Amy Alllsup Williams
Aug 9, 2013
Amy Williams passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013. Amy was born on January 2, 1966 in Bay City, Texas to Thomas E. and Rose Hooge Allsup. Amy was a life long resident of Matagorda County. She was a substitute teacher with the Van Vleck I.S.D.. Amy was a very loving wife, mother, sister and daughter. Amy is survived by...
Lorenzo Rodriguez Valdez
Aug 7, 2013
Lorenzo R. Valdez, 70, of Bay City, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at his residence. Lorenzo was born in Bay City on October 27, 1942 to parents John and Julia Rodriguez Valdez. He was a life long resident of Bay City and retired from the South Texas Nuclear Project where he worked in the tool shop. Lorenzo was...
Joseph Ambrose Ressler
Aug 3, 2013
Joseph Ambrose Ressler died at home in Dripping Springs, TX on August 3, 2013. He was born in Palacios, TX on June 16, 1920 to the late Ira A. Ressler & Hazel Scott Ressler. Joe served in the Pacific on a Navy supply ship during World War II, an experience that provided him with tales that lasted a lifetime. Joe...
Samauel John Hagaman
Aug 3, 2013
Samuel John Hagaman, 88, of Bay City passed away August 3, 2013. He was born December 24, 1924 in Bay City, TX to the late Oyer Robert Hagaman and Mary McPeak Hagaman. Sam was a lifelong member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, retired from Stark in West Columbia after 35 years and was a member of Pipefitters Local 211 Union...
Henry Hobbs
Jul 31, 2013
William Henry Hobbs, 82, of Bay City passed away July 31, 2013. He was born June 10, 1931 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the late Melvin Hobbs and Nell Fisher Hobbs. He proudly served in the US Marines during the Korean Conflict, retired after many years as a Petroleum Engineer and was a former member of the Bay City Chamber...
Christopher Martin Tijerina
Jul 30, 2013
Christopher Martin Tijerina, 27, of Bay City passed away July 30, 2013. He was born March 19, 1986 in Bay City, Texas to Kenneth Tamez and Janie Tijerina. His grandfather Martin Tijerina, Sr., great grandparents Juliana Ramirez, Angela Ochoa and Mr. & Mrs. Dionico Tijerina, Sr. all preceded him in death. Survivors include his mother Janie Tijerina Galvan & husband...
Rosalio Trevino
Jul 30, 2013
Rosalio Trevino, 90, of Matagorda passed away July 30, 2013. He was born August 30, 1922 in Mercedes, Texas to the late Macedonio Trevino and Guillerma Martinez Trevino. As a young man in his 20's he worked at local supermarket delivering groceries. He then started working on small farms as a farm hand he continued that line of work after...
Billy Travis Arbuckle
Jul 29, 2013
Billy Travis Arbuckle. 78, of Bay City passed away July 29, 2013. He was born November 4, 1934 in Quanah, Texas to the late Herbert Cromwell Arbuckle, Sr. and Laura Odessa Wilfong Arbuckle. He was a licensed Pharmacist for 50 years and retired from Eckerds in 1999. He was well loved by his patients and cared deeply for their well-...
Pauline Alice West
Jul 26, 2013
Pauline Alice West, 92, of Bay City passed away July 26, 2013. She was born November 22, 1920 in Palmer, TX to the late Paul E. Baker and Evie Bomer Baker. She Honorable served as a Technician Fifth Grade (Tech.5) in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) of the US Army during World War II. She was assigned to the 6715th...
Barry Dale Reckaway
Jul 23, 2013
Barry Dale Reckaway, 54, of Bay City passed away July 23, 2013. He was born June 19, 1959 in Victoria, TX to the late George William Reckaway and Ernestine Vollmering Reckaway. Graveside services will be 4:00 PM Friday, July 26, 2013 at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.
