John Gilbert Acosta
Jun 22, 2008
John Gilbert Acosta, loving husband, wonderful father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2008 after a brief illness. John was born June 19, 1938 to the late B. F. and Stella Gomez Acosta. He attended and graduated from Bay City High School. John served 3 years in the US Marine Corps before beginning a career with the US...
Lorene "Mama Rene" Meador
Jun 22, 2008
Lorene "Mama Rene" Meador, 90, of Bay City passed away June 22, 2008. She was born January 23, 1918 to the late William & Martha May Talley Henry. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church; member of VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary; member of Homemakers Club (TEEA) and volunteered at Matagorda Nursing & Rehab Center. She was...
Lydia Lillian Zemanek
Jun 21, 2008
Lydia Lillian Zemanek, age 89, of Blessing, Texas passed away peacefully with her children by her side in Victoria, Texas on June 21, 2008 after a short hospital stay. She was born on December 1, 1918 in Birch, Texas to the late Ludwig and Clara Junek. Lydia married the late Victor Zemanek on September 1, 1943 in Blessing. In the...
Steve Sansing
Jun 16, 2008
Steve Sansing, 49, of California, Missouri passed away June 16, 2008 at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1958 in Bay City, Texas to the late William and Patsy Sansing. Survivors include his wife Diane; daughters Misty & husband Teddy Green of Bay City, Stevie Sansing & Megan Sansing both of Missouri; sons Tim of Austin & Miles of...
Evelyn Louise Burrow
Jun 7, 2008
Evelyn Louise Burrow, 80, of Bay City, Texas passed away on June 7, 2008 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City. Evelyn was born on April 8, 1928 in El Campo, Texas to Frank and Louise Cerny. Evelyn was married on July 3, 1947, in El Campo, to Walter Edward Burrow. She was a Life Member of VFW Post...
Venita Hanna
Jun 6, 2008
Venita N. "Van" Hanna, 83, of Sargent passed away June 6, 2008. She was born December 3, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Roland E. & Mary Bell Lewis. She and her husband owned & operated a restaurant in Sargent for many years. Her siblings Ralph Earl, Ceneth Thomas, Orville Lloyd, Ruth, Elsie Lee & Gladys Marie and...
Evelyn Valasta Rawlings
Jun 1, 2008
Evelyn Valasta Rawlings, 86, of Matagorda passed away June 1, 2008. She was born July 14, 1921 in Temple, Texas to the late William & Carrie Naiver Talasek. She was a member of the Nichols St. Church of Christ in Bay City. Her husband, Ralph Edward Rawlings, preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors include four sons Ralph Edward Rawlings,...
Austin John Parrott Jr.
May 31, 2008
Austin John Parrott Jr., 45, of Bay City passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008. He was born December 8, 1962 in Munich Germany to the late Elma Louise Butler Parrott and Austin John Parrott Sr.. Austin has been a resident of Matagorda County for the past 10 years, and served his country as a member of the United States Air...
William Jolly Orton, Sr.
May 30, 2008
William Jolly Orton, Sr., 74, of Sargent passed away May 30, 2008. He was born March 6, 1934 in Houston, Texas to the late Robert A. & Adele Frels Orton. Survivors include two sons William J. Orton, Jr of Sargent & James Lee Orton of Brazoria; sister Elaine A. Campbell of Houston; brothers Lee B. Orton & Paul A. Orton...
Charles Joseph Remlinger
May 29, 2008
Charles Joseph "Tinker" Remlinger, Jr., 76, of Palacios passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008. He was born July 19, 1931 in Riviera, Texas to the late Charles & Amanda Remlinger. He was a devoted member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and the Knight of Columbus. He worked for Celanese Chemical Corp. for 23 years and retired in 1989. Not one...
Arnold Barrera
May 29, 2008
Arnold Barrera, 48, of Bay City passed away May 29, 2008. He was born January 6, 1960 in Anton, Texas to Arnold & Emma Salas Barrera. Survivors include his parents; sisters Alma Frazier & husband Terry & Irene Belvin & husband David; brothers Joe Barrera & wife Cathy, Steve Barrera & wife Belinda and Bobby Barrera; nieces & nephews Tony...
Evelyn Helen Junek
May 27, 2008
Evelyn Helen Junek, 80, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2008, in Bay City, Texas after a life well lived. She was born in Louise, Texas, on December 7, 1927, to the late Edward and Helen Warney Popp. Mrs. Junek married Joe L. Junek on October 28, 1946 and resided in El Maton, Texas, where they farmed and worked raising...
Mark Paul Murry
May 24, 2008
Mark Paul Murry, 56, of Collegeport passed away May 24, 2008. He was born February 8, 1952 in Bay City, TX to James Robert & Katy Noreen Harvey Murry. He was a former student at the Edith Armstrong Center in Bay City. His father preceded him in death on Nov. 3, 1999. Survivors include his mother and loving caregiver, Noreen...
Phillip Joe Strimple
May 22, 2008
Phillip Joe Strimple, 69, of Bay City, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, after a valiant, yet long battle with cancer. He was born March 9, 1939, in Lawrence, KS to Joseph Everett Strimple and Dorothy "Anne" Margaret Gibson Strimple. He graduated from Ball High School in Galveston, TX in 1957 and has been a resident of...
Magdaleno Juarez Rico Iii
May 22, 2008
Magdaleno Juarez "Bugs" Rico III, 44, of League City passed away May 22, 2008. He was born September 24, 1963 in Bay City, Texas to Magdaleno J. Rico, Jr. and Betty Jane Vega Rico. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in League City, worked for Celanese Chemical Co. for 20 years, and held a Black Belt in...
Elvira Martinez Sanchez
May 22, 2008
Elvira "Vira" Martinez Sanchez, 91, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008 in Houston, TX. She was born September 29, 1916 in Bloomington, TX to Joaquin Vega Martinez and Tomasita Perez Martinez. She was a resident of Bay City since 1954 and was retired from the Laundry Department of Matagorda General Hospital. She was a member and past...
Gerald Vernon Payne
May 19, 2008
Gerald "Jerry" Vernon Payne, 90, of Lake Jackson, passed away Monday May, 19, 2008 at Village on the Creek in Clute, TX. He was born March 26, 1918 in Pleasant Township, OH to John Burleigh Payne and Pauline Katherine Leader Payne. He was formerly a resident of Bay City and Alvin, was a member of the First Christian Church, Disciples...
Luster Vernon Legg
May 19, 2008
Luster Vernon Legg, 68, of Mexia, TX passed away Monday, May 19, 2008. He was born July 8, 1939 to the late Richard Hubert & Carrie E. Lowe Legg in Bay City, TX. Soon after his birth, Luster's Parents realized that he was a special child. His parents dedicated their lives to love and care for him. After his father...
Ruby Cecil (Dominy) Haswell
May 19, 2008
Ruby Cecil (Dominy) Haswell, 94, of Bay City passed away Monday, May 19, 2008. She was born June 17, 1913 in Pennington TX to the late May Hooks Dominy and Clyde Henry Dominy. Mrs. Haswell has been a resident of Bay City for the past 46 years, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bay City. She...
Mary Brune
May 18, 2008
Mary M. Brune, 89, of Palacios entered into her Heavenly Home on May 18, 2008. She was born on August 15, 1918 in Borden, Texas to the late Frank & Elizabeth Porkorni Dolezal. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, enjoyed gardening and was a devout Catholic. Mary raised and loved 9 children, enjoyed 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and...
