Recent Obituaries

Jerry Stripling

Mar 3, 2012

It is with a heavy heart that Texas City has to publish the news of the tragic loss of Jerry Lee Stripling. Jerry was 65 years old. He was member in good standing of La Marque Masonic Lodge 1325, Texas City Eastern Star Chapter 626, and held a 20 year AA chip. He attended Texas City AA 518, and...

Dorothy Trahan

Feb 28, 2012

Visitation EmkenLinton Funeral Home 5100 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, TX  77592 Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:00 P.M. Service Funeral Service EmkenLinton Funeral Home 5100 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, TX  77592 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 10:00 A.M. Cemetery Forest Park East 21620 Gulf Freeway Webster, TX  77598

Mattie Higgs

Feb 14, 2012

Mattie Lou Higgs, 96, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 P.M., Friday, February 17, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. A Graveside service will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Bethel Cemetery in Clayton, TX. Visitation will be from 4:006:00...

Eloy Gonzalez Sr.

Feb 12, 2012

Eloy C. Gonzalez Sr., 67, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012, at his residence in Texas City, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, February 17, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East in Webster. Visitation will be from 3:005:00 P.M., Thursday, February 16, 2012...

James Roempke

Feb 2, 2012

James Frederick Roempke, 83, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Oceanview Transitional Care in Texas City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 6, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:006:00 P.M., Sunday, February 5, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas...

Cathy Wray

Jan 29, 2012

Cathy McMichael Wray Texas City TX joined our Lord in Heaven at the age of 55 on Sunday January 29, 2012 after a courageous battle with lupus and lung disease. Cathy was born in Texas City, TX on October 6, 1956 to the union of Bill and Margaret McMichael. She was raised in La Marque TX, and was a...

Iris Bryan

Jan 26, 2012

Iris Thomas Bryan passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at her home in Texas City surrounded by family and friends. Iris was the daughter of John Cleve and Georgia Thomas and was born in Jasper, Florida with her twin brother on August 2, 1937. She grew up and attended school in Mobile, Alabama. She married on April 3,...

Jacqueline Benjamin

Jan 20, 2012

Jacqueline Jewell Benjamin, 88, of Stafford, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 in Richmond, Texas.

Visitation Graveside ServiceGalveston Memorial Park 7301 Memorial Drive Hitchcock, TX  77563 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:00 A.M. Cemetery Galveston Memorial Park 7301 Memorial Drive Hitchcock, TX  77563

Harold Hill

Jan 18, 2012

Harold Newton Hill, 77, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, January, 18, 2012, at Clear Lake Regional. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, January 23, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Mt Olivet in Dickinson. Visitation will be from 5:007:00 P.M., Sunday, January 22, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Mr. Hill...

Ida Glenn

Jan 17, 2012

Ida M. Glenn, 80, of Santa Fe, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at the funeral home. Mrs. Glenn was...

Lawrence Bullard Jr.

Jan 14, 2012

Lawrence Spunky Bullard Jr., 67, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home with speaker Ray Guidry officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am Thursday at the funeral...

Joyce Couch

Jan 12, 2012

Joyce Vogg Couch Joyce Vogg Couch, 86, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center. A funeral Mass is being held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2012, at the St. Marys of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. Visitation will be from 5:00 7:00 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2012 with a...

Jared Varea

Jan 10, 2012

Jared Matthew Varea, 27, beloved son, brother and soon to be uncle to Katara passed away January 10, 2012. A Celebration of Life service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home 5100 E.F. Lowry Expressway in Texas City, Texas. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Jared...

Paul Guyton Jr.

Jan 6, 2012

Paul Guyton, Jr., 62, lost his lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis on Friday, January 6, 2012. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Galveston, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral...

Brenda Wileman

Jan 1, 2012

Brenda Joyce Haskin Wileman, 62, of Texas City passed into the Kingdom of Heaven, Sunday, January 01, 2012. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the funeral home. Brenda was born on...

Syble Still

Jan 1, 2012

Syble Custis Still, Ma Maw, 88, of Texas City, Texas, passed away January 1, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 at The Fellowship of Texas City. Visitation will be 4:00 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2012, at The Fellowship with a musical celebration of her life from 7:00 8:00 P.M....

Joan Collins

Dec 27, 2011

Joan Helene Collins passed on to eternal life on December 27, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was daughter to the late Imelda and Henry Paquin and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts. She moved to Houston in 1957, where she began a career in the airline industry with Texas International Continental Airlines. After meeting Joe Collins on a...

Marvin Spencer Sr.

Dec 24, 2011

Marvin Ray Spencer, Sr., 90, of Texas City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Mainland Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home. Visitation is at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Marvin was born in Oakalla, Texas. He served in the 80th Infantry Division of the...

Maxie Westerfield

Dec 20, 2011

Maxie Westerfield, age 68, died December 20, 2011. He was born December 19, 1943 to Maxie E. and Beverly Westerfield. After the death of his father, he was adopted by Conard Kay Womble, who raised him from the age of 12. Max attended school in Helena, Arkansas, and later graduated from Lake Charles Louisiana High School. He studied Engineering...

Mary Vickery

Dec 19, 2011

Mary Shannon Vickery, 51, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Monday, December, 19, 2011 in Texas City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock. Visitation will be from 5:007:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home....