Georgie Etta Dornak
Jan 13, 2009
Georgie Etta Dornak, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 in El Campo, TX. She was born December 16, 1922 in Hungerford to William M. Bucek and Lydia Wasek Bucek. She was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County; she was a graduate of Markham High School and Smalleys Business College in Houston. Georgie was a former employee of Long Theaters...
Nellie P. Woods
Jan 12, 2009
Nellie P. Woods, 92, of Bay City passed away Jan. 12, 2009. She was born Feb. 24, 1916 in Matagorda to the late Edgar & Annie Yeamans Dunbar. Her husbands Robert Broussard and Henry Woods both preceded her in death as well as brothers E. L. "Buck" Dunbar, Norbert Keith "Kessie" Dunbar and Richard Raymond Dunbar and sister Dorothy M....
Alfred George " A. G." Clayton
Jan 10, 2009
Alfred George "A.G." Clayton, 87, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009 in Spring, TX. He was born November 24, 1921 in Hagansport, TX to John Jepsey Clayton and Effie Mae Henry Clayton. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City and was a retired mechanic and farmer. He was a member of Masonic Lodge # 865 of...
Bernard H. Shield
Jan 8, 2009
Bernard H. Shield died peacefully at the Methodist Hospital on January 8, 2009, at the age of 82. Bernard was born in the Panhandle town of Miami, Texas, on December 13, 1926. He left high school to enter the Navy at the end of World War II. Following his service to his country he studied at West Texas State University...
Jack Wesley Young Iii
Jan 7, 2009
Jack Wesley Young III, 63 of Tres-Palacios Oaks, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in Houston. He was born February 27, 1945 in Bay City to Evelyn Elizabeth Harris Young and Jack Wesley Young, Jr. Jack was a life long resident of Matagorda County, a member of the Golden Ave. Baptist Church, served in the Air Force during the Vietnam...
Jurldean "Jerry" Poe
Jan 6, 2009
Jurldean "Jerry" Poe, of Hot Springs, AR, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. She was born February 7, 1925 in Little Rock, AR. After graduating from Mt. St. Mary, she spent most of her adult life in Texas. She was an avid golfer and won many tournaments and state titles in Texas, before retiring to Hot Springs. She continued to...
Jurldean Poe
Jan 6, 2009
Jurldean "Jerry" Poe, 83, of Hot Springs, Arkansas died Jan. 6, 2008. She was born Feb. 7, 1925 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Artho & Minnie Porter Poe. After graduating from Mt. St. Mary, she spent most of her adult life in Texas. She was an avid golfer and won many tournaments and state titles in Texas before...
Harry Graves Burkhart Iii
Jan 6, 2009
Harry Graves Burkhart III, 75, of Markham passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. He was born February 5, 1933 in Bay City to the late Martha Elizabeth Cole Burkhart and Harry Graves Burkhart Jr. Harry was a life long resident of Matagorda County, a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. A...
Albert Isaac Munson
Jan 5, 2009
Albert Isaac Munson, Sr., 80, of Van Vleck passed away Jan. 5, 2009. He was born December 14, 1928 in Romayor, Texas. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Munson of Van Vleck; daughter Barbara Bandy & husband Byron of Smith Station, Alabama; son Albert Munson, Jr. & wife Debbie of Van Vleck; sister Della Snyder of Teague, TX; brothers Raymond Munson...
Virginia Lou Crawford Damon
Jan 5, 2009
Virginia Lou Crawford Damon, born on the 8th of April,1929 in Houston, Texas, to Estelle Diana and Curtis Eugene Crawford passed from this life on the 5th of January, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79. A private graveside service was held on the 7th of January, the Rev. James C. Morgan officiating. Virginia Lou, an only child,...
Robert Ross Duncan, Jr.
Jan 3, 2009
Robert Ross Duncan, Jr., 61, of Sargent, TX passed away Saturday, January 03, 2009. He was born January 16, 1947 in Rockville Center, NY to Eleanor Fiebig and Robert R. Duncan Sr, Formerly of Houston; he was a resident of Sargent for the past 8 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge # 146 of New Port Richey,...
Mary Miller Gentry
Dec 30, 2008
Mary Miller Gentry, 80, of Bay City, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2008. She was born October 21, 1928 in Bay City to C. G. Miller Sr. and Ada Lee Hoffman Miller. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her daughters:...
Georgia Ann Sonnier
Dec 26, 2008
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS – Georgia Ann Sonnier, 70, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, after a courageous 13 year battle with Leukemia. Georgia Ann was born on November 14, 1938, to Odie and Lillie Jo Sweeny in Bay City, TX. She attended public schools in Bay City and then moved to Houston to attend Business College. Upon completion of Business...
Howard Martin Houchens
Dec 25, 2008
Howard Martin Houchens, 89, of Ann Arbor, Michigan passed away Christmas day Thursday, December 25, 2008. He was born October 31, 1919 in Ottawa, Illinois to the late Margaret C.H. Bahusen Houchens & Albert Clark Houchens. Mr. Houchens owned Apex Heating, was a former resident of Blessing, and served in the US Navy during World War II. He is survived...
Muriel Sanders Klee
Dec 18, 2008
Muriel Emma (Sanders) Klee, 98, passed away peacefully at Bay Villa Nursing home on December 18, 2008. Muriel was born on November 3, 1910 in Winnfield, La. She was preceded in death by her husband John C. Klee, mother Marie Maude (Sanders) Bailey, father Howard Sanders, her brother Herman Howard Sanders & sister in-law Jean Sanders, with many surviving cousins...
Annie Josephine "Jo" Lankard
Dec 18, 2008
Annie Josephine "Jo" Lankard passed away on December 18, 2008, in Houston, Texas at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband, Preston A. Lankard, her parents Edward W. Coward, Sr. and Connie Wyatt Coward, her brothers and sisters-in-law Edward Coward, Jr. & wife Kathyrn and E.D. "Rusty" Coward & wife Dorothy, brother-in-law Howard C. Ham,...
Santiago "Jimmy" Luera Sr.
Dec 17, 2008
Santiago "Jimmy" Luera Sr., 51, of Bay City passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2008 in Houston. He was born September 30, 1957 in New Gulf, Texas to Delia Martinez Luera & Emilio Luera Sr.. Jimmy is survived by his parents; 2 sons: Santiago "Jimmy" Luera Jr. and Paul Anthony Luera both of Bay City; sister: Belma Davalos of Angleton; 2...
Robert D. Gratzer
Dec 13, 2008
Robert D. Gratzer, 90, of Bay City passed away Dec. 13, 2008. He was born Nov. 24, 1918 in Louisville, KY to the late Robert Bernard & Margaret Dean Gratzer. He attended the University of Louisville and worked for many years as an accountant. He moved to Texas in 1954 and remained an avid golfer and tennis player well into...
Felix V. Quintanilla
Dec 12, 2008
Felix V. Quintanilla, 85, of Bay City passed away December 12, 2008. He was born May 18, 1923 in McAllen, TX to the late Benita Tanguma Quintanilla & Fernando Quintanilla. He was a longtime resident of Bay City and worked as a concrete finisher foreman for Brown & Root. He was preceded in death by his siblings Angelita, Maria, Elian...
Ramiro Lozano
Dec 9, 2008
Ramiro "Ray" Lozano, 62, of Southaven, Mississippi passed away Dec. 9, 2008 in Memphis, TN. He was born Aug. 5, 1946 in Houston, TX to the late Genovevo & Lillie Escobedo Lozano. He was a former resident of Matagorda County, served in the US Army, and worked as a supervisor for Global Aviation Services. He was preceded in death by...
