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Mrs. Carrie Emily Carnahan was born in Illinois, Oct. 8, 1866, making her almost 81 years of age when she passed away at the home of her son in San Antonio on last Saturday morning. She had been a member of the Methodist Church for more than fifty years. She is survived by her son, K. A. Carnahan of San Antonio and her daughter, Mrs. Louis Bradley, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mrs. Carnahan moved to Palacios in 1926 with her husband who preceded her in death several years ago. For several years she taught the Adult Bible Class in her church. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock in charge of her pastor, Rev. Lawrence Greenhaw. The music of the service was rendered by Mrs. R. T. Phillips, Mrs. Walter Milam, Mrs. D. M. Green, J. E. Robinson, C. B. Veits and Mrs. T. E. Friery who played the organ throughout the service. Burial was in the Palacios cemetery in charge of Taylor Brothers, with her pastor again in charge of the committal portion of the service.
Palacios Beacon,
September 4, 1947 |
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Funeral services for George William Carnahan, retired farmer, who died here Monday, October 20, just seven days before his 81st birthday, were held Wednesday at 10 a. m. from the Methodist church with Rev. J. E. Mack officiating. Mr. Carnahan was born in Mercer County, Illinois, on October 27, 1860, and has been a resident of Palacios for the past 14 years. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Wilma Robbins, of Oklahoma, and two sons, Kale Carnahan, of the Valley, and Merle Carnahan, of Palacios. Burial took place in the Palacios Cemetery with the Palacios Funeral Home officiating. Active pall-bearers were: Joe Huffman, Frank Gillespie, Walter Milam, R. T. Phillips, T. S. Forehand and T. E. Friery.
Palacios Beacon,
October 23, 1941 |
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Funeral Services for Audelio John Carrillo, Sr., 62, of Blessing, was to be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at St. Peters Catholic Church with the Rev. Sam Appiasi officiating. Interment followed at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery. Rosary was at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, 1999 at St. Peters Catholic Church. Carrillo died Sept. 9, 1999 at his residence. He was born Nov. 13, 1936 in Francitas, Tex. to the late Nicholas and Gararda Garza Carrillo. He was a lifelong resident of the Blessing area, a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church, and a member of The Knights of Columbus, St. Isidore Council No. 4307, Blessing, Tex. Survivors include: wife, Elvira Longoria Carrillo of Blessing; three daughters and son-in-law, Becky Carrillo, Rachel and Robbie Galvan, and Helen Carrillo, all of Blessing; two sons and daughter-in-law, John and Margaret Carrillo, Jr. and Ray Carrillo, all of Blessing; sister, Mary Longoria of Blessing; two brothers, Santos Carrillo of Palacios and Nick Carrillo, Jr. of Blessing; six grandchildren, Joe, Kimberly and Carman Carrillo, Cannan Garcia, Steven Carrillo and Derrick Galvan, all of Blessing. Pallbearers were Alfred Carrillo, Nick Carrillo III, Louis Longoria, Benito Longoria, Jr., Ernest Reyes, Nat Longoria, Jr., Nat Longoria III, and Ricky Longoria. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, September 12,
1999 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Gerarda Garza Carrillo, 69, of Blessing, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Blessing, with the Rev. Daniel O’Brian officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Carrillo was born July 14, 1915, in Odem, and died Aug. 26, 1984, at Wagner General Hospital. She was a resident of Blessing since 1954 and was affiliated with St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Survivors include: her husband, Nicholas Carrillo of Blessing; one daughter, Mary Longoria of Blessing; three sons, Nicholas Carrillo Jr. of Blessing, Santos Carrillo of Palacios and John Carrillo Sr. of Blessing; two brothers, Julian Garza of Odem and Telesforo Garza of Victoria; and one sister, Isabell Rocha of Odem. Pallbearers include: Alfred Carrillo, Nick Carrillo III, John Carrillo Jr., Ray Carrillo, Benito Longoria and Louis Longoria. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Daily Tribune, August 27, 1984
