Recent Obituaries

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...

Apr 14, 2022

Bessie Naomi Trammell, 97, of Texas City passed away April 14, 2022 in League City, Texas.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas.  Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 25, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral....

Apr 13, 2022

Charles R. Scherring, 87, of Dickinson, TX, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at his home residence.

Charles R. Scherring was born July 19,1934 in Blue Island, Illinois. Chuck attended the University of the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers. Charles then moved to Texas from Tucson, Arizona in 1962 and was employed by Lloyd Welch Auto Damage Appraisers,...

Apr 11, 2022

Roy Leon Barber passed away on April 11, 2022, aged 85, after a long illness, surrounded by his girls, family and friends present.

Roy was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather to his family. Roy was an active member of Northside Baptist church and he was loved by that Body of Christ.

Roy...

Apr 5, 2022

Jimmie Lin Dimitri, 77, of Texas City passed away April 5, 2022, at Solidago Health and Rehabilitation in Texas City.

Viewing will be held at 5 p.m. April 21, 2022, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Services will follow at 6 p.m. April 21, 2022, at Emken-Linton.

Jimmie was born May 5, 1944, to...

Apr 4, 2022

Lisa Michelle Doak, 52, of Texas City, TX, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at her home in Texas City, Texas.

Lisa was born October 10, 1969. She was the daughter of Peter and Henrietta Doak. She was a member of the Texas City Independent School District.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Mar 22, 2022

Damian Miguel Driscoll, 18, of Texas City, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be an hour prior from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Damian was born December 30, 2003, in Webster, Texas.  He was...

Mar 17, 2022

Edward Olen Sikes, Jr., 78, of Palacios, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022, at his home.

Eddie was born February 13, 1944, in Texas City, Texas to Ed and Hazel Sikes.  He was a graduate of TCHS class of 1962 where he was a member of the football team. After completing an apprenticeship program, he became...