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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Ellen Wallace

Ellen Wallace

Nov 14, 2009

Ellen Wallace, 52, of Van Vleck, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009 in Houston, TX. She was born April 14, 1957 in Beaumont, TX to Doyle Tierce and Jerry Wood Tierce. She has been a resident of Van Vleck and Sugar Valley for the past 21 years and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day...

Edna "Grandma" Ross

Edna "Grandma" Ross

Nov 14, 2009

Edna "Grandma" Ross, 102, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at her home in Cedar Lane, Texas. Grandma was born in McComb, OK on April 11, 1907 to the Late Elvira and Wade Hampton. She had been a member of the Home Demonstration Club and an active member of Cedar Lane Baptist Church since 1967....

Erin Kay King

Erin Kay King

Nov 13, 2009

Erin Kay King, 30, of Van Vleck passed away Nov. 13, 2009. She was born Jan. 25, 1979 in Bay City, TX to Eddy Joe and Kay Bump King. Her father preceded her in death in 1997. Survivors include her mother and step-father Kay and Carlton Winters of Van Vleck; brother Eli King & wife Joy of Van Vleck; step-sisters...

Henry David Nance

Henry David Nance

Nov 12, 2009

Henry David "Hank" Nance, Sr., 76, passed away November 12, 2009. He was born February 18, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to the late Joseph & June Nance. He was formerly a welding supervisor at STP and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. His wife Patty Lou Nance preceded him in death in 1994. Survivors include daughter and...

Frances Ann "Happy" Kristynik

Frances Ann "Happy" Kristynik

Nov 11, 2009

Frances Ann "Happy" Kristynik passed away on November 11, 2009 at the age of 94. She was born on August 7, 1915 in Cistern, Texas. She was one of ten children born to Ignace and Josephine Senkyrik. She grew up in Markham, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, A.C. "Pat" Kristynik and her granddaughter,...

Nora Beth Stone

Nora Beth Stone

Nov 11, 2009

Nora Beth Stone, 74, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Houston, TX. She was born February 24, 1935 in Wharton, TX to the late Henry Kennedy and Emma Peebles Kennedy. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a dance teacher, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City. She is survived by...

Sophie Fojtik Biezenski

Sophie Fojtik Biezenski

Oct 31, 2009

Sophie Fojtik Biezenski, 90, of Van Vleck passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 at The Legacy. She was born Dec. 21, 1918 in East Bernard, Texas to the late August and Sophie Tymel Fojtik. She was a resident of Van Vleck for the past 34 years and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by...

Kathryn Cobb Collins

Kathryn Cobb Collins

Oct 30, 2009

Kathryn Alice Cobb Collins, 96, died on October 30, 2009, in Bay City, Texas. She was born January 3, 1913, in the family residence in Blessing, Texas, to Frank G. Cobb and Anna Dunn Cobb. "Kitty", as she was known to her family and friends, attended the public school in Bay City, Our Lady of the Lake College, and The...

Myrtle A. Prukop Owen

Myrtle A. Prukop Owen

Oct 29, 2009

Myrtle A. Prukop Owen, 94, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2009, in Houston at the home of her daughter, Betty. She was born October 20, 1915 in Inez, Texas to the late Ben Henry Prukop and Alvie Obsta Prukop. Myrtle was a long time resident of Bay City, before moving to Hemphill in 1994 to live with...

Sylvia Oline Duran

Sylvia Oline Duran

Oct 26, 2009

Sylvia Oline Duran, 86, of Bay City passed away Oct. 26, 2009. She was born Jan. 28, 1923 in Round Rock, Texas to the late Louis Alexander & Myrtle Matty Dunaway Watts. Her husband D. B. Duran; son L. M. Duran; and daughter Bonnie Duran Claussen all preceded her in death. Survivors include; daughter-in-law Gwen Symmank; son-in-law Donald L. Claussen;...

Leroy Louis Jackson, Sr.

