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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Reynaldo M. Garza

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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