Matagorda County Obituaries
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Daniel Alan Dabelgott
(September 3, 1948 - June 14, 2007)
Daniel Alan Dabelgott, 58, or Woodsboro, TX passed away June
14, 2007. He was born September 3, 1948 in Bay City, TX to
Allen Earl and Ernestine Mae Krenek Dabelgott. He was a
graduate of Tidehaven High School and of Texas A & I
University in Kingsville with a degree in Natural Gas &
Petroleum Engineering. He had been a resident of Woodsboro
for 27 years and was a member of St. Therese Catholic
Church. Daniel was a member of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers, Det.1 453rd Family Readiness Group (FRG), a
family support organization for US Army Reserves, 644th FRG
& 217th FRG. He spent his life being involved in the
everyday lives of his children and grandchildren and his
faithful Chocolate Lab “Chip”. Many children through the
years were treated as if they were his.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Teresa Ann Savage
Dabelgott of Woodsboro; daughter Dara Ann Dabelgott of
Woodsboro; sons Darin Alan Dabelgott of Bay City, Daryl
Andrew Dabelgott & wife Shana Naomi of Midland and Sgt.
Derek Austin Dabelgott, who is currently serving in the US
Army Reserve in Iraq; sisters and their spouses Barbara & J.
B. Freiley of Bay City, Irene & C. J. Benefield of Polk
City, FL, Geneva & Rick Rader of Old Ocean and Mary Jane
Dabelgott of Palacios; and five grandchildren Jordan Tyler
Austin, Jonathan Taylor Dabelgott, Jennifer Tanae Dabelgott,
Blaze Alan Dabelgott and Prudence Ann Dabelgott Lewis.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Monday,
June 18, 2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral mass is
2:00 PM Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at St. Peter’s Catholic
Church in Blessing with Rev. Samuel Appiasi officiating.
Interment will follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in
Blessing. Pallbearers will be nephews Nolan Savage and Joey
Kacal and dear friends & co-workers Perry Lawrence, Pete
Repka, Danny Randall, Danny Martin, Bobbgy Blackmon and Fred
Henderson. Other former and current co-workers will serve as
honorary pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the Tidehaven
Alumni Scholarship Fund, c/o Tidehaven High School, El Maton,
TX 77440. Online condolences may be sent by visiting
www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Ernestine Mae
Krenek Dabelgott
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Julious Ralph Dabney
(April 28, 1927 - June 20, 2006)
Julious Ralph Dabney, 79, of Bay City died June 20, 2006. He
was born April 28, 1927 in San Jacinto County, Texas to
James and Dagna Purcell Dabney. He was a member of the Bay
City Baptist Church, life member of the Phillip H. Parker
VFW Post 2438, and a member of the Fraternal Order of the
Eagles.
Survivors include his wife Alice King Dabney of Bay City; son
Marvin Dabney of Bay City; grandchildren William Cullen
Dabney and Tray Lynn Dabney both of Bay City; sister-in-law
and brother-in-law Betty and Delane Cates and niece Dena
Cates all of Houston.
Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Friday, June 23, 2006 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lee Watson
officiating. Interment will be 4:00 PM Friday at the
Evergreen Cemetery in Evergreen, Texas.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Tray Lynn Dabney, 19, was born July 28, 1989 in Bay City to
Vickie Collins and Marvin Dabney. Tray Lynn’s life was cut
short on Sunday, October 12, 2008.
She is survived by: her mother, Vickie Hamlyn and husband
Clay of Wadsworth; father, Marvin Dabney and wife Melanie of
Georgia; brother, William Dabney and wife Tami of Bay City;
grandparents, Alice Dabney of Bay City; Janie Lea of
Oklahoma, and Andy Collins of Tennessee; niece, Emma Kriner
of Bay City; four step sisters, Chelsea Hamlyn of Lake
Jackson, Michelle Hamlyn, and Lindsey Hamlyn both of Corpus
Christi and Courtney Glisson of Palacios; two aunts, Ronda
Valentine and husband Darrell of Katy and Angela Collins of
Louisiana; and three cousins, Samantha Collins of Mabank
Texas, Caleb, and Cameron Valentine both of Katy.
Her grandfather Julious Ralph Dabney preceded Tray Lynn in
death.
Tray Lynn was a 2008 graduate of Van Vleck High School were
she was very active in FFA and played on the high school
golf team.
Tray believed in living her life to the fullest. There was
nothing she couldn’t do. Tray loved barrel racing, showing
cattle, fishing, hunting, surfing and dancing. Her family
members were her best friends and her friends were her
family. When Tray smiled, the world smiled back.
The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
October 15, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A Funeral
Service will be held Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the First
Baptist Church of Bay City with the Rev. Zach Nicholson
officiating. Interment will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at
Evergreen Cemetery in Evergreen, Texas.
Pallbearers will be John John Miller, Danny Sisson, Alton
Love, Jeff Wendell, C.J. Ratliff and Shawn Janise.
David Hammond, Darrell Valentine, Kevin Sparks and Coach
Michael Kelly will be honorary pallbearers.
Memorial donations can be made at Bay Cell Credit Union for
a 2009 Fair Scholarship fund established in Tray Lynn’s
name.
Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home (979)
245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
Published October 15, 2008
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Leslie Clifton Dacke
(July 19, 1934 - May 29, 2006)
Leslie Clifton Dacke, 71, of Pasadena died May 29, 2006 in
Kingsville, Texas. He was born July 19, 1934 in West
Columbia, Texas to Elmer Bruce and Annie Frances Burford
Dacke. He was a graduate of Van Vleck High School and served
4 years in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
Leslie worked as a welder for Goodyear Rubber for 40 years
and owned B & D Fabrication in Pasadena. Later in life he
enjoyed camping and traveling in his RV.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Montie
Weathers, and brothers Bruce, Wayne and Harold Dacke.
Survivors include his son Bruce Dacke of Pasadena; sisters
Anna Belle Schulenberg of College Station and Joyce Dacke of
Conroe; brother Charles Dacke of Lolita; and grandson Neal
Dacke of Austin.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, June 1, 2006 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Larry
Scarborough, Alvin Rose, Frank Weathers, Craig Weathers,
Gary Dacke and Steve Dacke. Online condolences may be sent
to the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements
with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Alan Gordon Dalrymple
(October 31, 1922 - August 3, 2009)
Alan Gordon Dalrymple, 86, of Selkirk passed away August 3,
2009. He was born Oct. 31, 1922 in Houston, TX to the late
Albert Ernest & Margaret Mary Westworth Dalrymple. He served
in the US Army during WWII and worked for Southwestern Bell
for many years.
His wife Shirley preceded him in death. Survivors include
daughter Linda Williams & husband Tom of Helena, Alabama;
son Dean Dalrymple & wife Karla of Holly Springs, North
Carolina; grandchildren Brandon Dalrymple & Erin D. Koch and
great granddaughter Paisley Koch.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday at the funeral home. Graveside Services will be
10:30 AM Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Forest Park Lawndale
Cemetery in Houston, TX.
www.taylorbros.net
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Virginia Lou Crawford Damon, born on the 8th of April, 1929,
in Houston, Texas, to Estelle Diana and Curtis Eugene
Crawford passed from this life on the 5th of January, 2009,
surrounded by her loving family. She was 79. A private
graveside service was held on the 7th of January; the Rev.
James C. Morgan officiated.
Virginia Lou, an only child, grew up in the small Texasgulf
Sulphur Co. town of New Gulf, Texas, and graduated from
Boling High School, Class of ’46. Virginia Lou began her
dance training at the tender age of three, traveling to
Houston to study with renowned dance teach Hallie Pritchard.
Before long she realized she wanted to choose ballet and
dance as her lifetime profession and soon began traveling to
Houston by bus 5 days a week throughout her high school
years. She always considered herself lucky and blessed to
have had the opportunity to train with wonderful teachers.
Ann Miller and Tommy Tune were among the many talented
students that also studied with Hallie Pritchard.
In the summer of 1943, when Virginia Lou was 14 years old,
Ms. Pritchard saw talent and dedication in Virginia and
rewarded her with an invitation to travel with her to Los
Angeles to train with Madame Bronislava Nijinska. This
meeting proved to be successful and Virginia Lou would
continue to travel to California each summer for 8 years and
receive ballet training from Madame Nijinska; returning each
fall to Texas for school, dance, voice and piano lessons.
Virginia Lou started her first dance school in Texas after
that first summer in Los Angeles. Her early students
referred to her fondly as “Miss Crawford.” During the 1940s
if one intended to pursue a professional career in ballet
and dance, one had to seek out their training. A degree in
Ballet was not offered at the time and Miss Crawford
considered herself very fortunate to have had such rich and
rewarding experiences with exceptional teachers.
Madame Nijinska played a significant role in her life.
Nijinska, sister to Vaslav Nijinsky, taught the professional
dancers and Virginia Lou was in classes with Cyd Charisse
and Vera-Ellen. Virginia Lou also studied with Ernest
Belcher, father of Marge Champion; Nico Charisse, Dance
director of MGM and husband of Cyd; and Alexander
Kotchetovsky, Madame Nijinska’s first husband. While in
Hollywood, Virginia was privileged to have performed at the
Hollywood Bowl in “Petrouska” and “Sherherazade.” She
performed as well with Serge Diaghilev’s The Ballet Russe in
New York City.
With Virginia’s talent, ability and good looks it was no
surprise that she was asked to audition and then test for a
part in a Warner Bros. Film starring Doris Day. This was her
first big audition and she was delighted to have been chosen
for the role. The dance director for the movie was Leroy
Prince. As fate would have it, Prince had to undergo
emergency surgery and the movie had to be postponed for his
recovery. Virginia continued to study and practice there for
the months of delay only to discover that her ambition was
not a career in movies but to return to Texas, her home and
her dance pupils.
When Virginia Lou returned to her home state of Texas, she
knew that she had made the right decision and embarked upon
a teaching career that lasted for 34 memorable years.
Virginia Lou taught dance in Wharton,
Bay City, Angleton, El Campo, Rosenberg and West Columbia,
Texas. Never one to boast or brag, Virginia Lou would on
occasion share her experiences with her children and dance
pupils. She recalled how exciting it was living in the
apartment below the young Margaret O’Brien and watching her
study dance under the instruction of Irina Nijinska, Mme
Nijinska’s daughter, who also taught Liza Minelli and
Natalie Wood. “It was such a glamorous time to have been in
Hollywood in the 1940s. I would try to see movies whenever I
could, and on Sundays I would walk on Hollywood Boulevard
and see all the “weird” and “strange” people and sights.”
Virginia Lou had the opportunity to see many glamorous movie
stars of the “Golden Era”. She fondly recalled watching Rock
Hudson escort Vera-Ellen to dance class and sometimes
getting a sneak peek at Rock Hudson taking his private dance
lessons from Mme Nijinska. During World War II, Virginia
performed and danced for the USO.
Virginia Lou met the love of her life, John Wiley Damon in
1952; they were married on April 16, 1955. Together they had
three children, Diana, Ginny Kate and John Wesley and two
daughters from John’s previous marriage, Shelley and Jonna.
In 1957, shortly before their first child was born, John
built their first home with a dance studio next door. “It
was always exciting,” she said. Virginia Lou loved teaching
children and sharing her life with so many students and
friends. She has remained in close contact with many of her
students. Virginia Lou always believed in the benefits of
dance. “Dance is beneficial for children. Ballet teaches
discipline, grace, self confidence and appreciation of good
music,” said Virginia Lou.
After retiring form her dance career, Virginia Lou remained
active in many community related affairs. Virginia Lou and
John enjoyed being active in politics, travel and
collecting. They especially enjoyed the life they had chosen
together and the love they had for one another, their
children, grandchildren and friends.
Virginia Lou will be remembered not only for her grace,
talent and beauty, but for her faith in God, sense of humor
and loyalty to her family and friends. We will cherish our
memories and always hold her close in our hearts. She will
be deeply missed by her devoted husband of 53 years, John W.
Damon II, their three children, families and grandchildren,
friends and former dance students.
Virginia Lou was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis
Eugene Crawford and Estelle Diana Kirk Crawford ReSier.
Virginia Lou is survived by her husband, John Wiley Damon of
West Columbia; three children, Diana Damon Walker and
son-in-law, Steve, of Alpine, Texas, Virginia “Ginny Kate”
Damon Shackelford and son-in-law, David, of West Columbia,
John Wesley Damon of Old Ocean; her adopted daughter,
Shelley Winn Damon of Austin and her stepdaughter, Jonna
Ruth Woodburn of Midlothian; five grandchildren, Molly
Katharine Walker, Samuel Steven Walker and Travis Damon
Walker of Alpine, Sally Kate Shackelford and George Wiley
Shackelford of West Columbia; great-granddaughter, Lila Kate
Shackelford of West Columbia and dearly loved family friend,
Dorothy Paul Lewis of Brazoria.
The family would like to thank Virginia Lou's friends and
dance students for their prayers, kindnesses, cards and good
wishes during her illness.
Final arrangements were made by Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in
Bay City, Texas.
Pallbearers for the service were George W. Shackelford,
Samuel Walker, Travis Walker, Gary Graham, P.T. Brunner and
Jack Patterson.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Roy Ledbetter, Clyde McKinney,
David Toney, Charlie Ogilvie and James Farmer.
The Facts (Brazosport) Published January 18, 2009
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Scott Derek Daniel, age 42, of Galveston died Saturday,
December 27, 2008 in Houston, Texas. He was born on August
22, 1966 in Wharton, Texas to James and Maxine Daniel. He
grew up in Bay City, Texas and graduated from Bay
City High School in 1984. He graduated with a B.A. in
Liberal Arts from The University of Texas in Austin in 1988
and from the UT School of Law in 1991.
Scott was a partner in the law firm of Greer, Herz, and
Adams in Galveston where he served with distinction since
1991. He was involved in many civic organizations and
functions in Galveston including most recently as a cast
member in the East-End Theatre Company. Scott loved the arts
including spending many memorable nights on Broadway. He
also loved to travel and recently returned from a trip to
Israel.
Scott is survived by his parents, James and Maxine Daniel of
Scottsdale, Arizona; one sister, Vicki
McClain (John) of Carthage, Texas; one brother, Jimmy
Daniel (Sue) of Houston; two nieces, Amanda Daniel of Austin
and Kelli McClain of Carthage; and one nephew, Jonathan
Daniel of Waco.
Scott also leaves behind many friends whom he loved and
thought of as family.
A memorial service to celebrate Scott's life will be held
2p.m. at the Moody Gardens Ballroom, 7 Hope Blvd. Galveston,
Texas 77554.
Arrangements are with J. Levy & Termini Funeral Home, 2128
Broadway, Galveston, Texas 77550; 409-763-4621.
Bay City Tribune, Published December 31, 2008
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Ann Clark Dannels passed
away May 9, 2007 at Bay
Villa Nursing Home in Bay
City.
Ann was born June 7, 1946 in
Ada, Oklahoma to Mrs.
Kathalene Tudor Clark.
Ann moved to Palacios, Texas
at six years of age with her
mother and step-dad, Leon
Smith. She completed high
school there, and then went
to Texas Woman’s University
where she graduated with a
Bachelor of Science degree
in Nursing. She began work
at Matagorda General
Hospital in 1969. She then
married Delbert Dannels on
August 30, 1969. She worked
30 years at Matagorda
General Hospital. One of her
many jobs there was Night
Supervisor.
She and Del have two sons,
David of Bay City and Dennis
of Austin. There are two
granddaughters, Elizabeth of
Bay City and Melody of
Austin all surviving. Also
surviving is her step-dad,
Leon Smith of Palacios,
three sisters, Kathy and
Bruce Shearin of Rocky
Mount, North Carolina,
Margaret Smith of Palacios,
and Terry and David Brooks
of Victoria, and several
nieces and nephews.
Ann was a life long
Christian. She was a member
of St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church in Sweeny. Her life
was a life of love for her
husband, children, and
grandchildren. She will be
greatly missed.
Funeral service will be at
10 a.m. Saturday, May 12,
2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. Interment will follow
at
Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.
Online condolences may be
sent by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home in Bay
City. 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
Published May 13, 2007,
Matagorda County, Texas
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John Edwin “Ted” Davant
Graveside services for John
Edwin “Ted” Davant were held today at 2 p. m. at the Hawley Cemetery
with the Rev. Milton McWilliams officiating.
