All Obituaries

Maria de Jesus Flores, 85, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her place of residence. Mass services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2020 with a rosary at 6:00 p.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Maria de Jesus Flores was born August...

Cynthia “Cindy” Dinhobl Sukiennik, 50, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at UTMB Jennie Sealy Galveston. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Monday, October 26, 2020 at Emken Linton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be an hour prior from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cynthia was born November 28, 1969 in Texas City, Texas. She was a loving housewife, caring for her husband and children. She is preceded in death by her mother, Earlene...

Placido Zaragoza, 90 of Texas City passed away and joined his loving wife in the presence of their savior Monday, October 19, 2020.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Friday, October 23, 2020 at St. Mary of the Miraculous  Medal Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson.  Visitation will take place from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thursday October 22, 2020 with a rosary at 7:00 pm, both at Emken Linton Funeral Home. His...

Frances (Frankie) Emma Johnson, 95, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the home of her daughter Lindy Jones and husband Larry Bedard where she resided. Frances was born June 19, 1925 in Iola, Kansas to parents Sylvia Craig Marsh and Joseph Marsh. She was a loving wife and homemaker for her five children. Frankie will be eternally missed by her family and friends. Frankie is preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert Johnson, daughter Kathleen Lardie and grandson...

Leona Evelyn Jones, 98, departed this life on Thursday, October 15th at Bayou Pines Care Center in LaMarque with her family by her side. Born on May 20, 1922 to Buford and Mabel Watts in Marlin, Tx., she was the only one of seven children born in a hospital. Leona lived in Marlin until she met and married James Levi Jones in 1942 in Texas City, where they made their home.  Leona was a stay at home Mom for most of her life but did work for a brief period for Collection Consultants, Inc....

Bootsey Taylor Landrum, 94, of Texas City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening October 14 at her daughter’s home in League City.   Visitation will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, October 24, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 pm.   Bootsey was born February 28, 1926 in Elba, Alabama and grew up in Winter Garden, Florida. She was many things to many people – a Yeoman Third Class in the Women’s Reserve of the...

Richard Eugene Ishmael, 83, of Texas City, Texas passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 14, 2020.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed.  Richard retired early from Union Carbide and always enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.  He was a devoted member of the Lions Club and served as a Past District Governor for Region 2 S-4.  Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn.  He is...

Mary Ann Scott, 91 years young, a longtime resident of Texas City and for the past several years of Conroe, passed away on October 10, 2020.   Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2020 at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas.   While living in Texas City, Mary Ann was an active member at Calvary Baptist and the First Baptist Church of Texas City.  In Conroe, she was a member of Mims Baptist church.     Mary Ann was preceded...

Donald Mike Cook, 78, of Texas City, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2020, at his home.   Graveside services will be held at noon Thursday, October 22, 2020, in the mausoleum at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas   Mike was born October 2, 1942 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Charles C and Ada E. Cook. He moved to Texas in the 1950’s, living in Amarillo, Hitchcock, Houston, Dallas and lastly La Marque, Texas. He made his living in the newspaper business, then...

Christine Ann Brown (Chris), 71, passed away in her sleep Saturday, October 10, 2020. Christine was born in Marshalltown, Iowa to Duane and Betty Briggs. Her family moved to Texas City in 1962. She attended school and was a member of the class of 1968. After several years in retail she started at College of the Mainland as a student worker. She earned her associate degree and worked as an administrative for 19 years until she took retirement because of health problems. She is preceded in...