Recent Obituaries

Sep 13, 2021

Peter Warwick Carroll of Texas City, Texas

Born, January 27, 1950

Started the Real Party, September 13, 2021

How do you begin to sum up 71 years of life of an extraordinary man such as Peter.

He was born January 27, 1950 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Retired...

Sep 13, 2021

Sandi Renée Gibby-Whittington, 36, of Texas City, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2021. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Sandi Renée Gibby-Whitington was...

Sep 11, 2021

Eyndia Elon Biggs began her journey on March 11,1998 in Missouri City, Texas. The only daughter and youngest child of Quintin and Sheila Biggs, she attended Willowridge Prep Academy, Stafford Elementary Schools in Stafford Texas and Burnett Elem and Austin Middle School in Galveston Texas. In High School, Eyndia attended Culinary School at Galveston College, she would later become...

Sep 4, 2021

Merle R. “Nana” Aldridge, 97, of  Dickinson, Texas formerly of Texas City, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Dickinson, Texas surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. - 12:00...

Sep 2, 2021

Bruce Eric Cole, Jr., 43, of Katy, Texas, entered Heaven on September 2, 2021, in Houston, Texas.

Visitation is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City followed by a service starting at 12:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 13, 2021, at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas

Aug 28, 2021

Maxey Ray Van Houten, 81, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland.

Maxey was born March 11, 1940, in Spring Hill, Texas.  After graduating from high school in Gladewater, Texas, he proudly served in the US Army from September 1958 through June 1961 when he was honorably...

Aug 26, 2021

Marjorie “Erin” (Blain) Sikes, 76, of League City, passed away August 26, 2021, after a short battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones at her daughter’s home.

Please join us at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City Saturday, September 4, 2021, for a visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. followed by a short service at...

Aug 21, 2021

Have you ever felt genuine, unconditional love? Then you know how it felt to have met my mother. Ginger Rene Hicks passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, but spent every day of her 50 years loving family, friends, and life. She loved her husband for over 30 of those years, and she loved my sister and I for...

Aug 20, 2021

Edith (Styles) Cronk, 92, of Texas City, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family.

A Memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 23, 2021, at Emken – Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.  Visitation will be an hour prior from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Edith was...

Aug 17, 2021

Esther Davila Hobi, 88, of Texas City, Texas passed away, Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday August 23, 2021 at Galveston Memorial Park.

Esther Davila Hobi was born October 3, 1932 in Friendswood, Texas. She was raised in Texas City, Texas and eventually moved to California for many years...

Aug 16, 2021

Gerald (Jerry) Dan Richardson has given us one last laugh. In his final days at UTMB Galveston he sat up started talking about cowboys and saying, “Yippy-Ki-Yeah”, we learned later that this was a memory with his baby brother Keith Richardson. Jerry fought and won his battle with Multiple Myeloma, but has succumbed to Acute Myeloid Leukemia on  Monday...

Aug 8, 2021

Elige Wesley “Bud” Parker, Jr. of Houston, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the age of 78.  After several months of declining health, he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family members.

Bud is survived by his children, Stephen and Merita Parker, Allen and Noelle Parker, Susan and David Benner, David...

Aug 5, 2021

Gene was born on March 19, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri to parents, Howard and Linnie (Howard) Lentz. He grew up with older brother, Howard, and older sister, Barbara (Molzahn). Gene graduated from Southwest High School in 1964, where he was a member of the rifle and bowling teams. Gene competed in ACA Fly and Bait Casting tournaments across...

Aug 2, 2021

On August 2, 2021, God’s angels came down from earth and escorted Isabella Grace Rich to Heaven where God was waiting with open Arms.

A graveside service will be held 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Galveston Memorial Park with a visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City....

Aug 2, 2021

Mary Nelle (Woolsey) Parsons, 91, passed away on August 2, 2021, at her home in Santa Fe, Texas. Mary Nelle was born on March 30, 1930 to Jim Kenney Dale, and Loretta Holland Dale in Texas City, Texas. She was always very proud of growing up in Texas City, and spoke of her hometown often. She resided in Santa...

Jul 26, 2021

Yvonne Hogue Atwood, 95, of Texas City, passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Elmcroft Assisted Living.  Born on June 4, 1926 in Center, Texas, but growing up in Hemphill, Texas, she lived an amazingly long and healthy life.

Visitation will be at 10:00a.m., and the service at 11:00a.m., on Thursday, August 12...

Jul 19, 2021

Melba Jane Moore, 94, of Galveston and a longtime resident Texas City, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at her residence. Services will be held Friday, July 23, 2021 in Natchez, Mississippi. Melba was born May 9, 1927 in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. She retired from Beeler-Manske Clinic. She was a loving wife, mother and sister. She and her husband...

Jul 18, 2021

Harold Crawford Ballard, 94, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his home in Texas City. A Visitation will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will be in Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Arkansas. Harold was born January 10, 1927, in Strong, Arkansas. He worked at Amoco Refinery in El Dorado,...

Jul 16, 2021

Nora M. Walker, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021, at her residence in La Marque. She was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on January 25, 1933 to Dora Sinnett Payne and Ted Amos Payne. Nora was a very strong and independent woman. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Texas City where she...

Jul 12, 2021

Harry Van Thompson, 79, passed away at his home Monday, July 12, 2021. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday July 23, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Harry was born March 5, 1942, in...