Linsey Lynn Reyes
Apr 27, 2017
Linsey Lynn Reyes, 31, of Bay City passed away April 27, 2017. She was born September 25, 1985 in Galveston, Texas. She was a CNA who worked for Matagorda Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and in private elderly care. She was preceded in death by her father Ruben Reyes and her step-father Moses Zamora, Jr. Survivors include her mother & step-father...
Clarice Ottis
Apr 27, 2017
Anniemarie Clarice Ottis, 91, of Bay City passed away April 27, 2017 surrounded by her daughters. She was born December 8, 1925 in Jones Creek, TX to the late Willie Maerz and Ellenora Wendel Maerz. Clarice skipped the second grade at Jones Creek School and later went on to graduate as Valedictorian at the age of 16 from El Campo...
Edith June Ingram
Apr 26, 2017
Edith June Howard Ingram was born June 26, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to Duane P. and Nan I. Howard. She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1947. She married William Taylor (Dub) Ingram on May 30, 1947 in Fort Worth. After several years in the Houston area, June and her family moved to Corpus Christi in 1962 where...
Vannie Mae Cox
Apr 23, 2017
Vannie Mae Cox, 98, of Bay City, passed away April 23, 2017. She was born April 30, 1918 in Brady, Texas to the late John M. and Minnie Day Evans. Vannie is survived by her son Elton Maden (Joyce); grandchildren Carl R. Lee (Karen), Lesha Miletello (Leonard), Chris Lee, Terre Ryman (Kenneth); great grandchildren Bryan Lee, Britney DeLong, Elyssa Sonnier,...
Drake Austin Jager
Apr 23, 2017
Drake Austin Jager, 20, of Blessing, passed away April 23, 2017. He was born January 3, 1997 in Savannah, Georgia to Jimmy Delaigle and Debra Jager. Drake was working as a journeyman carpenter apprentice and had recently passed the ASVAB test for his next phase of life in the US Navy. Drake is survived by his parents; sisters Candice Kelton...
Sybil Laurel Sprouse
Apr 22, 2017
Sybil Laurel Sprouse, 72, of Blessing, Texas passed away on April 22, 2017. She was born on June 1, 1944 in Utila, Honduras to the late Isaac Bush, Sr. and Adeline Williams Bush. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Owen Bush of Abbeville, LA. She is survived by and lovingly remembered by her...
Chau Van Tran
Apr 20, 2017
Chau Van Tran, 62, of Palacios, passed away April 20, 2017. He was born July 15, 1954 in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Hoa Thi Nguyen; daughters Hanh Vu (Tom ), Kathy Le (Dung ), Linda Dinh (Jamie ), Joanna Tran and Mary Tran; sons Jimmy Tran, Cuong Tran and Viet Tran; sisters Yen Nguyen (Hoa), Van Nguyen...
Marguerite Harkey Hubbard
Apr 18, 2017
Marguerite Harkey Hubbard, 92, of Bay City, passed away April 18, 2017. She was born July 17, 1924 in Tallahatchie Co., Mississippi to Henry Lawrence Gillett and Ollie Hester Mullen Gillett. Marguerite is survived by daughters Sherry Harkey Klein (Bill), Linda Harkey Fenoglio (Ernie) and Harriet Gayle Hubbard; son Tommy Harkey (Billie); brother Dennis Gillett; 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren...
Margaret Evelyn Guffey
Apr 16, 2017
Margaret Evelyn Love Guffey, 91, passed away April 16, 2017 in Bay City. She was born September 21, 1925 in Dallas, TX to Leon and Eva Lee Love. Her family moved to Wharton, TX where she met the love of her life, Clifford Guffey. Margaret is survived by her son David R. Guffey of Lake Jackson; daughter Diane Westmoreland and...
Shirley Joan Latham
Apr 15, 2017
Shirley Joan Latham, 84, of Bay City passed away April 15, 2017. She was born November 21, 1932, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Paul Lewis and Thelma DeHart. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim Latham, son Jimmy Latham, granddaughter Courtney Clements, brother-in-law Sonny Callaway and her step-father Paris A. Smith. Survivors include her daughters Lisa Moore...
