Richard Bruce Wallace
May 22, 2007
Richard Bruce Wallace, 60, of Bay City, TX, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007. He was born February 8, 1947 in Pittsfield, MA to James Vernon Wallace and Elsie Elizabeth Bulshey Wallace. He was a resident of Matagorda County for the past 15 years, a veteran of the US Air Force and worked as an Instrumentation Technician at the South...
Hattie C. Cerny
May 21, 2007
Hattie C. Cerny, 91, of Bay City passed away Monday, May 21, 2007 in Bay City. She was born September 4, 1915 in Praha, TX to the late Joseph Cerny & Katrina Cervenka Cerny. Hattie was a resident of Matagorda County for 68 years, and a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church. She is survived by: 2 daughters: Dolores...
Christine James
May 18, 2007
Christine James, 88, of Markham passed away May 18, 2007 in Houston. She was born January 19, 1919 in Gonzales County, TX to the late Ruben Edgar and Albina Sedlacek Leaser. She married Nathern James October 5, 1934. She worked in a defense plant in Houston during WWII, served as an election judge for Matagorda County, an active member of...
Morris Willie Roecker, Sr.
May 17, 2007
Morris Willie Roecker Sr., 82, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at his home in Brazoria County. He was born November 12, 1924 in Belmont, TX to the late Willie & Dena Esse Roecker. Mr. Roecker was a longtime resident of Brazoria County, he worked as a carpenter for U.S. Contractors until retirement, and was a member of the Cedar...
Elsie Olson
May 17, 2007
Elsie Olson, 92, formerly of Palacios passed away May 17, 2007 in Rexburg, Idaho. She was born October 21, 1914 in Jackson County, TX to Andrew and Hulda Johnson Loff. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Edwin and Linda Olson of Rexburg, Idaho;...
Lucille Robles Guzman
May 15, 2007
Lucille Robles Guzman, 88, of Bay City passed away Tuesday May 15, 2007 at her home. She was born February 5, 1919 in Splendora, TX to the late Matias Robles and Natalia Gonzales Robles. Mrs. Guzman was a life long resident of Bay City, and a faithful member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She is survived by her...
Lee "Mule Skinner" Rutherford
May 15, 2007
Lee "Mule Skinner" Rutherford, 76, of Brazoria passed away May 15, 2007. He was born April 17, 1931 to Howard and Irene McQueen Rutherford. He was preceded in death by his wife Clara Rutherford and a sister Wanda Green. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law Brenda & Alfred Vargas of Rosenberg, Bunte & Vance Lee, Sr. of El Maton &...
Steve M. Rickaway
May 13, 2007
Steve M. Rickaway, 92, of Blessing passed away May 13, 2007. He was born July 31, 1914 in Matagorda County to the late Frank Henry and Rebecca Alice Tolleson Rickaway. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Blessing; Endowed Member of the Blessing Masonic Lodge #411 AF&AM where he served a 1 year tenure as District Deputy...
Jack Moses Morgan
May 11, 2007
Jack Morgan, 83, of Sweeny, passed away Friday, May 11, 2007 in Bay City. He was born August 16, 1923 to Jack Moses Morgan and Mary Florence Ply Morgan. He was a lifelong resident of Brazoria County and a US Army veteran of World War II. He graduated from Sam Houston University and retired from Phillips 66 as an Operator...
Kathleen June Petrosky
May 11, 2007
Kathleen June Petrosky, 65, of Matagorda, passed away Friday, May 11, 2007. She was born May 12, 1941 in Needville, TX to Rudolph Richard Krobot and Delphina Christine Pesak Krobot. She was a resident of Matagorda County for the past 17 years, a member of the Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters: Phyllis Petrosky...
Ann Clark Dannels
May 9, 2007
Ann Clark Dannels passed away May 9, 2007 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City. Ann was born June 7, 1946 in Ada, Oklahoma to Mrs. Kathalene Tudor Clark. Ann moved to Palacios, Texas at six years of age with her mother and step-dad, Leon Smith. She completed high school there, then went to Texas Woman's University where she...
