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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Lorrine Garcia Jaramillo

Lorrine Garcia Jaramillo

Apr 1, 2010

Lorrine Garcia Jaramillo, 73, of Bay City passed away April 1, 2010. She was born January 18, 1937 in Alice, TX to the late Noe & Hermenia Pizana Garcia. She is survived by her husband, Oscar Jaramillo of Bay City; daughters Sylvia Jaramillo & Virginia Jaramillo; sons David, Hector, Joe, Leroy, Louis Noe and Oscar Jaramillo, Jr.; 21 grandchildren and...

Jacqueline J. Holt

Jacqueline J. Holt

Apr 1, 2010

Jacqueline J. Holt, 86, of Palacios passed away April 2, 2010. She was born in Palacios, TX July 19, 1923 to the late Ron Calvin and Lyda Gaye Williams Huddleston. She was married to Billy Holt. She was past Assistant Vice President of the City State Bank of Palacios; member of the Bridge Club; member of the Alpha Club and...

Edward Remmington Simons

Edward Remmington Simons

Mar 31, 2010

Edward Remington Simons, 2, of Bay City passed away March 31, 2010. He was born Oct. 14, 2007 in Galveston, TX to Zachary Simons & Antonia Stroman. Our "Little Remy's" smile could light up anyone's day. Survivors include mother Antonia Stroman of Bay City, father Zachary Simons of Churchill, paternal grandparents Samuel Simons & Rose Mary Maples of Churchill, Great-Grandmother...

Burta Louise Mcintosh

Burta Louise Mcintosh

Mar 29, 2010

Burta Louise McIntosh, age 64 of Bay City, Texas, went to be with her heavenly Father on March 29, 2010. She was born September 28, 1945 in Chester, PA to Donald M. and Charlotte M. Brown. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Van Vleck, Texas. She was a Pharmacy Technician at The Medicine Shoppe for 25...

Frank Crain

Frank Crain

Mar 29, 2010

Frank Crain, 68, of Markham passed away March 29, 2010. He was born July 11, 1941 in West Carroll Parish, LA to the late Edward Oscar & Gussie Lee Crain. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Markham. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, a guitar player who wrote many of his own songs and had...

Guadalupe M. Zboral, Sr.

Guadalupe M. Zboral, Sr.

Mar 28, 2010

Guadalupe M. Zboral, Sr., 81, of Bay City passed away March 28, 2010. He was born July 10, 1928 in Vanderbilt, TX to the late Frank & Trinidad Martinez Zboral. Survivors include his wife Tina Suniga Zboral of Bay City; daughters Connie Alameda of Bay City, Belia Gonzales of Bryan, Hope Galvan of Alvin, Regina Castro of Bay City, Cynthia...

Minnie Medina Zepeda

Minnie Medina Zepeda

Mar 25, 2010

Minnie Medina Zepeda, 79, of Bay City passed away March 25, 2010 at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Flatonia, TX. She was born Dec. 17, 1930 in Northern Headquarters, TX to the late G. B. and Josephine Perez Medina. She was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 2438 in Bay City. She was preceded in...

Myrtle Mary Burke Manna

Myrtle Mary Burke Manna

Mar 24, 2010

Myrtle Mary Burke Manna, 89, of Bay City passed away March 24, 2010. She was born July 31, 1920 in Baytown, TX to the late Advia John and Rita Evans Burke. She grew up in Humble, TX where she graduated from High School and was very active in sports. She worked as one of the first female welders at the...

Rogerio G. "Roy" Rodriguez, Jr.

Rogerio G. "Roy" Rodriguez, Jr.

Mar 24, 2010

Rogerio G. "Roy" Rodriguez, Jr., 75, of Bay City passed away March 24, 2010. He was born Sept. 16, 1934 in Olmito, TX to the late Rogerio and Rosa Garcia Rodriguez. He was a member of House of Deliverance Church in Clute, TX. His daughter Rosa Lee Rodriguez Triana, son Benjamin Rodriguez and granddaughter Marie Bea Ortiz all preceded him...

