All Obituaries

Dorothy Ruth Brannon passed away peacefully on June 9, 2021 in her home in Texas City, Texas, at the age of 94.  Dorothy was born in Alabama to Samuel Whitley and Georgia Johnson.  She came from humble beginnings and assumed the role of caregiver for her little sister when her mother died in childbirth.  She picked cotton in the fields to help put food on the table.  She had five brothers, but they would all tell you that she ruled the roost.  It was from these...

Edmund Wallace, 83, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at St. John’s United Methodist Church. Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City will be taking care of his cremation and his remains will be placed at a later date. Edmund Wallace was born May 26, 1938 in New York City, NY.  He committed 20 years of his life to the United States Air Force and was a Veteran of the Vietnam War. After...

Patricia Anne (Crumpley) Carroll, 64, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021, at home.   Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Visitation will be held two hours prior beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.   Patricia Anne (Crumpley) Carroll was born July 16, 1956, in Galveston, TX.  She was a Domestic Engineer.   Patti was a devoted wife and loving mother, who dedicated her heart to her family and...

Johnnie Daniel DuVall, 76, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021. A visitation will be held an hour prior, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Emken Linton Funeral Home, 5100 Emmett Lowry Expressway, Texas City, TX 77591. Phone 409-945-4444 with . Cremation to follow. Pastor Clay Bowers of Northside Baptist Church will be officiating the service. He was born November 5, 1944, age 76, in San Bernadino, California to...

Ralph Edward Bilnoski, 69, of San Leon, Texas died on May 17, 2021 in the loving arms of his wife after a very short battle with lung cancer. He died at home surrounded by his wife and children. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 25, at Saint Mary’s of the Miraculous Medal In Texas City, Texas. Celebration of Life service begins at 10:15 am and Mass starts at 11:00 am. Graveside services at 1:00 in the San Leon cemetery for the immediate family. Ralph was born in Houston...

Larry Carl Wesley Sr., 72, of Pittsburg, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Bayou Pines in La Marque, Texas.   A Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Memorial Lutheran Church 2021 29th Street North, Texas City, Texas 77590.   Larry Carl Wesley Sr. was born July 5, 1948 in Texas City.  He was a welder/pipefitter, retiring from BP.   Larry is preceded in death by his father Willie Cleavie Wesley, mother Faye...

Gary Wayne Bage, 62, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at UTMB Hospital in Webster, Texas. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Memorial Lutheran Church, located at 2021 29th Ave. North Texas City, Texas 77590. Gary Bage was born January 27, 1959 in Texas City, Texas. He worked at Litton Resources for 29 years and with TCISD as a custodian for the past 15 years. Gary enjoyed fishing, hunting and being with his family. He is preceded in death by...

Frank C. Schmalstieg, Jr, MD, PhD passed away on April 30, 2021 in Texas City, TX. He was born in Corpus Christi, TX on January 30, 1940 and grew up in San Patricio County, Texas. He received Bachelor of Science (1962) and Doctor of Philosophy (1967) chemistry degrees from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. After doing post-doctoral fellowships at Georgia Tech and The Ohio State University, he decided to pursue a medical degree. Frank graduated from UTMB in Galveston in 1972....

Ioannis "John" Aristidis Pontikas, age 76, passed away surrounded by his family on April 29, 2021. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 11:00 am at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 714 19th Street, Galveston, Texas. Trisagion and funeral services, officiated by Father Stelios Sitaras, to follow visitation beginning at 12:00 pm. John was born on January 25, 1945. He was born to the late Aristidis and Maroulia Pontikas of Piraeus, Greece....

Hylah Jeane Strother (nee Meador) passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Texas City at the age of 86. Hylah is survived by her daughter, Denise Strother; son, Justin Strother (Susan); daughter, Randa Tipping (Keith); daughter, Kerri Strother; grandchildren, Jodis Strother, Travis Wernecke, Mikki Strother, Morgan Strother, Camden Bertrand, Erica Tipping, Kevin Tipping and Bailey Strother; eleven great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Francis Ryan; brother-in-law, Jerry Strother (Norma Jean)...