All Obituaries

LaVerne Sonnenburg, 95, of Texas City, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. LaVerne Sonnenburg was born August 4, 1924 in Galveston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Julie Holub, her husband, Scott Sonnenburg and her son, Ricky Sonnenburg. She is...

Mary Luz Padilla, 93, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church of Texas City. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet.  Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2019 with a rosary starting 7:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mary Luz Padilla was born February 6, 1926 in Texas City, Texas. She was a member of the St....

Annie Adams Williams, 86, of Texas City, TX passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at home. Annie was born January 26, 1933 near Austonio, TX. She was an apartment manager for Parkwood Apartments for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas A. Adams and Annie Babb Adams; her husband, Sammie Charles Williams, and son-in-law, Michael L. Crim. Survivors include children, Linda Williams Crim Russell and spouse Ken, Sandra Williams Hancock and spouse Monte, Michael L....

John Ware Jacobson, 87, died at home in Richmond, Texas, on Monday, November 18, 2019. Born in Galveston on February 29, 1932, to John Edward and Elizabeth Hawkins Jacobson, John grew up in Texas City and graduated from Texas City High School in 1949 as class president and commencement speaker. He went on to attend The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, where he obtained his degree in mechanical engineering in 1953 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. On...

Ralph Gerhardt, 80, of Texas City, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Ralph was born in Gary, Indiana on May 11, 1939, to Verus and Margaret Gerhardt. His parents moved the family to Texas City in the 1940's. Ralph was a rolling stone in his early years, he left school at the age of 17 and joined the U.S. Navy. He served on a destroyer and had many stories of his adventures from San Diego to South East Asia. Ralph was always very proud of his 6...

John Ed Nelson, 59, of Texas City, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Services are pending.

Jay Edmond Campbell, long-time Texas City resident, carpenter, mechanic, tinkerer, husband, dad, pawpaw, and beloved friend, entered the heavenly domain on Monday, November 4, 2019.  He was 86. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019 with a visitation from 10:00 – 12:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Jay died peacefully as he slept near his treasured wife of 62 years, Mildred Rose “Tincy” Campbell.  Though...

Edward Richard “Dick” Wade, 67, of Santa Fe, TX, passed away peacefully into the hands of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with his family by his side on November 4, 2019 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. Dick was born on September 21, 1952 in Texas City, Texas. He was a member of IBEW Local 527 and worked for Union Carbide/Dow as an electrician for over 20 years. He was also a member of Mensa. Dick was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who loved his family...

Joan Catherine Spellman DeSanto, 85, of Texas City passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019. Joan was born in Bronx, New York on October 9, 1934 to parents Mae Bigley Spellman and Daniel Spellman.  She enjoyed many activities growing up including baton twirling, dancing, and especially swimming.  As a teenager, she became an accomplished long-distance swimmer, and at the age of 16 was picked to be one of the Precision Swimmers in Billy Rose’s Aquacade. Due to her...

Sandra Adeline Strickland, 83, of Texas City, Texas, a former Baytown, Texas resident for many years, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in League City, Texas. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019 with a visitation from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m., at Texas City Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Midway Cemetery in Woodville, Texas. Sandra was born May 22, 1936 in Dodge, Texas. She was a member of Texas City Missionary...