Isabel L. Hernandez
May 8, 2007
Isabel L. Hernandez, 84, of Bay City passed away May 8, 2007. He was born July 8, 1922 in Mexico. Survivors include two daughters Maria Martinez and Susana Barron both of Bay City; eight sons Rogelio Hernandez , Jesus Hernandez, & Isabel Hernandez, Jr. all of Eagle Pass, Pedro Hernandez, Hector Hernandez, Juan Hernandez, & Rolando Hernandez all of Bay...
Wallace Reid Rash
May 5, 2007
Wallace "Wally" Reid Rash, 83, of Sargent passed away May 5, 2007 after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. He was born Sept. 22, 1923 in Waco, TX to Robert Jackson Rash and Elizabeth Smith Rash. He has been a property owner in Sargent since 1975 and a permanent resident since his retirement in January 1989. Wally served in the...
Leland H. Davis
May 2, 2007
Leland H. "Sarge" Davis, 89, of Blessing passed away May 2, 2007. He was born August 5, 1917 in Gunner, TX to Joe Knox Davis and Mary Frances West Davis. He retired as Sargent in the US Air Force; was a member of the Blessing American Legion and the El Campo VFW Post. He is survived by his wife, Sharon...
Martha Eureka Neuszer
May 2, 2007
Martha Eureka Martin Neuszer was born on February 24, 1906, in Gillette, Karnes County, Texas. This baby girl, destined to live life to its fullest, was the daughter of Eureka Billings Martin and Frank Duffy Martin. Mrs. Neuszer was a long time resident of Blessing, TX. She died on May 2, 2007, in Matagorda General Hospital, Bay City, TX, after...
Nora Lee Maxwell
Apr 29, 2007
Nora Lee Maxwell, 89, or Bay City passed away April 29, 2007. She was born December 31, 1917 in Louisiana. She had been a resident of Bay City for the past 8 years. She is survived by a daughter Peggy Anderson of Tucson, AZ; sons David Maxwell of Bay City and Roddy Maxwell of Morgan Hill, CA; by five grandchildren...
Joyce B. Winnett
Apr 28, 2007
Joyce B. Winnett, 80, of Bay City passed away April 28, 2007. She was born January 18, 1927 in Beaumont, TX to Joseph and Lottie Heimann Davis. She married Donald Nathan Winnett on April 16, 1949 and he preceded her in death on August 29, 2002. She was a member of the Matagorda United Methodist Church and a charter member...
Jimmie Lee Jurek
Apr 27, 2007
Jimmie Lee Jurek of Danevang, Texas, formerly a long-time resident of Bay City, passed away Friday, April 27, 2007 at the age of 72. Jimmie was born April 15, 1935 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Jim and Emilie Jurek. Jimmie is survived by his wife, Myrna; sons Jimmy and wife Lucy of Sugar Land and Tim and wife Tracy of Victoria;...
John Boyd Cleere, Jr.
Apr 27, 2007
Chief Petty Officer (SS) John Boyd Cleere Jr, U.S. Navy (Retired) Chief Machinist Mate (SS) John Cleere died Friday morning (Apr 27) at the age of 80. Born in Richland, Texas, he grew up in Comanche, OK prior to enlisting in the Navy in October 1943. After boot camp, he served aboard logistic ships during the remainder of World War...
Mollie Weathers Walker
Apr 26, 2007
Mollie Weathers Walker, 95, was born February 25, 1912 in Nashoba, Oklahoma to George Washington Weathers and Haley Byers Weathers. She died peacefully at Sweeny House in Sweeny, Texas Thursday, April 26, 2007. Her funeral service will be Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Cedar Lane Baptist Church, the church of her youth and old age, in Matagorda County at 10:30...