Mr. Davant died Sept. 23, 1984,
at his home in Blessing. He was born Sept. 8, 1911, in San
Antonio. A lifelong resident of Matagorda County, Davant was
a retired attorney, a former county attorney for Matagorda
County, a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Bay City Gun
Club, the Bay City Country Club and the St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church of Bay City.
Survivors include: his wife,
Kathryn Cornelius Davant of Blessing; four daughters,
Carolyn Fricke of Port Lavaca, Cornelia Atwood of Palacios,
Kathryn Higgins of Victoria and Eugenia Wilson of Sulphur,
La.; two sons, Dr. James E. Davant of Blessing and William
L. Davant of Victoria; 13 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Kenneth Hite,
Harold Martin. L. M. Pierce, Wayne Wehmeyer, John Wilson and
Michael Fricke. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Lewis, Sr.,
Henry Mann, Gene Migura, W. F. Fly, L. L. Chiles, Jimmy
Stewart, Harry Snowdy, Joe Entzminger and members of the Bay
City Gun Club.
Funeral arrangements were under
the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune,
September 24?, 1984
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Graveside funeral services
for Kathryn Cornelius
Davant, 85, of Blessing,
will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000 at
Hawley
in Blessing
with the Rev. Nick Novak
officiating.
Mrs. Davant died Jan. 24,
2000 at her residence. She
was born Sept. 9, 1914 in
Markham to the late Louie
Casper and Ellen Roberts
Cornelius.
She was a resident of
Palacios since 1974 and a
member of St. John's
Episcopal Church in
Palacios.
Survivors include four
daughters, Carolyn Fricke of
Port Lavaca, Cornelia Perry
and husband Graham of
Alberta, Canada, Kathy
Higgins of Port Lavaca,
Gennie Wilson and husband
David of Sulphur, La; two
sons, Jim Davant and wife
Sandra of Blessing and Bill
Davant and wife Debbie of
Victoria; 13 grandchildren;
21 great grandchildren; and
one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, John E. "Ted"
Davant and by one brother,
George Cornelius.
Pallbearers will include:
James, Mike and Ethan
Davant, Gregg Higgins, Kevin
Wilson and Marty Crain.
Honorary pallbearers will
include: Jon Grundhoefer,
James Berger, Jerry Haines
and Patrick Wiele.
Memorials may be made to
Hawley Cemetery Association,
care of Ona Lee Pierce,
Blessing, Texas or to
Matagorda County Museum.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE,
Tuesday, January 25, 2000,
Matagorda County, Texas
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Mildred Reissig Davidek, of
Boling, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at her
residence in Boling following a brief illness.
She was born on August 31, 1917, in Victoria, daughter of
the late Arthur Reissig and Hallie Caraway Reissig.
Mildred was raised in Bay City and graduated from Bay City
High School in 1936. She married Jerry Davidek on July 10,
1937 in Bay City and he preceded her in death in 1969.
Mildred worked at the Pledger Post Office as Post Master
Relief. In addition, she owned and operated the Boling
Variety Store for over 20 years. Mildred was a talented
artist with oil and pastel paints, she also loved to garden
and read. She was very happy to be one of the charter
members of the Boling Baptist Church helping to build the
church with her own hands. In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Thelma
Fisher and Opal Talbot and son Jerry Davidek.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2010
at the Wharton Funeral Home with the Reverend Valmon Meade
officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Memorial Park
Cemetery in Wharton. Pallbearers were Charles Svec, David
Svec, Joe Campos, Anton Zahradnik, Harrison Stafford and
Larry Hunt.
Survivors include: her daughter, Susan Davidek Svec and
husband, Charles of Boling; grandchildren, Robin Svec, David
Svec, Gena Rush, Erin Hobbins and husband, Howard, Jerry
Michael Davidek, Jr. and Joseph Frank Davidek and wife,
Lisa; six great grandchildren; nieces, Mildred Hunt,
Patricia Symmank, Jeanette Stafford, Linda Felder and
Dorothy Gaile and nephews; Steve Davidek, Tommy Davidek and
Charles Talbot.
If desiring, memorials may be made to your charity of
choice.
Bay City Tribune,
Published January 11, 2010
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QUINTON D. DAVIDSON
VICTORIA -
Quinton D. Davidson, 20,
of Victoria passed away Friday, June 18, 2010. Quinton was
born Nov. 23, 1989, in Bay City to Clifford Davidson of
Victoria and Dawn Daniels of Rusk. Quinton was a welder, an
avid hunter and fisherman and a Baptist.
Survivors include his father, Clifford Davidson (Carol), of
Victoria; mother, Dawn Daniels, and companion, Lisa Bartsch,
of Rusk; son, Mark Andrew Wise, of Victoria; brothers, Cecil
" Bubba " Davidson, and Garrett S. Davidson, both of
Victoria; sisters, Tiffany M. Davidson, of Victoria, Tabitha
R. Davidson, of Galveston, Tonya L. Davidson, of Tennessee;
brothers, Patrick Wilson, and Aaron Wilson, both of
Victoria; best friend, Andy "Frito" Parker, of Victoria;
maternal grandfather, George S. Daniels, of Rusk,
great-grandmother, Deenie Daniels, of Rusk; and paternal
grandfather, Cecil M. Davidson (Charlene), of Cuero. Quinton
is also survived by many aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews
and cousins that loved him.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Peggy
Hadash, and great- grandfather, George Daniels; paternal
grandmother, Bonnie Davidson, and paternal
great-grandparents, Herman and Velma Stark.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today, June 22,
2010, at Rosewood Funeral Chapel, the Rev. James Shamburger
officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at the Woodsmen of
the World Cemetery in Prairie Lea. A gathering of friends
and family will follow from 6-8 p.m. at the Tanglewood
Clubhouse.
Pallbearers will be Cecil Daniels, Garrett Davidson, Patrick
Wilson, Aaron Wilson, Andy Parker, and Brandon Thompson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Cecil M. Davidson, Casey
Slusher, Jamie "JT" Taylor, and Thomas Beck.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at online at
rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.
Published in
Victoria Advocate on June 22, 2010
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Annie Lipinsky Davis
(June 18, 1919 - April 2, 2006)
Annie Lipinsky Davis, 86, of Bay City, Texas, died April 2,
2006. She was born June 18, 1919, in Westoff, Texas, to
Stanley Thomas Lipinsky and Gertrude Hadamek Lipinsky. She
married Ralph Stuart Davis on August 18, 1936 in Bay City,
Texas. They were married for 52 years.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Charles Stanley
and Lana Davis of Bowling Green, Kentucky; daughter-in-law
Deloris Hastings Davis of Austin; daughter-in-law Ginger
Davis White of Bay City; 8 grandchildren, Tammy and John
Milliff of Bay City; Chuck and Betty Davis of LaFayette,
Alabama; Kenneth and Jennifer Davis of League City; Julie
and Chris Nugent of Bryan; Darrell and Lily Davis of
Berkley, California; Matthew Davis of Galveston; Diane and
James Flowers of Denton; and Kathy Davis of New Orleans,
Louisiana; 13 great-grandchildren, Jason and Brandon Milliff,
Grace, Rebekah, Charles III, Joel, and Olivia Davis, Brighid
and Erin Nugent, Lorelei and Xen Davis, Sophie and Hannah
Flowers; 3 sisters, Ruth Scott of Brownsville, Eileen Murff
of Houston, and Pauline Falks of Pearland; 1 brother,
Raymond Lipinsky of Willis; numerous nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Stuart Davis on
August 12, 1988; her son Ralph “Stuart” Davis, Jr. on
January 26, 2005; and 4 brothers, Sigmund, Jerry, Willie,
and Paul Lipinsky; and 1 sister, Regina Ebrom.
Pallbearers are grandsons Chuck Davis, Kenneth Davis; great
grandsons Jason Milliff, Brandon Milliff; and nephews Tom
Murff, Jerry Lipinski.
A Rosary will be held on Monday, April 3, 6:00 pm at Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be held
Tuesday, April 4, 2:00 pm at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Internment will be held Wednesday, April 5, 1:00 pm at
Madisonville City Cemetery, Madisonville, Texas.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Bobbie Lee Davis, age 79, of
Boling, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at a
Houston hospital.
She was born on Nov. 30, 1931 in Bay City, a daughter of
the late C.W. and Bessie Schultz Bundick.
Bobbie Lee attended school in Pierce, El Campo and
Wharton. On April 6, 1956 she married Walter Vaughn
Davis in Bay City. She had the most rewarding job ever,
helping her children mature into the people they are
today. She was a very soft-spoken person that everyone
could get along with.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
in-laws, Jimmy Ray Davis, Pat Davis and Tommy Lynn Davis
and nephews Ronnie, Donnie and Danny Davis.
Friends may call for visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. today,
Wednesday at the Wharton Funeral Home chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
June 23, 2011 at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin
Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Hawley
Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Walter V. Davis of
Boling; daughter, Laurie Ann Lee of Grand Prairie; son,
Jerry Wayne Davis and wife, Karen, of Boling;
grandchildren, Cody Scott Lee and Kalen Jace Lee;
sisters, Velma Struap and husband, Bobby, Margie
Williams and husband, Freddy, Betty Bundick and Peggy
Lucero; brothers, C.W. Bundick and wife, Margarite, Paul
Bundick and wife, Joyce, Hairl Bundick and wife, Sue,
Thomas Bundick and wife, Christy, and Richard Bundick
and wife, Annie Mae; and her in-laws, Billy Thomas Davis
and wife, Josie, Curtis Orval Davis, Adalee Davis,
Alfred Lee Davis and wife, Linda, Leon Eugene Davis,
Betty Teeler and husband, Sherman, and Mary Ann Wells,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are under the direction of Wharton
Funeral Home.
Wharton Journal-Spectator,
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Photo courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise
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Elizabeth Alyne Davis
(October 18, 1925 - November 13, 2007)
Elizabeth Alyne Davis, 82, of Blessing, passed away Tuesday,
November 13, 2007 in Houston, TX after a long battle with
cancer. She was born October 18, 1925 in Stanford, KY to
Daniel Potter and Lillian L. Hiatt Potter. She was a
resident of Blessing since 1979.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years: Jack Davis of
Blessing; her daughters: Sandra Hamilton & husband Wayne of
Branson, MO and Jackie Moore & husband Russ of Rosharon; by
her sons: Jim Davis & wife DruAnn of Conroe and Randy Davis
& wife Mary of Blessing; and by 5 grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents:
Daniel and Lillian H. Potter; and her brother: Leslie
Potter.
The family will receive visitors and Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
from 5 PM to 8 PM Thursday, November 15, 2007. Funeral
services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, November 16, 2007
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, TX. Graveside
services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 17, 2007
at Lewis Cemetery in DeRitter, LA.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made
to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 4486, Houston, TX
77210-4486 Ph: 800-525-5841.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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James Vernon Davis, Jr.
(June 12, 1950 - July 25, 2008)
James Vernon Davis, Jr., 58, of El Maton, passed away Friday,
July 25, 2008 in Bay City. He was born June 12, 1950 in San
Antonio, TX to Dorothy Mae Gibson and James Vernon Davis,
Sr. He was a resident of Matagorda County since 1974, a
retired Superintendent from HP Zachry, and a member of the
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Elizabeth Howerton Davis of El
Maton, his daughter: Lora Lynn Weakley & husband Chris of
Brazoria; a son: James Brian Davis and wife Annette of
Lolita; his sisters: Annie Jewel of Victoria, Betty Ann
Davis of Vanderbilt and Margie Jackson of Tennessee; his
brothers: John Davis of Vanderbilt, Mark Davis of Lolita and
Eddie Davis of San Antonio; by his grandchildren: Corrine
Rachae Anderson, Miranda Faye Hancock, Angela Marie Davis
and Christopher James Davis; and by a great grandson: Colton
Alan Anderson. He was preceded in death by his parents:
Dorothy and James V. Davis, Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, July 28, 2008
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Pauline Harvey
officiating.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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James Vernon Davis Sr.
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Jarvis Davis, 51, of Matagorda,
passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
He was born May 5, 1959 to Roland Johnson Davis and Lois Mae
Meeks Davis. He was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County.
He is survived by: his sisters, Janice Greenway of Midfield
and Joy Dee Losack of Richwood; his brothers, Jeff of Port
Lavaca, and Joe Glenn Davis of Rio Hondo, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: is father, Roland J. Davis; his
mother and step-father, Lois Mae and Jiggs Basey; his
brothers, Joice Eugene, Johnson Lee, Johnny, and Jimmy.
Jarvis was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend and will
be dearly missed by everyone whose life he touched. He will
live on forever in our hearts through loving memories.
Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday June 25,
2010 in Wadsworth at the Word of Life Church , 8th & Park
Ave. , (one block off highway 60).
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of
your choice.
Memorial online condolences may be sent to
www.stroudfuneralhome.com.
Final arrangements entrusted to Stroud Funeral Home, 538 N.
Hwy. 288B, Clute, Texas (979) 265-1188.
Bay City Tribune,
Published June 23, 2010
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Jimmy Davis
(December 20, 1944 - November 22, 2009)
Jimmy Davis, 64, of Van Vleck, TX, passed away Sunday,
November 22, 2009 in Bay City. He was born December 20, 1944
in Dallas, TX to Roland Johnson Davis and Lois Mae Meeks
Davis. He was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and
was employed as an Operator for Matagorda County Drainage
Dist. # 1.
He is survived by his wife: Donna Davis of Van Vleck; by his
daughters: Susan Elaine Chavarria of Dickinson, Lori Ann
Meyerdirk & husband Will of Van Vleck and Jonna Michele
Davis of Van Vleck; his son: Jimmy Roe Davis of Van Vleck;
his sisters: Janice Greenway & husband John of Midfield and
Joy Dee Losak & husband Doug of Richwood; his brothers: Joe
Glen Davis of Rio Hondo, Jeff Roy Davis & wife Betty of Pt.
Lavaca and Jarvis Juan Davis of Van Vleck; and by his
grandchildren: Joseph & Caitlyn Chavarria, Jennifer, Kristi,
and Marissa Leverett, and Davis and Garrett Shields. He was
preceded in death by his father: Roland J. Davis; his mother
and step-father: Lois Mae and Jiggs Basey; his sisters:
Martha Ray Davis and Janie Sue Davis; and his brothers:
Joice Eugene, Johnson Lee, Johnny, and Jerry Lynn Davis.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, November
25, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Joseph Sayer
officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in
Bay City. Pallbearers will be Donny Casey, Troy Casey, Kenny
Hales, Russell Stewart, Marshall Sykes, Rick O’Neal and
Marvin Leverett. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Janise,
Troy Janise, Joe G. Davis II, Joe Yeamans II, John David
Roe, and Steven Roe.
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Lottie Davis, 85, of Bay City, passed away on Friday, August
29, 2008, surrounded by her family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September
6, 2008 at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev.
L.C. Cunningham, Jr. pastor and the Rev. Willie B. Prince
officiating and burial will be at Eastview Cemetery in Bay
City. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, September
5, 2008 in the Chapel of Green’s Mortuary and a wake from 6
to 8 p.m.
Mrs. Davis will be greatly missed by her children; two
devoted sons; A.D. Davis, Jr. of Dallas and Robert Floyd of
Houston, and a step-daughter Jo Chambers of Galveston,
Texas. By her sisters; Susie Price, Charlotte Tingle and
Rosie Lee Taylor, all of Bay City, and a brother Robert Lee
Green, Sr., also of Bay City, Texas.
Bay City Tribune, Published September 3, 2008
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Mara Kate Davis
(November 14, 2007 - November 14, 2007)
Mara Kate Davis, infant daughter of Erskine and Julie Kasinger
Davis, passed away November 14, 2007. Survivors include her
parents; maternal grandfather Joe Kasinger of Pledger;
paternal grandmother Sandra Washington of Bay City; brothers
Erskine, Trayln & Darren Davis of Bay City; aunts and uncles
LaToya Spiller & Carla Davis both of Bay City, JoBeth Yoes
of Pledger, Jenny & Robert Featherston of Gatesville,
Annetta and Royce Quave of Pledger, and Adrian Caesar and
Latres Davis both of Bay City and numerous cousins.
Graveside Service will be 1:00 PM Saturday at Eastview
Cemetery in Bay City with Rev. Lee Watson officiating.
www.taylorbros.net
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Wanda Marie Davis
Funeral services for Wanda Marie
Davis, 59, of Blessing will be held 10 a. m. Saturday at
First Baptist Church in Blessing with the Rev. Larry Holden
officiating. Burial will follow at Hawley Cemetery,
Blessing.
