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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Antonette Nettie Zapalac

Antonette Nettie Zapalac

Dec 5, 2006

ANTONETTE "NETTIE" MARY MAZOCH ZAPALAC Markham - Nettie Zapalac, 91, of Markham has gone to be with our Lord. Nettie was born to John and Barbara Mazoch on Sept. 18, 1915 in Borden, TX. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She passed away on December 5, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center in Port Lavaca,...

W. O. "Buddy" Anderson

W. O. "Buddy" Anderson

Dec 3, 2006

W. O. "Buddy" Anderson, 75 of Van Vleck passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006 at his home. He was born March 24, 1931 in Pelly, TX to Ruben Ransley Anderson and Elnora Frank Anderson. He was a retired Tech Foreman from Exxon and a member of Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge # 321 A.F. & A. M. He is survived by...

Lubia Kadebsky Ellerkamp

Lubia Kadebsky Ellerkamp

Dec 2, 2006

Lubia Kadebsky Ellerkamp, 92 of Bay City, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006 at her home. She was born May 29, 1914 in Belarus to Michael and Elizabeth Kadebsky and was a member of the First Untied Methodist Church of Bay City and the Susanna Wesley Sunday School Class. She is survived by her daughters: Patricia Anne Ellerkamp Hodgdon and...

Calvin William Huddleston

Calvin William Huddleston

Nov 29, 2006

Calvin William Huddleston, 80, of Palacios died November 29, 2006. He was born April 4, 1926 in Olivia, Texas to John and Myrtle Hadley Huddleston. He was a WWII veteran, a longtime employee of Alcoa and had lived in Palacios for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Laura Huddleston of Palacios; sons Calvin Ray Huddleston of Beeville,...

Kendall Byron Owen

Kendall Byron Owen

Nov 27, 2006

Kendall Byron Owen, 23, of Bay City passed away November 27, 2006. He was born November 4, 1983 in Bay City to Roy and Shirley Wells Owen. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include his wife Polly Krenek Owen of Bay City; father Roy Owen of Bay City; son Dylan Owen of Bay City; sisters Dusty Parks...

Frances Wells Reddoch

Frances Wells Reddoch

Nov 27, 2006

Frances Wells Reddoch, 82, of Sweeny passed away November 27, 2006. She was born July 6, 1924 in Spadra, Arkansas to Millard Curtis Walker and Frances Evergreen Jenkins Walker. Mrs. Reddoch was company nurse for Philips Petroleum in Old Ocean for many years and nursed at a number of local hospitals. She was a member of the Eastern Star and...

Tiffany Marie Hansen

Tiffany Marie Hansen

Nov 27, 2006

Tiffany Marie Hansen, 19, of Van Vleck passed away November 27, 2006. She was born August 2, 1987 in Houston to James Robert Hansen and Mary Sarah Bennight. Survivors include her parents Mary & Fred Durrance of Van Vleck; father Robbie Hansen of Porter, TX; Maternal grandparents Richard & Sally Bennight of Sargent; paternal grandparents Dr. Frederick & Betty Durrance...

Gregg W. Bishop

Gregg W. Bishop

Nov 26, 2006

Gregg W. Bishop, 49, of Bay City passed away November 26, 2006. He was born July 28, 1957 in Oxnard, California to Jewel Douglas and Vyrel Dean Riffe Bishop. He was a member of the Bay City Baptist Church; a veteran of the Gulf War; and worked as warehouse supervisor for Johnson Supply in Clute, TX. Survivors include wife Patsy...

Concepcion A. Garcia

Concepcion A. Garcia

Nov 24, 2006

Concepcion A. Garcia, 84 of Markham, passed away Friday, November 24, 2006 in Markham, TX. She was born November 15, 1922 in Mercedes, TX to Eduardo Anciso and Rosa Martinez Anciso. She was a resident of Markham, TX for the past 30 years and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Bay City. She is survived...

Thelma Sirmon

Thelma Sirmon

Nov 24, 2006

Thelma Sirmon, 95, of Bay City passed away November 24, 2006. She was born October 12, 1911 in Rockwall, Texas to William Clyde Sansing and Naomi Thompson Sansing. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and a longtime resident of Bay City. Survivors include her daughter Thelma Jean Parma of Lake Jackson, granddaughter Patti Phillips & her husband...

Eva Adelle Serrill

Eva Adelle Serrill

Nov 19, 2006

Eva Adelle Serrill, 94, of Bay City passed away November 19, 2006. She was born September 12, 1912 in Ashwood, Texas to John Fisher Smith and Annie M. Allardyce Smith. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bay City. Mrs. Serrill is survived by one daughter Judith Ann McCully of Marco Island, Florida; one son John Serrill...

Edna Matula

Edna Matula

Nov 19, 2006

Edna Matula, 89, of Sugar Land, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006. She was born January 16, 1917 in East Bernard, TX to August Fojtik and Sophie Tymel Fojtik. She was a resident of Sugar Land since 1990, a former long time resident of Van Vleck and West Columbia, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Van...

Willie A. Svetlik

Willie A. Svetlik

Nov 19, 2006

Willie A. Svetlik, 84, of Bay City passed away November 19, 2006. He was born March 19, 1922 in Weimer, Texas to Alois and Rosa Macha Svetlik. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, a WWII Veteran, and worked as a carpenter for many years. He is survived by two daughters Nancy Lynch and her husband Ted of...

Virginia A. Grisham

Virginia A. Grisham

Nov 18, 2006

Virginia A. Grisham, 79, of Houston passed away November 18, 2006. She was born Sept. 8, 1927 in Gulf, Texas to Thomas and Mattie Pauline White Kain. A longtime Houston resident, she worked as an Executive Secretary for Josey Oil Co. for many years. She is survived by two daughters Melody Howard & Deborah Grisham; sister Mamie Littlejohn; brother Thomas...

Norma Keene

Norma Keene

Nov 15, 2006

Norma Keene, 90, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in Bay City. She was born December 20, 1915 in Bernie, MO to Tommy Walker and Lilly Hargraves Walker. She was a member of the Nichols St. Church of Christ, a resident of Bay City for the past seventeen years and formerly of Lumberton, TX. She is survived...

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...

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