Letha Yearwood Petersen

Letha Yearwood Petersen

Mar 23, 2010

Letha Yearwood Petersen, 85, of Palacios passed away March 23, 2010. She was born in Edna, TX July 2, 1924 to the late Bethel Thomas and Olive Lucretia Shows Yearwood. She moved to Palacios in 1945 and worked for Central Power & Light for 20 years. In 1952 she married Irvin Petersen. Together they operated Petersen's Restaurant for many years....

William George King Jr.

William George King Jr.

Mar 23, 2010

After 88 joyful years of life, William George King, known to some as "Jr." and to others as "Bill", passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Antioch, California, due to complications following a brief illness. Jr. was born on October 27, 1921, in Houston to William King and Ruby Butt King but spent most of...

Evelyn Muriel Baker

Evelyn Muriel Baker

Mar 19, 2010

Evelyn Muriel Baker, 87, of Bay City passed away Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Matagorda Regional Medical Center in Bay City. Evelyn was born in Lubbock on Dec. 20, 1922, to parents George and Nancy Jane Hughes Richey. She was a retired teacher and a faithful long time member of the Nichols Street Church of Christ in Bay City....

Kathleen Erna Sanford Strozier

Kathleen Erna Sanford Strozier

Mar 18, 2010

Kathleen Erna Sanford Strozier, 90, of Bay City passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 at her residence. Kathleen was born on August 18, 1916 in Non, Oklahoma, the middle child of Lorena Levina and Thomas Jefferson Sanford. From an early age Kathleen knew she wanted to teach so she received a BS degree from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma...

Elizabeth Dowdy

Elizabeth Dowdy

Mar 17, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Dowdy, 85, of Van Vleck passed away March 17, 2010. She was born Oct. 16, 1924 in Bishop, TX to the late Oswald J. and Nora Koban Urban. She worked as a clerk for Kleberg County for many years. She and her husband retired to Startzville, TX near Canyon Lake and she had been a resident of Van...

Karen Jean Ramsey

Karen Jean Ramsey

Mar 16, 2010

Karen Jean Ramsey, 39, passed away March 16, 2010. She was born April 2, 1970 in Bay City, TX to Coy C. Ramsy, Jr. and Norma Jean Sherrer Ramsey. Survivors include parents Coy and Norma Ramsey of Bay City; brother Bruce Alan Ramsey & wife Patricia of Ganado and nephews Dean and Ben Ramsey. Both sets of grandparents preceded her...

John Martinez

John Martinez

Mar 16, 2010

John Martinez, 65, of Bay City passed away March 16, 2010. He was born June 24, 1944 in Egypt, TX to Ysidoro and Crecenciana Martinez. John worked as service foreman for the Bay City Gas Company for 30 years. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, father-in-law and uncle. John was always ready for an adventure and met no...

James Otis Sandefur

James Otis Sandefur

Mar 15, 2010

James Otis Sandefur, 94, of Bay City passed away March 15, 2010. He was born February 4, 1916 in Davidson, Oklahoma to the late Joseph Thomas Sandefur & Lee Nora Green Sandefur. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII, was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blessing and worked as a Barber for many years....

Frances Laverne Butler

Frances Laverne Butler

Mar 14, 2010

Frances LaVerne Stewart Butler, 81, of Bay City, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, March 14, 2010. She was born March 18, 1928 in Mexico, Missouri, the daughter of the late Arnold Stewart and D'Arline Wray Stewart. She married Robert "Bob" W. Butler on December 22, 1946. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Bay...

Marilyn Ann Barlow Brown

Marilyn Ann Barlow Brown

Mar 12, 2010

Marilyn Ann Barlow Brown, 70, of Van Vleck, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 in Houston, TX. She was born May 13, 1939 in El Campo, TX to the late Lois Ann Herreth Barlow and Charles Delbert Barlow. She was a life long resident of Matagorda County. She was the treasurer and an active member of the First United Methodist...

William Matthews Penny

William Matthews Penny

Mar 9, 2010

William Matthews Penny, 91, of Bay City passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. He was born November 23, 1918 in Houston, TX the son of the late Molly Belle Matthews Penny & William L. Penny. Bill moved in 1929 with his mother, after the death of his father, to the ranch property they owned near Van Vleck. He...

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