TOMBSTONE TUESDAY:  SHUG (1956-2008)I have titled this Tombstone Tuesday a little different than the others I have written about, but there are...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY : JUDGE JAMES MCCOPPIN (1821-1883)In the history of Calhoun County, few men left their mark on both the maritime industry and...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: ALBERTA MAE (HASKIN) WEAVERAlberta Mae (Haskin) Weaver was born 100 years ago on May 31, 1926, in Olivia, Texas, the second...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: BILLY ALLISON BULL (1926-2016)This past week the citizens of Calhoun County have once again celebrated the graduation of this...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: MELVIN SELPH (1929-2010)For generations of Calhoun County students, coaches, teachers, and parents, the name Melvin Selph...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: CAPTAIN HARRY RAHTGENS ( 1853-1923) The story of Thomas Henry “Captain Harry” Rahtgens is inseparable from the rise and...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John B. Clark (1823-1913)Scattered across Calhoun County are quiet reminders of the families who helped shape its earliest...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: William Charles “Bart” Blardone (1878 – 1916)The length of life does not constrict the fullness of life. Many people live long...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Benjamin Henry Bates (1933 – 2017)From the oil fields of East Texas to the bright lights of Hollywood, the life of Benjamin...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Robert Baxter Moore (1807-1875)Of all the historic lives I have researched and covered for Tombstone Tuesday, I believe the life...

On Feb. 29, 1968, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber was declared missing in action, alongside all eight of its crew. Almost 60  years later, the fate of...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: JACOB HAMPSHIRE GARNER (1841-1914) Just a short walk from the harbor in Port Lavaca lies Ranger Cemetery, a quiet and often...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Dr. Thomas Jefferson McFarland (1836-1913)In 1836 a baby boy was born in Alabama to Gazaway Davis and Mary (Poe) McFarland....

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: DAVID LEWIS (1824 – 1886) The story of David Lewis is closely intertwined with the rise, struggles, and ultimate destruction of...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Edward Clegg (1820-1888)Throughout history one thing that is still a constant is the use of water and watercraft to move both...