Bay City passed away August 13, 2013. He was born September 21, 1924 in West Columbia, TX to the late George Weathers and Haley Byers Weathers. He served in the US Army during WWII and devoted his entire life to farming and ranching in Matagorda County. His wife Lucille Weathers preceded him in death. Survivors...
Rev. Joe Ramsey
Aug 13, 2013
Rev. Joe Ramsey, 95, of Bay City passed away August 13, 2013. He was born August 28, 1917 in LaSalle County, Texas to the late John Newton Ramsey and Maybelle Rodermel Ramsey. He served in the US Navy during WWII and enjoyed being a rancher and rodeo cowboy prior to becoming an ordained minister in 1953. Since that time his...
Evelyn Lois Eidlebach
Aug 12, 2013
Evelyn Lois Eidlebach, 87, of Bay City passed away August 12, 2013. She was born in Bay City, TX March 7, 1926 to the late Willie and Pauline Gest Eidlebach. She was a longtime employee of Southwestern Bell in Houston, TX retiring in 1981 and returning to Bay City to live her life with her family. She is survived by...
Harold Wayne George
Aug 10, 2013
Harold George, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013. Harold was born on April 10, 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the late Wyatte William and Myrtie Mae Roberts George. Harold is survived by his wife of 62 years Marie Wallace George; children, Karen Crane, H. Wayne George ll, Robin Davis and James Wyatte George; 11 grandchildren and 13 great...