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Funeral services for Nicholas Carrillo Sr., 93, of Blessing were scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Blessing, with the Rev. Peter Higgins officiating. Burial to follow in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Mr. Carrillo was born Sept. 10, 1896, in Mexico and died May 18, 1990, at Matagorda General Hospital. A resident of the Blessing area for 60 years, he was a member of the Catholic church. Survivors include three sons, Santos Carrillo of Palacios and John and Nicholas Carrillo Jr., both of Blessing; a daughter, Mary Longoria of Blessing; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include his grandsons, Nicholas Carrillo III, Benito Longoria Jr., Ray Carrillo, John Carrillo Jr., Alfred Carrillo and Ricky Longoria. He is preceded in death by his wife, Gerada Garza Carrillo, on Aug 27, 1984. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, May 20, 1990 |
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Funeral services for Vivian Garcia Carrillo, 51, of Blessing will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing with Rev. Samuel Appiasi officiating. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the church. Mrs. Carrillo died Sept. 20, 1999 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. She was born Feb. 7, 1948 in Palacios to Nick Cantu and Anita Alvarez Garcia. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and the Guadalupanos as well as a resident of Blessing for the past 33 years. She was a former Palacios resident. Survivors are: her husband, Nicholas Carrillo, Jr. of Blessing; mother, Anita Garcia of Palacios; daughters, Christina Winters and Lisa Carrillo, both of Blessing; sons, Nicholas Carrillo III and wife Lisa, and Darrell Carrillo, all of Blessing; sisters Rebecca Torres and Mary Ann Garcia, both of Palacios; brothers, Alfred, Albert, Tony, Nick and Lawrence Garcia, all of Palacios, Johnny Garcia of Rancho Cordova, Cal., Lee Garcia of Freeport, and Bobby Garcia of Port Lavaca. She also is survived by 12 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Nick Cantu Garcia. Pallbearers will include Robert Garcia, Jr., Eloy, Michael and Lee Michael Garcia, Alfred Carrillo, John Carrillo, Jr. and Benito Longoria, Jr. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, September 21,
1999 |
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Miladie “Loddie” Trojcak Kana Carroll, 91, formerly of Blessing and Baytown, went to be with her Lord on May 8, 2009. She was born on March 15, 1918, in Sublime to the late Frank Joe and Emilie Woytek Trojcak. She is survived by: her sister, Gladys Trojcak Mood of San Antonio; brother, Frank W. Trojcak and wife Sophie of San Antonio; and several nieces and nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents and beloved husbands, Charles Paul Kana and J. C. Carroll. A rosary was recited at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Triska Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing with the Rev. Samuel Appiasi officiating. Burial followed at the St. Peter’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jimmy Joe Trojcak, George Knebel, Jr., Daniel Robinette, Dennis Bartosh, Austin McDowell and Shirley Trojcak. Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, TX 979-543-3681.
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Funeral services for Cecilia Ann Chamrad, 31, of Columbia Lakes, West Columbia, were held 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Catholic Church, West Columbia, where the Rev. John Connolly officiated. Burial was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Blessing. Mrs. Chamrad died April 10, 1990 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Bruce Chamrad of West Columbia; mother Cecilia Jalufka of Blessing; a son, Clinton John Allen of West Columbia; two daughters, Jennifer Lynn Allen and Stephanie Marie Chamrad of West Columbia; five brothers, Adolf Jalufka of Blessing, Fred Jalufka of Francitas, Frank Jalufka of Wharton, August Jalufka of Blessing and Edward Jalufka of El Campo; four sisters, Justine Hubenak of Jones Creek, Delores Kemp of LaWard, Texas, Virginia Tucker of Francitas and Linda Raab of Sweeny. Pallbearers include Fred Jalufka, Frank Jalufka, August Jalufka, Edward Jalufka, Adolf Jalufka and Leon Hubenak. Arrangements are with Baker Funeral Home, West Columbia. Daily Tribune, April __, 1990
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Will Grif Charleston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Charleston, died in the early hours of Monday morning, Feb. 13, 1933, following an attack of intestinal flu. Deceased was born in Harris County, October 13, 1917, and lived here with his parents about 18 months. Funeral services were held at the home at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by C. F. Conner, after which the remains were interred in the Palacios cemetery, under the direction of the Duffy-Rittenhouse Undertaking Company.
