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Matagorda County Obituaries H |
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Barbara A. Hadash, 56, of Bay City, Texas, died on November 25, 2007, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. She was born October 9, 1951, to Woodrow and Faith Sifford in Beeville, Texas. She attended First Baptist Church in Bay City. She was a woman of amazing faith that will greatly be missed. We love you Mom! Survivors include: sons, Victor and Michelle Hadash of Mansfield, Texas, Sam Hadash of Bay City, and Chris and Angela Hadash of Bay City; grandchildren, Haylee and Gracie Hadash of Bay City. Memorial services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Bay City, with Dr. M. Zimmerman officiating.
Bay City Tribune, November 25,
2007 Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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Nancy Hajek, 47, of Bay City passed away April 19, 1996. She was born June 20, 1948 in Seguin, to Harley and Adeline Bormann Laechelin. She was a Teacher’s Aide and a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Martin Hajek of Bay City, by her daughter, Jill Hajek of Bay City, by her son, Jason Hajek of Staples, by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Connie and Donny Bagley of San Marcos, and Donna and Jeff Bomer of Austin, by her parents, Adeline and Harley Laechelin of Staples, and by her nephew, Josh Bagley of San Marcos, and two nieces, Kharley and Robin Bagley of San Marcos. The rosary service will be held at 7 p. m. Sunday in the Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. The Mass will be held Monday, April 22, 1996 at 2 p. m. at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in New Braunfels with Monsignor Eugene O’Callaghan officiating. Burial will be in the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park in New Braunfels. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, Texas.
Daily Tribune, April
1996 Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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Shaun’s Mortuary |
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Barbara Diane Davis Hambright of San Marcos,
Texas, passed away 22 January 2025 following a brief illness.
Thomason Funeral Home, San Marcos, Texas |
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Annie Lee Rutherford Hanna, age 56, died Saturday, June 3, 2000. She was born January 14, 1944 to the late Bill and Gracie Coleman Rutherford. She worked for J. C. Penney’s [Victoria] as a switchboard operator. She was a member of Baptist Temple Church. She is survived by daughters, Patricia Farned of Bay City, Gracie Clayton of Telferner and Karen Baxter of Haskell; grandchildren, Thomas Cox, David Cox, Coy Clayton, Johnny Clayton, Samantha Clayton, William Baxter, Laura Baxter and Leanne Hanna; sister, Billie Whitman of Palacios; brother Morgan Rutherford of Bonita Springs, Florida and a special friend, Noble English of Victoria. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Billy Neal Hanna. Funeral services were 2 p. m. Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Rice officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens. Visitation was 5 p. m. – 7 p. m. Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Thomas Cox, William Baxter, Phillip Baxter, David Farned, Coy Clayton, Johnny Clayton and George English. Honorary pallbearers will be Noble English and John McQueen. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are with Colonial Funeral Home, 1801 E. Red River, Victoria, Texas, 77901, 361-578-3535.
Daily Tribune, June
2000 Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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Barbara Jean Rogers Harris was born on December 24, 1936, to Hubert and Marie Rogers on a farm outside Whitsett, Texas. She passed to her heavenly home on July 24, 2026, in Bay City, Texas. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her in-laws, Ward and Pearl Harris; her brother, Donald Rogers; her brothers- and sisters-in-law, Edwin and Ruby Harris, Ecil Harris, Gwendolyn and Cecil Branstetter, Edgle and Nelda Harris, Lendsy and Corinne Harris, Marbel and Ray Lindsey, Fred Heyn, and Gene Morin; her niece, Cynthia Morin; and her nephew, Ronnie Branstetter. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Weldon, of Bay City; her sisters-in-law, Trevia Harris of El Campo, Bernardene Heyn of Sweeny, and Yvonne Morin of El Campo; her sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Vickie Harris of Bay City and Steve and Denise Harris of Webster; her son, John Harris of Rochester, New York; her granddaughter and fiancé, Kellie Harris and Riley Alford of Willoughby, Ohio; her granddaughter, Kristen Harris of Bay City; her extended family, David and Susan Denton of Pearland; and numerous nieces and nephews (there were 24 of them, and they are used to being referred to as "numerous"). Barbara was valedictorian of the Three Rivers High School Class of 1955. She married Weldon, her high school sweetheart, shortly after graduation. Barbara and Weldon attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1958. She received her master's degree from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1985. Barbara taught school for 39 years, primarily at the kindergarten level, and she became a preacher's wife in 1958 when Weldon surrendered to preach. Barbara accepted Jesus as her Savior as a child and was baptized in the Atascosa River just south of Whitsett, Texas. She was a lifelong Southern Baptist, and throughout her life, she served as a Sunday School teacher, Baptist Training Union teacher, Vacation Bible School teacher, member of the Woman's Missionary Union, choir member, pianist, Sunbeams teacher, and camp counselor at Alto Frio during the 1970s. The family will receive visitors from 9:00a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with the funeral service officiated by Dr. Michael Zimmerman, immediately following at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at First Baptist Church Bay City. Interment will be on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., at the White Creek Cemetery outside of George West Texas.
