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The American Legion has underway a great and worthy undertaking in erecting a memorial shaft to the honored dead of World Wars I and II. This is one undertaking that the people of Jackson County will endorse and subscribe to 100%. In order to perfect the great memorial, we must have the names of all those brave boys and girls, who sacrificed their all for their country. Erecting a memorial in honor of them is a very worthy cause. We are asking everyone to cooperate with us in compiling the names of our honored dead from Jackson County. It would be a great injustice, and almost a crime for us to leave off one name of our honored dead that has paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I and II. We are very much concerned over collecting the names of the honored dead of World War I, as we have collected the names of most of those in World War II. It is a shame that the United States Government has not compiled a list of the honored dead by counties in World War I. I wish to quote from a letter from the War Department of Dec. 27, 1946, as follows: "I sincerely regret that the names of those who died in World War I are not available at this time." Now we will have to depend on the relatives and friends of the honored dead from Jackson County in World War I. Mrs. Nannie B. Rodgers was so kind in furnishing us a good list that she had kept of World War I. [not included here]
We hope we have the roster of the honored dead in
World War II about completed. The revised list is as follows:
It is very essential that we have the rank of all honored dead in both wars. If you have a correction of any rank or know the rank of any buddy not given, please sent it in to use. The inscription committee for the memorial is H. K. Staples, Hon. Bill Hamblen and I. T. Taylor. Send information to any of these three committee members. It is our understanding that the American Legion Post wants the names of those who died or were killed in uniform that were selected or volunteered their service from Jackson County in both wars. The American Legion will be the one to pass final judgment on whose names go on this memorial and not the inscription committee. Our only duty is to make a roster of our honored dead in both wars and pass it on to the American Legion Post for their consideration.
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Jewel Henry Bennett, 87, of 807 Nueces, a resident of Victoria for the
past 30 years, died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday in a local hospital following
sudden illness.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Belle Bennett, 87, resident of Victoria for 66 years, who died at 5:45 p. m. Sunday in a local nursing home, will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Slover officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. She was born Jan. 9, 1893 in Cordova, Ala., and formerly resided in Mississippi. The daughter of the late B. F. Borden, she was a member of the Baptist church. Her husband, J. H. Bennett, preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. F. Rice of Victoria; five sons, Jim Bennett of Victoria, Arthur Bennett of Seattle, Wash., Chester Bennett of Weslaco, Benny Bennett of Elsa, Texas, and the Rev. Wayne Bennett of Lake Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Dallas of Fort Worth and Mrs. Louise Aaron of Cordova, Ala.; a brother, Henry Borden of Goodsprings, Ala.; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Bennett, Stephen Bennett, Jimmy Bennett, Andy Reiser, Parmell Cole and Brent Gerhardt.
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Edna--Funeral services for Gus Cadwell, 85, of Edna will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Baptist Temple here, with the Rev. Travis Holland officiating. Burial will be in the Edna Cemetery under direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Mr. Cadwell was born July 25, 1894 in Fayette County and had lived in Jackson County 45 years. He was a veteran of World War I and a retired carpenter and a painter. He died Thursday in a San Antonio hospital. Surviving are a son, Walter of Lynn, Mass.; a step-son, Alfred Franklin Hodges of Texas City; a step-daughter, Mrs. C. D. Jones of Edna; two sisters, Mrs. Sally Payne and Mrs. Mildred Wells of Houston; and three brothers, Jim of Edna, Louis of Houston and William of San Antonio. Pallbearers will be A. A. Crowell, Virgil Bowen, Douglas Brown, Hank Hinson, Dean Jones and E. A. Schumaker.
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Mrs. Oma B. Calhoun, 83, of 505 E. Santa Rosa St., died at 3:15 a. m. Thursday in a local hospital following a lingering illness. Mrs. Calhoun was born Sept. 20, 1888, in Texas to the late William and Nancy Sherman Bevins. She was a member of the Church of Christ. The body was sent to Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Franklin where services will be held followed by burial in Wedgeman Cemetery in Seale, Tex. Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lorene Kirby of Victoria and Mrs. Ruth Smith of Houston; four sons, Truman Calhoun of Victoria, Sherman Calhoun of Marshall and James and Travis Calhoun of Porter; two sisters, Mrs. Idell Felkins of Arlington and Mrs. Allie Belle Kennedy of Alaska; four brothers, C. D. Jones of Edna, Curtis Jones of Port Lavaca Bertise Jones of Winnie and Bill Bevins of Mexia; ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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When the first USS Houston went down in the Soenda Straits in February, 1942, we mourned the loss of two fine Jackson County boys, Travis Cherry and Elmo Kennedy. Later we were happy to learn that Elmo had been picked up by the Japs and was a prisoner, and later was released in a safe and sound condition. But no word has ever heard from Travis. Elmo said that after they had abandoned the Houston he swam to a life boat filled with soldiers, and that Travis was among them. He talked to Travis for a few minutes and left for another life boat which was not too badly crowded. That was the last ever heard of this Jackson County youth. The letter below to his father shows that the Navy considers him dead. Travis was the first Jackson County boy to give his life for his country in World War II.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Mr. Eugene Oliver Cherry, My dear Mr. Cherry:: Your son, Travis Joshua Cherry, Gunner's Mate first class, U. S. Navy, has been carried on the official records of the Navy Department in the status of missing as of 1 March, 1942. He was serving aboard the USS Houston when the ship was sunk during an engagement with enemy ships in Soenda Straits while enroute from Batavia, Java to Tjilatjap, Java. The Houston engaged the enemy about 11:00 p. m. on 28 February 1942. The night was dark, clear and starlit and the sea was calm. The HMS Perth accompanied the Houston and participated in the engagement but was hit early during the encounter with the enemy and sank almost immediately. During the engagement, hits by the enemy shells on the Houston occurred on the after engine room, breaking the steamline, on the paint locker, setting it afire, on the number two turret, on the number 1.1 gun mount and on the hanger deck. Two enemy torpedoes hit the starboard side approximately abreast the bridge and another hit the port side, the exact location being unknown. The hanger area on the port side was strafed by enemy machine gun fire. The Houston was afloat for approximately thirty minutes after the damaging hits were received and, therefore, the possibility of all personnel alive being to abandon ship before sinking, was very good. A large number of enemy combatant ships and army transports were present in the enemy area. Personnel who had abandoned the ship were in life rafts, hanging on to floating wreckage and swimming towards shore. Some of the personnel who were seen by survivors in good physical condition in the water in the vicinity where the ship sank, have not been seen or heard from since. It has been reported that the natives of Java were very hostile in some localities. In view of the additional length of time that has now elapsed since your son was reported missing in action, and because of the strong probability that he lost his life as a result of the shell or torpedo explosions or in the water after abandoning ship, and because there have been no official nor unconfirmed reports that your son survived or was taken prisoner of war, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that he is deceased. In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490, 77th Congress, as amended, the death of your son is, for the purpose of termination of pay and allowances, settlement of accounts, and payment of death gratuities, presumed to have occurred on 15 December 1945. I extend my deepest sympathy to you in your sorrow. It is hoped that you may find comfort in the knowledge that your son gave his life for his country, upholding the highest traditions of the Navy.
Sincerely yours,
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El Campo--Funeral services for Gus Engelmohr of Louise, who died Thursday in Wharton, will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Wheeler Funeral Home Chapel. He was 86. Mr. Engelmohr, of Route 1 in Louise, was a retired farmer and lived in Jackson County for 58 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ganado. He was born April 1, 1891 in Washington County. The Rev. George Draper will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Engelmohr of Louise; a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Villinan of Houston; five sons, Freddy of Long Beach, Calif., Harry of Ganado, Everett of Houston, Leroy of Ganado, and Lonnie Karish of Sommersville; a brother, August Engelmohr of Burton; and 12 grandchildren.
