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Mrs. Julia Hodges Wadsworth, wife of W. B. Wadsworth, departed this life on Monday, April 10th, 1899, at the close of the day, after a lingering illness of several weeks. Mrs. Wadsworth was a member of the Episcopal church, an earnest, lovely Christian, first in every good word and work of her church and town. Endowed with rare gift of heart and mind she shone in every sphere of life; and departing she leaves a vacant place in the hearts and lives of her relatives and many friends that can never be filled. Our hearts go out in sympathy and sorrow for the husband and little son in their great loss of wife and mother. But they have the blessed consolation of knowing that she is so faithfully served, and is waiting and watching to welcome them to their home above.
Matagorda County Tribune,
April 15, 1899 |
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Walker, Benjamin Aitkin, 53, died this morning in Matagorda General Hospital. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Thursday at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. L. Buckner and the Rev. T. E. Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in Matagorda Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Nina Evelyn Walker of Matagorda; his father, Lee Walker of Bay City; three daughters, Jo Ann Warner of Van Vleck, Norma Jean Stanley of Houston and Lotus Ione Montague of Bay City; five sons, Jerry Lee Walker, Glenn Allen Walker, and Benjamin Jr., all of Bay City, Rex Leon Walker and Phillip Walker of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Gussie Lee Butler of Bay City; three brothers, all of Bay City, Jerry Walker, Otto Jacob Walker and Martin Leon Walker and 14 grandchildren. Bay City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Tribune,
August 19, 1969 |
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Benjamin A. Walker III  Photo courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise
Benjamin Atken Walker Visitation for Benjamin Atken Walker III, 34, of El Maton, Texas, will be Thursday, June 11, 2015, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3300 Avenue F in Bay City, Texas, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m., Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Matagorda Cemetery. He graduated from Industrial High School in 1999. Aside from caring for his family, he was an avid fisherman, loved being outdoors, loved taking everyone fishing, especially his wife and kids, and he never met an engine he couldn't repair. He leaves to cherish his many memories, a loving and devoted wife, Jennifer Walker; one daughter, Samara Walker; one son, Cayden Walker; parents, Benjamin and Dee Ann Walker and Nancy Bullock (Mickey); grandmothers, Bobbie Wymack and Patsy Anderson; father and mother-in-law, O. D. and Deena Arceneaux of Orange, Texas; brother-in-law, Christopher Arceneaux (Michelle) of Beaumont; longtime friend, Gary "Bubba" Rooth (Judy); and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends, who will miss him dearly. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the IBC Benefit Account, 2810362246. Final arrangements are entrusted with Green's Mortuary, Bay City, Texas, 979-245-3489.
Bay City Tribune,
June 10, 2015 |
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Graveside services for Jerry Lee Walker, 55, of Palacios were scheduled for 10 a. m. today at Matagorda Cemetery with the Revs. James Bozeman and R. H. Zumalt officiating. Mr. Walker was born Nov 8, 1934, to Benjamin Adkin and Evelyn Brannon Walker in Bay City and died May 22, 1990, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios. VFW graveside services were conducted under the auspices of VFW Post 2438. He was a member of the Nazarene church. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Walker of Palacios; mother, Evelyn Walker of Wadsworth; two daughters, Wynema Walker of Palacios and Margie Meeks of Junction, Kan.; three sisters, Joann Warner of Bay City, Lotus Burke of North Carolina and Norma Brown of Bay City; four brothers, Glenn Walker of Bay City, Ben Walker of Bay City, Rex Walker of Huntsville and Phillip Walker of Markham; and four grandchildren. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune
May, 1990 |
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In the game of football yesterday at Gulf between the high school squads of Gulf and Angleton, Leonard Walker, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Walker, of Gulf, and himself a senior, was probably fatally injured. In the scrimmage, young Walker’s skull was fractured at the base and the brain was penetrated, it is reported. At noon today he was still unconscious. Leonard was a promising young man and was to have received his last high school training this year. ----------o---o---------- Football Is Fatal To Gulf Youth, 16 Gulf, Oct. 22.—Leonard “Sleepy” Walker, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walker of Gulf, was fatally injured in the high school football game here Friday afternoon between Gulf and Angleton. It is thought he was injured early in the game, as no one saw the accident, and it was not known until he collapsed. He was taken to the hospital immediately after collapsing and never regained consciousness. Death came at 11:45 a. m. Saturday as the result of concussion of the brain. The entire community, as well as the high school body, is aroused over the death of this young man, and it is thought probable that the football team will disband for the year on account of the accident. Besides his parents, he is survived by several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 Sunday with interment in Matagorda. Matagorda County Tribune, Saturday, October 22, 1927
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Graveside memorial services for Nina Evelyn Walker, 76, of Wadsworth will be held 2 p. m. Saturday at Matagorda Cemetery with the Rev. John Kroon officiating. Visitation hours are until 3 p. m. today at Bay City Funeral Home. Mrs. Walker was born Dec. 18, 1914, to Richard and Elizabeth Rice Brannon in Bastrop and died June 6, 1991, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include her four sons, Glen and Ben Walker Jr. of Bay City, Phillip Walker of Markham and Rex Walker of Wadsworth; three daughters, Jo Ann Warner and Norma Brown of Bay City and Lotus Burke of Fayetteville, N. C.; a sister, Lotus Walker of Blessing; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Benjamin A. Walker; son, Jerry Lee Walker; and brother, Rex Brannon. Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins of Bay City Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
June 7?, 1991 |
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Graveside services for Rex Walker will be Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 11 a. m. at Matagorda Cemetery. He passed away August 28, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Final arrangements are entrusted with Green's Mortuary, Bay City, Texas; 979-245-3489. Bay City Tribune, September 1, 2019 |
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Stacy Ann Walker  Photo courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise |
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Matagorda, Texas, Oct. 20.—Mrs. Sarah Wall died here at the home of her son, Mr. George Wall, Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, after an illness of twenty weeks, of which seventeen were spent in this town, she having come here with her husband at that time from Wadsworth. Mrs. Wall was born in Russia, Sept. 25, 1852, and was married Jan. 25, 1875, to Mr. Gerhard Wall. The couple came to America in 1879. Of ten children, only one survives, Mr. George Wall of this place. Mrs. Wall was a devout Christian and bore her suffering with much fortitude. Rev. F. A. Rhea of Gulf conducted the funeral services and friends and acquaintances supplied the florals that adorned her grave. Sympathies are extended to the husband and son who survive her.
Daily Tribune,
October 20?, 1921 |
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Mrs. Fay Ward died at the Matagorda County Hospital Sunday morning at 1:35, following an illness of a few days. Mrs. Ward has practiced nursing in the county for the past several years. Funeral services will be this afternoon from Christ Church in Matagorda with Rev. A. C. Maxted officiating. Interment will be in Matagorda Cemetery under the direction of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
April 3, 1950 |
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