Recent Obituaries
Daniel Gracia
Mar 30, 2017
Daniel Gracia, Sr., age 67, of Texas City passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at St. Mary's of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.,...
Morgan Holder
Mar 25, 2017
Morgan Holder, age 90, of Texas City died Saturday, March 25th from metastatic melanoma. He was born in Palestine, Texas on January 21, 1927 and lived there until he was drafted into the army on June 27, 1945. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he moved to Galveston to work for F.J. Herbelin Freight Forwarder where he met his...
Carol Dobson
Mar 17, 2017
Carol Ann Herod Dobson was born September 28, 1946, she came into the world and lived a great life for 70 years, then on March 17, 2017 she made the final journey while being surrounded by many loving family members wishing her a happy healing. She is preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Nettie Herod; brother, Pat...
Jack Tinsley
Mar 16, 2017
Jack Leon Tinsley, 79, passed away, Thursday, March 16, 2017. He fought the good fight and fought until the end. Jack Tinsley was born December 11, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Jack graduated from Texas City high school and joined the United States Air Force. He began his career at Marathon Oil Refinery where he retired after 35 years. Jack...
Maria Flores
Mar 14, 2017
Maria Marta Flores, 75, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at her place of residence. Mass services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St. Mary's Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 20,...
Billy Lafoy
Mar 11, 2017
Billy Jack Lafoy, age 88, passed away Saturday, March 11th at Ashton Parke Care Center in Texas City. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, March 16th, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Visitation will be held at 1pm prior to the funeral service. Billy Jack was born December 13, 1928 in Groesbeck, Texas, to Gus...
Margaret Love
Mar 10, 2017
Margaret Love, 82, of Texas City, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2017 with a visitation starting at 1:00 p.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Margaret Love was born June 17, 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a Home Health Care Worker. She...
Jack Bailey
Mar 7, 2017
Jack R. Bailey, 84, was called to Heaven on March 7, 2017, in Sugar Land, Texas. Jack was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 16, 1933. He was the son of the late Jack Bailey and Maurine (Redick) Bailey. Jack attended Ponca City High School in Ponca City, OK. He attended Rice University and the University of Houston where...
Billie Moseley
Mar 5, 2017
Billie Jo Moseley, 62, of Texas City, passed away on Sunday March 5, 2017 at The Rio at Mainland Center. Billie Jo was born November 6, 1954 in Waco, McLennan County, TX. She lived in Texas City most of her life and was a graduate of Texas City High School. She was a former employee of Dr. Parker in...
Dora Phillips
Feb 25, 2017
Dora Brooks Phillips passed away peacefully Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the age of 93 years. She was born on a farm in Liberty Hill, Texas where the San Gabriel river flowed, a daughter of the late Jim Leonard and Jewell Brown. After graduating from Liberty Hill High School, she married Welton C. Brooks and moved to Texas City...
Benita Segura
Feb 23, 2017
Benita C. Segura, 97, of Dale, TX, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017, at home. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a Rosary at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 2, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church...
Verna Nauta
Feb 23, 2017
Verna Gordon Nauta, 61, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Mainland Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Verna Gordon Nauta was born Verna Marie Thomas on October 30, 1955 in Houston, Texas to Mary Turner-Thomas and Fred...
Sharon Seese
Feb 23, 2017
Sharon Kay Seese of Texas City, Texas passed away peacefully Thursday, February 23rd at Cornerstone Hospital in Webster, Texas. A Memorial service celebrating Sharon's life will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, March 1st at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Sharon was born June 15th, 1943 in Akron Ohio. In 1974 Sharon became a Beautician and opened her...
Alto Bolton
Feb 17, 2017
Alto James "Jim" Bolton, 93, of Texas City, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at Mainland Center Hospital. Funeral Services will be held noon on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2017 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City....
Jose Castro
Feb 17, 2017
Jose Angel Castro, 73, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017, at UTMB. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at St Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church. Jose was born November 13, 1943 in Tyler, Texas. He retired from Sterling Chemical. He is preceded in death by his wife, Manuela Castro....
James Burkhalter
Feb 16, 2017
James Michael Burkhalter, of Texas City, Texas, passed away at 3:00 AM, February 16, 2017 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday; February 21, 2017 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Hayes Grace Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM Monday; February 20, 2017, at the Funeral Home...
James Hildreth
Feb 2, 2017
James Miller Hildreth, 72, of Houston, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida. James Miller Hildreth was born on September 26, 1944 in San Angelo, Texas. His parents, Margaret Miller and Jimmie Harrison Hildreth, were both in sales and moved from San Angelo to Dallas in the early 1950's. He graduated from Hillcrest High School...
Vlasta Baldwin
Jan 27, 2017
On Friday, January 27, 2017, at 90 years young, Vlasta entered into the Kingdom of Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST. She was beloved as a Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Aunt, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Friend. Funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2017 with a visitation from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., at...
David Berger, Jr.
Jan 25, 2017
David Paul Berger, Jr. passed away suddenly on January 25, 2017, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. David was BOI on September 5, 1950. He was a 1968 graduate of Ball High School and a 1972 graduate of Sam Houston State University, which he attended on a full baseball scholarship, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta....
Edna Kunkel
Jan 24, 2017
Edna Matilda Kunkel, 96, of League City, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, Missouri. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Schell City, Missouri. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:000 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2016 at the Funeral Home. She was born...
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