Palacios Beacon,
February 16, 1933 |
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Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church Friday morning at 10 o’clock for Emmett I. Chiles, former water superintendent and councilman of Palacios. Services will be conducted by Rev. L. W. Crouch assisted by Rev. Rayford B. Harris. Emmett Ingram Chiles was born March 6, 1883, in Louisville, Kentucky, and passed from this life to eternal rest at the Bayview General Hospital August 2, 1950, at the age of 67 years. He was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Drenner on January 15, 1907, and to this union four sons and four daughters were born. He had been a resident of Matagorda County for 29 years, 12 of which were spent in Palacios, where for several years he was City Water Superintendent. The last few years he had been in business for himself. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and eight children: Mrs. Ella Mae Waterman of Mercedes, Mrs. Elizabeth Tinsley of Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. Jedie Frank Pierce of Blessing, Mrs. Bobbye Feather of Houston, Fleming Chiles of Refugio, Leslie Lee Chiles of Midfield, Emmett Chiles Jr. and George Chiles of Palacios; his grandchildren, two brothers, James Chiles of Seattle, Washington, and Edgar Chiles of Arcadia, and a host of friends. Burial will be made in Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon,
August 3, 1950 |
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Tragedy strikes again…another life lost by fire! George S. Clonts, 87, who met death Thursday, February 12, at about 11:30 P. M., was the second victim due to fire in the history of Palacios. The first known case happening only 24 days previously on January 19 when John J. Hill lost his life in an apartment house fire. The aged man was burned to death in a very small trailer house located south of the Crawford Packing Company plant. The trailer house was a flaming inferno when the fire department reached the scene. The following tribute was written by Rev. George F. Gillespie: “UNCLE” GEORGE CLONTS Those of us who knew “Uncle George” Clonts were deeply grieved by his tragic passing. It was not the end, it was only the beginning. He was a sincere believer, and in earlier days had read his Bible through a number of times. The Christian religion is simple, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” Two of the greatest prayers in the New Testament are short and simple—“God, be merciful to me a sinner”—“Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief.” Along with this we ought to practice the beatitudes, which Dr. Denney calls: “the true country of the soul, the world of the beatitudes. Brother Clonts was 87 years old. He possessed a remarkable mind and memory. He was no trouble to anyone, not even to himself, because he was very practical and very sensible. He had lived in a good many states, most of the time in Alabama, where a daughter lives. He was a tenant farmer most of his life. It is very pleasant to think that he was remembered with flowers by some of his friends. He had worked for two or three companies here, and two of these—Colter Corporation and the C. Buller industry—and some of his friends, sent them. Those who remember the lonely and the forlorn will themselves be remembered. Mrs. Carl Halliday sang, “Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, the darkness deepens—Lord with me abide! When other helpers fail and comforts flee, help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.” Had Uncle George known it he would have liked it. His friends and acquaintances came to act as pallbearers, and some others to pay a tribute of respect. Rev. George F Gillespie had charge of the funeral service. He chose as his text Romans ch. 5, v. 1, and dwelt on the passage: Matthew ch. 25, vv. 31-40, especially v. 40: “Verily I say unto you, In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” A very distinguished writer, in a book published in 1923, says: “Jesus, even when He wandered beneath the sun of His Galilean home, identified Himself with the hungry, the sick, the prisoners, and homeless fugitives…There He is in each individual of millions. He is hungry, He is sick, a prisoner, homeless…yet in many lands, earnest and deep thinking men have recognized in the stillness, that He is hungry, sick, a prisoner, and homeless. And they have gone to Him in the least of His brethren and have helped them.” “Uncle George” Clonts was neither hungry nor homeless; however, it is very pleasant to ponder on the fact that his friends remembered him. “Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou, who changest not abide in me.” We laid him to rest in Palacios cemetery, God’s acre, there to await the Resurrection morn.
