Recent Obituaries

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...

Nov 10, 2012

Loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother Rita F Casella passed away on November 10, 2012. She was born in Louisville KY on August 1, 1927, and graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy high school in 1944. She worked for Bell Telephone Company in Louisville until she married Ray Casella in 1952, and they relocated to Texas. She...

Nov 4, 2012

Mary Evelyn Brownlee, 86, of La Grange, Kentucky, formerly of Texas City, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 9, 2012 at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas. Arrangements in care of EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mary was born 9011926 in...

Nov 2, 2012

Mary Louise Hill, 91, of Texas City, Texas passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 in League City, Texas. Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 05, 2012 at the EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster,...

Nov 1, 2012

Sarah Kay Robson, 33, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Texas City. Services will be held 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 7, 2012 there will be a Visitation prior to the service at 6:00 P.M. at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Sarah was born May 24, 1979 in Texas City to parents John Charles and...

Nov 1, 2012

Dolly, born Muriel Dorothy Koeppel on March 29, 1917 to Ella Bardsley and Harry J. Koeppel, grew up in Philadelphia, PA. As a young woman she relocated to Texas to be near her father and brother whose port of call as merchant marines was Galveston. She attended business school and enjoyed life on the Island. Dolly married William E....

Oct 29, 2012

John Howard Coffey, 85, of Texas City, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 2, 2012 at EmkenLinton 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., Thursday, November 1, 2012...

Oct 28, 2012

Deoma Palmer Richardson, 87, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at her residence. Services will be held 11:00, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 30, 2012 only at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in...

Oct 16, 2012

Richard C. Rummelhart passed away suddenly on October 16, 2012 at the age of 53. Richard was born in McAllen, Texas and moved to the Brazoria County area as a child. He went to school, worked and lived his life here, residing in Lake Jackson for many years before buying and owning his much loved home in Angleton. Richard,...

Oct 15, 2012

Byron F. Rhoades, Jr., 48, of Texas City, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012, at his residence. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 19, 2012, at Texas City Missionary Baptist Church, 2402 32nd Ave N., Texas City, Texas . Arrangements are entrusted to EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Byron was born July 3, 1964 in...

Oct 13, 2012

Francis Joseph Zeringue, Jr., 64, of Dickinson, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with Dr. R.L. Calhoun officiating with a burial to follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 6:30 P.M. to 8:30...