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Mr. A. R. Carter died at his home on Third Street this morning at 7 o’clock. Private interment will be had tomorrow afternoon.--The Daily Tribune, May 12, 1920 Alfred Ross Carter Alfred Ross Carter was born in Mobile, Alabama, on November 1, 1853, his parents being W. P. Carter, a wholesale grain merchant of that city; and a Virginian by birth, and of Mary Eliza Bunce. Mr. Carter was educated at the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia, and on January 22, 1880, married in Mobile, Ala., Miss Ella Amanda Maupay, of Philadelphia, Penn. The greater part of his life subsequent to his marriage was spent in New Orleans, La., and Houston, Tex. About nine years ago he removed to Bay City, Texas, where he engaged in the grain business, being at the time of his death vice-president of the Carter Grain Co. The death of Mr. Carter occurred at Bay City, on May 12, 1920, and he was buried in Cedarvale Cemetery at that place on the following day. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Clifton M., Harold G. and Kenneth I., and one daughter, Miss Shirley, all of whom reside in Bay City. Bay City Tribune, May 18, 1920
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Clifton M. Carter, 82, well-known grain dealer, died late Saturday at his home, 18 Valley Ridge Rd, after a long illness. Carter remained active in the grain business until being forced into retirement several years ago by ill health. He was a former director of the National Grain Dealers Association. He was born in Mobile, Ala., and had lived here since 1921. He was a Mason and a member of the Fort Worth Club and River Crest Country Club. Carter is survived by his wife; a son, Clifton B. Cater of Fort Worth; a sister, Mrs. Samuel Selkirk of Bay City, and two brothers, Kenneth I. and Harold G. Carter of Bay City. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a. m. Monday in Greenwood Chapel with burial in Greenwood. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 27, 1963 Mrs. Mary Buell Carter Dies in Hospital; Rites Pending Mrs. Mary Buell Carter a longtime Fort Worth resident, died in a hospital Thursday. She was a native of Chippewa Falls, Wisc., and was a Catholic. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Fort Worth Club, River Crest Country Club, was a charter-honorary life member of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth and life member of the Fort Worth Garden Club. She is survived by a son, Clifton B. Carter of Fort Worth. Private burial services will be conducted in Greenwood Memorial Park after private requiem mass. The family has suggested expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to a favorite charity. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 24, 1975 Mrs. Mary Buell Carter Mrs. Mary Buell Carter, long term resident of Fort Worth, passed away Thursday. Survivors: Widow of Clifton M. Carter; son, Clifton B. Carter, Fort Worth. Private interment services in Greenwood Memorial Park, following private requiem mass. Arrangements Greenwood, 3100 White Settlement at University, 336-0584.
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Shirley C. Selkirk, 104, of Bay City died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1997 at her residence. She was born Sept. 6, 1892 in Ft. Worth, Texas to parents Alfred Ross and Ella Mauray Carter. Mrs. Selkirk was a long time resident of Bay City. She attended the Southern Ladies Seminary in Buena Vista, Virginia. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and a member of the Bay City Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel G. Selkirk, Jr., in 1989, who was the postmaster there many years. Survivor is a grand nephew Edward F. Crofton, Jr. of Amarillo. Graveside service will be Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Cedarvale Cemetery at 2 p. m. with Rev. Novak officiating. Burial will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Bay City or the educational institution of choice. Bay City Tribune, February 18, 1997
Former Bay City Postmaster
Selkirk Services Thursday Funeral services are slated for retired Bay City Postmaster Samuel G. Selkirk, 91, who died Tuesday in Matagorda General Hospital. Born in Galveston on Oct. 21, 1897, Selkirk comes from a family whose roots are deep in Matagorda County history. His father was born in this county but moved away prior to the turn of the century. Selkirk grew up in Galveston and San Angelo. His life nearly ended before it got started when the Selkirk family narrowly escaped drowning in the 1900 Galveston hurricane which claimed thousands of lives. In a 1965 article telling of Selkirk’s retirement from the post office, Selkirk told The Daily Tribune that his family fled to the attic of their home when the water began rising. Instead of toppling like many houses, the roof blew off and the family found themselves floating in the Gulf of Mexico on the attic floor. After several hours adrift, they landed on a high spot. Selkirk also served overseas in a horse-drawn ambulance corps in World War I. When he returned in 1918, the family moved to this county to help look after the ranch of his uncle, James H. Selkirk, near Wadsworth. Selkirk also worked on the construction of the early road system, helped with surveying of the county, and served as a clerk in the office of the County Tax Assessor before taking up the post of postmaster on Sept. 7, 1939. During this lengthy tenure in the position, the number of post office employees increased from nine employees—including himself and custodians—to 32 when he retired in November 1865. Selkirk was an active member of the American Legion, a member of the Masonic Lodge, and Rotarian. He is survived by his wife, the former Shirley Carter, a Bay City native who he married in 1938, and sister Mrs. T. A. Secretan of Bay City. Graveside services will be held at Cedarvale Cemetery Thursday at 10 a. m. under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home. Rev. Hugh B. Jones of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will officiate. The Daily Tribune, September 13 or 14, 1989
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Kenneth I. Carter Kenneth I. Carter, 80, of Old Van Vleck Road, died Thursday at Matagorda General Hospital. Born Sept. 5, 1896, in New Orleans, La., Carter was Episcopalian. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Catherine Pollard Carter of Bay City; sister, Mrs. Sam Selkirk of Bay City; nephew, Clifton B. Carter of Fort Worth. The funeral will be at 3 p. m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Milton McWilliams officiating. Interment will be at Cedarvale Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Renfro, Francis Savage, Jack Huebner, G. M. Edwards, John Mohon and Bert Steves. In lieu of the usual floral remembrances, memorial gifts may be given to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Perpetual Endowment Fund. Arrangements are under with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
August 26, 1977 Graveside services for Katherine Pollard Carter, 89, of Weslaco, Texas, will be held 2 p. m. Saturday at Cedarvale Cemetery with the Rev. W. A. Haskell officiating. A memorial service was held 10 a. m. Wednesday in the chapel at John Knox Village, Weslaco. Mrs. Carter was born Jan. 20, 1900, at Wichita Falls, Texas, and died June 8, 1989, at John Knox Village, Weslaco. She graduated from high school in Del Rio, Texas, received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism at the University of Texas and took graduate studies at Columbia University, New York City. She later received a master’s degree from the University of Houston. Her career activities included bank advertising, convention publicity, public relations, free-lance feature writing, radio programming, newspaper editing, teaching and finally, authorship of two books, Hand on the Helm and Heard in Heaven. Prior to her death, she had been engaged in promoting excerpts from the books for television films. In June 1938, she married Kenneth I. Carter, a World War I veteran and independent farmer in Bay City where they resided for 40 years. After Mr. Carter’s death in August 1977, she moved to Weslaco the following year. She is survived by a brother, T. A. Pollard of Weslaco; a niece, Mrs. M. P. Freeman of Austin; and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, June, 1989 |
