Recent Obituaries

Jun 23, 2022

Violet Lowe, 96, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at Memorial Lutheran Church, 2021 - 29 th Street North in Texas City, visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. the church. A family interment will be at Hayes-Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock following services....

Jun 20, 2022

Margery Massey, 97, of Texas City, formerly of Timpson, Texas was born September 2, 1924 in El Dorado, Arkansas to Frank and Rosalie (Whittier) Prycer and passed away on June 20, 2022. Margery was a devout catholic and very active in her church, she enjoyed sewing, quilting, and gardening. She loved people and always on the go. She also...

Jun 15, 2022

Lewis Henry Williams, Jr. (Lewie), raised in Dickinson, Texas died unexpectantly on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Henry Williams and Doris Purcell Williams, mother-in-law, Vivian "Jan" Framel  and brother-in-law, Curt Framel. Lewie is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Lisa Framel Williams, son Bryan Lewis Williams (Mary),...

Jun 15, 2022

Pedro (Pete) Rivera Ortiz, Sr. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Texas City, Texas, surrounded by those who loved him. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 13, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary...

Jun 11, 2022

Carl William "Bill" Steele, Jr., 73, of Texas City, Texas was born July 31, 1948 in Texas City, Texas to Carl William "Willy" Steele, Sr. and Edna Johnson Steele and passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022. He was a private man who enjoyed his family. He was an amateur HAM Radio operator and a member of the Tidelands...

Jun 4, 2022

Harvey Wayne Moellenberndt, 82, of Texas City, passed away June 4, 2022 at HCA Mainland in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2022 with a visitation between 11:00-12:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Wayne Moellenberndt was born April 23, 1940 in Galveston Texas. He was a...

May 27, 2022

Elizabeth "Beth" Curbello Strange, 72, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, in Katy, Texas.

A Celebration of Life and Reception in memory of Beth will be held at 1:00pm, Friday, June 10, 2022, at St. John's United Methodist Church in Texas City. Beth was born August 8, 1949 in Freeport, Texas. She graduated...

May 20, 2022

Mitchell Chuoke, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away on May 20, 2022.  He was born on November 2, 1953 in Texas City to Mitchell and Helen Chuoke, the second of four children.  He attended Our Lady of Fatima School before graduating from Texas City High School in 1973.  He graduated from Sam Houston State University with...

May 15, 2022

Our beloved Popo, Pedro (Pete) R. Elizondo of Texas City, Texas, Patriarch of the Elizondo family, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.  Dad was born on October 18, 1926 in Sugar Land, Texas to Estefana and Jesus Elizondo, and was the 6th of 9 siblings.

Dad began work at Humble...

May 12, 2022

Kathleen May Lahr, 58, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Visitation will be held Friday, May 20, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Kathleen was born November 8, 1963, in Mason, Michigan to Ronald Hill and Helen Larsen. She served this country by joining the...

May 10, 2022

D.W. "Butch" Stewart, 77, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Butch was born May 28,1944 in Palestine, Texas to Shelley and Neoma Stewart. He was a carpenter by trade. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Strong Cemetery in Elkhart, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2022...

May 9, 2022

Shirley Martinez, 80, of Texas City passed away on Monday May 9, 2022.  She was born September 25, 1941, in Rumford, Maine to Raymond and Edith West who preceded her in death.

She is also preceded in death by the love of her life, Gilbert Martinez Sr.; her son, David West; Brothers, Ralph, George, and Robert West;...

May 6, 2022

Clarence Jessie (CJ) Crawford, 90, of Texas City, went to be with Jesus late Friday evening, May 6, 2022. CJ was born in Lufkin, Tx, on March 29, 1932. He was retired from JC Penney as a retail manager and a bivocational music minister. He gave his heart and life to Jesus when he was a teenager.

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May 5, 2022

June Elizabeth Kainer passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022. She was born August 24, 1943, in Galveston, Texas to Steven Andrew Shukanes and Dovie Billington Shukanes, who preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 11:00 -...

Apr 27, 2022

Micheal C Taylor Sr., 74 , of Texas City passed away on Wednesday April 27, 2022. Mike was born in Lampasas Tx on May 24, 1947. He was retired from Amoco/BP as a pipefitter and was a devote Christian who worshiped our Lord and Savior at First Baptist Church in Texas City. Mike Honorably served in the United States...

Apr 22, 2022

Ruth Edwards Rich, 90, of League City, TX, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Houston Methodist - Clear Lake.

Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2022, at League City Church of Christ. Burial will...

Apr 21, 2022

Edwin Seth Mabry died just shy of his 94th birthday on April 21, 2022. Born in Houston -- a direct descendant of the founding Allen Brothers -- he was reared in Kemah and built his legacy as a long time civic leader and attorney in Texas City. Following his graduation from Webster High School where he played football and...

Apr 15, 2022

Thomas C. (Tommy, TC) Faulkner, 79, of La Marque, Texas, was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, April 15, 2022.

He was born December 11, 1942, in El Dorado, Arkansas. He moved to Texas in 1969 where he worked for Monsanto until 1986. He worked at Union Carbide as a Chemical Operator...

Apr 14, 2022

Virginia Bolding Hunter, 98, of Texas City, Texas passed away, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Rest Haven Memorial Garden in El Dorado, Arkansas. Virginia Bolding Hunter was born, August...

Apr 14, 2022

Keith Allen Bailey, 77, of Texas City, Texas, was born October 9,1944, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He passed away on April 14, 2022, in Seville, Spain, while on vacation doing what he loved traveling the world.

He is preceded in death by parents, Floyd and Ruth Bailey; sisters, Ruth Perthuis and Mary Floyd, and brothers, Mike Bailey, and...