Obituaries

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Ross Buford Murphy passed away peacefully at home at the age of 82. Ross was born on November 1,1936 in Many, Louisiana to Cleveland and Lavera Murphy. He earned his Master's degree in Mathematics from Northwestern State...

Ten years after beating lung cancer Ed succumbed to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) on September 30, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents Merle D. & Merle T. Briggs. He was born in Fort Worth on June 1, 1939. He...

Mary Zachry McGinty went to be with the Lord, and joined her husband Bill McGinty of 62 years, on September 29, 2019. She will join Bill in their final resting place in Farmington, NM. Mary was born October 2, 1917...

Judith “Judy” Ann Carey Mello, a long-time resident of the Clear Lake Area, passed away September 25, 2019. She was born in 1935 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Judy received a Bachelor of Arts from Bradford Durfee Textile School, where she met James “Jim” Mello. They were married in 1958 and...

On Saturday September 28, 2019 at 11:44PM, Linda Cathcart Nickerson responded to a call from her Heavenly Father. In doing so, she ran into His arms where she received her crown of glory. Linda was born February 23, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas...

Leneade “Lynn” McClain Warner, 93, of La Marque passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Texas City.  She was born on July 30, 1926 to Albert and Irene Mings and was part of the Greatest Generation. Lynn was a member of Paul’s...

Mary Anderson Pitts, 77, a longtime resident of Texas City, Texas, passed away September 28, 2019, one day shy of her 78th birthday. Mary was born September 29th, 1941 to John O. Anderson and Florence Tacquard Anderson, both of Hitchcock, Texas....

Jerome John Minasi, Jr., age 90, passed away peacefully at his home on September 29, 2019 in Dickinson, Texas. He was born April 9, 1929 in White Plains, NY to parents Jerome John Minasi, Sr. and Antoinette Gertrude Minasi....

Ellen Bares, 74, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Austin, Texas.  She was born on November 25, 1944 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Robert and Mildred McMillan. Ellen was formerly from La Marque, Texas.  She was a member of the Highlands...

Don Ray Wilbanks passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019. He was born in Houston, Texas on October 5, 1942. Don graduated from Channelview High School in 1961. He participated in numerous sports and activities and excelled academically. After...