Nannie P. Simmons
Jun 9, 2007
Nannie P. Simmons, 83, a retired nurse's aids, died June 9, 2007 at Matagorda Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bay City, Texas. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Simmons was a resident of Bay City for several years. She was Baptist. Survivors include sons Jerald Simmons and Terrell Simmons of Bay City, Texas, Roger Simmons of Ocala, Florida, Keith Simmons of...
Lenora Ruth Airrington
Jun 7, 2007
Lenora Ruth Airrington, 81, of Boling, TX passed away Thursday, June 8, 2007. She was born June 3, 1926 in Iowa Park, TX to Walter Franklin Strickland and Phonzie Juanita Hendricks Strickland. Formerly of California, she was a resident of Boling for the past seven months, a retired waitress and a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Alma Sommer
Jun 6, 2007
Alma Sommer, 92, of Bay City passed away June 6, 2007. She was born October 22, 1914 in Brenham, Texas. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Audrey & Jerry R. West of Bay City; two grandchildren Oleta West Dick & husband Bob of Pearland and Vincent W. West of Florence, SC and...
Crystal Elaine Stroman-Weldon
Jun 5, 2007
Crystal Elaine Stroman-Weldon who was born at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on March 31, 1982, passed away on June 5, 2007 at the Christopher House Hospice in Austin, Texas. She is survived by her husband Mark Vann Weldon, and their son Donavann Corbyn Stellar Weldon of Taylor, Texas. She is also survived by her Grandmother, Kitty Rice Ward, Mother, Beverly Stroman,...
Rachel Lee Horton
Jun 2, 2007
Rachel Lee Horton, 89, of Cedar Lane passed away June 2, 2007. She was born January 4, 1918 in Big Cedar, Oklahoma to the late Roy Levi and Melissie C. Marrow Miller. She was raised in the Kiamichi Valley on the Oklahoma frontier. Her family would settle an area and as others moved in and around them they again moved...
Frances Canary Lindamood
May 31, 2007
Frances Canary Lindamood 85 went to be with her Lord on May 31, 2007. Patient, warm, loving, faithful, nurturing are words to describe Frances. She was born October 30, 1921 in Mid West, Wyoming. Frances received her nurses training at Cook County hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She married her sweetheart Ralph Lindamood, an Army pilot, on July 11, 1944 whom...
Paul Howard Lindsey
May 28, 2007
Paul Howard Lindsey, 90, of Sweeny passed away May 28, 2007. He was born May 20, 1917 in Lexington, Tennessee to Richard and Laura Pirtle Lindsey. He retired from Phillips Petroleum and was a member of the Sweeny Church of Christ. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law Rose Nell & Charlie Bennett of Ovilla, TX; son and daughter-in-law...
Edna May Covey
May 26, 2007
Edna May Covey, 92, of Bay City, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007. She was born March 10, 1915 in Galveston, TX to John W. Petch and Mary Elizabeth Thrasher Petch. She was a resident of Matagorda County since 1976 and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her sons: James C. Covey &...
Margie Lorene Ackerman
May 23, 2007
Margie Lorene Ackerman, 78, of Blessing, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007. She was born January 26, 1929 in Deutschburg, TX to the late Leo P. and Martha Neuszer. The life long resident of Blessing was a homemaker, a 30 years member of the Bay City Bowling Association, and a member of the Midfield Home Demonstration Club. She was an avid...
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...
