Cedarvale - Bay City Cemetery 
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November 6, 1941 – December 14, 1993
Funeral services for Joanne Gail Mankey, 52, are scheduled for 2:00 PM Friday at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Bay City, with the Rev. Dr. Hugh B. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.
Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, and from 7:00 to 9:00 PM today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mankey was born November 6, 1941, in Attica, New York to Harry and Dorothy Spring Mayer and died December 14, 1993, in Houston.
Survivors include: her husband, Bruce Mankey of Bay City; her mother, Dorothy Mayer of New York; five daughters, Susan Viator of New Iberia, Louisiana, Linda Rawlins of Goose Creek, South Carolina, Sarah Alberts of Richmond, Marcia Kaserman of Gray, Maine, and Jessica Mankey of Bay City; three sons, Christopher Janes of North Plainfield, New Jersey, Donald Janes of Wharton, and Jon Mankey of Bay City; a sister, Beverly Burke of East Aurora, New York, and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: a sister, Judith Mayer, in 1967.
Memorials may be made to the Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center of Bay City.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home of Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, December 16, 1993 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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July 15, 1862 – January 3, 1930
The funeral of Mr. C. E. Matchett, who died at his home in Buckeye yesterday morning, took place this afternoon, with his pastor the Rev. Terry Wilson of the Methodist Church in charge.
A long concourse of sorrowing friends attended.
The Daily Tribune, January 4, 1930
Among the many sorrowing friends who were present at the funeral of Mr. C. E. Matchett were: Messrs. D. D. Greer, Eddy; Mrs. P. A. Muckelroy, a sister from Eddy, Texas; Eugene Cookenboo, E. K. McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Heard of Houston; Mrs. Elmer Slay, Mrs. Charles Koehl, Mr. and Mrs. Hagler of Buckeye; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn McMahan, Walter McMahan, Mrs. J. W. McMahan, Sr. of San Antonio; a son and daughter-in-law, R. K. Matchett and wife of Lufkin; and, Rev. Chas. Hughes of Dayton.
The Daily Tribune, “Locals & Personals”, January 6, 1930 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
Carrie E. Matchett December 7, 1867 – February 2, 1953
Mrs. C. E. Matchett Died Here 1:15 A.M. After Brief Illness
Mrs. C. E. Matchett passed away this morning at 1:15 at the Matagorda General Hospital after an illness of a few days.
Mrs. Matchett came to Bay City in 1909 and made her home here until the death of her husband and since that time has divided her time with her sons here and in Nacogdoches. For a number of years she was organist for the Methodist Church and took active part in all church affairs and was a life-long member of the Church.
She is survived by: two sons, Lewis M. of Bay City and Robert K. of Nacogdoches; three grandchildren, Mrs. Geo. M. Stevens of Lake Jackson, Carolyn Ann and Robert Lewis Matchett of Nacogdoches; three great-grandchildren, Charles, Guy and Phillip Stevens; one brother, W. W. McMahan of San Antonio, and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. W. W. Conerly officiating. Interment is in Cedarvale Cemetery, under the direction of West Columbia Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, February 2, 1953 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Lee Ann Ashley Moon Funeral services for infant Lee Ann Ashley Moon, 2 months, 29 days, of Cedar Lane were scheduled for 11:00 AM today at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Podolak officiating. Burial was to follow at Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Ms. Moon was born August 11, 1991, to James Allen and Cheryl Strong Moon in Bay City and died November 10, 1991, at Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include: her parents, James and Cheryl Moon of Cedar Lane; a sister, Crystal Moon of Cedar Lane; maternal grandparents, Burt and David McIntosh of Bay City and Robert and Gail Strong of Grass Valley, California; paternal grandparents, T. J. and Clara Moon of Victoria; maternal great-grandparents, Don and Charlotte Brown of Ashwood and Calvin and Wilma Strong of Grass Valley, California; paternal great-grandparents, Alvin and Gertrude Katzer of Bay City and Lewis and Velma Moon of Cedar Lane; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. Pallbearers are Albert Hoffman Jr. and Kyle Kainer. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
Newspaper and date unknown Obituary courtesy of Susie
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Louis E. Nettleton 
Peggy R. Nettleton |
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Willard L. O'Neal 
April 22, 1942 – August 19, 1988
Funeral services for Willard L. O’Neal, 46, of Bay City, were held 4:00PM Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, where the Rev. W. D. Baker officiated. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City.
