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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Stuart Wiley Gene

Stuart Wiley Gene

Aug 27, 2005

Wiley Gene Stuart, 63, of Kerrville, TX died August 27, 2005 at the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, TX. He was born January 17, 1943 in Bay City to the late Wiley and Zelma Blanche Woodward Stuart. He was a resident of Kerrville the past 5 years and a former longtime resident of Van Vleck, TX. He was...

Frank Levi Swinford, Jr.

Frank Levi Swinford, Jr.

Aug 27, 2005

Frank Levi Swinford, Jr. 81, of Sun City, AZ died August 27, 2005 at Sun Health Hospice in Peoria, AZ. He was born July 10, 1924 in Bay City, TX to the late Frank Levi, Sr & Slamonia Lewis Swinford. Mr. Swinford was a resident of Sun City since 1998 and a former longtime resident of Bay City where he...

Homer Andrew Vos

Homer Andrew Vos

Aug 21, 2005

Homer Andrew Vos, 88 of Van Vleck died August 21, 2005 at the Specialty Hospital in Houston, TX. He was born October 14, 1916 in Almyra, AR to the late Charlie Andrew and Ina Belle Rollison Vos. Mr. Vos was a member of the First Baptist Church in Van Vleck for the past 50 years. He was a resident of...

George Sparks

George Sparks

Aug 20, 2005

George Sparks, 83, of Palacios, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2005 in Houston, TX. He was born September 26, 1921 in Waco, TX to Ernest C. and Jennie West Sparks. He attended high school in Blanco, TX and graduated from A&M University with a BA and Masters degrees in Agriculture Education. He taught Agriculture for ten years before becoming a...

Harold Norman Tolson

Harold Norman Tolson

Aug 19, 2005

Harold Norman Tolson, 65, of Van Vleck, TX, passed away Friday, August 19, 2005 in Houston, TX. He was born April 17, 1940 in Niagara Falls, NY to Norman Tolson and Brenda Marie Neal Tolson. He was a resident of Matagorda County since 1974, a US Navy veteran and was a retired farm implement salesman. He is survived by his...

Porfirio Muniz Lara

Porfirio Muniz Lara

Aug 15, 2005

Porfirio Muniz Lara, 75, of Blessing died August 15, 2005 at the Palacios Community Medical Center. He was born February 26, 1930 in San Juan, Texas to Cruz Lara, Sr. And Francisca Muniz Lara. He had been a resident of Blessing since 1952 and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 55...

Peggy Ann Reneau

Peggy Ann Reneau

Aug 12, 2005

Peggy Ann Reneau, 80, of Bay City died August 12, 2005 at her residence. She was born November 5, 1924 in Birmingham, AL to the late John Miles and Aileen Smith Reese. Mrs. Reneau was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a resident of Bay City since 1987. Survivors include: daughter: Elizabeth Ann Sullivan; son: Kenneth Michael...

Mary Helen Rodriguez

Mary Helen Rodriguez

Aug 12, 2005

Mary Helen Rodriguez, 58, of Bay City died August 12, 2005 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. She was born February 5, 1947 in Houston, TX to the late Solomon and Maria Sanchez Cadriel. Mrs. Rodriguez was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a life long resident of Bay City. Survivors include: husband: Librado "Lee" Rodriguez...

Marilyn Wilson

Marilyn Wilson

Aug 10, 2005

Our beloved mother Marilyn "Ash" Wilson, 63, of Palacios died August 10, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. She was born March 4, 1942 in Baytown, TX to the late Herman and Ruth Marie Burns Ash. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the First Baptist Church in Palacios, a resident of Palacios the past 2-1/2 years and a...

Fay Marie Pohl Harr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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