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Willie Fredrick Rapstain

Born February 3, 1908 in Wadsworth
Died September 21, 1991 in Collegeport
Burial Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas

Parents: married 1893 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas
Valentine Rapstain
February 13, 1866 Panna Maria, Karnes County, Texas
September 29, 1943 Houston, Harris County, Texas

?Caroline Dugi (Parents: Thomas Dugi 1850-1884 & Mary Dugi 1845-____)
July 5, 1873 Karnes County, Texas
May 1, 1961 Liverpool, Brazoria County, Texas
both buried Forest Park Cemetery

Siblings:
Thomas Joseph Rapstain (Dec. 8, 1893 – Aug. 23, 1979) married Hilda Marie Price
Conegegonda Rapstain (c Feb 1896 - ____)
Annie J. Rapstain (Oct. 15, 1915 – Dec. 10, 2005) married Reynold Choate
John Rapstain (Aug. 26, 1898 – Feb. 21, 1993) married Emma Augusta Walther

Willie married May 13, 1935 in Harris County, Texas to
Frances Roznovsky (daughter of Anton Roznovsky & Cecilia Pavilek Roznovsky)
Born December 24 1914 in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas
Died December 14, 1987 in Matagorda County, Texas
Burial Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas

1900 Census – Texas – Atascosa County, Precinct 7
Valentine Rapstain, head, M W b Feb 1866, 34, married 7 yrs, TX GER GER, farmer
Caroline Rapstain, wife, F W b 1874, 26, married 7 yrs, 3 children-3 living, TX GER GER
Tom Rapstain, son, M W, b Dec 1894, 6, single TX  TX TX
Conegonda Rapstain, dau, F W, b Feb 1896, 4 single, TX TX TX

1910 Census – Texas – Matagorda County – Precinct 1 – Matagorda & Bay City Road
Valentine Rapstain, head, M W 45, M1, 17 yrs, TX EUR EUR, Polish, day laborer-odd jobs
Katherine? Rapstain, wife, F W 36, M1, 17 yrs, 5 children-4 living, TX EUR EUR, Polish, housekeeper
Tom Rapstain, son, M W 16, single, TX TX TX, Polish, day laborer-odd jobs
Annie Rapstain, dau, F W 14, single, TX TX TX, Polish
John Rapstain, son, M W 11, single, TX TX TX, Polish
Willie Rapstain, son, M W 1 6/12, TX TX TX

1940 Census – Texas, Brazoria County – Precinct 8 – Hastings to Pearland Road
Willie Rapstain, M W, 31, married, TX, 5 years ago lived in Harris County, TX, farmer
Frances Rapstain, F W, 23, married, TX, 6 years ago lived in Harris County, TX

WWII Draft Registration - Willie Fredrick Rapstain - October 22, 1940
Serial # 2955 - Order # 1999
Address: Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
Birth; September 3, 1908, Matagorda County, Texas, Age 32
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Frances Rapstain, wife
Address: Pearland, Brazoria, Texas
Employer: Self - farm
Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
Description: White; Height: 6'3"; Weight: 201; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Blonde; Complexion: Light
 


Frances Rapstain

Funeral services for Frances Rapstain, 72, of Collegeport will be held 10 a. m. Thursday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Sonnier officiating. Burial will be 11:30 a. m. Thursday at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Rosenberg.

Mrs. Rapstain was born Dec. 24, 1914 in Gonzales, Texas and died Dec. 14, 1987, at Matagorda House, Bay City.

A resident of Collegeport since 1961, she was a member of the Catholic church.

Survivors include her husband, Willie F. Rapstain of Collegeport; and five sisters, Rosie Rychlik and Lillie Caldarera, both of Houston, Sophie Heiman of Fairchild, Texas, Mary Catalina of Wharton and Adel Byer of Schulenberg.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, December 16?, 1987

Willie Fredrick Rapstain

Funeral services for Willie Fredrick Rapstain, 83, of Collegeport will be held 1 p. m. Tuesday at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg.

