Paul Dean Norman, Sr.
Feb 26, 2009
Paul Dean Norman, Sr., 74, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2009 in Bay City, TX. He was born October 30, 1934 in Oklahoma City, OK to William Ray Norman and Pearl May Swinford Norman. He was a long time resident of San Antonio and was a retired Iron Worker. He is survived by a daughter: Debbie Elaine Polachek & husband...
Eliseo Calderon, Sr.
Feb 25, 2009
Eliseo Calderon, Sr., 76, of Bay City passed away Feb. 25, 2009. He was born June 13, 1932 in Mexico to the late Eligio and Natividad Calderon. Survivors include his wife Olivia Perez Calderon of Bay City; daughters Rafaela Hurtado of Dallas & Rosa Flores of Chicago; sons Jesus Calderon of Bay City, Cruz Calderon of Chicago, Eliseo Calderon, Jr....
Mark Anthony Quintana
Feb 23, 2009
Mark Anthony Quintana, 44, of Bay City passed away Feb. 23, 2009. He was born June 2, 1964 in Wharton, TX to Modesto Quintana, Jr. & Lupe Cruz Quintana. He formerly worked at Materials Coordinator for STP. Survivors include his parents Modesto & Lupe Quintana of Bay City; sister Theresa Ann Quintana and brother Albert Quintana both of Bay City;...
Sampson Gardner, Jr.
Feb 20, 2009
Sampson Gardner, Jr., 56, of Bay City passed away Feb. 20, 2009. He was born Nov. 27, 1952 in Bay City to the late Sampson Gardner, Sr. & Nona Jenkins Gardner. His sister Esther Mae Wiley and brothers Thomas Baugh, Alfred Baugh and Jesse Baugh all preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Mona Owen Gardner; daughters Sheila Marie...
Jack Forrest Stevens, Sr.
Feb 20, 2009
Jack Forrest Stevens, Sr., 78, of Cedar Lane passed away Feb. 20, 2009. He was born Aug. 4, 1930 in Houston, TX to the late Abe Stevens, Sr. & Myrtle Pierson Stevens. His brothers Frank and Ned Stevens and grandson Colby Morris all preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Margaret Thornton Stevens of Cedar Lane; daughters and their...
Gilbert Flores, Jr.
Feb 16, 2009
Gilbert Flores, Jr., 74, of Palacios passed away Feb. 16, 2009. He was born May 5, 1934 in Palacios, TX to the late Gilbert Flores, Sr. and Agnes Broussard Flores. He was a retired Tug Boat Captain and served in the US Navy. Survivors include his wife Norma Flores of Palacios; sons Steven Flores of Palacios, Michael Flores of Austin,...
Estelle Angeline (Elder) Alley
Feb 14, 2009
Estelle Angeline Elder Alley was born January 28, 1910 in Palacios, TX, the youngest of nine children of P. A. and Mary H. Elder. After a brief illness, she died Saturday February 14, 2009. She was an active member of First Baptist Church. She had taught a women's Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Palacios, following a tradition...
James "Jimmy" Morris Bates
Feb 14, 2009
James "Jimmy" Morris Bates, 77, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2008. He was born September 6, 1931 in Bay City to Morris Sylvian Bates and Lola Bell Grimes Bates. He was a life long resident of Bay City, a member of the Baptist Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge and retired as a welder from Celanese....
Irene Davis Jenkins
Feb 13, 2009
Irene Davis Jenkins, 87, of Van Vleck passed away Feb. 13, 2009. She was born August 28, 1921 in Waller County, TX to the late Gus and Frances Janovsky Hartman. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Van Vleck and had been a resident of Van Vleck since 1960. She married Clarence Jenkins on Aug. 1, 1959....
Homer William Cartwright
Feb 12, 2009
Homer W. Cartwright, 86, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009. He was born August 17, 1922 in Matagorda County to Greenberry Savage Cartwright and Blanche Myrtle Ingham Cartwright. He was a life long resident of Matagorda County, a member of the First Christian Church of Bay City, and was a US Army veteran of World War II,...
