Gregory Wayne Wendel
Feb 22, 2018
Our loving father, Gregory Wayne Wendel, 54, of Bay City, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 22, 2018. He was born in El Campo, TX to Bernard Joseph Wendel and Doris Hickl Wendel on August 25, 1963. Greg graduated from Angleton High School in 1982 and played the saxophone all throughout his school years. Right...
Clifford Ray Lowery
Feb 17, 2018
Clifford Ray Lowery, 67, of Bay City passed away February 17, 2018. He was born December 9, 1950 in El Campo, Texas. Clifton served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Matagorda County Drainage District as a drag line operator. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe V. Lowery and twin brother...
Lawrence William Feldhousen, Jr.
Feb 17, 2018
Lawrence William Feldhousen, Jr., 85, of Blessing, passed away February 17, 2018. He was born December 21, 1932 in Ellsworth, Kansas to Lawrence William Feldhousen, Sr. and Josephine Renc Feldhousen. Lawrence "Sonny" married Myrtle Henkes March 9, 1985. Sonny is preceded in death by his parents; sister Bernice Jezek, and brothers Elmer and Leonard Feldhousen. He is survived by his...
George Stephen Neuman
Feb 14, 2018
George Stephen Neuman, 76, of Blessing, passed away February 14, 2018. He was born January 14, 1942 in Lolita, TX to Stephen J. and Ella Darnell Neuman. After graduating from Tidehaven High School in 1960, George attended Texas Christian University on a full football scholarship. His careers included working as a general foreman at Phillips 66, as well as at...
Gregg Alan Bennett
Feb 13, 2018
Gregg Alan Bennett, 54, of Van Vleck, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 with his family and his best friend- his dog Lucky by his side. He was born June 4, 1963 in Augusta, GA to Roger E. and Ernestine Law Bennett and moved to Bay City when he was one year old. Gregg is survived by his parents; brother...
Ida Mae Franzen
Feb 11, 2018
Ida Mae Margaret (Wilson) Franzen was born to Swedish parents Carl Herman and Ida Matilda (Peterson) Wilson on March 14, 1922, near Kenedy, Texas, and passed away peacefully in her home near Collegeport on February 11, 2018. She was the third of four children of this share-cropping family. Moving and working various farms, the family made their home in the...
Garry Ray Saha, Sr.
Feb 9, 2018
Garry Ray Saha Sr. of El Maton Texas went to be with the Lord on February 9, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born in La Grange Texas on September 18, 1947 to Emil and Lena Saha of Ellinger Texas. Garry and his parental family moved first to Crosby and then to El Maton, Texas in...
Billy Ray Ware
Feb 9, 2018
Billy Ray Ware of Van Vleck passed away on Friday February 9, 2018. He was born on September 13, 1941 in Bay City, TX to the late Edward and Laura Ruth (Kennedy) Ware. Billy was an avid deer hunter, fisherman, domino player, and could cook excellent barbeque. He was a hard worker he started with Dow in 1969 as an...
Curtis "Cookie" Lewis
Feb 9, 2018
Curtis "Cookie" Lynn Lewis, 66, of Sweeny, TX passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at home with his loving family at his side. He was born July 23, 1951 in Sontag, MS. Cookie grew up outside of Austin, TX. After marrying his wife Terri, they settled in Bay City, TX where he worked many years as a crane operator for...
Olivia Garcia Medina
Feb 8, 2018
Olivia Garcia Medina, 88, of Bay City, passed away February 8, 2018. She was born October 10, 1929 in Cuero, Texas to Domingo Garcia and Hirene Garza Garcia. Olivia is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband Pete R. Medina. She is survived by daughters Bonnie Carlin (Ricardo) of Bay City, and Carol Medina Lopez of Rosenberg; son...
Joe Frank Griffith
Feb 7, 2018
Joe Griffith, died February 7, 2018 in Galveston, TX surrounded by his children. He was born July 2, 1945 to the late Joe C. Griffith and Nellie Frances Harrison Griffith. Mr Griffith was born and raised in Bay City, TX where he became a life long resident and 2nd generation rice farmer. Joe served his country in the United States...
Micah Traylenn Martinez
Feb 2, 2018
Micah Traylenn Martinez, 18, of Markham, passed away February 2, 2018. He was born November 29, 1999 in Bay City. Micah was a talented senior at Tidehaven High School with a bright future. He had big plans to attend the University of Houston through their theater program after graduation. Micah was kind hearted, witty, fun loving, passionate about life and...
Vivian Evens Wilkerson
Jan 31, 2018
Vivian Laslie Evens Wilkerson went peacefully to heaven while surrounded by family on January 31, 2018 to be with her beloved husband Richard Thomas Evens. In Vivian's younger years she enjoyed horses, working cattle, and fishing. She spent her life caring for others including a career as a nurse at Wagner General Hospital and several local family doctors. After she...
Sheila Jan Taylor
Jan 27, 2018
Sheila Taylor of Palacios passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. Sheila was born in San Antonio on September 16, 1949 to the late Kenneth and Sandra Jan Ford Miller. She was an avid fisherman, and loved remodeling homes with her partner, husband Robert. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother—an...
William Thomas Hargrove
Jan 24, 2018
William Thomas Hargrove ended his journey on this earth on January 24, 2018, in his home in Bay City, Tx, surrounded by his son and loving wife. He was born in Freeport, Tx on January 23, 1949. Tommy is preceded in death by his parents Robert & Catherine Hargrove, his 1st wife Lanna Joyce Redinger Hargrove, and his younger brother...
Earnest Carl Sewell
Jan 22, 2018
Earnest Carl Sewell, 88, of Sweeny was born July 23, 1929 in Hasema, TX to the late Tennie Lucille Richardson Sewell and William Clifton Sewell. He passed away January 22, 2018. He graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1947 and received an AA degree from Wharton County Junior College. He served in the US Army from 1951-1952 and enlisted...
Soila Garcia
Jan 21, 2018
Soila A. Garcia, 88, of Bay City passed away January 21, 2018. She was born February 24, 1929 in Premont, TX to the late Genero Garcia and San Juanita Medrano Garcia. Soila was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jesus Garcia, Sr., 3 sisters and 2 brothers. She is survived by children Esther Gomez (Joe), Jesse Garcia, Jr. (Theresa),...
Tot Thi Tran
Jan 20, 2018
Tot Thi Tran, 61, of Palacios passed away January 20, 2018. She was born August 20, 1956 in Vietnam to the late Truc Tran and Toui Nguyen. She was preceded in death by her husband Thanh Van Le. Survivors include daughters Thuy Tran, Thuy Le and Thao Le; sons Binh Tran, Duy Tran and Tam Le; sisters Lanh Tran, Linda...
Enemensia Luna
Jan 19, 2018
Enemensia "Mencha" Luna, 86, of Palacios, passed away January 19, 2018. She was born on October 30, 1931 in Inez, Texas to the late Manuel and Maria Altamira Rodriguez. Mencha was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved to cook for her family, and was well known in Palacios. Mencha is preceded in death by her parents; her...
Kenneth Dale Leck
Jan 19, 2018
Kenneth D. Leck was born September 14, 1948 in Clifton, Texas to Herbert Albert Leck and Melba Lee Morris Leck Scott. He passed away peacefully at his home with his wife by his side on January 19, 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by an unborn child, his parents, step-father C. B. Jack Scott,...
