Cedarvale - Bay City Cemetery 
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Mrs. Mary Caroline O’Bannon Mrs. Mary Caroline O’Bannon age 65 years, 9 months and 21 days passed away at the family residence at Chance’s Prairie, Sunday morning at 8:30 after a long illness. Mrs. O'Bannon is survived by her husband, A. D. O'Bannon, mother, Mrs. Charles Abendroth of Needville, 2 daughters, Mrs. Thursalee Jones of Chance’s Prairie, and Mrs. Luis Van Watson of Morgan City, La., One son, Ulna D. O'Bannon of Angleton, Four sisters, Mrs. Emma Banker of Needville, Mrs. Augusta Forster of Rosenberg, Mrs. Alma Cowan, of Houston, Mrs. Fena Leham of Needville. Three brothers, Will Abendroth of Wharton, Herman Abendroth of Needville and Gus Abendroth of Houston. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 4:30, with interment in Cedarvale cemetery. Taylor Brothers in charge.
Daily Tribune, June 2, 1941 |
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Ida F. O'Briant  |
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Stella Hawes Oertling  |
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Della S. Oliver |
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Gayle Senour Oliver   |
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Jack Wayne Oliver Clarence Andrew Oliver Lula Mae Reeves 
Clarence Andrew Oliver, a resident of Victoria and formerly of Bay City, passed away in a Victoria hospital on Saturday March 13. He was 64 years of age.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Lula Mae Oliver of Victoria; one son, Jack Wayne Oliver, also of Victoria; two sisters, Mrs. M. J. Kruger of Houston and Mrs. Albert Angerstein of Victoria; two brothers, Frank of Sinton and W. L. of Matagorda. There are also numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Oliver had been a member of Bay City Lodge No. 865 of A. F. and A. M. and the Arabia Shrine Temple, Houston.
Services were held at Taylor Brothers Chapel on Monday, March 15 at 2:00 PM. The Rev. W. D. O’Neal officiated. There were also graveside services under the auspices of Bay City Lodge. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Lawrence, Ben Fields, W. H. King, Jack Spurgeon, Luther Bunch, and Henry Mann. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Daily Tribune, March 15, 1971 Courtesy of Susie Adkins
Lula Mae Reeves Oliver, 94, passed away on March 23, 2005 at the
Legacy Nursing Home in Bay City. She was born October 4, 1910 in
Jackson Co., TX to the late Robert and Lizzie Alice Gainer Reeves.
She was a longtime resident of Victoria, TX, and moved to Bay City
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John Ondrusek Ida Ondrusek  |
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Anna E. Osborne 
August 23, 1879 – November 20, 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Anne E. Osborne were held at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home here November 22, with the Rev. W. L. Hughes of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating.
Mrs. Osborne passed away November 20 at the age of 75 years. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery, with Taylor Brothers in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Frank, of Port Lavaca; four daughters, Mrs. Leon Bryan and Mrs. Fred Patterson of Houston, Mrs. Myrtle Stanley of Bay City, and Mrs. Jack McKelvy of Port Lavaca; two sisters, Mrs. Warren Hinshaw of Scottsboro, Alabama, and Mrs. Ennett Capps of Uvalde; three brothers, Jim Sisk and Jessie Sisk of Bay City, and Leonard Sisk of San Antonio.
Newspaper and date unknown Obituary courtesy of Susie
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Inocente Palacios  |
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Bess Sayers Palmer Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Paul Palmer, who died Saturday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock at the Matagorda General Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Palmer was ill of pneumonia. The rites were under the direction of Taylor Brothers and were held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Paul Engle officiating. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery. Surviving are her husband; her mother, Mrs. Sayers; one sister, Mrs. Ralph Bellamy, and one brother, Buddy Sayers.
The Herald
(Bay City), July 14, 1941 |
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Charles N. Partain Mazie Partain  Funeral Services Held In Bay City Friday For Charles Partain Funeral services for Charles N. Partain, 76, were held from the Bay City Methodist Church Friday, with the Rev. R. V. Watts officiating. Mr. Partain was a native of Matagorda County and had lived in county for most of his life. He passed away Wednesday morning in his Matagorda home. He was for several years connected with the Matchett-Newman Funeral Home in Bay City. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mr. Partain is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Gray Sr. of Houston, and Mrs. Blanche Slone of Matagorda; one son, Frank of Freeport; and one grandson, H. H. Gray Jr. of Houston. Other relatives also survive.
