Mary Lou Verkin was born August 21, 1930 at St. Mary’s Infirmary in Galveston, Texas to Starley Earnest and Lou Mildred Roehl. She attended Ball High School. As a young girl, she worked for American National Insurance Company. She married Richard... Mary Lou Verkin
Mary Lou Verkin was born August 21, 1930 at St. Mary’s Infirmary in Galveston, Texas to Starley Earnest and Lou Mildred Roehl. She attended Ball High School. As a young girl, she worked for American National Insurance Company. She married Richard... 
James “Jimmy” Ray Roberts Sr., 87, of Texas City passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025 in Texas City. He was born on May 16, 1937 in Galveston, Texas to Earon R. Roberts and Una Marie Boudreaux Roberts.
Jimmy was a lifelong resident... 
Jimmy Parmer Derden, 88, of Texas City, passed away Thursday April 10, 2025, in Texas City. Jimmy was born July 10, 1936, in Dawson, Texas to Lecil and Eula Derden.
A 69 year resident of Texas City, he worked as a Maintenance Supervisor... 
Bridget Lynch Hargrove, a resident of La Marque, Texas, passed peacefully on April 7, 2025 at the age of 80. She was born January 30, 1945, in Alexandria, Louisiana. Bridget was the youngest daughter of Dr. Weldon and Minnie Lou Lynch of... 
Billy Laverne Smith, Jr., 70, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. He was born on September 13, 1954 to Billy L. Smith, Sr. and Betty Ann Smith in Texas City, Texas.
Billy graduated from La Marque High School and... 
Walter E. “Yankee” Wilson, 90, of La Marque, passed away Saturday April 5, 2025, in Houston. Walter was born May 28, 1934, in Clare, Michigan, to Walter Hines and Maxine Ruth His Step father was Norman Wilson.
He served in the United States... 
Richard Lee Baurs, 80, of La Marque passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in La Marque. He was born on October 15, 1944 to Elmer and Myrtle Baurs in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Richard joined the Coast Guard right out of high school... 
Marissa Ashley Cornett (37) of La Marque, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. She was born in Webster, Texas on August 23, 1987 to Sharon and Stephen Cornett.
Marissa loved her family and friends and will be sorely missed by those... 
Sharon Ann Connor, 80, of Hitchcock, Texas, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Born on February 27, 1945, in Galveston, she was the daughter of Martin and Maxine Rygaard, Sr. Sharon was a cherished resident of Hitchcock...