Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Willard Frank

Willard Frank

May 18, 2015

W. Laddie Frank (Ole Pro), age 83 of La Marque, Texas, went to be with the angels on May 18, 2015 at Ashton Parke Care Center. Services for Laddie will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 1:30pm at Emken-Linton funeral home in Texas City, Texas. Burial to follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas. Visitation will...

Dolores Miller

Dolores Miller

May 8, 2015

Dolores Ione Frazier Miller passed from this life on May 8, 2015 at the age of 83. She was born April 29, 1932 to Hiatt and Marie Frazier in Warrensburg, Missouri. Dolores was a graduate of Gardena High School in Gardena, CA. She was a homemaker and beloved wife, sister, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. Dolores loved gardening, decorating, crafting,...

Opal Presley

Opal Presley

May 4, 2015

Opal Presley, 93, a longtime resident of Texas City, passed away, Monday, May 4, 2015, at Mainland Medical Center. Visitation will be held 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Mixon Cemetery in Mixon Texas. Opal...

Leigh Howerton

Leigh Howerton

May 3, 2015

Leigh Howerton, 64, a long time Texas City resident, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 in Webster, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015 at the funeral home. He was born December 4, 1950 in Austin, Texas...

Kyle Beetz

Kyle Beetz

Apr 30, 2015

Kyle Beetz, 37, of Friendswood, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at funeral home. Kyle Beetz was born July 4, 1977 in...

Evelyn Mayes

Evelyn Mayes

Apr 27, 2015

Evelyn Lillian Mayes, 84, of LaMarque, peacefully passed April 27, 2015. She was born Dec. 11, 1930 in Granger, TX. Her family moved to Texas City in 1942. She worked at the Rainbow Cafe and retired from LMISD Cafeteria. Mrs. Mayes met her soulmate, James Gorman Mayes, while volunteering after the 1947 TC Disaster and they were married on...

Dee Smith

Dee Smith

Apr 27, 2015

Dee James Smith of Texas City passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on Monday, April 27, 2015. He was born to Dee James and Hazel Smith on January 3, 1922 in Goose Creek, Texas, now Baytown. An honorable member of the "Greatest Generation," Dee served his country in Europe during World War II from 1942 to 1946....

Brenda Gravitt

Brenda Gravitt

Apr 23, 2015

Brenda Gravitt, 66, of Texas City, Passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Clear Lake Regional. Memorial services will be held 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral home. Brenda Gravitt was born August 28, 1948 in Seguin, Texas. Survivors include husband, Paul Gravitt; daughter, Terra Gravitt; mother, Paula E. Darnall; brother, Dale Darnall; sisters, Margaret Weilbacher,...

Virginia Loeckle

Virginia Loeckle

Apr 20, 2015

Fern Loeckle, 97, of Texas City, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Visitation will be at 9:30 am and the funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Fern was born August 10, 1917 in Bells, TN. She is preceded in...

Betty Lewis

Betty Lewis

Apr 18, 2015

Betty Ann Lewis, 78, of Texas City, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Mainland Medical. Betty was the daughter of H.B. Langford, Jr. and Betty Marie Weithington. She was known to her friends as Betsey. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. She was born...

Jean Freshour

Jean Freshour

Apr 15, 2015

Jean Freshour, 70, of Texas City, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at her residence. Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2015 at St. John's United Methodist Church in Texas City. Her spirit is carried on by her two children, Susan Freshour-Carpenter, of Texas City, Ron Freshour of Austin; two grandchildren, Coby...

Lucy Galvan

Lucy Galvan

Apr 14, 2015

Lucy Galvan, age 64, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at her residence. Lucy was the rock of this family and her love and devotion to her family will continue in her memory. A private family memorial to be held. Lucy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter & sister. She...

Burett Waggoner

Burett Waggoner

Apr 11, 2015

Burett A. Waggoner, 76 formerly of Texas City, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sargent, Texas and Lake Jackson, Texas, passed away Saturday, April11, 2015 in Lake Jackson. Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, April 15 at the Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East in Webster.. Visitation will be from noon to 1 PM Wednesday...

Iris Howell

Iris Howell

Apr 11, 2015

Iris Howell passed away peacefully in her home in Houston on Friday, April 11, 2015 at the age of 86. She was born to Nadean and J.I. Hamilton in Silverton, Texas. Her father moved his growing family to Texas City to become one of the first auto mechanics there, opening Ham's Garage on Texas Avenue. Her six brothers grew...

Gerald Garner

Gerald Garner

Apr 11, 2015

Gerald Garner, 57, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Houston Methodist San Jacinto in Baytown. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 5:00 -7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Gerald...

Jason Fosdick

Jason Fosdick

Apr 6, 2015

Jason Fosdick, 22, son of Curt and Claudia Fosdick, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, 2015 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Dickinson. Visitation will be 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Jason...

Wayne Gundermann

Wayne Gundermann

Apr 6, 2015

Wayne Gundermann, 60, of Center, Texas, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015, at St. Luke Health Memorial of Lufkin. Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 13th at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City....

Terry Guillory

Terry Guillory

Apr 2, 2015

Terry Guillory, 64, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Texas City. Memorial services will be held 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2015, at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Terry Guillory was born March 10, 1951 in Cedartown, Georgia....

Jacob Cadriel

Jacob Cadriel

Apr 1, 2015

Jacob Matthew Cadriel, was called to his heavenly home on April 1, 2015 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital at the age of 28. He was born on September 2, 1986 to his loving parents Daniel and Gloria Cadriel. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at St. Mary's of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church. Visitation...

Sara Hayles

Sara Hayles

Mar 31, 2015

Sara E. Hayles, 92, passed away Tuesday, March 31, in Houston. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow 12:00 p.m. at Galveston Memorial Park. Sara E. Hayles was born November 19, 1922 in Mobile Alabama. She was a member of Aldersgate Methodist Church, Telephone Pioneers of America,...