Matagorda County Tribune,
November 1, 1951 |
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December 18, 1923 – January 12, 1968
Patterson, Arthur J., 44 yrs, died in a Houston Hospital Friday afternoon following a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Drawing Room of the Bay City Funeral Home with the Rev. R. E. Johnson, minister of the First Pentecostal Church of Bay City, officiating. Burial followed in the Cedarvale Cemetery under the direction of the Bay City Funeral Home.
Survivors include: one son, Jay of Houston; three brothers, R. M. Patterson, Sr. of DeQueen, Arkansas, W. A. Patterson of Dacoma, Washington, and B. A. Patterson of Houston.
The Daily Tribune, January 15, 1968 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Rites for former Bay Citian Berry Andy Patterson, 74, will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday in the drawing room of the Bay City Funeral Home. Patterson was a retired butcher and died Tuesday in Matagorda General Hospital after an extended illness. He had resided in Shepherd the past 11 years. Rev. F. L. Williams of the Shepherd Pentecostal Church will officiate and burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Geneva Fondren Patterson of Shepherd, four sons, Exm R. M. of DeQueen, Ark., W. A., B. A. Jr. and Arthur J. Patterson, all of Shepherd; eight brothers, H. B. of Bay City, Tom of Brazoria, Grover of Florida, John Arthur, Thurman and Charlie of California and Louis of Oregon; three sisters, Mrs. Beulah Walker of Brazoria, Mrs. Edna Prather of Wharton and Mrs. Demple Blackley of California. Pallbearers will be Leslie Prather, Teman Patterson, B. J. Patterson, Steve Matthews and R. G. Matthews.
The Daily Tribune,
May 8, 1963 |
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Howard C. Patterson Anita A. Patterson  Howard C. Patterson Funeral services for Howard C. Patterson, 85, of Bay City, will be held Tuesday, October 6 at 2 p. m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Patterson was born January 17, 1913 in Austin, Texas to parents Roy Lee and Ellen Walker Patterson. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a charter member of the Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, and was retired from Phillips Petroleum Company. Survivors are his wife, Anita Collins Patterson of Bay City; daughters and sons-in-law, Rene and Dwayne Lehman of Arrowhead, California, Nancy and Lonnie Jordan of Grants, New Mexico, Sharilyn and Nouhad Mamoun of Bay City, and Judy and Glen Schinzel of Bay City; and sister-n-law, Florence Glover of Tomball. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Cameron Jordan, Charles Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Jeffrey Johnson, John Wild and Larry Burgess. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Calvary Baptist Church building fund. Arrangements are under the direction of Bay City Funeral Home. The Daily Tribune, Oct. 6, 1998
Anita Collins Patterson
Anita Collins Patterson, 91, of Bay City, passed away Tuesday, November 8th at her residence in Bay City. She was born on March 22, 1920 in Middleton, Texas to parents, Julius Clarence and Delza Luna Collins. Anita was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City and Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City. She worked as a child-care provider in her home for many years but she devoted much of her time to her loving family and to her church. She was active at First Baptist as a member of the Women’s Missionary Union, and helped teach G.A.’s, Sunday School, Training Union, and served as a youth sponsor and a summer camp sponsor. Her husband of 62 years, Howard Patterson, preceded her in death. Four daughters and their husbands, Rene Lehman and Dwayne of Lake Arrowhead, California, Nancy Jordan and Lonnie of Grants, New Mexico, Sharilyn MaMoun and Nouhad of Bay City, and Judy Schinzel and Glen of Bay City survive her. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Laura Hammond and Ray, Leesa Forcier and Tony, Lena Flynn and Sean, Tricia Workman and Jeremy, Cameron Jordan and Jolynn, Charles Johnson and Melissa, Matthew Johnson and Holly and Jeff Johnson and Sara, and 15 great-grandchildren. A time of visitation will be held on Saturday November 12, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Bay City Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 13, at the First Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman and Rev. Lonnie Jordan officiating. Dwayne Lehman, Glen Schinzel, Cameron Jordan, Charles Johnson, Matthew Johnson, and Jeff Johnson will serve as pallbearers. Nouhad MaMoun will be an Honorary Pallbearer.