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El Campo--Funeral services for Mary Engelmohr, 97, lifetime resident of Ganado, who died Wednesday in an Edna hospital will be held Friday, at 2 p. m. at Wheeler Funeral Hoe Chapel in El Campo, with the Rev. Mark Dean officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Ganado. She was born Aug. 2, 1892, in Germany. She married Gus Engelmohr who preceded her in death. She was a housewife and a member of the First Baptist Church in Ganado. Surviving are two daughters, Lillie Mae Billman of Bellville and Lonie Karisch of Somerville; four sons, Freddie Engelmohr of Long Beach, Calif., Everett Engemohr of Houston, and Harry and LeRoy Engelmohr, both of Louise; a sister, Rosa Kieke of Burton; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Edna--O. C. "Lep" Gerald, 94, of Edna died Friday in an Edna hospital following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Edna with the Rev. Russell Moon, pastor, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. J. W. Hamman. Burial will be in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be David and Anthony Gerald, Doug Hamman, Wayne Stancik, Buddy Anders and Lamar Padon. Mr. Gerald was born Feb. 18, 1894, in Belton. A Jackson County resident since the turn of the century, he was a U. S. Army veteran of World War I, member of the Cordele Methodist Church and a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, Sally Anna Gerald of Edna. They were married in Bay City in 1917. Surviving in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Margaret Elender Hamman of Edna; two sons, W. F. "Bill" Gerald of Edna and Clyde Henry "Kid" Gerald of Cordele; three sisters, Lillie Wilkerson, Massie Roberts and Maggie Taylor, all of Edna; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, three brothers and a sister.
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Edna--Sally Anna Gerald, 90, of Edna, died Saturday morning at a local hospital. She was born in Orient, Iowa, on Aug. 8, 1898, daughter of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth Mary Summer Finch. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and for many years she played piano for the Morales Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband O. C. "Lep" Gerald who died July 22, 1988. They were married for 70 years. She also was preceded in death by a son, O. C. Gerald Jr., who was killed in World War II. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Russell Moon will officiate. Burials will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Edna. Jackson County Funeral Services will be in charge of arrangements. She is survived by a daughter, Margaret Elder Hamman of Edna; two sons, W. F. "Bill" Gerald of Edna and Clyde Henry "Kid" Gerald of Cordele; a brother, Clyde Finch of Edna; a sister, Laura Finch Young of Beaumont; and eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be David and Anthony Gerald, Doug Hamman, Wayne Stancik, Buddy Anders and Lamar Padon.
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Another Jackson County hero comes home to rest in his native soil. The remains of Freddy Hassler, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hassler of the Edna section, who gave his life for his country on the island of Saipan, April 20, 1945, arrived in Edna this A. M. and were taken to the Slavik Funeral Home, Sunday, June 20th, the remains will be laid to rest in the Edna Cemetery. Freddy Hassler, a member of the Infantry, saw much service in the Pacific area during the late war. He was severely wounded some time prior to April 20, 1945, but lingered till that date. His remains were laid to rest in Saipan in the American Military Cemetery. Now his family and friends have the consolation to tenderly lay away his remains in the American soil. Our Boys in Service The above is the heading the Herald carried throughout the war over a column that gave news and items of interest about the soldier boys. In our issue of May 17, 1945, this column said: Freddy Hassler, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hassler, well-known residents of the Haynes School community, was born in Fayette County, Texas, March 18th, 1923 and moved to Jackson County with his parents a few years later, where he grew into manhood. He was an industrious and deserving young man, and for several years was an outstanding member of the Boys’ 4-H Club of Jackson County. In 1941, he, Mark Gabrysch and Ira Wilson, won a State-wide Dairy judging contest, and were taken to the National 4-H Club meeting in Chicago by County Agent D. I. Dudley where they represented the State of Texas in the National Contest. “He entered the service on August 4, 1941, and after four months of training at Camp Hood, he was sent overseas to the Pacific area, where he proved to be a brave and gallant soldier. He was wounded on Okinawa Island, and was moved to a hospital on Saipan where he succumbed to his wounds. Again the awfulness of war has been brought home a splendid young man has made the supreme sacrifice in defense of his country.” Edna Weekly Herald, June 17, 1948 Final Rites for Pfc. Freddy Hassler The remains of the second Jackson County boy to be returned to his home county for interment is that of our young friend, Freddy Hassler, husband of Mrs. Ella Hassler, father of Mildred Ann Hassler of Inez, and son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hassler of the Texana community. The remains of this young hero who gave his life for his country on the battle field on Okinawa Island and moved to Saipan, where he succumbed to his wounds on April 29, 1945, were laid to rest in the Edna Cemetery Sunday, June 20th, at 2:00 o’clock. Services were held at the Slavik Funeral Home. The services were conducted by Rev. Frank Hollan of Red Bluff, with the American Legion Post of Edna giving the full military honors. Pallbearers were: Edward Davis, Alvin Schneider, Gus Zavadil, Adolph Gabrysch, Gilbert Sattler and Laddie Matusek. Freddy was born March 18, 1923, in Fayette County, Texas. A few years later he moved to Jackson County with his parents where he grew to manhood. At an early age he united with the St. James Lutheran Church of Ganado. On November 25, 1943, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Schneider. To this union was born one daughter. He is survived by his wife, daughter, his parents; three sisters and two brothers. He entered the services of his country August 4, 1944. He was trained at Camp Hood, Texas, and after four months of training he was sent to the West Coast where he was sent overseas. Freddy was a young man of much promise and it was a sad occasion when this young life was snuffed out. However, he died a hero’s death in that he was in line of his duty for his country when he met his death. By Mrs. Ella Hassler Edna Weekly Herald, June 24, 1948 Card of Thanks We wish to sincerely thank friends and relatives for their kind expressions of sympathy, for the beautiful floral offering in our recent bereavement of the reburial of our son and brother, P. F. C. Freddy Hassler. Especially do we wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kelton for their kindness, Rev. Frank Hollan, the choir, the American Legion, the firing squad and bugler and the pallbearers. Parents, Brothers and Sisters
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Henry Otto Hassler, 72, Fayette County farmer and rancher who for the past seven years lived at Fayetteville, died Saturday in a local hospital after having been injured in an auto accident at Placedo Thanksgiving Day. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Monday from Slavik Funeral Home in Edna, with the Rev. J. M. Schedler, minister of Trinity Lutheran Church of Victoria, officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Otto Henry Hassler, of Victoria, and Floyd Ellwood Hassler, of Fayetteville; three daughters, Mrs. Esther Schneider, of Port Lavaca, Mrs. Pearl Olivares, of Victoria, and Mrs. Delphine Hanselka, of Placedo; two brothers, Waldemar and Emil, both of Fayetteville, and 11 grandchildren. One son, Freddy, was killed in World War II. Victoria Advocate, Sunday, December 11, 1955 Hassler was a passenger in a pick-up truck driven by his son, Floyd Elwood Hassler of Fayetteville. The truck collided with a 1952-model coach...