Mrs. Davis was born Nov. 4,
1930, to Claude Stuart and Lula E. Schaffer Williams in Bay
City and died June 21, 1990, at Matagorda General Hospital.
A resident of Blessing since
1970, she was a member of the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Leland H. “Dave” Davis of Blessing; a son, Claude Stuart
Mattson of West Columbia; mother, Lula E. Callaway of Bay
City; a sister Barbara Green of Blessing; a brother, Jackie
E. Williams of Bay City; and two granddaughters, Tony and
Andrea Mattson of West Columbia.
She is preceded in death by her
father, who died in 1941, and her daughter, Carol Annet
Mattson, in 1958.
Pallbearers are Billy Jalufka,
Earl Adams Jr., Edward Vavra Jr., Melvin Taska, Donnie
Harvey, Weldon Popek, David Green and E. R. Vacek Jr.
Honorary pallbearers are men of
the First Baptist Church in Blessing.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, June
22, 1990
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Emma White Dawdy, 94, of Bay City died at her residence June
29, 2000. She was born in Hope, Arkansas to the late Odo
Carl and Frances Ellen Crye White.
Mrs. Dawdy was a long time resident of Bay City and a member
of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include: one niece, Ada Gwen Kunz of Houston;
three nephews, Joe Holland Arrington of Center Point, Texas,
Jerry White of Beaumont and Walter White of Austin; several
great nieces and nephews; and dedicated care giver and
friend Dorothy Allen of Bay City.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband Richard Ples Dawdy, April 12, 1989, and three
sisters, Lillian White Arrington, Marguerite White Dawdy and
Pauline White.
Private graveside services were at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1,
2000 at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing, Texas. Contributions
may be made to the Matagorda County Museum or the Bay City
Public Library.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Matagorda County, Texas, Sunday, 2
Jul 2000
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John Edward Dawdy Jr.
John Edward Dawdy, Jr. 75, of
Buckeye, died at Matagorda General Hospital August 8, 1981.
Survivors include: wife, Marguerite Dawdy of Buckeye;
brother, Harry Dawdy of Sugar Valley; cousin, R. P. Dawdy of
Bay City. Funeral Services will be held at First United
Methodist Church August 10 at 2 p. m. with Dr. Leslie
LeGrand officiating. Interment will be held at Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers include Dale Warn, Louis Harper, B. B. Rhodes,
Hoyt Johnson, Charles Warn, E. M. Huitt and Hugh Strickland.
Honorary pallbeares: Members of the Wesley Class of the
First United Methodist Church, William P. Tweedle, Tommy
LeTulle and Bill Richardson. Arrangements with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home.
Victoria
Advocate, August 9?, 1981
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Marguerite White Dawdy
Bay City—Graveside services for
Marguerite White Dawdy, 88, of Bay City are scheduled for 10
a. m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997 at Hawley Cemetery
with the Rev. Mike Toland and Rev. Horace McMillan
presiding.
Mrs. Dawdy died peacefully Aug.
26 with loving care by friends and caregivers at Matagorda
General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born April 21, 1909 in
Charleston, Miss. to the late Odo Carl and Frances Ellen
Crye White. She was a member of the Methodist Church and
longtime resident of Matagorda County.
Survivors include: sister, Emma
White Dawdy of Bay City; niece, Ada Gwen Kunz of Houston;
nephews, Joe Holland Arrington of Center Point, Jerry White
of Beaumont and Walter White of Austin.
She was preceded in death by her
husband J. E. Dawdy, Jr. in 1981.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home in Bay City
The Daily Tribune, August
27, 1997
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Richard Ples Dawdy
Funeral services for Richard
Ples Dawdy, 83, of Bay City will be held 1:30 p. m. Saturday
at Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Sonnier,
Msgr, James Brunner and Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial
will be in Hawley Cemetery,
Blessing.
A wake will be held 7 p. m.
today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel.
Mr. Dawdy was born June 23,
1905, in Palacios to Ples and Elizabeth Rowles Dawdy and
died April 12, 1989, in Matagorda General Hospital, Bay
City.
His family settled in Matagorda
County in 1850, and he was a fourth generation native of
this county. His father was a trail driver for Shanghai
Pierce.
He graduated from St. Edward’s
University and retired in 1959 from Goodyear to ranch with
his mother.
He was a member of Holy Cross
Catholic Church Knights of Columbus, Men’s Golf Association
and past president of the Bay City Country Club. He was an
organizer and chairman of the Bay City Men’s Invitational
Golf Tournament for 32 years.
He is survived by his wife, Emma
White Dawdy of Bay City; two dear friends, Msgr. Christopher
Martin of Bay City and the Rev. Charles Sonnier of Sweet
Home; a niece and four nephews.
Pallbearers include Wayne
Brooks, Ronnie Miller, Ed Baca, Earl Dibbern, Hugh
Strickland and Dave Young.
Friends of the Dawdys will serve
as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of the usual donations,
contributions may be made to the Holy Cross Catholic Church,
Holy Cross School Foundation or the American Diabetes
Foundation.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
The Daily
Tribune, April 14, 1989
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Mary Elizabeth
Keller Dawson
(June 23, 1919 - December 7, 2005)
Mary Elizabeth Keller Dawson, 86, or Corpus Christi died Dec.
7, 2005. She was born June 23, 1919 in Bay City, Texas to
Donald E. and Mary K. Wright Keller. She had been a resident
of Corpus Christi since 1982 and served in the US Navy in
WWII.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Dawson,
Jr. in 1990. Survivors include daughter & son-in-law, Linda
Dale and Trenton Fagg of Corpus Christi; son, Joseph L.
Dawson III of Humble; brother, Col. Jack N. Keller of San
Antonio; grandchildren Spencer M. Fagg and Bret R. Fagg both
of Corpus Christi; great grandchildren, Spencer C. Fagg and
Geoffrey Z. Fagg both of Corpus Christi.
Memorial service will be 1:00 PM Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.
Private interment will be held at a later date. Arrangement
with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613
www.taylorbros.net
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DAY
David Nelson Day, 77, of Bay
City passed away at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at
Methodist Hospital in Houston.
He was born September 28, 1926
in Bay City to the late Ed and Sophie Marie Schmidt Day.
He was a retired heavy equipment
operator for A. M. Ussery in Blessing, and a former longtime
resident of Blessing.
David had lived in Kerrville for
the last three years, most of that time living with his
sister Edna Mikus.
On February 25, 2004 he moved to
the Legacy in Bay City.
Six days later he was
hospitalized in Bay City for two days and was then
transferred to the Methodist Hospital in Houston.
Survivors include: one brother,
Henry Richard Day and wife Elaine of Blessing;
sister-in-law, Elizabeth Fern Day of Deutschburg Community;
nieces, Sheryl Jeffery of Kerrville, Sophie Gates of
Memphis, Tennessee, Lisa Day Remmy of Blessing, and Geneva
Day Socha of Deutschburg; nephews, Tommy and Walter Day of
Blessing, Richard Earl Day of Hugo, Oklahoma, and Charles
Mikus of Yorktown; great nephews, Ed Mikus of the US Army,
and Michael Jeffery of Kerrville; great nieces, Shannon
Walter of Louisiana, Kathy Socha of Deutschburg, Alicia Hart
and Charlotte Mikus of Yorktown; great great nephews, Alex
and Lewis Walter of Louisiana and Jason Hart, Jr of
Yorktown, and a great-great niece, Danielle Walter of
Louisiana.
He was preceded in death by: his
brother Fred Day; and his sister, Edna Louise Day Mikus.
Funeral service was held 2 p.m.
Friday, March 19, 2004, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow at Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Abner Ussery,
Delvin Taska, Lee Hall Pierce, Joe Johs Jr., Kenneth Johs,
and Russell Bloom.
Arrangements were with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home.
The Bay City Tribune,
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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Ed Day
Day, Ed, age 81, a resident of
Blessing, passed away in Matagorda General Hospital on March
4. He is survived by a daughter, Edna Mikus of Houston;
three sons, Henry and David of Blessing and Fred of
Palacios. Also seven grandchildren. Services will be held
Monday, March 6 at 2:00 p. m. in Taylor Brothers Chapel. The
Rev. Tom Connelly of the First United Methodist Church,
Palacios, will officiate. Interment will be in Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dickie Kubecka, A. C. Harter, Raymond
Laslie, W. T. Gunter, Mike Pierce, Harry Lane Powell and R.
B. Trull as honorary pallbearer. Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
The Daily
Tribune, March 5?,1972
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Fred Ed Day
Funeral services for Fred Ed
Day, 55, of Palacios will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Palacios Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Douglas Blanton
officiating. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.
Mr. Day was born Nov. 14, 1931,
in Bay City to Ed and Sophie Schmidt Day and died Feb. 21,
1987, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios.
He was a resident of Palacios
for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife,
Elizabeth Day of Palacios; a daughter, Geneva Socha of
Deutschburg, Texas; three sons, Thomas Day and Walter Day,
both of Deutschburg and Richard Day of Rattann, Okla.; a
sister, Edna Mikus of Houston; two brothers, David Day and
Henry Day, both of Blessing; and three granddaughters.
Pallbearers include Walter
Krause, Galen Johnson, Oswald Kubecka Jr., Douglas Kubecka,
Paul Cooper and Oswald Kubecka Sr.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE,
February, 1987
Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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Sophie Marie Day Died Sunday
at Matagorda Hospital
Mrs. Sophie Adaline Marie
Day, wife of Ed Day, of Blessing, died Sunday morning at
12:20 at the Matagorda General Hospital. Death came to Mrs.
Day, 52, after an illness of many months.
Besides her husband she is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Edna Louise Mikus of Houston;
three sons, Done M., Fred E., and Henry K. of Blessing; six
sisters, Mrs. Louise Dillard and Mrs. Freda Cavallian of
Palacios. Mrs. Margaret Schrode, Miss Annie Schmidt and Miss
Dora Schmidt and Mrs. Marie Hoag of Oregon. Also surviving
is one brother, Fredrick Schmidt of Oregon.
Funeral services were held
from the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home this afternoon at 2
o’clock with Rev. Spellman officiating. Interment was in
Cedarvale
Hawley Cemetery.
The Daily Tribune, date unknown
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THOMAS EDWARD DAY
A Memorial
Service for Thomas (Tommy) Edward Day, 56, of the
Deutschburg Community, Tx., was held Sept 2, 2010 at the
First Baptist Church in Blessing with Mrs. Joyce Morton
officiating.
Mr. Day born on July 14, 1954 to Fred E. Day and Elizabeth
Fern Morton Day. He entered into eternal rest with his Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ on Aug. 24, 2010.
Tommy was a quiet, non-assuming man who got along well with
everyone. Before his retirement, Tommy worked in the rice
fields for Charlie Johnson and later for Charlie’s son,
Galen Johnson.
He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Fern Morton Day;
brothers Richard Earl Day and wife Camilla of Antler,
Oklahoma, and Walter William Day of Palacios, Tx.; sister
Geneva Irene Socha of Ganado, Tx.; uncle Henry Richard Day
of Blessing; nieces Kathy Socha of Ganado and Neva Pitman of
Lena, Arkansas; cousins Teresa Blackwell and James Morton of
Palacios, Braxton Morton of Willis, Tx., Nickey Jones of Van
Vleck, Tx. and Sandra Di Giovanni of Sugar Land, Tx.
He was preceded in death by his father, Fred E. Day.
The Palacios Beacon,
September 8, 2010
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Gloria De La
Rosa, 61, formerly of Bay City passed away August 5, 2009.
She was born December 30, 1947 in Refugio, Texas to the late Lupe and
Elvira Garcia Elizalde. She worked at a Dietary Aide in the
cafeteria at Matagorda General
Hospital for many years.
Her daughter Linda Zaragoza preceded her in death.
Survivors include: daughter, Frances Zaragoza of Houston;
son, Hector De La Rosa and wife Jessica of Houston; sisters,
Eddy Mahaffey, Soila Morales, and Lydia Cantu all of Bay
City and Virginia Galindo of San Angelo; brothers, Henry
Elizalde and Lupe Elizalde, Jr. both of Coolridge, Arizona,
Ray Elizalde of Austin and Ernesto Elizalde of Bay City;
nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited at
7 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2009 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home.
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Our Lady
of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park
in Van Vleck.
Joey Zaragoza, Michael De La Rosa, Rene Flores, Abel
Morales, Jesse Perez and Joe Perez will serve as
pallbearers.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613.
Bay City
Tribune, August 9, 2009
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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CLYDE DEADRICK
PALACIOS - Funeral services for Clyde Deadrick, 71, of
Palacios, who passed away Feb. 7, 2009, will be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 at West Palacios Church of God of
Prophecy. Burial will follow at Palacios Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. today at the chapel
of Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.
Survivors include a sister, Winnie M. Deadrick Grigsby of
Palacios; a brother, Larry Deadrick of Palacios; and a host
of other relatives and friends.
Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-5197.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 2/10/2009
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Hayes Maxwell Deadrick
Mr. Hayes Maxwell Deadrick, 75,
died August 30, at Bay Villa Nursing Home. He was born
December 24, 1903. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lee
Deadrick, one son, Mr. Maxwell C. Deadrick of Santa Anna,
California, one daughter, Mrs. Eponola Hebert of Dickerson,
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, one aunt,
Mrs. Grace Hayes Banks, a host of sisters and brothers and
many nieces and nephews. The deceased was a member of
Timothy Lodge 276 A. F. & A. M. Funeral services are set for
Saturday, September 2, at 2:00 p.m. from Pilgrim Rose
Baptist Church in Palacios. Officiating will be Rev. Samuel
Tims. Interment at Palacios Cemetery. Members of Masonic
Lodge 276 will serve as pallbearers. Penn Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
The Daily Tribune,
Friday, September 1, 1978
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Annie May Dean
(August 4, 1909 - September 20, 2007)
Annie May Dean, 98, of Bay City, passed away Thursday,
September 20, 2007. She was born August 4, 1909 in El Campo,
TX to James Renfro Trousdale and Pauline Robertson
Trousdale. She was a life long resident of Bay City, a
former owner of Modern Dry Cleaners, and a member of the
First United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her daughter: Mazie Dean Hill & husband
Doug, of Bay City; her grandchildren: Kelli Wendel of Bay
City, Keith Hill of Columbus, OH, Randy Dean of Houston, and
Dr. Donnie Dean, DDS of Knoxville, TN; and by eight great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband:
Ross Milton Dean; her son: F. Duane Dean; and by her
parents: James R. & Pauline Trousdale.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, September 24,
2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris
Harrison officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
Ross M.
Dean
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Clara E. Dean
Funeral services will be
held for Clara E. Dean, 91, of Boling, 2 p. m. Thursday at
Taylor Brothers Chapel.
Officiating at the
services will be the Rev. Leroy Stanton.
Dean died June 22, 1982 at
Wharton.
Survivors include
daughter, Velma Harris of Francitas; son, James L. Black of
Boling; 9 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 1
great-great-grandchild.
Burial will follow
services at
Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers include
Kenneth, Mike, Bob and Tom Black, Ken Dorris and Jim Harris.
Honorary pallbearers
include Charles Harris and Lonnie Dorris.
Arrangements with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune,
June 23, 1982
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Laverne Ada Dearen
SPLENDORA—Laverne Ada
Dearen, 72, of Splendora, died Tuesday Jan. 6, 1998.
She was born April 8,
1925, in Mabank. She was a retired registered nurse.
Survivors: sons, Bill
Dearen Jr., of El Paso; Don Dearen of Bay City and Tommy
Dearen of Austin; brother, John Glen Jr. of Palacios; six
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be
noon Friday at
Hawley Cemetery near Bay City. Pace-Stancil
Funeral Home, Cleveland, (281) 592-2641
Victoria Advocate,
date unknown
Marker photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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Joan Dearing
Joan Dearing, 71, of
Victoria and formerly of Palacios, died Saturday, May 28,
2005.
She was born Dec. 28,
1933, in Gilmer, to the late Fred and Elsie Collier Floyd.
She was a retired accountant for Emjay Chemical and a member
of Church of God International.
Survivors: sister,
Florence Howard of Victoria.
Preceded in death by:
husband, David A. Dearing; and brother, Howard D. Floyd.
Services will be 10 a. m.
Tuesday at Colonial Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be at
Hawley Cemetery. Colonial Funeral Home, Victoria, 361-578-3535.
