Obituaries

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...

Sep 9, 2020

Daria Acosta Muniz went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 9, 2020.  She was born on December 19, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Antonio and Abrahna Acosta.  In 1951, she married the love of her life, Braulio R. Muniz.  They raised five children Amanda, Robert, Braulio, Eva, and Melissa.  It was important to...

Sep 4, 2020

Josephine Garza Andrade, 96, of Bay City passed away September 4, 2020.  She was born February 3, 1924 in Runge, TX to the late Jose Garza and Elvira Molina Garza.

Josephine was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, housewife and homemaker. While her children were school age, she substituted for several of the schools within the Bay...

Sep 3, 2020

Donald Edwin Chittenden, 74, of Sargent, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Don courageously fought the fight for the life he loved.

Don was born April 12, 1946 to Edwin and Mabel Chittenden in San Antonio, Texas. He grew up in San Antonio and in Bellaire, and in 1978 he settled in Sargent.  Don was...

Sep 2, 2020

Donald Gene Dawes, 87, of Bay City passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Houston Texas. He was born January 15, 1933 in Cushing, Oklahoma to the late Charles Dawes and Adelia Turner.

Donald enjoyed hunting, camping with his Rice Belt Travel Club, and drinking coffee with the "Diamond S" coffee group.

Donald was...

Aug 29, 2020

Barbara Ann Mayer Ray, age 80, of Crockett, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 29, 2020, due to complications from stroke, at the Winfield Nursing and Rehab Center of Crockett.

Barbara was born March 4, 1940 in Bay City to parents Walter D. Mayer and Elizabeth Sherrer Mayer. She graduated from Bay...

Aug 28, 2020

Jewell Brister,104, of Elizabethton, TN, went home to be with the Lord , August 28, 2020 . She was born March 17, 1916 in Palacios, TX to Cecil Burns and Georgia Adorn Burns.

Jewell loved sowing, which lead to her career path as seamstress. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Palacios.

Jewell...