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Edna--June 12--Rudolph Hoffman, 80, retired farmer and a resident of Jackson County for 40 years, died at 5:45 a. m. Tuesday. He was a native of Lavaca County. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p. m. Wednesday at Slavik Funeral Home by the Rev. W. W. Wooten of the Church of God. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Surviving are Hoffman's wife, Mrs. Emma Hull Hoffman; three sons, Jesse, Louis and David of Edna; four daughters, Bonnie of Edna, Mrs. Lottie Storm of Port Lavaca, Mrs. Mollie Tatum of Edna and Mrs. Ora Lee Gibson of Dinero; a sister, Mrs. Kate Jetton of Victoria; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, June 13, 1956
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Edna--Mrs. Emma R. Hoffman, 78, of Edna, resident of Jackson County since 1932, died Sunday in Ganado. She was born Jan. 20, 1893 in Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Monday at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Thomas Spurlock, former pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Edna, officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Albert Mitchell of El Campo, Mrs. Lala Byrd of Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. Davis Hoffman of Speaks; two sons, E. L. Hull of Denton and W. D. Hull of Victoria; three sisters, Miss Maudie Hull of Port Neches, Mrs. Florence Cohorn of Grand Prairie, and Mrs. Beatrice Brin of Edna; three brothers, Tom Sanders of Edna, and Jim and Bill Sanders, both of Cuero; 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Pallbearers will be Robert Browning, George Miska, Bill Hicks, Levi Quinn, James Browning, and George Tompkins. Victoria Advocate, Monday, July 12, 1971
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Yoakum--Funeral services for Robert H. Keith, 73, of Nursery, retired farmer and blacksmith, will be conducted from the Buffington Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p. m. Thursday, with the Rev. Gerald Melton officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Victoria. Mr. Keith died at 4 p. m. Monday in a Victoria hospital. He was born May 24, 1886, in Gonzales County. Surviving are his wife Maude, four daughters, Mrs. DeWitt Hubbard of Edna, Mrs. Jack McGarity of Victoria, Mrs. Tom Lambright of Mathis, and Mrs. Monte Ralls of Wisconsin; eight sons, Earl O. of Golden Meadows, La., Oscar A. of Yoakum, Willard T. of Edna, Robert D. of Wink, Clarence E. of Port Lavaca, B. D. of Pennsylvania, Roy D. and Dempsey W. of Victoria; eight sisters, Mrs. Maggie McGarity of El Campo, Mrs. Gus Darnell of Midfield, Mrs. Lela Gage, Mrs. George McLemore and Mrs. Dan Sawyer of San Antonio, Mrs. A. L. O'Neal of Smiley, Mrs. Will Fitch and Miss Linnie Keith of Edna; one brother, Melvin of Edna; 32 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Victoria Advocate, October 8, 1959 |
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Mrs. Maude Keith, 83, of Edna, died at 2 a. m. Saturday in a local hospital following a lingering illness. Mrs. Keith was born Feb. 13, 1895, in Lavaca County, to the late William B. and Margaret Parr Fitch. She was a former resident of Nursery and had lived in Edna the past 10 years. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Keith. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Russell Moon, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Edna officiating. Burial will be in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Surviving are three daughters, Ima Hubbard of Edna, Alice McFarity of Dickinson and Maude Ralls of San Antonio; eight sons, Earl and Roy Keith of Victoria, Eddie Keith of Nursery, Willard Keith of Inez, Dempsy Wayne and Robert Keith of Edna, Oscar Keith of Yoakum and B. B. Keith of Pennsylvania; a sisters, Nora DeBord of Hallettsville; four brothers, Theu Fitch of Edna, Jesse Fitch of Ganado, Terry Fitch of Sweet Home and Ira Fitch of Koerth; 38 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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The remains of another Jackson County soldier boy, who gave his life that we may live in peace and plenty, has been returned to his native land for burial. This time it is Erwin J. Kubena, private first class, U. S. Army, who died at Luzon, P. I. February 5, 1945. The funeral service will be held at Moulton this Friday from the St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 9:00 a. m. Erwin was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kubena of the Ganado section, and was one of the first Jackson County boys to enter service and proved every inch a gallant and brave soldier--one who gave his all that the American way of life might not be destroyed; in other words he gave his life that others might live. He was born at Moulton September 19, 1914, and came to Jackson County with his parents in 1937. He was an industrious and deserving young man and had a host of friends. He is survived by one brother, B. F. Kubena of Ganado. We might add that just a few short years ago the Kubena family circle included a fond and doting father, a loving and devoted mother and two dutiful and promising sons. Today one son is the sole survivor of that once happy home, and to him The Herald extends heartfelt sympathy.
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John Kubena, aged 56 years, of Moulton passed away at a Hallettsville hospital last Friday night. Funeral services were conducted at Moulton, Tuesday with Rev. J. Kopp officiating. His wife passed away last year and recently his son Erwin was killed on the Island of Luzon. One son, Bohumil, who is with the navy is stationed at Galveston. Other survivors are four sisters: Mrs. Hedwig Jalufka and Mrs. Hy. Bucek of Moulton; Mrs. Annie Jurek and Mrs. Hofner of San Antonio. We extend sympathy to the bereaved survivors.
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Services were held at Slavik Chapel Sunday afternoon for John Gordon Laughter, 71, a native of Edna and member of a pioneer Jackson County family. Rev. Clifford Jirkel Jr. of the Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Edna Cemetery. The pallbearers were Kerr Simons, C. S. Simons, Harley Stell, Mike Grogan, Mack Rowell, and James Schuchardt. Mr. Laughter was born in Edna August 25, 1887, a son of William Pierce Laughter and Lavonia Pumphrey Laughter. He had long been well-known in farming and ranching circles of South Texas. Mr. Laughter married Carrie Fisher of Utopia, Texas on Dec. 24, 1907. They were honored on their golden anniversary in 1957. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Laughter of 707 Hanover, Edna; a son, John G. Laughter Jr. of Edna; two daughters, Mrs. Anna Lee Ratliff of Edna and Mrs. Mary Laughter Freis of Lolita, and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Another son, Pierce; was killed in Okinawa while serving with the Marines. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Collier and Mrs. Enid Bolling, both of Edna. Mr. Laughter passed away April 18 in the hospital in Ganado, after an illness of more than two years.
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Edna--Mrs. Carrie Fisher Laughter, 85, of Edna died Friday in a Ganado hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Laughter was born May 3, 1885, in Utopia, Tex. She lived most of her life in Jackson County. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, WSCS Golden Circle and the Edna Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Laughter, and a son, Pierce, who was killed during World War II. Services will be held Sunday at 4 p. m. from First United Methodist Church with the Rev. I. E. Walker, pastor, and the Rev. James Wright of Lolita officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under the direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Walter Frels of Lolita, Mrs. Walter Frels of Lolita and Mrs. Hugh Ratliff of Edna; a son, John Laughter of Edna; a sister, Mrs. Murray Wentworth of Hondo; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Sgt. Alfred S. Lubojacky Declared Dead By War Department Sgt. Alfred S. Lubojacky, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lubojacky of Richmond, has been declared dead by the War Department. He had been missing in the European Theatre since February 14, 1945, having served overseas since December, 1944, and had 17 missions to his credit. He held the Presidential Citation, Good Conduct Medal, three oakleaf Clusters and the Air Medal. He was a turret gunner on a B17, with the 8th Air Force. He was born at Rosenberg, Texas, and attended grade school there until the family moved to Edna where he finished school. He went into the service of his country in February, 1944, having received his training at Sheppard Field, Texas, Las Vegas Gunnery School, Nevada, and Drew Field, Florida. Sgt. Lubojacky is survived by his heart broken parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lubojacky, five sisters, Mrs. E. J. Kaminsky, Rosenberg; Mrs. R. H__aller, Boling, Mrs. C. O. Poythress, Birmingham, Ala., Alice and Anna Felice; two brothers, Walter and Roman, who served his country four years and is now honorably discharged and living in Towson, Maryland. Memorial Services will be held at the Church of Christ Edna Sunday afternoon, March 10th, and at the Presbyterian Church at Needville on Mach 16th. Friends and relatives extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
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Memorial Services for Sgt. Alfred A. Lubojacky will be held Sunday afternoon, March 10th, at the Church of Christ in Edna, at 2:00 o'clock. Alfred was reported missing in action in February, 1945. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lubojacky now of Rosenberg. They requested that the service be held in Edna as this was his home some time prior to his entering the Army. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend this service.
