Recent Obituaries
Marguerite Amieva
Dec 24, 2015
Marguerite Ann Amieva, 78, of Santa Fe, passed away December 24, 2015 at her place of residence. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2015 at Hayes Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Marguerite Amieva was born June 17, 1937 in...
Ruby Campbell
Dec 21, 2015
Ruby Mae Leining Campbell, 92, left his earth on Monday, December 21, 2015 after a lengthy illness at Ashton Park Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Emken Linton Funeral...
James Welch
Dec 13, 2015
Mr. James O. Welch, 89 of Texas City, went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Corner Stone Hospital. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, December 18, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, with Bernice Fleming officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. The family will receive visitors at...
William Powell
Dec 12, 2015
William Shelby "Bill" Powell, 84 of Texas City passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Wednesday December 16 at the Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 15 from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Bill was born July 15, 1931 in...
Margie Johns
Dec 10, 2015
Margie May Johns, 87, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Pak East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation for Mrs. Johns will be from 10:30 to 11 AM Tuesday, December 15, 2015...
Martin Delano, Jr.
Dec 9, 2015
Martin Delano, Jr., 69, passed from this life Wednesday, December 9, 2015. A memorial service to honor his life will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Martin Delano, Jr. was born September 6, 1946 in Angleton, Texas. He was a Vietnam Veteran and a loving father and friend. Survivors include...
Kenneth Haseltine
Dec 6, 2015
Kenneth Lee Haseltine died on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at the age of 83. A fall while doing lawn work exacerbated a number of medical problems which resulted in his death. Lee was born in Springfield, Mo. on October 14, 1932. He left college early and proudly served in the U. S. Air Force. A redeployment to Ellington AFB...
Adam Rodriguez
Dec 4, 2015
Adam Rodriguez, 70, of Texas City, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Adam Rodriguez was born December 2, 1945 in Brookshire, Texas. He was...
Johnny Garcia, Sr.
Dec 4, 2015
Our dearly loved Johnny G. Garcia Sr. departed this life on Dec. 4, 2015 to meet his heavenly father. He was born on February 15, 1946 in Texas City, TX. and was a life-long resident of Galveston County. During the Vietnam War from 1966-68 he served his country proudly as a Marine. When he returned Johnny was employed as...
A. Walker, Jr.
Nov 24, 2015
A. A. Dixie Walker, Jr. 83 of Texas City passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2015 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial...
Daphyn Gindratt
Nov 16, 2015
Daphyn Gindratt, 70, of Texas City went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 16th, 2015. She was born May 1, 1945 in Aurora, Missouri. Daphyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and educator. She is survived by her husband, Robert Gindratt; son, Todd Alford, daughter, Lauren and husband Andy Sharp; grandson, Colt Sharp; granddaughter, Lindsey Witt;...
James Pinder
Nov 12, 2015
James Pinder, 60, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Mainland Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home with a visitation at 9:00am. Burial will take place at the Confederate Cemetery in Alvin. James Pinder was born May 19, 1955 in Beaumont, Texas. He worked as...
John Lewis
Nov 10, 2015
John Oliver Lewis of New Boston, Texas, formerly a long time resident of Texas City, passed way on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Texas City at the age of 88. He was born on December 14, 1926 in Avery, Texas to Robert and Gertrude Lewis. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate, 2nd class,...
Brylis Jessup
Nov 7, 2015
Brylis A. Jessup, (Bebe) 91, of Texas City, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 in La Marque, Texas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas...

James Moore, Sr.
Oct 30, 2015
James A Moore Sr, , age 92, passed away at Cameron Nursing Home in Cameron, TX on Oct. 30, 2015 after a short battle with lung cancer. James was born in Colorado City, Texas, May 23, 1923 to John Lawrence and Grace Vera Moore. James moved to a farm in Lamb County near Littlefield, Texas with his mother and...
Oscar Hanks
Oct 29, 2015
Oscar Ray Hanks, 93, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Emken-Linton. Visitation will be 2:00 -3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2015 at Alum...
Beverly Johns
Oct 27, 2015
Beverly Ann Johns, 57, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Beverly Johns was born August 30, 1958 in...
Terri Switser
Oct 26, 2015
Terri Winder Switser, 38, of Hinesville, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:30 A.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Terri Switser was born December 11, 1976...
Mary Mosher
Oct 25, 2015
Mary O. Mosher, 93, of Dickinson, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Bayou Pines in La Marque, TX. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral...
Edwin Stubblefield
Oct 25, 2015
Edwin Stubblefield, 97, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Lorraine; his son, Glenn E. Stubblefield and wife Lynda; his grandchildren, Sherri Stubblefield and Robert Rion. Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Alice Stubblefield; four brothers and three sisters. Edwin retired from Monsanto Chemical Co. in 1981...