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Mr. R. J. Sisk, 69, pioneer business man of Bay City and Matagorda
County, died at the Matagorda County hospital here at 12:40 p. m.
today. Death came following an illness of several months which had
become critical during the past few weeks.
Mr. Sisk, who had been in business with his brother, at the Sisk
Grocery and Hardware Company up until a few years ago, had built a
success business there and at the same time had become a success in
the oil lease business, which he devoted practically all of this
time to after disposing of his share of the business to his brother,
J. C.
For years, Mr. Sisk had been in business also here with his father,
one of the first stores in the city. The family had been in Bay City
since almost its beginning fifty years ago.
Mr. Sisk is survived by his wife, one son, Robert Lee and one
daughter, Mrs. James E. Foreman, all of Bay City. Also surviving are
four sisters; Mrs. Frank Osborn, Mrs. E. E. Capt of Uvalde, Mrs.
Walter Reed of Houston and Mrs. J. W. Hinshaw of Scottsboro,
Alabama. Three brothers, J. C., J. L., and F. L., all of Bay City,
also survive.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Matchett-Newman and
announcement of the services will be made later. The Matagorda County Tribune, March 9, 1944
Services Are Held Sun. for R. J. Sisk,
Bay City Pioneer
Funeral services were held Sunday at 3:00 from the Matchett-Newman
funeral home for Mr. R. J. Sisk, Bay City pioneer, whose death
occurred at noon Thursday after an extended illness.
Rev. Rollo L. Rilling, pastor of the First Christian church,
officiated. The choir of the Christian church sang two numbers,
“Lead, Kindly Light” and “In the Garden.”
Interment was in Cedarvale cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were the following: O. J. Doubek, John Bond,
John Sutherland, E. L. McDonald, A. Harris, Rowland Rugeley, Motie
Bell, C. A. Erickson, L. C. Estlinbaum, George Burke, John Kaack,
Dave Kaack, Michalies Brothers, Henry Reinke, Till Lee, Ed Badouh,
J. R. Reynolds, W. W. Wilkinson, Wm. Cash, P. R. Hamill, P. G.
Huston, George E. Serrill, A. H. Wadsworth, T. H. Lewis, W. F. Tetts,
W. E. McNabb, Ward McNabb, C. E. Coolidge of Houston, B. W. Trull of
Palacios, A. Huebner, L. Huebner, S. J. Styles, S. S. Taylor, Wesley
McKelvey, Grover Moore, M. D. Huebner, Layton Moore and F. Huebner.
Serving as active pallbearers were Bert Carr, M. L. Hale, Harris
Milner, J. Nye Ryman, P. A. Bond and F. Norton.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
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Allie Lee Sisk, 81, a resident of Bay City passed away July 16 at the Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include: 1 daughter, Mrs. Allie Jay Parham of Bay City; 1 sons, Robert Lee Sisk of Bay City; 1 sister, Mrs. Roosevelt Miller of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2 brothers, P. H. Milner of Houston and Mack C. Milner of New Braunfels. Funeral services will be held at the First Christian Church Thursday, July 19, at 3 p. m. with Rev. William Parkey officiating. Interment will be at the Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the Elders of the First Christian Church who had brought the Communion to Mrs. Sisk while she was hospitalized: James Spoonemore, David Nance, Jib Webb, Glenn Sedam, Raymond Stridde, and Ladell Sump. Honorary pallbearers will be: A. S. Dierlam, Dr. Chas. Shoultz, Dr. Mark Poole, P. R. Hamill, Hubert Verser, and J. C. Lewis. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Daily Tribune, July 17, 1973 Local Resident Of Many Years, Allie Lee Sisk, Dies Monday Allie Lee Sisk, an early pioneer of Bay City, passed away in the Matagorda General Hospital July 16 after being hospitalized for several months. Mrs. Sisk came to Bay City in 1913 fro Waurika, Oklahoma. She and Robert J. Sisk were wed that same year and began various business activities. Around this time, the Sisk brothers, R. J. and J. C., purchased the Doubek & Hawkins Hardware Store on 6th street. The business was named Sisk Grocery & Hardware Company. However, when oil became the financially promising industry of the county, R. J. Sisk acquired more oil lands and began to devote more time to these interests. He sold his part of the hardware store to his brother and opened an office in his home. To their oil interests the R. J. Sisks added real estate. Allie Lee Sisk was left a widow on March 9, 1944. She continued with her husband's business endeavors, especially real estate, until her recent illness. Mrs. Sisk had been hospitalized for the past several months preceding her death. Survivors of Allie Sisk include her daughter, Mrs. Allie Jay Parham, a son Robert Lee Sisk, one sister and two brothers. Funeral services will be held July 19 at the First Christian Church where she was an active member until the time of her death. Daily Tribune, July 17, 1973
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Robert Lee Sisk 
Robert L. Sisk, a native and resident of Bay City died Wednesday
afternoon in Matagorda General Hospital at the age of 64.
Sisk had been in the real estate and leasing business for many
years.
He was also a member of the Bay City Lions Club and the First United
Methodist Church.
Born in Bay City on March 21, 1914, Sisk resided at 2517 Oak Drive
with his wife, Grace.
He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. W. H. Parham of Bay City;
two uncles, one aunt, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 2, at 3 p. m. at the
First United Methodist Church.
The members of the Bay City Lions Club are among the honorary
pallbearers.
The Daily Tribune, Thursday, March 1, 1979 |
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Grace Warren Sisk 
Funeral services for Grace Warren Sisk, 83, of Bay City, will be
held at 2 p. m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church with the
Rev. W. E. Haskell of St. Paul’s Methodist Church and the Rev. W. E.
Dugger of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be
in Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mrs. Sisk was born Nov. 5, 1903, in Denver, Colo., to Rockwell G.
and Emile Warren and died at home Dec. 5, 1986.
A longtime resident of Bay City, she belonged to the Methodist
Church; Bay City Book Review Club; Festival Arts Club; Order of the
Eastern Star No. 380; and earned a bronze star as a captain in the
U. S. Army nursing corps during World War II.
Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Exie Carson of Cedar Lane; a nephew,
Mr. and Mrs. George Ratliff of Cedar Lane; a niece, the Rev. and
Mrs. Bill Haskell of Bay City; George and Ruth Bentwick of
Duncanville; Barbara Lane Tittus of Las Vegas; a sister, Ruth M.
Warren of Houston; and several great and great-great nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Sisk, preceded in death by her husband Robert, will lie in
state at the First Methodist Church Parlor until the funeral.
Pallbearers include Jimmy Carson, Tommy Ratliff, George C. Bendick,
Mark Haskell, Jerome Begnaud and Bob Breeden.
Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral
Home.
The Daily Tribune, December 1986 |