Victoria Advocate,
May 30, 2005
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Clifton "Paw Paw"
Deckard
(May 28, 1929 - May 31, 2010)
Clifton “Paw Paw” Deckard,
81, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2010. He was born on
May 28, 1929 in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee to the late
Virgil and Cora Jane West Deckard. He was a member of the
Fleet Reserve Association of Milton, Florida; member of the
16-Santa Rosa County Florida F & A.M. Masonic Lodge; member
of the Scottish Rite and the York Rite Shrine Temple; member
of the IBEW Electricians Union; retired from the St. Regis
Paper Mill in Cantonement, Florida; member of the Bay City
American Legion Post #11, and retired from U. S. Navy after
20 years of service. Formerly of Milton, Florida, moved to
Van Vleck in 2001 to be near his family. Survived by his
daughter Cathy Deckard Boone & husband James; step-daughter
Sandy Lewis & husband Elmer; grandsons, Staff Sergeant
Steven Deckard Boone of Spangdahlem, Germany, Andrew Clifton
Deckard, Sr. and wife Julie of Van Vleck; one
great-grandson, Andrew Clifton Deckard, Jr.; three sisters
Louise Cox of Indianapolis, Indiana; Mable Davis of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Joyce Emmert of Red Boiling Springs,
Tennessee, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will
be, Thursday from 6-9P.M. at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. The
funeral service will be Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:00 A.M.
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Williams
officiating. Burial will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park with V.F.W. and
Masonic graveside.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Marie Dedek
Marie Dedek, 86 years, 5
months and 25 days, of Blessing, passed away in the Rockglen
Hospital in Houston, Texas, Saturday, September 23, 1972 at
10:50 a.m.
Mrs. Dedek was a resident
of the Blessing community for the past 46 years, but due to
failing health the last three years, her residence had been
at her daughter’s home in Houston. She was born in Luptal,
Czechoslovakia, and baptized in the Evangel Reform Church.
She was united in marriage
to Joseph Dedek, February 27, 1910. They celebrated their 50th
anniversary in 1960 and enjoyed five more years of marriage.
They immigrated to the United States to Galveston via the S.
S. Breslau of North Germany on May 24, 1912. Their first
home was in Fort Worth for two years and then they moved to
Needville and in 1925 they moved to Blessing.
Mrs. Dedek was preceded in
death by her husband, Joseph, on August 16, 1965. Survivors
include her four children Joseph Dedek of Blessing, Willie
Dedek of Hayward, Calif., Bessie Hemza of Hayward, Calif.,
and Vlasta Fisbeck of Houston. She also leaves six
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel in Bay City on Monday,
September 25, at 2 p. m. with Rev. Martin Herzog
officiating. Interment was in
Hawley Cemetery.
Newspaper and date unknown
Joseph F. Dedek
Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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Thelma Yeamans Dellis, 88,
passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Bay City.
Thelma was born June 6, 1922 in Matagorda, TX to the
late Phillip and Emma Louise Gottschalk Yeamans, Jr. She
was a devoted homemaker, baking pastries to share with
her family and friends. Flowers and plants flourished
under her care. She made her surrounding gracious
wherever she was. Thelma loved the beauty of the
outdoors, fishing, walking and picking up pecans. She
was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and Order of
the Beaucent. She loved her family, especially her
great-grandchildren. She is survived by her loving
family, son: Lawrence M. Dellis, Jr. and wife Paula; her
daughter: Judy Kelley & husband J.W.; her grandchildren:
Justin Dellis and Heather Milton, Jennifer Taylor,
Wesley Kelley; great grandchildren: Hailee Dellis, Gavin
Milton, Madison Taylor, and Ryan, Raylea and Katy
Kelley. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lawrence M. Dellis; her brothers and sisters: Neal,
Pearl, Sue, Minnie, Jane, Mary, Woodrow and Ida.
Visitation will be from 4 PM to 6 PM Saturday, November
27th , at the funeral home. Funeral services will be
held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 28, 2010, at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church in Bay City with Rev. Susan Kennard
officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial
Park in Van Vleck. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Building Fund.
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Photo
courtesy of Faye Cunningham
Lawrence M. Dellis
Funeral services for Lawrence M. Dellis, 86, of Bay City
will be held 10 am, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999 at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church, Rev. Nick Novak officiating. Interment
followed at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck.
Dellis died Monday, Jan 18 in Sweeny. He was born August
29, 1912 in Kaufman County to Murray Madison and Pearl
Pickard Dellis. He was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church and a member of the I.B.E.W. Local Union 716 of
Houston, and a Mason for over 50 years.
Dellis is survived by his wife, Thelma Dellis of Bay City,
daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and J. W. Kelly of Bay City
and Neldajo and Nick Mathison of Kaufman, TX; son and
daughter-in-law, Lawrence M. Dellis, Jr. and wife Paula of
Dickinson; sisters, Earnestine Garrison of Houston and
Billie Jean Thorton of Liberty, TX; six grandchildren, and
two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wes Kelly, Justin Dellis, Larry
Anderson, Alfred Cook, Phillip Loheo, and Ronald Loheo.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, January 20,
1999 Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Elmer William Denbow
(March 13, 1918 - December 15, 2006)
Elmer William Denbow, 88, went home to be with the lord on
December 15, 2006 while surrounded by his loving family. He
was born March 13, 1918 in New Straitsville, Ohio to William
Forrest and Pinkie Belle Smith Denbow. He served in the US
Navy during WWII; was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bay
City for 63 years; was a member of the board for Tidehaven
ISD for a number of years and a member of the Methodist
Church in Markham for over 60 years. Family togetherness was
very important to him. He shared his love of hunting and
fishing with his children, their spouses and the
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Edythe Carter
& brothers Herman “Pete” Denbow & Harold Denbow. Survivors
include his wife of 68 years, Wanda Davis Denbow of Bay
City; daughters Lynda Eloise Bible of Richmond, Susan Elaine
Vavra & husband Edward, Jr. of Palacios, and Rhonda Edythe
Porter & husband Jim of Katy; brother Francis H. Denbow &
wife Bertha of Ganado; grandchildren Forrest & Irene Bible,
Lara & Dennis Masson, John & Stacei Bible, Matt & Shawn
Bible, Amy & Russell Orsak, Jamie & Josh Willis, Jimmy &
Shelley Porter, Alyson Vavra, Bryan Vavra, & Will Porter;
great grandchildren Meagan Bible, Fletcher Masson, Kodie
Bible, Kolby Orsak, Kade Orsak, & Kara Orsak. A memorial
service celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 PM Friday,
December 29, 2006 at the Methodist Church in Markham.
Memorials may be made to Houston Hospice of El Campo; 1102
N. Mechanic; El Campo, TX 77437 or to the Legacy; 700 12th
St.; Bay City, TX 77414. Online condolences may be sent by
visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements with Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Francis Denbow
(October 24, 1922 - February 8, 2007)
Francis “Red” Denbow, 84, passed away Thursday, February 8,
2007 in Ganado, TX. He was born October 24, 1922 in Belcher,
Louisiana to the late William Forrest & Pinkie Belle Smith
Denbow. Red was a retired Gauger for Marathon Oil Co., a
World War II Army Veteran, a lifetime member of VFW Post
2438 in Bay City, and a lifetime member of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles.
Survivors include wife: Bertha A. Denbow of Ganado; 3
daughters: Sandra Ann Burchett of Ben Hur, VA, Nancy Dean
Schilling of Bay City, and Mary Ann Country of Conroe; son:
George Jerry Genzer of Ganado; and 7 grandchildren: Sheila,
Rachel, Nancy Virginia, Bethany, Shannon, Ronnie, and
Robert. Red was preceded in death by his parents; sister:
Edythe Carter; 3 brothers: Herman, Harold and Elmer Denbow;
and grandson: Ronnie Giger, Jr.
The Family will receive visitors from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A Funeral Service
will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.
Interment will follow at Midfield Cemetery with VFW Honors.
Pallbearers will be: Manuel Basquez, Robert Gary, George
Keller, Gary Magee, Danny Perez, and Billy Ray Trahan.
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Grandsons: Ronnie and Robert
Genzer; and Members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and VFW
Post 2438. Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Texas,
605 East Locust, Victoria, TX 77901. Arrangements with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home (979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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TERESA MORENO DE PEREZ
BAY CITY - Funeral Mass for
Teresa Moreno DePerez, 61, of Bay City, will be 10 a.m.
today, Dec. 31, 2009 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church with Father Gerry Cernoch officiating. Burial will be
held immediately after the service at Roselawn Cemetery in
Van Vleck.
Viewing was 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, with a rosary from 7-8 p.m.,
in the chapel of Green's Mortuary.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Green's Mortuary of Bay
City, 979-245-3489.
Published in Victoria Advocate on December 31,
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Clara Sturm DeReese
(March 20, 1919 - August 6, 2006)
Clara Sturm DeReese of Bay City passed away Sunday, August 6,
2006 at the age of 87 at Bay Villa Nursing Home. She was
born March 20, 1919 to John and Elizabeth Sturm in Yorktown,
TX and married her war time sweetheart, George DeReese,
November 16, 1942.
Clara was a member of Catholic Daughters and Holy Cross
Catholic Church in Bay City. She worked side by side with
her husband on several business ventures including many
years at DeReese’s Grocery on Ave. F. Clara, an excellent
seamstress and wonderful cook, will lovingly be remembered
for her homemade kolaches, beautiful quilts, and devotion to
her husband, children, and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters:
Hedwig Sturm, Philomena Sturm and Mary Moy; and five
brothers: Arnold, Herman, Joseph, Ernest, and Johnny Sturm
and her loving husband of 59 years, George DeReese.
Survivors include two sons: Tim DeReese and wife Jeana Ann of
Tomball, George DeReese and wife Annie of Richmond; two
daughters: Donna Manthei and husband Teddy of Bremond, Kathy
Schneider and husband Dennis of Bay City; and one brother,
Leo Sturm and wife Lena of Crystal City. Clara is also
survived by ten grandchildren: Jeremy DeReese, Theresa
DeReese, Danny Manthei, Darren Manthei and wife Melinda,
David Manthei and wife Briana, Dustin Manthei and wife
Robin, Brian Schneider, Aaron Schneider, Lauren DeReese, and
Heather DeRamus.
She was blessed with five great-grandchildren: Zane DeReese,
Ryan and Abby Manthei, Rita Manthei, Hayden Manthei and
numerous nieces and nephews.
The Rosary will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday, August 9, 2006
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. The Funeral Mass will be
held at 2:00 PM Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the Holy Cross
Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park in Van
Vleck.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
George C. DeReese
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
George Carl DeReese
George DeReese passed away March
28, 2002. He was born in Westhoff, Texas in 1916 and was a
long-time resident of Matagorda County.
George was owner and operator of DeReese's Grocery in Bay
City for seventeen years.
He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, a fourth
degree member of the Knight's of Columbus, and a member of
the Kiwanis Club. George also served in the U.S. Army in
World War II.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Fritz DeReese and
Otto DeReese and by three sisters, Hilda DeReese Bartos,
Martha DeReese Hilbrich and Elise DeReese Hahn.
He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Clara Sturm
DeReese; by one brother, Norman DeReese and wife Lorine of
Alice; two sons, Tim DeReese and wife Jeana of Tomball, and
George Carl DeReese and wife Annie of Richmond; by two
daughters, Donna De Reese Manthei and husband Teddy of
Bremond, and Kathy DeReese Schneider and husband Dennis of
Bay City; ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Family was "extra special" to George who adored his
grandchildren and always loved visiting with relative and
friends. His warm, generous heart and witty sense of humor
touched many lives. He also enjoyed gardening, raising
birds, and deer hunting.
His family extends gratitude to all the staff and caretakers
at The Legacy in Bay City where George resided for the past
three years.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 31 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral mass will be
at 2 p.m. Monday, April 1 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in
Bay City with Rev. Casey Jarzombek and Rev. Michael Petering
officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park in
Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Jeremy DeReese,
Theresa DeReese, Danny Manthei, Darren Manthei and wife
Melinda, David Manthei, Dustin Manthei, Brian Schneider,
Aaron Schneider, Lauren DeReese, and Heather DeRamus.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A00014B2002MR31
THE BAY CITY TRIBUNE, Sunday, March 31, 2002
George Carl DeReese
BAY CITY, [Matagorda County,
Texas] -- George Carl DeReese, 85, of Bay City, died
Thursday, March 28, 2002.
He was born Oct. 9, 1916, in Westhoff, to the late George
Karl and Bertha Krueger DeReese. He was owner and operator
of DeReese Grocery Stores and member of Holy Cross Catholic
Church in Bay City. He was fourth degree member of the
Knights of Columbus and a member of the Kiwanis Club. He was
a U. S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors: wife, Clara Sturm DeReese; daughters, Kathy
Schneider of Bay City and Donna Mathei of Bremond; sons, Tim
DeReese of Tomball and George DeReese, Jr. of Richmond;
brother, Norma DeReese; 10 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: sisters, Hilda DeReese, Martha DeReese
Hilbrich and Elsie DeReese Hahn; brothers, Fritz DeReese and
Otto DeReese; and parents.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Taylor
Brother's Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 2 p.m.
Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bay City, the Revs.
Casey Jarzombek and Michael Petering.
Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Taylor Brother's Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.
THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Sunday, March 31, 2002
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Diana Dewees
51, of Sweeny, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009.
She was born June 27, 1958 in Midland, Texas to Ygnacio and Guadalupe
(Trevino) Olivarez. She was a member of First Baptist Church
of Sweeny, worked in Banking in Brazoria and West Columbia
for over 20 years, owner and operator of Quiznos in Bay City
for the past six years; avid animal lover; raised and showed
shelties and loved gardening.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2009, at
the First Baptist
Church in Sweeny with the Pastor Pete Haupt officiating.
Burial will follow at
Sweeny Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, at Baker Funeral Home in
West Columbia.
Pallbearers will be Bill Fox, Kevin Reifel, Rick Higgins,
Joel Meador, Randy Everitt and Donnie Royal.
Diana is survived by: her husband, Gerald Dewees of Sweeny;
sons, Jeff and Brian Dewees of San Antonio; parents, Ygnacio
and Guadalupe Olivarez of Corpus Christi; brother, Fabian
Olivarez; sisters, Estrella Rodriguez and husband, Gabriel
of El Paso, Ida DeLaCruz and husband, Tony of Plano, Mimi
Gonzalez and husband Mario of Midland, and Kris Cruse and
husband, Kent of Postville, Iowa; along with numerous
nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in her name to the
Brazoria County SPCA, 141 Canna Lane,
Lake Jackson, Texas 77566.
Services are under the direction of Baker Funeral Home, 634
S. Columbia Drive, West Columbia, Texas 77486
(979) 345-3232.
Online condolences may be left for the family by signing the
guestbook at
www.bakerfuneralhome.net
Bay City Tribune, Published August 19, 2009
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Funeral Services Held
Saturday For Blessing Man
William A. Dewett of Blessing
passed away at the Jefferson Davis Hospital Friday morning
at 12:15 o'clock after short illness.
Mr. Dewitt was 54 years old and
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hannah Dewett; two sons, C. W.
and C. K.; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Ray and Lora Havlos of
Mississippi; three brothers, T. B. Dewett of Fort Worth, and
Denton and W. T. Dewett of Mississippi; also his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Dewett of Mississippi.
Funeral services were held at 3
o'clock Saturday at Hawley Cemetery. The Rev. R. E Black of
Markham officiated. Funeral arrangements were under the
direction of Walker-Matchett.
Matagorda County Tribune,
July 25, 1940
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ELIAS CARLOS DIAZ
PALACIOS - Funeral services for
Elias Carlos Diaz, 47, of Palacios, will be held at 10 a.m.
today, April 14, 2009 at
First Presbyterian Church of Palacios. Interment will follow
at Palacios Cemetery.
Visitation began at 3 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service
held at 7 p.m., at Palacios Funeral Home.
Mr. Diaz was born Aug. 19, 1961, in Palacios, to Elias Diaz
and Mary Dolores Benavides Diaz. He passed away April 11,
2009 in Houston. He was a life long resident of Palacios and
attended Casa de Dios Presbyterian Church of Palacios.
He is survived by his wife, Bridgette Loff of Palacios; his
mother, Mary Diaz of Palacios; his stepdaughter, Christen
Sandoval of Palacios; sons, Elias Carlos Diaz Jr. and wife
Angel of Port Lavaca, Eric Canales and wife Areli of
Houston, and Alfred Justin "AJ" Diaz of Corsicana; stepson,
David Sandoval III of Palacios; sisters, Sandra Garcia
husband Joseph of Palacios, Virginia Benavidez and husband
Mike of Victoria, and Myra Diaz and husband Marcus Sanchez
of Victoria; brother-in-law, Nathan Loff of Palacios; and
grandchildren, Donovan Joe Diaz and Elias Carlos Diaz III of
Port Lavaca.