Palacios Beacon,
February 19, 1948 |
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Funeral services for Claude Gainsley Collins were held Monday afternoon at the Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. T. W. Goins of the Church of God, conducting the final rites, and burial made in the Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Collins was born September 2, 1897, and died February 12, 1950. He is survived by his wife and several children and grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
February 16 1950 |
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Samuel Fountain Cook was born September 6, 1868, in Harrison County, Iowa, and died June 29, 1947 at his home in Palacios, Texas at the age of 78 years and 9 months. When he was four years old his family moved to Jewell County, Kansas, where they homesteaded in what was then frontier country, and it was here that he grew to manhood. In 1893 he was married to Miss Lallah Shaw and to this union four children were born, namely Mrs. Fern Schulz, Stella, Nebraska, Mrs. Leah Holloway, Collegeport, Mrs. Esther Smith and Ward S. Cook of Palacios, who with his widow survive. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Olive Edson of Kansas, seven grandchildren, Mrs. Mildred Roberson, Mrs. Helen Hatford, Mary Jean Schulz, Colleen and Jimmie Smith, Robert Holloway and Kenneth S. Cook, and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Cook first came to Texas in 1917 when he worked for the J. G. White Construction Company during the first World War. Liking the Coastal country, he returned with his family in 1925, located in Palacios and has made his home here since that time. When quite young he studied band music and organized and trained young peoples’ bands, and kept up active participation in band work, until just a few years ago, when he became unable to keep step. He had a great love for children, all of whom knew him as “Grandpa” and he was happy when they were around him. During his later years he devoted much time to his hobbies. Among these, and one of his most loved, was growing flowers, and he generously shared them with his many friends. He was a familiar figure along the Bay shore, forming many close friendships among those who enjoyed fishing as he did. While living in Cawker City, Kas., he joined the United Brethren Church and about two years ago he and Mrs. Cook transferred to the Methodist Church in Palacios. Funeral services were held Tuesday July 1, at 4:30 p. m., at the Palacios Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. L. M. Greenhaw, assisted by Rev. George F. Gillespie. Music was two songs rendered by Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Walter Milam, with Mrs. T. E. Friery accompanist. Burial was in the Palacios cemetery under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home.
Palacios Beacon,
July 3, 1947 |
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Edward M. Cooper, born November 27, 1858 at Waverly, Ill., passed this life March 25, 1940, having lived a little more than eighty years. In 1878, he moved with his parents to Rice County, Kansas, and where he worked at the printing business a number of years. He enlisted in the Spanish American War in 1898, and served honorably in the Philippine Islands nearly three years. When a young man he was converted and united with the United Brethren Church and lived a faithful believer of this Church. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. G. W. Carnahan, of Palacios, two nephews, Kale A. Carnahan, of Houston, and Merle Carnahan, of Palacios, two nieces, Mrs. Louise A. Bradley, of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Mabel Fulton of Siloam Springs, Ark. Mr. Cooper had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Carnahan for almost 40 years, and truly this was home and a loving refuge for him in his declining years, with every care and loving concern within their power to give was his, and he was perfectly contented and peaceful there. He will be missed by them and the circle of close friends he had formed during the years he had made Palacios his home. [Burial: Palacios Cemetery]
Palacios Beacon,
March 28, 1940 |
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Mrs. Anna D. Crane, a highly respected citizen of the Citrus Grove community, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Corporon. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Palacios Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Geo. F. Gillespie, with burial in the Palacios cemetery. Besides the daughter, Mrs. Corporon, two sisters survive, Mrs. Louisa Roser and Mrs. Lydia Porter, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, and a brother, Walter Schubring of Madison, Wisconsin.
