Cedarvale  - Bay City Cemetery

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James H. Miller          Lucetta A. Miller

Lucetta A. Miller
February 25, 1901 – March 6, 1975

Lucetta Adams Miller, 74, of Matagorda, died March 6 at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. Mrs. Miller had been a resident of Matagorda for 50 years, and was a member of the Matagorda Methodist Church.

Survivors include: sisters-in-law, Mrs. Josephine Adams of Freeport and Mrs. Ina Mary Adams of Wharton; nephews, Don Adams of Austin, Thomas Adams of Wharton and Gene Adams of Freeport.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 8, 3:00 PM at the Matagorda Methodist Church with Rev. Bluford Weikel officiating. Interment service will be held at the Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, March 1975           Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
 

Marenus Moll          Nellie Moll

Marenus “Marion” Moll
September 25, 1873 – November 11, 1950

Funeral services for Marion Moll, 77, were held Monday at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Lancaster of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Mr. Moll, a resident of Bay City for 37 years, died Saturday morning at his home in Houston.

Mr. Moll was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, a member of Fishermen’s Bible Class, and the Odd Fellows Lodge.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hubert A. Verser of Bay City and Mrs. Anne L. Reid of Houston; one son, John J. Moll of Houston; a brother, Jake Moll of Albuquerque, New Mexico; a sister, Mrs. Helen Sharpe of Kalamazoo, Michigan; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The Daily Tribune, November 16, 1950           Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
 

George Mulligan

George Mulligan

Funeral Services for George Mulligan were held February 1 at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. W.W. Conerly of the First Methodist Church officiating.

Mr. Mulligan died January 31 at the age of 80. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery with Taylor Brothers in Charge.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertha Mulligan of Bay City; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Hawkins of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Bess Davis of San Francisco, California.

The Daily Tribune - February 19, 1955   Contributor: Find a Grave volunteer Trey Morales 48697513
 

John H. Oates

John H. Oates
Longtime Resident Of Bay City Dies Tuesday

J. H. Oates, owner of the Oates Rooming House and taxi driver, died early Tuesday morning. Mr. Oates had gone to meet the night Missouri Pacific train and was taken sick and left before the train came in.

After nearing the Jefferson Davis School on his way home, it was evident that he thought he could not get home and turned in on the bus drive. Passers heard him and went to his aid. Doctors were called, but he passed away shortly after aid was summoned.

Mr. Oates had been a resident of Bay City for twenty-five years. Surviving him are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. W. C. Linderwood of Austin, Mrs. Oliver Guiney of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Will Porter of Bay City; one son, W. H. Oates of Austin; one sister, Mrs. Silas Izzard of San Angelo; two brothers, Charles and Ed of San Angelo.

Mr. Oates was 71 years old.

The Herald (Bay City), June 5, 1941
 

Maggie Mae Oates

Maggie Mae Oates

September 4, 1872 – June 17, 1949

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Maggie Mae Oates, 76, at the Matchett-Newman Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. Luke Bolin officiating. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery.

She is survived by: three daughters, Mrs. Mae Lindamood of Austin, Mrs. Lilliam Guiney of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Laura Porter of Bay City; and one son, W. H. Oates of Bay City.

Mrs. Oates has been a resident of Bay City since 1918.

The Daily Tribune, June 23, 1949            Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
 

Annie Julia Pearce

Annie Julia Pearce
In Memoriam.

Mrs. Annie Julia Pearce, wife of Mr. E. E. Pearce, died Thursday morning in the Gulf Hospital after an illness of one week. Three physicians, Dr. Bomar of Gulf, Dr. Stokes of Houston and Dr. Everett of Cameron (a brother of Mrs. Pearce), tried throughout the week to overcome the disease but without success. Strengthening the hands of the doctors and nurses, the prayers of Mrs. Pearce’s friends did not cease day or night until she fell on sleep Thursday morning. While Mrs. Pearce suffered extremely, she never murmured or complained and she faced death with a beautiful calm and strong faith. Not a touch of fear troubled her and in close communion with God she prayerfully and hopefully awaited the coming of rest. As she had used her Christian religion through life as a support in the fulfillment of duties so in death she used it as a source of strength and assurance.

Mrs. Pearce was born in Summit, Miss., November 6, 1876. At the age of eight years she came with her parents, the Reverend Dr. T. J. and Mrs. Martha Everett to Lorena, Texas, where she grew to womanhood. She was a woman of education and culture and taught in the public schools of Texas for 12 years. From childhood, she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. She was a Bible student all her life and at times attended special schools of instruction. She was also a member of the Columbia Rebecca Lodge No. 79, Bay City, Texas.

In Gulf, Mrs. Pearce has been most widely known as a mother, thoroughly devoted to her home and children. She was always ready to meet any call for community service and contributed largely to the establishment and building up of the Parent-Teacher Association. Her experience in the schoolroom made her a valued member of several committees of the association.

Mrs. Pearce leaves three children, John M. Stovall, Annie Laura and Hugh Edwin Pearce, and her husband, Mr. E. E. Pearce, in her immediate family. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mattie E. Carter, of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Lelia Martin, of Rosebud, Texas, and four brothers, Dr. C. E. Everett, of Cameron, Texas, Mr. M. E. Everett, of Memphis, Tenn., Mr. E. J. Everett, of Tyler, Texas, and L. B. Everett, of Sapulpa, Okla.

Her many friends in Gulf join in an expression of sympathy to the members of her family. They rejoice in the splendid Christian character portrayed in the life of Mrs. Pearce.

Funeral of Mrs. E. E. Pearce.

Mrs. E. E. Pearce was buried last Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Baptist Church in Bay City. Burial was in the Bay City Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Broome, assisted by the Rev. M. Joslin, pastor of the Bay City Baptist Church, officiated. A choir composed of Bay City and Gulf singers sang several beautiful hymns at the church as well as at the cemetery. Mrs. Vogelsang, of Bay City, sang with real depth of expression a solo at the request of Mrs. Pearce’s sister.

A large number of friends went from Gulf to attend the funeral and pay their respects to their neighbor. Gulf has had a remarkable record with a mortality rate seldom approached by any other community. Mrs. Pearce is the second adult death among the townspeople within the year.

The funeral was marked by the large number of floral offerings. Friends and fraternal organizations sent many beautiful flowers and floral designs.

Matagorda County Tribune, June 1, 1923
 

Benjamin F. Potts

Benjamin F. Potts
Mrs. Comb’s Father Called Home

Mr. Benjamin F. Potts was born January 7, 1845, at St. Charles , Ill., died July 6, 1922, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hattie Combs. When a boy of 9 years he moved with his parents to Iowa where he resided for several years. In October 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah M. Skillings, of Waterloo, Iowa. To this union three daughters were born, one of whom passed on beyond in her infancy. He was a model husband, a kind and loving father. No sacrifice was too great for those he loved. His friends are numbered b y those who knew him best. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. J. C. Verline of Spokane, Washington, and Mrs. Hattie M. Combs of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. S. P. White of Crawfordsville, Oregon, besides other relatives and friends in Iowa and Oregon.

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A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God, in His wisdom, hath recalled
The boone his love had given
And tho’ the body slumbers here
His soul is safe in heaven.

The Daily Tribune, Wednesday, July 12, 1922