Randall Dale Howard
Apr 14, 2017
Randall Dale Howard, 51, passed away April 14, 2017. He was born on July 30, 1965 the youngest of four children to Kenneth and Geraldine Howard, and brother to Tom, Steve, and Teresa Howard. Randall was the father to children Amanda, Kenneth, Amber, and Angela Howard and the grandfather of Ashton, Kendall, Grace, Donovan, Daisy, and Aiden. Randall worked in...
Gary Staton Hunter
Apr 14, 2017
Gary Staton Hunter set out for home on April 14th, 2017 and now walks hand-in-hand with Jesus. He was born on April 25th, 1949 in Lampasas, Texas to Staton Edward and Sophia Lemons Hunter. A celebration of Gary's life for Christ is pending. Gary was former owner of Hunter Welding, Inc., in Palacios, Texas, former Staff Sergeant in the United...
Janie Garcia Medina
Apr 12, 2017
Janie Garcia Medina, 66, of Manvel, TX, passed on April 12, 2017. She was born on October 11, 1950, in Premont, TX to the late Guadalupe and Anita Garcia. A loving mother and doting grandmother, she enjoyed gardening and was affectionately named "Momo" by her grandchildren. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and for many years owned and...
Damon Wray Rutherford Sr.
Apr 10, 2017
Damon Wray Rutherford, Sr., 80, of Bay City, passed away April 10, 2017. He was born January 7, 1937 in Luling, TX to Robert and Florence Damon Rutherford. Damon is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by wife Joy Lou Dye Rutherford; daughters Rhonda Y. Walker (Mark) of Sugar Valley, Pamela K. Colkitt (Dean) of Goose Creek,...
Barbara Evelyn Middleton
Apr 6, 2017
Barbara Evelyn Middleton, 85, was born on March 14, 1932 to John and Ina Alexander in Bay City, Texas, and passed away on April 6, 2017. She married the love of her life T.J. Middleton on 8/20/1949 and they shared 60 wonderful years together before his passing on December 26, 2009. Barbara was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church...
Dorothy Jean Sliva
Apr 5, 2017
Dorothy Jean Sliva, 87, of Palacios passed away April 5, 2017. She was born March 20, 1930 in Blessing, Texas to the late Arthur and Annie Sherrer. Dorothy married her husband of 69 years, John "Johnny" Sliva, on January 13, 1948. The two spent many years farming rice together until their retirement. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother....
Butch Bowers
Mar 31, 2017
Verner "Butch" Bowers was a Palacios community leader and a dedicated Longhorn. Born in Collegeport, his leadership and dedication to Palacios started in high school where he served as Class President throughout high school. After graduating from Palacios High School, he made his way to the University of Texas in Austin, where he graduated from college and then went on...
Denise Lanell King
Mar 31, 2017
Denise LaNell King, born June 3, 1970 in Palacios, Texas to Donald Lee and Mary Jane (Jenkins) King. She passed away March 31, 2017 after a long battle with seizures that finally took her from us. She lived each day knowing it may be her last. She is preceded in death by her infant sister, her brother Donnie King and...
Bernice Bohuslar
Mar 28, 2017
Bernice Bohuslar, 87, of Markham passed away March 28, 2017. She was born November 9, 1929 in Matagorda County to the late Grady Moss and Zella Maxwell Moss. She is survived by her husband Willie Henry Bohuslar, Sr. of Markham; daughters Patricia Frieda of Markham and Tammy Efting (Lee) of Shertz, TX; son Willie Henry Bohuslar, Jr. (Elaine) of Markham;...
Sammy Turner
Mar 25, 2017
Sammy Turner, 73, of Markham, Texas passed away March 25, 2017. He was born August 25, 1943 in Harlan County, Kentucky to the late Walter and Mable Turner. Sammy served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, retired after 26 years of service from Boling ISD as Maintenance Supervisor, he was a 30 year member of the...