Leroy Louis Jackson, Sr.

Oct 25, 2009

Leroy Louis Jackson, Sr., 95, of Palacios passed away Oct. 25, 2009. He was born Oct. 20, 1914 in Cuero, Texas to the late Louis Hudson & Lillie Dove Aldis Jackson. He retired from the United States Air Force. A grandson Michael David Jackson and three brothers preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 69 years Melba Newton...

Sylvester Mario Morales

Sylvester Mario Morales

Oct 24, 2009

Sylvester Mario Morales, 36, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009. He was born December 2, 1972 to Jesse Morales and Mamie Herrera Morales. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother: Mamie Morales of Bay City; his brother: Richard Lee Morales,...

Michele Ann Pawlosky

Michele Ann Pawlosky

Oct 24, 2009

Michele Ann Pawlosky, 46, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009. She was born June 16, 1963 in Landstuhl, Germany to Doyle Benard Volkmer and Ute Lauer Volkmer. She has been a life long resident of Bay City, a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Bay City, and a Registered Nurse working the operating rooms at Matagorda...

Juanita Valdez Guia

Juanita Valdez Guia

Oct 22, 2009

Juanita Valdez Guia, 59, of Bay City passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009. She was born May 24, 1950 in El Campo to Angelina Pulido & Alvino Valdez. Juanita was a resident of Bay City for the past 25 years, and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband: Pedro "Pete" Guia...

Julie Diane Michelle Griffin

Julie Diane Michelle Griffin

Oct 22, 2009

Julie Diane Michelle Griffin, 25, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Denton, TX. She was born January 18, 1984 in Port Huron, MI to John Wayne Griffin and Ginger Lee Webb Griffin. She has been a resident of Dallas / Ft. Worth since 2002, attending Texas Women's University and she was a member of the Texas...

Miguel C. Vargas

Miguel C. Vargas

Oct 21, 2009

Miguel C. Vargas, 95, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was born December 19, 1913 in Jaral de Berrios, Guanajuato, Mexico to the late Begnino Vargas and Gonzala Castillo Vargas. He was a resident of Bay City since 1948, was retired from the City of Bay City Maintenance Dept., and was a member of Our Lady...

Mazie Marie Hill

Mazie Marie Hill

Oct 21, 2009

Mazie Marie Hill, 63, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. She was born December 24, 1945 in Bay City, TX to the late Ross Milton Dean and Annie May Trousdale. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a member of the First United Methodist Church, and was a retired Cost Accountant from the South Texas Project....

Ralph Louie Littlejohn, Sr.

Ralph Louie Littlejohn, Sr.

Oct 19, 2009

Ralph Louie Littlejohn, Sr, 86, of Fayetteville, GA, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 in Atlanta, GA. He was born September 20, 1923 in Irene, Hill County, TX to O.P. Littlejohn and Mittie Bell Bailey Littlejohn. On September 20, 1954, he married Mamie Ruth Kain in Houston, TX. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and a...

Julius Henry Ledwig Sr.

Julius Henry Ledwig Sr.

Oct 18, 2009

Julius Henry Ledwig, Sr., 74, of Bay City passed away October 18, 2009. He was born Dec. 17, 1934 in Myersville, TX to the late Frank & Julia Hahn Ledwig. He was a longtime farmer and rancher and served as a board member for a number of organizations in Matagorda County. Four of his brothers Mike Ledwig, Alois Ledwig, Leo...

Patsy "Pat" Jane Tweedle

Patsy "Pat" Jane Tweedle

Oct 14, 2009

Patsy "Pat" Jane Tweedle, 71, of Matagorda, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in Victoria, TX. She was born September 17, 1938 in Palacios, TX to William Presley Tweedle and Margaret Ann Krauser Tweedle. Pat was a former bookkeeper for Tony's Restaurant in Houston, TX. She was also a former owner of the Seabreeze Restaurant in Matagorda, TX and worked...

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