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Recent Obituaries
Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas
Wallace Fields
Nov 1, 2007
Wallace Fields, 69, of Tres Palacios Oaks, passed away Thursday, November 01, 2007. He was born February 15, 1938 in Cumberland, KY to Leonard Fields and Lona Boggs Fields. He was a resident of Matagorda County since 1977 and was a retired Cherry Picker Operator. He is survived by his wife: Rose Fields of Tres Palacios Oaks; his daughters: Ramona...
Eva Mae Woodson Hunt
Oct 31, 2007
Eva Woodson Hunt, 79, of Palacios passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2007. She was born December 8, 1927 in Midfield to the late Ruie Roscoe Woodson & Cora Hale Woodson. She was a resident of Palacios for the past 59 years, a graduate of Blessing High Scholl class of 1946, and a member of the Trinity Baptist Church of Palacios....
Dorothy Jean Harrison
Oct 30, 2007
Dorothy Jean Harrison, 75, of The Colony, TX passed away October 30, 2007. She was born April 3, 1932 in Clute, TX to the late John and Mary Snow Krenek. Survivors include daughters Sandra Maxfield of Fort Worth and Tammy Reed of Plano; son Michael Harrison of The Colony; brother Sanford Krenek of Nacogdoches and three grandchildren. Funeral service will...
Roy Lee Jones
Oct 30, 2007
Roy Lee Jones, 65, of Wharton passed away October 30, 2007. He was born August 12, 1942 in Bay City, Texas to the late George Thomas and Gladys Ocie Scott Jones. Survivors include daughter Beverly Miller of El Campo; son Steve Jones of Wharton; niece Nancy Klaiber and husband Edwin of Sweeny; nephews Mike Gassen, Sr. and wife Linda of...
Alfred James "Jim" Sharp
Oct 26, 2007
Alfred James (Jim) Sharp, 76, of Markham, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, October 26, 2007, following a long illness. He was born in East Providence, Rhode Island on May 13, 1931 and served in the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie Sharp and is survived by his children, Jim Sharp,...
Olivia Nevarez
Oct 25, 2007
Olivia Nevarez, 86, of Palacios passed away October 25, 2007. She was born December 2, 1920 in Falfurrias, TX to the late Guadalupe and Martha Rodriguez Colunga. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerinimo Nevarez; twin sister Hortencia Colunga & other siblings and 2 grandchildren. Survivors include five daughters Flor Gonzalez and Yolanda Aleman both of Bay City,...
Edward "Eddie" Everett Adams
Oct 24, 2007
Edward "Eddie" Everett Adams, 80, of Markham, TX passed away Wednesday October 24, 2007 from cancer. He was born February 17, 1927 in Plant City, FL to the late Jessie and Ruth Adams. He worked as a carpenter with his father building homes. At age 15 he enlisted in the Navy as a Pharmacist Mate, went through two invasions at...
Larry Dean Hamilton
Oct 23, 2007
Larry Dean Hamilton, 63, of Bay City passed away October 23, 2007. He was born October 19, 1944 in Bay City to the late Walter Cape Hamilton and Elma Whittlesey Hamilton. Larry was a lifelong resident of Bay City and devoted his life to loving and supporting his family. He was the Salutatorian of his high school class at Van...
Thomas Jeanne Poole Keen
Oct 20, 2007
Thomas Jeanne Poole Keen, a lifetime resident of Bay City, Texas, died October 20, 2007 in Katy, Texas. She was born February 18, 1916 to Thomas Jefferson Poole, Jr. and Jessie Logan Poole. Mrs. Keen is survived by her daughter, Patricia Anne Keen; her cherished granddaughter, Anna Logan Keen; her son, Patrick Logan Keen; niece, Deborah Davis Brand; nephews, Robert...
Edith Beatrice Elliott
Oct 18, 2007
Edith Beatrice Elliott, 84, of Bay City passed away October 18, 2007. She was born December 18, 1922 in East Columbia, Texas to the late Martin John and Hannah Jones Herreth. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Edith and Larry Allen of Bay City; sons Marvin Elliott of Markham & Donald Elliott & wife Kathleen of Roscoe, IL; daughter-in-law Anna Mae...