Services are under the direction of BAY
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I. J. Patterson Lillie L. Patterson  Mrs. Lillie Patterson Mrs. Lillie Patterson, age 68 years, 10 months and 20 days died at her home near Ashby yesterday afternoon at 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Patterson has been a resident of this section all of her life. She is survived by 15 children. Funeral services will be held from the Baptist Church tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m. with interment in Cedarvale Cemetery. Religious services by Rev. Odis Rainer. Walker-Matchett Funeral Home in charge.
Matagorda County Tribune,
March 7, 1935 |
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Oran Knox Patterson Mr. O. K. Patterson, age 53, years of Boling, Texas passed away at the New Gulf Hospital following an illness of short duration Tuesday at 5:55 p. m. Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Gladys Patterson, three daughters, Mrs. Esther Napier of Lynn, Ind. and Misses Madelyn and Ruth Patterson of Boling, Texas, three sons, Messrs Teman, James and David Patterson of Boling, Texas, three sisters Mrs. Ella Daniels of Cameron, Texas, Mrs. Beulah Walker of Bay City, Texas and Mrs. Edna Prather of New Gulf, Texas, and ten brothers Messrs. Warren and Charlie Patterson of McDoel, Cal., Thurman and Arthur Patterson of Dorris, Cal., Grover P. Patterson of Silsbee, Texas, Lewis Patterson of Salem, Oregon, Herbert Patterson of Iago, Texas, Andrew Patterson of Houston, Texas, Tom Patterson of Galveston, Texas and John Patterson of Hollywood, Cal. Mr. Patterson was employed by the Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. at New Gulf in the painting department. Funeral Service will be held from the Pentecostal Church in Boling, Friday 2:30 p. m. with Rev. L. S. Davis officiating. Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery under the direction of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune,
September 29, 1949 |
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From Saturday’s Daily After one of the most marvelous battles with death ever witnessed by the attending physicians, Gertrude Payne, the 16-year-old-daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Z. Payne, died at 12:30 last night. For several days her condition had been hopeless, and often during the last 48 hours it seemed as if the end was at hand, the patient as often reviving and rallying, sometimes to an extent which revived hope for her ultimate recovery. At noon, yesterday, however, all chance for any outcome save death was destroyed by the development of peritonitis, and those who attended the patient little sufferer resigned all hope. She sank steadily from that time, remaining conscious till the end and suffering much pain. Shortly after midnight, while all about the world lay sleeping, the gentle spirit began its long journey to the Great Beyond and left the weary, pain-worn body to its last, long rest. The funeral took place this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, services being held at the family home on east Sixth street, after which the remains, accommodated by the family and attended by scores of tenderly sympathetic friends, were conveyed to Cedarvale cemetery and given burial. Throughout Gertrude’s illness she was the subject of much tender solicitude from the host of friends of the parents and of genuinely prayerful interest on the part of all the town’s people; for only six weeks ago the death angel visited this home and took away the only son, the baby boy. Typhoid fever was the cause of that death, and when, on the day of the funeral, it became known that Gertrude was ill, everyone hearing the story breathed a prayer of hope that the parents be spared a further bereavement. And it was a noble fight against Death that was made, by all concerned in the case, everyone of whom was inspired to utmost effort by the patience and the spiritual of the little sufferer.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
January 28, 1910 |
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Zack Payne Dead Mr. Zack Payne, a long time resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Tew, this morning at 10 o’clock after a stroke of apoplexy about one week ago. When stricken Mr. Payne was on his farm at Tanglewood, but was brought here that he could be close to medical assistance. He never fully rallied during the several days of illness. The funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon in Cedarvale Cemetery. Zack Payne was born at Weimar, in Colorado County, and moved to Bay City several years ago. He conducted a grocery business here for a number of years, selling out three years ago to engage in farming. He was a man of many splendid traits of character and honest to the core. He was a devout member of the Methodist Church and did quite a lot of preaching, doing his utmost to spread the gospel at all times and under all conditions. Mr. Payne leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. Chas. Tew and Miss Susie, all of whom were at the bedside when death called. The funeral arrangements have not been made pending the arrival of Mr. Payne’s mother and sister from Weimar. The Tribune joins the many friends of this excellent family in the deepest sympathy in this dark hour of grief. Matagorda County Tribune, April 14, 1916 The funeral of Mr. Zack Payne which occurred yesterday afternoon, was one of the most largely attended ever held in the city. Friends from various parts of the county and neighboring towns were present. Matagorda County Tribune, April 14, 1916
