Ann Blackmon
Oct 13, 2016
Ann Blackmon, age 82, of Sugar Valley stepped over into Heaven on Oct 13, 2016. She was born on March 19, 1934 to Earl and Mary Gibbens. Ann was a lifelong resident of Sugar Valley, a loving wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt, friend, grandmother and great grandmother. Ann worked for Southwest Land and Title before finishing her career at STP...
Dwight "Butch" Kientz, Jr.
Oct 13, 2016
Dwight "Butch" Seeley Kientz, Jr. 65, of Bay City, passed away October 13, 2016. He was born December 10, 1950 in Brownsville, Texas to Dwight Seeley Kientz and Betty Hamby Kientz. Dwight proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Dwight is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving...
Sidonia Zacharias Vaclavik
Oct 12, 2016
Sidonia Zacharias Vaclavik, 85, of Bay City passed away October 12, 2016. She was born November 8, 1930 in Yoakum, TX to the late Fritz Zacharias and Hertha Rupert Zacharias. Sidonia was a loving, kind and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was full of life and loved her church. She is known as a true avid supporter of...
Pamela Rae Petersen
Oct 12, 2016
Pamela Rae Petersen, age 66, of Bay City, Texas passed away on October 12, 2016. She was born on July 22, 1950 in Sacramento, CA. Pamela moved to Bay City in 1984 from Clinton, Iowa and worked for Lyondell for over 30 years. Pamela loved to volunteer for, and donate to the community. Pamela is preceded in death by her...
Lloyd Wayne Barr
Oct 11, 2016
Retired Captain Lloyd W. Barr, 81, of Bay City passed away October 11, 2016. He was born September 8, 1935 in El Campo, TX to the late Roy A. Barr and Martha Tobola Barr. He was a member of the Texas National Guard, 136th Tank Battalion Medical Detachment. His Police career spanned 38 years beginning in El Campo, Lake Jackson...
Johnny Joe "Butch" Kovar, Jr.
Oct 10, 2016
Johnny Joe "Butch" Kovar, Jr. passed away on October 10, 2016 at his home in Van Vleck, TX. He was born on September 6, 1941 in Bay City, TX to Johnnie Joe and Mildred Kovar. He graduated from Bay City High School in 1959. After graduating he was in the U. S. Army Reserves. Johnny worked many years at Celanese...
Timothy Edgar "Tim" Jackson
Oct 7, 2016
Timothy Edgar "Tim" Jackson, 52, of Markham, TX went to his Heavenly home October 7, 2016. He was born November 3, 1963 in East Bernard, TX to Claude Monard Jackson and Bonnice Hamilton Jackson. He was a loving husband, a caring father, and a proud PawPaw. He was a devout Christian and deacon at First Baptist Church of Markham. He...
Forrest Dale Harper
Oct 6, 2016
Did you know…? his question was always one of intrigue or something to make you think. I am speaking of Forrest Dale Harper born in Palacios, Texas on April 8th 1977 to Russell and Violet Harper. Residing predominantly in Cleburne. Forrest grew up with his two sisters, Heather Wilkerson and the youngest Lynelle Sparks who later made him an uncle...
Frank White, Jr.
Oct 5, 2016
Frank White Jr., 93, was born September 21, 1923 in Saltillo, Tennessee to Frank and Cella White. He moved to Texas in 1925, in time for the 1930's census. He graduated from Bay City High School in 1947, after serving in World War II in the US Army Air Corps. He obtained a B.A. degree at Southwestern University in 1951...
Kimberly Ann Mireles
Oct 3, 2016
Kimberly Ann Mireles, 27, of Bay City passed away October 3, 2016. She was born October 17, 1988 in Bay City. She graduated from Bay City High School and had worked at the First Baptist Church in the Day Care Program. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Domingo Sanchez, Jr. Survivors include her father Jesse Mireles, Jr....