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Almost 10 years ago, members of the Lubojacky family stood by a marker
bearing the name of Sgt. Alfred S. Lubojacky of the United States Army
Air Force at a service during a family reunion at Davis-Greenlawn
Cemetery in Rosenberg. The ceremony at the Graveside of his parents, Joe
and Louise Lubojacky, honored the memory of the son, known as "Buddy,"
lost during an air battle after the B-17 was attacked over Dresden,
Germany in World War II on Feb. 14, 1945.
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On May 8, Czech Liberation Day, the family of the late Army Air Force
Sgt. Alfred Stanley "Buddy" Lubojacky and a few friends gathered with
about 400 others at the village of Hridelec in the Czech Republic to
honor Lubojacky and eight others whose plane went down on that spot on
Valentine's Day, 1945, following a plane battle over Dresden, Germany
during World War II. Dresden was destroyed by a firestorm after Allied
bombing raids that day, but a Fort Bend County family was devastated
that day as well when Lubojacky paid the ultimate price.
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Funeral services for Joe Louis Lubojacky, 74, of Rt. 1, Richmond, who
died Saturday, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Garmany & Co.
Funeral Home Chapel in Rosenberg, with the Rev. Joseph Seiler, pastor of
Immanuel's United Church of Christ in Needville, officiating. Burial
will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel after
11 a.m. today.
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Funeral services for Louise A. Lubojacky, 91, are scheduled for 10 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 26, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 1513 West
Street, Rosenberg. Rev. Donald Kolkmeier will be officiating the service
and burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery.
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Pfc. Ray D. Markham, ASN 38091764, Imperial Guardsman of Edna, Texas, accosted his topkick, First Sgt. Luther R. Crocker with the serious and innocent plea for a furlough. After explaining that furloughs simply were not granted to soldiers in a crisis, and in extreme emergencies, Sgt. Crocker reluctantly agreed to draw up a furlough application. He knew there was not the slightest chance to secure the commanding officer's approval. Pfc. Markham requested 45 days, as he has enjoyed no furloughs during 10 months' army service. He gave his age as 26, was five and one-half feet tall, possessed a ruddy complexion and gray eyes. Then came reason for the furlough. "Homesick," Pfc. Markham exclaimed. The sergeant himself rejected the application.--Smith
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Ten enlisted men of Lt. Col. Robert J. Philpott's organization completed last week a seven-day Imperial Guard communications school. The men were: Privates first class...Ray D. Markham...
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Somewhere In The Pacific, Oct. 4--Faithful, deserving soldiers who receive little honor among men are army barbers. Serving Uncle Sam well for a small pecuniary reward are doughboys who gave up profitable civilian businesses long ago and left behind attractive barber shops with comfortable chairs and costly mirrors. In exchange they procured crude wooden stools with no cushions and no mirrors to continue their profession in the army in addition to soldiering. Now these one time civilian hair trimmers, who won and lost wars with hot debates in barber shops, have gone into action to do something about correcting the international misunderstanding which they once discussed. Unlike cooks and mechanics, barbers are not listed on the official payrolls by Uncle Sam's financial wizards. Therefore, a GI barber ordinarily must [cut] hair after regular working hours. If a hike is scheduled for the day, the barber and his customers must cut hair after regular working hours. To labor during off duty hours, while others are attending a movie or playing baseball, requires a courage which only an industrious American possesses. A man who has earned his livelihood with clippers and a razor early developed this courage. Like other small business men, a barber is not always able to make ends meet by closing shop at 4 each afternoon. In the Imperial command there are eight full fledged GI barbers who assist greatly in keeping their fellow soldiers neat in appearance. The barbers are...Ray D. Markham, Texas City, Tex.,... Complying with the army's policy of traveling light, these soldiers carry with them clippers, scissors and a comb, the three bare necessities of the trade. Numerous auxiliary tools and fancy lotions and powders, which you see in downtown barber shops have been left behind. Army barbers can set up for business anywhere duty summons. Desert sands are not too hot: jungle trails are not too dense. Soldiers by day, both soldiers and barbers by night is a sententious description of Yanks who pack clippers, scissors and combs in barracks bags.
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Somewhere In The Pacific, Dec. 18.--Private First Class Ray D. Markham of Houston, Tex., has attained eminence in the Imperial command as a GI barber. During 20 months of army service, Markham, a diminutive but indomitable soldier, has clipped thousands of GI heads. If the fallen hairs were placed singly, it might be estimated conservatively, the string would extend from Honolulu half way to San Francisco. Couple this string with locks which Markham has severed during prior years as a civilian barber in Texas City and Houston, and the total would complete the span to the Golden Gate. Markham's list of GI customers includes more than yardbirds and noncoms. He is patronized by a number of officers, some outside his own unit, who have been highly satisfied with his work. The Imperial barber initiated his barber chair career in his hometown, Texas City, before he was 21. He later moved to Houston, where he barbered under the shadows of offices occupied by leading oil magnates and cattle kings of the southwest. The strangest sight to Markham upon his arrival in Hawaii was not a laulau nor a bowl of poi, but women barbers. In the southwest women rode horses, built ships and performed other mechanized jobs. But they didn't mix lather in shaving mugs not trim sideburns with straight edge razors. Markham readily understood the reason operated shops consistently attracted an overflow of patrons. While the quality of her work sometimes is considered inferior, a wahine can add to a haircut a certain intangible touch which is beyond the efforts of man. Economists maintain that in private enterprise there usually is competition which some forms of business can not overcome. Women against men in barbering, Markham declared, is an example. He, therefore, is thankful he is not forced to compete with the opposite sex in handling clippers and razors.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, December 18,
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Births reported to the county clerk's office during the month of September: Elick S. Maxey, son of Elic S. Maxey and wife.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, October 5, 1924 |
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Residence: 130 Fern Street, San
Antonio, Bexar, Texas Served
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Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p. m. from the Slavik Funeral Home for E. S. Maxey, 69, retired farmer who was killed in an auto accident on Farm-to-Market Road 1169 between El Campo and Plainview late Saturday night. Rev. T. D. Felts and Rev. Bumstead officiated and burial was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Claude Sappington Jr., Maxey, Jerry and Horace Sappington, Harold Argo and Neil Hoskins. Mr. Maxey and his son, Ernest Jerome Maxey of Houston, the driver of the auto, were returning to Edna from a dance at the Plainview Community Center when the mishap occurred. State Highway Patrolmen A. R. Stone of El Campo said the car apparently swerved to the right side of the road and then back to the left, plunged into a ditch and overturned at an intersection with another road. Slone is continuing his investigation of the accident. Mr. Maxey was born Nov 8, 1884, in Travis County. He came to Jackson County in 1919 from Victoria County and recently had been living in 215 Ash Street. He was a member of the Red Bluff Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife; two sons, E. O. Maxey of Giddings and Jerome of Houston; five daughters, Mrs. Estelle Moody, Mrs. Ethel Sappington and Mrs. Edith Hoskins of Lolita, and Mrs. Lois Cosper and Mrs. Mildred Cantrell of Luling; four brothers and three sisters and 25 grandchildren.