Gertrude Harris Payne There are times in our lives when our minds almost refuse to accept the truths that we are called upon to believe. We realize that as we sat and the going out into the Great Beyond of this sweet Christian woman, that the angels had come to be the escort of honor for Gertrude Payne into that Heavenly Land, and that she slipped away just as quietly and as calmly as she had lived, yet some how we can’t just seem to think of her as gone away from us. Our memory seems to skip over these last months when Mrs. Payne was fighting a hard battle with the disease which was fastening its dread clutches upon her, and we think of the many years of bright, happy associations with her in her life work, that of making the world that she lived in brighter, because she was in it. The first years of Mrs. Payne’s life were lived up in old Colorado county, where she was known and loved as Miss Gertrude Harris, and where early in her young ladyhood, she met the man, Mr. Zack Payne, who just a little later became her life partner, and together, they started out to make, not a fortune, but a home where their God was the guest of honor always.. Theirs was a Christian home, every day of it, and the children that were loaned to them for their training have the memory of a home with the old fashioned family altar, and hours of reading the Bible and singing of good old gospel songs. A heritage to be very thankful for. When they moved to Matagorda county, they brought with them the same religious zeal, and at once established themselves in the Methodist church, and among these people they lived their lives. Mr. Payne was “called home” several years ago, but deprived of the companionship of her husband, our friend only leaned the more devotedly upon the strong promises of her Lord, and sought His leadership in all of the ways of life. Mrs. Payne was never too tired or too busy to hear the call for service. She taught a class in the Sunday school for a number of years, then later when we established a “home department,” she was the one selected to have it in charge. In that as in all else, she was faithful, and many sick and shut-in women looked with pleasure to the visit of their “leader,” as they called affectionately call her. The days were not too hot and the distance was not too great for her to go to see those members of her department. The weekly prayer service at the church was one of the regular joys of her life. Her’s was the job of selecting most of the songs for that service. Her’s was the voice which offered always a fervent prayer. Her’s was the enthusiasm which kept alive the greatest possible interest in the prayer meetings. And how we miss her there! In W. C. T. U. circles, Mrs. Payne was one of the ever regulars. I do not recall the time when she was not the treasurer of that organization, and her’s was the hand that signed the last check of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, before we disbanded. The Woman’s Missionary Auxiliary of Bay City is debtor to the faithful soul for much of its success, and here also was she the custodian of the funds just so long as her strength allowed. Quietly, very quietly did she do her Master’s work, but surely, very surely, it was always well done. Every branch of the church feels her going and just as truly, every branch of the church feels the influence of her life which will abide through the ages. Not along will the church miss her, but the community where she lived will feel that one of the leading joy givers has gone on to her reward. The life of our friend can only be thought of as the modest little violet, blooming and casting its fragrance almost unseen, down in the shadows, and by the wayside. Mrs. Payne never sought to serve in the places of great honor, but rather chose the lonely heart to cheer the “down and out,” to be a friend to the old and dependent ones, to be her care, and to the unfortunate one who had lost her good vision, to this one she read untiringly. The faulty of step always found her ready support for a pleasant walk, and how they will miss her as the long days come and go. There were four children given to Mr. and Mrs. Payne, two of whom slipped away into eternity several years ago, leaving the two girls, Mary and Susie, to make the home happy for their mother after the father was called to go. The early training in Christian character given these daughters was their solace in the dark hours of seeing their mother suffer, and at last to give her back to her God. The two precious grand-daughters were blessed in having “Granny” to be their teacher and example in Christian faith. They learned at her feet truths that will make life’s road easier for them, and make them the blessing to the world that is their by inheritance. We sat and watched as life