He was preceded in death by his father, Elias Diaz.
Pallbearers will be Mario Rodriguez, Joe Pena, Victor
Chaves, Freddie Jackson, Randy Flores, Sam Luna, Gabriel
Gatica, and David Tovar.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios,
361-972-2012.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 4/14/2009 |
TAMMY LYNN SCHNEIDER
DIAZ
Graveside services for Tammy
Lynn Schneider Diaz, 38, of Anahuac, Tx. were held May 10,
2003 at Hawley Cemetery, with the Rev. Bob
Burch officiating.
A native of Wharton, she was
born Sept. 28, 1964 to Alvin Henry Schneider, Sr. of
Palacios and the late Vera Arthell Lively Schneider.She died
May 7, 2003.
She was a store manager of
McDonald's in Anahuac.
In addition to her father, she
is survived by three daughters, Stacey Diaz and Amanda
Schneider, both of Anahuac and Jessica Schneider Cepac of
Palacios; two sons, Mario Diaz, Jr. and Justin Schneider,
both of Anahuac; two sisters, Sandra Koch of Palacios and
Sharon Duke of Wallisville, Tx.; and a brother, Alvin
Schneider, Jr. of North Pole, Alaska.
Pallbearers were Robert John
Koch, James Cepak, Vernon Duke, Jr., Gerald Holloway, Robert
Koch and Josh Yeager.
Artero Memorial Chapels, Port
Lavaca, was in charge of arrangements.
The Palacios Beacon, Wednesday,
May 14, 2003
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ROBERT DICKERSON
EL CAMPO - Robert Henry Dickerson, 81, passed away on Aug.
27, 2008. He was born on Dec. 11, 1926, in Joaquin, to the
late James William and Jewell Strong Dickerson. He was a
U.S. Marine veteran and a 60 year master Mason.
He was district manager of FESCO until his retirement in
January 1991.
He is survived by his wife Kathy "Katy" Yackel Dickerson of
El Campo; daughters, Terri L. Cox and husband Brent of Bay
City, Karen Kohn and husband Kim of Hallettsville, and Bobbi
Francis and husband Andy of Inez; seven grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marilyn Radack of
Houston.
Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at Triska Funeral
Home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Triska
Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Storey officiating. Burial
will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park with military honors
under the auspices of the American Legion Post 251.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons and great-grandsons, Brett
Rubesh, Eric Kohn, Clay Kohn, J. Brent Cox, Cade Peterek,
Zach Peterek, Gage Rubesh, and Devyn Rubesh.
Honorary pallbearer will be Cooper Francis.
Memorial donations may be made to Houston Hospice-El Campo,
P.O. Box 1417, El Campo, TX 77437.
Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, 979-543-3681.
Published in the Victoria
Advocate on 8/28/2008
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Baby Girl Dickert
The infant daughter of Z. J. and
May Harris Dickert of Citrus Grove was born October 25, 1920
in Citrus Grove and died the same day. Burial took place at Hawley Cemetery,
near Blessing, on October 25th under the direction of D. D.
Rittenhouse, Palacios.
[Information taken from death
certificate.]
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Daisy Louise Dillinger
(February 3, 1911 - November 14, 2008)
Daisy Louise Dillinger, 97, quietly passed away on November
14, 2008 in the Palacios Community Medical Center. She had
lived the last five years of her long life with her daughter
and son-in-law, Sylvia & Tap Logue of Matagorda, Texas.
Daisy was born to Margaret Pauline & John William Helms, Jr.
on February 3, 1911 in Opp, Alabama. As a young girl she
moved with her parents and sister, Annie Jane, to the Port
Arthur area where she lived the majority of her life. She
graduated from Port Arthur High School in 1930 and soon
married her husband of 60 years, George Dillinger. They were
married in the First Christian Church of Port Arthur and
remained active members until death. Together they had two
daughters, Sylvia Louise and Eileen Dillinger.
Daisy was a faithful Christian and lived her life each day
through Jesus Christ. A loving daughter, sister, wife and
mother, she gave selflessly to her family. Her devotion
extended from daughters Sylvia, Eileen and their families to
her sister, Annie Jane Gilliland and her family, including
nieces and nephew Jo Ann, Geraldine, Jane, Judy and Jerry
and each of their families. These loved one will eternally
treasure Daisy’s love, kindness, and most of all, her
delicious pies!
Daisy was preceded in death by husband George Dillinger,
sister Annie Jane Gilliland, daughter Eileen Mann and
grandson Alec Paul Stansbury. Survivors include daughter
Sylvia and son-in-law Tap Logue of Matagorda; grandsons
Terry Logue of Matagorda and Tim Logue of Ft. Worth;
granddaughters Tina Homan of Ft. Worth, Toni Logue of Ft.
Worth, Amy Stansbury Gray of Houston and Alison Stansbury of
Houston; 8 great grandchildren; 5 nieces and nephews, 13
great nieces and nephews, and 29 great-great nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Monday, November 17, 2008
at the Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches, Texas.
www.taylorbros.net
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Verne Rodger DiPasca Sr. 67, of Gustine Texas, passed away
January 31, 2009 surrounded by family.
He was born June 7, 1941 in New York, New York, to Gladys DiPasca and
the late Albin W. DiPasca.
Our Dad served in the United States Navy for 22 years
retiring as Chief Petty Officer. He worked as the Veterans
Service Officer for Matagorda
County for 10 years. During that time he went above and beyond his job duties
as Veterans Service Officer, he also worked closely with the
Sheriffs Office and touched many lives.
Dad was involved in several community organizations. He was
a member of the VFW Post 2438-Bay City, he was the Past
District Commander of District 16, Past County Council
member, Past Post Commander for the Palacios Post. He was
also a past commander for the
American Legion-Bay
City. He was involved in the
Knights of Columbus, he was a 4th degree knight. He was an
active member of the Hope Masonic Lodge in Comanche, Texas.
He held various positions in the Masonic Lodge.
Our dad was a very hard working man. If you ever had a
problem and went to my dad for help he would do whatever it
took to help you. In the event that he could not help you he
would find someone that would. Dad was the kind of guy that
would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.
He is survived by his lovely, loving wife and friend Frances
DiPasca, daughters DeeDee DiPasca-Martinez and Rudy
Martinez, grandchildren Jonathon Jona Saenz, Samantha
Martinez, Christopher Chris Martinez all of Hurst, Texas.
Rosemary and Bruce Smith, grandchildren Angelina Fisher,
Shawn Fisher, Kayla Fisher, all of Bay City, Texas. Jeannie Quick and Danny,
grandchildren James Jimmy Quick all of Matagorda, Texas. His
son Verne Rodger DiPasca Jr. and Melodie Garcia of Houston,
Texas. His Minor children Edward Teddy DiPasca, Christina
Chrissy DiPasca, Samantha Little Sam DiPasca, all of Gustine
Texas. His mother Gladys Virginia Young DiPasca of Florida,
sisters Lourie Schultz and her child Tiffany of Florida,
Yvone DiPasca, Doreen and Danny Thomas and their children,
Michelle Christy, Kimberly and Danny Jr, all of Georgia.
The wake will be held at Compean Funeral Home in Houston Texas between the hours of 5-9
pm Thursday, February 5, 2009. The Catholic Funeral Mass
will commence at 11 am 12 pm at St. Ignatius Loyola, after
mass the memorial will be held at the VA Memorial Cemetery
in Houston at 1:15 pm.
Funeral Home: Compean Funeral Home, 2102 Broadway Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77011 (713) 924-6900.
Catholic Church: St. Ignatius Loyola Community Church,
7810 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, Texas 77379
(281) 370-3401
Bay City Tribune, Published February 4, 2009
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Katherine M. L. Dismuke
PALACIOS [Matagorda County,
Texas] - Katherine Mary Lacour Dismuke, 64, of Palacios,
died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003.
She was born Dec. 31, 1938, in
New Orleans, La. to the late Saul Emanuel Lacour and Louise
Zerringue. She was a retired CPA.
Survivors: husband, Edwin Earl
Dismuke; daughters, Kerl Anne Stanzione of Knoxville, Tenn.,
Jodi Beth Cassle of Fort Polk, La., and Lori Jean Elliott of
Bay City; and son, Erik Sean Dismuke of El Campo.
Services will be 10 a.m. today
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Rev. Casey Jarzombek
officiating.
Burial will be at
Hawley Cemetery. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.
The Victoria Advocate,
January 4, 2003
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Madelyn Phillips
Dismukes
(July 10, 1922 - December 2, 2008)
Madelyn Phillips Dismukes, 86, of Bay City passed away
December 2, 2008. She was born July 10, 1922 in San
Angustine County, Texas to the late Hubert Alexander
Phillips and Mina Walker Phillips.
Madelyn started school in Lufkin, TX and graduated from Dayton
High School in 1939. She worked in Liberty and Dayton prior
to working at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, during the
war. She returned to Dayton where she met and married Kirby
Dismukes in 1947.
They moved to College Station, TX for Kirby to finish school
while she worked in the Veteran Billing Section of
Administration at Texas A&M, working on their IBM computers.
Following graduation they moved to Bay City, TX, in 1951.
Madelyn loved her family and church, joining the First Baptist
Church soon after arrival in Bay City. She also loved her
many friends, traveling, and walks on the Matagorda Beach.
Madelyn was active in the Gleaners Sunday School Class for
many years. Prior to that, she worked with young people in
the church. She worked as a Pink Lady in the hospital for
many years before retirement.
She is survived by her husband Kirby Dismukes; her daughter
Paula Davis and husband Larry; grandson Jason Hurley; and
granddaughter Jennifer Rodriguez and husband Jeramy. She is
also survived by her 2 great-granddaughters Madysen and
Dominique; her sister-in-law Joan Phillips; and very special
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents, daughter Nancy Poncik, grandson Christopher Hurley
and her three brothers, Norman E. Phillips, Claude Andrew
Phillips and Hubert O. Phillips.
The family will receive visitors from 6 PM to 8 PM Wednesday,
December 3, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral
Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 4, 2008
at the First Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Michael
Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Tony Poncik, Frank Bathe,
Garlan Hinman, Chris Hajovsky, Paul Phillips, and Steven
Davis. Honorary Pallbearers will be Charles McManus, Vernon
Leissner, James Hajovsky, Dr. Frank Rickman, Sam Maglitto,
Jim Powers Jr., Lee Waldrop, and Bob Phillips.
The family, in lieu of flowers, request memorials made to
First Baptist Church or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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THEO KIRBY DISMUKES
Sept. 9, 1924 - March 15, 2009
BAY CITY - Kirby Dismukes, 84,
of Bay City, passed away March 15, 2009. He was born Sept.
9, 1924, in Harwood, to the late Lee Terrell Dismukes and
Gertrude Nancy Morgan Dismukes.
Kirby moved to Liberty where he graduated from Liberty High
School in 1941 and enrolled at Texas A&M the following fall.
Kirby joined the Navy Seabees in January 1943, traveling to
Newfoundland, England, France, Belgium, Holland, and
Germany. While in Germany he was selected to attend Stanford
University. He was later discharged from the Navy in January
1946 and returned to Texas A&M.
Kirby married Madelyn Phillips in 1947 and they moved to
College Station in September of 1947. Kirby graduated from
Texas A&M with a B.S. degree in 1949 and he and Madelyn
moved to Bay City in 1951. Following graduation Kirby worked
for the Farmers Home Administration in Liberty and later in
Bay City. In 1956 Kirby left FHA, worked in banking, later
in real estate, and eventually for Conoco as a right of way
agent where he retired.
Kirby loved his family and church, joining the First Baptist
Church soon after arriving in Bay City. From his early
years, Kirby always had a horse, which was his mode of
transportation. Being around horses and cattle were always a
special interest. Kirby also enjoyed fishing and refinishing
furniture, which consumed much of his time following
retirement.
He is survived by his daughter, Paula Davis and husband
Larry; grandson, Jason Hurley; granddaughter, Jennifer
Rodriguez and husband Jeramy; and grandson, Steven Davis. He
is also survived by his two great-granddaughters, Madysen
and Dominique; his sisters-in-law, Patsy Mullins and Joan
Phillips; and very special nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Madelyn
Dismukes; daughter, Nancy Poncik; grandson, Christopher
Hurley; and his two brothers, Richard Lee Dismukes and
Kenneth Terrell Dismukes.
The family will receive visitors from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
today, March 17, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at
First Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Michael Zimmerman
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Frank Baker, Frank Bathe, Frank Hurley,
Garlan Hinman, Stan Eldridge, and B.J. Krenek.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Mullins, Charlie McManus,
Lee Waldrop, Richard Dismukes, Terrell Dismukes, Vernon
Leissner, Sam Maglitto, Tony Poncik, Woody Reidel, and Jug
Rhymes.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be
made to: First Baptist Church of Bay City; Houston Hospice
Support Care, 1102 N. Mechanic, El Campo, TX 77437; or to
the
American Cancer Society, Victoria Office, 4401 Lilac,
Victoria, TX 77901.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria Advocate from 3/17/2009 -
3/18/2009
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Juanita Ruth Dockery
(July 22, 1924 - August 24, 2006)
Juanita Ruth Dockery, 82, of Webster died August 24, 2006. She
was born July 22, 1924 in Palacios, TX to Charlie and
Estella Dyer McConnell. She was a former longtime resident
of Palacios.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ray “Doc”
Dockery in 1975. Survivors include her daughter Donna
Dockery of Webster, TX and two nephews and their families
Gary & Doris Corporon of Halletsville, TX and Charles &
Ethel Nelson of Tennessee Colony, TX.
A graveside service and the Palacios Cemetery will be held at
2:00 PM Monday, August 28, 2006 with Rev. David Gruhn
officiating. Her husband’s former co-workers from Sun Oil
Company will serve as honorary pallbearers. Online
condolences may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home. 361-972-2012
www.taylorbros.net
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Albert (Buddy) A. Dodd, Jr.
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Funeral services for Beverly
Richard Dobson were held at the Church of Christ, Thursday,
April 28, at 2 p.m., with Mr. Archie Crabtree officiating.
Interment was in the Hawley Cemetery.
Born October 25, 1870 in Farmersville, Texas, the son of
Solomon Dobson and Elizabeth Wisdom Dobson, he passed away
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harley Snider on April 27,
1960.
In 1898 he was united in marriage to Louella Welborn, who
preceded him in death on March 21, 1960. They moved from
Farmersville to Midfield in 1914 then to Blessing where they
made their home until 1948 when they moved to Channelview.
They lived in Channelview until three years ago when they
moved to Palacios to make their home with their daughter.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gertie Roberts of
Corpus Christi and Mrs. Loy Faye Snider, Palacios; two sons,
E. H. of Corpus Christi and E. L. of Channelview, six
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The Palacios Beacon, May 5, 1960, Matagorda County,
Texas
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Funeral services were held at
the Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, for Mrs.
Louella Dobson with Mr. Archie Crabtree, minister,
officiating. Interment followed in the Hawley Cemetery.
Daughter of Mary Ann Cobb and Tom Welborn, she was born
February 28, 1880 in Farmersville, Collins County, Texas. A
former resident of Blessing and Channelview, she and her
husband had been a resident of Palacios for the past three
years and were living with their daughter, Mrs. Harley
Snider, at 201 Lucas, where she died Monday, March 21.
She is survived by her husband, B. R. Dobson; two daughters,
Mrs. Snider and Mrs. Gertie Roberts of Corpus Christi; two
sons, E. L. Dobson of Channelview and E. H. Dobson, Corpus
Christi; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The Palacios Beacon, March 24, 1960, Matagorda
County, Texas
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Ronald Dale Dodd, 49, of
Matagorda, Texas was born to Bernice (Bunny) Kain Dodd and
Albert (Buddy) A. Dodd, Jr. on March 26, 1961 and passed
away on May 24, 2010.
He was preceeded in death by: his mother, Bernice Kain Dodd.
Survived by: his father, Albert A. Dodd, Jr.; sisters,
Brenda Dodd Stanley, Karen Williams Brannen; brother, John
C. Williams; nephews, Scott Andrew Laird, Jake Vaughan and
Derrick Vaughan.
A memorial will be held at 2 pm on Saturday at Matagorda
United Methodist Church Matagorda, Texas. Pastor Pauline
Harvey Storey officiating.