Mr. O’Neal was born April 22, 1942, in New Gulf, to Willard H. and Lucille Carr O’Neal and died August 19, 1988, at St. David’s Hospital, Austin.
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Lucille and Cecil Roberts of Bay City; a sister, Mildred Coker of Austin; an aunt, Mary Frank Carr Burnell of Bay City; and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Carr of Palacios.
Pallbearers include William L. Drew, Thomas Burnell, Gregg Coker, Chris Carr and Lee Carroll.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
The Daily Tribune,
August 1988 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins |
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Harvey Daniel O'Rear Margaret Phillips O'Rear 
July 7, 1923 – March 4, 1987
Funeral services for Harvey Daniel “Dan” O’Rear, 63, of Bay City, will be held at 10:00AM Friday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, with the Rev. Craig Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mr. O’Rear was born July 7, 1923, in Bay City, to William Daniel and Prudie Allen O’Rear and died March 4, 1987, at his residence.
He was an assistant superintendent at Phillips Petroleum before retiring with 29 years of service, and past commander of VFW Post 2438.
Survivors include two daughters, Dianne Strege of Bay City and Donna George of Bay City; a son, David O’Rear of Van Vleck; two sisters, Cleatis Chiodo of Lakey, Texas and Lottie Faye Byars of Kerrville; a brother, Artie William O’Rear of Yerington, Nevada; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers include Lumir Vacha, Ralph Mayhew, Wade Ashcraft, Ron George, Reid Strege and A. R. Bankhead. Honorary pallbearers include John Hlavinka and Bill Kimball.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, March 1987 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
Margaret O’Rear Funeral services for Margaret O’Rear, 60, of Bay City will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Craig Ashcraft officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Mrs. O’Rear was born Jan. 4, 1926, in Houston to Edward and Maggie Chambless Phillips and died at 11 p. m. May 8, 1986, in Houston. A lifelong resident of Matagorda County, she was a member of the Pentecostal church, Rebekah Lodge and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post 2438. Survivors include her husband, H. D. “Dan” O’Rear of Bay City; two daughters, Dianne Strege and Donna George, both of Bay City; a son, David O’Rear of Van Vleck; three sisters, Ruth Fox of Angleton, Margie Wagner of Cleveland, Texas, and Ethel Walker of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Billy Phillips of Houston; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers include Ronald George, Greg Fox, Tim Fox, Ralph Mayhew, Lumir Vacka and Gary George. Honorary pallbearers include S. T. Eidson and A. R. Bankhead. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, May 11, 1986 |
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Mrs. Frances Patterson Mrs. Frances Patterson, 66, of Bay City died Friday at Matagorda General Hospital. She was a life-long resident of Matagorda County. She is survived by brothers, Abe Stevens Sr. of Sargent, Ben Stevens, Sr., of Bay City; sisters, May Werlla, Mollie Bullard, and Vevi Stevens of Sargent and Cedar Lane; nieces and nephews, Frank Stevens, Ned Stevens, Jack Stevens, Tece Parker, Abe Stevens, Jr., Bennie Stevens, John Francis Stevens, B. F. Stevens, III, Vernon Werlla, Anna V. Farr, Billy Bullard, Jr., Mollie Ann Gaeckler and Lonnie Bullard. Funeral services are scheduled for today at 2 p m. at Cedar Lane Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Cochran officiating. Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with Bennie Stevens, John Francis Stevens, Bill Bullard, Jr., Jack Stevens, Jerry Farr, Vernon Werlla, B. F. Stevens, III, and Lonnie Bullard serving as pallbearers. Ushers will be Roger Gaeckler, Abe Stevens, Jr., and John Parker. Services under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home. Death Closes Book on County Teaching Career Frances Patterson, 66, a native of Matagorda County, died Friday in Matagorda General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Stevens and devoted much of her life to helping and instructing young people in the area. At her retirement from Holmes Elementary School in Bay City at the close of the 1975-76 school year, she had taught a total of 40 years in Matagorda County. Starting at Cedar Lane, her home area, she taught six years and then came to the Bay City school system where she taught a total of 34 years. Her parents settled in the Sargent-Cedar Lane area in the early part of this century and established one of the most prominent farming and ranching families in Matagorda County. Mrs. Patterson, a member of this devoted and closely knit family group, she received her elementary schooling in the Cedar Lane school and graduated from Bay City High School. Before entering the teaching field, she attended South West University at San Marcos and the University of Houston. Since her retirement, she had remained active at her home near Cedar Lane until Friday night, when she became suddenly quite ill. She had suffered an apparent heart attack. Artificial respiration was applied and she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Mrs. Patterson is survived by two brothers, Abe Stevens, Sr., of Sargent, and Ben F. Stevens, Sr., of Bay City; three sisters, Mrs. May Werlla, Mrs. Molly Bullard, and Miss Vevi Stevens of Cedar Lane and Sargent. Also surviving are nieces, Anna V. Farr, Molly Ann Gaecklar and Tece Parker and nephews, Frank Stevens, Ned Stevens, Abe Stevens, Jr., Bennie Stevens, John F. Stevens, B. F. Stevens, III, Vernon Werlla, Billie Bullard, Jr., and Lonnie Bullard.
