Bobby Lange

Bobby Marcellus Lange, 94, of Texas City, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Texas City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m., Monday, May 9, 2016 also at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Bobby Lange was born April 10, 1922 in Calvert, Texas to Charles Augustus Lange and Jimmie Stewart Lange. He moved to Texas City in 1947 and went to work for Ford, Bacon & Davis. He became an electrician apprentice for Union Carbide in 1950 where he worked until 1985. He was a 65 year member of the electricians union. Bobby married Freda Dowdy in October 1951 and would have celebrated 65 years of marriage in October.

Bobby is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Jimmie Lange; niece, Nikki Lange.

Survivors include wife, Freda Lange; brother, Nick Lange of Waco; brother-in-law, James Dowdy of Austin; nieces, Debbie Rabe and Teresa Daniels of Rockhill, SC; Terri and Pete Appostaluk of Ohio, Deb and Mike Dodd of Bryan; nephews, Nick Lange, Jr. of Little Elm, Roger and Dianne McCrary of Santa Fe, Roney and Pat McCrary of Santa Fe, Johnny Dowdy of Houston, Darrow and Carolyn Redden of Nelsonville, TX; and numerous cousins and friends.

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