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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Jane H. Wendt

Jane H. Wendt

Mar 8, 2010

Jane H. Wendt, 78, of Sargent, TX passed away Monday, March 8, 2010. She was born March 21, 1931 in Sargent, TX to the late Adolph & Beatrice Chambless Socha. Mrs. Wendt was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Bay City. Buelah Walker and Velma Clements baptized her in the name...

Jack Richard Bell Sr.

Jack Richard Bell Sr.

Mar 8, 2010

Jack Richard Bell, Sr., 74, went to meet the Lord on March 8, 2010. He was born in Lubbock, Texas on October 8, 1935, to Opal and J.R. Bell. Mr. Bell has lived in Palacios for the last six years and has become a familiar face in the community as he walked the Bayfront daily for much of that time....

Mildred Marie Baca

Mildred Marie Baca

Mar 5, 2010

Mildred Marie Mayer Baca, 89, of Markham, TX passed away Friday, March 5, 2010. She was born November 19, 1920 in Van Vleck, TX to Robert Frank Mayer and Vinca Mikula Mayer. She was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bay City. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was...

Burton "Burt" William Post

Burton "Burt" William Post

Mar 2, 2010

Burton "Burt" William Post, 34, of Baytown, TX passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010. He was born February 10, 1976 in Cincinnati, OH. He was a former resident of Bay City, a 1994 graduate of Bay City High School, and a former member of the Bay City Volunteer Fire Dept. He has resided in Baytown for the past 11 years,...

Jesse Jerome Hickl Sr.

Jesse Jerome Hickl Sr.

Feb 28, 2010

Jesse J. Hickl passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. He will always be remembered for his warmth and smile, and his devotion to his family and church. He was born in Frydek, TX on July 10, 1921 to the late John & Julie Pavlicek Hickl. The family later settled in El Maton, TX. He was a member of Holy Cross...

Leola Aline Vavra

Leola Aline Vavra

Feb 27, 2010

Leola Aline Hadley Vavra, 92, of the Ashby Community near El Maton, TX, passed peacefully in her sleep Feb. 27, 2010. She was born in Poth, TX to the late Jesse C. and Martha Gregory Hadley on May 29, 1917. She married Franklin John Vavra on March 13, 1965. He preceded her in death in 1978. She was a loving...

Elnora A. Oglesby

Elnora A. Oglesby

Feb 25, 2010

Elnora A. Oglesby, 87, of Palacios, TX, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2010. She was born September 22, 1922 in El Campo, TX to Axel Henrey Petersen and Signa Lyke Petersen. She was a lifelong resident of Palacios and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios. She was also a member of the Alapha Club for 63...

Johnnie Ernest "Butch" Roe

Johnnie Ernest "Butch" Roe

Feb 25, 2010

Johnnie Ernest "Butch" Roe, 63, of Van Vleck passed away Feb. 25, 2010. He was born Feb. 13, 1947 in Bay City, TX to the late John Henry & Hilda Marie Johnson Roe. He was a wonderful man who loved his family deeply. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, roping and fishing, especially with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife Peggy West...

Harris O'Neal Gingles

Harris O'Neal Gingles

Feb 21, 2010

Harris O'Neal Gingles, 82, of Bay City passed away Feb. 21, 2010. He was born June 2, 1927 in Ida, Louisiana to the late Harvey Samuel & Ella Mae Daniels Gingles. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII. Survivors include his wife, Marie Stelly Gingles of Bay City; sons and their wives Harris Gingles, Jr. & Rose...

Peter Trevino

Peter Trevino

Feb 16, 2010

Peter S. "Buck" Trevino passed to be with the Lord at the age of 41 years on Feb. 16, 2010. He was born Feb. 3, 1969 in Bay City to the late Mariano S. and Andrea Lopez Trevino. He was a fun-loving, full of life, unique individual who always greeted you with a smile. He is survived by 4 brothers...

Austen Henry Furse, Jr.

Austen Henry Furse, Jr.

