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Funeral services were held here Monday morning for Ira Thomas Taylor, 71, widely-known educator and historian of Jackson County. The services were held at First Methodist Church with the Rev. Clifford Zirkel Jr. officiating and with interment in the Edna Memory Gardens. Slavik Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Russell Cornelius, Claudius Branch, Dan Janicka, A. J. Foerster, Robert H. Yeargin and Thacher Gary. Mr. Taylor, retired superintendent of Jackson County Schools, also was a former school teacher. He served as County Superintendent from 1936 until 1950. In 1940 he wrote and published a widely-read history f this section, titled “Cavalcade of Jackson County.” Mr. Taylor was born in Petersburg, Ind., on Sept. 22, 1888. He moved to Matagorda County, Texas at the age of six, then 29 years ago moved to Jackson County, and soon became a leading citizen here. He passed away suddenly Saturday afternoon, at an Edna downtown business place. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Taylor of Edna; one son, I. T. Taylor, Jr., of San Marcos; four daughters, Mrs. Nawona Adele Gary of San Marcos, Mrs. Minnie Leota Bell of San Angelo, Mrs. Altheretta Yeargin of Houston and Mrs. Jewel Maurice Foerster of Freeport?. He…and three great grandchildren.
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Edna—Mrs. Myrtle A. Taylor, 81, died Friday at 3:50 p. m. in San Marcos where she had been visiting a daughter. Mrs. Taylor was born Feb. 3, 1888 in Cornett and had resided in Linden before moving to Edna several years ago. She had been a resident here most of her adult life. Her husband, the late I. T. Taylor, was a well known author and served many years as superintendent of Edna schools prior to his death in 1960. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wesley Schulze officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under the direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Frank Hawks, Russell Cornelius, Claude Branch, James Sorenson, James Schuchardt and Donald Van Gort. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Nawona Gary of San Marcos; Mrs. Minnie Bell of San Angelo; Mrs. Jewell Forester of Freeport and Mrs. Altharetta Yeargin of Houston; a son, R. T. Taylor of San Marcos; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Nawona Gary Gary, Nawona, 87, of San Marcos died Wednesday. Visitation 6 p. m. today, Thomason Funeral Home, San Marcos. Services 4 p. m. Sunday, Thomason. Burial San Marcos City Cemetery. Austin American Statesman, April 4, 2001
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Leota Taylor Bell Leota Taylor Bell, 78, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996. Service will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the First United Methodist Church. Graveside will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Fairview Cemetery in Floresville. Arrangements are by Johnson’s Funeral Home. Leota was born Nov. 14, 1917, to the late Dr. I. T. and Myrtle Taylor in Newsome. On Dec. 6, 1936, she married C. F. Bell in Edna. He preceded her in death in 1976. In 1943, Leota received her bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. A few years later, she earned a master’s degree from Southwest Texas State University. In 1957, she began teaching at Glenmore Elementary School in San Angelo. She taught second and fourth grades there, until her retirement in 1976. She was very accomplished and enjoyed China painting. She also loved world traveling and went on many trips. Israel was her favorite place to visit. Leota never met a stranger and loved everyone. She had sparkling brown eyes that lit up the room. She was a wonderful loving mother and best friend to all of her children. She made each of them feel as it they were her favorite. She is survived by two daughters, Nawona Wooten and her husband, Marvin, of Odessa and Claudia Jackson and her husband, Les, of San Angelo; and two sons, Lloyd Bell and his wife, Sandi, of Liberty Hill and Dr. Larry Bell and his wife, Marilyn, of Tulsa, Okla. She is also survived by two sisters, Nawona Adelle Gary of San Marcos and Altharetta Yeargin of Houston; one brother, I. T. Taylor Jr. of Edna; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. One sister, Jewell Maurice Forester preceded her in death in 1995. San Angelo Standard-Times, August 6, 1996
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Felix Bell C. F. Bell Service of C. F. Bell, 63, principal of Bradford Elementary School in San Angelo, will be 3 p. m. today in the Vineyard Funeral Home Chapel in Floresville with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Wilson County. Mr. Bell died Wednesday afternoon in Houston following heart surgery. He was born July 26, 1912 in Wilson County and had lived in San Angelo for 20 years. He had served as principal of the Sam Houston and Fort Concho Elementary schools here. Mr. Bell was a veteran of World War II and was a graduate of Southwest Texas University with bachelor and master of arts degree. He was married to Leota Taylor in Edna on Dec. 6, 1936. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Nawona Moore and Mrs. Claude F. Jackson, both of Odessa; two sons, Larry Dean Bell of San Angelo and Lloyd Taylor Bell of Liberty Hill; his mother, Mrs. Effie Bell of San Angelo; and five grandchildren.
