Recent Obituaries

Nov 21, 2019

Annie Adams Williams, 86, of Texas City, TX passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at home.

Annie was born January 26, 1933 near Austonio, TX. She was an apartment manager for Parkwood Apartments for many years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas A. Adams and Annie Babb Adams; her husband, Sammie Charles...

Nov 21, 2019

Mary Luz Padilla, 93, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church of Texas City. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet.  Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2019 with a rosary starting...

Nov 18, 2019

John Ware Jacobson, 87, died at home in Richmond, Texas, on Monday, November 18, 2019. Born in Galveston on February 29, 1932, to John Edward and Elizabeth Hawkins Jacobson, John grew up in Texas City and graduated from Texas City High School in 1949 as class president and commencement speaker. He went on to attend The Agricultural and Mechanical...

Nov 13, 2019

Ralph Gerhardt, 80, of Texas City, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

Ralph was born in Gary, Indiana on May 11, 1939, to Verus and Margaret Gerhardt. His parents moved the family to Texas City in the 1940's.

Ralph was a rolling stone in his early years, he left school...

Nov 11, 2019

John Ed Nelson, 59, of Texas City, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Services are pending.

Nov 4, 2019

Jay Edmond Campbell, long-time Texas City resident, carpenter, mechanic, tinkerer, husband, dad, pawpaw, and beloved friend, entered the heavenly domain on Monday, November 4, 2019.  He was 86.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Jay...

Nov 4, 2019

Edward Richard “Dick” Wade, 67, of Santa Fe, TX, passed away peacefully into the hands of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with his family by his side on November 4, 2019 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. Dick was born on September 21, 1952 in Texas City, Texas. He was a member of IBEW Local 527 and...

Nov 1, 2019

Joan Catherine Spellman DeSanto, 85, of Texas City passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Joan was born in Bronx, New York on October 9, 1934 to parents Mae Bigley Spellman and Daniel Spellman.  She enjoyed many activities growing up including baton twirling, dancing, and especially swimming.  As a teenager, she became an accomplished long-distance swimmer, and...

Oct 30, 2019

Sandra Adeline Strickland, 83, of Texas City, Texas, a former Baytown, Texas resident for many years, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in League City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019 with a visitation from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m., at Texas City Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be on Monday, November 4, 2019...

Oct 28, 2019

Martha Jane Pettyjohn of Texas City breathed her last earthly breath on Monday morning, October 28, 2019.

Martha was born on January 30, 1955 in Neodesha, KS to Wilbur “Gene” and Wauneitta Pettyjohn.  After moving to Texas City with her family in 1969, she graduated a Stingaree in the class of ‘73.  Later in life, she became...

Oct 25, 2019

George H. Darras IV, 47, of Texas City, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019. Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2019 with a visitation from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Quayle; son, Sean Steves; step-children, Kelly Frame and David Donato;...

Oct 23, 2019

Julia “Judy” Halliday Staggs, 92, of Texas City went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2019.

Judy was born in Cerrogordo, Arkansas on March 26, 1927 to Sidney Nathan Halliday and Vera Byrl Halliday.  Her early years were spent in Horatio, Arkansas.  A few of her favorite activities included barrel racing, golf, playing...

Oct 21, 2019

David Miranda Sr, 58, of Texas City passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1961 in Galveston, Texas to Vincent and Guadalupe Miranda. David was a man who always had a joke to tell. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. David was a painter...

Oct 19, 2019

Joy Ann Hampton Brannon passed away on October 19, 2019, at the age of 88.  She was born on November 1, 1930, in Leesburg, Texas, to Jim Davis Hampton and Ocie Polson Hampton.  Joy loved spending time with and bragging on her two beautiful granddaughters and one handsome grandson. She enjoyed reading book after book and sewed beautifully for...

Oct 9, 2019

Harriet “Jean” (Rigby) McKnight, 95, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Mainland Center Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019, at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Texas City, Texas.  Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas.

Jean was born on January...

Oct 9, 2019

Alicia Faye Dunn of Dickinson Texas passed away October 10, 2019 at UTMB in Clear Lake at the age of 82. Alicia Faye Dunn was born to GB and Virginia Greiner in Ft. Worth Texas October 31, 1936. She was the oldest of four siblings and grew up in Breckenridge Texas. Alicia was a graduate from the University of...

Oct 4, 2019

Jennifer Lynn Caso, 76, of Texas City, left for Heaven on Friday, October 4, 2019. She was a loving wife and homemaker.

Jennifer was born November 12, 1942 in Negley, Red River County, Texas to Jack Doraty and Galdys Allen.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Anthony (Tony) Caso; her parents; brother, Jack...

Oct 4, 2019

Joseph Anthony Cinanni, 65, of Texas City, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 and Mainland Medical Center. He was born September 29, 1954 In New York, New York to parents, Joseph A Cinanni, Sr. and Jean Andrews. Joseph was a Chef who started out in New York and worked his way to Houston and opened his own restaurant, Joseph's Gulf...

Oct 3, 2019

On April 25, 1939 a formidable force began her journey, Billie Jean Hooter Moore was born this day on the Ouachita River in Bosco, Louisiana and remained close to the water for the next 80 years. Her early years were filled with both joy and grief, but she always found strength in the arms of her family. Billie Jean...

Sep 28, 2019

Lloyd O. Hibbitts, Sr., 99, of Texas City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 while in his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., prior to the...