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Chona is buried at Matagorda Cemetery, her husband Ralph Chavez (August 5, 1869 - June 10, 1937) is buried in a lost grave at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Their son, Private Ralph Gatica Chavez (January 5, 1921 - February 29, 1944), United States Army, died from an unknown cause, most likely a training accident or from illness while billeted with his unit at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire County, England. He was serving with 36th Armored Infantry Regiment (Blitz Doughs), 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead). At the time of his death most of his family was living in Matagorda County and he was survived by two sisters: Mrs. Martino Hernandez of Bay City and Miss Mary Chavez of Palacios; two brothers: Disidferio of Palacios and Placedo of New Gulf.
Freda Johanna (Behmer) Culver Freda and her husband Harry Arrans Culver (March 19, 1889 - March 25,
1961) are buried at Matagorda Cemetery
near their son Private Lawrence James Culver (August 3,
1926 - May 4, 1945), United States Army who was killed in action in
Germany. At the time of his
death his family lived in Wadsworth, Texas, and he was the first WWII
death from the Wadsworth Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish.
Nora
Catherine (Duke) Dunbar Nora and her husband Robert Boyd Dunbar (April 4, 1917 - September 23,
1964) are buried in Matagorda Cemetery.
Their son Private First Class Boyd Scott Dunbar (July 25, 1919 -
June 26, 1944), United States Army was killed in action in France and
was first buried at St. Lo, France. His remains were later returned to
Matagorda for burial. At the
time of his death his family was living in Matagorda.
Belle
(Smith) Lawhon Belle and her husband Clifford Eugene Lawhon (September
24, 1894-January 7, 1941) are buried at
Matagorda Cemetery. Their son Flight Officer Joseph Beverly Lawhon
(April 7, 1923 - July 9, 1945), United States Army Air Forces
was killed when his plane
crashed into the sea near Suwanose Island, Ruyukia Islands in the
Western Pacific due to
extreme weather turbulance.
His
remains were not recovered. He
is also survived by his wife Lillie (Richers) {Lawhon} Carr and son
Joseph. He is listed on the tablets of the missing at the
National Memorial Cemetery
of the Pacific,
Honolulu, Hawaii. A memorial marker for Joseph has been placed at the
foot of the graves of his parents.
Francisca
(Cuellar) Rodriguez Francisca is buried in
Matagorda Cemetery, Section A.
Her husband, Bernabe Rodriguez
(June 11, 1895 - May 26, 1965), moved to
South Texas after his retirement. He is buried at Cementerio La
Piedad,
McAllen, Texas. Their son, Private First Class
Ruben
Cuellar Rodriguez (January 10, 1931 - March 17, 1951) United States
Marine Corps was reinterred in Section 8, Row 15 of Cedarvale Cemetery
on September 27, 1951. He was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th
Marines, 1st Marine Division and was killed in action in
Caroline
L. (Yeamans) Williams Caroline and her husband James Francis Williams (July 12, 1849 – November 30, 1938) are buried at Matagorda Cemetery near their son (Private) John May Williams (January 18, 1891 – October 21, 1918) (U.S. Army) who died of the Spanish Flu during WWI.
Pauline
(Bunk) Yeamans
Pauline and her husband Phillip Yeamans, Sr.
(July 21, 1845 - September
25, 1931) are buried at Matagorda Cemetery
near their son Private First Class
Joseph “Joe”
Yeamans (February 10, 1898 - October 9, 1918), United States Army who
was killed in action in France while on a reconnaissance mission. After
taking cover in a fox hole he was mortally wounded when he was struck in
the head by shrapnel. He was first buried in France then brought home
for re-burial in the Matagorda Cemetery.
At the time of his death his family lived in Matagorda. |