Recent Obituaries

Apr 29, 2021

Ioannis "John" Aristidis Pontikas, age 76, passed away surrounded by his family on April 29, 2021. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 11:00 am at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 714 19th Street, Galveston, Texas. Trisagion and funeral services, officiated by Father Stelios Sitaras, to follow visitation beginning at 12:00 pm....

Apr 28, 2021

Hylah Jeane Strother (nee Meador) passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Texas City at the age of 86.

Hylah is survived by her daughter, Denise Strother; son, Justin Strother (Susan); daughter, Randa Tipping (Keith); daughter, Kerri Strother; grandchildren, Jodis Strother, Travis Wernecke, Mikki Strother, Morgan Strother, Camden Bertrand, Erica Tipping, Kevin Tipping and Bailey Strother; eleven...

Apr 21, 2021

Julie Anne Sheridan Donato, 48, of Dickinson, Texas passed away April 21, 2021. Julie was born October 19, 1972 in Akron, Ohio.

She is preceded in death by her dad Charles Sheridan; fiancé Billy; grandparents, Chuck and Nancy Sheridan and Joann and Wesley Carr.

Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Bonnie and Randy Welch; stepmother, Susie...

Apr 20, 2021

Billie Edwena “Stinker” Wingo was born on September 18, 1948 in Texas City, TX to Marie Guillory and Raymond Roquemore.  She passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021 after a long illness.

She was raised in Texas City and this is where she made her home.  She was a wife, daughter, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and grandma...

Apr 18, 2021

Christine “Chris” Marie Lynn, 66, of La Marque, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2021. She was born to parents Bernice Hanchey and Robert Billman, on August 13, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio.

Christine worked as an Inspector for 30 years on the railroad. She was one of the first female car knockers for the railroad. Holding numerous safety awards. Then after 30 years of service, she retired from Union Pacific Railroad in 2008.

She enjoyed Baking, gardening, fishing, shopping, helping those in...

Apr 17, 2021

Kolt Jaxson (KJ) Barton, precious son of Keith Barton and Chelsi Herr was born on March 12, 2021 and passed into the arms of Jesus on April 17, 2021.  Although KJ only had a few weeks on earth, he was loved to the moon and back.

He is preceded in death by Great Grandparents Myrna Lee and...

Apr 17, 2021

Milton “Bob” R. Hogg, 95, of League City, Texas  passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Plano, Texas.

Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Denton, Texas.

Bob was born November 14, 1925 in El Dorado, Arkansas.  He made his living as a...

Apr 15, 2021

Trent Brown, 32, of Texas City, passed away peacefully into the arms of many angels on Thursday, April 15, 2021, surrounded by his family and friends at Clear Lake Hospital in Webster, Texas.

Visitation will be held 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021 with service starting at 10:00 a.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home (5100 Emmett F. Lowry...

Apr 15, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Jerry Don Manning. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 13, 2021

Melba Jean Chapman Nessler, 92, of Texas City, Texas passed peacefully from this life and has gone home to be with our Lord and Savior. She passed on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Sundance Inn Health Center in New Braunfels, Texas.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 22, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Emken Linton Funeral...

Apr 9, 2021

David Cliff Goodwin, 69, of Texas City, Texas passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at Harbor Hospice of Texas.

David Goodwin was born March 27, 1952 in Sac City, Iowa. He proudly served with the United States Navy aboard the USS Snook from 1970-1974. He worked as a Registered Nurse. David was a member of the Christian...

Apr 9, 2021

Rosemary Nebout-Feibel, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother died with family by her side on April 9, 2021 after 87 awesome years. A visitation will be held from 11:00 - 12:30 p.m., followed by eulogy on Thursday April 15, 2021 at Emken-Linton Funeral home in Texas City, Texas. A graveside service will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery. Rosemary was...

Apr 6, 2021

Frederick Charles Gernand passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the age of 85 surrounded by his family. Fred was born on April 8, 1935 to Frederick Ernest Gernand and Caroline Eleanor Gernand in Galveston, TX. He graduated from Ball High School in 1953. He worked in food retail for A&P from 1951-1975. He then worked for...

Apr 4, 2021

Roberta “Berta” Garton, 83, passed away April 4, 2021 at her home in Texas City, TX, surrounded by her husband, Johnny, daughter, Shani and son-in-law, Jim.

She was a precious daughter, loving sister, devoted wife, amazing mother, and caring friend. She was born in Topeka, KS, where she lived her early years and moved to La Marque,...

Apr 3, 2021

Monte Anson Crawford, 90, of Texas City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Confederate Cemetery in Alvin. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 7, 2021,...

Apr 1, 2021

Jerry was born on Galveston Island on December 30, 1946. He moved from the island and lived in Abilene, Texas and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico with his family and returned to the island in 1968.

He attended the University of New Mexico and his focus was on engineering. His career was with Southwestern...

Mar 29, 2021

On Monday, March 29, 2021, Diane Moreno, our loving sister, passed away at age 70.  Diane was born on December 19, 1950, in Texas City, Texas to Hector and Ernestine (Garza) Moreno.  She was a graduate of Texas City High School (class of ’69) and went on to receive her Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Houston....

Mar 22, 2021

Jean Pugh was a wife, mother, grandmother, great - grandmother and friend. She liked to play cards, play dominoes, dance, and just have a good time. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. March 5, 1937. She married Charles (Chuck) Pugh April 30, 1956. This month they would have celebrated 65 years of marriage. They had three sons – Danny,...

Mar 17, 2021

Dixie Lee Davenport Mitchell was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on November 28, 1939. She passed away on March 17, 2021 at the age of 81 years. She died in Mainland Hospital (HCA) after a brief battle with lung cancer and pneumonia.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., March 22, 2021 at St. John’s...

Mar 13, 2021

Glen Wayne Norman, 69, of Dickinson, Texas passed away peacefully, Saturday March 13, 2021 at Mainland Center Hospital in Texas City, TX after a long battle with heart issues.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, Douglas Wayne Norman and Lois Geraldine “Jerry” Henson, his unborn daughter Kayla Danyell Norman, his younger brother and lifetime Ride-or-Die...