Recent Obituaries

Feb 3, 2020

Angel “Oldman” Acosta was born on June 20, 1950 in Galveston, Texas to Angel Acosta Sr. and Enriqueta “Queta” Acosta.

Angel graduated in the Texas City High School class of 1969 and proudly went on to serve in the US Marines from 1971 – 1973.  He was then hired at Amoco where he continued working for 34...

Jan 31, 2020

Dillion Kelley, 29, of Santa Fe, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020, at his residence.

Memorial services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Temple Baptist Church in Texas City. Immediately following with be A Celebration of Life at The Hidden Palms in Santa Fe.

Dillion Kelley...

Jan 27, 2020

Joseph “Joe” Christopher Forasiepi, 62, of Texas City, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020, at Methodist Hospital. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2020, at Emken – Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Joe was born December 28, 1957 in...

Jan 26, 2020

Carlo Quaglia, 73, of Bacliff passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at home in his wife’s arms after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church in League City.  Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.,...

Jan 23, 2020

Ronald Marcus Johnston, 70, of Crystal Beach, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2020 with a visitation from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m., at Crystal beach Community Church.

Ronald was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 13, 1949. After graduating from Chalmette High School,...

Jan 19, 2020

Delburn Raymond Hutchinson “Hutch” passed from this life to his everlasting life with his Lord on January 19, 2020. He was loved and is survived by his wife of 64 years, Darlene, his six children, Debra Poling, Wade Hutchinson (wife, Susan), Kelly Hutchinson, Jennifer Hutchinson, Stacy Anderson (husband Jeff), and Delburn John Hutchinson and five grandchildren, Jared Poling, Andrea...

Jan 12, 2020

Jean Jenkins Rabon, 92, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at The Elmcroft Retirement Center in Texas City, Texas.

Born in Salford, Lancashire, England on June 25, 1927, Jean spent her early years in foster care. There were two educational routes open to children in England at that time. They went either to a secondary school...

Jan 12, 2020

On January 12, 2020, Francis Gilland Goodwill Jr., passed away and a very unique and loving soul went to heaven.  2020 was not a good year health-wise for Gill.

Gill was born February 14, 1927, the youngest of three children of Winona (Ringwald) and Francis Gilland Goodwill.  He will be joining his siblings and sons whom preceded...

Jan 12, 2020

Marsha Elaine Rhoades Horton, 60, of Galveston, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020.

A visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020 with funeral services to begin at 6:30 p.m., at Cedar Bayou Grace Methodist Church in Baytown, Texas - 2714 Ferry Road, Baytown, Texas 77520.

Marsha Horton was born August...

Jan 6, 2020

On Monday, January 6, 2020, Roger Terry Garner passed away at the age of 59.

A visitation will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. After the service he will be laid...

Jan 2, 2020

James Michael (“Mike”) Presley, 69, of Santa Fe, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland Hospital.

Funeral and Burial services will be held graveside at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas at 2:30 pm, January 10, 2020.

James Michael was born August 17, 1950 in Texas City, Texas. Throughout...

Jan 2, 2020

Josefa “Henrietta” Molina, age 96, went home with the Lord on January 2, 2020 at Mainland Medical Center after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.  Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock.  Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, January...

Jan 2, 2020

Mary Katherine “Kay” Spencer, 66, of Arcadia, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020, at League City Church of Christ. Burial will follow on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Ft. Worth, Texas. Visitation will...

Jan 1, 2020

Norman Keith Dickson, 85, departed this life peacefully on April 2, 2020, in Webster, Texas. He was born to D.L. and Martha Hildred Woods Dickson in Van, Texas. Keith graduated from Van High School in 1953. While in high school, he was active in the band and football. After graduating from high school, he moved to Texas City, Texas...

Dec 28, 2019

Cassandra Ann Block, 28, of Santa Fe, Texas passed way December 28, 2019 at home. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2020 with a visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Cassandra Ann Block was born in Galveston, Texas, she was extremely big on gardening always tending to...

Dec 26, 2019

Cheryl Dawn Wegner, age 50, passed away December 26, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

Cheryl was born in Texas City, Texas on January 4, 1969. She was a proud graduate of La Marque high school in 1987 and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston on May 10, 1997. Cheryl went on to become a Certified...

Dec 25, 2019

Norma Jeanne Fuselier Abernathy Honeycutt passed away on December 25, 2019 at home in Sugar Land, Texas.  She was born April 29, 1931 in Ville Platte, Louisiana to Beulah Perrodin Fuselier Manuel and Golbert Joseph Fuselier.

She passed on Christmas Day 2019 at the age of 88. What a Blessing to be with our Lord...

Dec 19, 2019

Vicki Michelle (Grove) Hertenberger, 65 years old, of Texas City, TX passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at UTMB Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 30, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Vicki was born...

Dec 17, 2019

The foundation of our family, Raymond Hill Shannon, went to heaven on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was a devoted and beloved husband, a strong and ever-present daddy, and a proud and loving Papa. He was the one with whom we shared our joys and sorrows and always turned to for advice. He was our rock.

Ray...

Dec 9, 2019

LaVerne Sonnenburg, 95, of Texas City, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2019.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 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.

LaVerne Sonnenburg was born August 4, 1924 in...