Memorials may be sent to Matagorda United Methodist Church,
813 Fisher St. Matagorda, Texas 77457. Condolences may be
sent to email address ronniesr51@yahoo.com
Bay City Tribune,
Published June 23, 2010
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DOMAN, CLARENCE WALKER
Mignon Doman
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Juana Nieto Dominguez
May 22, 1946 – Dec. 11, 2010
Juana Nieto Dominguez, 64, of Bay
City, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010, in Houston,
Texas.
She was born May 22, 1946, in
Mercedes, Texas, to the late Aurelio Nieto and Ofelia
Trevino Nieto.
She was a resident of Bay City
since 1985 and was a homemaker.
She is survived by: her husband,
Abel Dominguez of Bay City; her daughters and sons-in-law,
Margie and Armando Jacques of Bay City, Ofelia and Armando Hasette of Bay City, Susie and Albert Maseda of Kyle, Sandy
Plant and partner Melanie of Bay City, and Erica and David
Torrez of Bay City; her sons and daughters-in-law, Angel and
Lydia Dominguez of Bay City, Abel and Carmen Dominguez, Jr.
of El Campo, Danny and Sheila Dominguez of La Porte, and
Aurelio and Annette Dominguez of Bay City; by sisters, Ruth
Garcia and Mary Villarreal of Mercedes; brothers, Federico
Gomez and Aurelio Nieto of Mercedes, and Adolfo Nieto of Bay
City; and by 31 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents and by two grandchildren, Alexandria Renee Maseda
and Aurelio Dominguez, Jr.
A Prayer service was held at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 3
p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Harvest Time
Church in Bay City with the Rev. Bobby Williams officiating.
Interment will immediately follow
at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.
Pallbearers will be Abel Dominguez,
III, Angel Dominguez, Jr., Armando Hasette, Jr., Albert
Maseda, Jr., Adrian Jacques, Armando Jacques, Jr., Daniel
Dominguez, and Mark Dominguez.
Condolences may be shared with the
family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home, Bay City, TX 979- 245-4613.
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Anton Robert Domorad
Anton Robert Domorad, 64, of
Markham died April 24 at the Nightingale Hospital in El
Campo. Survivors include: wife, Vlasta Domorad of Markham;
sisters, Mary Validies of New York and Vera Boysen of
Gonzales; brothers, Frank Domorad of Palacios, Joe of Sealy,
John of Markham, August of Valpareso, Florida and Charlie of
Pasadena. Funeral service will be held at the St. Peter’s
Catholic Church in Blessing, April 26 at 2:00 p. m. with
Father Jerome Stryk officiating. Interment service will be
held at the Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Ronnie Strnadel, Wilburn Heller, Ed Peter,
Louis Jurek, V. L. Bowers, Jimmie Henkes, Frankie Sliva.
Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Sliva, Billy Jalufka, Lee
Hall Pierce, Bert Logan, Tony Liberato, John Strnadel, Buddy
King, Carl Hansen, Dr. Fred Smith, U. S. McMillan, Dave
Davis, Frank Gayle, Kenneth McKissick, Dean Merck and
Gustave Franzen. Rosary will be held Friday night 7:30 p. m.
at the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Arrangements with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home.
Newspaper unknown, April, 1975
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Funeral Services For Frank Domorad
Set For Friday at 3
Funeral services for Frank
Domorad, 75, of Palacios will be held Friday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock with interment in Hawley Cemetery
under the direction of the SPJST Lodge.
Mr. Domorad died Wednesday
morning following an illness of over a year.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Marie J. Domorad; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Valiadis of
New York and Mrs. Vern Boysen of Hearn; six sons, Frank Jr.
of New York, Joe of Pasadena, John of Palacios, Anton of Bay
City, Charles of Galveston, and August of the Armed
Services. Also surviving is a brother, Joseph of Europe.
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is
in charge of the service.
Newspaper unknown,
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John W. Domorad
Funeral services for John W.
Domorad, 84, of Markham, will be held 10 a. m. Thursday at
St. Robert’s Catholic Church in Markham with the Rev. Peter
Higgins officiating. Burial will be at Hawley Cemetery
in Blessing. A rosary will be said 7:30 p. m. today at
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel.
Mr. Domorad was born Sept. 1,
1908 in Sealy to Frank and Mary Javarek Domorad and died
Oct. 13, 1992 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City.
He was a member of the Catholic
church. He lived in Markham since 1967 was a longtime
resident of Matagorda County.
Survivors include a sister, Vera
Boysen of Gonzales; a sister-in-law, Blondie Domorad of
Markham; a niece; a nephew and a host of friends.
Mr. Domorad was preceded in
death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters.
Pallbearers are Fred Holub, A.
J. Kacer, Lee Hall Pierce, Stanley McMillan, Edward Lezak
and Louis Jurek. Honorary pallbearers are Allen Dablegott,
Al Krenek, Adolph Biskup, Jerry Flint, Tick Pierce and
Daniel Cornelius.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
Newspaper unknown, October 1992
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Mrs. Mary [Marie] Domorad
Mrs. Mary [Marie] Domorad of
Palacios died at the Matagorda General Hospital Friday
morning. Funeral services are pending awaiting the arrival
of relatives.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Mary Vallades, New York; Mrs. Vera Boysen of Hearn; six
sons, Frank Domorod, N. Y., Joe of Pasadena, John and Antone
of Palacios; Charlie of Galveston; and August, in the U. S.
Air Force.
[Burial Hawley Cemetery]
Newspaper unknown, August, 1959
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Vlasta (Kopecky)
Domorad
Vlasta Kopecky Domorad, 94, of
Bay City passed away Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Bay Villa
Nursing Home. She was born December 16, 1911 in Granger, TX
to the Late John Frank & Frantisky Woytek Kopecky. Mrs.
Domorad was a life long resident of Matagorda County, a
Lutheran, and housewife. She was also, a member of the
American Legion Post 649 Auxiliary for 36 years and SPJST.
Vlasta loved fishing, playing bingo, and spending time with
her loved ones.
She is survived by children:
Margaret Jurek & husband Louis of Markham; 2 grandsons,
Jason and Neil Jurek both of Markham; close friends, Jimmy
Henkes, Wilma Vavra, Ona Lea Pierce, Lee Hall Pierce, and
Frances Jurek; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Domorad was
preceded in death by her husband Anton R. Domorad on April
24, 1975; parents; sisters, Frances Malish, Tracy Baggett,
Agnes Boston, and Lillian Flint; brothers, V. L., Joe, John
and Charlie Kopecky.
A Graveside Service will be held
3:00 PM Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at Hawley Cemetery
under the direction of Ona Lea Pierce. Pallbearers will be
Jimmy Henkes & Sons, and Louis & Jason Jurek. Arrangements
with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home (979) 245-4613.
Newspaper unknown, March, 2006
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Mrs. Lara Bell Donaldson
Mrs. Lara Bell Dondlson, age 20
years, four months and 13 days passed away at her home
southwest of El Maton yesterday morning.
She is survived by her husband,
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Purvis, four sisters
and one brothers.
Funeral services were held at Hawley Cemetery
Wednesday morning at 10, with Rev. Chuck of the Methodist
Church at Markham officiating.
Funeral arrangements under the
direction of Walker-Matchett Funeral Home.
[Mother: Ellena Locklin; born 5
December 1919 in Jackson County, TX]
Newspaper unknown, March, 1940
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Marvin Anthony Dorlac
(October 24, 1954 - October 17, 2005)
Marvin Anthony Dorlac, 50, of Sargent, TX died October 17,
2005 at his residence. He was born October 24, 1954 in
Houston, TX to the late Alfred Louis and Nora Lorraine
Baldwin Dorlac. Mr. Dorlac was a member of the Baptist
Church, a carpenter, and had served in the US Navy.
Survivors include: sisters: Mickie Ray of San Antonio and
Margie Foye of Green Cove, FL; brother: Alfred Louis Dorlac
of Middleburg, FL. He was preceded in death by his sister
Mary Jane Elledge & brother Lani Dorlac. Funeral Service
will be 10:00 AM Friday, October 21, 2005 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.
Interment will follow at the National Veterans Cemetery in
Houston, TX. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home,
Bay City, TX (979)245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Paul Eugene Dorman
(September 30, 1920 - June 1, 2006)
Paul Eugene Dorman, 85, of Bay City died June 1, 2006 at
Matagorda House in Bay City. He was born September 30, 1920
in Austintown, Ohio to Albert and Mabel Charlotte Krimmer
Dorman. He had been a resident of Bay City for a number of
years and was the former manager of the Bay City Country
Club.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Monday, June 5, 2006 at
Roselawn
Memorial Park in Van Vleck with Bro. Trey Hegar
officiating. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham |
Donald
"Donnie" Raymond Dornak, 55, of Bay City, passed away
Thursday, July 16, 2009. He was born January 21, 1954 in Bay
City to Method Albert “Mac” Dornak and Albina Agnes Lauer
Dornak. He was a graduate of Bay City
High School, a member of the Bay City Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus. He was
a former Manager of Walker Seed and
Garden
Center, a former Manager of Cedarvale Cemetery, and served as an
EMT with Bay City EMS from 1973 to 1991. He served as a
member of the Bay City Volunteer Fire Dept. from 1982 to
1996 and was a former 1st. Assistant Fire Chief.
He is
survived by his daughter: Donna Hubbard of Bay City; his
sons: Eric Dornak of Beaumont and Scott Dornak of Pearland;
his sister: Georgianne Smith of Canyon
Lake; his
brothers: Fred Dornak of Kingwood and Jerry Dornak of League
City; and by 2 grandchildren: Georgia Faye and Justin Eugene
Hubbard. He was preceded in death by his parents: M. A. &
Albina Dornak and by two brothers: Edwin J. & Robert Lee
Dornak.
A memorial
service will be held at 7:00 PM Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements
with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
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Dorothy Louise Buss Dornak of El
Campo died July 7, 2010 at the age of 82.
She was born on October 10, 1927 in Breslau, Texas to the
late Victor and Emma Opella Buss. She was a Southwestern
Bell Telephone operator for 10 years, then worked for First
National Bank as a teller for 25 years. After retirement
from the bank, she worked in the Hutchins Elementary School
for several years. She was a Band Mom, a member of SPJST,
and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by: her husband, of 56 years, Jerome J.
Dornak; daughter, Susan Dornak Frankson and husband Sam of
Bay City; and son Kenneth Dornak and wife Traci of Spring;
grandchildren, Matthew, Megan, and Mary Katherine Frankson,
and Brandon, Austin, Camryn and Madison Dornak; and brother,
Larry Buss and wife Bernice of El Campo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, infant son Jerome
Dornak, Jr., and sister Marjorie Hansen.
Visitation will begin 2 p.m. Thursday at Triska Funeral Home
with a parish rosary being recited at 7 p.m.
The Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 7, 2010, at
St. Philip Catholic Church with the Rev. Gary Janak
officiating.
Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Memorial Park
Mausoleum.
Serving as pallbearers are Matthew Frankson, Brandon
Frankson, Austin Dornak, Michael Buss, John Paul Dornak,
Dennis Hansen.
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association.
Arrangements are under the direction of Triska Funeral Home,
El Campo. 979-543-3681
Bay City Tribune,
Published July 11, 2010
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Georgie Etta Dornak
(December 16, 1922 - January 13, 2009)
Georgie Etta Dornak, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009
in El Campo, TX. She was born December 16, 1922 in
Hungerford to William M. Bucek and Lydia Wasek Bucek. She
was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County; she was a
graduate of Markham High School and Smalleys Business
College in Houston. Georgie was a former employee of Long
Theaters in Bay City, a former 4-H Leader in Matagorda
County and member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in
Blessing.
She is survived by her daughter: Darla Tobeck & husband Fred
of Houston; her sons: Dr. Douglas W. Dornak, DVM and wife
Kathryn of El Campo and Dennis Dornak and wife Janet of El
Campo; by her sisters-in-law: Ella Bucek of Victoria and
Nora Bucek of Bay City; and by 6 grandchildren: Ryan and
Sarah Dornak, Wade and Ross Dornak, and John and Robert
Tobeck. She was preceded in death by her husband: Johnnie
George Dornak; her parents: William M. and Lydia Bucek; by
sisters: Lottie Kocian and Evelyn Smith; and her brothers:
Wilton Bucek and Leonard Bucek.
Rosary and funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday,
January 16, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev.
Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Dennis Dornak, Douglas Dornak, Wade Dornak, Ryan Dornak, Ross
Dornak, and J. W. Bucek.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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BERNICE DOROTIK
EL CAMPO -
Bernice Dorotik of El Campo
died May 31, 2010 at the age of 72. She was born July 17,
1937 in Bay City to the late John L. and Marie Kacer Hlavaty.
She had been employed by the El Campo I.S.D. in the food
service department and was a homemaker. She was a member of
the KJZT Society and St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband Edward Dorotik Sr. of El
Campo; daughters, Cynthia Nemec and husband Vincent of Bay
City and Mary Richards and husband Jeff of Venice, Fla.;
son, Edward Dorotik Jr. of Austin; grandchildren, Stephanie
Nemec, Thomas Nemec, Chad Yates, and Donald Yates; sister,
Mildred Kalas of College Station; and brother, Jerome
Hlavaty of Lolita.
Her parents and a brother, John Hlavaty, preceded her in
death.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. today, with a parish rosary
to be recited at 7 p.m., at Triska Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2010,
at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church with Rev. Gary
Janak officiating. Entombment will follow at the Holy Cross
Memorial Park.
Pallbearers are Thomas Nemec, Stephanie Nemec, Robert
Leopold, Leonard Leopold, Donald Yates, Chad Yates, Joseph
Kalas, and Ronnie Orsak.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials in memory
of Bernice Dorotik be made to St. Philip's School.
Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, 979-543-3681.
Published in Victoria Advocate on June 2, 2010
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James Elmer Dorris
DORRIS, James Elmer, former Bay
City resident, passed away in Hermann Hospital, Houston, on
March 3. A native of Lufkin, Mr. Dorris, had made his home
the past two years in Houston. Services will be held
Tuesday, March 7 at 2:00 p. m. in Taylor Brothers Chapel.
The Rev. Joe Ash of Houston will officiate and interment
will be in Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ernest and Howard Green, Hubert Orr,
Jr., Taylor Steves, Sam Pitts, Reyes Hernandez and Leroy
Thomas. Dorris is survived by two daughters, Rosie Altha Lee
of Clifton and Dorothy Demeric Bowers of Mesquite. Sons,
Elmer Laverne and Donald Ray of Houston, Julian Elmer of
North Carolina, Thomas Calvin of Sparta, Wis., William
Andrew of Caruthers, Calif, and Ernest L. of Galena Park.
Also, a sister, Olive Barber of Waco; two brothers William
Earl of Rockdale and Ira Allen of Virginia Beach, Va.; 22
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services directed by
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, date
unknown
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Johnny Glen Dorris
Johnny Glen Dorris, 63, of
Smithville died May 27 at the Veterans Hospital in Temple.
Survivors include: Trilby D. Dorris of Smithville;
stepdaughters, Mrs. J. P. Roberts of Houston, Mrs. Herman
Smith of Houston and Mrs. Gary Synateck of Smithville;
stepson, Wayne Yeamans of Matagorda; sister, Velma Harris of
Francitas and brothers, James Black of Markham and Leonard
Dorris of Ozona. Funeral service will be held at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home, May 29, Thursday at 2 p. m. with Rev.
Warren Hornung officiating. Interment service will be held
at the Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Mike Black, Tom Black, Kenneth Black,
Charles Harris and James Harris. Arrangements by Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, May
28, 1975
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DORRIS, (Mrs.) Pauline Ethredge, 65, of 2911 Elm Street in
Bay City passed away Saturday in Methodist hospital in
Houston. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the
Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marion Horn
officiating. Interment will be in Hawley Cemetery. Mrs. Dorris is survived by her husband, James Elmer Dorris of Bay
City; her mother, Mrs. Essie Ethredge of Houston; one
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Bowers of Dallas; six sons, Ernest of
Bay City, Elmer of Houston, Thomas (now in Vietnam), Donald
of Port Neches, William of Carouthers, Calif., and Glenn L.
Ward of Pasadena; 2 sisters, Mrs. Rufus Morris and Mrs. W.
T. Hyde, both of Galena Park; one brother, Walker Ethredge
of Galena Park, and 21 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be
Ernest and Howard Green, Preston Anderson, Horace McCree,
Taylor Steves and James Barber. Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, September 25, 1967, Matagorda
County, Texas
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Beula Lee Dotson
Funeral services for Beula Lee Dotson, 98, of Bay City,
will be held at 2 pm Friday at Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck.