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Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o'clock from Slavik Funeral Home for Mrs. Eunice Maxey, 69, widow of the late E. S. Maxey. She died Sunday at her home at 215 Ash Street after a six-month illness. Rev. W. L. Wootan of the First Baptist Church officiated and burial was in Edna Cemetery. Six grandsons were pallbearers. They were Max, Horace and Claude Sappington Jr., Bruce Tate, Donald Hoskins and Harold Argo. Mrs. Maxey was born at Spicewood, in Travis County, July 22, 1889, the daughter of the late William Hammons and Mary Smith Hammons. She had resided in Jackson County since 1921. Survivors include two sons, Ervin O. Maxey of Giddings and Ernest Maxey of Houston; five daughters, Mrs. Estell Moody and Mrs. Edith Hoskins of Lolita, Mrs. Ethel Sappington of Edna, Mrs. Lois Cosper and Mrs. Mildred Cantrell of Louisiana; four sisters, Mrs. Karley of Kilgrore, Mrs. Emma Gregg of Austin and Mrs. Zula Cox and Mrs. Ava Gregg of Spicewood; 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Edna Herald, Thursday, January 8, 1959 |
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Address: Route 1 Box 123, Edna,
Jackson County, Texas Served in the
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12th Air Force, 17th Bomb Group, 432nd Bomb Squadron Statement - August 21, 1944 "I personally interviewed Flight Officers Draughn and Cornell, Second Lieutenant Dobbs and Staff Sergeant Clark. These are the details as related to me:-- They were flying in a formation and were up to the coast and just before target time they noticed a drop in his power of one engine, but the ship didn't fall out of formation and the engine started to perform efficiently again. They made the bomb run, dropping bombs, making their left break. In the break, the engine started to lose power again and the plane started to fall back in the formation. They he kept boosting power up from the other engine and kept the ship under control at all time. At least one of the engines was damaged by flak. The engine that was damaged by flak was the engine that developed full power all the way out. After the flak damaged the engine, they kept it under control. They were on their way back to Corsica and right after feathering the damaged engine the other engine started to lose power again. During their descent they were throwing all the equipment out they possibly could; guns, radio, flak suits, helmets and cushions. The engine apparently caught on again, taking them to within forty (40) miles of Corsica. During this time, they had their emergency IFF on, trying to contact any Sector Control, any Fighters or Bomb Fighter Command. When they got down to within one hundred (100) feet of water they feathered the engine and had the navigator's hatch open. All men were in forward position--bombardier in the navigator's seat, turned around backwards; radio man in radio seat, turned around backwards; and the other two men were on the floor, facing the rear of the ship. The engineer was standing in back of the Co-Pilot's seat. Upon contact with the water, the pilot was thrown through the instrument panel and out the nose, still strapped in his set. The Co-Pilot was apparently washed back into the navigator's compartment, remembering nothing after they hit the water, except seeing a ray of light, which turned out to be the navigator's escape hatch, where he made his exit; followed by the bombardier and radio man. The engineer pulled the life raft and it inflated, but did not stay inflated as it was in a shreaded condition. They hung on to that and blew up the two sets of the life raft by mouth. The radio man lost consciousness and the three officers held him to the life raft for at least one (1) hour. After he regained consciousness, he held onto the life raft under his own power. They remained in the water approximately two (2) hours, and one-half until a Catalina flying boat (PBY) picked them up. They searched the water for the other crew members, engineer, bombardier as Lieutenant Dobbs thought he saw one more man come out of the airplane after ditching it. After the PBY picked the four (4) up they flew them back to Ajaccio, unloaded them from the PBY where an Army Ambulance picked them up and took them to the 40th Station Hospital, Corsica. It is the opinion of the four crew members who were interviewed at the 40th Station Hospital that the other three crew members probably did not survive." H. E. Williams, Captain, Air Corps, Commanding
[Crew members not recovered: Engineer- Orand J. Hoffman; Aerial Gunner -
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Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from Slavik Chapel for David Lee Meador, 80, Edna farmer and a Jackson County resident for 43 years. Rev. Holland and Ref. W. L. Wootan officiated and burial was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Revel, Carlos Yearwood, D. J. Jorden, E. H. Klaus, Robert Browning and Preston Revel. Mr. Meador was born in Tennessee on March 1, 1878 and came to Texas at the age of 18. He passed away April 21 in the Ganado hospital. He is survived by his wife, Rt. 1, Edna; two children, Renie Lee Newport, Edna and Carmenetta Klaus, Point Comfort; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and brother and sisters, Mrs. J. J. Hevelka and E. W. Meador Sr. of Edna, Fred Meador of Victoria and Luther Meador of Palms, Calif.
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Mrs. Nancy Meador of Edna, age 72, passed away Jan. 1 in the Ganado hospital after suffering a stroke Dec. 31. She was born in Anson, Texas, August 1, 1890. She had lived in Jackson County for the past 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, D. L. Meador, April 21, 1958 and her only son, Staff Sgt. David Lee Jr., who was killed in action on August 20, 1944 in World War II. Mrs. Meador is survived by her two only daughters, Renie Lee Denard of Edna and Carmenetta Klaus of La Ward; six sisters, Mary Fitzpatrick and Cora Harris of Fort Worth, Leona Baldree of Abilene, Lucille Morrow of Aspermont, Lela Rhodes of Wink and Alberta Thornberg of Henrietta, one brother, Stanley Jared of Corpus Christi; five granddaughters and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in Lolita Jan. 3 in the First Baptist Church where she was a member with her pastor, Rev. H. O. Bilderback officiating, assisted by her former pastor, Rev. Frank Holland of Yoakum. Pallbearers were Raymond Revel, Pepper Martin, Jimmie Payne, Dewey Mays, Grover Klaus and Doc Jordan. Interment was made in the Edna Cemetery under the direction of Psencik Funeral Home of Ganado. Edna Herald, Thursday, January 16, 1964 |
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Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church here Monday afternoon for Ervin Wright Meador, 71, a Jackson County resident for 65 years. Rev. Jack Moore of the church officiated. Interment was in Edna Cemetery. The pallbearers were Clarence Dial, Henry Jetton, Charles Good, Charles Williams, Henry Atkinson and W. C. Atkinson. Mr. Meador, a retired service station operator, was born June 20, 1891 in Ellis County, Texas and came to this county 65 years ago. He and Mrs. Meador, whom he married Nov. 23, 1915, resided here at 107 Jay Street. He passed away at his home on Dec. 9. Mr. Meador is survived by his widow, Mrs. Stella Meador; two sons, E. W Meador, Jr. and Bedford Jetton Meador, all of Edna; by seven grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. J. J. Hevelka of Edna, and two brothers, Luther Meador of California and Fred Meador of Victoria.
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Edna--Stella Mae Meador, 93, of Edna died at her residence Tuesday following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Edna with the Rev. Joe Webb, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Van, Dan, Garland, Louis and Dwayne Meador and David Jetton. Dennis Jetton and Gordon Baker will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Meador was born May 3, 1892, in Hope to John and Tina Hoffman Jetton. She was a member of First Baptist Church and had resided in Jackson County for 80 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Meador, and two sons, John Ervin and John H. Meador. Surviving are two sons B. J. and E. W. Meador Jr., both of Edna; a sister, Mrs. J. H. Good of Edna; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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An estimated 90 out-of-town friends joined many Edna citizens last Saturday to pay final tribute to P. K. Miller Sr., Jackson County auditor the past 15 years, who died June 14 at the age of 65. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. at the First Methodist Church Rev. Robert Flournoy of Houston officiated assisted by Rev. I. E. Walker, Rev. Carl Schlomach and Rev. W. N. Blankenship. Burial was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Delbert Callaway, Henry Sablatura, W. G. Gayle, Fred Porche, Lewis Watson and M. L. Cobb. Honorary pallbearers included Claudius Branch, David Whitlow, J. J. Hunt, Wayne Myers, Jim Fenner, Bill Hamblen, Hobart Dunham, Milam Travis Simons Jr., Judge Frank Martin, Judge Howard Green, S. E. Chase, W. R. Browning Sr., Alfred Gabrysch, Sam Arceneaux, Ernest Crabb, Buck Long, Elmer Carroll and John Henry Long. It was one of the largest attended funerals in Edna in recent years with numerous beautiful floral tributes. Mr. Miller was born Jan. 6, 1891, in Morales and lived in this county all his life. He attended the Hallettsville schools and took his first public office here in 1926 as county and district clerk. He had served as county auditor since Nov. 1, 1941. Mr. Miller had been in ill health for several years. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Jean Hensley and three sons, L. K., Wayne, P. K. Jr., all of Edna, one half brother, Will Jennings of Morales and 13 grandchildren. [Out of town people attending the services not included here.]
