All Obituaries

Melba Jane Moore, 94, of Galveston and a longtime resident Texas City, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at her residence. Services will be held Friday, July 23, 2021 in Natchez, Mississippi. Melba was born May 9, 1927 in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. She retired from Beeler-Manske Clinic. She was a loving wife, mother and sister. She and her husband had a wonderful life and enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends. She was an excellent cook and homemaker. She is preceded...

Harold Crawford Ballard, 94, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his home in Texas City. A Visitation will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will be in Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Arkansas. Harold was born January 10, 1927, in Strong, Arkansas. He worked at Amoco Refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas and Texas City. He was a member of Mainland Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by Mary Sue Ballard, his wife of sixty-seven...

Nora M. Walker, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021, at her residence in La Marque. She was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on January 25, 1933 to Dora Sinnett Payne and Ted Amos Payne. Nora was a very strong and independent woman. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Texas City where she enjoyed singing in the choir and teaching Sunday School. She loved to fish and hunt and had several "trophy's" on her wall at home to show and brag to anyone who...

Harry Van Thompson, 79, passed away at his home Monday, July 12, 2021. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday July 23, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Harry was born March 5, 1942, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Harry Wallace Thompson and Veta Opal Thompson. Harry graduated from Santa Fe High School and then attended Barber School. At the age...

Earl Ray Brannon of Texas City passed away on July 12, 2021, at the age of 95.  He was born on June 4, 1926, in Richland, Texas, to J.O. and Willie Brannon.  Ray loved spending time with and bragging on his two beautiful granddaughters, one handsome grandson and one great granddaughter.  He enjoyed being around family and friends. Because of his amazing memory he loved telling story after story to anyone who would listen.  He especially loved playing with his weekly...

Scott Mondy Bradley, 70, of Texas City, TX passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at home surrounded by his beloved family. Scott was born on February 4, 1951 in Alton, Illinois to his affectionate parents, Gail and Tena.  He grew up with his older brother, Roger. When he was only three years old, he and his family moved to Texas City, Texas. As a teen, Scott attended Texas City High School and graduated with his many friends and classmates in 1969.  He quickly developed a love...

Marion Jeanette Casteel,79, of Texas City passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at her residence. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Memorial Lutheran Church 2021 29th Street North in Texas City. Marion Janette Casteel was born in Grass Valley, California. She worked for the Texas City Independent School District in the Transportation Department. She is preceded in death by son, Dale Casteel; her parents, Roy and Clara Cooney; sister, Joyce Ferreia and...

On Friday, June 18, 2021, our precious mother, Rosie Carreon entered fully into the presence of the Lord surrounded by her loving family. Rosie was born September 9, 1931, to Bernardino G. and Genoveva Rodriguez in New Gulf, Texas. Rosie graduated from Texas City High School in 1952; she met Alfonso Carreon, Jr. and they married in February of 1953. Rosie was devoted to her children and husband. She worked at Danforth Hospital until she retired. Rosie was faithful to God and devoted to the...

Our Mama left today, June 17th, 2021. She was 89 years young. She had a good day. Her caregiver, Lauren, talked and laughed with Mama most of the day. Lauren fed her and she ate every bite of her evening meal. It was chicken, she loved chicken. She asked for her Blue Bell ice cream that we had taken for her, and she ate two cups, chocolate and homemade vanilla. Lauren pulled Mama’s covers up around her neck, tucked her puppy dog blanket in with her and then turned around to attend to...

Susan Leslie Mullen (née Smith), known as Emma to her grandchildren, passed away on Tuesday the 15th of June 2021, in the arms of her husband of nearly five decades and the love of her life, John Daniel “Danny” Mullen.  Susan was a few days shy of her 70th birthday.  A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and teacher, Susan was born in Champaign, Illinois to Irene and Warren Smith on the 26th of June 1951.  She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from...