Emma Williams Petrosky
Jan 25, 2007
Emma Williams Petrosky, age 81, of Bay City, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the Legacy Matagorda House in Bay City, Texas. Emma was born on March 1, 1925, in Inglewood, CA, and was the only child of Myron Earl and Rose Cooke Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 43 years, Bruno...
Helen Swinky
Jan 25, 2007
Helen Swinky, 76, of Bay City died Thursday, January 25, 2007. She was born September 16, 1930 in Mercedes, Texas to the late Lee R. Sims and Elsie Bohn Sims. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and a long time resident of Bay City. She is survived by 2 daughters: Marilyn Murray and her husband Robert of...
Billy Merle Morton
Jan 24, 2007
Billy Merle Morton, 86 of Palacios, was born November 9, 1920 at Sloan Ranch in Matagorda County to Thomas Warren Morton and Irene Fox Morton. He went to our Lord on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Billy served in the US Army Air Force during World War II and earned the Europe-Africa-Middle Eastern (EAME) Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars and...
Irwon Marie (Blackwell) Jensen
Jan 20, 2007
Irwon Marie Jensen, 88 of Palacios, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007 in Bay City. She was born July 20, 1918 in Midway, Madison County, TX to Thomas Henry Blackwell and Minnie Wells Blackwell. She was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a longtime member and Sunday School Teacher at the First Baptist Church of Palacios. She is survived...
Dale L. Withrow
Jan 20, 2007
Dale L. Withrow, 83, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 20, 2007 in Bay City. He was born September 25, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jesse James Withrow and Mary Leighton Withrow. Shortly afterwards the family moved to Kingfisher, OK. After graduating from high school, he joined the US Navy where he served in the...
Glenda Sue Foster
Jan 19, 2007
Glenda Sue Owen-Foster, 64 of Bay City, passed away Friday, January 19, 2007. She was born April 21, 1942 in Mount Vernon, MO to Hollis A. Matthews and Pansy Mae McCullah Matthews. Formerly of Lake Jackson, she has been a resident of Bay City for the past ten years. Sue was a former employee of HL&P, from December 1980 to...
Marlene Addie Tolleson
Jan 18, 2007
Marlene Addie McDaniel Tolleson, 70, of Tide Water Oaks, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007 in Bay City. She was born May 11, 1936 in Fort Worth, to Frank McDaniel and Ethel Leona Nivens McDaniel. She was a resident of Matagorda County for the past 65 years, a member of the Methodist Church and was a retired Store Clerk, and...
Merline Rickaway Hollar
Jan 18, 2007
Mrs. Merline Rickaway (Penny) Hollar, 79, of Gadsden, AL passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007. She was born February 9, 1927 in South Texas to the late August and Esther Rickaway. Mrs. Hollar was a longtime resident of Gadsden, a member of the First Baptist Church of Gadsden, and Served as President of The Newcomers Club of Gadsden. She was...
Earl R Adams, Jr.
Jan 17, 2007
Earl R. Adams, Jr., 84 of Blessing, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2007 in Bay City. He was born November 30, 1922 in San Augustine, TX to Earl R. Adams, Sr. and Eva Joyce Brittan Adams. He was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City. He served with the 5th...
Eddie Stevenson Barton
Jan 16, 2007
Eddie Stevenson Barton, 86, died peacefully at home on January 16, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband William D. Barton, Sr. and son William D. Barton, Jr. She is survived by her son Henry Stevenson Barton; daughters-in-law Sherry Barton and Lurinda Barton; grandchildren Lori Barton, Kim Barton Schneider, Logan Barton and Tamika Smith. She is also survived...
Rhonda M. Vallely
Jan 12, 2007
Rhonda M. Jenney Vallely, 47, of Van Vleck passed away January 12, 2007. She was born January 22, 1959 in Plainwell, Michigan to Walter Louis and Shirley Ann Frost Jenney. Rhonda and her family moved to Pasadena, Texas in 1966. She graduated in 1977 from Pasadena High School. Shortly after graduation she moved to Sargent and lived there for many...
William D. Barton, Jr.
Jan 9, 2007
William Deramus Barton, Jr., son of William D. Barton, Sr. and Eddie Stevenson Barton was born November 1, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana, lost his hard fought battle against leukemia on January 9, 2007. Bill was a man who faced each day ready to live life to its fullest. He was blessed to have led a rich and rewarding life. He...
Clara Matura Griffin
Jan 8, 2007
Clara Matura Griffin, 64, of Palacios passed away Jan. 8, 2007. She was born Oct. 30, 1942 in Bay City to Alfred G. and Goldie Hardy Carter. She had been a resident of Palacios for several years and volunteered for the Coast Guard. Survivors include her husband Tom Griffin of Palacios; daughter Diana Lucas & husband Jeff of Canyon Lake,...
Gladys Goodwin Stridde
Jan 3, 2007
Gladys Goodwin Stridde, 82, of Bay City died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in St. Louis, MO. She was born on October 3, 1924 in Laredo to the late Tessie and Tom Goodwin, the youngest of six children. Her siblings, Genevieve, Hiram, Tom, Trixie and Minnie preceded her in death. Her father moved to Laredo to help build the TEX-MEX railroad,...
Talmadge James Tatum, Sr.
Jan 3, 2007
Talmadge James Tatum, Sr., 67, of Bay City died January 3, 2007. He was born December 12, 1939 in Bay City to the late A. J. and Kathleen Hennigan Tatum. He and his wife operated Tex-Pak Express in Bay City for many years. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Jean Ann Tatum of Bay City; daughter & son-in-law Kimberly...
David Alford
Jan 1, 2007
David Alford, 55, of Bay City, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007 at his home. He was born December 25, 1951 in Floresville, TX to Delmar Ray & Mary Helen Lockhart Alford. David was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved God and his church; he was a lifetime member of the Sweeny Church of Christ. His passion for...
Marvin Douglas Green
Dec 30, 2006
Marvin Douglas Green, 94, of Bay City passed away December 30, 2006. He was born April 9, 1912 in Seguin, Texas to the late Henry Lee and Callie Surber Green. His family moved to Matagorda when he was a young child. He was a member of the Methodist Church and served in the US Army during WWII. Survivors include his...
Deborah Rhodes Johnson
Dec 30, 2006
Deborah Rhodes Johnson was called home to her Lord peacefully Saturday, December 30, 2006. She was born May 4, 1950to the late Robert Regnald and Rosalai Rhodes Johnson. She was an officer in the Olivia Port Alto V.F.D., Inc. also an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios, where she taught Sunday School for many years, also she was...
Alfred Kopecky
Dec 29, 2006
Alfred Kopecky of El Maton, Texas died Friday, December 29, 2006. He was born in Wallis, Texas on November 4, 1912 to Frank Denton and Louise Schiller Denton. He lived in the Sugar Land area until 1924 when his family moved to El Maton. He graduated from the Blessing and Markham schools and earned his teaching certificate from Southwest Texas...
Amparo Moreno Flores
Dec 27, 2006
Amparo Moreno Flores, 75, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 in Palacios, TX. She was born January 24, 1931 in Fort Bend County, TX to the late Jose Simon & Alvena Alvarado Moreno. Amparo was a long time resident of Palacios, a Member of: St. Anthony's Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughters, and Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Flores is survived by daughter &...