Sophie Reyes Valdez
Sep 23, 2016
Sophie Reyes Valdez, 75, of El Campo passed away September 23, 2016. She was born December 3, 1940 in Wharton County, TX . She was preceded in death by her husband Manuel Valdez, daughter Gloria Valdez and grandsons Efrin Lopez, Jr. and Randy Moya. Survivors include daughters Sarah Fonseca & husband Baudelio of El Campo, Joann Moya & husband Mario...
Gary Robert Hale
Sep 21, 2016
Gary Robert Hale, Sr., 68, of Bay City passed away September 21, 2016. He was born January 30, 1948 in Houston, TX. He worked his entire career for International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local Union 74. He was preceded in death by his father Daniel Paige Hale, his mother Gladys Joyce Frizell Reed, his step-father Curtis Glen Reed, his brother Daniel...
Hill Winfrey
Sep 18, 2016
Hill Winfrey, 82, of Bay City, Texas went to be with the Lord Sunday September 18, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lena and Hill Winfrey Sr.; sisters, Eutha Hamilton of Harlingen, Texas, Zerline Anderson of Georgetown, Texas., and Billie Jo Winfrey of Georgetown, Texas. Hill was a descendent of Thomas Nelson Jr. one, of the signers...
Jack Miller
Sep 17, 2016
Jackson Ormand "Jack" Miller, Jr., 77, of Bay City, formerly of Victoria, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, after a long struggle with Parkinson's. He was born December 7, 1938 in Victoria, to the late Jack O. Miller and Ellen Braman Miller. He was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church. He was a rancher, conscientious property owner and conservationist who...
Melani Freeman, D.V.M.
Sep 17, 2016
Melani M. Freeman, D.V.M., 61, of Bay City, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016. Melani is survived by her beloved daughters and sons-in law, Rachel and David Esslinger of Houston, TX and Kristen and Zack Webernick of Needville, TX, as well as her grandchildren, Piper Esslinger (2 years old) and David "Tripp" Esslinger (6 weeks old). Melani is also...
Esmeralda Alvarado
Sep 16, 2016
Esmeralda Alvarado, 68, of Bay City passed away September 16, 2016. She was born August 8, 1948 in Mexico to the late Juan Torres and Carmen Estrada Torres. She was preceded in death by her son Juan Alvarado, sister Maria Guadalupe Torres Estrada and brother Jose Natividad Torres Estrada. Survivors include her husband Cesar Alvarado; daughters Carmen Dominguez (Abel) of...
Marie George
Sep 13, 2016
Marie George, 79, of Bay City passed away September 13, 2016. She was born September 17, 1936 in Clay County, Texas to the late Jesse L. Wallace and Velma Owen Wallace. She worked for many years at Cole Plumbing in Bay City and was involved in many facets of the community including VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary, Pilot Club, Women's...
Florencia Vasquez
Sep 9, 2016
Florencia Vasquez Zavala, 87, of Bay City, Texas died on September 9, 2016 surrounded by family and friends. Florencia was born on January 26, 1929 in Mexico to Benigno Zavala and Agustina Zamarripa. In her earlier years, she was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Palacios and later in life, was a devoted member of our Guadalupe Catholic...
Leo Castillo
Sep 7, 2016
Leo Castillo, 62, of Bay City passed away September 7, 2016. He was born December 20, 1953 in Bay City, TX to Filemon Castillo and Marcella Villanueva Castillo. He was preceded in death by his father Filemon Castillo, his brother Christopher Castillo and a grandson Zachry Slotman. Survivors include his wife of 40 years Pamela Welch Castillo; his mother Marcella...
Tunky Hinton
Sep 6, 2016
Evelyn Roberts "Tunky" Hinton, 82, of Matagorda passed away September 6, 2016. She was born December 29, 1933 in Galveston, TX to the late Gideon Lee Roberts and Dolly LaBerta Roberts. She was preceded in death by her children's father David Parker Hinton, by an infant son David Boyd Hinton and three sisters Melva Roberts, Diane Roberts and Penny Pinion....
