Obituaries

Jeffrey Marshall Sellers 
   August 23, 1959 - January 12, 2018
   
   Jeffrey Marshall Sellers, 58, of Van Vleck, passed away on January 12, 2018.  
   He was born on August 23, 1959, in Bay City, Texas to Barbara Ann and Roy Lee Sellers.
   Jeff loved a good game of dominoes and cherished the times he had with his family and friends.
   Jeff is survived by: his father, Roy Lee Sellers; his son, Alan Sellers and wife Brenda; his daughter, Michelle McDonald and husband Jimmy; grandchildren, Jacob, Kimberly and Heather McDonald and Ashley Sellers; his brother, Lloyd Wayne Sellers; nephews, Michael and Matthew Sellers; nieces, DeLana Blalock and Chelsie Roach; and many great nieces and nephews. 
   Jeff was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Ann Sellers, brother Gregory Allen Sellers, and sister Sherry Lynn Sellers. 

Bryan David Hogg  June 28, 1973- January 5, 2018
Sandra Marie Hogg July 9, 1975- January 5, 2018

Bert Lewis Huebner
November 9, 1928-November 5, 2017
   Bert Lewis Huebner, 88, passed away November 5, 2017. He was born November 9, 1928, in Lane City, Texas to George Lee and Leta Belle Taylor Huebner who bore five sons.
   Bert graduated Wharton High School, Class of 1946, and attended Texas A & M College, Class of 1950.
   He married Dorothy Ann (Dot) Baer Huebner in 1953 in Bay City, Texas. After leaving Texas A&M, he entered the United States Air Force Officer Pilot Training Corps wherein he received both his commission and his wings at Foster Field in Victoria, Texas. 
   Bert served during the Korean conflict as a jet pilot with an all weather interceptor squadron located in Maine. His primary duties were being dispatched well out over the North Atlantic to intercept unidentified and potentially hostile aircraft inbound toward the United States.

 Hugh William Strickland, Jr.    May 23, 1939 - March 5, 2017
   Hugh William Strickland, Jr. experienced his heavenly birth on March 5, 2017.
   Bill was born in Bay City, Texas on May 23, 1939, to Hugh William Strickland and Sylvia M. Boney Strickland. 
   He is survived by: his wife, Anna; four daughters, Deborah Martinez (Woody), Sherri Cook (Doug), Shelly Straub (Andy), Lauren Doan Cutrone (Cameron); two step-children, Heather Zittle and Johnnie “Bubba” Zittle; two sisters, Sue “Suzy” Strickland Romberg (Arnold), Ann Strickland Sherrer; brother, Mike Strickland (Sandy); 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
   Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Sylvia, brother in law John Sherrer, previous wife Linda Doan and grandson Cory Choate.

Jack Hayden Hollister: August 23, 1932-January 30, 2017

Dorothy Ann Baer Huebner
February 26, 1930 - December 13, 2016
   Dorothy Ann Baer Huebner, 86, of Bay City passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. 
   Dot (or Shorty as she was affectionately known) lived her entire life in Matagorda County. 
   She was born on February 26, 1930, in Bay City and grew up in Matagorda. 
   She moved to Bay City upon her marriage to her loving husband of 63 years – Bert L. Huebner. 
   Dot was co-manager, along with Bert, of the Baer Cattle Company for over 50 years. 
   Dot’s fervent passion for protection of her family legacy combined with her steadfast commitment to following good judgment and sound business practices helped guide and sustain the family ranching business for a substantial portion of its 143-year history. 
   Her commitment and leadership helped solidly secure Baer Cattle Company’s place among the oldest, continuous cattle operations within the State of Texas. 

Evelyn Roberts “Tunky” Hinton 

Barbara Ann Harrison McCarty 

Anita Marie Rucker Bell, 86, of Bay City passed away July 5, 2016.  
   She was born on Friday the 13th on June 13, 1930 in Waco, Texas to the late William Casseday Rucker and Gladys Anita Hardy Rucker.
   Anita was also known as “Skeets” to many of her friends and family. 
   She had a zeal for life and learning that was infectious. She was a devoted wife, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, a cook, an artist, a pilot and a friend. 
   On June 19, 1949, at the tender age of 19, she married the love of her life. They were married for 67 wonderful years.