Mrs. Dotson was born June 27, 1886, in Florence,
Williamson Country, Texas and died June 11, 1985, at Bay
Villa Nursing Home where she was a resident for four
years.
A resident of Bay City for 64 years, she submitted
poetry and stories several times to The Daily Tribune.
She has written several books of prose and poetry, and
wrote some of her poems on poster board for friends and
residents at the nursing home. She was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Starling, two sons,
Eugene A. Gordon of Alvin and Kenneth A. Gordon of
Houston; two granddaughters; five grandsons; and several
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay
City.
Daily Tribune,
June, 1985 Obituary courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
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Former Bay City Woman Murdered In New Orleans
A former Bay City resident, Mrs.
Jody McKaskle Doty, was
beaten to death either late Monday or early Tuesday by an
unknown assailant in New Orleans. Mrs. Doty, resided in Bay
City in the late 50’s with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
A. McKaskle.
Mrs. Doty was the granddaughter
of Mrs. Winnie Gainer, who still resides in Bay City at 2700
Elm.
The whereabouts of her father,
who was an automobile mechanic, is now unknown and the
family is anxious to locate him due to the untimely death of
his daughter. He was last known to be in Cleveland, Texas,
about two years ago. According to Mrs. Gainer, the mother,
now Mrs. Cliff Brown of Texarkana, Arkansas, reports that,
although complete arrangements are pending, the funeral will
be held in Bay City with burial in Hawley Cemetery.
Newspaper unknown, July, 1965
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Elizabeth “Betty” Dowdy, 85, of
Van Vleck passed away March 17, 2010.
She was born October 16, 1924 in Bishop, Texas to the late
Oswald J. and Nora Koban Urban. She worked as a clerk for
Kleberg County for many years. She and her husband retired
to Startzville, Texas near Canyon Lake and she had been a
resident of Van Vleck for the past 10 years.
Her husband Thomas N. Dowdy preceded her in death.
Survivors include: daughter, Norma Labuda and husband Joe of
Van Vleck; son Donald Dowdy and wife Sybil of Hurley,
Mississippi; grandchildren, Karen and Jake Goff of Hurley,
Mississippi, Christie and Jim Thomason of Alpharetta
Georgia, Sarah Labuda, MD of Little Rock, Arkansas, Meghan
and Roye Moran of Spring, Texas, Teresa and Daylan Phillips
of Hurley, Mississippi and Whitney Dowdy of Hurley,
Mississippi; great grandchildren, Katie Beth Goff, Reece
Thomason, and Connor and Bree Phillips.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010
at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Sweeny with the Rev. Edward
Boineau officiating.
Graveside service will be led by nephew Rev. Tom Dowdy at 4
p.m. Saturday at the Cranes Mill Cemetery in Startzville,
Texas.
Pallbearers will be Jake Goff, Jim Thomason, Roye Moran and
Daylan Phillips.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613.
Bay City
Tribune, Published March 23, 2010
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Joseph L. Drake
Graveside services for Joseph L.
Drake, 48, of Blessing will be held 3 p. m. Friday at Hawley Cemetery
with the Rev. Donald Drake and the Rev. Scot Edmonson
officiating.
Mr. Drake was born March 26,
1940, in Troup County, Ga., to Garfield and Doris Hamby
Drake and died June 8, 1988, at Matagorda General Hospital,
Bay City.
He was a member of Trinity
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Patricia Fowler Drake of Blessing; a son, Joseph Lamar Drake
Jr. of Columbus, Ga.; father, Garfield Drake of Atlanta,
Ga.; and three brothers, the Rev. Donald Drake, Thomas Drake
and Billy Joe Drake, all of Atlanta.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
Newspaper unknown, June, 1988
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Ignace A. Drozd
(November 29, 1924 - February 17, 2007)
Ignace A. “Ikky” Drozd, Jr., 82 of Bay City, passed away
Saturday, February 17, 2007 in Houston, TX. He was born
November 29, 1924 in San Antonio, TX to Angeline Muzny and
Ignace A. Drozd, Sr. He was a long time resident of
Matagorda County and attended the Holy Cross Catholic Church
and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Bay City. He
was retired equipment operator for the Texas State Dept. of
Highways and Public Transportation, a Life Member of VFW
Post 2438 of Bay City and a World War-II veteran of the US
Army Air Force.
He is survived by his wife: Dolores C. Drozd of Bay City; by
his daughters: Susan Drozd of Victoria, Jennifer Drozd of
Ganado, Karen Holub of El Campo, Gayle Labay of Louise and
LuAnn Supak of Francitas; by his step-daughters: Jan Trochta
& husband Michael of Bay City and Priscilla Norman & husband
Robert of San Antonio; his step-sons: Steven Zernicek and
wife Sarah of Bay City and Mark Zernicek of Bay City; and by
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents: Angeline and Ignace Drozd,
Sr.; by his sons: Joseph Dale Drozd and Michael David Drozd;
by his sister: Dolphie Hamala; and his brothers: Ernest and
Clarence Drozd.
The Rosary will be held at 6:00 PM Wednesday, February 21,
2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 AM Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Holy Cross
Catholic Church with Revs. Casey Jarzombek and Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park
in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Michael Drozd, Jr., Steven
Zernicek, Mark Zernicek, Michael Trochta, Sherman Teeler,
Charles Hahn, Clifford Rugeley, Weldon Popek, Fred “Butch”
Brown, Gregorio Andrade and Donald Moon. Honorary
pallbearers are Fred Holub and his fellow co-workers from
the TX State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Mr. John Edward Duffy, 59 years, 6 months, 8 days, passed
away at the family residence near Blessing at 7:40 p.m. May
14th 1943. Mr. Duffy is survived by his wife Mrs. J. E.
Duffy, one daughter Miss Inez Duffy of Blessing, Texas;
three sons, John Henry Duffy, in the U.S. Army in
California, Willie and Dan Duffy of Blessing, Texas; Four
sisters Mrs. E. Reynold and Mrs. Dora Duke of Houston,
Texas, Mrs. J. W. Powell of Bay City, Texas, and Mrs. T.
McGraff of Kansas City, Mo., and four brothers, Mr. Geo.
Duffy of El Campo, A. D. Duffy of La Ward, Henry Duffy of
Bay City and Charlie Duffy of Longview, also survive.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 5 p.m. from the
Funeral Home of Taylor Bros. with the Rev. R. E. Black of
Markham officiating. Burial was in the
Hawley Cemetery near
Blessing. Taylor Bros. were in charge of the funeral
arrangements.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Matagorda County, Texas
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Funeral services for Elmo
"Pete" Duke, Sr., 84, will
be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 16, 2000 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home with the
Rev. Charles Dwomoh
officiating. Interment will
follow at Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing. A rosary will be
recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 15, 2000 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home chapel.
Mr. Duke left his life here
on earth and went to join
his Lord in Heaven on
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2000 at
Citizens Medical Center in
Victoria. He was born in
Eagle Lake on Nov. 16, 1915
to Roma Duke and Fannie
Miles Duke.
He grew up in Iowa Colony
where he was a rice farmer
for many years. He loved the
outdoors and spent many
happy days at deer camp with
his family. He was a proud
and sensitive man who loved
his family deeply. He was a
member of Assumption
Catholic Church in Ganado
where he had lived for the
past three and a half years.
Survivors include: his wife
of 62 years, Mayme Calo Duke
of Ganado; daughter and
son-in-law, Marjorie and
Frank Planka of Alvin; sons
and daughters-in-law,
Anthony and Caroline Duke of
Danbury and Elmo Duke, Jr.
and Marianne Duke of
Palacios; ten grandchildren;
25 great grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will include:
grandsons, Frank Planka,
Jr., Elmo Duke, III, John
Duke, Anthony Duke, Jr.,
Ronald Duke, Monte Duke,
Mark Greenawalt, and Tom
Gray.
Honorary pallbearers will
include his great grandsons.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home in Bay
City.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE,
February 15, 2000, Matagorda
County, Texas
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Mayme Calo Duke
(February 27, 1922 - April 25, 2009)
Mayme Duke, 87, of Blessing, TX
passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009. She was born February
27, 1922 in Hitchcock, TX to Joseppi Calo and Dominica
Matranga Calo.
She is survived by her daughter:
Marjorie Anne Planka & husband Frank Planka of Alvin, TX; by
her sons: Elmo Duke, Jr. & wife Rita Marianne Duke of Bay
City and Anthony Duke, Sr. & wife Carolyne Duke of
Liverpool; by a sister: Rita Gates of San Antonio; and by 10
grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 7 great-great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband:
Elmo “Pete” Duke, Sr.; her parents: Joseppi & Dominica Calo;
and by 7 sisters and 1 brother.
The Rosary will be held at 6:00
PM Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the St. Peter’s Catholic
Church. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Monday,
April 27, 2009 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing,
with Rev. Samuel Appiasi officiating. Interment will follow
at the Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing, TX. Pallbearers will be Anthony Duke III, John
“Johnny” Duke, Robert Lee Duke, Cody Duke, Christopher J.
Duke, Brian Duke and J. D. Greenawalt. Honorary pallbearers
will be John Duke, Elmo “Bubba” Duke III, and Mark
Greenawalt.
In lieu of flowers,
contributions may me made to: Houston Hospice of El Campo,
Hospice Support, P.O. Box 1417, El Campo, TX 77437.
Words of comfort may be shared
with the family at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Charles Ethan Duller, age 62 years, 9 months and 18 days,
who was stricken with a heart attack, expired at his family
residence in Blessing Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Funeral services will be conducted by the Blessing Masonic
Blue Lodge from the home in Blessing Friday, May 7, at 1:30
p.m. Burial will be in Holley [Hawley] Cemetery under the
direction of Taylor Brothers.
Mr. Duller, who has resided in Matagorda County for the past
thirty years, and has resided in Blessing for the past
twenty-five years, owned and operated a grocery store. He
has many friends over the county who join the Tribune in
extending sympathy to the following who are left to mourn:
his wife, Mrs. Chas. E. Duller of Blessing; three daughters,
Mrs. J. I. Gregory of Houston, Mrs. Joe Smith of Corpus
Christi and Miss Dorothy Duller of this city; one son,
Charles E. Duller of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie
Richardson of California and Mrs. A. L. Weaver of Chicago,
Ill.; three brothers, Daniel M. Duller of Houston, Art M.
Duller of Chicago, Ill., and Ralph Duller of California; and
one grandson, Charles E. Duller III.
THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, Thursday, May 6, 1937
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Herbert Ross Duller
Herbert Ross Duller, son of J.
W. and Mary Pepper Duller, died July 24, 1917 and was buried
at Hawley Cemetery on July
25, 1917. Arrangements with William Walker.
[Information from death
certificate.]
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Funeral Services For Mrs. Lena Duller, 59, Are Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena
Corse Duller, 59, of Blessing were held Monday at Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. E. F. Deutsch
officiating and burial in Palacios Cemetery.
Mrs.
Duller, who had been in ill health for several weeks, was a
resident of Matagorda County for 38 years.
She
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Johnnie McKelvey of Bay
City, Mrs. Jep Smith of Ingram; a son, Charles S. Duller of
Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Putnam of San
Antonio.
October 7, 1948
Mrs. Lena C. Duller
Burial services for Mrs. Lena
Corse Duller were held in the Palacios cemetery Monday,
October 4, following funeral rites in the Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home in Bay City, with the Rev. E. F. Deutsch
officiating. Mrs. Duller was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Corse of Collegeport and had been a resident of
Matagorda County 38 years. Blessing was her home for many
years where she was an active worker in church and civic
organizations. She had been an employee of the Southern
States Construction Company for a number of years and a host
of friends are saddened by her untimely death.
Palacios Beacon, October
14, 1948
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Rose Canfield Duller
Mrs. Charles E. Duller, was born
Rose Canfield, August 25, 1876, in McLeod County, Minnesota,
and was the youngest of 12 children born to her parents of
whom three sisters and two brothers survive her. She passed
away January 6, 1926 at her home in Blessing.
Her early life was spent in
Minnesota where she grew to womanhood.
She was a graduate of the St.
James High School and attended several sessions of the State
Normal at Mankato and began to teach school when but 17
years of age.
She was married to Charles E.
Duller on January 5, 1897, at Brownton, Minnesota. Her
husband and four children survive her, Miss Alice E. Duller
of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Jep Smith of Janesville, Louisiana,
Charles E. Duller Jr. of Houston and Dorothy Duller of
Blessing.
She came South in 1898, locating
at Crowley, Louisiana.
She was a member of the
Congregational Church from childhood until she joined the
Presbyterian Church while in Crowley.
In 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Duller came
to Bay City and with the exception of two years spent in the
vicinity of San Antonio, have been residents of Matagorda
County. Since coming to Matagorda County Mrs. Duller has at
all times taken an active interest in all matters of social,
religious and intellectual development and her name appears
upon the charter of the Bay City Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star. As one of the organizers of the Priscilla Club
of Bay City, she was long since elected a life member
thereof.
In the home, her life was that
of an ideal wife and mother, over planning for the welfare
and happiness of her husband and children.
Since her residence in Blessing
she has endeared herself to a multitude of friends by her
active interest in all public undertakings, her genial
smiles, her charming hospitality and her willingness to help
everyone in distress. She was one of the organizers Blessing
Library Association and has always been present at all
functions of the Library, school and Community House with
her untiring willingness to assist in every way possible.
She will be mourned by a host of
friends and acquaintances in Blessing and all over the
county.
May God in His wisdom grant to
her devoted husband and loving children the grace to bear
with Christian fortitude a loss which time alone can
alleviate.
Matagorda County Tribune,
January 15, 1926
[Hawley Cemetery]
Prominent Blessing Woman Dies
Suddenly
Mrs. Charles E. Duller Passes
Away After Stroke of Apoplexy; Burial Tomorrow.
From Wednesday Daily.
The Tribune was advised
by phone message from Blessing this morning that Mrs. Chas.
E. Duller, prominent Blessing woman, and well and most
favorably known throughout the county and this section, died
suddenly at her home at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Duller was stricken with
apoplexy last evening at about 7 o’clock and never regained
consciousness. The blow came suddenly and unexpectedly.
Funeral arrangements, at the
time the message was received had not been completed, but
burial will be had at Blessing tomorrow (Thursday).
Decedent is survived by her
husband, Mr. Chas. E. Duller, two daughters and a son to
whom The Tribune extends its heartfelt and deepest
sympathy.
A more complete notice of this
sad death of a most charming woman will be published in a
later issue.
The Matagorda County Tribune
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DAVID NATHANIEL DUNBAR
David Nathaniel Dunbar, age 87
years died at the residence of his son, C. D. Dunbar in
Buckeye Friday morning after an illness of some months. Mr.
Dunbar has been a resident of this county and the Ashby
community for fifty years. He is survived by five daughters,
Mrs. Iva Harvey of Galveston , Mrs. Maide Moore of Houston,
Mrs. Kate and Lois McKissick of Ashby and Mrs. Hibbie
(Walter) Penny of Bay City and two sons, C. D. and L. D.
Dunbar of Buckeye, Texas. Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Ashby cemetery. Rev. A. J. McCary
of the Methodist Church will officiate. Funeral arrangements
are in charge of Taylor Brothers.
Matagorda County Tribune,
September 28, 1933
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Lyle V. Dunbar
Dunbar, Lyle V., age 73, passed
away in Houston in the V. A. hospital on Feb. 24. He was a
former resident of Bay City. Services will be held Friday,
Feb. 26 at 2:00 p. m. in Taylor Brothers Chapel. The Rev. R.
E. Black of Markham will officiate. Mr. Dunbar is survived
by one step-son, A. J. Thompson of George West, Tex.; three
sisters, Mrs. Kate McKissick of Bay City, Mrs. Ida Harvey of
Angleton and Mrs. Lois McKissick of Alvin. Also, one
brother, C. D. Dunbar of Pearland. Pallbearers will be
nephews, Gyle McKissick, Billy McKissick, Sidney Anderson
Jr., Otis Anderson, Clay Penny and L. D. Penny. Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home.
[Hawley Cemetery]
Newspaper unknown
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Beth Duncan,
91, of Angleton passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 in
Angleton.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2009 at First
Baptist Church of Angleton with Dr. Rodney Bowman
officiating. Burial followed in the Angleton
Cemetery. Visitation was from 3 p.m. 5
p.m. Sunday at Palms.