The Daily Tribune,
January 2, 1978 |
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Grady Cecil Patterson Funeral services for Grady Cecil Patterson Jr., 36, of Cedar Lane are scheduled for 2 p. m. Sunday at Cedar Lane Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Mr. Patterson was born Oct. 12, 1957, in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Grady Cecil Patterson Sr. and Elsie M. Brown Patterson and died July 21, 1994. A resident of Matagorda County since 1982, he was an active member in Cedar Lane Baptist Church and employed as District Court Bailiff for the 130th District Court, County of Matagorda County. Survivors include his wife, Linda Findley Patterson of Cedar Lane; a daughter, Natalie Jean Patterson of Bay City, a step-daughter, Donna Elaine Dornak of Cedar Lane; a son, Jason Randolph Patterson of Bay City; a step-son, Eric Eugene Dornak of Cedar Lane; a sister, Linda Hancock of Mobile, Ala. and a brother, Ronald Beachamp of Lawrence, Kansas. Pallbearers are Danny Mitchell, Jaimie Buis, Jeff Elliott, Lee Santo, Robert Arnold, John Boothroyd, Richard Bevers and Scott Glass. Honorary pallbearers are Leroy Grumbles and members of the Fraternal Order of Police, Gulf Coast Regional Lodge #37. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home of Bay City. The Daily Tribune, July 22, 1994 Sheriff’s Deputy Killed Cedar Lane—A district court bailiff was killed early yesterday when a gun he was cleaning accidentally went off. Grady Cecil Patterson, 36, was on vacation at his home in Cedar Lane when the accident occurred. Investigators said Patterson was cleaning his 9mm service pistol when it fired, striking him in the head. Emergency vehicles from Sargent and Bay City Emergency Medical Services responded to a 911 call from Patterson’s wife, but he was already dead when members of Bay City EMS arrived on the scene. Patterson was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Ray O’Connell at 10:57 a. m. O’Connell also ordered an autopsy to be performed by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office at 10 a. m. today. Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Sgt. Bruce Page and District Attorney Steve Reis will be present at the autopsy. Sheriff Keith Kilgore said he called the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers in yesterday to investigate the accident. Two investigators with the DPS Crime Scene Unit flew to Cedar Lane by helicopter from DPS headquarters in Austin. “We’ve never called in the DPS Crime Scene Unit in the history of the department,” Kilgore said. “We wanted to make sure everything humanly possible had been done.” Kilgore said the priority of the investigation yesterday was to determine if anyone else was involved in the shooting. “No evidence or information has led us to believe that this is anything other than an accidental shooting,” he said. “We’ve taken statements from friends and relatives. We are awaiting autopsy results which will include ballistics. We’re also awaiting results from the different tests fun yesterday at the scene.” Patterson had been a deputy sheriff with the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department since Dec. 1, 1991, and was assigned to the Matagorda County Courthouse as a bailiff. Before that, he had worked for the Bay City Police Department for nine years. Kilgore said the fact that Patterson had been in law enforcement for many years initially made investigators wary of foul play. “He has worked with the police department and dealt with criminal cases at the court house; initially there were any number of possibilities,” he said. “In law enforcement, you tend to make enemies in the course of professionally doing your job.’ Kilgore said the accident was a shock to all who knew Patterson, and his sympathies were with Patterson’s family.
