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Married August 14, 1912 Mt. Tabor, Madison County, Texas Both buried Hawley Cemetery, Matagorda County, Texas
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Funeral services for Ruby Mozelle Williams, 89, of Collegeport will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. El Roy Weikel officiating. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery, Blessing. Mrs. Williams was born Nov. 24, 1896, in Madison County to Mark and Mary Arriola Wells and died Feb. 27, 1986, at Fort Bend General Hospital, Missouri City. She had resided in Collegeport since 1932. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Angelo of Missouri City; two sons, Seth F. Williams of San Antonio and Earl L. Williams of Collegeport; a brother, M. M. “Potsy” Wells of Bay City; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers include G. W. Franzen, Mason Holsworth, Dean Merck, Russell Corporon, U. S. McMillan, Gus Franzen and honorary pallbearer R. L. Corporon. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, Sunday, March 2, 1986 |
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Seth Finney Williams April 20 1913 Midway, Madison County, Texas - October 29, 1994 San Antonio, Texas
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Willard Bailey Williams May 24, 1915 Midway, Madison County, Texas - November 25, 1969 San Francisco, California
Married Both buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Oroville, Butte County, California Willard B. Williams William Bailey Williams, 54, 1912 Middlehoff Lane, died Tuesday in a San Francisco hospital. Mr. Williams, born May 24, 1915, in Texas, was a rice farmer and a resident of Oroville for eight years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Lake Oroville Sailing Club. Among his survivors are his widow, Ruby, of the home; a son, Willard Van Williams, of Oroville; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Clemens and Mrs. Ernest R. Russell, both of Oroville; his mother, Mrs. J. C. [C. J.] Williams of Texas; three brothers, J. G. [J. H.] Williams, Carl [Earl] Williams, and Seth Williams, all of Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Angelo and Mrs. Dorothy Sheldon, of Texas; 10 grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted Monday in Scheer Memorial Chapel at 10 a. m. with the Rev. Edward Bates of the Thermalito Southern Baptist Church officiating. Military graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Oroville Mercury Register,
November 28, 1969 |
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Earl Lee “Babe” Williams February 5, 1918 Midway, Madison County, Texas - March 1989 Collegeport, Matagorda County, Texas Married June 11, 1936 Carrizo
Springs, Dimmit County, Texas? Both buried Hawley Cemetery, Blessing. Matagorda County, Texas Earl Lee "Babe" Williams Funeral services for Earl Lee “Babe” Williams, 71, of Collegeport will be held 2 p. m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John McClelland officiating. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery, Blessing. Mr. Williams was born Feb. 5, 1918, in Midway, Texas, to Charlie Jesse and Ruby Mozelle Wells Williams and died March 12, 1989, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home, Palacios. A resident of Collegeport for 40 years, he was a member of the Blessing American Legion and the Presbyterian church. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Kopecky Williams of Collegeport; three sons, Emil Sliva, Joe G. Sliva and Kenneth Sliva, all of Blessing; a sister, Jeanette Angelo of Houston; a brother, Seth Williams of San Antonio; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Joe G. Sliva Jr., Jim Bob Murry, Elmo Duke, Gus Franzen, Julius Ledwig, Louis Jones and Johnny Lee Thompson. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Johnny and Bee Williams; and a sister, Dorothy Williams. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City. The Daily Tribune, March 13, 1989 Marker photo courtesy of LaVana Matthes
Elsie Kopecky Sliva Williams El Maton—Elsie Sliva Williams, 79, of El Maton, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998. She was born March 13, 1918, in Holland, to the late John Frances Zurek Kopecky. She was a homemaker. Survivors: sons, Emil Sliva, Joe Sliva and John Sliva, all of Blessing; sisters, Alice Vacek of Blessing and Mary Popek and Martha Thompson, both of El Maton; brother, Alfred Kopecky of El Maton; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: sister, Albian Vecrek. Services will be 11 a. m. Monday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Burial will be at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City, (409) 245-4613.