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Maurice Foerster Memorial services for Maurice Foerster will be held Thursday, May 18, 1995, at 2:00 PM at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson with Rev. Patrick Papp and Rev. Danny Carter officiating. Friends may visit with the family at Lakewood Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, May 17, 1995, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Burial will be in the Restwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Foerster was born March 29, 1919 at Newsome, Texas. She died at her home in Jones Creek on May 15, 1995. She graduated from Ganado High School, earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Southwest Texas State University), and began work on a Master’s Degree at the University of Texas. She was a Third Grade Teacher and taught twenty-four years at Stephen F. Austin Elementary in Jones Creek. She was a charter member of St. Thomas Methodist Church, where she worked with the Youth Group, and she was also a member of the Boys and Girls Club Board. Mrs. Foerster was selected as Brazosport Chamber of Commerce “Woman of the Year” in 1983 and Brazosport Hospital “Volunteer of the “Year” in 1986. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma, receiving their Honorary Achievement Award in January 1995, the P. E. O. Sisterhood, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Brazosport Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the local Cancer Support Group. Fifteen years ago, she reorganized the Candy Stripers, now the Junior Volunteers at Brazosport Memorial Hospital, and she worked with them until she became ill. She also modeled for local clothing shops for 15 years. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, A. J. Foerster, Jr.; son, Dr. Al Foerster, III and daughter-in-law, Jan of Lake Jackson; daughter, Mary Lynn Black of Hunt; three grandchildren, Jarrod Foerster of New York City, Beau Black of Breckenridge, and Erin Foerster of Dallas. She is also survived by three sisters, Nawona Gary of San Marcos, Leota Bell of San Angelo, and Altharetta Yeargin and brother-in-law, Bob of Houston; one brother I. T. Taylor and sister-in-law, Billie of Edna; and many nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of the St. Thomas Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to VNA/Hospice, His Love Christian Counseling or to St. Thomas Methodist Church. Arrangements by Lakewood Funeral Chapel. The Facts, May 17, 1995
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Foerster, Jr. A. J. Foerster, Jr. A. J. Foerster, Jr. died Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996 at Brazosport Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 18, 1916 in Paige, Texas. He attended Texas A & M. He moved to Freeport in 1941 and worked for Dow Chemical Co. for more than 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife Maurice and is survived by one son and daughter-in-law Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Foerster III of Lake Jackson; daughters Mary Lynn Black of Hunt, Texas; grandsons Jarrod Foerster of New York City, W. R. “Beau” Black III of Breckenridge, Texas; granddaughter Erin Foerster of Dallas; and brother and sister-in-law C. A. and Louise Foerster of Brownwood, Texas. A private memorial service will be held for the family. Honorary pallbearers will be Oliver Osborn, Bob Adams, Joe Denton, John Heubel, Charles Krol, David Rooke and W. R. Black, Jr. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorial gifts be made to VNA and Hospice of Brazosport or the charity of their choice.
The Facts, August 4, 1996 |
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Altharetta Taylor Yeargin, born November 7, 1920, went to a higher
place on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. She has traveled the world and
is probably now having great joy exploring Heaven and trying to
collect artifacts for the art museum she started for Spring Branch
Independent School District. The museum was named in her honor as
THE ALTHARETTA YEARGIN ART MUSEUM.
