Obituaries

Jan 7, 2019

Illa Raye Aoughsten Jalufka was born in Palacios, Texas on March 23, 1948 to Dollie Pauline Koopman and John Harry Aoughsten. She passed away on January 7, 2019 in Victoria, Texas after a courageous battle with illness.

Illa is preceded in death by her mother Dollie Pauline Koopman, father John Harry Aoughsten, step-father Eddie Koopman, sisters Wanda...

Jan 6, 2019

Margaret Denn Huddleston was born in Ellsworth, Wisconsin on December 23, 1921. She passed away on January 6, 2019 in Temple, Texas. She was raised and attended school in Bay City.

She married A.B. Huddleston of Markham, Texas after his return from WWII on December 18, 1945. The family moved to Houston in 1955 where they lived...

Jan 5, 2019

Mattie Sue Ringgold, 85, of Bay City, passed away January 5, 2019. She was born the next to the youngest of 10 children, on May 15, 1933 in West Columbia, TX to James Wyatt and Nellie Chamblee Ringgold.

Mattie coached for Bay City Independent School for 35 years, taking the Bay City High School's girls basketball team...

Jan 4, 2019

Garland Richardson, 90, passed away on January 4, 2019 in Bay City, Texas.

Garland was born near Hasema, Texas, on March 21, 1928 to Benjamin Roe Richardson and Bernice Sewell Richardson. He joined the Coast Guard and served our great country during World War II. He married Idalue Coston on July 20, 1947, and they were together...

Jan 3, 2019

John Voss McCrosky, Jr., 80, of Wadsworth, TX, passed away January 3, 2019. He was born August 4, 1938 in Newgulf, TX to the late John Voss McCrosky, Sr. and Lila Louise Lloyd McCrosky.

John was a 1957 graduate of Bay City High School and attended Wharton County Junior College. He was a member of the rodeo...

Jan 2, 2019

Grace Diane Dyer, 71, of Blessing, passed away January 2, 2019. She was born December 31, 1947 in Winnfield, Louisiana to Albert and Gracie Bundick Little.

Grace is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by sons John Dyer (Angela), Gerald Dyer (Jana) and Jeremy Dyer (Sarah) all of Blessing; brothers Michael Little (Lisa) of...

Jan 1, 2019

Jesus Garcia, Jr. was born to Jesus and Soila Garcia on August 8,1950 in El Campo, TX.  He went home to be with our Heavenly Father, and made whole in Christ our Savior January 1, 2019.

Jesus is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Theresa, children Tracy Condit (Mike) of Bay...

Dec 25, 2018

J. O. Thompson, Jr., 91, of Sweeny passed away December 25, 2018, following a brief illness. He was born March 15, 1927, in Markham, TX, to James Ozza Thompson, Sr., and Nell Tobeck Thompson Bradford.

He proudly served his country in the US Navy during WWII and in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Shortly after...

Dec 22, 2018

Kathy Keenon, 60, of Van Vleck, TX passed away December 22, 2018 due to complications from heart surgery. Kathy was born in Bay City, TX to Roy and Florence (Hanna) Clegg on June 23, 1958. She graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1976 and received her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Texas A&M University. She worked at...

Dec 22, 2018

Jan Langston, 83, of Bay City passed away December 22, 2018. She was born July 4, 1935 in Palestine, TX to the late James William Lemuel Adams and Mary Ellen Green Adams.

Survivors include her husband O. D. Langston of Bay City; daughters Donna Suzanne Langston of Bay City, Mitzi Jan Langston of Waxahachie, TX and Mary...

Dec 16, 2018

Sharon LeMerle McKenzie Perdue, 75, of Brazoria, TX, passed away December 16, 2018 peacefully with her loving family by her side. She was born December 06, 1943 in Houston, TX to Myrtle Waldrop McKenzie and Ernest McKenzie.

Sharon graduated from Bay City High School in 1962 and went to work for the Bay City Tribune for a...

Dec 15, 2018

Larry Glen Chambless, 82, of Bay City, passed away December 15, 2018. He was born May 31, 1936 in Cedar Lane, TX to the late Walter W. and Christine Hughes Chambless.

Larry served his country in the United States Army Artillery. He went on to work as a Service Supervisor for Central Power & Light, retiring in...

Dec 14, 2018

Leo Bryan Chambless, Sr., 85, of Friendswood, TX passed away December 14, 2018. He was born March 15, 1933 in Sweeny, TX to the late Walter W. Chambless and Christine Hughes Chambless.

He served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and worked as a Mechanical Engineer in the Oil and Gas Industry for...

Dec 14, 2018

Billie June Poynor Clays was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 4, 1927 to Elmo & Muriel Emma Sanders Poynor. Her mother worked in several business ventures nationwide eventually settling in Louisiana near her grandmother and finishing her schooling in New Orleans.

In 1946, while a student at Tulane University she met and married Paul E....

Dec 12, 2018

Walker Barton Griffith MD passed away December 12, 2018 of congestive heart failure. He is predeceased by his parents Walker "Slow" Griffith and Ida Matthews Griffith of Humble, TX. After graduation from Humble High School he attended Texas A&M University for three years and graduated from University of Texas Medical School in Galveston in 1960.

In 1961,...

Dec 10, 2018

Charles Cartwright, son of Savage and Blanche (Ingham) Cartwright, was born April 11, 1933 in Bay City, Texas. Charles grew up in the Wadsworth/Bay City area.   After graduating from high school, Charles (Bully) entered the United States Army in 1953 and served faithfully until his honorable discharge as a corporal in 1955.  Following his military service, he returned to...

Dec 10, 2018

Rose F. Smith, 85, of Bay City passed away December 10, 2018. She was born June 16, 1933 to the late Louis and Katherine Florus Fabrygel.  She was employed at the First National Bank in Bay City for many years.

She was preceded in death by two sons William Luke Morris and W. Dean Morris and a...

Dec 9, 2018

Mrs. Joan Barclay Whitworth, 73, of Matagorda passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama on March 21, 1945 to the late Joseph Barclay & Sarah York Work.  Joan was the wife of the late William "Bill" Whitworth for 31 years until his death in 2002.

She received her undergraduate degree from...

Dec 8, 2018

Sammy Lee Powell, 58, went to be with the Lord, unexpectedly, on December 8, 2018.  Sammy was born in Bay City, Texas, to Harry Lane and Tommye Raye Powell on June 15, 1960.  He was a graduate of Tidehaven High School and attended Sam Houston State University.  Sammy loved country music and entertainment, prompting a move to Nashville, Tennessee,...

Dec 8, 2018

Anthony Royce Holbrook, 22, of El Campo passed away December 8, 2018. He was born June 15, 1996 in Austin, Texas.

He is survived by his parents Phillip and Sharon Holbrook; sisters Rachel, Stephanie and Olivia; uncle Phillip "Brook" Holbrook, Jr., Angelia Holbrook and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family will receive...