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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Ruben Garcia

Ruben Garcia

May 21, 2022

Quote: I want us to celebrate every day as though it were our first together.  And I will delight in you all the days of our lives.

Ruben Garcia, 40, of Houston passed away May 21, 2022.  He was born October 12, 1981 in Bay City to Raymond Garcia, Jr. and Angelita Escobar Garcia.

Ruben...

David Buschman

David Buschman

May 20, 2022

William David Buschman, 68, of Sargent passed away May 20, 2022.  He was born September 11, 1953 in Flint, Michigan to the late William Vernon Buschman and Jeanette Paulsen Buschman.

He was a former Nuclear Planner/Scheduler at STP.  He had been a resident of Sargent for the past 20 years.

In addition to his parents,...

Roxy Ann Wells

Roxy Ann Wells

May 20, 2022

Roxy Ann Wells, 72, of Hemphill, TX passed away May 20, 2022.  She was born January 27, 1950 in Bay City, TX to the late Thomas William Keller and Gertrude Pliske Keller.

She was a member of the VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed Bowling, Bingo and Slots.

In addition to her parents, she...

Mary Nancy Gutierrez

Mary Nancy Gutierrez

May 17, 2022

Mary Nancy Gutierrez, 82, of Bay City passed away May 17, 2022.  She was born March 18, 1940 in Cuero, TX to the late Roman Perez and Antonia Garcia Perez.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alonzo Gutierrez and children Johnny Soto, Nan Garcia, Gloria Trujillo and Brenda Bush.

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Ralph Oscar Brown

Ralph Oscar Brown

May 12, 2022

Ralph Oscar Brown, 74, of Palacios, TX passed away May 12, 2022 after a short illness. He was born on July 13, 1947 in Edna, TX to the late Oscar Homer Brown and Katherine Lenz Brown.

They moved to Palacios when Ralph was in the 7 th grade. He was privileged to have played for the Palacios...

Lazaro R. Marroquin

Lazaro R. Marroquin

May 11, 2022

Lazaro R. Marroquin, 74, of Palacios passed away May 11, 2022.  He was born August 18, 1947 in Edinberg, TX to the late Jesus Marroquin and Santos Resendez Marroquin. Lazaro's family moved to Palacios in the 50's, where he would eventually meet his bride, Herlinda, in the late 60's. After dating for a year, they married in 1970 and...

Kay Mallard Cox

Kay Mallard Cox

May 10, 2022

Kay Mallard Cox, 83, passed away at the Legacy on Tuesday, May 10. She was born in on October 4, 1938, the daughter of Harry and Edith Mallard, then living in Clemville. The family spent the war years in West Columbia and then, in 1945, settled in Van Vleck, where Kay

attended public school. Following graduation, she...

Ruby Hahn Richardson

Ruby Hahn Richardson

May 6, 2022

Ruby Hahn Richardson, 91, of Round Rock, formerly of Bay City, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2022, in Round Rock, Texas. She was born to John and Elsie De Reese Hahn in El Maton, Matagorda County on November 20, 1930. She joined siblings Johnnie, Elroy & Lorene on the family farm.

She began public education in...

Nancy Mccown

Nancy Mccown

May 3, 2022

Nancy Chapman McCown, 86, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.  She was born on October 16, 1935 in Bay City, Texas to the late Edward H. Chapman, Jr. and Inez Sirmon Chapman.

Not only was Nancy a loving, caring, mother and grandma, she was a retired RN who worked...

Dennis Wayne Hamilton

Dennis Wayne Hamilton

Apr 28, 2022

Dennis Wayne Hamilton, 69, of Bay City passed away April 28, 2022.  He was born August 14, 1952 in Bay City, TX to the late Jack Winston Hamilton and Geneva Mae Middleton Hamilton.

He was a retired pipefitter. He spent most of his time after retirement helping take care of his parents and caring for his dog,...

