Obituaries

Oct 5, 2020

Josefina Torres, 67, of Blessing, TX passed away on October 5, 2020. She was born April 17, 1953 in Villa Victoria, Michoacan, Mexico, to Jose Gonzalez and Maria Cuevas Candido. She was the 7th child of a family of 14 brothers and sisters.

Josefina was full of life and never met a stranger. She had the incredible...

Oct 5, 2020

Albert John Cerny, 84, of Bay City passed away October 5, 2020. He was born April 12, 1936 in Blessing, TX to the late John and Hattie Cerny.

Albert was a long time farmer and rancher.  In his spare time, he liked to hunt and spent many years with his wife and family at their Deer Lease....

Oct 3, 2020

Jordan Frank Carr, 18, of Bay City passed away October 3, 2020. He was born July 16, 2002 in Galveston, Texas.

Jordan graduated with honors from BCHS. He was a member of the Jr. and National Honor Societies where he served as an officer. Jordan was in the 5 finalist for BCCC student of the year. He...

Oct 2, 2020

Armando Silvestre Galvan, 47, of Bay City, passed away October 2, 2020.  He was born August 26, 1973 in Brownsville, TX.

He was a 1992 graduate of Bay City High School.  He attended Brazosport College, earning his Law Enforcement Academy License in 1993.  His career spanned 19 years with the Bay City Police...

Sep 30, 2020

Matthew E. Ordoñez Jr., 78, of Bay City, TX passed away September 30, 2020. He was born March 4, 1942 in Sweeny, TX to the late Matthew V. Ordoñez Sr. and Trinidad Enriquez Ordoñez. He served his country in the United States Army where he was stationed in Fort Hood, TX as a sharpshooter. After the Army he starting working...

Sep 30, 2020

Keith (Cecil) Lynn McDaniel, 59 of Bay City passed away on September 30, 2020. He was born October 3, 1960 in Virginia to Leonard Clyde McDaniel and Joyce Marie Gladwell McDaniel.

Keith moved to Texas as a young man and worked most of his life as a chemical plant operator, while dedicating his life to music ministry...

Sep 29, 2020

J.D. Greenawalt, 91, of Palacios, Texas, went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2020 after a short illness. He was born on May 5, 1929 in Edna, Texas to Albert Felix and Sadie Mae Hart Greenawalt. He was married to Isabel Louise Abrahamson Greenawalt on September 4, 1953. They just recently celebrated their 67 th wedding anniversary....

Sep 28, 2020

Thomas‌ ‌Patrick‌ ‌Kain, ‌of‌ ‌Matagorda, Texas‌, ‌passed‌ ‌away‌ ‌peacefully‌ ‌on‌ ‌Monday, September‌ ‌28, ‌2020, ‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌age‌ ‌of‌ ‌86. ‌ ‌ ‌

Thomas‌ ‌was‌ ‌born‌ ‌in‌ ‌Gulf,‌ Texas‌ ‌on‌ ‌December‌ ‌23,1933,‌ ‌to‌ ‌father‌ ‌Thomas‌ ‌Kain,‌ ‌Jr.‌ ‌and‌ ‌mother‌ ‌Pauline‌ ‌White‌ ‌Kain.‌ ‌He‌ ‌was‌ ‌the‌ ‌youngest‌ ‌of‌ ‌four‌ ‌children‌ ‌and‌ ‌went‌ ‌by‌ ‌Tommy‌ ‌or‌ ‌Tom.‌  ‌Tommy‌ ‌married‌...

Sep 26, 2020

Carmen Chajon Cruz, 70, of Bay City passed away September 26, 2020.  She was born September 27, 1949 in Guatemala City, Guatemala to Eduardo Chajon Davila and Elba Ester Espino.

Survivors include her mother Elba Martinez; husband Raymundo Galdamez; sons Noel Resto, Jr. (Lilly O. Resto) and Javier Cruz; brothers Jaime A. Chajon and Jorge Alfredo Martinez;...

Sep 24, 2020

James Kyle Ward, 55, of Bay City passed away September 24, 2020. He was born April 12, 1965 in San Antonio, Texas to James Olen Ward and Shirley Rose Weldon Ward.

He is preceded in death by his father and his grandmother, Della Ward.

Survivors include his mother; brother Lane Ward & wife Kimberly; nephews...

Sep 24, 2020

Amanda Starr Apple, 39, of Bay City passed away September 24, 2020. She was born March 31, 1981 in Upland, PA.

Amanda was a bright light to all who knew her. Her family was her life and her husband and children meant everything to her.  She was well known for her scrumptious cupcakes and sweet smile that...

Sep 23, 2020

Ella Louise Jacobs Guttenberger was born in Nacogdoches, TX on August 10, 1934 to Donald and Bessie Jacobs.   She passed away on September 23, 2020.

Louise grew up in a home that consisted of 9 girls. She went all the way through school in Nacogdoches and graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1953. She was determined to...

Sep 22, 2020

Richard F. Udovich, 87, of Bay City passed away September 22, 2020. He was born October 11, 1932 to the Frank Udovich and Theresa Bayus.

Sep 22, 2020

Livia Eve Enochs, 68, of Markham passed away September 22, 2020. She was born June 26, 1952 in Bay City to John Ellington Lewis and Mildred June Bankhead Lewis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Jerry Ann Pyle and her brother James Leroy Lewis.

Livia was a woman of faith and family. She...

Sep 19, 2020

Ardeth Brockman Keathley passed away September 19, 2020. She was born on March 4, 1934, to Lawrence Ervin and Opal Pauline Brockman in Houston, Texas.

The family moved to Bay City, Texas, when Ardeth was seven years old. Ardeth, or Ardie, as she like to be called, loved her family and friends.  She was popular in high...

Sep 19, 2020

John Louis Johnson, 90, of Bay City passed away September 19, 2020. He was born August 15, 1930 in "Old Moulton", Flatonia, TX to the late James Louis Johnson and Iola Mae Cooper Johnson.

John worked in the oil field industry across Texas early in his career, starting as a "derrick man" and ending his work life...

Sep 19, 2020

Maggie Arellano Cardoso, 71, of Bay City, passed away September 19, 2020. She was born February 5, 1949 in Brookshire, Texas to John Arellano and Rafel Gonzales Arellano.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.

Maggie is preceded in death by her parents, and sisters Betty Cuna and Carol Gonzales. She is...

Sep 17, 2020

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Josephine Cuellar Lara, 80 of Blessing, TX, went to be with our Lord peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Josephine was born October 10, 1939 in Lyford, TX to Francisco Cuellar Sr. and Guadelupe Gonzales. She was married to the late Emilio Lara for 40 years, and together they raised 9 children....

Sep 13, 2020

Mary Ann Sutton, 85, of Bay City passed away September 13, 2020. She was born March 22, 1935 in Bay City, TX to the late James Neal McDonald, Sr. and Vivian L. Thompson McDonald.

Ms. Sutton was a lifetime member of the DAV Women's Auxiliary, and for several years, did volunteer work calling bingo at Bay Villa...

Sep 10, 2020

Laura Lee Holliday, 60, of Van Vleck passed away September 10, 2020.  She was born August 27, 1960 in Bay City to the late William Ora Brown and Lila Ruth Albrecht Brown.

She grew up with her five siblings and really enjoyed life. Along the way, she met the love of her life, Brian Holliday. They later...