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Mexican Youth Drowns At River Wednesday Afternoon; Fishing
Justo Acosta Jr., Grammar Student, Was Carrier Boy

Justo Acosta Jr., 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Justo Acosta of 1721 Ave L., met his death accidentally between 7:00 and 8:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Colorado River, just south of the highway bridge when he slipped…

The youth was a student at the grammar school and was a carrier boy for one of the newspapers. He is survived by his parents, one sister, Teodosa and four brothers, Paul, Jose, Alberto and Manuel.

Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 8:00 from Perpetuo Socorrro Catholic church with burial at Cedarvale Cemetery.

Taylor Bros. Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Matagorda County Tribune, May 3, 1945          Photos courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise

Linda Acosta

Funeral services for Linda Acosta, 42, a lifelong resident of Bay City, will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 10 a. m. Thursday with the Rev. Edward Boren officiating.

A rosary will be said 8 p. m. today at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel in Bay City.

Miss Acosta was born Sept. 26, 1948 to Abel G. and Amelia Rodriguez Acosta and died April 29, 1991, in Victoria following an extended illness.

She was employed by Houston Lighting and Power Co. at the South Texas Project. She was a lifelong volunteer in her community, serving many organizations, including KIDS, Crimestoppers, Matagorda General Hospital, the American G. I. Forum, the Education Committee and the Bay City Community Theater. She also served organizations as an interpreter.

Survivors include her parents, Abel G. Acosta of Victoria and Amelia Rodriguez Acosta of Bay City; her sisters, Gayle Mireles of Port Lavaca and Amy Shortt of Oswego, N. Y. and numerous uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are John Gilbert Acosta, Louis Acosta, Salvador Morales, John Valdez Jr., Bobby Rodriguez and Henry Charles.

Funeral arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, May 1, 1991
 

Fred Alameda

Bay City—Fred Alameda, 48, of Bay City, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997.

He was born April 7, 1949, in Wharton, to Belen Alameda of Bay City and the late Narcissa Gerra Alameda. He was an oil field gang pusher for Burt Construction Company. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Survivors: wife, Connie Alameda; daughters, Hila Martinez and Narcissa Alameda, both of Bay City; sons, Homer Ortiz and Fred Alameda Jr., both of Bay City, and Ernest Ortiz of Palacios; father; sisters, Mary Gonzales and Eva Cervantez, both of Van Vleck, and Josephine Lopez, Christina Garcia and Genevieve Sanchez, all of Bay City; brothers, Adam Alameda, Frank Alameda, Albert Alameda and Belen Alameda Jr. all of Bay City; and nine grandchildren.

A rosary will be recited at 2 p. m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Rev. Edward Boren officiating.

Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City, (409) 245-4613.

Victoria Advocate, November 7, 1997
 

Arlin Lee Barron

Funeral services for Arlin Lee Barron, 55, of Sugar Valley, were held at 2 p. m. Monday, Sept. 19, 1994, at the Bay City Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Jerry Guerro of Manville officiating. Burial followed in Cedarvale Cemetery.

Mr. Barron was born March 9, 1939, in Yoakum to Arlin L. “Pat” and Gertrude Bembow Barron and died Sept. 15, 1994, at his residence.

Survivors include his wife, Billie French Barron of Sugar Valley; two sons and daughters-in-law, Pat and Brenda Barron of Bay City and Richard and LaQuita Barron of Ponder; two brothers, Kenneth Gene and Billy Wayne Barron of Delta Junction, Alaska and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arlin “Pat” and Gertrude Bembow Barron.

Pallbearers were Johnny French, David Neuman, John Gotcher, Drew McGinnis, Sonny Benedict and Bruce Waller.

Honorary pallbearers were Chuck Embert, Glen Sanders, Rick Neisig, Paul Coolidge and the U. S. Contractors Riggins Dept.

Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home of Bay City.

Daily Tribune, September 20, 1994
 

Raquel Becerra

Raquel Becerra, 76, of Bay City passed away August 14, 1996 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston.

