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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas

Mary Conception Torres

Mary Conception Torres

May 16, 2017

Mary C. Torres, 80, of Palacios passed away May 16, 2017. She was born January 8, 1937 in Arizona to the late Olivia Colunga. She was preceded in death by two husbands Johnny Brandstatt and Pablo Torres and a son Rebel Brandstatt. Survivors include daughter Katie Ibarra & husband Romualdo of Blessing; sons Gregory Torres & wife Irene of Palacios...

Joe Yeamans

Joe Yeamans

May 10, 2017

Joe Yeamans, 76, of Matagorda passed away May 10, 2017. He was born October 21, 1940 in Bay City, TX to the late James Robert and Hazel Bruce Yeamans, Sr. Joe served his country during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army. Joe is survived by his daughter Shannon Hansen (Matt); son Joe Yeamans II (Thomas Alan DiFatta); sister Melba...

Donald Ray Ledwig

Donald Ray Ledwig

May 9, 2017

Donald Ray Ledwig died peacefully in his sleep on May 9, 2017 at the age of 59. He was born in Eagle Lake, Texas on September 15, 1957 to Ignatz Joe and Luella Bender Ledwig. The family moved to Bay City, Texas in 1963. After Donald finished school, he went to work for Otis Engineering. He then farmed and ran...

Nicolas Garza, Sr.

Nicolas Garza, Sr.

May 9, 2017

Nicolas "Nico" Garza, Sr., 87, of Bay City passed away May 9, 2017. He was born on March 28, 1930 at the Pinto Ranch in Hidalgo County, TX to the late Ynocente and Juana Zepeda Garza. Nico was a loving family man and enjoyed barbequing for them and his friends. He cherished the time he spent as a truck driver....

Ed Demmer

Ed Demmer

May 8, 2017

Ed Demmer, 84, of Bay City, passed away May 8, 2017. He was born December 14, 1932 in Woodsboro, TX to the late Roy and Sarah Demmer. Ed served his country in combat with the U.S. Army in the Korean War, and was awarded a Purple Heart Ed loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Ed is preceded in death by...

Elizabeth Frost Morrow

Elizabeth Frost Morrow

Apr 30, 2017

Elizabeth Ann Morrow, 50, of Bay City, passed away April 30, 2017. She was born June 21, 1966 in Freeport, TX to Joe Edwin Frost and Linda J. Tucker. Elizabeth is survived by her parents; husband James Dallas Morrow; daughters Stephanie Walker and Elaine Staples; sisters Virginia Frost Cole and Carolyn Frost; brother Joey Frost; grandchildren Carley Staples, Colby Staples,...

Leonard Lee Ferguson, Sr.

Leonard Lee Ferguson, Sr.

Apr 29, 2017

Leonard Lee Ferguson Sr., 85, of Van Vleck, Tx, passed away peacefully April 29, 2017. He was born April 11, 1932 in Leon County to the late Barrnet M. Ferguson and Amanda Irene Robinson Ferguson. At 6'3, he was a basketball player when he graduated from Leona High School and then attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, TX followed by...

Clicker Beard

Clicker Beard

Apr 28, 2017

John Clifford "Clicker" Beard, 44, of Blessing passed away April 28, 2017. He was born July 30, 1972 in Bay City to Laurence Fredrich Beard and Rebecca Jean Gates. He was preceded in death by his father Laurence "Buck" Beard and grandparents Edna Beard, Lydia Gates and John Beard. Survivors include his mother Rebecca Beard of Blessing; grandfather John C....

Rosa Lee Coston

Rosa Lee Coston

Apr 27, 2017

Rosa Lee Reed Coston,94, of Van Vleck went to be with her Lord and Savior April 27, 2017. She was born January 12, 1923 to the late Robert L. and Georgie Brock Reed. Rosa Lee had lived in Van Vleck since 1933. She and Doyle O'Hanlin Coston married in 1940. Doyle retired from LCRA and then served as a Constable...

Linsey Lynn Reyes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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