Robert Herman Yeargin |
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Billye Magee Taylor |
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Mr. I. T. Taylor has been in Matagorda County three years; one as superintendent of Markham High School and the past two years as principal of Clemville rural school. He submits his candidacy subject to the action of the White Man’s Union primaries. Mr. Taylor was born in Petersburg, Indiana, in 1888, which makes him 39 years of age. He was unfortunate at the age of 3 years, for he lost both of his parents. At the age of four he came to Texas to live with his grandfather, who reared and educated him, in the little rural school at Nelta, Hopkins county, Texas. He lost his grandparents at the age of fifteen and was forced out into the wide world to make a man of himself. From that day to this he has been working and educating himself for his life’s profession. He rode a freight train to college and began his college education with only one dollar and eighty-five cents. He worked his way through the East Texas Teachers’ College at Commerce, Texas, by washing dishes, cooking, waiting on tables, doing janitor work and serving as librarian in that institution for six years. He graduated with the highest honors in the B. L. and B. A. degrees, besides this he holds a life certificate and he made special studies in college and by correspondence on rural education and rural school needs. Mr. Taylor has been in the teaching profession for eighteen years and has taught every subject from the primary grade to the eleventh grade, inclusive. He has taught in the one-teacher high school to a twelve-teacher high school, holding the position of principalship or superintendent in each position. He has served as a member of the faculty in two teachers’ summer normals. He also has served four years as a member of county board of examiners. He has never held a public office within the gift of the people. As he is a man that thinks the office should seek the man and not the man the office. But in this case he has been forced to yield to the soliciting of his many friends all over the county, both in and out of his profession, for him to make the race. He wants is strictly understood that he is making this race upon his own merits. Prof. Taylor stands on the following principles and makes his race upon them: 1. A better school system for Matagorda County. 2. More vocational education. 3. Observing all important state and national holidays, granting at least three holidays each year to the teachers and pupils. 4. Less red tape in our school work and the county superintendent’s office. 5. Strictly business and no politics in performing his duties as county superintendent. 6. He believes in the local trustees assuming more power over their local affairs and not to the interfered with by the county superintendent. 7. A better and greater interscholastic league. One that will service for all member schools. A league worked out for the rural schools in conjunction with the other schools. 8. A larger traveling library for rural schools. 9. Uniform examinations for all rural school at the end of each year. This applies to all grades above the seventh. 10. Establishing a permanent educational endowment fund in every community to be loaned to the worthy boys and girls in the respective communities to aid in educating them through college. 11. Encouraging community fairs and a county fair each year to stimulate rural life. 12. Developing a stronger community life through the working of different organizations in the schools and making the school house a social center of the community. 13. He believes in at least 30 minutes be devoted each week to teaching Americanism in our schools. He thinks the teachers must impress…in the young generation the importance of democracy and the right of suffrage. 14. He stands for justice to all concerned and favors to none in our county school system. He does not believe in showing favor to one community at the expense of the others. 15. Closer co-operation between the high schools and rural schools in order that rural school pupils may enter high school with due credits on their work. 16. Teachers’ Institutes held in a continuance session and for the teachers to draw their pay the first month of school, instead of the present plan of waiting until the close of school. 17. Making the teachers’ profession a permanent profession in Matagorda county by advocating the re-election of as many teachers back in their positions each year as possible. Advocating a policy of Matagorda County teachers for Matagorda County schools in order that they may become home owners. Mr. Taylor is real busy with his school work but will endeavor to see as many voters as possible before election day. He asks for your vote and influence in helping him win this office. He feels that after eighteen years’ service in the school room, as well as educational qualifications, that he is well qualified in every respect to serve as your county superintendent. He desires the office in order that he may give his services better to the county and as a crowning glory of his success of eighteen years in the school room. Mr. Taylor is well liked by every one that knows him and stands well in the communities in which he has worked. If elected he will make a good county superintendent, and will discharge every duty of the office faithfully. He says that he is neither too old nor too young to make you a good county superintendent. He will more than appreciate every favorably consideration shown his candidacy. (Political Advertisement.)
Palacios Beacon, January 26, 1928 |