Palacios Beacon,
July 18, 1946 |
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Funeral services for Frances Salinas Cunningham, 70, of El Campo were held 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing with the Rev. Peter Higgins officiating. Burial followed at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary was said 8 p.m. Friday at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Cunningham was born Nov. 14, 1921 to Mauricio and Bartola Gonzales Salinas in El Campo and died Feb. 15, 1992 at her home. A former resident of Blessing, Mrs. Cunningham was a resident of El Campo for the past two years. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing. Survivors include three sons, Joe Reyes Jr. of Brazoria, Ernest J. Reyes and Leandro Reyes, both of Blessing; three daughters, Lorene Villarreal of Blessing, Linda Cruz of El Campo and Debra Tovar of Markham; four brothers, Z. G. Salinas, Jose Salinas, Mauricio Salinas Jr. all of Palacios, and Santos Salinas of Austin; a sister, Nieves Samora of Richmond; 26 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were her grandsons Ernest J. Reyes Jr., James Cruz, Edmund Zambrano, Leandro Reyes Jr., Tino Torres, Martin Martinez and John Henry Garcia. Honorary pallbearers were her granddaughters. Altar servers were Roland Reyes, Joey Reyes and George Zambrano III. Arrangements were with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City. Daily Tribune, February 17, 1992
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Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Methodist Church for Mrs. Alpha Retta Wright Curtis, conducted by Rev. J. E. Mack, pastor of the church assisted by Rev. George F. Gillespie. Burial followed in the Palacios cemetery under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home. Alpha Retta Wright Curtis was born May 25, 1864, in Fayette County, Ohio. When a very small child she became a member of the Methodist Church and spent a lifetime in church and W. C. T. U. work. She was married to Harrison Luttrell Curtis on January 30, 1884. To this union were born five children—twin girls, who died in infancy, a son, Clarence, who died at the age of nineteen, a daughter, May, who died at the age of two, and another son, George Wright of Palacios. In 1910 Mrs. Curtis, with her husband and son, moved to Palacios where they established a grocery business and have lived for the past thirty-two years. For the past three years she has been ill and confined to her room. She passed away quietly on October 9, 1942. Her husband preceded her in death by one year. She is survived by her son, George Wright and his wife, Ethlyn Verle of Palacios. She also leaves four grandchildren, Dorothy Lee, who teaches in Palacios schools, George Miller, who is serving with the air forces in the Philippines, Marvin Lloyd, who is a student in Kingsville, Noel De Wees, who attends Palacios High School, and a granddaughter-in-law Avis Gregory who is employed at Camp Hulen.
Palacios Beacon,
October 15, 1942 |
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Harry L. Curtis was born at Sabina, Ohio, April 11, 1861, living to the ripe old age of eight years, five months and nine days. He was united in marriage to Miss Alpha Wright in 1884, and to this happy union of fifty seven years was born five children, twin daughters who died in infancy, a son who died at the age of nineteen, George W. who survives and a little daughter who died at the age of two. Of the only living child and family there are four grandchildren, Miss Dorothy Lee, music teacher in our grade school, George M. who is in the Army at Savannah, Georgia, Marvin and Noel. Two sisters living in Ohio, Mrs. Jenie White of Xenia and Mrs. Dora Mark of Washington, Ohio. Brother Curtis has been a professed Christian and member of the Church for sixty years, having served acceptably and faithfully as a Trustee of the Methodist Church until his death. Almost to the very end he sustained concern for his Church, and until unable to attend its services his contributions were as regular as any member of the congregation. His companion has been confined to her room for the past two years. Brother Curtis has lived in Palacios for thirty-one years, having been actively engaged in various kinds of business for twenty-seven years. A number of middle aged men now living in Palacios worked with and for him, and remember him as one of the best business men of the community. Besides being an active member and Trustee of his Church, he was a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge. An humble servant of God and his Church has lived well and long, whose life needs no better eulogy than the recollections of his friends and neighbors of a life that speaks eloquently enough in its deeds before whom he has lived for these years. His Pastor and the congregation as a whole will especially miss his presence, and his loved ones will never forget the sturdy qualities of a man who loved and feared God, and set the right example before them all. A quotation was given at the close of the services as given at his Mother’s funeral February 1891 as follows:
“And the stately
ships go on Another quotation from his brother’s memoir who passed away July 1939, as follows:
“Life! I know
not what thou art. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m. from the Methodist Church conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Mack, and burial made in the Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon,
October 2, 1941 |
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