The Daily Tribune,
July 22, 1994 |
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Simmie Mary Phillips  Funeral Services For Mrs. Simmie Phillips Held Here Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Simmie Mary Phillips, 79, of Bay City were held here Saturday. Mrs. Phillips, who had been a resident of Bay City for 36 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Wilkins, Friday. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and the Bay City chapter of the Eastern Star. Surviving besides her daughter are three sons, Lonnie N. of Corpus Christi, Johnny T. of Lake Charles, La., and Henry R. of Houston; and a brother, J. H. Miller, of Brenham.
Matagorda County Tribune,
February 10, 1949 |
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Juan D. Rangel  |
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Cyrus W. Reese Lorene L. Reese  |
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Frederick P. Robbins, Jr. 
Frederick “Fred” Parker Robbins, Jr. 80,
of Cedar Lane, Texas, passed away January 2. He was born September
1, 1921 in Gulf, Texas to Fred Parker Robbins, Sr. and Annabelle
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Inger D. Robbins Inger D. Robbins, 77, died Friday, December 28, 2001, in Bay City, Texas. She was born August 13, 1924, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Monday, December 31, 2001, at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Fred Robbins of Cedar Lane; daughter, Leslie Kirkland of Ridgewood; sons, F. U. Robbins of Deer Park and Carl A. Robbins of Arkansas and Renee Robbins of San Francisco, California, Cindi Robbins and Fredi Robbins both of Tomball, David Paul Kirkland and Kenneth Brian Kirkland both of Ridgewood. Arrangements by Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, Texas. 979-245-4613.
The Facts, December 29, 2001 |
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Iris Mae Catchings Royster Funeral services for Iris Mae Catchings Royster, 65, of Bay City were held at 10 a. m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Richard Cantrell and Patriarch Jim Cowart officiating. Interment to follow in Cedarvale Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Bay City, Mrs. Royster died Sept. 7, 1985, at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. She was born Dec. 8, 1919 in Bay City to Elic Troupe Catchings and the former Susan Arminda Lynn. She is survived by her husband, Albert J. “Froggie” Royster of Bay City; a daughter, Yvonne Coleman of Pleasant Grove, Utah; two sons, Lynn Royster of Oren, Utah, and Elic Milton Lyman of Lancaster, Calif.; three sisters, Bernice Lucille Badgett of Angleton, Alice Ruth Graham of Bay City and Norma Lavoun Lettieri of Staten Island, N. Y.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Mike Wade, Taylor Steves, Walter Lowe, Wayne Ellis, Shirley Brown and Dill Badgett. Honorary pallbearers were E. J. Ashcraft, George Wainner, Bert Steves, Gerald Rowland and Tom Rowland. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Daily Tribune, September 1985 Albert Joseph “Froggie” Royster Funeral services for Albert Joseph “Froggie” Royster, 71, will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with Bishop Lynn Grebe and Elder Joe Cannon officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mr. Royster was born August 25, 1918, in Morgan City, La., and died Sept. 20, 1989, in St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a retired city employee and a member of the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his wife, Iris, on Sept. 7, 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Yvonne Coleman of Bay City; a son, Lynn Royster of Orem, Utah; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be members of the Bay City Fire Department. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the Bay City Gas Co. and the City of Bay City. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
Royster Funeral Services Slated For
This Saturday Funeral services will be held Saturday for retired long-time city employee A. J. “Froggie” Royster, 71, who died Wednesday in a Houston hospital. Royster retired Jan. 31, 1985, as city plumbing inspector, after working for the City of Bay City 47 years. He was also retired from the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, after a long tenure with that organization. In a January 1985 interview for The Daily Tribune, Royster related that he came to Matagorda County from his native Morgan City, La., with his parents when he was 2 years old. With the exception of a four-year hitch in the Army during World War II and a brief stint as a pipeline worker in Bloomington, Royster lived all his life here. When Royster came to work for the city in 1937, Bay City’s population was about 6,000 and W. C. Lloyd was mayor. He was hired on a part-time basis because there wasn’t enough work to keep hi busy full time. “When I first started, work was on and off. I’d come down every day and see if there was anything to do. It wasn’t every day I had something to do,” Royster recalled. For his labor, he was paid 25 cents an hour. When he was finished with his city duties, he would earn 20 cents an hour working for the Bay City Gas Co., donated to the city in 1938. Work then was done primarily by hand. There were no backhoes or excavating machines to dig the trenches for sewer and water lines. Longtime city and gas company employees still recall that Royster knew the location of every gas line in the city and was often…[end of article missing]
Daily Tribune,
September, 1989 |
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