Recent Obituaries

Jan 2, 2020

Mary Katherine “Kay” Spencer, 66, of Arcadia, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020, at League City Church of Christ. Burial will follow on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Ft. Worth, Texas. Visitation will...

Jan 2, 2020

James Michael (“Mike”) Presley, 69, of Santa Fe, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Hospital.

Funeral and Burial services will be held graveside at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas at 2:30 pm, January 10, 2020.

James Michael was born August 17, 1950 in Texas City, Texas. Throughout...

Jan 2, 2020

Josefa “Henrietta” Molina, age 96, went home with the Lord on January 2, 2020 at Mainland Medical Center after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.  Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock.  Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, January...

Jan 1, 2020

Norman Keith Dickson, 85, departed this life peacefully on April 2, 2020, in Webster, Texas. He was born to D.L. and Martha Hildred Woods Dickson in Van, Texas. Keith graduated from Van High School in 1953. While in high school, he was active in the band and football. After graduating from high school, he moved to Texas City, Texas...

Dec 28, 2019

Cassandra Ann Block, 28, of Santa Fe, Texas passed way December 28, 2019 at home. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2020 with a visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Cassandra Ann Block was born in Galveston, Texas, she was extremely big on gardening always tending to...

Dec 26, 2019

Cheryl Dawn Wegner, age 50, passed away December 26, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

Cheryl was born in Texas City, Texas on January 4, 1969. She was a proud graduate of La Marque high school in 1987 and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston on May 10, 1997. Cheryl went on to become a Certified...

Dec 25, 2019

Norma Jeanne Fuselier Abernathy Honeycutt passed away on December 25, 2019 at home in Sugar Land, Texas.  She was born April 29, 1931 in Ville Platte, Louisiana to Beulah Perrodin Fuselier Manuel and Golbert Joseph Fuselier.

She passed on Christmas Day 2019 at the age of 88. What a Blessing to be with our Lord...

Dec 19, 2019

Vicki Michelle (Grove) Hertenberger, 65 years old, of Texas City, TX passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at UTMB Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 30, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Vicki was born...

Dec 17, 2019

The foundation of our family, Raymond Hill Shannon, went to heaven on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was a devoted and beloved husband, a strong and ever-present daddy, and a proud and loving Papa. He was the one with whom we shared our joys and sorrows and always turned to for advice. He was our rock.

Ray...

Dec 9, 2019

LaVerne Sonnenburg, 95, of Texas City, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2019.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park.

LaVerne Sonnenburg was born August 4, 1924 in...

Nov 21, 2019

Mary Luz Padilla, 93, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church of Texas City. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet.  Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2019 with a rosary starting...

Nov 21, 2019

Annie Adams Williams, 86, of Texas City, TX passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at home.

Annie was born January 26, 1933 near Austonio, TX. She was an apartment manager for Parkwood Apartments for many years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas A. Adams and Annie Babb Adams; her husband, Sammie Charles...

Nov 18, 2019

John Ware Jacobson, 87, died at home in Richmond, Texas, on Monday, November 18, 2019. Born in Galveston on February 29, 1932, to John Edward and Elizabeth Hawkins Jacobson, John grew up in Texas City and graduated from Texas City High School in 1949 as class president and commencement speaker. He went on to attend The Agricultural and Mechanical...

Nov 13, 2019

Ralph Gerhardt, 80, of Texas City, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Ralph was born in Gary, Indiana on May 11, 1939, to Verus and Margaret Gerhardt. His parents moved the family to Texas City in the 1940's.

Ralph was a rolling stone in his early years, he left school...

Nov 11, 2019

John Ed Nelson, 59, of Texas City, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Services are pending.

Nov 4, 2019

Edward Richard “Dick” Wade, 67, of Santa Fe, TX, passed away peacefully into the hands of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with his family by his side on November 4, 2019 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. Dick was born on September 21, 1952 in Texas City, Texas. He was a member of IBEW Local 527 and...

Nov 4, 2019

Jay Edmond Campbell, long-time Texas City resident, carpenter, mechanic, tinkerer, husband, dad, pawpaw, and beloved friend, entered the heavenly domain on Monday, November 4, 2019.  He was 86.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Jay...

Nov 1, 2019

Joan Catherine Spellman DeSanto, 85, of Texas City passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Joan was born in Bronx, New York on October 9, 1934 to parents Mae Bigley Spellman and Daniel Spellman.  She enjoyed many activities growing up including baton twirling, dancing, and especially swimming.  As a teenager, she became an accomplished long-distance swimmer, and...

Oct 30, 2019

Sandra Adeline Strickland, 83, of Texas City, Texas, a former Baytown, Texas resident for many years, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in League City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019 with a visitation from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m., at Texas City Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be on Monday, November 4, 2019...

Oct 28, 2019

Martha Jane Pettyjohn of Texas City breathed her last earthly breath on Monday morning, October 28, 2019.

Martha was born on January 30, 1955 in Neodesha, KS to Wilbur “Gene” and Wauneitta Pettyjohn.  After moving to Texas City with her family in 1969, she graduated a Stingaree in the class of ‘73.  Later in life, she became...