was getting nearer the end, that end which came so silently, and so easily Thursday afternoon, February 16, just as the day was fading into night. The breath just stopped, that was all. The eyes which had been closed in unconscious sleep for several days, opened in the bright light of the Eternal City, and where there will be no more suffering nor sorrow, but where all is joy and happiness in the presence of God and all of the redeemed. The friends who silently followed her body to its last service in the church she loved so well would have gladly given consolation to the daughters and sisters, but theirs was a sorrow that only time may efface, and all that we can do is to sorrow with them, for only those who “have passed under the rod” can appreciate its deep anguish. Bay City has lost one of her noblest women; friends have lost a true friend; the home has given up its greatest treasure, all that Heaven may call its own, the spirit of Mrs. Zack Payne. “Peace, my peace, I give unto you,’ was the promise which helped our friend all through her life, and which we may cherish in our hearts in her memory. God called her, and she answered the summon—she has just gone home! The Daily Tribune, February 25, 1928
Death of Gertrude Payne From Saturday’s Daily After one of the most marvelous battles with death ever witnessed by the attending physicians, Gertrude Payne, the 16-year-old-daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Z. Payne, died at 12:30 last night. For several days her condition had been hopeless, and often during the last 48 hours it seemed as if the end was at hand, the patient as often reviving and rallying, sometimes to an extent which revived hope for her ultimate recovery. At noon, yesterday, however, all chance for any outcome save death was destroyed by the development of peritonitis, and those who attended the patient little sufferer resigned all hope. She sank steadily from that time, remaining conscious till the end and suffering much pain. Shortly after midnight, while all about the world lay sleeping, the gentle spirit began its long journey to the Great Beyond and left the weary, pain-worn body to its last, long rest. The funeral took place this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, services being held at the family home on east Sixth street, after which the remains, accommodated by the family and attended by scores of tenderly sympathetic friends, were conveyed to Cedarvale cemetery and given burial. Throughout Gertrude’s illness she was the subject of much tender solicitude from the host of friends of the parents and of genuinely prayerful interest on the part of all the town’s people; for only six weeks ago the death angel visited this home and took away the only son, the baby boy. Typhoid fever was the cause of that death, and when, on the day of the funeral, it became known that Gertrude was ill, everyone hearing the story breathed a prayer of hope that the parents be spared a further bereavement. And it was a noble fight against Death that was made, by all concerned in the case, everyone of whom was inspired to utmost effort by the patience and the spiritual of the little sufferer.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
January 28, 1910 |
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Marion Katherine Peabody
Marion Katherine Peabody, 87, of Bay City died November 15, 2005 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City. She was born March 17, 1918 in Bay City to Anton and Mittie Hanson. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and was a former resident of Ashwood and Van Vleck. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Mittie and Wayne Burditt of Bay City, Patricia Ann and Joe Orrick of Freeport and Sina Merle and Corky Cobern of Hurst; by one son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Wanda Peabody of Bay City; one sister, Ellen Hanna of Schulenberg and one brother, Paul Hanson. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. www.taylorbros.net
Ret. Lt. Col. Hugh D. Peabody Funeral services for Ret. Lt. Col. Hugh D. Peabody, 77, of the Ashwood Community, will be held 2:30 p. m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with Monsignor James Brunner officiating. Mr. Peabody was born Nov. 24, 1915 in Cleburne to Hugh D. Peabody Sr. and Lela Petray Peabody and died May 13, 1993 at his home. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Mr. Peabody had been a resident of Ashwood since 1971. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8551 in Old Ocean and retired as a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army after 28 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Marion “Kassy” Hanson Peabody of Ashwood; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Patsy and Joe Orrick of Freeport, Mittie Williams of Ashwood and Sina and Corky Cobern of Hurst; a son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Wanda Peabody of Bay City; 22 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Henry Hanson, Richard Sanford, Mark Hanson, Gary Hanson, Pat Hanna and Ricky Hanna. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune,
May 1993 |
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