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Funeral services for Mary Jo Smith, 56, of Palacios, are scheduled for 2:00 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 1995 at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Jones, officiating. Burial will follow at Ashby Cemetery, El Maton, Tx. Mrs. Smith was born May 8, 1938 in Arlington, KY to Everett Berry & Eunice Elizabeth Murphy Freeze and died February 15, 1995 at her residence. She was a resident of Palacios for the past 13 years, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 3821 of Palacios and a member of the Moose Lodge in Olathe, KS. Survivors include a daughter, Trina Bigelow of Palacios; 5 sons, Donald Lee Bigelow of Bossier City, LA, Ronald Joseph Bigelow of Palacios, Stanley Robert Wheatley & Robert Donald Wheatley, both of Olathe, KS, & Albert Joseph Smith of Kansas City, KS; a sister Dottie Cruce of Fulton, NY; two brothers, Bennie Freeze & Junior Freeze, both of Ohio; and 8 grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, and one sister, Helen Carr. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, February 19, 1995 |
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Funeral services for Eugene Franklin Spoor, 77, were held at 2 p. m. Saturday, December 18, in Taylor Brothers Chapel in Bay City with Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating. Masonic graveside services were held at the Ashby Cemetery. A resident of the Ashby community, he was the retired postmaster of the Buckeye Post Office. He was a member of the Markham Baptist Church and the Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Joe Vaut of Pasadena, Texas, Mrs. George W. Hejtmanek, Ashby, Mrs. Hugh Winn, Ft. Collins, Colo. and Mrs. Leo Chambliss of Tyler; two sisters, Mrs. P. P. Terry of Bay City and Mrs. Addie Foster of Houston; nine grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Palacios Beacon, December 23,
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Mrs. V. D. Spoor, who was born Leatrice Juanita Jett, December 25, 1911, near Donna, Texas, died at her home in this city Saturday morning October 27, 1945. In 1928 she was married to V. D. Spoor and to this union were born two children, Neldine and Wallace. Mrs. Spoor was converted and joined the First Baptist Church in Markham about seven years ago and lived a consecrated Christian life, serving her Lord in every way she possibly could. For some five years she had been ill, but through it all she was kind, patient and unselfish. Survivors are her husband and two children, her mother, Mrs. Minnie Jett, of Palacios, one brother, Jesse, of Del Rio, three sisters, Mrs. Juanita Parker, of Lyford, Mrs. Gladys Wright, Mission, and Mrs. Geneva Thomas, of Donna. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Palacios Funeral Home conducted by Rev. L. W. Crouch, and Rev. R. E. Black of Markham, and burial was made in the cemetery at Ashby.
Palacios Beacon, November 1, 1945 |
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Mrs. Mary Spoor, age 79 years, passed away at the home of he son at Ashby Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock after an illness of some time. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Foster and Mrs. P. P. Terry of Bay City, and five sons, H. M.; J. G.; B. F.; D. E.; and V. D. Spoor. Walker-Matchett Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Matagorda County Tribune?, August 15, 1940 |
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Funeral services for Victor Spoor were held at the Palacios Funeral Home, Wednesday, February 7, at 2 p. m. with Rev. Bill Smith of Bay City officiating. Interment was in Ashby Cemetery. A native Texan, he was born June 23, 1898, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Spoor. For many years he farmed rice in the Collegeport area, moving to Palacios several years ago where he operated a recreation hall until ill health forced his retirement. He died Monday, February 5 in Nightingale Hospital in El Campo. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. E. McGallion of Bay City; one son, Wallace Spoor of Palacios; two sisters, Mrs. Percy Terry of Bay City and Mrs. Addie Foster of Ashby; three brothers, Gene Spoor, Buckeye; Melvin Spoor, Rosharon and Dave Spoor of Angleton.
Palacios Beacon, February 8, 1962 |
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Funeral services for Wallace Coulter Spoor, 60, of Palacios, were held Feb. 2, 1995 at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Palacios. Mr. Spoor was born Oct. 21, 1934 in Ashby, Tex. and died Jan. 31, 1995. He was a life-long resident of Palacios. He is survived by daughters Susan Spoor of Lake Jackson and Alanda Langford and son-in-law Craig Cyr; granddaughter Brandi Langford of Lake Jackson; nieces and nephews Debbie Murray, Roger Schneider and Jeff McGallion and several great nieces, great nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Victor Spoor, a sister, Neldine Hadley; a daughter, Aleatrice Spoor, and a nephew, Lewis "Butch" Schneider.