Beth was born September 10, 1917 to Phebe and Bill Anderson
in Bay City, Texas. She was the oldest of
three daughters. She graduated from Bay City High School at
16. She received her BS Degree from the University of
Houston at 19. Beth returned to Bay City
and started her teaching career.
On December 22, 1942 she married
1st. Sgt A.J. Hale in the First Baptist
Church in New Orleans, La. After three
months of marriage he was deployed to North Africa and Italy
for 26 months. On his return to the States, he and Beth made
their home in Bay City. In 1950, they moved to
Angleton. They separated in 1964 and divorced the following
year. Beth met Al Duncan in 1965 and they married the
following year. After teaching 40 years, Beth retired in
1978. She always wished everyone could enjoy retirement as
much as she did. She and Al enjoyed camping trips in their
RV and made many trips in the U.S. building Southern Baptist
Churches. After Al's death in 1997, Beth started traveling
with a group of senior citizens from the First Baptist
Church in West Columbia. Beth loved her
church and church family. She could always be found in the
First Baptist
Church on Sunday mornings. Beth was a charter member of the
Angleton-Danbury
Hospital. She was also active in the
Citizens Police
Academy classes. She enjoyed shopping for the children in
the Blue Santa Program. Beth liked to ride on patrol with
different officers. Retirement was never dull!
Beths patio was a mass of colors from her geraniums, one of
her favorite flowers.
One of her most beautiful memories was a reception hosted by
her niece, Charlotte Drury, her great-niece Terri Adams and
a friend Betty Illgen. This was a celebration of Beths 90th
birthday. It was beautiful, it was fun and it was a good
time afternoon for everyone.
Beth was preceded in death by: her Parents and her Sister
Wilma Bradshaw and husband Al Duncan.
Survivors include: a Sister, Edna (Hannah) Anderson Bethel
Pfleghar of Carson City Nevada; niece, Charlotte Drury of
New Braunfels; nephews Guy Barnett, III of West Columbia and
Marshall Skipper Bethel of Santa Cruz, CA; Cousins, Carl
Anderson of Matagorda and Betty Jane Smith of Little Rock
Arkansas; nine Great-nieces and nephews, nine Great-Great
nieces and nephews and 1 Great-Great Great Nephew.
Online condolences may be sent to www.palmsfuneralhome.com
Arrangements by Palms.
Bay City Tribune, Published August 19, 2009
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County’s Oldest Citizen Dies at Columbus, Fri.
John Duncan, Age 99, Born in
Matagorda July 31, 1838
COLUMBUS—Tex., Aug. 6.—John Duncan, who
celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday a week ago, died Friday
at his home in Columbus.
Mr. Duncan was a native Texan. He was
born in Matagorda July 31, 1838, on his father’s plantation.
He was the county’s oldest citizen and was the oldest
alumnus of the University of North Carolina. He received his
B. A. degree from that college in 1859.
During the Civil War, he served four
years in Colonel Bates’ regiment. In 1885 he married Miss
India Green of Columbus. They moved to Columbus in the same
year. Mrs. Duncan survives him.
The Matagorda County Tribune,
Thursday, August 12, 1937
[Buried
in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County,
Texas]
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Robert Ross Duncan, Jr.
(January 16, 1948 - January 3, 2009)
Robert Ross Duncan, Jr., 61, of Sargent, TX passed away
Saturday, January 03, 2009. He was born January 16, 1947 in
Rockville Center, NY to Eleanor Fiebig and Robert R. Duncan
Sr,
Formerly of Houston; he was a resident of Sargent for the past
8 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge # 146 of New
Port Richey, FL and was a US Air Force veteran.
He is survived by his wife: Cecily Duncan of Sargent; mother:
Eleanor Duncan of Newberry, FL; daughter: Christine Roach of
Round Rock, TX; son: Mark Duncan of Houston, TX; sister
Suzanne Bailey of Creedmoor, NC; and by 4 grandchildren.
Masonic funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday,
January 6, 2009, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Masonic Lodge
# 865 of Bay City will be officiating.
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners
Hospital for Children or to Masonic Lodge # 865 of Bay City,
TX.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Justin Tam Duong
(September 12, 1999 - June 8, 2006)
Justin Tam Duong, age 6, of Port Lavaca died June 8, 2006. He
was born September 12, 1999 in Houston, TX to Tam Le and Kim
Nguyen Duong. Survivors include his parents; maternal
grandmother Mua Thi Nguyen; paternal grandmother Mai Le
Duong of Houston; sisters Justine Duong and Christina Huynh
both of Port Lavaca and Jade Duong of Houston; brother
Christian Huynh of Port Lavaca; and Godfather Nam Van Nguyen
of Palacios.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at
the Palacios Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be 10:00 AM
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
with Rev. Joe Pham officiating. Interments will follow at
Palacios Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Christian Huynh, Thai
Son Hua, Brandon Nguyen and Long Nguyen. Online condolences
may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements
with Palacios Funeral Home. 361-972-2012.
www.taylorbros.net
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Sylvia Oline Duran, 86, of Bay City passed away Oct. 26,
2009.
She was born Jan. 28, 1923 in Round Rock, Texas to the late
Louis Alexander and Myrtle Matty Dunaway Watts.
Her husband D. B. Duran; son, L. M. Duran; and daughter,
Bonnie Duran Claussen all preceded her in death.
Survivors include: daughter-in-law, Gwen Symmank;
son-in-law, Donald L. Claussen; grandchildren, John Aaron
Duran, Angela Denise Duran, Britt Lee Claussen and wife
Michelle and Amy Lynn Claussen Schnieder and husband Adam;
great grandchildren, John Daniel Duran, Heather Lynn Duran,
Rachel Leanne Lawrence and Karma and Destiny Tealer; niece,
Jan Davis and nephew Oland _Roy_ Davis.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Lane Pardue
officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn
Memorial Park
Pallbearers will be Lewis Lawrence, Butch Symmank, Bobby
Pelham, Robert Crain, David Brown and Billy Ware.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Published October 28, 2009
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
Derward B. Duran
DURAN--Funeral services for Derward B.
Duran, 68, of Van Vleck will be held 2 PM Wednesday at the Sixth
Street Church of Christ with Sam Kitchen and James Davis
officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van
Vleck. Mr. Duran
Was born February 10th 1921
in Bateman, Bastrop County, Texas to Bonnie Lee and Ola Pearl
Baze Duran and died October 16th 1989 at Matagorda
General Hospital, Bay City. In 1955 Mr. Duran went into
business with his son for 26 years as an excavation contractor
and rancher where he raised red and black angus cattle.
He was a member of the 100 Club of
Matagorda County and Sixth Street Church of Christ. He had his
own country-western band “Dagwood and the Sleeprobbers”.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Duran
of Van Vleck; four grandchildren, John A. Duran, Angelia Duran,
Britt L. Claussen, and Amy L. Claussen; and one great-grandson,
John D. Duran.
Pallbearers include John A. Duran, Britt
L. Claussen, Billy Ware, Don Justice, J. W. Massey, and Jimmy
Hubbard.
Honorary pallbearers include Johnnie
Sykes and Robert Bidales.
He was preceded in death by his son,
Lyndal M. Duran, 14 1981 and his daughter, Bonnie Duran Claussen,
in 1984.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to the American Cancer Society. Services are under the
direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.
Daily
Tribune, October 1989
Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Graveside
services for Robert Durgan, of Bay City, Texas will be Tuesday, July 7,
2009 at Bethlehem
Christian Church
Cemetery in Cedar
Lake, Texas with Pastor Curtis Ellis officiating.
Viewing will be one hour before graveside service.
Final arrangements entrusted to Green's Mortuary (979)
245-3489.
Bay City
Tribune, Published July 8, 2009
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Evelyn Fern Cameron Dybala
Aug. 7, 1941 - Oct. 7, 2010
Evelyn Fern Cameron Dybala, 69, of Van
Vleck, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2010.
She was born August 7, 1941 in Port
Lavaca, to the late Cleeland Raymond Cameron and Margie
Bowen Cameron. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She is survived by: her daughter, Julie
L. Reissig of Van Vleck; sons, Cleeland Maritz Reissig of
Nashville, Tennessee, and Shane Edward Dybala of
Martinsville, Indiana; sister Mary Lou Yackel of Louise;
brother, Cleeland Wayne Cameron of Pleasant Plain, Ohio;
four grandchildren, Derrek Dybala, Devin Dybala, Blake
Dybala and Chad Jones.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and husband, Marvin Edward Dybala.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m.,
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at First Baptist Church on
Highway 35 in Van Vleck.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to St. Jude Children-s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Artero Memorial Chapels, Port Lavaca
361-552-2300.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday,
October 13, 2010
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Martha Jeanne Dyer
Mrs. Martha Jeanne Dyer, 54, 207
Henderson, Palacios, died Monday, November 13 in Wagner
General Hospital. She was born November 10, 1924 in Palacios
and was City Secretary and City Tax Assessor-Collector of
Palacios for the past 20 years. The deceased was a member of
the First United Methodist Church in Palacios, the Women’s
Society of Christian Service and Tax Collector’s
Association. Survivors include her husband, Oris Dyer, a son
Steve Dyer, her father, Clarence Koontz all of Palacios,
brothers Jim Koontz of Palacios and Clarence Koontz of Port
Lavaca, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
held today, Tuesday, 3:00 p. m. at the First United
Methodist Church in Palacios. Rev. Carl L. W. Israel
officiated. Interment Hawley Cemetery,
Blessing. Pallbearers were Palacios Mayor Cliff Elliott,
City Councilmen, Ray Garza, Johnny Heard, Jim Howard,
Trinidad Constancio III and Leonard Lamar. Honorary
pallbearers were the members of the Palacios Volunteer Fire
Department and fellow City employees. In lieu of flowers,
the family request donations be made to the American Cancer
Society or the Memorial Fund at the First United Methodist
Church in Palacios.
Arrangements under the direction
of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Palacios.
Newspaper unknown, November 1978
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Oris Dale Dyer
Funeral services for Oris Dale
Dyer were held at 2 p. m. Sunday, December 23, in the
Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. R. Gwin
officiating. Interment was in Hawley Cemetery.
Son of late Norman and Maybell
Dyer, he was born August 16, 1918, in Blessing, Texas. A
life long resident of Palacios-Blessing area, he died
Saturday morning, December 22, in Wagner General Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Jean, on
November 13, 1978.
Survivors include one son, Steve
Dyer of Palacios and two sisters, Louise Adkins of Corpus
Christi and Thelma Joyce of Longview.
Palacios Beacon, January
3, 1980
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Funeral services for Arthur Lee
Dykes “Moss Ball,” 79, of Bay City will be held at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the New Hope Baptist with the
Rev. T. L. Richardson officiating.
Mr. Dykes died on August 21, 2010 at Matagorda Regional
Medical center in Bay City. He was born in Milam County,
Texas on February 4, 1931 to John and Ellen Dykes.
He is survived by: one daughter, Shirley O’Neal; one step
daughter, Charlene Crockett; one step niece, Shelia
Crockett; brother-in-law, Edward Crockett; grandson, John
O’Neal Jr. (Kanica); two grandchildren, Aniyah & Jorden
O’Neal; siblings, Dora Tellison (A.C), Hart Lee Dykes all of
Bay City, Jame Dykes of Houston, Texas. He has numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Arthur Lee is preceded in death by: his wife, Addie Dykes;
son, Terry Jackson; parents, John and Ellen Dykes; brother,
Willie Lee Dykes; three sisters, Mary Widemon and Doris
Woods both of Bay City and Johnnie Ray Hicks of Lubbock,
Texas.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday August 27,
2010 at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are being held by Green’s Mortuary.
Bay City Tribune,
Published August 25, 2010
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Hart Lee Dykes Sr.
January 24, 1939 - December 6, 2019
Hart
Lee Dykes Sr., age 80, of Bay City, Texas passed away on December 6,
2019 in Houston, Texas.
He
was born in Lubbock, Texas on January 24, 1939 to John Dykes and Ellen
Anderson Dykes.
Visitation and guest book registry will be on Friday, December 13, 2019
from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in
Bay City, Texas.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11 a.m.
at the Mother Zion Baptist Church in Bay City, with burial to follow at
Eastview Cemetery in Bay City.
Among
his survivors includes a daughter, Denise; three sons, Todd, Hart Lee
Jr., and Billy Shawn; several grandchildren; and siblings; as well as an
enormous host of other relatives and friends.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Rita Bouldin Dykes, April 14, 2007.
Condolences may be shared with the family by fax at (979) 245-1537 or
online at duncanrobertsfh@gmail.com
Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas;
979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune,
December 11, 2019 Photos
courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Mark Edward Dykes
(August 23, 1954 - July 20, 2007)
Mark Edward Dykes, 52, of Sugar Valley passed away July 20,
2007. He was born August 2, 1954 in Bay City, TX to Gene and
Reta Dykes. He was a graduate of Van Vleck High School.
Survivors include his father: Gene Dykes of Sugar Valley;
Brothers and sisters-in-law: Bill and Mary Dykes of Bay
City, Curtis and Judy Dykes and Jeff and Gina Dykes of Sugar
Valley; Nephews: Travis, Matthew, and Michael Dykes; Nieces:
Beth Chapman and husband Ron, and Sadie Dykes; and a great
nephew: Keith Chapman. He is preceded in death by his
mother, Reta.
Special thanks to Pat Matthes and the hospice nurses for their
support and care. Memorials in Mark’s name can be made to
Hospice Support Care of El Campo or a charity of your
choice.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Funeral services for Rita Dykes
will be Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 11:00. Enterprise
Baptist Church with the Dr. J. Weldon Gilbert officiating.
Burial will be at Eastview Cemetery in Bay City, Texas.
Visitation will be from 3 until 8 p.m. on Friday, April 20,
2007 at Green's Mortuary Chapel.
A baby girl named Rita Dianne Bouldin was born November 4,
1942 in Bay City, Texas to Welton and Beatrice Bouldin, the
third of five children.
She attended public school at Hilliard High School in Bay
City, Texas, where she was an active member of both the
basketball and track teams.
She joined Enterprise Missionary Baptist Church at an early
age and was a faithful member until her health failed.
Rita was preceded in death: by her parents, stepmother, Ida
Bouldin; sisters, Billie Jean Williams (Nanny), Brenda Joyce
Wilkerson; and grandsons, Jonathan Brinkley and Billy Sean
Dykes, Jr.
Rita leaves to cherish her
precious memories: loyal loving husband, Hart Lee Dykes, Sr.
of Bay City; four devoted children, Todd Chambers (Olga) of
Oklahoma, B. Denise Chambers of Richmond, Hart Lee Dykes,
Jr. (Joanie) of Sugarland, and Billy Sean Dykes of Pearland;
loving grandsons, Allan Chambers, Chaz Chambers, Kevin
Brown, Jalen Dykes, Sean E. Dykes, and Draeton Dykes;
sister, Janet Hart (Wilson) of Bay City; brother, Welton J.
Bouldin of Arizona; two aunts, Irene Shelton of Houston and
Vina Miller of Galveston; brothers and sisters in laws,
Arthur Lee Dykes of Bay City, James A. Dykes (Dorothy) of
Houston and Dora Dykes Tellison (A.C.) of Bay City; a host
of cousins, nephews, nieces, friends and a life long friend,
Verna Mae Hackett of Brenham.
Bay City Tribune, Published April 18, 2007, Matagorda
County, Texas
Photos courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Theola Dykes
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William E. “Gene” Dykes, 83, of Sugar Valley passed away
October 15, 2008.
He was born July 30, 1925 in Coffee County, Georgia to Pearl
Rutherford Williams and Izaiah Z. Dykes, Sr. He joined the
US Army infantry during World War II, seeing combat in the
Ardennes Forest at the Battle of the Bulge. He worked in the
Parts Department at Anderson Bros. and retired in the early
70’s to his land in Sugar Valley.
Survivors include his three sons, Bill and wife Mary of Bay
City, Curtis and wife Judy, and Jeff and wife Gina of Sugar
Valley; grandchildren, Beth Chapman and husband Ron, Travis,
Sadie, Matthew, and Michael Dykes; and a great grandson,
Keith Chapman.
He was preceded in death by: his wife, Reta; daughter, Mary
Elizabeth; son, Mark Dykes; brothers, Wendall, Ivy Glenn,
Clyde, Jimmy and I. Z. Dykes; and his sisters, Sadie Dykes
Teague and Gladys Dykes Brawner.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October
19, 2008 at the First Baptist Church, Hwy. 35, in Van Vleck,
Texas.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX
(979) 245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
Published October 19, 2008
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