Cedarvale  - Bay City Cemetery

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H. Norman Barkley III

H. Norman Barkley, III

H. Norman Barkley, III, 23, of Houston died Saturday in Houston. He was born in Bay City. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Barkley, Jr. of Houston; one sister, Margaret Caroline Barkley of Houston; and grandparents, Mrs. Norman Barkley, Sr., and Mrs. H. A. Blaylock of Bay City. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p. m. today at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Milton McWilliams officiating. Interment will be at Cedarvale Cemetery with Mark Barton, Cal Crockett, Layton Blaylock, Rodney Lewis, Charles Goolsbee and Edward Barkley serving as pallbearers. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, January 14, 1978
 

Margaret K. Barkey

Margaret Kilbride Barkley

Margaret Kilbride Barkley, 82, of Bay City will be held 2 p. m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Hugh Jones officiating. Burial to follow at Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City.

Mrs. Barkley was born May 24, 1907, in Matagorda County, Texas, to Edward John and Ann Elizabeth Holt Kilbride III and died Nov. 26, 1989, at Matagorda General Hospital, Bay City.

A lifelong resident of Matagorda County, she was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Barkley Piercy of Houston; a son, Edward John Barkley of Victoria; a sister, Betty Smith of Houston; and two grandchildren, Margaret Barkley Goolsbee and Travis Wayne Williams.

Pallbearers include H. A. Blaylock Jr., Travis Williams, Sully Harrington, Frank Lewis, Charley Goolsbee and Pat Matthes.

Honorary pallbearers include Carey Smith, Bert Steves, Dr. Paul Brewer, Francis Savage, Albert Wadsworth, Bob Anderson, Dr. Bryan Simons and Harley Savage.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Barkley Sr., and a son, Norman Barkley Jr.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, November 28, 1989
 

James F. Cadenhead

James F. Cadenhead

Funeral services for James F. Cadenhead, 77, of Bay City, are scheduled for 10 a. m. Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Buford Finley officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Mr. Cadenhead was born Jan. 6, 1918, in Carthage to Lewis and Laura Kay DeWitt Cadenhead and died Feb. 13, 1995, at Matagorda General Hospital.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and had been a resident of Bay City for 60 years.

Survivors include his wife, Maggie Weber Cadenhead; two sons, Charles F. Cadenhead of Papua, New Guinea and Ronald D. Cadenhead of Evergreen, Colo.; three grandsons, Steve Cadenhead of Romania, Ryan and Adam Cadenhead of Evergreen, Colo. and two great-grandchildren, Pamela and Op Cadenhead.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home of Bay City.

Daily Tribune, February 17, 1995
 

Anna C. Ottis

Anna C. Ottis

September 6, 1874 – May 13, 1951

Funeral services were held Tuesday in Wadsworth for Mrs. Anna C. Ottis, 74, a resident of Matagorda County for many years.

Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Mrs. Ottis is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Rosa Lodes, Mrs. Helena Lundin, Mrs. Annie Rother, Mrs. Eileen Gassen; eight sons, John F., Joseph J., Thomas M., Frank, Fred, George P., Emil J., and Matt J.; one sister, Mrs. John Bausted; five brothers, Joe Lodes, John Lodes, George Lodes, Pete Lodes, and Henry Lodes.

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Arlye Dean Pointer

Last Rites Held Here Sunday For Arlye D. Pointer

Last rites for Arlye Dean Pointer, 18, were held Sunday from Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. L. Hughes as officiant. Assisting were Dr. Allen O. Webb and Rev. C. S. Dove.

The youth passed away here Friday.

Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pointer of Bay City, and one brother, Robert, of Bay City.

The Daily Tribune, January 10, 1952
 

Edna Ducros Pospisil

Edna Ducros Pospisil

Funeral services for Edna Ducros Pospisil, 72, of El Campo, were scheduled for 10 a. m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 1998 at the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in El Camop with Rev. Ray Wells officiating. Burial will follow at the Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Mrs. Pospisil was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in El Camp and a retired Pharmacy Bookkeeper.

