Obituaries

Aug 6, 2025

Barbara Cecilia Staff, 80, of Bay City passed away August 6, 2025.  She was born November 22, 1944 to the late Michael Henkes and Helen Hahn Henkes.

Barbara received an Associate's Degree from Alvin Community College. She worked as a pre-K teacher and center manager for WSS Tri County Headstart in Bay City...

Aug 2, 2025

Amber Ashworth-Glass

On August 2, 2025, this Cherokee Indian Girl-Warrior hitched a ride on a Harley Davidson and took the long road home to Jesus.  She was born July 29, 1964 to Maurice Ashworth and Elizabeth Tumlinson.

She was a member of the Four Winds Cherokee Indian Tribe of...

Aug 2, 2025

Carmel Estrada Rodriguez, 93, of Houston passed away August 2, 2025.  She was born March 15, 1932 in Bay City, Texas to the late Pedro Estrada and Desideria Carrion.

Carmel was a licensed hairstylist by trade, but her true calling was being a devoted mother and the heart of her family. A faithful...

Aug 1, 2025

Josephine Acuna Delgado, 61, of Blessing passed away August 1, 2025.  She was born June 10, 1964 in Bay City, TX to Martin Acuna, Sr. and Josephine Magnia Acuna.

She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  She also enjoyed playing Bingo and going to Casinos.

She...

Jul 30, 2025

Alma Louise Teutsch, 90, of Bay City passed away July 30, 2025.  She was born February 4, 1935 in Bay City, TX to the late Oscar Ernest Fikes and Ernestine Smith Fikes.  She married Charles Wesley Teutsch in 1954 and together they raised three children.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Jul 29, 2025

John Richard "Ricky" Conrad, 78, of Palacios passed away July 29, 2025.  He was born April 7, 1947 in Houston, Texas to the late William R. Conrad and Pearl Jane Malone.

Ricky is a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he earned the rank of Sargeant and served from 1967 and honorably discharged...

Jul 27, 2025

Harlan "Chip" Young Stephens born June 15, 1963, in El Paso, Texas, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2025, in Bay City, Texas.

Chip is survived by his mother, Charlene Main, and his father Samuel Stephens (deceased 9/2/2013); his son Josh Stephens (Holly); his daughters, Breanna and Melissa; his brother, Val Jene Howard (Imelda);...

Jul 27, 2025

In Loving Memory of Louis Aguilar

Sunrise: July 4, 1956 – Sunset: July 27, 2025 Born in Altus, Oklahoma

Louis Aguilar passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family at the age of 69. He was born on the Fourth of...

Jul 27, 2025

Brenda Owen of Bay City, Texas passed away on Sunday July 27, 2025. Brenda was born on August 10, 1945. She grew up in Calhoun County then attended College at Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas. She moved to Bay City after college where she married and began her life as a wife and mother.

Jul 26, 2025

Randy Earl Frontz, 68, of Bay City passed away July 26, 2025.  He was born December 16, 1956, in Ravenna, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by Father, William Earl Frontz; Mother, Sally Frontz Warnes; Sister, Chris Frontz Sears; niece, Leigh Anne Frontz; and nephew, Wes Frontz.

He is...

Jul 23, 2025

Carolyn Villarreal, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025, at the age of 72. After her initial fight with cancer in 2005, Carolyn's battle resumed, this time with a very different and aggressive form of cancer and Stage 4 diagnosis. The rapid progression of the disease left little time, but Carolyn faced it with incredible strength. While...

Jul 21, 2025

Gary Duane Streams, 74, of Palacios passed away July 21, 2025.  He was born June 5, 1951 in Spangler, Pennsylvania to the late William Guy Streams and Esther Rilling Streams.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Janet and brothers Gerald, Wilbur, Lesile and Clifford.

Jul 19, 2025

Linda Janssen Hudson, 72, of Bay City passed away July 19, 2025 after complications from a long battle with kidney disease.  She was born March 30, 1953 in Wharton, Texas to the late Adolph Janssen and Laura Harvey Janssen.

Linda made a career as well as life-long friends while working at First National...

Jul 18, 2025

Danny Lee Savage, 89, of Markham, Texas, passed away July 18, 2025.  He was born in Waller, Texas on May 15, 1936, to the late Charles Vincent Savage and Flora Muriel Savage.

He was a man who loved his family deeply but also had a love for working cows with his Cur dogs...

Jul 15, 2025

Jack Allen Ellis, 88, of Bay City passed away July 15, 2025.  He was born March 19, 1937 in Bay City to the late Ernest A. Ellis and Mamie Henderson Ellis.

Jack was one of a kind.  He was an avid  Nascar fan and golfer for many years. He enjoyed fishing as well....

Jul 12, 2025

Ruth Ann, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 12,2025 at the age of 86. She was born on February 14, 1939, in Port Arthur, Texas, to her parents William "Bill" Stevenson and Olabell Talbert Stevenson who were both called home to heaven before her.

In 1959, she...

Jul 7, 2025

Jurgen Kurt Lukas, 73, of Blessing, Texas, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025. He was born on July 3, 1952, in Germany, to Alois Lukas and Gerda (Gehrlein) Lukas.

He liked to fish and socialize with friends. He enjoyed cooking and growing herbs to use in his creative dishes. Because of his blindness,...

Jul 5, 2025

John Mark Hutson passed away on July 5th, 2025 at the age of 43.  He was born on April 23rd, 1982 in Ganado, Texas to parents Jack and Katrina Joy Hutson.

He is survived by his parents, his wife Lisa Diane Hutson and daughter Taegan Joy Hutson of Cedar Lane, Texas; His sister...

Jul 4, 2025

Patsy Ann Parkey, 72, of Bay City gained her independence from this fallen world and went home to be with the Lord and her two sons, Joey and Bill, on Independence Day, July 4, 2025.

Patsy was born in Navasota, Texas and raised by her father (Sonny Roliard) and her step mother (Minnie...

Jun 30, 2025

It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Jared James Goss, 48, on June 30, 2025

Born in Bay City, Texas in 1977, Jared lived a life full of energy, laughter, and unforgettable presence.

Charismatic and full of life, Jared had a...