Martin M. Lopez, Sr.
Feb 12, 2009
Martin M. Lopez, Sr., 79, of Bay City passed away Feb. 12, 2009. He was born May 27, 1929 in Karnes City, TX to the late Samuel and Agustina Montez Lopez. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a former Foreman for Pas-Key Construction. A son, Martin Lopez, preceded him in death. Survivors include his...
Lois Blake Keller Maher
Feb 6, 2009
Lois Blake Keller Maher, 98, formerly of Sweeny, passed away February 6, 2009. She was born November 28, 1910 in Collegeport, TX to the late Roy E. Coffin and Alma McSparron Coffin. Lois was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sweeny and was the organist there for many years. Her husbands, Ludwin Keller & Johnny Maher, and...
Florence Marie Clegg
Feb 6, 2009
Florence Marie Clegg, 72, of Van Vleck passed away Feb. 6, 2009. She was born June 11, 1936 in Pledger, TX to the late Thomas Roulf & Norma Menking Hanna. She worked for many years as secretary at the Van Vleck ISD. Survivors include her husband Ralph R. Clegg of Van Vleck; daughters Kathy Diehm of Van Vleck and Dianne...
Patricia "Patsy" Ann Smith
Feb 5, 2009
Patricia "Patsy" Smith, 67 of Blessing, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 in Victoria, TX. She was born February 8, 1941 in Palacios, TX to Ruth Lorena Jordan Blackburn and Benjamin Lewis Blackburn, Sr. She was a resident of Blessing for the past five years and was a former resident of Bay City. She was a member of the Baptist...
Mary Etta Bearden
Feb 5, 2009
Mary Etta "June" Bearden, 89, formerly of Corpus Christi, passed away Feb. 5, 2009. She was born June 19, 1919 in Bexar County, TX to the late W. A. Ford, Sr. and Martha V. Ayers Ford. She formerly worked as bookkeeper for the Flower Mound ISD. She was preceded in death by her husbands, A. G. Landgon and A. O....
Michael Rodolfo "Sato" Martinez
Feb 2, 2009
Michael Rodolfo "Sato" Martinez, 19, of Bay City passed away Feb. 2, 2009. He was born July 6, 1989 in Bay City, TX to Rodolfo and Rita Garcia Martinez. He lived life as a happy-go-lucky young man with a wonderful sense of humor. He had enormous love for his family and his friends. One of his favorite past times was...
Merle Mckissick
Feb 1, 2009
Merle "Lynda" McKissick passed away Feb. 1, 2009 at Matagorda General Hospital. Mrs. McKissick was born Oct. 28, 1923 in Samaria, Oneida, Idaho to Levi G. Waldron and Sarah Eliza Thomas Waldron. She being the youngest of eleven children raised. Her parents and all of her siblings have preceded her in death. "Lynda" as her friends and family knew her...
Dwight Wayne Smith
Jan 31, 2009
Dwight Wayne Smith, 83, of Blessing passed away Jan. 31, 2009. He was born April 15, 1925 in Liberty, Ohio to the late Harvey and Emma Vogelsong Smith. He served in the US Navy during WWII and was a retired Commercial Fisherman. Survivors include his wife Helen Jean Smith of Blessing; daughters Tonya L. Kelly & husband Ed of Oklahoma,...
Robert Lee Lawrence
Jan 31, 2009
Robert Lee Lawrence, 72, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 in Houston, TX. He was born February 20, 1936 in El Campo, TX to Ernest Kade Lawrence and Geneva Norsworthy Lawrence. Robert was a resident of Matagorda County since 1965, and retired as a pipe fitter from Celanese. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church...
Hazel Ray
Jan 29, 2009
Hazel Ray, 95, of Bay City passed away Jan. 29, 2009. She was born Dec. 2, 1913 in Hughes Springs, TX to the late Samuel Columbus & Lucy Morgan Norwood. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Bay City and taught Sunday School and Bible Class for many years. Hazel was preceded in death by her husband...
