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LEAGUE CITY, TX - Harrold Kent Henck, Sr. passed away at The Crossings Methodist Retirement Community on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the age of eighty-six. A private family memorial will be held under the direction of Malloy & Son Funeral Home in Galveston prior to burial. There will be n…
LEAGUE CITY, TX — Harrold Kent Henck, Sr. passed away at The Crossings Methodist Retirement Community on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the age of eighty-six. A private family memorial will be held under the direction of Malloy & Son Funeral Home in Galveston prior to burial. There will be n…
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GALVESTON, TX — Elke Heide Pennington passed away on July 30, 2024 at home after a hard fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Elke was born in Bad Vilbel, Germany in 1943. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, William Menefee Pennington; her daughter Patty Ahner of Palm Bay Florida; …
LA MARQUE — LEAGUE CITY, TX — On Friday, Aug. 2nd, Richard Harvey Sutton suffered a heart attack at his home. With immense love surrounding him and guided by his steadfast faith, the physical chapter of Richard’s legacy peacefully ended in the early hours of Thursday morning.
LA MARQUE, TX — Felicia Lynn Vallier, 54, of La Marque, TX, departed this earthly life on July 22, 2024 at UTMB — Clear Lake surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 12, 1970, in Galveston, TX to the late Sheila Wilson and Henry Batiste, Sr.
GALVESTON, TX — Thomas Patrick Finn, II, age 82, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024. Born in Galveston on September 19, 1941, Tom graduated from Kirwin High School, class of 1960. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was trained in ground power at Chanute Air Force Base in I…
FRIENDSWOOD, TX — Danny (Dan) Ray King, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather went home to his Lord and Savior on August 4, 2024, at the age of 79. He was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.
ALVIN, TX — James Clifford Crowder, Sr. (94) of Alvin, Texas, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Known to many as Jim or Jimmie, he was a husband, father, grandfather and friend. Jim was a civic minded entrepreneur and the co-founder of James Crowder Funeral Home, Inc. and Cr…
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, AR — Terry Boudreux, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and Galveston, Texas, was carried on the wings of angels to the celestial realm on the night of July 31st, 2024 at National Park Medical Center in Hots Springs after a brief illness.
HUNTSVILLE, TX — Barbara Jean (Lum) Culp 1941-2024 Born Galveston, Texas. Graduate of Texas City High School 1958-59 Lived in Alvin, Texas for many years and retired to Huntsville, Texas. Worked Rockwell International/The Boeing Company (Space Shuttle Program) Retired 1996-1997. She worked I…
TEXAS CITY — Donald Marquise (Wolf), 72, of Texas City, passed away on July 24, 2024 in Reno, Nevada.
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