He was born October 15, 1919 in Matagorda, Texas to Amador and Ortensia Rivera Becerra. He had been a resident of Bay City for 50 years, was a veteran of WWII, and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

He is survived by three daughters, Janie Martinez of Bay City, Esmeralda Gusman of Bacliff, Texas, and Yolanda Sanchez of San Antonio; by five sons, Rudy Becerra of Angleton, Victor Becerra, Gilbert Becerra, and Armador Becerra all of Bay City, and Ricky Becerra of San Antonio; by one sister, Janie DeLeon of Pasadena, Texas; by three brothers, Thomas Becerra of Boling, Armado Becerra and Frankie Becerra both of Wharton; by 30 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary P. Becerra in 1989; by two daughters, Hortensia Ortiz and Raquela Becerra; and by one son, Joe Ybarra.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p. m. Friday, August 16, 1996 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday, August 17, 1996 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Pallbearers will be Armando Sanchez, Rudy J. Becerra, Pete Gusman, II, Robert P. Rodriguez, Jessie Ybarra, and Miguel A. Martinez.

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

Daily Tribune, August 16, 1996
 

Rex Oliver Brannon          Mary Frances Brannon

Mary Frances Lovvorn Brannon

Funeral services for Mary Frances Lovvorn Brannon, 74, of Bay City, will be at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, July 28, 1998 at the First Baptist Church in Bay City, Rev. Mike Zimmerman officiating.

Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Mrs. Brannon died July 25 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas. She was born Dec. 27, 1923 in Atlanta, GA to the late Jethro Jackson and Mattie Ethel Await Lovvorn. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and a resident of Bay City for some 50 plus years.

Survivors are daughters and son-in-law, Kathy and Jim Holcombe of Magnet, Texas, and Carole Curtner of Bay City; sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Susie Brannon, Joseph Arthur and Pattie Brannon, and Cecil and Sharen Brannon all of Bay City; brothers, Jimmie Lovvorn of Midfield, Ala., Samuel Lovvorn of Hueytown, Ala., and Robert Lovvorn of Dolthan, Ala.; grandchildren, Sarah Horton and husband Toby of Kilgore, Jackie Sue Longoria, Benjamin Brannon, Kent Morris, Krystal Kidd, Michael, Coy and Joey Brannon, Carrie Hope, Robert Curtner, and Mary Elizabeth and Yale Balcar; three great grandchildren, Randy Acosta, Jr., Jaycee Alizabeth Longoria, and Rebecca Lynn Kidd. Mrs. Brannon was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Oliver Brannon, sisters, Dorothy Vice and Odessa Mae McCall, and brother Jesse Lovvorn.

Pallbearers will be Benjamin Brannon, Marcus Longoria, Toby Horton, Kent Morris, Glen Alan Walker, and Phillip Walker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Albert Walker, Sherman Teeler, Sr., Joe Sellers, Richard Sellers, and Otto Jacob Walker.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, July 28, 1998

Rex Oliver Brannon

Funeral services for Rex Oliver Brannon, 70, of Bay City will be held 2 p. m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Bay City with the Rev. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with veterans burial rites to be performed by VFW Post 2438 of Bay City.

Mr. Brannon was born May 18, 1920, to Richard Oliver and Elizabeth Carol Rice Brannon in Markham and died 11:30 p. m. Aug. 31, 1990, at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bay City and a lifelong resident of the area. He was also a veteran of the U. S. Army in World War II.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Lovvorn Brannon of Bay City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Jesse Curtner of Bay City and Kathy and Jim Holcomb of Magnet; three sons and daughters-in-law, Jack Oliver and Susie Buffaloe Brannon, Joseph Arthur and Pattie Lee Brannon and Cecil Owen and Sharon Muirheid Brannon, all of Bay City; two sisters, Evelyn Walker of Wadsworth and Lotus Walker of Tres Palacios; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He is preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ann Brannon, in 1982.

Pallbearers are Jack Brannon, Joseph Brannon, Cecil Brannon, Joe Sellers, Richard Sellers and Tod Buffaloe.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, August, 1990
 

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Refugia “Maria” Perez Mejias

February 25, 1936 – July 10, 1999

A Rosary for Refugia “Maria” Mejias, 63, of Bay City, will be held at 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 14, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, with Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery.

Mrs. Mejias died July 10 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Houston. She was born February 25, 1936, in Cuero to the late Roman and Antonia Garcia Perez. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a resident of Bay City for 40 years.