Mr. Rapstain was born Feb. 3, 1908, to Valentine and Lena Dugi Rapstain in Wadsworth and died Sept. 21, 1991, at his home in Collegeport.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances, who died in 1987.

He was a member of the Catholic church.

He is survived by his sister, Annie Breaux of Port Arthur; a brother, John Rapstain of Pearland; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are by Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, September 23?, 1991
 


Rapstains in the News

Marriage Licenses – Will Rapstain and Mrs. Frances Roznovsky.—Houston Chronicle, May 14, 1935

Brazoria County Court House News – Oct. 24 Frances Roznovsky Rapstain vs. William F. Rapstain. Application for divorce and injunction. Floyd Enlow, attorney—Freeport Facts, November 8, 1945

Jack Bullington and Willie Rapstain brought in a nice catch of Reds going from 3 to 5 pounds in Oyster Lake.-- Palacios Beacon, September 13, 1962

Those getting the bag limit of geese the first day were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams, the Jay Gates and Chilie Saunders all of Houston; and Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake. Numerous others also got their limit but names unavailable.-- Palacios Beacon, November 8, 1962

Joe Roznovsky of Alvin got his limit of geese on the last day of the season, also Willie Rapstain got his limit of geese.-- Palacios Beacon, January 17, 1963

Fishing still hasn't been too good around the area. There were a few taken at Oyster Lake. Francis Rapstain reported to have taken some nice rat reds this past week.-- Palacios Beacon, March 7, 1963

Those who fished at Oyster Lake over the week end were Dan and Elsie Williams of Pasadena, Ted and Pansy Dressler of El Campo, Francis Rapstain, Dorothy Bullington, and several others whose names I failed to get. None had any luck unless you count "Hard Heads," stingrays and eels.-- Palacios Beacon, April 4, 1963

There were many who took advantage of the nice weather and holidays to fish, but in general there weren’t many fish caught due to strong winds and rough water. Those trying their luck were Mr. and Mrs. Rinehart of Houston who returned home with a very small catch; Dr. Matthews of Bay City tried his luck at Half Moon only to return with a few trout and gafftop. Agnes and “Blackie” Griff of Houston, no luck; Joe Roznovsky of Alta Loma, who visited Francis and Willie Rapstain, had a nice catch of blue catfish from the Brazos River; Mrs. Bessie O’Connor [O’Connell?] of Van Vleck caught only a few small drum; John Bohuslav of Markham caught several blue cats in a canal on Oyster Lake Road, they weighed from 5 to 8 pounds. Ted and Pansy Dressler of El Campo fished on Saturday.-- Palacios Beacon, April 18, 1963

Frances Rapstain has returned from Alta Loma where she visited her father who is recovering after a major operation at M. D. Anderson hospital.—Palacios Beacon, May 2, 1963

Francis Rapstain spent Mother's Day with her parents and son in Alta Loma.-- Daily Tribune, May 23, 1963

Emma and John Rapstain of Pearland are at Oyster Lake for a few weeks of their vacation.-- Palacios Beacon, July 25, 1963

Speaking of fish, Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake caught what I'd say was a real freak. He called it a Siamese catfish as it was two small "hard heads" grown together at the stomach just like Siamese twins. if you're down that way take a look at it.-- Palacios Beacon, October 3, 1963

Mrs. Francis Rapstain has returned home after spending a week in Waller with her father, who is ill.-- Palacios Beacon, December 12, 1963

Our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Francis Rapstain whose father passed away Saturday after a lengthy illness.-- Palacios Beacon, December 19, 1963

John Roznovsky of Waller spent a few days with his mother, Mrs. Frances Rapstain at Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, January 23, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Rapstain of Pearland spent the weekend with his brother and wife Willie and Francis Rapstain. They fished at Half Moon Reef and the Matagorda Peninsula. They caught some nice trout, drum and gafftop. It is good to know that there are still some being caught in these bays, even though they are small.-- Palacios Beacon, February 13, 1964

Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake reports that the hard-heads (catfish) have moved in. Frances Rapstain caught a huge one which weighed a little over two pounds.—Palacios Beacon, March 26, 1964

