Obituaries

Oct 8, 2023

Walter Lamar Evans died peacefully in his home on October 8th, 2023, in Bay City Texas at the age of 88.

Lamar is preceded in death by his wife, Ann Rainey Evans and his six siblings.

He is survived by his three sons, Lamar Jr. (wife Nicole), Craig, and Scott (wife Pam). He had four...

Oct 5, 2023

Carolyn Svatek Salazar, 66, passed away peacefully in her home in Bay City, TX on October 5, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 10, 1956 to August and Joann Svatek.

Carolyn was a life-long resident of Bay City, TX and a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church. After graduating from...

Sep 30, 2023

Virginia Mae Cole, 58, of Bay City passed away September 30, 2023.  She was born March 3, 1965 to the late Joe Edwin Frost and Linda Tucker Frost.

Mom taught everything more by example and in the way she treated our family and others. She was kind to everyone, and always willing to help someone out. She...

Sep 25, 2023

Darlene Jane Schneider, 59, of Bay City passed away, September 25, 2023.  She was born October 12, 1963, in El Campo, Texas.

She grew up in Midfield, TX and graduated from Tidehaven High School.  She worked at the USDA for 35 years.  She loved hunting and fishing with the family.

She was preceded in death...

Sep 25, 2023

June Colleen Wood Allen went home to be with the Lord on September 25, 2023. She was born on May 10, 1929 to Ernest Cyrus and Gladys Wood, the third of six children.

Her parents, husband Bob, and brother Byron and sister Pat preceded her in death. She is survived by sisters Harriett and Ruth, and brother...

Sep 24, 2023

Robert Dale Baxter, Sr., 72, of Sargent passed away September 24, 2023.  He was born May 18, 1951 in Cottonwood, Arizona to the late Claude Baxter and Lorene Stewart Baxter.

Dale was a big man with a big heart and he touched many lives during his time. He loved good food, good company and a good political...

Sep 24, 2023

Oliver Strouther Southall, 89, of Boling passed away September 24, 2023.  He was born June 30, 1934 in Prichard, Alabama to the late Calvin Oliver Southall and Alberta N. Whisenhant Southall.

Oliver served the Lord for 40+ years as a Baptist preacher, his last posting was at Iago Federated Church. His previous occupations included police officer and...

Sep 24, 2023

Ramona LaVerne Turner Murray, 90, passed away September 24, 2023. She was born June 3, 1933 on a farm near Seneca, Missouri to the late John Preston Turner and Edith Leanna Pearson Turner.

Ramona grew up in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She was an active young lady involved in her Methodist Church, as well as dance and cheerleading....

Sep 20, 2023

Ethel Gertrude Keith Gwin, 94, went to be with the Lord on September 20, 2023 at Bethany Senior Living in Port Lavaca, TX.  She was born November 29, 1928 in Hollandale, Mississippi to the late Carl Keith, Sr. and Willie Anderson Keith.

Ethel grew up in Hollandale, Mississippi and graduated from Hollandale High School, she also earned...

Sep 18, 2023

Paul Roger Roe, 74, of Bay City passed away September 18, 2023.  He was born December 9, 1948 in Bay City to the late F. W. "Pete" Roe and Edna Bakke Roe.

The Old Dude, as most of you know him, was a very giving and loving man to anyone that crossed his path, and we mean...

Sep 13, 2023

Beatrice Oros, 73, of Bay City, passed away September 13, 2023. She was born July 31, 1950 in Bay City, to the late Teodoro Suniga and Romana Alvarado Suniga.

Bea is preceded in death by her parents, and sister Dolores Garcia. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Antonio Oros; daughter Nancy Alvarado, husband Marcus,...

Sep 12, 2023

Minnie Rivera, age 86, of Bay City, Texas walked into Heaven peacefully on September 12, 2023, surrounded by her loving daughters. While she will be missed, her family rejoices that she is at peace reunited with the Lord and her loving husband Faustino Rivera, for whom she missed dearly. Minnie was born as Sophia Ermenia Sul in New Gulf,...

Sep 11, 2023

Jill Richards Lang, 79, passed away peacefully in her home with her husband of over 60 years by her side on Monday September 11, 2023. She was born on November 20, 1943 in El Campo, TX to John "Red" and Fanell Barrier Richards of Palacios, TX.

Jill grew up in Palacios and graduated from Palacios High School...

Sep 9, 2023

Doris Marie Green, passed away on September 9, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 83.  She was born to Leo and Avis Coleman on June 25th, 1940, in Garrison, Texas.  Doris graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1958.  In July of 1965 she gave birth to her one and only son Richard Guy Brown.  Doris...

Sep 9, 2023

Jesus Silvas, 82, of Bay City passed away September 9, 2023.  He was born June 26, 1941 in Bay City.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Adela Guzman; stepfather, Pedro Guzman Sr; grandmother, Manuela Silvas; and 2 brothers, Pete Gusman Jr and Pedro Gusman.

Survivors include sisters Maria Jeremiah, Amy Garcia, Adelaide Ramirez,...

Sep 5, 2023

Donald Stephen Frankson, 69, of Bay City passed away September 5, 2023. He was born August 16, 1954, in Bay City, Texas to the late Dr. Maynard C. "Doc" Frankson and Anita J. Danner Frankson.

Complications at birth caused Donnie to fight an uphill battle from his first day on earth. Donnie loved people and his heart...

Sep 2, 2023

Frances Gasaway of Bay City passed away September 2, 2023 at the age of 85. She was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on December 10, 1937 to Charles and Jewel Kelly Matthews and spent most of her life in Bay City, Texas.

Frances was the epitome of elegance and grace. She was always well dressed and never left...

Sep 2, 2023

Steven Alan Zigler, 52, of Sargent, TX passed away September 2, 2023.  He was born January 28, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Carl Garland Zigler and Joan Hecht Zigler.

Survivors include his wife J'Lynn Wendt Zigler; daughter Jayme Lynn Zigler and her fiancé William Charles Burgess; sons Andrew Joseph Zigler and Evan Chandler Zigler; sister...

Sep 2, 2023

Roy Eugene Allen, known to all as Gene Allen, died peacefully on September 2, 2023, in Granbury, Texas, at the age of 92.  Gene was born in Palacios on June 15, 1931, and lived the majority of his life there.  Even when he lived in Houston and Pasadena as a child and teenager, he visited his extended family in...

Aug 31, 2023

Bruce George Herlin, 79, was born in Port Arthur on August 1, 1944, the third child of Robert G. and Jean Trull Herlin, and died on August 31, with Cara, his wife of 57(!) years, by his side.

He moved to Palacios as a sophomore, graduating in the PHS Class of 1962. He attended Texas Tech University...