Edna Herald, Thursday, June 21, 1956 |
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Edna--Funeral services for Mrs. Sydney Lee Miller, 75, of Edna will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Webb officiating. Burial will be in the Edna Cemetery under direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller was born June 14, 1896 at Morales and was a lifetime resident of Jackson County. She was the widow of P. K. Miller Sr., a former county treasurer, who died in 1956. Mrs. Miller died Friday in a Victoria hospital. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Orval (Barbara Jean) Hensley and two sons, Wayne and P. K. Jr., all of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. Zelma Branham of Houston, Mrs. Cecil Meeks of Eagle Lake and Mrs. Mildred Guin of Abilene; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, February 13, 1972 |
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World War II Draft Registration
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San Antonio, March 31.--Two Hondo Army Airfield flyers were killed, two received slight injuries, and one escaped injury last night when their twin-engine training ship crashed 40 miles west of Kerrville, the Hondo public relations office announced today. The dead were Second Lt. Ernest B. Paxton, Jr., 20, the pilot, son of Ernest B. Paxton of Edna, Texas, and Sgt. Clarence L. Crandell, 28, son of Mrs. Ruby C. Crandell of Owasso, Mich.
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Funeral services for Lt. Ernest B. Paxton Jr., 21-year-old pilot killed in a crash at 11:35 p. m. Tuesday west of Kerrville, are planned for Thursday at 5:30 p. m. in the Doran Chapel. Dr. M. D. Council, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be made in Westlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Doran Funeral Home. Lt. Paxton was stationed at Hondo. He was born in Uvalde County, but was reared in Edna, Texas and was graduated from the Edna High School. He attended Oklahoma University for two years before entering the United States Air Corps and had been stationed at the Hondo field since October, 1942. His father, E. B. Paxton, lives in New Mexico. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. F. J. Storm of Seagirt, N. J., and a brother, Billy Lloyd Jeffers, who is stationed at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with the United States Navy. Also surviving are his grandmother, Mrs. W. F. Williams of Del Rio and Mrs. C. C. Cornelius of Edna. Miss Alma Williams of Del Rio is his aunt. Here Thursday for the funeral services were Miss Lille Mae Habarta, Mrs. J. A. Lindle of San Angelo; Mrs. C. C. Cornelius and Russell Cornelius of Edna; Mr. and Reuben Cornelius of Fort Davis; Mrs. Whitfield, Mrs. Gus Schwitz of Edna; Dr. and Mrs. Jeffers of Eagle Pass; John T. Williams of Sanderson; Mrs. Bill Walker and Roy Saston Jr. of Uvalde.
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Funeral services were to be held at 3 p. m. today at the Slavik Funeral Home for Ernest Bryant Paxton, 55, a former resident of Edna, who died on April 7 at Hillsboro, New Mexico. Rev. Car. J. Schlomach of the Baptist Church was to officiate at the service, with burial to be in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers have been announced as Dewey Mays, John Heaton, John DeVille, Frank Cobb, Quentin Thedford and Jonah Walker. Mr. Paxton was born in Tennessee on Sept.1, 1900, and became a miner. He resided in Edna approximately from 1916 to 1924, and was the son, by a former marriage, of the late Mrs. C. C. Cornelius of Edna. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Storms of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Betty Hallaway of Atoka, Okla.; a son, Billy Jefferes in California and four grandchildren; and two half-brothers, R. P. Cornelius of Edna and R. M. Cornelius of Lolita.
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The remains of the first Jackson County soldier to be returned here for burial is Geo. M. Perry, brother of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry of Edna. The remains of Sgt. Perry will arrive in Edna today (Thursday) accompanied by a military escort. The funeral service will be held at the Slavik Funeral Home in Edna Sunday, February 1, at 2:00 p. m. Interment will be made at Six Mile Cemetery, Calhoun County, former home of the deceased. The services will be in charge of the Thos. Lee Coates Post American Legion, with Rev. Carl Schlomach conducting the religious rites. Sgt. Perry was killed in action in Luxembourg October 26, 1944. His remains were laid to rest in the American Military Cemetery in Belgium. Thus we see the American heroes who paid the supreme price that liberty and freedom may not perish from the earth returning home, one by one, and their neighbors and friends tenderly consigning their remains to their last resting place on American soil.
Edna Weekly Herald,
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Services will be held at the Six Mile Cemetery, in Calhoun County, this afternoon at 4 o'clock for Jefferson Marshall Perry, 72, retired farmer, who passed away in a local hospital Saturday morning at 2 o'clock after an illness of about three months. The cortege will leave the Muske Funeral Home at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Perry, a native of Bastrop County, was the son of James W. Perry and Mrs. Margaret Perry, both deceased. His wife, Mrs. Georgia Ann Perry, preceded him in death some time ago. Surviving to mourn his passing are six sons, Lee Perry of Victoria, J. W. and William Perry of Vanderbilt, Olia Perry of Edna, M. H. Perry of Velasco and George Perry of the Panama Canal Zone; three daughters, Mrs. R. C. Hall of Houston, Mrs. Margaret Bowman of La Feria and Mrs. Luida Goggans of Edna; two sisters, Mrs. Lunia Womack of Liberty and Mrs. Lou Moore of Houston; one brother, Olia Perry of Liberty Hill; and 11 grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, June 7, 1942 |
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Funeral services were held at the family home at three o'clock Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Georgia Ann Perry, 47, the wife of Jeff Perry, a well known farmer residing on the DeTar farm at Guadalupe, whose death occurred at 3 o'clock Saturday morning. Rev. A. J. Carson, Baptist minister of this city, conducted the services and interment was in the Six Mile cemetery in Calhoun County. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Perry is survived by three daughters, Isabel, Margaret and Lou Ida, and six sons, James, Ollie, Lee, George, William and Morgan H. Perry, all of Guadalupe; four sisters, Mrs. Leola Mayhall and Mrs. Hyde McSparran of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. James Cox of Cleveland, Tex., and Mrs. Mattie Copeland of Williamson County, and three brothers, Myron and Eath McNally of Williamson County and James McNally of Coleman County.
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Another Jackson County boy who gave his all for his country comes home this week. This time it is Raymond Sablatura, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sablatura of Ganado. The body will arrive at 10:00 A. M. Saturday, July 24, and the Ganado American Legion members will meet the train and convey the remains to the Sablatura home. The funeral service will be conducted at 9:00 A. M. Monday morning at the Ganado Catholic Church, after which the American Legion will be in charge. At the time Raymond was killed the Herald ran his picture in the paper together with the particulars of his passing. Later we loaned this picture to a neighboring newspaper, and as it has not be returned we cannot run it in the connection with his funeral notice this week. Raymond was born November 27, 1921 at Ganado. He was a graduate of the Ganado high school. He entered the service of his country in August, 1942. He was a mechanic and gunner on a B-26 and on the first day of the invasion of France he was killed. While we have grieved and sorrowed at the time these brave and fine young men fell, we feel a degree of satisfaction in knowing that one by one they are being returned to their native land and are being laid to rest in the hallowed ground where many of our loved ones and friends are resting.