Jack and Dorothy Bullington and Frances and Willie Rapstain caught 34 trout weighing 2 and 3 pounds at Oyster Lake on Monday.—Palacios Beacon, April 9, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gates of Houston were down this past week end at their summer place. Mrs. Gates is just out of M. D. Anderson hospital where she had minor surgery. They visited the Jack Bullingtons and got in some fishing at Oyster Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, April 16, 1964

Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake reports that shrimp are now moving in and he has plenty live bait. We all hope that fishing will now pick up.-- Palacios Beacon, April 23, 1964

Willie Rapstain and “Chili” Saunders caught a few nice sized red fish at the head of the Lake Sunday morning. There were also a few rat reds caught at the bridge at Oyster Lake. Dan and Elsie Williams of Pasadena were down at their summer place over the weekend. Bud Bruch of Almeda was also down at Oyster Lake visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, April 30, 1964

There was plenty of live bait available at Willie Rapstain’s Bait Camp and there were a number of rat reds, croakers, and drum taken up in Oyster Lake and at the bridge.-- Palacios Beacon, May 21, 1964

Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake. They celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary May 15th.-- Palacios Beacon, May 21, 1964

Joe and Butch Raznovsky of Alvin are spending their vacation at Oyster Lake visiting her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain. Mrs. Roznovsky, Mrs. Rapstain’s mother, is also spending a few days with her.—Palacios Beacon, June 25, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain of Pearland are spending a few days at Oyster Lake visiting the Willie Rapstains.—Palacios Beacon, July 23, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain visited Bill Havran, who is confined to Wagner General Hospital, on Thursday.-- Palacios Beacon, August 6, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain and “Chili” Saunders of Oyster Lake waited for the storm to blow over at the Jack Bullington home.-- Palacios Beacon, August 13, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain, Jack Bullington, Chili Saunders, Unk Ellis and Dan Williams all enjoyed a delicious cook-out barbecue with all the trimmings at Oyster Lake on Saturday evening.—Palacios Beacon, August 27, 1964

Willie Rapstain celebrated his 56th birthday September 5.--Palacios Beacon, September 17, 1964

Others down for the weekend for fishing and dove hunting were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Grayson, Mickey Blahopolo, and the Paul Lipenskys all of Houston, Gilbert Tate of Fort Worth, and Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain of Alvin. Everyone caught fish.-- Palacios Beacon, October 1, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slaughter of Bay City visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bullington and the Willie Rapstains on Thursday.-- Palacios Beacon, November 5, 1964

Jack Bullington and Willie Rapstain caught 97 trout at Oyster Lake. They weighed from 3 to 4 pounds and these were also taken on plugs.-- Palacios Beacon, December 24, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slaughter of Bay City and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dreher of Rockdale visited the Rapstains at Oyster Lake on Christmas Day.-- Palacios Beacon, December 31, 1964

Joe Razonoski of Houston spent a week during the holidays with his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake.-- Daily Tribune, January 6, 1965

Willie Rapstain has declared war on the rattlesnakes in the Oyster Lake area. Since the first of January he has killed 39. These range from 2 to 5 feet in length. He hunts snake dens along the rice canals. Using a garden hose, he runs gasoline down the holes, running the snakes out of the holes then killing them.-- Palacios Beacon, January 28, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain of Houston spent a few days with his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, April 15, 1965

Francis Rapstain is spending the week in Houston visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillian Razonosky, friends and relatives.-- Palacios Beacon, April 29, 1965

Fishing has been good at Oyster Lake this past week. Francis Rapstain and her brother, Joe Razonaski, caught 38 nice reds in the lake last week.-- Palacios Beacon, June 3, 1965 and Daily Tribune, June 4, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rozonasky of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain of Alvin are spending a few days at Oyster Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.-- Palacios Beacon, June 24, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Calderia and family, Mrs. Lillian Roznovsky and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roznovsky of Houston spent the past week at Oyster Lake visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, August 19, 1965