Palacios Beacon, February 8, 1995 |
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W. H. Spoor, aged 77 years, 4 months and 7 days, passed away at the home of his son near Ashby last night at 10:20 p. m. Mr. Spoor had made his home in the county for a number of years. Funeral services will be held at Ashby cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 1:30. Walker-Matchett will have charge of funeral arrangements. Matagorda County Tribune, December 16, 1937 Matagorda County Loses One of Its Oldest Settlers William Henry Spoor, well known and well loved by countless friends and acquaintances, passed away in his home at Ashby, Texas. Always alert for an opportunity to cheer up one and all who came to claim his hospitality, he showed himself a friend to all. William Henry Spoor, born Aug. 7, 1860 in Trinity County, lived most of his simple quiet life in Ashby, helped by his loving wife, Mary Ryman Spoor. Mr. Spoor is survived by his widow, Mary R. Spoor, of Ashby, Texas; Victor Spoor and family, Jean Spoor and family, Mrs. Percy Terry and Mrs. Addie Foster and families, all of Ashby, Texas. Mr. H. Melvin Spoor of Sandy Point, Texas, Mr. J. H. Spoor and family, of Nederland, Texas, Mr. W. Allan Spoor of Houston, Texas and Mr. David Spoor of Angleton, Texas. Most of his seventeen grandchildren were born near the old homestead. As has been said of many noble souls who have left the world of trails and tribulations, this gentle man, church member and good Christian, who has gone to be with his Maker is "Gone but not Forgotten."
Matagorda County Tribune, December 23,
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Tommy Joe Street, 65, of Blessing, TX died March 14, 2006 at the Audie Murphy Veterans Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He was born June 7, 1940 in Anderson, IN to the late Gurney and Marguert Hoffman Street. Mr. Street was a resident of Blessing the past year and a former longtime resident of Palacios. He was an Electronic Nuclear Engineer, and served his country as a member of the United States Air Force. Survivors include: 3 daughters: Paula Reavely of Mishawaka, IN, Stephanie Street of Hillsboro, OR, and Joanna Jupp of Holt, MI; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Graveside Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, March 18, 2006 at the Ashby Cemetery. Arrangements with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios, TX (361)972-2012.
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News has just reached the city of the death of Mr. W. S. Terry which occurred at the home of his son near Blessing this (Monday) morning at 10:20 o'clock. The funeral services will be held at the R. E. Terry home near Blessing Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the direction of Walker-Matchett, funeral directors. This splendid man and citizen died in his 87th year. He was born and reared to manhood in Mississippi, coming to Texas after the Civil War and settling at Blessing many years ago. He, at one time, served his precinct as commissioner. Mr. Terry served the South in a Mississippi regiment which was attached to Longstreet's Corps. He attended many Confederate reunions and never tired of singing the praises of his dear Southland. Mr. Terry was the finest of men. He made and held friends and thought them all priceless. His neighbors loved him in his quiet affectionate way of mingling with them. His dealings were above reproach and his associates regarded him as a man of matchless integrity. Surviving are two sons Percy and R. E. and four daughters, Miss Blake Terry, Mrs. Clyde Peoples, Mrs. Lamar McGuire and Mrs. Blanche Bowers. To these the Tribune, joined by the hosts of friends, extend the deepest sympathy. Matagorda County Tribune?, Thursday, February 7, 1935
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Funeral services for Mrs. Leola Barbara Turner were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Tuesday, April 19, at 2:30 p. m. with the Rev. Leslie E. Webb, Jr. officiating. Interment was in the Ashby Cemetery. A resident of the Palacios area for 47 years, she was born in Mabank, Texas, on March 18, 1912, a daughter of James John Hebel and Josephine Louise Langer Hebel. She died in a Wharton hospital Saturday, April 16. Survivors include her husband, Oren Isaac Turner of Palacios; one daughter, Barbara Turner Legg of Old Ocean; a son, Alfred Turner of Lolita; four sister, Della Colvin of San Antonio, Mae Hunt and Bethel Henson of Palacios, and Nellie Hinen of Buna; three brothers, Herbert Hebel of McRae, Arkansas, Jess Hebel and Irvine Hebel of Palacios.
Palacios Beacon, April 21, 1966 |
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Funeral services for Oren Isaac "Shorty" Turner were held Wednesday, June 28, at 2:30 in the afternoon in the Palacios Funeral Home with the Rev. Leslie Webb officiating. Interment was in the Ashby Cemetery. Born November 12, 1911 in Oklahoma a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner he died Monday, June 26, in the Ganado Hospital of injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Highway 111 Friday night. He had been a resident of this area for 39 years. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Albert Legg of Old Ocean, a son, Alfred Oren Turner of Lolita, four sisters and two brothers.
Palacios Beacon, June 29, 1967 |