Margaret Justine Corporon
Jul 22, 2013
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City for Margaret Justine Hermis Corporon, 90, of Collegeport, Tx. with Andy and Janell Blair officiating. Interment will be at Hawley Cemetery. Margaret was born June 15, 1923 to Joe and Rosalie Hermis. She married Chester Miles Corporon, August 6, 1947....
Christopher Columbus Murphree
Jul 20, 2013
Christopher Columbus Murphree, 85, of Bay City passed away July 20, 2013. He was born September 19, 1927 in Hayworth, Oklahoma to the late Leonard Franklin Murphree and Jettie Wooley Murphree. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and retired from the Matagorda County Drainage District after 36 years of service. He was a member of the...
Roger D. Venglar
Jul 20, 2013
Roger D. Venglar, 65, of Bay City passed away July 20, 2013. He was born December 18, 1947 in Freeport, TX to the late John D. Venglar and Janey Lee Cumby Venglar. Roger loved his family and friends and was gifted with the ability to build or repair most anything. Survivors include his wife, Tomasa Venglar of Bay City; daughter...
Ludvik Martin Manna
Jul 19, 2013
Ludvik Martin Manna, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away at the age of 95 on July 19, 2013. He was born February 22, 1918 in Sealy, Texas to the late Martin Manna and Anna Liska Manna. He was the youngest of 7 children. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Myrtle and brothers and sisters...
Peggy Joyce Lucero
Jul 14, 2013
Peggy Joyce Bundick Lucero, 65, of Bay City passed away Sunday July 14, 2013. She was born May 9, 1948 to the late Charles William Bundick Sr. & Bessie Alice Schultz Bundick. Peggy is survived by her 2 sons Dean Bujnoch of Hutto, TX and Jason Bujnoch of Bay City; 2 sisters Betty Bundick and Margie Williams both of Bay...
Bob Bell
Jul 9, 2013
Robert V. "Bob" Bell, 81, of Bay City passed away July 9, 2013. He was born November 21, 1931 in New Gulf, TX to the late Frank Edwin Bell and Nora Schmerber Bell. He was preceded in death by sisters Irene Jinks and Gladys Lane, brother Floyd Bell and daughter Laurie Bell. He attended Public School in Bay City and...
Mary Evelyn Neeley
Jul 8, 2013
Mary Evelyn Neeley, 80, of Jourdanton, Texas passed away July 8, 2013. She was born January 31, 1933 in Bay City, Texas to the late J. E. Wyatt and Lora Irene Miller Wyatt. Survivors include her husband Robert M. Neeley of Pleasanton, TX; daughters Sandra L. Neeley and Stacy L. Neeley both of Pleasanton, TX; sons David E. Neeley &...
Charles Kevin Daugherty
Jul 8, 2013
Charles Kevin Daugherty, 62, of Bay City passed away July 8, 2013. He was born April 10, 1951 in Passiac, New Jersey to Charles M. Daugherty and Mildred Daugherty. Survivors include his mother Mildred Daugherty of Matagorda; daughter Dawn Gomez of Corpus Christi; son Kevin Daugherty & wife Vallery of Victoria; sisters Gloria Pfaff of Matagorda, Lynn McCarty of Houston,...
Aubrey Gene Eastwood
Jul 4, 2013
Aubrey Gene Eastwood, 83, of Matagorda passed away Thursday, July 4th, 2013 at Matagorda Regional Medical Center in Bay City. He was a long- time resident of Matagorda and a Commercial Fisherman. Aubrey was born on April 12, 1930 in Waco, Texas to parents Buford Lee and Lilly Mae McCartney Eastwood. He was preceded in death by his parents, a...
Ricky Lee Bates
Jul 4, 2013
Ricky Lee Bates, 51, passed away on July 4, 2013 of natural causes in Webster, Texas. He was born on October 22, 1961 at Hendricks Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. Ricky grew up in Van Vleck, Texas where he attended Van Vleck High School. Ricky worked as a farmer for many years in and around Matagorda County. Ricky enjoyed spending...
