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...
Zelma Mae Ainsworth
Mar 25, 2017
Zelma Mae Ainsworth, 88, of Bay City passed away March 25, 2017. She was born June 17, 1928 in Henrietta, TX to the late Thomas A. Bracey and Beulah Lindsey Bracey. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Ainsworth, Sr. Survivors include sons Jerry Castleberry & wife Glenda of Cleveland, TX, Kenneth Ainsworth & wife Betty of Bay...
Maria Guadalupe Martinez
Mar 24, 2017
Maria Guadalupe Martinez, 75, of Bay City, passed away March 24, 2017. She was born December 12, 1941 in Refugio, TX to the late Manuel and Fermina Hernandez Figerova. Maria liked doing puzzles and going to garage sales. She loved being around her grandchildren. Maria is preceded in death by her parents; brother Daniel Figerova and grandson Gilbert Cortez She...
Christopher Lee Hartsfield
Mar 22, 2017
Christopher Lee Hartsfield, 68, of Sasakwa, OK, passed away March 22, 2017 in Bay City, TX. He was born December 23, 1948 in Fresno, California to Ervin Lee Hartsfield and Ruby Bernice Carrol Hartsfield. A musician, singer and keyboardist of Country and Classic Rock with the family band, Chris later turned his singing to the Lord. He started truck driving...
Martha Z. Guzman
Mar 19, 2017
Martha Z. Guzman, 83, of Bay City, Texas was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday March 19, 2017. She was born on March 14, 1934 in Bay City, Texas to the late Lina Rodriguez and Guadalupe Cuellar Blanco Zepeda. Martha was a true woman of God. She loved everyone, and everyone that met her loved her. She...
Lucille Miller Jones
Mar 18, 2017
Lucille Miller Jones, 95, of Trinity passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. She was born January 5, 1922 in Diboll, Texas to the late James Edward & Addie Mae Shatto Headrick. Lucille was the manager of the Bay City Sears and Roebuck store in the 1950's & 1960's. After retiring she moved to Trinity, where she resided for 41 years,...
Juan Oros Sr.
Mar 17, 2017
Juan Oros, Sr., 91, of Bay City, was called home to be with his Lord & Savior on Friday March 17, 2017. He was born June 24, 1925 in San Benito, Texas to the late Modesto and Bartola Oros. Juan was a loving and God fearing man & very devoted to his Catholic faith. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe...