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Dorothy Louise Williams January 24, 1922 Leona, Leon County, Texas - September 12, 1985 Houston, Harris County, Texas Married June 10, 1941
Matagorda County, Texas
Dorothy L. Sheldon Collegeport—Dorothy L. Sheldon, 63, of Collegeport died Thursday morning in a Houston hospital following a long illness. She was born Jan. 24, 1922, in Leon County to Charlie and Mozelle Wells Williams. Her father preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Bay City with the Rev. Lloyd Nixon officiating. Burial will follow at Halley [Hawley] Cemetery in Blessing under the direction of Talor Brothers Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Donald Wells, Durwood Wells, Robert Ellis, Chester Corporon, Don Fowler and Mason Holsworth. Honorary pallbearers include Andy Johnson, J. O. Frick, Bobby Fowler, Thomas Holsworth and Mark Merck. Surviving in addition to her mother of Collegeport are a daughter, Cyndy Whitley of Wharton; a son, Anthony Doubek of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Jeanette Angelo of Houston; two brothers, Earl Williams of Collegeport and Seth Williams of San Antonio; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Collegeport or the American Cancer Society. The Victoria Advocate, September 14, 1985 Photo courtesy of Chuck Taylor
Thomas Edward "Ted" Doubek
Longtime CP&L Employee Dies At Age 64 Thomas Edward Doubek, 64, a longtime employee of Central Power and Light Company (CP&L), and a familiar face around town died Tuesday of natural causes. Doubek worked for CP&L for 41 years, starting as a groundsman on August 15, 1938 at the company's Bay City District Office. In December 1939 he was promoted to a clerk, and in 1946 he became an engineering clerk. Doubek began working as a surveyor for CP&L in 1948 and was promoted to senior engineer assistant in 1956. In 1973 he became an engineering draftsman. He transferred to the company's local service center in 1977, where he worked until his death. Doubek was scheduled to go on vacation in four-and-a-half days, after which he was going to retire from CP&L. "He was a jack of all trades, said T. J. Moon, a CP&L employee who has known Doubek for the last 21 years. "We sure lost a fine man and a fine employee." Doubek was also an active member of the Matagorda County Radio Club, and the American Radio Relay League. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 15, at 10:00 a. m., at the Bay City Funeral Home Chapel. Daily Tribune, September 13, 1979 Thomas Edward Doubek Thomas Edward Doubek, 64, of Bay City, died at his residence September 12. Survivors include: father, Vendelin Henry Doubek of Bay City; son, Anthony Stearman Doubek of San Diego, California; daughter, Cynthia Sue Doubek Whitley of Wharton; sister, Alma Sophia Burkhart of Bay City; grandchildren, Robert, Edward and Rachel Lea Whitley of Wharton. Funeral will be held at Bay City Funeral Home Chapel, September 15, at 10:00 a. m. The Rev. Milton McWilliams of St. Marks Episcopal Church will officiate and interment will be held at Cedarvale Cemetery. Services under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home. Daily Tribune, September 13, 1979
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Jerry Hubert Williams March 28, 1927 Madisonville, Madison County, Texas - June 26, 1978 Wharton, Wharton County, Texas Married Both buried Hawley Cemetery, Blessing, Matagorda County, Texas Jerry Hubert “Johnny” Williams Jerry Hubert “Johnny” Williams, 51, of Collegeport died June 25 at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. He had been a resident of Collegeport for 45 years, was a member of the American Legion and the Eagles, and was engaged in rice farming. Survivors include: wife, Mrs. Thelma Mae Williams of Collegeport; mother, Mrs. Mozelle Williams of Collegeport; two sons, Bobby Fowler of Himpell and Donn Fowler of Collegeport; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Sheldon and Mrs. Jeannette Angelo of Houston; two brothers, Seth Williams of San Antonio and Earl L. Williams of Bay City; one grandson, Timothy Fowler of Collegeport. Funeral services will be held June 27, Tuesday, at 10 a. m. at Taylor Bros. Chapel with Rev. Lloyd Nixon officiating. Interment will be at the Hawley Cemetery with pallbearers being: Julius Ledwig, Chester Corporon, Bobby Lomis, Gerald Wells Jr., J. R. Murry and Gus Franzen; honorary pallbearers will be: Carl Corporon and Verner Bowers. The family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. The Daily Tribune, June, 1978 Photos courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise
Graveside services for Thelma Williams, 75, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1994, at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1994, at the Burks Walker Tippitt Funeral Home in Tyler. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 26, 1919, in Carthage, and died Dec. 12, 1994, in a Tyler hospital after a brief illness. A resident of Tyler for 10 years, she moved there from Collegeport. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church of Bunkham near Carthage and was a housewife. Survivors include two sons, Bob Fowler of Hemphill and Don Fowler of Ganado; two sisters, Gloria Belle Ritter of Carthage and Nelva Blount of Tyler; a grandson, Timothy Fowler and two great-grandchildren, Devin Fowler and Kacey Newman. Arrangements are with Jackson’s Burks-Walker-Tippitt Funeral Home Inc. of Tyler.
The Daily
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Betty Jeanette Williams August 1, 1932 Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas - August 10, 2024 Texas
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Many will remember C. J. “Charlie” and Mozelle (Wells) Williams who lived just south of the school and across the street from the Presbyterian Church. Here they raised their family of six children: Seth “Finny”, Earl Lee “Babe”, Willard “Bea”, Dorothy “Dot”, Jerry Hubert “Johnnie” and Jeanette “Sisty” who all attended school at Collegeport. For many years, the Williams water well served the community. Besides providing water for their own home, the church was plumbed to the well before the loop of steel pipe turned north and under FM 1095, and to the East to the schoolhouse and to the West to the Mopac House. Charlie looked after the home and property for R. E. “Bob” and Vivian Smith who owned the Hurd House. He was active as a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church and helped build the present sanctuary in the mid-1950’s. In later years, Mozelle faithfully walked to church on Sundays--just across the way, and was active in the “Women of the Church” group. Her grandchildren knew her as “Big Mama,” and fondly remember her home-cooking. Cyndy and Anthony recently related a story about one of her staple recipes--Homemade Biscuits.
For a treat, the kids would call for a “SURP” hole, which was a biscuit she would poke with her finger to make a hole into the center and fill with Log Cabin Syrup (SURP). Anthony remembers the syrup coming in log cabin-shaped cans that could later be used as a bank.
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 Williams Family in front of the Blackwell house
Back row: Charlie "Papa", Earl Lee "Babe", Seth
"Finney" his wife Faye, Dorothy, Willard B. and his wife Ruby Lee
Corporon Williams, Mozelle standing in front of men
Front row: Jeanette "Sisty," Johnny, holding
Jeanice and Pat
Photo courtesy of Jeanette Angelo and identifications courtesy of Pat Clemens Background: Carl &
Lora Boeker house behind the car; at right Federated church in the
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 Williams-Wells Families of Collegeport
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