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Dan O’Connell Dead

Mr. Mike O’Connell received a telegram from relatives in San Antonio this morning in which he was apprised of the death of his brother, Dan O’Connell, at his home in that city at an early hour today.

The remains, we have been told, will be buried in the family lots in the Matagorda Cemetery.

Daily Tribune?, November 21, 1916
 

Last Rites Held For Michael O’Connell

The funeral service for Michael O’Connell who died Wednesday morning at the family residence near Van Vleck was held Thursday at 10 a. m. at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. Rev. E. G. Cooke of the First Methodist Church officiated. Mr. O’Connell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emily O’Connell, one daughter, Miss Nora O’Connell and two sons, Allen and Boyd O’Connell of Van Vleck.

The active pallbearers were John Horn, Lampton Bickham, A. J. Crist, Ed Gibson, Willie Hooper and W. C. Sansing. Burial was in the Matagorda Cemetery under the direction of Taylor Bros.

Daily Tribune, January 10, 1935
 

Jennie O'Donnell

Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

Mrs. Jennie O’Donnell Passes Away Today

Mrs. Jennie O’Donnell, 88, passed away Friday morning at her home in Matagorda.

Mrs. O’Donnell, a native of this county, is survived by three nephews: Frank Duffy, Matagorda; Ray and Walter Nolte, Corpus Christi and five nieces, Mrs. Alfred Dugat and Mrs. L. C Watson, Matagorda; Mrs. W. J. Marques, Boling; Mrs. Harris, Corpus Christi and Mrs. ___, Kingsville.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. Saturday from the family residence with Father C. J. Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Matagorda Cemetery.

Matchett-Newman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Daily Tribune, June 4, 1948
 

William O'Donnell

Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
 

Hugh Keary Ogden

H. K. Ogden, one of Matagorda County’s pioneer citizens and a resident of Bay City since the town was founded, died at his home here Saturday and was burned in Matagorda Cemetery Sunday afternoon.

Kerry Ogden, as he was known, was a man of sterling qualities. He was a painter by trade and by dent of close application to his trade succeeded in accumulation a comfortable amount of property in Bay City. Mr. Ogden is survived by his widow, also a native of the county.

Some months ago deceased suffered a stroke of apoplexy from which he never recovered sufficiently to leave his room. As a result he lived quietly and was tenderly looked after by his devoted companion until the end

The funeral was attended by several cars of close friends of the family whom the Tribune joins in a sincere expression of the deepest sympathy.

Daily Tribune, January 16, 1936
 

Julia Olvera

Photo courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise
 

Elvia Ortiz

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Ramiro Ortiz

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Bessie Mae Owen

Funeral services for Bessie Mae Owen, 70, of Matagorda, will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday at Matagorda Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Dickens officiating. Burial will be in Matagorda Cemetery.

She will lie in state at the Bay City Funeral Home until 9 a. m. Tuesday.

Mrs. Owen was born Dec. 8, 1914, in Matagorda, and died June 1, 1985, at Matagorda General Hospital.

She was a member of Matagorda Methodist Church, Garden Club, Women’s Missionary Union and Matagorda County Historical Society.

Survivors include her husband, Donald S. Owen of Matagorda; two sons, Donald Baxter Owen of Sugarland and Ralph Douglas Owen of Elgin; two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Pallbearers include Doug Havard, Clayton Mahavier, Joe Smith, Davant Sterry, Jerry Dubose and Oscar Moberley. Honorary pallbearers include Carl Anderson and Kenneth Baxter.

Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, June, 1985
 

Donald S. Owen

Graveside services for Donald S Owen, 73, of Matagorda were held at 3 p. m. Monday at Matagorda Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Dickens of First United Methodist Church of Matagorda officiating.

Mr. Owen was born Jan. 12, 1913, in Oconomowoc, Wis., to Ralph G. and Florence Watterson Owen.

He was an attorney in Matagorda County for many years. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Texas State Bar Association, Matagorda County Bar Association and the Matagorda Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his sons, Donald Baxter Owen of Sugarland and Ralph Douglas Owen of Elgin; a brother, Willis G Owen of Oconomowoc, Wis.; and three grandchildren.

Services were under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, March, 1986