Recent Obituaries

Jan 1, 2013

Myrtle Kandy Reeder, 85, of Dickinson, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, TX. A Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.,...

Dec 28, 2012

Carl Royal Williams, born in Texas City on September 18, 1959, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012, after a battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Mildred Williams, of Texas City. He was survived by his four sisters, Linda Ball of Houston, Becky Reinhart of Austin, Patty Edwards of Magnolia and Laura...

Dec 27, 2012

Pat Hawkins, 81, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 5, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Texas City under the direction of EmkenLinton Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United...

Dec 24, 2012

George Moeller, 62, of Texas City, passed away Monday, December 24, 2012, in Texas City. Private funeral services will be held at a later date under the direction of EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Dec 22, 2012

Rickey Charles Froeschl, 55, of Texas City, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, December 22, 2012. A lifetime resident of Texas City, Ric was born on January 22, 1957. He was the son of Frank and Patsy Froeschl, also of Texas City. Ric attended Texas City High School and graduated in 1975. He was a journeyman electrician and...

Dec 19, 2012

Mary Sue Ayala, 77, of Texas City, entered into eternal rest after answering the call of her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Mary was born November 21, 1935 in Jayton, TX. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother to her children and grandchildren. She will be missed dearly. She is survived by her husband of...

Dec 17, 2012

Ozelle Hampton Sawyer was born on December 14, 1925 to the late Richard Floyd Hampton and Vivian Lee Girldine Cary Hampton in El Dorado, Ark. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in El Dorado, Ark. and moved her membership to Texas City Chapter 626. Ozelle was a retired school teacher who never missed a...

Dec 14, 2012

To all the families, friends community of Newtown, Connecticut. Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of...

Dec 14, 2012

Lois Standley Catching, 84, died Friday the 14th of December, 2012 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. She was a longtime resident of Texas City and a member of First Baptist Church. She was born in 1928 in Lufkin, Texas to James W. and Gordie G. Allison. Lois retired from Monsanto after 25 years of dedicated service. She was the...

Dec 13, 2012

Inez Marty De La O Martinez, 77, of Texas City passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 18, 2012...

Dec 11, 2012

Helen Grice, 77, of La Marque, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in Webster, Texas. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas. Mrs....

Dec 9, 2012

Ida Morton Ross, 102, affectionately known as Mamere by her family passed away peacefully at Mainland Medical Center, Sunday, December 9, 2012. She was born in Galveston, at home, September 22, 1910, to Z.L. and Louise White. She graduated from Ball High School in 1928 and then completed a three year curriculum in one and a half years from...

Dec 5, 2012

A Journey Through the Life of Susan M. Prevost To the union of Lorena Viltz and Paul Walter Morrison, Susan was born June 20, 1932 in Jennings, Louisiana. Susan was raised in a devout Catholic faith home. At nineteen years old, Susan obtained her beauticians license and began working. In 1952, Susan and husband Whitney James Prevost Sr. moved...

Dec 4, 2012

James H. Jaime Hughes, Jr., of Katy, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at Houston Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Visitation will precede the service at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 8, 2012. Jaime was born January 11, 1960 in Texas City, TX....

Nov 26, 2012

Homer E. Parker, 93, of Dickinson Texas, went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 26, 2012. A funeral service will be held at 7:00 P.M., Friday, November 30, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Visitation will precede the service from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. The entombment will be Monday, December 3, 2012 in...

Nov 24, 2012

Ruth Clark Skaggs, 95, of Texas City passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Mainland Medical Center. She has finally gone home and is at peace now. Visitation will be held 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 27, 2012 with a Funeral Service being held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 28, 2012 both at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in...

Nov 18, 2012

Harvy Chester McNeill, 80, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his residence. Memorial Services will be held 4:00 P.M., Friday, November 23, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with a visitation prior from 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Harvy was born July 17, 1932 in Corsicana, Texas to parents Boyd and Catherine Dodd...

Nov 14, 2012

Jerry Wayne Whittington of Bayou Vista passed away November 14, 2012 at his residence after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer. He was born in Galveston on November 17, 1957. He attended mostly Texas City schools but graduated from OConnell High School in Galveston. He attended Ironworker Apprentice School to be an Ironworker and was a member of...

Nov 12, 2012

Nov 11, 2012

Roy Eugene McGlaun, 100, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Kingwood Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas under the direction of EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mr. McGlaun was born September 11, 1912 in Bay City, Texas. He was retired...