O. B. Stanley
Apr 17, 2008
O.B. Stanley, 92, of Bay City passed away Thursday April 17, 2008. He was born August 28, 1915 in Freeport To the late Joseph Carlton Stanley and Pearl Inez Wicker. Mr. Stanley has been a long time resident of Matagorda County, a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Matagorda,. He served on Bay City City Council two different terms: 1955...
Jason Earl Cornett
Apr 16, 2008
Jason Earl Cornett, 32, of Cuero passed away April 16, 2008. He was born February 1, 1976 in El Campo, Texas to Douglas Reno Cornett & Rosemary Perkins Cornett. Survivors include his wife Erin Grigsby Cornett of Cuero; mother Rosemary Cornett of Palacios; father & step-mother Douglas & Kathy Cornett of Palacios; paternal grandmother Dorothy Cornett of Blessing; daughters Shana...
Joseph "Joe" Earl Wrape, Sr.
Apr 16, 2008
Bro. Joseph "Joe" Wrape Sr., 67, of Flintstone GA passed away Wednesday April 16, 2008 in Bay City, TX. He was born June 11, 1940 in Summerville, GA to the late John Alfred Wrape and Annie Lee Pettyjohn Wrape. Brother Joe had lived in Flintstone, GA for the past nine months, before moving to GA he resided in Bay City...
Louis Hernandez Benavides
Apr 10, 2008
Louis Benavides, 76, of Bay City, Texas passed away April 10, 2008 at Matagorda House. He was born August 25, 1931 to Sebastian Benavides and Petra H. Benavides. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was an avid domino player who won several domino tournaments. He was a very strong...
Alma Kathleen Caldwell
Apr 10, 2008
To be absent from body is to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8 Kathleen "Kathy" Caldwell was born to Olen Ray and Alma Ruth Conley Smith, Sr., in Wannette, Potawatomi, Oklahoma on a farm May 6, 1921. She died April 10, 2008 at Matagorda Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Amos "Lefty"...
Maria Gauna Aguilar
Apr 9, 2008
Maria Aguilar, 73, of Bay City passed away April 9, 2008. She was born March 19, 1935 in Cuero, Texas to the late Augustine A. & Manuela Gomez Gauna. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and had been a resident of Bay City since 1965. Also, She worked 18 years for the Economic Action Committee...
Dina June Currans
Apr 6, 2008
Dina June Currans, 38, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008. She was born April 17, 1969 in Tucson, AZ to Tanya Lee Klump Fletcher and the late Dwight Allen Fletcher. She was a resident of Bay City for the past 26 years and worked as a waitress. She is survived by her husband: Michael J. Currans of...
Eileen Junek Schilling
Apr 6, 2008
EILEEN JUNEK SCHILLING In November of 2005 Eileen Junek Schilling, 61, of Houston, TX began her brave and fearless battle with cancer. It was not long before her family and friends realized her angel wings had begun to grow and she was destined to become one of God's angels. On Sunday, April 6, 2008 her angel wings were fully-grown and...
Annie Laura Barnett
Apr 2, 2008
Annie Laura Barnett, 77, of Palacios, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in Victoria, TX. She was born April 6, 1930 in Luling, TX to the late George David Nelson and Mary Schuchardt Nelson. She was a resident of the Palacios area since 1950 and a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Palacios. She is survived by her daughters and...
Santos Suniga Estrada
Apr 1, 2008
Santos Suniga Estrada, 89, of Pasadena, TX passed away peacefully April 1, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 13, 1919 in Victoria, TX to the late Camarino & Hila Garcia Suniga. She had been a parishioner of St. Pius V Catholic Church in Pasadena since 1972. She was preceded in death by her husband Antonio Estrada;...
James Rodney Reeves
Mar 31, 2008
James Rodney Reeves, 58, of Victoria passed away March 31, 2008. He was born Jan. 4, 1950 in Bay City, TX to Faye Rayburn Reeves and the late Marcus Gilbert Reeves. He was preceded in death by his father and brother Marcus Reeves. Survivors include his mother Faye Reeves Sewell of Sweeny; wife Carla Reeves of Victoria; daughter Jennifer Brannon...
Billie Jean Mask
Mar 27, 2008
Billie Jean Mask, 77, of Bay City passed away March 27, 2008. She was born December 26, 1930 in Manistee, Michigan to the late Lois Wall and Ernest Kendrick. She was a longtime resident of Bay City and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband Cecil Mask; sons Thomas Sidney Wright and William...
Concepcion Orona Castanon
Mar 27, 2008
Concepcion Orona Castañon, 75, of Palacios, TX died Thursday, March 27, 2008. She was born December 8, 1932 in Jimulco, Coahuila, Mexico to the late Vincente Orona and Candelaria Retiz. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Isidro Castañon Perez of Palacios; by her sons: Arthur, David, Jesse, and Frank of Houston and Isidro of Palacios; by her...
Mamie Ellis
Mar 24, 2008
Mamie "Nannie" Ellis of Bay City passed away March 24, 2008 at the age of 94. She was born Sept. 13, 1913 in Nacogdoches to the late Levi & Nancy Summers Henderson. She is survived by son Jack & wife Tonya Ellis of Bay City; daughters Betty & husband Jim Yarborough of Vanderbilt, TX, Ida & husband Ray Curnutte of...
John Leonard Matejek, Sr.
Mar 23, 2008
John Leonard Matejek, Sr., 76, of Sugar Valley, TX passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 in Sugar Valley. He was born August 27, 1931 in Yoakum, TX to John A. Matejek and Linnie Hoffer Matejek. He was a resident of Matagorda County since 1964, a retired Machinist from Celanese Chemical Plant, a member of St. Joseph on the Brazos Catholic...
Ronald William Brackman
Mar 22, 2008
Ronald William Brackman, 71, of West Columbia, TX, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008. He was born December 22, 1936 in Conroe, TX to Early Lloyd Brackman and Leah Jean Pritchett Brackman. He was a member of the Old Ocean Baptist Church, a veteran, retired from the US Navy, and a retired Contractor. He is survived by his wife: Gloria...
Goldie Brown
Mar 20, 2008
She is far more precious than jewels, her value is far above rubies and pearls… Our precious mother and grandmother. (Proverbs 31:10) Our Beloved Mother and Grandmother Goldie was the daughter of Mora May and Marian Alfred Posey, born in Cunningham, Texas on April 18, 1908. She married Willis Clifton Brown on September 23rd, 1925, and lived in Grapeland, Texas...
Annie Shafer Titt
Mar 15, 2008
Annie Shafer Titt, 88, of Victoria, formerly of Bay City and Van Vleck, died Saturday, March 15, 2008. She was born February 28, 1920, in El Campo, Tex., to the late James Edward Shafer and Robbie Ann Frasier Shafer. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by parents; husband, Robert L. Titt; sons, Robert F....
Carl Myron Hawk
Mar 14, 2008
Carl Myron Hawk, 76, of Matagorda, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008. He was born June 9, 1931 in Iowa to Arthur Carlton Hawk and Velma Marie Chasey Hawk. He was a resident of Matagorda for the past 15 years and had worked as an Auditor for Goodyear. He was veteran of the US Marine Corp serving during the Korean...
Herman Wilson Van Dyke
Mar 9, 2008
Herman Wilson Van Dyke, 82, of Bay City passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his home. He was born November 25, 1926, one of nine children born to Minnie & Wilson Van Dyke, and grew up in Belton, Texas. Serving in the Navy during World War II he was stationed on an island in the Philippines, and was honorably...