Jack Bullington, Chili Saunders and John Rapstain caught some nice reds up in the Lake, some weighing 5 to 6 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain of Houston are spending a few days at Oyster Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.-- Palacios Beacon, September 2, 1965

Johnny Razonowski of Almeda is spending a few days with his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rapstain at Oyster Lake.-- Palacios Beacon, September 23, 1965 and Daily Tribune, September 24, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gayle of Sweeny had a narrow escape Sunday when their barge-type boat capsized off the point at Oyster Lake. Willie Rapstain came to the rescue, helped them turn their boat upright, although all fishing equipment and supplies were lost.-- Palacios Beacon, October 7, 1965

Willie Rapstain and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gulliot were in Houston Monday to visit Chili Saunders, who underwent surgery at the VA hospital recently. They are glad to report Chili has been dismissed from the hospital and is at the home of his daughter. We all hope he continues to improve.--Palacios Beacon, October 7, 1965

Chili Saunders, who recently underwent surgery at the Veterans Hospital, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake for a few days of fishing. "Unk" Ellis and Louis Rassanosky were also down getting a little fishing in.-- Palacios Beacon, October 21, 1965

Mrs. Francis Rapstain is spending a few days in Houston visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillie Razzonoski and sister, Mrs. Louis Calderia. Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain are spending this week at the Oyster Lake bait camp while Willie Rapstain is deer hunting.-- Palacios Beacon, November 18, 1965

Jack Bullington, Willie Rapstain, Chili Saunders, and Bud Bruns have all returned from their deer lease in Brackettville with their imit. Chili Saunders, being the lucky one, brought in the biggest deer, field dressing at 128 pounds and having 11 points.—Palacios Beacon, November 25, 1965

The Lee Slaughters of Bay City and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dreher and family of Rockdale visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake, January 7. –Palacios Beacon, January 13, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain were in Houston January 31 to visit Mr. Rapstain's sister-in-law, Mrs. Tom Rapstain who is reported to be seriously ill at Herman Hospital.-- Palacios Beacon, February 3, 1966

Mrs. Nell McDermott and Mrs. Erma Parott of Bay City were guests of the Bullingtons and the Rapstains at Oyster Lake this past week.-- Palacios Beacon, February 10, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain and Johnny Razzonoski are spending a few days at Oyster Lake visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain and doing some fishing.-- Palacios Beacon, March 3, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slaughter of Bay City visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake March 9. They did some fishing but had very little luck.—Palacios Beacon, March 17, 1966

Willie and Frances Rapstain also caught some real nice trout, 2 ½ to 3 ½ pounds. These were also taken on the go-joe worms and the silver spoons.  They didn’t seem to be hitting anything else.—Palacios Beacon, March 24, 1966

A barbecue with all the trimmings was held at the Dan Williams place here April 3. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morwood, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bullington, Ted Dressler and Ramsey McDonnell also Willie and Frances Rapstain.-- Palacios Beacon, April 7, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain and Johnny Razzonaski of Houston are spending a few days at Oyster Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.-- Palacios Beacon, April 7, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter of Bay City and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dreher of Rockdale visited the Jack Bullingtons and the Willie Rapstains of Oyster Lake, April 9.-- Palacios Beacon, April 14, 1966

Willie Rapstain and Jack Bullington caught 22 red fish and four flounder in Oyster Lake Saturday. The reds weighed from 1 1/2 to 5 1/2 pounds. These were caught on live bait. Although Rapstain does not have live bait at this time, he hopes to have some soon.-- Palacios Beacon, April 28, 1966

Fishing was good at Oyster Lake even with all the rain. Willie Rapstain and Jimmy Grayson caught some nice reds, weighing from two to six pounds.-- Palacios Beacon, May 12, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain and Joe Roznovsky of Houston are spending a few days at Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, June 9, 1966

Frances Rapstain of Oyster Lake spent last week in Houston visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillian Roznovsky and other friends and relatives.—Palacios Beacon, August 25, 1966

Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake, Bud Burns and Chili Saunders of Houston are all deer hunting at Sight’s Ranch near Brackettville. Mrs. Willie Rapstain is spending the week in Houston with her mother, Mrs. Lillian Roznovsky and other relatives.—Palacios Beacon, December 8, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slaughter of Bay City visited the Jack Bullingtons and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain on Wednesday. They fished in the rice canal near Markham but had little luck.—Palacios Beacon, December 16, 1966

Chili Saunders returned to Houston this past weekend to spend Christmas with his daughter and family. He had been spending a few days at Oyster Lake with Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, December 22, 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dreher, Kathy and Frank III of Rockdale visited the Jack Bullingtons and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake Christmas eve.—Palacios Beacon, January 5, 1967

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain viited Chili Saunders Monday. Mr. Saunders is confined to the VA Hospital in Houston where he is undergoing tests and minor surgery. He is expected to be released soon.—Palacios Beacon, February 23, 1967

Recent visitors of the Jack Bullingtons were Mrs. Letha Slaughter and Mrs. Nell McDermott of Bay City, and Frances Rapstain of Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, March 23, 1967

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain visited Chili Saunders at Veteran’s Hospital on Saturday. Chili is reported to be in poor condition there. We hope he will soon be up and around again.—Palacios Beacon, March 30, 1967

Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bruns of Almeda, Texas.—Palacios Beacon, April 13, 1967

Chili Saunders, an old friend and hunting buddy of ours, passed away San Jacinto Day at V. A. Hospital in Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain attended the services there. The body was flown to Texarkana, Ark.[Tex.], for burial in the family cemetery. We extend our sympathy to this family.—, April 27, 1967 [Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas]

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roznovsky of Pasadena and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roznovsky of Houston are spending a weeks vacation at Oyster Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, June 22, 1967

Birthday greetings to the following who have celebrated their birthday recently: Mrs. Jay Gates, Fred Roesler, Willie Rapstain and to my uncle, John Kopecky, who was 81 years old Sept. 5. Many happy returns to all.—Palacios Beacon, September 14, 1967

(Hurricane Beulah) In Collegeport they were dropping down on all sides of us. By noon Wednesday most of our community had been evacuated, but there were a few who chose to remain. Those staying here were Mr. and Mr. Jay Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roesler, Jack Bullington and Willie Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon,

To those of you who are wanting to fish, the road to Oyster Lake is good but Willie Rapstain has not been able to move his trailer back on the point at Oyster Lake as there was an 8 ft. washout on both ends of Oyster Lake Bridge. Some nice trout and reds were taken from the bridge Sunday and Willie has bait. Stop at Duffy’s Hunting Club if you need bait. They play repairs on the bridge to start today.—Palacios Beacon, September 28, 1967

Willie Rapstain is back at Oyster Lake and live bait is available.—Palacios Beacon, October 5, 1967

Willie Rapstain, Jack Bullington and Jay Gates and others have killed around 100 (rattlesnakes) in the past few weeks between Collegeport and Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, November 23, 1967

Fishing was not good on Wednesday so Jack Bullington and Willie Rapstain spent the day rattlesnake hunting. At the end of the day they had 27 rattlers, six skunks and one o’possum. Bruce Kay got eight large rattlers the same day. Not bad for one day’s hunt? But for me I’d prefer to hunt some other kind of game.—Palacios Beacon, January 25, 1968

Now is the time to get your martin houses ready, February is the month the purple martin sends out their “scouts” to look for living quarters. Then later in the spring they return with their mates, build and raise their families. There were two scouts seen this past week at Willie Rapstain’s place at Oyster Lake checking out living facilities. If you don’t have a martin house build one or buy one. Martins are great mosquito catchers.—Palacios Beacon, February 15, 1968

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain attended the funeral of her cousin, Antone Story, in El Campo Wednesday. Mr. Story was killed when he fell while repairing a rice dryer. We extend our sympathy to this family.—Palacios Beacon, April 18, 1968

