Recent Obituaries
Kenneth Haseltine
Dec 6, 2015
Kenneth Lee Haseltine died on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at the age of 83. A fall while doing lawn work exacerbated a number of medical problems which resulted in his death. Lee was born in Springfield, Mo. on October 14, 1932. He left college early and proudly served in the U. S. Air Force. A redeployment to Ellington AFB...
Adam Rodriguez
Dec 4, 2015
Adam Rodriguez, 70, of Texas City, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Adam Rodriguez was born December 2, 1945 in Brookshire, Texas. He was...
Johnny Garcia, Sr.
Dec 4, 2015
Our dearly loved Johnny G. Garcia Sr. departed this life on Dec. 4, 2015 to meet his heavenly father. He was born on February 15, 1946 in Texas City, TX. and was a life-long resident of Galveston County. During the Vietnam War from 1966-68 he served his country proudly as a Marine. When he returned Johnny was employed as...
A. Walker, Jr.
Nov 24, 2015
A. A. Dixie Walker, Jr. 83 of Texas City passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2015 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial...
Daphyn Gindratt
Nov 16, 2015
Daphyn Gindratt, 70, of Texas City went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 16th, 2015. She was born May 1, 1945 in Aurora, Missouri. Daphyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and educator. She is survived by her husband, Robert Gindratt; son, Todd Alford, daughter, Lauren and husband Andy Sharp; grandson, Colt Sharp; granddaughter, Lindsey Witt;...
James Pinder
Nov 12, 2015
James Pinder, 60, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Mainland Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home with a visitation at 9:00am. Burial will take place at the Confederate Cemetery in Alvin. James Pinder was born May 19, 1955 in Beaumont, Texas. He worked as...
John Lewis
Nov 10, 2015
John Oliver Lewis of New Boston, Texas, formerly a long time resident of Texas City, passed way on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Texas City at the age of 88. He was born on December 14, 1926 in Avery, Texas to Robert and Gertrude Lewis. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate, 2nd class,...
Brylis Jessup
Nov 7, 2015
Brylis A. Jessup, (Bebe) 91, of Texas City, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 in La Marque, Texas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas...

James Moore, Sr.
Oct 30, 2015
James A Moore Sr, , age 92, passed away at Cameron Nursing Home in Cameron, TX on Oct. 30, 2015 after a short battle with lung cancer. James was born in Colorado City, Texas, May 23, 1923 to John Lawrence and Grace Vera Moore. James moved to a farm in Lamb County near Littlefield, Texas with his mother and...
Oscar Hanks
Oct 29, 2015
Oscar Ray Hanks, 93, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Emken-Linton. Visitation will be 2:00 -3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2015 at Alum...
Beverly Johns
Oct 27, 2015
Beverly Ann Johns, 57, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Beverly Johns was born August 30, 1958 in...
Terri Switser
Oct 26, 2015
Terri Winder Switser, 38, of Hinesville, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:30 A.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Terri Switser was born December 11, 1976...
Mary Mosher
Oct 25, 2015
Mary O. Mosher, 93, of Dickinson, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Bayou Pines in La Marque, TX. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral...
Edwin Stubblefield
Oct 25, 2015
Edwin Stubblefield, 97, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Lorraine; his son, Glenn E. Stubblefield and wife Lynda; his grandchildren, Sherri Stubblefield and Robert Rion. Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Alice Stubblefield; four brothers and three sisters. Edwin retired from Monsanto Chemical Co. in 1981...
Ken Parks
Oct 14, 2015
Ken Curtis Parks, 35, of La Marque, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at UTMB Galveston. Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015 with a visitation from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Ken Curtis Parks was born July 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas. He was a Journeyman Electrician and a...
John Walker, Jr.
Oct 13, 2015
John A. Walker, Jr., 88, passed away, peacefully, and went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at his residence in Texas City. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 25, 1927 to Jessie Bardwell Walker and John A. Walker, Sr. He was a dedicated member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Dickinson, Texas, as...
Wanda Parnell
Oct 13, 2015
Wanda Lee Parnell, 85, of Texas City, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 16, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hayes-Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in...
Kenneth Demaet
Oct 5, 2015
Kenneth Lee James DeMaet departed this life shortly after 1:00 pm on Monday October 5th, 2015. His wife, Louise, of almost 69 years, was at his side at his passing. Ken was born on March 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri to Peter and Ida DeMaet. He was an only child. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...
Geraldine Fairey
Sep 30, 2015
Geraldine Vestal Fairey, age 96, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Gerry was born in Bells, TN, on November 29, 1918 to Flossie and Clarence R. Vestal. Mr. Vestal was a volunteer firefighter who died in the Texas City Disaster. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral...
Ralph Thompson
Sep 25, 2015
Ralph B. Thompson, 96, of Texas City, passed into the loving arms of his Maker on Friday, September 25, 2015. He was born on September 26, 1918 in Freestone County, Texas to Clifford and Dora Stroud Thompson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Louise Brunson Thompson, and his sister Modene Botter of Huntsville, Texas....