She died Feb. 4, 998. She was born Nov. 13, 1925 in San Augustine, Texas to Arthur and Lorraine Bruce Lewis, now both deceased.

She is survived by her husband, Leon Pospisil of El Campo; sons and daughter-in-law, Pierre and Cynthia Ducros of San Antonio; sisters, Dorothy Shaw and Jitter Meador, both of Freeport; brother, Vernie Lewis of Corsicana; grandchildren, Lewis E. Ducros of Clute, Jules Ducros of Wharton, Lauren Ducros of San Antonio; and great-grandchild Diamond Ducros of Wharton.

Pallbearers for her service were Mitchell Whitley, Bobby McMicken, Richard McMicken, and David Lewis.

Arrangements were with Triska Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, February 8, 1998
 

David Louis Ryman

Rites Held Sunday David Louis Ryman

The funeral service for David Louis Ryman, age 9 years, 8 months, 27 days, who passed away Friday, was held Sunday at the Wadsworth Church at 3 p. m. with Rev. Derrick of Palacios officiating. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Ryman; five sisters: Mrs. Nannie Mae Vera Jackson of Galveston, Mrs. Pauline Decker, Mrs. Alto Fae Brummett and Miss Cleo Ryman of Wadsworth and two brothers: Mr. Vernon Ryman of Lake Jackson, and Mr. Norman Clarence Ryman of Wadsworth. Burial was in the Cedarvale cemetery in Bay City under the direction of Taylor Bros.

Matagorda County Tribune, December 14, 1944
 

Claude S. Williams

Funeral Services Held Thursday For C. S. Williams

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for Claude Stewart Williams, 37, who died Wednesday after an illness of some duration.

The services were held at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Davis officiating. Burial was in the Cedarvale Cemetery.

Surviving Mr. Williams are his wife, Mrs. Lula Etta Williams; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Williams; two daughters, Barbara Beatrice and Wanda Marie; one son, Jack Edward; six sisters, Mrs. Arlis Coker, Mrs. E. R. Owens, Mrs. J. D. Reinke, Mrs. J. H. Holloway, Mrs. E. D. Holloway, and Marjorie Marie Williams; five brothers, Wallace, Arley, A. P. Jr., Roy, and F. J.

The Matagorda County Tribune, July 10, 1941
 

George Shepherd Wood

Funeral Services For George S. Wood Held Wednesday

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home for George Shepherd Wood, infant son of Mt. and Mrs. Victor Wood.

Surviving, in addition to the parents, are a young sister, Vickie Lane, and a young brother, Hugh Hudgins.

George Shepherd Wood was born June 23, 1947, and died December 2, at 8:30 a. m.

Matagorda County Tribune, December 4, 1947
 

Victor LeTulle Wood Sr.

Victor L. Wood Sr.

Graveside services for Victor L. Wood Sr., 75, of Wharton were held 2 p. m Tuesday at Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, with the Rev. David Hoster officiating.

Mr. Wood was born April 12, 1914, in Bay City to Ernest and Susie Rodgers Wood and died Dec. 23, 1989, in Wharton following an extended illness.

Mr. Wood was a long-time resident of Wharton. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Air Force, and was employed by  the federal government as a cotton classer and buyer until his retirement in 1977.

Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Cook, of Lake Jackson; sons Hugh Wood, of Guam, and Victor Wood Jr., of Wharton; a sister, Helen Stafford, of Wharton; grandchildren Bobby Rod, of Lake Jackson, and Randy Steven Rod, both of Huntsville.

Pallbearers were John Pettijohn, Bobby Rod, Randy Rod, Steven Rod, Doyle Cook and Marvin Rod.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society at P. O. Box 245 Hungerford, TX 77448.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, December 26, 1989