Mrs. Mejias is survived by: her husband, Manuel Mejias of Bay City; daughters and sons-in-law Diana and Ezequiel Ortiz of Fort Worth, Doris and Samuel Martinez of Markham, Sandra Mejias and Raul Cantu and Missy Mejias and Mike Cruse all of Bay City; sons and daughters-in-law Steven and Becky Mejias of Pompano Beach, Florida, Ray and Nancy Guerra, Norman and Arcilia Mejias, Victor Mejias, Freddie and Jolene Mejias all of Bay City, and Joel and Maria Mejias of Matagorda; sisters Josephine “Chepa” Chavez of Victoria and Nancy Gutierrez of Bay City; brothers Ernest Perez of Houston and Gilbert Perez of Bay City; grandchildren, Annette Saldana, Mark Solis, Sarah Guerra, Ray Guerra, Jr., Mac Guerra, Ignacio Mejias, Leon Garza, Jr., David Garza, Ezequiel Ortiz, Jr., Manny Mejias, Bridgette Solis, Michael Mejias, Susie Mejias, Christopher Ortiz, Erik Solis, Johnny Mejias, Rebekah McElroy, Manuel Ortiz, Richard Ochoa, Norman Mejias, Jr., Michael Barrera, Phillip Mejias, Isaac Barrera, Joel Christopher Mejias, and David Joel Mejias; and great grandchildren, Bianca and Niko Saldana, Alexis, Marcus and Nicholas Solis, Brandon, Daniel and John Paul Guerra, Kendall, Travis, Keely-Ann, and Dylan Guerra, Jr. She was preceded in death by her sister Petra Mata and two brothers, Natividad Perez and Socorro Martinez.

Pallbearers will be Mark Solis, Erik Solis, Michael Mejias, Mike Cruse, Ezequiel Ortiz, Jr., and Christopher Ortiz.

Honorary pallbearers will be Freddie, Norman, and Joel Mejias, Ray Guerra, Jr., and Bridgette Solis.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, July 13, 1999                 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins

Xavier Lee Ordonez

Xavier Lee Ordonez passed away Feb. 11, 2007at Aurora Baycare Medical Center in Greenbay Wisconsin.

He was born January 24, 1007.

Xavier is survived by: his parents, Lupe Ordonez and Melissa Martinez of Bay City, Texas; brother, Marcus Rodriguez; and sisters, Eliza Maria and  Lisa Marie Ordonez; grandparents, David and Mary Rangel of Bay City; godparents, David and Erica Rangel of Bay City; great-grandmother, Maria Naranjo.

He will be greatly missed by family members of Texas and Wisconsin.

The Bay City Tribune, February 25, 2007
 

Alejandro Tagle

Alejandro Tagle

Alejandro Tagle, 25, of Bay City died Sept. 18 in Fort Worth, Tx.

He was born Feb. 27, 1971 in Veracruz, Mexico to Julio and Ramona Sanchez Tagle.

Funeral services will be 11 a. m. Sunday, Sept. 22, 1996 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Parales officiating. Interment will be at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Pallbearers will be Valdemar Silva, Samuel Silva, Gabriel Silva, Edwardo Carreon, Pasqual Carreon and Natividad Carrazco.

Survivors include wife Mireya Silva Tagle of Bay City, three sisters Julia Tagle, Mira Isabell Tagle and Claudia Tagle all of Veracruz; five brothers, Jose Manuel Tagle, Martin Tagle and Julio Jesus Tagle of Veracruz, Pasqual Carreon of Wadsworth and Edwardo Carreon of Santa Maria del Oro, Durango, Mexico.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home

The Daily Tribune, September 22, 1996
 

Jeanette Villarreal

Jeanette Villarreal, age 27, of Bay City passed away Oct. 19 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p. m., Oct 22 at Cedarvale Cemetery with Rev. Edward Boren officiating.

Villarreal was born Nov. 3, 1969 in Sinton, Texas to David and Beatrice Garcia Villarreal. She had been a resident of Bay City for the past two years.

She is survived by her father, David Villarreal of Sinton, Texas; by her Guardians, Norma and Wilson Cupples of Bay City; by three sisters including her twin, Jeanelle Villarreal of Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Perez of Victoria and Naddy Rouse of Port Lavaca; and by three brothers, David Villarreal, Jr. and Frank Villarreal both of Sinton, Texas and David Gomez of Bay City.

Pallbearers include Larry Villarreal, Rusty Villarreal, David Villarreal, Jerry Villarreal, Frank Huerta and Wilson Cupples.

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

Daily Tribune, October 21, 1997