All Obituaries

Larry Carl Wesley Sr., 72, of Pittsburg, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Bayou Pines in La Marque, Texas.   A Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Memorial Lutheran Church 2021 29th Street North, Texas City, Texas 77590.   Larry Carl Wesley Sr. was born July 5, 1948 in Texas City.  He was a welder/pipefitter, retiring from BP.   Larry is preceded in death by his father Willie Cleavie Wesley, mother Faye...

Gary Wayne Bage, 62, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at UTMB Hospital in Webster, Texas. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Memorial Lutheran Church, located at 2021 29th Ave. North Texas City, Texas 77590. Gary Bage was born January 27, 1959 in Texas City, Texas. He worked at Litton Resources for 29 years and with TCISD as a custodian for the past 15 years. Gary enjoyed fishing, hunting and being with his family. He is preceded in death by...

Frank C. Schmalstieg, Jr, MD, PhD passed away on April 30, 2021 in Texas City, TX. He was born in Corpus Christi, TX on January 30, 1940 and grew up in San Patricio County, Texas. He received Bachelor of Science (1962) and Doctor of Philosophy (1967) chemistry degrees from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. After doing post-doctoral fellowships at Georgia Tech and The Ohio State University, he decided to pursue a medical degree. Frank graduated from UTMB in Galveston in 1972....

Ioannis "John" Aristidis Pontikas, age 76, passed away surrounded by his family on April 29, 2021. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 11:00 am at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 714 19th Street, Galveston, Texas. Trisagion and funeral services, officiated by Father Stelios Sitaras, to follow visitation beginning at 12:00 pm. John was born on January 25, 1945. He was born to the late Aristidis and Maroulia Pontikas of Piraeus, Greece....

Hylah Jeane Strother (nee Meador) passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Texas City at the age of 86. Hylah is survived by her daughter, Denise Strother; son, Justin Strother (Susan); daughter, Randa Tipping (Keith); daughter, Kerri Strother; grandchildren, Jodis Strother, Travis Wernecke, Mikki Strother, Morgan Strother, Camden Bertrand, Erica Tipping, Kevin Tipping and Bailey Strother; eleven great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Francis Ryan; brother-in-law, Jerry Strother (Norma Jean)...

Julie Anne Sheridan Donato, 48, of Dickinson, Texas passed away April 21, 2021. Julie was born October 19, 1972 in Akron, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her dad Charles Sheridan; fiancé Billy; grandparents, Chuck and Nancy Sheridan and Joann and Wesley Carr. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Bonnie and Randy Welch; stepmother, Susie Sheridan; sister, Lori Sheridan; aunts and uncles, Greg and Judy Labajetta, Sheri and Tim Smith, Robert (Bucky) Carr, Noah Sheridan...

Billie Edwena “Stinker” Wingo was born on September 18, 1948 in Texas City, TX to Marie Guillory and Raymond Roquemore.  She passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021 after a long illness. She was raised in Texas City and this is where she made her home.  She was a wife, daughter, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and grandma to all of her grands.  She was a devoted friend and considered many of her friends her family. Before marrying the love of her life, Bill, she...

Christine “Chris” Marie Lynn, 66, of La Marque, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2021. She was born to parents Bernice Hanchey and Robert Billman, on August 13, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio. Christine worked as an Inspector for 30 years on the railroad. She was one of the first female car knockers for the railroad. Holding numerous safety awards. Then after 30 years of...

Milton “Bob” R. Hogg, 95, of League City, Texas  passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Plano, Texas.   Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Denton, Texas.   Bob was born November 14, 1925 in El Dorado, Arkansas.  He made his living as a Construction Estimator and Foreman. In his personal time, he was an avid duck hunter. He was also a pilot who owned and flew small aircraft around the Galveston...

Kolt Jaxson (KJ) Barton, precious son of Keith Barton and Chelsi Herr was born on March 12, 2021 and passed into the arms of Jesus on April 17, 2021.  Although KJ only had a few weeks on earth, he was loved to the moon and back. He is preceded in death by Great Grandparents Myrna Lee and Eldridge C. White, Sheron Dooling, Donald Herr and Gabriel Mancha. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Adrian Pina and Nolan Barton;  grandparents, Arron and Angela...