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Ganado--Mrs. Amalie Sablatura, 83, of Ganado died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital. Mrs. Sablatura was born July 5, 1898, in Fayette County, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Sralla Spacek. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America, Court St. Alberta No. 1381, the American Legion Auxiliary 346 and KJZT Society. She also was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church and the Altar Society. Rosary will be at 7 p. m. Sunday at Ganado Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. The Rev. John Bily will officiate. Burial will be at Assumption Catholic Cemetery. She is survived by a son, Leon H. Sablatura of Pearland; a daughter, Mrs. Wilma Hoffman of Ganado; two sisters, Josephine Novak and Matilda Markham of Ganado; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Just before going to press this morning we learned of the passing of Jack Setzer, a former well known resident of Edna, who died at Austin Wednesday at the age of 45 years. Funeral services will be held at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel in this city tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Edna Cemetery. For many years Mr. Setzer and his parents conducted a cafe business in Edna. A few years ago they moved to Victoria where they conducted a like business.
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Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Edna for Mrs. Sylvia E. Setzer, 68, of Rockdale, a former resident here. Interment was in the Edna Cemetery. Mrs. Setzer was born on Nov. 24, 1891, and passed away on July 7, in Rockdale. She and her husband who preceeded her in death, were formerly Edna residents for many years. She is survived by one son, Jack Setzer of Rockdale, and one granddaughter. She was a niece of Mrs. Fern Lorenzen and Mrs. Emma Joy of Edna, and the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Effie Setzer of Edna.
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Relatives and friends were shocked and grieved Saturday night when word came that Mrs. C. E. Shekell, a long time resident of Edna and one of the city's beloved citizens, had passed away that night at 11:00 o'clock from a heart attack. Death came with little warning. She and her son, William, were sitting by the fire at the family home talking of Christmas plans when Mrs. Shekell was stricken. Before a doctor could reach her bedside she had passed away. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the family home. Her pastor, Rev. E. C. Young of the Methodist Church, conducted the funeral service. He was assisted by Rev. John H. Newton, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The remains were laid to rest in the Edna Cemetery besides those of her husband, the late Mr. Charles Eugene Shekell, who died Dec. 22, 1919. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Ernest Menefee, Eddie Feller, I. Woodall, Carver Good, Dr. Bud Lee and Alvin Tisdale. Mrs. Etta Mae Stevens Shekell was born at Epworth, Ky., September 24th, 1874. In June, 1893, in that state she was united in marriage to Mr. Charles Eugene Shekell. The young couple resided at Mt. Carmel, Ky., for a number of years before coming to Edna in 1911. Mr. Shekell was in the mercantile business in Edna for a number of years before moving to Kerrville where he died. Mrs. Shekell had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. She was truly a mother who devoted almost her entire time to her home and her children. In fact, in late years it was a rare thing for her to ever leave her home. Because of this reticence Mrs. Shekell was not as widely known in our county and town as many who had not resided here so long. However, those who knew her best loved her most. She is survived by three children, two daughters and one son. They are Mrs. Mildred Howell of Mercedes and Mrs. Kathryn Coward of Bay City, and Mr. William Shekell of Edna; also two grandchildren, Mrs. Patti Mitchell of Edna and Eddie Coward of Bay City. Two sons also preceded her in death, Eugene and Howard, the latter losing his life during the late war. To the bereaved ones the Herald extends sympathy.
Edna Herald, Thursday, December 18, 1947 |
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Ganado--Mary Josephine Spalek, 91, of Ganado, died Friday in a Ganado hospital following a lengthy illness.. A rosary will be recited at 7 p. m. Sunday at the Ganado Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church in Ganado with the Rev. John Bily, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery under the direction of Ganado Funeral Home. Mrs. Spalek was born to John and Mary Krc of Wallace on March 20, 1895. She was a retired homemaker, a member of Assumption Catholic Church and of the local KJZT Lodge. She was also an American Legion Gold Star Mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, August Spalek, in 1968 and a son, Robert, in 1942. Surviving are two daughters, Bertha Rogers of Hugo, Okla., and Vlasta Keen of Ganado; three sons, Stanley and August Spalek, both of Ganado, and Frank Spalek of Bay City; a sister, Emily Staffa of Wharton; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Melvin Rogers, Bill Rogers, Eddie Rogers, Jim Rogers, Danny Ray Keen, Henry Joe Keen, Larry Spalek, Robert Spalek, Steven Spalek and Marvin Bacak. Honorary pallbearers will be Jody Bacak, Clint Bacak, Randy Rogers and Greg Rogers.
Victoria Advocate, Monday, May 19, 1986 |
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Address: Box 514, Edna, Jackson
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The many Refugio friends of Dorward Stockton were shocked to learn of his death about 3:30 o'clock Friday morning, when the car he was driving rolled off the Victoria highway three miles west of Edna and overturned six or eight times. His only companion, Corporal Charles Whitline was not seriously injured. Stockton, apparently knocked unconscious, is believed to have drowned in a shallow puddle of water into which he was thrown when his car rolled off the highway and overturned. The young man, who was 29 years of age, lived in Refugio several years and was an outstanding player on the baseball team here a number of years back, playing first base. At the time of his demise he was in the 97th School Squadron of the Air Corps, stationed at the Advanced Flying School in Victoria. Private Stockton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stockton of Edna, where he played on championship high school elevens, later attending Victoria Junior College and starring on that football team. Funeral services were held from the First Baptist Church at Edna at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and burial was in the Edna Cemetery.
Refugio Timely Remarks, Thursday, January 8,
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Edna--Funeral will be at 2 p. m. Thursday from First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Mollie R. Wharton, 74, of Edna, who died suddenly at 9:45 p. m. Tuesday. The Rev. James B. Franklin, pastor of First Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in Edna City Cemetery under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Mrs. Wharton was born Dec. 9, 1891 in Coldspring, Tex. She had resided here about four years. Survivors include a son, R. E. Stockton of Port Lavaca; a daughter, Mrs. Eula Faye Hampshire of Westfield, Mass.; six sisters, Mrs. O. A. Claypool and Mrs. Myrtie Campbell, both of Austin, Mrs. J. R. Wilson, Mrs. Mattie Rhodes and Mrs. Fred Domrese, all of Houston, and Mrs. B. D. Cook of Edinburg, and four grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, Thursday, December 30, 1965 |
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Address: La Ward, Jackson County,
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Mrs. Annie Vyvial, 79, of La Marque funeral services at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at the James Crowder Funeral Home, the Rev. Fred Milland pastor of the First Christian Church of Arcadia officiating; burial in Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Alta Loma. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Galveston Daily News, Thursday, June 11, 1970 |
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Interment followed in LaBauve Cemetery in Francitas under the direction of Jackson County Funeral Service of Edna. Pallbearers were Vernon Gresham, Robbie Baker, Mark Skoruppa, Kevin Vyvial, Faron Gresham and Curtis Abdo. Born Aug. 20, 1917, in LaWard to the late Charlie Koch and Lillie Manning Koch, she was a homemaker and a member of New Life Apostolic Church in Louise. Mrs. Laxson died Aug. 1 in a local hospital. Survivors include daughters, LaVerne Block of Port Neches and Dovie Gresham and Barbara Skoruppa, both of Ganado; a step-daughter, Middey Glass of Markham; a son, the Rev. Dennis Vyvial of Houston; sisters, Eva Lee Ludecke of Bay City and Joyce Hudson of Edna; a stepsister, Mildred Cox of Edna; a brother, Charles Koch of Edna; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward J. Vyvial, on Oct. 16, 1944; her second husband, James B. Laxson, on March 26, 1981; two sisters; a stepdaughter; and two grandchildren.
