Recent Obituaries

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...

Jul 12, 2021

Earl Ray Brannon of Texas City passed away on July 12, 2021, at the age of 95.  He was born on June 4, 1926, in Richland, Texas, to J.O. and Willie Brannon.  Ray loved spending time with and bragging on his two beautiful granddaughters, one handsome grandson and one great granddaughter.  He enjoyed being around family and friends. Because...

Jul 8, 2021

Scott Mondy Bradley, 70, of Texas City, TX passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at home surrounded by his beloved family.

Scott was born on February 4, 1951 in Alton, Illinois to his affectionate parents, Gail and Tena.  He grew up with his older brother, Roger. When he was only three years old, he and his...

Jun 25, 2021

Marion Jeanette Casteel,79, of Texas City passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at her residence. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Memorial Lutheran Church 2021 29th Street North in Texas City. Marion Janette Casteel was born in Grass Valley, California. She worked for the Texas City Independent School District in the Transportation...

Jun 18, 2021

On Friday, June 18, 2021, our precious mother, Rosie Carreon entered fully into the presence of the Lord surrounded by her loving family. Rosie was born September 9, 1931, to Bernardino G. and Genoveva Rodriguez in New Gulf, Texas. Rosie graduated from Texas City High School in 1952; she met Alfonso Carreon, Jr. and they married in February of...

Jun 17, 2021

Our Mama left today, June 17th, 2021. She was 89 years young. She had a good day. Her caregiver, Lauren, talked and laughed with Mama most of the day. Lauren fed her and she ate every bite of her evening meal. It was chicken, she loved chicken. She asked for her Blue Bell ice cream that we had taken...

Jun 15, 2021

Carolyn Ann Palmer Maupin, 61, of Texas City, peacefully passed away at her home on June 15, 2021 surrounded by loved ones, after a short battle with cancer.  Carolyn was an exceptional wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to those blessed to be in her orbit.

Carolyn was born in Chicago Illinois, on June 28, 1959, the...

Jun 15, 2021

Susan Leslie Mullen (née Smith), known as Emma to her grandchildren, passed away on Tuesday the 15th of June 2021, in the arms of her husband of nearly five decades and the love of her life, John Daniel “Danny” Mullen.  Susan was a few days shy of her 70th birthday.  A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and teacher, Susan was...

Jun 14, 2021

Richard Lynn Bryan, 75, of Texas City, Texas passed away Monday, June 14, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021, with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park.

Richard was born June 9, 1946, in Holland,...

Jun 9, 2021

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...

Jun 2, 2021

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...

May 27, 2021

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...

May 20, 2021

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...

May 17, 2021

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,...

May 9, 2021

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....

May 4, 2021

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...

Apr 30, 2021

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...