Feb 16, 2010

Austen Henry Furse, Jr. Austen Henry Furse, Jr., a Texas attorney and thirty-six year resident of Austin, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010. He was 87 years old. Born in Fort Worth on February, 20, 1922, he was the elder son of Lillian Ann Brazile Furse and Austen H. Furse, who had emigrated from England and worked in the west Texas...

Margie Nell Hardwick

Margie Nell Hardwick

Feb 16, 2010

Margie Nell Hardwick, 78, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Cornerstone Healthcare Center in Webster, Texas. Margie was born on October 7, 1931 in Hayworth, Oklahoma to Charlie and Clairsie Cox Gurley. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, D.L. Hardwick and a son, Dicky Hardwick. She is survived by sons, Gene and Sharon Hardwick...

Gloria May Pulsifer

Gloria May Pulsifer

Feb 14, 2010

Gloria May Pulsifer, 73, of Bay City passed away Feb. 14, 2010. She was born March 5, 1936 in Victoria, TX to the late Charlie and Aline Urban Volkmer. Her husband Donald Pulsifer preceded her in death. Survivors include daughter Donna Griffith and husband Barney of Bay City; sons Robert and Richard Pulsifer both of Bay City; sisters Rosa Lee...

William Edward Cook

William Edward Cook

Feb 5, 2010

William Edward Cook was born in Emmit Arkansas Dec. 9, 1915 to the late William Joseph & Teresa Isabelle Sulzer Cook. He married the late Dorothy Ellis Cook in 1939 and moved to Bay City in 1948. He was a World War II Veteran and was retired as a First Class Machisist with Phillips Petroleum where he worked for over...

Bruno Olvera, Sr.

Bruno Olvera, Sr.

Feb 5, 2010

Bruno Olvera, Sr., 75, of Bay City, Tx passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 peacefully at home. He was born in Bay City, Tx on May 24, 1934 to parents Indalesio Olvera and Andrea Robles Olvera. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Manuel Olvera, daughter Beatrice Olvera, son Raul Olvera, nephew Indalesio Olvera. He serviced in the...

Sarah Osborne Hayes

Sarah Osborne Hayes

Feb 3, 2010

Sarah K. Osborne Hayes, 82, of Bay City passed away Feb. 3, 2010. She was born Dec. 18, 1927 in Turkey Scratch, Tennessee to the late William Pinkney & Laura Della Roach Lloyd. She retired as Cafeteria Manager for BCISD after 27 years and formerly worked as an operator for Southwestern Bell for many years. She was a member of...

Christopher Alan Templeton

Christopher Alan Templeton

Jan 31, 2010

Christopher Alan Templeton, 39, of Markham, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. He was born April 1, 1970 in Bay City to Betty Jurek and Terrance Templeton. He worked as a butcher in the meat market of Jurek Smoke House. He is survived by his wife: Jaymie Campbell of Bay City; his mother: Betty J. Fisher and her husband Sidney...

Mildred Elizabeth Hand

Mildred Elizabeth Hand

Jan 31, 2010

Mildred Elizabeth Chambless Hand, 86, of Bay City passed away Jan. 31, 2010. She was born Oct. 29, 1923 in Sargent, Texas to the late Louis and Mary Evaline Loos Chambless. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 2438 and a former member of the Rebekah Lodge. She loved to fish and could catch anything using...

Virginia Lee

Virginia Lee

Jan 29, 2010

Virginia Lee, 90, of Bay City, passed away Friday, January 29th, 2010 at the Matagorda House Nursing Center in Bay City. She was born in Sulphur, Oklahoma on November 13, 1919 to parents, Edgar Franklin and Jenny Mae Mauldin Smith. Virginia graduated from Sam Houston State Teachers College and taught school in Bay City at Pierce School for over 20...

Robert Wayne Steubing

Robert Wayne Steubing

Jan 25, 2010

Robert Wayne Steubing, 79, of Bay City, passed away Monday, January 25, 2010. He was born February 10, 1930 in Houston, TX to Thomas Lincoln "Red" Steubing and Doris Wilkinson Steubing. He was a1948 graduate of Bay City High School and attended the University of Texas. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City, was employed...

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