Mrs. Don Thu Nguyen
Sep 11, 2007
Mrs. Don Thu Nguyen, 47, of Palacios passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in Victoria. She was born December 4, 1959 in Sao Bien, Vietnam to Mr. Lai Van Nguyen & Mrs. Mo Thi Nguyen. Mrs. Nguyen has been a resident of Palacios for the past 29 years, and a Member of St. Anthony of Padua Church Vietnamese Apostolate. She...
Nancy Seerden Jennings
Sep 7, 2007
Nancy Seerden Jennings, 68, of Sweeny passed away September 7, 2007. She was born November 17, 1938 in Bay City, Texas to the late Capt Seerden and Louise Hale Seerden. She was a former longtime resident of San Antonio. She graduated from Bay City High School in 1957 and earned a full music scholarship to attend Southwest University in Georgetown....
Harold Robert Lusby
Sep 5, 2007
Harold Robert Lusby, 64, of Bay City, was born September 20, 1942 in Hamilton, OH to John & Georgia Allen. He was adopted by James Samuel Lusby and Olive Emmett Gayle Lusby and raised in New Liberty and Owenton, KY. He became a locomotive train engineer and was a resident of Bay City since 1990 and retired from the Celanese...
Mario Garcia Sanchez, Sr.
Sep 1, 2007
Mario Garcia Sanchez, Sr., 56 of Palacios, TX passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007 in Bay City, TX. He was born June 11, 1951 in Palacios, TX to the late Frank Garcia Sanchez and Mary Garcia Sanchez. He was a life long resident of Palacios, attended Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Palacios and was employed as a painter at Brock...
Leona M. Roecker
Aug 29, 2007
Leona M. Roecker, 91, of Brazoria passed away August 29, 2007. She was born June 15, 1916 in Tanglewood, Texas to the late John W. and Ina Mae Lynn Alexander. She was a member of the Cedar Lane Baptist Church, worked as cashier and payroll clerk for J. C. Penney for many years and worked as a telephone operator in...
Charles Robert Stephenson
Aug 25, 2007
Charles Robert Stephenson, 92, of Tucson, Arizona passed away August 25, 2007. He was born April 26, 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Charles Emmerson and Charlotte Frances Kelly Stephenson. He was a former longtime resident of Bay City. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law: Charlene & Kenneth Krieger; three grandchildren: Sharon Knutson, Thomas R. Krieger, and Charles H....
Joe Gamez
Aug 23, 2007
Joe Gamez, 67, of Bay City passed away August 23, 2007. He was born October 31, 1939 in Cuero, Texas to the late Francisco and Francisca Bocanegra Gamez. He was a former employee of the City of Bay City. Survivors include daughter Mary Ramirez & husband Ernest of Bay City; son Ronald Gamez & wife Jennifer of Bay City; sisters...
Alfredo Villafuerte
Aug 22, 2007
Alfredo Villafuerte, 52, of Bay City passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007. He was born February 24, 1955 to Eusevio & Maria De La Luz Jacobo Villafuerte in Santa Ana Maya, Michoacan, Mexico. Alfredo has lived in Bay City for the past 31 years, and was a member of our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He is survived by his...
John Franklin Williams
Aug 20, 2007
John Franklin "F. J." "Bubba" Williams, 80, of Bay City passed away August 20, 2007. He was born December 30, 1926 in Bay City to the late Arter Preston and Jenny Pierce Williams. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City; foreman for CP&L for 40 years; a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic...
Mary Elizabeth Friery
Aug 20, 2007
Mary Elizabeth Fetterly Friery, 93, of Houston (formerly of Palacios), passed away on August 20, 2007 in the Cy-Fair Medical Center in Houston. She was born April 18, 1914, in Yoakum, TX to Elizabeth Haemmerlin Fetterly and William Amos Fetterly. She went to Palacios in 1935 and lived there until 1973. She returned in 1980 and moved to Houston for...
Della Mae Tucker
Aug 19, 2007
Della Mae Polensky Tucker passed away August 19, 2007. She was born May 20, 1926 in El Campo, TX to the late Louis and Mary Cerny Polensky. She had been a resident of Bay City for over 40 years. She is survived by six children and their spouses Linda J. and Joe E. Frost, Sr. of Bay City, Larry L....
Billy William John Denn
Aug 19, 2007
Billy William John Denn, 84, of Bay City passed away August 19, 2007. He was born April 14, 1923 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin to the late Matt and Gladys Collamore Denn. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was recalled for the Korean Conflict. He served for a number of years in the Air Force Reserve retiring as...
Allen Ray Crow
Aug 19, 2007
Allen Ray Crow, 71, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 in Wharton, TX. He was born September 12, 1935 in Port Lavaca, TX to Martin Luford Crow and Alma Leona Ray Crow. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He retired as an Engineer after 30 years...
Lannie Ray Gillette
Aug 17, 2007
Lannie Ray Gillette, 69, of Palacios, TX, passed away Friday, August 17, 2007 in Victoria, TX. He was born September 5, 1937 in Orange County, TX, to the late John Ferris Gillette and Elsie Mae Williams Gillette. He was raised in Palacios by his grandparents Emmanuel and Palma Gillette. In 1956 he graduated from Palacios High School and in 1962...
Rosendo Zarate
Aug 16, 2007
Rosendo Zarate, 79, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007. He was born August 30, 1927 in Beaumont, TX to Gregorio Zarate and Maria Osuna Zarate. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, the owner of Zarate's Café, and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He is survived by his daughters: Maria Esther Ansaldua...
Raymond O'Connell
Aug 15, 2007
Raymond O'Connell, 80, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007. He was born January 3, 1927 in Matagorda County to the late Bouldin "Doc" and Mildred Bickham O'Connell. Ray served in the US Army during WW-II and was stationed in Germany. On August 14, 1953 Ray married JoAnn Moore. They celebrated their 54th year of marriage on Tuesday. After returning from the...
Spencer Smith
Aug 15, 2007
Robert Spencer "Katfish" Smith was born October 22, 1943 in Bay City to Eugene Clifford and Annie Jo Webb Smith. After living in Corpus Christi for 10 years, he returned to Bay City to care for his elderly father. He was a longtime offshore fisherman, loved to play his guitar, sing, fish, wheel & deal and hang out with his...
Ruby Sanders Penland
Aug 12, 2007
Ruby Sanders Penland, 71, of Palacios passed away August 12, 2007. She was born July 14, 1936 in Palacios to the late Robert and Daisy Mae Scott Sanders. She was a legal secretary for Eli Mayfield for many years and later worked for the Trull Foundation and in banking. She is survived by her daughter Sharon Paulette Penland of Palacios;...
Rebecca "Becky" Ann Lawrence
Aug 1, 2007
Rebecca "Becky" Ann Lawrence, 65, of Bay City passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Bay City. She was born December 9, 1941 in Bay City to the late Fadris Marie Mote Green & Harvey Leroy Green, Sr.. Becky was a life long Resident of Bay City, a member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, and Women's Bowling League. She loved...
Elizabeth Ann Remlinger
Aug 1, 2007
Elizabeth Ann Remlinger, 74, of Palacios passed away August 1, 2007. She was born March 30, 1933 in Riviera, Texas to the late Albert and Josephine Cernoch Boeker. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, where she contributed countless hours of her time in various activities, and a member of Catholic Daughters. She also devoted nine years of...
