All Obituaries

Janie Reyes Martinez, 88, of Texas City, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, at her home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.  Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Janie was born May 5, 1931 in Houston Texas to Angel and Rita Reyes. She was a Legal Stenographer for Royston, Razor, and Cook law...

Robert Marshall Nelson, 79, of Katy TX, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020, at home. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, with a visitation from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas.  Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, TX. Robert was born on December 18, 1940 in Norwood, OH.  He was a farmer, investment counselor, avid walnut tree enthusiast, manager and a member of the...

Paul Samual Allison “Bud”, 30, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at HCA Healthcare Houston. A Celebration of life will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Emken-Linton funeral home in Texas City. Paul was born August 10, 1989 in Mishawaka, Indiana. He is preceded in death by grandmother Suzanne Henry “Suzi Q”, grandfather Larry Henry, brother Paul Allison II. Survivors include first and foremost his cherished son, Ethan Thomas...

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Teressa “Terry” Jane Lister, 76, of Texas City, passed away March 8, 2020, at her home.   The family is planning a celebration of her life in a couple of weeks at Emken-Linton Funeral home.  The exact date and time to be determined later.   Terry was born July 27, 1943 in Barboursville, West Virginia. She was a full time stay at home mother who helped raise her 3 children as well as several grandchildren.   She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Lonnie Gene Block, 81, of Texas City, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2020, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Lonnie was born December 20, 1938, in O’Neill, Nebraska. He loved telling stories of his days working for the railroad. After retirement, his favorite...

Albert Joseph Pacheco Sr., of Texas City, Texas, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at the age of 75. Memorial services will be held 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2020 with a visitation from 5:00-6:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Casual attire is preferred. Albert was born in Berkeley, California. He had a kind soul, giving heart, and never met a stranger. His whole life was spent making sure everyone was taken care of. He loved his children, grandchildren,...

Weldon L. Hall, 78, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at his home. Graveside services will be held 12:45 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Weldon was an auto mechanic and process operator retired from Union Carbide in Texas City, Union Steward, former President of the Houston chapter of the ACLU, and a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Survivors include 2 sons, Jonathan and Anthony Hall, and 3 grandchildren, Von,...

Loucretia “Lou” Lyon, 86, of Dickinson, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at her home in Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Emken – Linton Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery, in Nederland, Texas.  Visitation will be an hour prior, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lou was born October 12, 1933 in Laredo, Texas.  She was customer representative for South Western Bell...

Marilyn Sue Bradley, 70, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Marilyn Bradley was born December 24, 1949 in Texas City, Texas. She was a Course Coordinator for UTMB School of Nursing for 25 years. She is...