All Obituaries

Patrick Daniel Krus, 54, of League City, Texas, passed away October 21, 2020. A visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Elena SanMartin Lozano, 57, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her Round Rock home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Emken-Linton. Burial will follow at Forest Park East. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00p.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Elena SanMartin was born August 18, 1963 in Monterrey, Mexico. She loved her family with all her heart and even though she didn’t have much to...

Bobby James Phillips, 54, of Pearland, Texas, passed away the 24th of November at Clear Lake Hospital. Bobby James Phillips was born on February 27th, 1966 in Woodville, Texas to Audrey Phillips Wilson and Jimmy Phillips Sr. He was a caring father, son, brother and friend. Bobby was a proud graduate of Pearland High School class of 1984. He was a long-time resident of Pearland, Texas where he worked at the Family Title Company as an Escrow Officer. Bobby’s love was his children and...

Ellie Marie Perry went to live with Jesus on November 22, 2020. She was born in Turnersville, TX on December 6, 1927 to Virgie Hill Jones.  Our mom’s father, Ellie Jones, was killed in the oil fields three months before she was born. Virgie and her newborn lived with the Jones family in Wharton County until she married Dallas Farley.  After marriage, they moved to Texas City.  She was blessed with three sisters, Dallene, Deloris and Ophelia (FeeDee). Ellie graduated...

Anastacia (Leal) Perez, 69, of Texas City passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital.   Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Saint Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City.  Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum in Dickinson.  Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary starting at 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home...

Myrtle Lee Reeves, 87, of Texas City & Santa Fe, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2020 with a visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Myrtle was born May 5, 1933 in Texas City. She was a homemaker, entrepreneur, and matriarch of her family. She is preceded in death by her sons, Jeffrey, Eddie, & Jimmy Parish; her second husband, Sammie Reeves; and her first husband, JC...

Cecelia Kouns, 93, passed away on November 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Cecelia was born on November 28, 1926 in Taloga, Oklahoma to parents Pearl and Anton Kunc. She grew up with four sisters on a working farm in western Oklahoma where the family raised cattle and harvested wheat. She graduated from Taloga High School in 1944 where she met the love of her life, Lyndel Kouns. She then graduated from Oklahoma State University, and she & Lyndel were married in 1948. They began their life...

Melba Lucille Wilson, 91, of Jacksonville, Texas, passed away, October 31, 2020. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Emken Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park.  Visitation will be 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., November 5, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Melba was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi on November 13, 1928 to Bertie Lola Beasley Millican and Ben Bolen Millican. She lived in Shelby, Mississippi, until...

Our sweet mama, Gran, Great Gran and Great Great Gran Sarah L. Pharr, 94, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Mom was born August 4, 1926 in Shongaloo, Louisiana to parents, Lillie and Floyd Sinclair and grew up surrounded by many aunts and uncles, siblings and cousins in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. Her family was large and loving. Mom and Dad came to Texas City in 1956 for a better life and to raise their three daughters. Mom enjoyed her daily coffee gatherings...

Maria de Jesus Flores, 85, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her place of residence. Mass services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2020 with a rosary at 6:00 p.m., at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Maria de Jesus Flores was born August...