Recent Obituaries

Jan 17, 2013

William Louis Iguess, 80, of League City, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Mainland Medical Center. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with Deacon Joe Hensley officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday, January...

Jan 15, 2013

Jan 12, 2013

Harry Patrick LaPorte, Sr., 78, of Texas City passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Mainland Medical Center. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson, TX. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at EmkenLinton Funeral...

Jan 10, 2013

Julia Berg Noles, 94, a longtime Galveston resident, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 in League City. Services will be held 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 12, 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Texas City with Rev. Michael Holcomb officiating. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Saturday,...

Jan 7, 2013

Mary Carter, 88, of Santa Fe, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at her residence. Services will be held 2:00 P.M, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 12:30 P.M., Thursday, January 10, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mary was born April...

Jan 7, 2013

Alice Ann Laird, 75, of Texas City, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Kindred Hospital. Memorial services will be held 6:00 P.M., Friday, January 11, 2013 at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ 2400 21st Street, Texas City, TX 77590. Alice was born October 8, 1937 in Hooks, TX. She was a secretary at Northside Elementary School, where...

Jan 7, 2013

David Wayne Shields, 46, of Texas City, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, TX. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Friday, January 11, 2013 also at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. David...

Jan 5, 2013

Joe Sonny Chambers, 71, of Texas City, passed from this life at Mainland Medical Center, Saturday, January 5, 2013. Joe was born September 27, 1941 in Wharton, TX to parents Joe and Charlene Chambers. He spent many years in the retail business and finished his career at The Meridian. He would transport residents to their appointments and enjoyed making...

Jan 4, 2013

Ruth C. Lionti, 90, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 in Houston, TX. She was born on July 9, 1922 in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Wilfred and Marjoria Girouard. She married Joseph N. Lionti on June 1, 1946. They were married for 40 years. Ruth was a long time resident of Texas City, Texas. She was a member of St....

Jan 2, 2013

Jack Dempsey Griffin, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away January 2, 2013. He was born June 20, 1923 in Red Level, Alabama and later moved to Seabring, Florida with his father, brothers and sister where he graduated high school. After graduating he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, and in 1940 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Following his...

Jan 1, 2013

Myrtle Kandy Reeder, 85, of Dickinson, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, TX. A Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.,...

Dec 28, 2012

Carl Royal Williams, born in Texas City on September 18, 1959, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012, after a battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Mildred Williams, of Texas City. He was survived by his four sisters, Linda Ball of Houston, Becky Reinhart of Austin, Patty Edwards of Magnolia and Laura...

Dec 27, 2012

Pat Hawkins, 81, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 5, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Texas City under the direction of EmkenLinton Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United...

Dec 24, 2012

George Moeller, 62, of Texas City, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012, in Texas City. Private funeral services will be held at a later date under the direction of EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Dec 22, 2012

Rickey Charles Froeschl, 55, of Texas City, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, December 22, 2012. A lifetime resident of Texas City, Ric was born on January 22, 1957. He was the son of Frank and Patsy Froeschl, also of Texas City. Ric attended Texas City High School and graduated in 1975. He was a journeyman electrician and...

Dec 19, 2012

Mary Sue Ayala, 77, of Texas City, entered into eternal rest after answering the call of her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Mary was born November 21, 1935 in Jayton, TX. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother to her children and grandchildren. She will be missed dearly. She is survived by her husband of...

Dec 17, 2012

Ozelle Hampton Sawyer was born on December 14, 1925 to the late Richard Floyd Hampton and Vivian Lee Girldine Cary Hampton in El Dorado, Ark. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in El Dorado, Ark. and moved her membership to Texas City Chapter 626. Ozelle was a retired school teacher who never missed a...

Dec 14, 2012

To all the families, friends community of Newtown, Connecticut. Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of...

Dec 14, 2012

Lois Standley Catching, 84, died Friday the 14th of December, 2012 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. She was a longtime resident of Texas City and a member of First Baptist Church. She was born in 1928 in Lufkin, Texas to James W. and Gordie G. Allison. Lois retired from Monsanto after 25 years of dedicated service. She was the...

Dec 13, 2012

Inez Marty De La O Martinez, 77, of Texas City passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 18, 2012...