Betty Schurtz Bradley

Betty Schurtz Bradley

Apr 25, 2022

Betty Katherine Schurtz Bradley, 75, of Markham, TX went to her Heavenly home April 25, 2022. She was born August 4, 1946 in Bay City, TX to the late Carl and Elfie Schurtz. She was a loving wife, a caring mother, and a proud Nanny. She was a devout Christian and served many years at First Baptist Church of...

Beckett Monroe Kile

Beckett Monroe Kile

Apr 23, 2022

Beckett Monroe Kile of Bay City passed away peacefully in the arms of his parents on April 23, 2022.  He was born February 23, 2022.

Beckett was loved by so many. Beckett loved taking bubble baths with his mom, Rachel and loved listening to the Beatles with his dad, Craig while he worked on projects in the...

Sadie Nicole Perez

Sadie Nicole Perez

Apr 19, 2022

Sadie Nicole Perez, 19, of Bay City passed away April 19, 2022.  She was born May 8, 2002 in Galveston, Texas.

Survivors include her mother Mistie Whitehead (John); her father Gilbert Perez, Jr.; grandparents Virginia Perez, Richard Morales (Kris) Terry Lewis and Kathleen Pinckney; great grandmother Mamie Morales and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

We...

Arthur Charles Eidlebach

Arthur Charles Eidlebach

Apr 19, 2022

Arthur Charles Eidlebach, Sr., 86, of Bay City, TX, peacefully made his way to heaven on April 19, 2022. He was born January 3, 1936 in Bay City, TX, to the late William John Henry Eidlebach and Pauline Mary Gest Eidlebach.

Arthur became active in the Army at the age of 19, and served as a AAA...

Bessie Whitfield

Bessie Whitfield

Apr 18, 2022

Bessie Beatrice Whitfield, 95, of Bay City passed away April 18, 2022.  She was born February 20, 1927 in Ada, Oklahoma to the late Benjamin Franklin Bagley and Eliza Thompson Bagley.

Her family moved from Oklahoma to the Collegeport, Texas area when she was 2 years old.  She has been a resident of Matagorda County since that...

Elva Jean Ellis

Elva Jean Ellis

Apr 17, 2022

Elva Jean Wells Ellis, 94, of Bay City, TX passed away at Legacy Healthcare Center on April 17, 2022.  She was born in Broaddus, TX on June 1, 1927 to the late Marion "Potsy" and Mayme Dessye Wells. She and her family moved to Collegeport, TX, where she lived until she married Robert "Bob" Ellis on December 21, 1944. ...

Eloina Huerta

Eloina Huerta

Apr 17, 2022

Eloina (Ellie) Huerta, 56, of Pledger, TX area passed away on Sunday April 17, 2022 in Houston, TX.  She was born on May 12, 1965 in Reynosa, Mexico to parents Anastacio Flores Padron and Ofelia Marroquin Padron.

Eloina attended Bay City High School.  She was the president of the ladies department at the Rose of Sharon Church...

Rojelio Garza Reyes

Rojelio Garza Reyes

Apr 15, 2022

Rojelio Garza Reyes, 60, of Bay City passed away April 15, 2022.  He was born December 5, 1961 in Refugio, TX to Pablo T. Reyes and Lydia Garza Reyes.

Rojelio,worked for the City of Bay City for 10 years.  He loved riding out to the park and around town, western movies, like Bonanza and Gun Smoke. His...

Evelyn Christine Brooks

Evelyn Christine Brooks

Apr 14, 2022

Evelyn Justice Brooks of Denton TX, and former longtime resident of Van Vleck entered the gates of Heaven on April 14, 2022 at the age of 90.

She was born in Missouri on August 10, 1931 to parents Duard Justice, and Louise Newman Justice.

She married the love of her life, Glen Brooks in 1958...

L. J. Brister

L. J. Brister

Apr 11, 2022

L.J. Brister left this earth to be with his heavenly father on April 11, 2022, at the age of 88.

He was the youngest of fourteen children, born March 3, 1934 to parents Henry J. Brister and Charlsie Marshall Brister and raised on the family farm near Palacios, Texas. He married his wife Marilyn Milam Brister on...

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