Elizabeth Joy Richey
Oct 17, 2007
Elizabeth Joy Richey, 75, of Palacios passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2007. She was born December 18, 1931 in Palacios to the late Samuel Albert Dorris and Hattie Mearl Jones Dorris, and was a life long resident of Palacios. She is survived by daughter: Sandra Richey Johnson & husband Stephen of Wharton; 3 sons: Edwin Richey & wife Mary of...
Joseph Trinh Duc Pham
Oct 16, 2007
Reverend Joseph Trinh Duc Pham "Father Joe Pham", 64 of Palacios, TX passed away 5:00 PM Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. He was born April 9, 1943 in Quang Ninh, Viet Nam. He was Ordained into the Catholic Priesthood on April 29, 1970 in Viet Nam and served as a Catholic Priest in Viet...
Samuel Woodrow Wilson
Oct 15, 2007
Samuel Woodrow Wilson, 89, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2007. He was born January 16, 1918 in San Saba, Texas, and was the seventh child of Gertrude Speegle and San Saba District Attorney, Arthur Bryson Wilson. Following graduation from San Saba High School, he attended the University of Texas in Austin to follow in his father's footsteps and studied...
Henry Paul Katzer
Oct 14, 2007
Henry Paul Katzer, 71, of Bay City passed away October 14, 2007. He was born September 21, 1936 in Cuero, Texas to the late Alvin Hugo and Gertrude F. Hahn Katzer. He was a member of the Catholic Church and a retired appliance repairman for Sears. He is survived by his wife, Anita Fay Katzer of Bay City; daughters Anita...
Oma Marie "Oma Lee" Watkins
Oct 10, 2007
Oma Marie "Oma Lee" Watkins, 87, of Logansport, LA passed away Thursday, October 10, 2007 in Shreveport, LA. She was born September 16, 1920 in Forest, TX to the late Oscar Rodgers and Minnie Trammell Rodgers. Mrs. Watkins was a resident of Louisiana for the past 11 years, was a former resident of Wharton, TX, and worked many years as...
Samuel Maurice Danner
Oct 10, 2007
Samuel Maurice Danner, 98, of Palacios passed away October 10, 2007. He was born in Thomas, OK on April 30, 1909. He was 1 of 6 children born to the late Lillie B. and Henry L. Danner. He married his high school sweetheart, Opal Joyce Cooke right after their high school graduation and they remained in love for 63 years,...
Mary Beatrice Purnell
Oct 9, 2007
Mary Beatrice Purnell, 81, of El Maton passed away October 9, 2007. She was born November 26, 1925 in Beaumont, Texas to the late George Dewey Froust and Minnie Jewel Roper Froust. She was a retired accounts payable clerk and volunteered with the Women's Pregnancy Center in Bay City. She is survived by her husband Albert S. Purnell of El...
Juanita Bernice Hutchinson
Oct 8, 2007
Juanita Bernice Hutchinson, 80, passed away Monday, October 8, 2007 in Bay City, TX. She was born January 3, 1927 in Baton Rouge, LA to Jesse Lee Washington and Pearlie Alburney DeLatte Washington. She was a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, LA and has resided in Bay City, TX for the past 4 years. She retired as a Records Clerk...
Berta Lou Cupples
Oct 6, 2007
Berta Lou Cupples, 79, of Sargent past away Saturday, October 6, 2007. She was born September 8, 1928 in Terlton Oklahoma to the late Mart & Letta Marie Guinn Jones. She was a long time resident of Sargent, a member of VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary, and formerly a member of the Sargent VFW Post 2412 Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Cupples...
Bruce Edward Hicks
Oct 4, 2007
Bruce Edward Hicks, 55, of Bay City passed away October 4, 2007. He was born November 15, 1951 in El Campo, TX to the late Ira Wayne and Lucille Robertson Hicks. Survivors include his wife April Hicks of Bay City; daughters Mary Louise Cornett & Husband Robert Chas of Fort Worth, Elaine Marie Mahar & husband Jasper of Mc Allen...
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