Recent Obituaries
Ken Parks
Oct 14, 2015
Ken Curtis Parks, 35, of La Marque, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at UTMB Galveston. Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015 with a visitation from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Ken Curtis Parks was born July 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas. He was a Journeyman Electrician and a...
John Walker, Jr.
Oct 13, 2015
John A. Walker, Jr., 88, passed away, peacefully, and went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at his residence in Texas City. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 25, 1927 to Jessie Bardwell Walker and John A. Walker, Sr. He was a dedicated member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Dickinson, Texas, as...
Wanda Parnell
Oct 13, 2015
Wanda Lee Parnell, 85, of Texas City, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 16, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hayes-Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in...
Kenneth Demaet
Oct 5, 2015
Kenneth Lee James DeMaet departed this life shortly after 1:00 pm on Monday October 5th, 2015. His wife, Louise, of almost 69 years, was at his side at his passing. Ken was born on March 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri to Peter and Ida DeMaet. He was an only child. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...
Geraldine Fairey
Sep 30, 2015
Geraldine Vestal Fairey, age 96, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Gerry was born in Bells, TN, on November 29, 1918 to Flossie and Clarence R. Vestal. Mr. Vestal was a volunteer firefighter who died in the Texas City Disaster. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral...
Ralph Thompson
Sep 25, 2015
Ralph B. Thompson, 96, of Texas City, passed into the loving arms of his Maker on Friday, September 25, 2015. He was born on September 26, 1918 in Freestone County, Texas to Clifford and Dora Stroud Thompson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Louise Brunson Thompson, and his sister Modene Botter of Huntsville, Texas....
Marcelina Moreno
Sep 22, 2015
Marcelina Moreno, 98, of Santa Fe, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2015 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas...
Carol Williams
Sep 22, 2015
Carol Ann Williams was born in Columbus, Ohio to Frank L. Ruddock and Gertrude D. Boyer. She was the 7th of eight children. Later, she and her younger sister, Avalon, were adopted by their Aunt and Uncle, Mable and Ralph Boyer. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers and sisters, Madeline, Robert, Arlene, twins Clyde and...
Byron Gripp
Sep 16, 2015
Byron E. Gripp, 80 of Texas City, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 8, 1935. Byron attended Texas City High School where he met the love of his life, Patricia Wright. They were blessed with a wonderful marriage for 62 years. He worked for Monsanto/ Sterling Chemical Company for 35...
Rickey Yielding
Sep 15, 2015
Rickey Dalton Yielding, 63, of San Leon, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday October 1, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Rick Yielding was born July 1, 1952, to the parents of Herman Yielding and Bobbie Sue Pelham. He graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport,...
Eutiquio Perez
Sep 12, 2015
On Saturday, September 12, 2015, The Lord called his servant Eutiquio "Tico" Chavez Perez, age 77, to rest at University Of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. He was born in Donna, Texas on March 14, 1938. He was retired from Texas Department of Transportation where he worked as a welding supervisor for the ferry landing in Galveston, Texas. Eutiquio "Tico"was...
Odette Ruben
Sep 10, 2015
Odette Ruben, 89, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 in Texas City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 1:00 -3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas...
Gloria Cadriel
Sep 1, 2015
Gloria Ann Cadriel was called to join her husband, Daniel Cadriel and her son, Jacob Cadriel in their heavenly home on September 1, 2015 at the age of 53. Gloria was born to Joseph Barba and Juanita Zavala September 21, 1961 in Alvin, Texas. Gloria was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Barba; her mother and step-father Juanita...
Donald Weber
Aug 31, 2015
Donald George Weber, 77, of Texas City, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Donald George...
Shirley Buckner
Aug 30, 2015
Shirley Harrington Buckner, 79, of Uvalde, formerly of Houston, passed beyond the veil on August 30, 2015, at Cimarron Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Corpus Christi, Tx. She was born the oldest child of Randall Eugene Harrington and Ora (Dimples) Martin Harrington on March 14, 1936 in Galveston, Texas. Following graduation from Ball High School in Galveston she...
Calvin Sparks
Aug 30, 2015
Calvin Elmore Sparks, 95, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at his son's home in Dallas, Texas. He was born on August 28, 1920 in Ft. Worth, Texas to the late Arthur and Ruth Sparks. He served in the US Army, but later joined the US Navy as a Captain to serve his country during WWII....
Harry Mewis
Aug 23, 2015
Harry Mewis, 81, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hayes Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Harry...
Mary Reyes
Aug 22, 2015
Mary R. Reyes, 76, a native of Texas City, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her residence in Friendswood, Texas. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Mt. Olivet in Dickinson, Texas. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mary R....
Kolt Kelley
Aug 17, 2015
Kolt O'Neal Kelley, was called to the Lord Monday, August 17, 2015 at Texas Children's Hospital. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hayes Grace Memorial. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. On Monday August 10, 2015...

Jason Kruska
Aug 16, 2015
Jason Paul Kruska was born in Altus, OK, on May 4, 1972, to parents Paul and Mary Kruska. He went to be with his Lord on August 16, 2015, in Houston, Texas. Jason's education included a B.S. from Oklahoma State University in 1996 and an MBA at UC Berkeley in 2002. Jason joined NASA Johnson Space Center in 1997...