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Recent Obituaries
Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas
Fay Marie Pohl Harr
Aug 9, 2005
Fay Marie Pohl Harr, 72, of Palacios, TX has gone to be with the Lord after a lengthy illness on August 9, 2005 at the Palacios Healthcare Center in Palacios, TX. She was born September 23, 1932 in Fort Worth, TX to the late Lee William and Dicy Marie Wilson Pohl. Fay was a longtime resident of Palacios and Brownsville,...
Harvey W. Kilsby
Jul 29, 2005
Harvey W. Kilsby, 72, of Freer, TX died July 29, 2005 at the Bay Area Heart Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX. He was born September 8, 1932 in Mt Belview, TX to the late George Wesley and Jetty McGill Kilsby. Mr Kilsby was a resident of Freer the past 18 years and a former resident of Bay City. He also...
Wilma Kathryn Bickham
Jul 26, 2005
Wilma Kathryn Bickham, 100, of Angleton died July 26, 2005 at Cypress Woods Nursing Home in Angleton, TX. She was born January 4, 1905 in Osyka, MS to the late James Hollis and Celia E. Smith Berryhill. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, a resident of Angleton since 1950, and a former resident of Bay...
Betty Jane Callaway
Jul 24, 2005
Betty Jane Callaway, 75, of Austin passed away July 24, 2005 at her residence. She was born July 16, 1930 in Bay City, TX to the late Elvin Lee & Priscilla Jane Arnold Gentry. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a life long resident of Bay City 'til moving to Austin in 2000. She was a 1946...
Dean Travis Rush
Jul 23, 2005
Dean Travis Rush, age 38, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 23, 2005. He was born on June 5th, 1967 to Carl and Carleene Rush of Markham, TX. He was a graduate of Tidehaven High School and Wharton County Junior College. He was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church, Markham, Texas. He...
Cathy E. Westinghouse
Jul 20, 2005
Cathy E. Westinghouse July 10, 1951-July 20, 2005 Cathy was born in Houston, Texas, July 10, 1951. She graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1969 and attended Wharton County Junior College for two years. Her career was at Celenese Bay City as a Telecommunications Specialist. Cathy was active for many years in the Bay City Historical Society, Matagorda County...
Earl Thomas Dunn
Jul 17, 2005
Earl Thomas Dunn, 79, of Palacios, passed away Sunday July 17, 2005. He was born February 9, 1926 in Virginia to George Thomas Dunn, Sr. and Augusta Baethge Dunn. He was a lifelong resident of Palacios and a veteran of the US Army, serving World War II. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Ann Dunn of Palacios; by his...
Howard Mizell
Jul 9, 2005
Howard Mizell 79, of Bay City, TX passed away July 9, 2005 at his residence. He was born June 3, 1926 in Bogalusa, LA to the late Eugene and Anne Terral Mizell. Mr. Mizell was a resident of Bay City since 1996, and was a member of the First Pentecostal Church. He was a retired US Postal Carrier for Rt...
Mary Mcclure Swenson
Jul 7, 2005
Mary "Bobbie" McClure Swenson, 90, passed away at the Grace Home Hospice in Shreveport LA, July 7, 2005 after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 21, 1914 in Spottswood, Virginia to the late John Marshall and Mary Storey McClure. Bobbie was the granddaughter of Dr. Granville Storey, former minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City. Survivors...
John Patrick Stafford
Jul 3, 2005
John Patrick Stafford, 55, of Van Vleck, TX died July 3, 2005 as a result of an automobile accident in Brazoria Co. He was born January 30, 1950 in Manila, Philippines to Dorothy O'Connell and Harry Arthur Stafford II. John was a resident of Van Vleck for the past 4 1/2 years and was a member of the First United...
Frances Brady
Jun 29, 2005
Frances Davis Brady, 80, of Bay City graduated into the church triumphant on June 29, 2005 at The Legacy in Bay City. She was born December 20, 1924 in East Columbia, TX to the late Gary William and Pearl Lee Bradford Davis. Mrs. Brady was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was a longtime resident of Bay...
Charles Stewart Kling
Jun 29, 2005
Charles Stewart Kling, 81, of Bay City died June 29, 2005 at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. He was born October 27, 1923 in Kosse, TX to the late H. E. and Martha Lou Stewart Kling. He was a 1940 graduate of Bay City High School, a resident of Bay City the past 15 years, a veteran of WW...
Sheila Plunkett
Jun 28, 2005
Sheila Plunkett, 52, of the Ashwood Community died June 28, 2005 at her residence. She was born June 24, 1953 in Bay City, TX to the late Theodore James and Trubie Jean Sparks Bryant. Sheila was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Matagorda, a resident of Ashwood for the past 20 years, and she was a longtime beautician in...
Sau Van Huynh
Jun 28, 2005
Sau Van Huynh, 57, of Palacios died June 28, 2005 at his residence. He was born July 11, 1947 in Viet Nam and had been a resident of Palacios the past 22 years. Survivors include: wife: Chien Thi Huynh of Palacios; daughters: Thuy T. Huynh of Houston, Renda Huynh of Stafford, and Van Huynh of Palacios; sons: Thanh Ngoc Huynh,...
Terry A. Thompson
Jun 26, 2005
Terry A. Thompson 48, of Bay City died June 26, 2005 at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, TX. He was born October 12, 1956 in Bay City, TX to Ralph and Elizabeth Ann Sedlock Thompson. Terry was a life long resident of Bay City and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include: father: Ralph Thompson of Bay City;...
Haley Victoria Garcia
Jun 25, 2005
Haley Victoria Garcia, 2, of Bay City passed away June 25, 2005 at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. She was born May 19, 2003 in Houston to David Farrell Garcia, Jr. and Georgeanne Chamberlain. She is survived by her father, David F. Garcia, Jr. of Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, her mother Georgeanne Chamberlain of Bay City, her maternal grandparents, Larry and...
Inez Garcia
Jun 24, 2005
Inez Morales Garcia, born to Paz and Juanita Morales on January 29, 1922 in Cuero, TX passed away on June 24, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reynaldo Garcia, Sr., her parents, brother Caesar Morales, and sister Cruz Bustos. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Inez wanted nothing more than to be...
Lenora Julia Hendricks - Martin
Jun 23, 2005
Lenora J. Hendricks – Martin, 88, of Palacios, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2005 in Port Lavaca, TX. She was born August 21, 1916 in Schulenburg, TX to James Frank Michna and Bertha Gerhing Michna. She was a resident of Palacios for the past 80 years, a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios, and a member of he...
Manuel Padia
Jun 22, 2005
Manuel Padia, 84, of Wharton, TX died June 22, 2005 at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, TX. He was born December 27, 1920 in Hungerford, TX to the late Pedro and Josephine Gonzales Padia. He was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Wharton, and a lifelong resident of Wharton. Survivors include: 2 sons...
Mary Springfield
Jun 21, 2005
Mary Springfield, 55, of Van Vleck, TX died June 21, 2005 at her residence. She was born March 18, 1950 in Beaumont, TX to Jesse Glenn and Mary Lanell Price Landrum. Mrs. Springfield was a member of Nichols Rd Church of Christ and a resident of Van Vleck since 1985. Survivors include: husband: Jean Springfield of Van Vleck; son &...
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