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Larry Crow

Larry Crow

Apr 9, 2016

Larry Crow Sr. was born on February 20, 1944 in Houston to Garland Fletcher Crow and LaVetta Mozelle Crow. He passed away April 10, 2016 in Quitman, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 2016 Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Chief Crow lived in Quitman seven years and was a member of Forest Hill...

Charles Gilchrist

Charles Gilchrist

Apr 6, 2016

Charles Richard Gilchrist, 92, passed from this life April 6, 2016 at Hilltop Village Nursing Home in Kerrville, Texas. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Charles was born in Paola, Kansas on December 4, 1923. He was the seventh child of William and Rose Gilchrist. Charles graduated...

John Yanas Sr

John Yanas Sr

Apr 6, 2016

John Yanas, Sr., 71, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at UTMB in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016...

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Apr 6, 2016

Mary Frances Anderson, 80, of Bryan, Texas, and formerly of Kosse, Texas and Texas City, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Carriage Inn Assisted Living in Bryan. Funeral services will be at 12 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home, with Floyd Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery, in Webster. Visitation...

Edna Hrncir

Edna Hrncir

Mar 28, 2016

Edna C. Hrncir, 92, of Texas City, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 in La Marque. Services are in care of Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City and the family will hold a graveside service 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Galveston Memorial Park. Edna was a member of the Mainland Church of Christ in Texas City. She...

Evelyn Wagner

Evelyn Wagner

Mar 28, 2016

Evelyn Louise Wagner, 93, of Texas City, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Evelyn was...

Patricia Kealey

Patricia Kealey

Mar 19, 2016

Patricia was born on January 31, 1937 in Hardin, Texas to John Vincent Shauberger and Helen Davis Matthews. She died at Baywind Village on Saturday March 19, 2016 in League City, TX. Patricia graduated from TCHS. She attended the University of North Texas and graduated from College of the Mainland. Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, her...

Aline Hammond

Aline Hammond

Mar 16, 2016

Aline Bartosh Hammond went to be with the Lord on March 16, 2016. Mere words are inadequate to encompass her life of surpassing love and devotion to her husband, her family, her students, her patients, and countless friends. Aline was� born on May 24, 1927 in Weimar, Texas. A cheerleader at Weimar High School, she graduated in 1944. As...

Christopher Samford

Christopher Samford

Mar 14, 2016

Christopher Briley Samford passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2016. He was 55 years old and a long-time resident of Santa Fe, TX. Chris was a Plant Manager at Mainland Concrete and had been with the company for 21 years. He was known to his family & work family as "Sidewinder", his CB handle from his many years of...

Dave Sinquefield

Dave Sinquefield

Mar 14, 2016

Dave Clark Sinquefield 47, of Texas City, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2016 and a visitation at 1:00 p.m., Friday at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Dave Sinquefield was born July 30, 1968 in Key West Florida. His favorite...

Clemadell Lane

Clemadell Lane

Mar 10, 2016

Clemadell Lane, 90, a longtime resident of Texas City, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Houston. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dr. William H. Lane, a chemical engineer at Monsanto, and a survivor of the 1947 ship explosions referred to as the Texas City Disaster. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Clem...

Rosemary Hudson

Rosemary Hudson

Mar 5, 2016

Rosemary L. Hudson passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, March 5, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas...

Elizabeth Gardner

Elizabeth Gardner

Mar 5, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" Gardner, 73, of Texas City, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at UTMB Galveston. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Betty enjoyed...

Shelly Whitley

Shelly Whitley

Mar 3, 2016

Shelly Rene Whitley, 61, of Dickinson, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center. Shelly was born December 20, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of William Ruyle and Patricia McCool Ruyle. Shelly was the beloved wife of Larry Whitley. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home....

Robert Wainscott

Robert Wainscott

Feb 24, 2016

Our wonderful Dad, Robert Carl Wainscott "Bob" was born November 23, 1938 and passed away February 24, 2016 at the age of 77 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He drifted away peacefully while holding the hand of his beloved wife. Our Dad had an appetite for life that was unsurpassed. He was a past master of the...

Antonio Reyna

Antonio Reyna

Feb 23, 2016

Antonio (Tony) Reyna, 89, of Dickinson, Texas, Passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Antonio was born December 23, 1926 to Jose A. and Luz Q. Reyna in Houston, Texas. Antonio served in the Army of the United States - 1st Battalion 325th Glider Infantry with an Honorable Discharge October 15, 1946. He then went to school for Electronics. After...

Brandon Aguirre

Brandon Aguirre

Feb 16, 2016

Brandon Edward Aquirre "a True Texas Gentleman" went to heaven on February 16, 2016. He arrived in this world on June 8, 1993 a true Texas cowboy. He was raised by his loving mother, Debora, devoted step-father Paul Boles and survived by his father Mario Aguirre Sr. his adoring siblings Stephanie, Mario Jr. and Dylan, grandparents, aunts, uncles and...

Melvin Trammell

Melvin Trammell

Feb 15, 2016

Melvin Eugene Trammell, 93, of Texas City, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 in Santa Fe, Texas. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2016 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Eugene...

William Eixman

William Eixman

Feb 14, 2016

William D. Eixman, 86, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at his residence. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. William D. Eixman was born October 25, 1929 to Otto...

Rosalia Gillespie

Rosalia Gillespie

Feb 12, 2016

Rosalia Thersia Gillespie passed away on the evening of Friday, February 12, 2016 at the age of 74 in Texas City, Texas. To her friends and family she was known as Rosie Gillespie. A memorial service will be held on Thursday February 18, 2016 at 9am to 10am for gathering of friends and family, with 10am to 11am being...