Joseph Milton Cherry
Jan 18, 2019
Joseph Milton Cherry, 97, passed away January 18, 2019. He was born February 10, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Oliver Luther Cherry and Ethel Jane Near Cherry. He worked for many years as General Manager for an Automobile Dealership.
Survivors include his wife Nellie Ann Novak Cherry; daughters Barbara Lynne Forrest & husband Richard and...
Carol Elizabeth Kelly
Jan 18, 2019
Carol Elizabeth Sherrer Kelly, 70, of Bay City passed away January 18, 2019. She was born January 18, 1949 in Houston, TX to Kenneth Lee Sherrer and Patricia Ann Wegner Sherrer.
Carol was preceded in death by her father (Kenneth), her husband of 40 years Joe Kelly, Bobby Tucker ("the son she never had") and their beloved...
Gladys Mae Withrow
Jan 18, 2019
Gladys Mae Withrow, 93, of Bay City passed away January 18, 2019. She was born April 10, 1925 in Sublime, Texas to the late Fritz Cordes and Frances Kartman Cordes.
She worked for many years at J.C. Penney and retired from Bealls. She was a member of the VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed her VFW...
Eva Luna De Los Santos
Jan 18, 2019
Eva Luna De Los Santos, 71, of Bay City, passed away January 18, 2019. She was born August 22, 1947 to Paulino and Vincenta Salva Garza.
Eva is preceded in death by her parents; husband Rodolfo De Los Santos and daughter Vicenta De Los Santos. She is survived by children Yolanda De Los Santos (Lalo Orta), Esmeralda...
Adela Marie Farley
Jan 16, 2019
Adela Marie Kutach Farley peacefully passed from this earth on January 16, 2019, at the age of 88 years 6 months in Angleton, Texas. She was born on July 16, 1930, near El Campo, Texas to Benedict & Annie Kutach. Adela, her parents and three sisters lived and worked on their farm until the family moved to the Caranchua...
Patricia Evelyn Cowger
Jan 15, 2019
Patricia Evelyn Cowger, 77, of Markham, passed away January 15, 2019. She was born May 6, 1941 in Bay City, TX to Harry James Cowger and Grace Evelyn Schulte Cowger.
Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, and brother George Edward Cowger. She is survived by sisters Janie Cowger, Deedy Cowger Huffman, Paulina Cowger Goodman and...
Mike Montalvo
Jan 13, 2019
Mike Montalvo, 70, of Van Vleck, Texas went to be with his Savior on January, 13, 2019. He was born on September 18, 1948 in Bay City, TX to Felix and Rosa Quintanilla Montalbo.
His family loved him dearly and they will miss him very much.
Mike is preceded in death by his parents, and...
Helma Hannusch
Jan 12, 2019
Helma Hannusch, 91, passed away January 12, 2019. Born on January 22, 1927, Helma grew up in Winchester, Texas and married Wilbert Hannusch there after he came home from World War II. Living first in Smithville, then Newgulf, Wadsworth and Bay City, they had four children. Helma was devoted to her family in every way, and was an excellent...
Dioniscia Cruz Torres
Jan 12, 2019
Dioniscia C. Torres, 90, of Markham, passed away on January12, 2019. She was born June 27, 1928 in Los Fresnos, TX to Eluterio and Guadalupe Silva Cruz.
Dioniscia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her family, cooking for them and going fishing.
Dioniscia is preceded in death...
Dorothy Shearer Young
Jan 10, 2019
Dorothy Kathleen Shearer Young, 89, passed away on January 10, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Dorothy was born near Smithville, Texas on August 7, 1929, to Václav and Molly Barina.
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Dorothy moved to Bay City to teach at Bay City High School. She married Spergeon Whitfield Shearer of Bay...
Billy Jalufka
Jan 10, 2019
Billy Jalufka, 81, of Blessing, passed away January 10, 2019. He was born Willie Benard Jalufka on December 31, 1937 in Matagorda County, to Mansvet and Hilda Macha Jalufka.
Billy was born and raised in El Maton and Blessing and lived all of his life in Matagorda County. He graduated from Tidehaven High School. He proudly served...
Betty Earlene Yarborough
Jan 9, 2019
Betty Earlene (Ellis) Yarborough 83, wife to the late Jimmy Yarborough of Vanderbilt TX, went to be with her Savior on January 9, 2019. She was born September 19, 1935 in Bay City, TX to Ernest and Mamie Henderson Ellis.
Betty is survived by six children: daughters, Barbara Greene of Bay City, TX, Stephanie Howton (Calvin) of...
Illa Raye Jalufka
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...
Margaret Denn Huddleston
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...
Mattie Sue Ringgold
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...
Garland Bruce Richardson
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...
John Voss Mccrosky Jr.
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...
Grace Diane Dyer
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...
Jesus Garcia Jr.
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...
J. O. Thompson
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...