To those of you who are dewberry picking, be extremely careful of rattlesnakes. There seems to be more of them than ever before. Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake has killed over 85 rattlers this year. Saw the biggest rattler I have ever seen a few days ago. The monster was killed by Mr. Kelly of Palacios out near Jensen’s Point. He had 16 rattlers.—Palacios Beacon, May 2, 1968

Joe Roznovsky of Houston had a close call this past week. He was fishing from his boat in Oyster Lake and started his outboard motor with it in gear. He was thrown out and almost run over by the boat. He waded out of the lake and walked about two miles to Willie’s camp where he got help to go back and get his boat. The boat had gone around in circles until it ran out of gas and had drifted into the bank. Besides being very weary and scared from the rattlesnakes he came upon he was in good condition. Joe is a brother of Mrs. Frances Rapstain.—Palacios Beacon, May 16, 1968

Mr. and Mrs. John Rapstain are spending a few days at Oyster Lake with his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain.-Palacios Beacon, May 30, 1968

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roznovsky is down for a week’s vacation with his sister, Mrs. Frances Rapstain and Willie at Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, June 13, 1968

Mrs. Shirley Fitzgerald, daughter Joan and grand-daughter, Shawn, of Alvin, were visiting old friends here Sunday. They visited the Pat Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain and the Lee Slaughters of Bay City. Mr. and Mrs. Red Sifford of Blessing also visited the Jenkins.—Palacios Beacon, July 3, 1968

Mrs. Martha Staff and children of El Campo visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain Sunday.—Palacios Beacon, August 1, 1968

This reporter and Frances Rapstain were in Houston this past week visiting. Mrs. Rapstain visited her mother, Mrs. Lillian Rasnovsky and sister, Mrs. Louie Calderia.—Palacios Beacon, December 19, 1968

Willie Rapstain caught 10 flounder off bridge with artificial bait but few other fish were taken. Maybe if this weather clears up fishing will be better and everyone will feel better too.—Palacios Beacon, March 6, 1969

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gulliot of Bay City and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain were Sunday visitors of the Jay Gates. Mr. and Mrs. Gates have just returned from Dodge, Texas, where they spent the week with Mrs. Gates’ family. Her mother, who was seriously ill, is reported to be slightly improved.—Palacios Beacon, March 20, 1969

This reporter visited Lee Slaughter at Matagorda General Hospital on Friday. He is still very seriously will. Willie Rapstain, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gates also visited him.—Palacios Beacon, September 11, 1969

Visiting the Jay Gates this past weekend were Jim Lamb of Houston and Mrs. Lela Slaughter of Bay City. Mrs. Slaughter also visited this reporter and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rapstain of Oyster Lake.—Palacios Beacon, October 9, 1969

Happy birthday to the following who celebrated birthdays recently: Frances Rapstain on December 24…--Palacios Beacon, January 8, 1970

Frances Rapstain was in Houston last week visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillian Roznovsky, the Henry Roznovsky family, Mr. and Mrs. Altus Melton and the Bud Bruns. She returned home Wednesday.—Palacios Beacon, April 2, 1970

Mr. and Mrs. Roznovsky of Houston are spending a week’s vacation with Willie Rapstain at Oyster Lake, getting in some fishing. Other visitors of the Rapstains were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Grayson, Dan Williams and Bill Morwood of Houston.—Palacios Beacon, June 18, 1970

Hospital News – Dismissed – Frances Rapstain, Palacios Beacon, March 28, 1976, May 20, 1981, June 3, 1981

Hospital News – Admitted – Frances Rapstain, Palacios Beacon, August 11, 1982, May 16, 1985

Hospital News – Dismissed – Frances Rapstain, Palacios Beacon, May 23, 1985

Hospital News – Admitted – Frances Rapstain, Palacios Beacon, September 23, 30, 1987, still a patient October 7, 14, 1987, October 21, 28 1987, November 4, 11, 18, 25, 1987, December 2, 9, 1987

Hospital News – Discharged – Frances Rapstain, Palacios Beacon, December 16, 1987
 


 

 

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