All Obituaries

Mitchell Chuoke, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away on May 20, 2022.  He was born on November 2, 1953 in Texas City to Mitchell and Helen Chuoke, the second of four children.  He attended Our Lady of Fatima School before graduating from Texas City High School in 1973.  He graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in Business.  Immediately after graduation, he followed in his father’s footsteps, knowing at the early...

Our beloved Popo, Pedro (Pete) R. Elizondo of Texas City, Texas, Patriarch of the Elizondo family, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.  Dad was born on October 18, 1926 in Sugar Land, Texas to Estefana and Jesus Elizondo, and was the 6th of 9 siblings. Dad began work at Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) in Baytown at the age of 18.  After a year of working at the refinery, his family moved to Mexico (Zaragoza, Coahuila) and he began working at a...

Kathleen May Lahr, 58, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022. Visitation will be held Friday, May 20, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Kathleen was born November 8, 1963, in Mason, Michigan to Ronald Hill and Helen Larsen. She served this country by joining the U.S Navy. She was a devoted daughter, wife, and mother, and she will be dearly missed and always remembered by her family and friends and all who knew her. Kathleen is preceded in...

D.W. "Butch" Stewart, 77, of Texas City, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Butch was born May 28,1944 in Palestine, Texas to Shelley and Neoma Stewart. He was a carpenter by trade. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Strong Cemetery in Elkhart, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Shirley Martinez, 80, of Texas City passed away on Monday May 9, 2022.  She was born September 25, 1941, in Rumford, Maine to Raymond and Edith West who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by the love of her life, Gilbert Martinez Sr.; her son, David West; Brothers, Ralph, George, and Robert West; Sister Irene Porga; and her best friend Pat Werner. Survivors include her children, Karen El-Haj and husband Hussain of Friendswood, TX; Johnny Martinez; Darrell Martinez...

Clarence Jessie (CJ) Crawford, 90, of Texas City, went to be with Jesus late Friday evening, May 6, 2022. CJ was born in Lufkin, Tx, on March 29, 1932. He was retired from JC Penney as a retail manager and a bivocational music minister. He gave his heart and life to Jesus when he was a teenager. CJ served the Lord in music ministry from his teen years until his retirement from Highlands Baptist Church La Marque in 2009. He regularly sang gospel music on the radio in his teens with...

June Elizabeth Kainer passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022. She was born August 24, 1943, in Galveston, Texas to Steven Andrew Shukanes and Dovie Billington Shukanes, who preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 11:00 - 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. June devoted her life to her family and was a...

Micheal C Taylor Sr., 74 , of Texas City passed away on Wednesday April 27, 2022. Mike was born in Lampasas Tx on May 24, 1947. He was retired from Amoco/BP as a pipefitter and was a devote Christian who worshiped our Lord and Savior at First Baptist Church in Texas City. Mike Honorably served in the United States Air Force and was a strong supporter of veteran's charities, in particular The Wounded Warrior Project. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 5, 2022 at...

Ruth Edwards Rich, 90, of League City, TX, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Houston Methodist - Clear Lake. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2022, at League City Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Burial will be with military honors due to Ruth being a widow of an Air Force Bomber Airman that was killed 500 miles West...

Edwin Seth Mabry died just shy of his 94th birthday on April 21, 2022. Born in Houston -- a direct descendant of the founding Allen Brothers -- he was reared in Kemah and built his legacy as a long time civic leader and attorney in Texas City. Following his graduation from Webster High School where he played football and tuba in the band, he briefly attended Texas A&M before enlisting in the Army just before the end of WW II; he was then sent home to await further orders. After not...