Jackson County Herald-Tribune,
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Ganado—The Rev. Dennis E. Vyvyai, 55, of Ganado, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999. He was born Oct. 10, 1943, in LaWard to the late Edward John and Mildred Koch Vivial. He was pastor of Grace Church in Louise. Survivors: wife, Priscilla Hickman Vyvial; son, Kevin R. Vyvial of Conroe, sisters, Dovlee Gresham and Barbara Skoruppa, both of Ganado and LaVerne Block of Port Neches, and one grandchild. Preceded in death by: son, Christian Vyvial; and one granddaughter. Visitation will begin at 9 a. m. Friday with family visitation from 7 to 8 p. m. at Triska Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 2 p. m. Saturday at LaWard Pentecostal Church, the Revs. Kendall Graves, Benjamin Hibler, Christopher Calk, Kent Smith and Craig Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be at LaBauve Cemetery in Francitas. Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, (409) 543-3681.
Victoria Advocate,
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Haskell--W. M. White, 72, retired State Highway Department worker, died Friday night in the Haskell hospital. He entered the hospital Aug. 31. Funeral will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in the Haskell First Baptist Church with the Rev. M. D. Rexrode, pastor, and the Rev. Spence Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Munday Trinity Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery in Haskell under direction of Holden's Funeral Home. Mr. White was born Nov. 18, 1885 at Gunterville, Ala., and moved to Haskell in 1936 from Munday. He married Frances Miers of Erick, Okla., July 19, 1908. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Lula Almand of Midland, Mrs. Clarence Thompson of Snyder and Mrs. Beau Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sons, Luther of Snyder, Robert of Haskell and Billy of Dumas; one sister, Mrs. Rindy Wilkinson of Dimmit; one brother, J. P. White of Mineral Wells; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Leslie Collins, O. P. Collins, Jack Speer, Marvin Jones, C. V Schwartz, Cliff Dunnam, Woodrow Jones and Clarence Meier, all of Haskell.
Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, September 14, 1958 |
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Haskell--Mrs. W. M. White, 81, longtime Haskell resident, was found dead Wednesday morning at her apartment in Brick Village here. Justice of the Peace Hubert Bledsoe ruled death by natural causes. Funeral arrangements are pending with Holden-McCauley Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 20, 1888 in Carterville, Mo., and came to Throckmorton County at an early age with her parents, who settled near Fort Griffin. On July 19, 1908, in Erick, Okla., she married W. M. White, and the couple moved to Munday and then to Haskell in 1934. Mr. White died Sept. 12, 1958. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church in Rule. Survivors include her three daughters, Mrs. Lula Almond of Midland, Mrs. Ray Thompson of Snyder and Mrs. Buel Taylor of Glendale, Calif.; three sons, Luther of Rule, Robert of Fluvanna, and Bill of Stamford; one sister, Mrs. Addie Lewis of Colorado City; 18 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, April 10, 1969 |
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Another Jackson County hero returns this week to his native soil--the remains of Tech Sgt. Henry Wilkerson, son of Mrs. Julia Wilkerson of Morales. The funeral service for the fallen soldier was held at 4:00 p. m. today at the Slavik Funeral Home in Edna. Interment was made in the Morales Cemetery. The following is the story of Henry's life and death as published in the Herald September 21, 1944: The telegram announcing that Tech. Sgt. Henry Wilkerson, a gallant Jackson County soldier, had made the supreme sacrifice on the battle field of France, was received by his mother, Mrs. Julia Wilkerson of the Morales section Thursday of last week and cast a shadow of gloom over this county in general, and the little community in which he was born and reared in particular. While such messages may reasonably be expected, loved ones are never fully prepared for the shock and grief they always bring. Tech. Sgt. Henry Wilkerson was born in 1914 in the Morales section and spent his entire life except the two years he was in service preceding his death in that community. He entered the service of his country two years ago, and took his basic training at Camp Barkeley, Abilene. He was sent from there to Fort Dix, New Jersey, and then overseas. He was first sent to England, and later to France where he met his death after being overseas about six months. He is survived by his mother, two brothers and two sisters, as follows: Private Robert Hanford Wilkerson, who is in service and now stationed in the Aleutians, and Williams Wilkerson of Morales; Mrs. Leslie Braddock and Miss Wilkerson of Edna.
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Edna--Mrs. Julia Wilkerson 83, of Edna died Wednesday in an El Campo, hospital. A longtime Edna resident, Mrs. Wilkerson was born May 18, 1887, in Flatonia. She was a member of the Morales Baptist Church. Services will be conducted Friday at 3:30 p. m. from Slavik Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hoyt Pope officiating. Burial will be in Wilkerson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be E. D Lowery, Henry Milby, R. V. Carroll, Clifton Clark, Paul Diettrich and Leon Jansky. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Rose Walters and Mrs. Mary Braddock, both of Edna; two sons, William of Edna and Robert Wilkerson of Ingleside; a sister, Mrs. Mary Carroll of Long Beach, Calif.; and three brothers, Adolph and Henry Schindler of Midfield, Tex., and William Schindler of Houston.
Victoria Advocate, Friday, July 3, 1970 |
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T/Sgt. Charles E. Williams, who died April 22, 1944, was reburied in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, March 22nd, 1950. He was buried in a group of four, he, the pilot of their plane and two other airmen. Their bodies could not be individually identified. T/Sgt. Williams was a top turret gunner on a Flying Fortress on a mission over Hamburg, Germany, when shot down. The commanding officer of the mission was also on their plane. Charles and the pilot were the only two that did not survive on their plane. It was believed that Charles met his death when the plane blew up, but it was the pilot who never left the plant. Charles died in a prison hospital the same day from injuries received when his head struck a tree limb. Those attending the funeral from Edna were: Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Williams, Mrs. Eleanor Meador, Charles Eugene and Robert Williams; from Seymour, Indiana: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hircamp and Ronnie, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dringenburg. Survivors include two sons: Charles and Robert Williams; Mrs. Francis Koop, sister, Woodrow Williams, brother; Richard and LaVada Williams, half brother and half sister; his grandmother, Mrs. Daisy Flournoy, and many other relatives.
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Saturday afternoon, July 12, Mr. Thomas Sidney Williams, a well known and highly esteemed Morales citizen, passed away following a protracted illness. The funeral service was held at the family home in the East Morales section where the deceased had resided for many years, Monday July 12th, at 10 o'clock. Rev. Thos. D. Felts, pastor of the Morales Baptist Church, conducted the last religious rites. A large concourse of people gathered at the home and grave to pay their last tribute of respect to their deceased friend. The pallbearers were: Messrs. J. A. Seicho, A. A. McCord, Vick Jansky, L. E. Aihrart, Archie Wilkerson and W. R. Gloor. Mr. Williams was born in Wharton County April 1, 1892, but had resided in Jackson County most all of his life, being reared in the Morales section. He was highly esteemed by neighbors and friends, mainly because he was a man who stood for high principles, for Christian living, and for friendship and fellowship. He had long been a member of the Baptist Church, and was keenly interested in his church's activities. Sidney Williams will be missed in his household, in his neighborhood and in his church. He is survived by his wife and four children: Mrs. Jewel Koop of Vanderbilt, Woodrow Williams of Edna; Richard Williams and LaVada Williams of Morales (one son, Charles Williams, lost his life while serving in the Air Corps in the late war); two step-sons, Carl S. Greer of Michigan and Cecil H. Greer of Kentucky; six grandchildren, and his aged father, Rev. A. J. Williams, and one sister of Tyler. The Herald joins the other friends of the family in extending sympathy in their time of bereavement.
Edna Weekly Herald, Thursday, July 17, 1947 |
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On Monday, April 8, at the age of 88, Eleanor L.
Meador was taken from this earthly world to her eternal rest with her
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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