find a loved one
Obituaries
Use the search below to find the obituary of a loved one. We invite you to share memories, offer condolences, and celebrate a life well lived. Each tribute is a place for family and friends to come together in remembrance and support.

Recent Obituaries
Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas
Reynaldo M. Garza
Nov 15, 2006
Reynaldo M. Garza, 69 of Bay City died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in Houston, Texas. He was born September 11, 1937 in Mission, Texas to the late Leonides Garza and Sofia Mercado. He is survived by daughters, Gloria Zamora of Van Vleck, Lorraine Schroeder of SC, Emma Garza of Bay City. Sons, Ray Moreles of Bay City, Gilbert Garza, Sr....
Bertha Augusta Stewart
Nov 15, 2006
Bertha Augusta Stewart, 80 of Palacios died Wednesday, November 15,2006 in Bay City. She was born July 29, 1926 in Palacios, Texas to the late Paul J. Gerhard, Sr. And Anna Marie Eloge Gerhard. She was a chartered member of the Alapha Club, member of the Lioness Club, President of the PTA, member of Home Demonstration Club, and a member...
Earl A. Mickelson
Nov 9, 2006
Earl A. Mickelson, 84, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2006. He was born June 23, 1922 in El Campo to Charlie Mickelson and Anna Christina Lindblom Mickelson. He was a resident of Bay City since 1957, a retired Interstate Trucker, and was a WW-II veteran of the US Marine Corp. He is survived by his wife: Doris...
Mildred Wells
Nov 8, 2006
Mildred Wells, 83, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at the Legacy in Bay City. She was born September 10, 1923 in Eunice LA to Martin & Rita Vizey Vige`. She was a resident of Bay City since 1950 and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was preceded...
Esther Acosta
Nov 5, 2006
Esther Acosta, 82, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2006 at The Legacy in Bay City. She was born May 5, 1924 in Bay City to Baldomero Fraga Acosta and Estella Gomez Acosta. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a long time employee of People's Laundry. She was preceded in death by...
Kathy Lee Weixelman
Oct 31, 2006
Kathy Lee Weixelman, 59, of Palacios passed away October 31, 2006. She was born August 26, 1947 in Manhatten, Kansas to Thomas and Betty Piper Lee. She had been a resident of Palacios for 34 years and was a substitute teacher for Palacios ISD for 4 ½ years. She was preceded in death by her father and two brothers John...
Jessie Montalbo
Oct 30, 2006
Jessie Montalbo, 51, of Richmond, Texas died Monday October 30, 2006 in Richmond, Texas. He was born Oct. 15, 1955 in Bay City, Texas to the late Faustino Montalbo and Olivia Cervantes Montalbo. He is survived by his mother Olivia Montalbo of Bay City, sisters; Rosa Garcia of Angleton and Mary Jasso of Bay City Brothers; Faustino Mantalbo, Jr. of...
Clara Lee Hauk
Oct 28, 2006
Clara Lee Hauk, 93, of Matagorda, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 in Bay City. She was born May 24, 1913 in Kingsbury, TX to Henry Lee Green and Callie Surber Green. She was a lifelong resident of Matagorda and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Matagorda. She is survived by her son: Robert L. "Bob" Hauk...
Reginald B Green
Oct 25, 2006
Reginald B. Green, 74 of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006. He was born May 26, 1932 in Aransas Pass, TX to Robert E. Green and Martha Effie Hales Green. He was a resident of Bay City since 1977, the former owner and operator of Anderson Marine Company in Bay City, a member of the Baptist Church and...
Jack Brumley
Oct 25, 2006
Jack Brumley, 82, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006. He was born May 18, 1924 in Ben Franklin, TX to Larkin Jasper Brumley and Myrtle Dean Mullins Brumley. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a member of the Pentecostal Church, and a veteran of the US Army Air Force during World War II. He is...
Gladys Faye Findley
Oct 22, 2006
Gladys Faye Findley, 81, of Sugar Valley passed away October 22, 2006. She was born April 13, 1925 in Hagansport, Texas to William Henry Clifford and Jessie Gertrude Henry Joice. She was a longtime resident of Matagorda County and a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Jesse Findley of Sugar Valley; daughters Linda Townsend &...
Laverne Hickl Rodriguez
Oct 22, 2006
LaVerne Hickl Rodriguez, 48 of El Maton, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2006 in Lake Jackson, TX. She was born January 4, 1958 in Bay City to Joe N. Hickl and Albina Vaculin Hickl. She was a lifelong resident of El Maton, a 1976 graduate of Tidehaven High School, a lifelong member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Blessing and...
Alicia A Pequeno
Oct 14, 2006
Alicia A. Pequeno, 76 of Palacios, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Houston, TX. She was born July 7, 1930 in Falfurrias, TX to Pedro Ayarzagoitia and Jovita Nevarez Ayarzagoitia. She was a resident of Palacios since 1943, retired as a seafood processor from Dumas Seafood in Palacios, and was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Palacios.She...
Alma Jo Wilson
Oct 9, 2006
Alma Jo Wilson, 76, of Palacios, passed away, Monday, October 9, 2006 at the Palacios Community Medical Center. She was born November 3, 1929 in Van Alstyne, TX to Clyde Tippett and Frances Ella Casey Tippett. She was a long time resident of Palacios and Victoria, a member of the Nazarene Church and was the owner of Wilson's Grocery Store...
Don Louis Batchelder
Oct 6, 2006
Don Louis Batchelder, 71, of Palacios passed away October 6, 2006. He was born February 24, 1935 in Palacios to Cecil Louis and Alice Elizabeth Foulks Batchelder. He farmed in the Palacios area for many years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son Ken Louis Batchelder....
Sharon Heidrich
Oct 5, 2006
Sharon Heidrich, 39 of Bay City died Oct. 5, 2006 after a 2 year battle with cancer. She was born December 22, 1966 in Baton Rouge, LA. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Heidrich , 2 daughters, Ashley Griffin and Faith Elizabeth Heidrich all of Bay City. Brother, James Walters of...
David Dewitt Jones, Jr.
Oct 4, 2006
David Dewitt Jones Jr., 56, formerly of Bay City passed away in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, October 4, 2006. He is survived by: his son, John Hunter Jones; daughter, Jessica Davant Jones Stanley; sister, Valerie Jones Hundley; and father, David Dewitt Jones Sr. He is preceded in death by his mother, Laura Lea Davant Jones; and sister, Elizabeth Jones Howe....
Robert Arthur Haring
Sep 30, 2006
Robert Arthur "Bob" Haring, 45, of Bay City passed away September 30, 2006 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. He was born April 11, 1961 in Bay City to Charles Henry, Jr. and Anna Lee Verser Haring. He owned and operated Carpet Warehouse in Bay City. Bob loved the outdoors, had a passion for fishing and was an avid...
Katie Irene Watkins
Sep 27, 2006
Katie Irene Watkins, 87, of Old Ocean, TX, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Bay City, TX. She was born December 3, 1918 in Clarksville, AR to James Wiley Smith and Edith Elizabeth Davis Smith. She was a resident of the Sweeny, TX area since 1987 and a member of the Wild Peach Community Church in Brazoria, TX. She...
Mary Sue Collier
Sep 26, 2006
Mary Sue Collier, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at her home in Bay City. She was born November 10, 1921 in Ione, AR to the late Jesse Henderson Bryant and Lillie Ann Johnson Bryant. She was a long time resident of Matagorda County, past President of the Tidehaven Booster Club, and formerly owned and operator of the Suds-Ur-Duds...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts when new obituaries are posted

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

