All Obituaries

Barbara Anne Murchison Gardenhire, 78, of Santa Fe, Texas, crossed gracefully to Heaven Tuesday, February 23, 2021 surrounded by loved ones who sang softly at her side. Please join us for a beautiful celebration of her life at 12:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 with a visitation from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Barbara was born December 9, 1942 in Galveston, Texas. After lovingly raising her children, she traveled the world selling insurance...

Humberto M. Olivares, 91, of Texas City, passed away Monday, February 23, 2021 at his residence.   Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home.  Burial will be at La Marque Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.   Mr. Olivares was born March 2, 1929 in Texas City, TX.  He retired from the City of Texas City Water...

Dara Lee Shadley Price, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Sunday morning, February 14, 2021 at the HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Hospital in Webster, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Pastor Seth Saldivar of One Life Church in Webster, Texas will be officiating. Dara Lee was born on July 25, 1936 in Colfax, Iowa, moving to Texas in 1956. She took a position with Southwestern Bell in La...

Joe Donald Collins, age 87, passed on to eternal life on Saturday, February 13, 2021, surrounded by family at home in Montgomery, TX. Joe was born on February 8, 1934. He was son to the late James H. and Lois F. Collins and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. After meeting his beloved wife, Joan on a blind date, the two wed on September 5, 1958 and were happily married for 53 years, prior to her passing. The Collins resided in Texas City, TX for 35 years, where they made lifelong friends and...

Amparo de Lourdes Monroy, 62, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021, at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Hospital. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary starting at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Amparo was born October 29, 1958 in El...

Lynn Henry Burman, 73, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away Thursday, Feb 4, 2021 at the Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2021 with a visitation from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Pastor Doug McBrayer will be officiating.  Lynn Burman was born July 30, 1947 in Saint Joseph Hospital in Cincinnati Ohio. He was a veteran in the Army, truck driver and a machinist. He...

Alicia “Alice” LaSoya, 93, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at  home surrounded by her family. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City.  Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Alice was born January 26, 1928 in Pearland, Texas. Alice was always quick with a joke and loved to laugh and have a good time. You could find her with her kids and...

Vickye Ledbetter, 67, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at her residence in Texas City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. There will be no funeral service. Vickye was born January 31, 1954 in De Quincy, Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Billie Mae Coffey; and her ex-husband Edward Wayne Ledbetter. Survivors include her daughter, Angela Henne and husband...

Jimmie Ruth (Coonrod) Pryor, 86, of Texas City peacefully passed from this life on earth and took her rightful place alongside her heavenly father on January 31, 2021. Jimmie Ruth was born in Alvin, Texas on May 9, 1934 to Steven Isaac Coonrod, Jr. and Jodie Marie (Brackett) Coonrod.  Jimmie Ruth was raised on a small farm and was the second oldest sibling in a home that included 2 brothers and 4 other sisters. She was the oldest of the Coonrod girls and became the oldest sibling after...

Leon Layton Boone passed peacefully at his home on January 28, 2021, at the age of 70. He was born on June 28, 1950 in Texas City, Texas to parents Glenn and Leah Boone. Leon was born and raised in Texas City, Texas, and he graduated from Texas City High School in 1969. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sam Houston University in 1974. While in college, Leon worked for Weingarten’s Grocery Store, and after graduation, the Borden Cheese Co. in 1976. He then...