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home |
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Quevella Scott Harris, 98, of Sweeny, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024, in Sweeny. She was formerly of Kendleton, Texas, and was sister to (now the late) Dorothy Wiley of Bay City, Texas. Arrangements are pending with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home of Bay City, Texas; 979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune, August 28, 2024 |
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S. Benton Harris, 81, of Hewitt, Texas died Friday, June 29, 2001 in Waco, Texas. He was born November 19, 1919 in Bronson, Texas to Edward E. and Eunie Mae Morgan Harris. Mr. Harris graduated from Tyler High School in 1939. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. He worked in refinery operations of Phillips 66 for 36 years before he retired. He had been married to Jackie for 57 years. He is survived by: wife, Jackie Harris of Hewitt; sons and a daughter-in-law, Rexford B. and Beverly Harris of Double Oak, Texas and Stanley E. Harris of Dallas; sister, Helen Crouch of Jacksonville, Texas; and two grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, July 3, 2001 at Eubank Funeral Chapel in Canton at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Ronnie Daniell. Interment will follow at Edom cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday at noon until service time. Services directed under Eubank Funeral Home Inc. in Canton. A00011A2001JL03
Daily Tribune,
July 3, 2001
Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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Robin Ray Harvey, 49, of Palacios passed away June 22, 2026. He was born July 10, 1976 in Palacios to the late Ramon Harvey and Alice Perez Harvey. Survivors include his brothers Chris Harvey (Traci), Damon Harvey (Veronica) and Dean Harvey and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family members. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Palacios Church of Christ; 516 Rorem Ave.; Palacios, TX 77465.
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home |
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Funeral services for Joe Hayes, of 111 St. Charles St., Houston, were held at 1 p. m. Friday at St. John Baptist Church, Bay City, the Rev. Ollie Reynolds officiating. Burial was in St. John Cemetery, Bay City, under the direction of Penn Funeral Home of Bay City. A wake will be held from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Hayes died Saturday in La Marque. He was born Feb. 6, 1909 in Van Vleck, Tex. Survivors include a sister, Allie Gordon of La Marque; a son, Hardy Hayes of San Antonio; and three brothers, Emery Hayes of Houston, Allen Hayes of Corpus Christi and Willie Thompson of Angleton.
La Marque Times, December 30, 1976 |
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Graveside funeral services for John Aubrey Holland, 81, of Brownwood, will be held at 10:30 a. m. on Wednesday, December 24, in Bangs Cemetery with Ellis Villarreal officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 at the funeral home on Wednesday prior to the graveside service. Mr. Holland passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2008, in Brownwood. John Aubrey Holland was born on August 7, 1927, in Coleman County, a son of Raymond Franklin Holland and Bessie Irene Green Holland. He is survived by: one son, John Holland Jr. and wife Janis, of Brownwood; one daughter, Dawlean Beatty and husband Richard, of Marble Falls; three brothers, Wilburn Ray Holland of Brownwood, Rex Lee Holland of Midland and Dillard Holland of Lake Granbury; two sisters, Wanda Middleton of Fort Worth and Joyce Dunn of Tampa Bay, Florida. He is also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Bessie Holland; three brothers, Wayne, Lonnie and Ralph D. Holland and a sister, Rita Fay Holland. Friends and family members are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net
Daily Tribune,
December 2008
Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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Kathleen Ann Hollas, 71 years of age, of San Antonio, passed
away at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on June 17, 2026.
Kathy was born in Ganado, Texas, in 1955 to Victoria and
Bohdan “Buck” Janak. She grew up in Edna and Blessing,
Texas, and graduated from Tidehaven High School in 1973,
where she was a member of the Tiger band. She went on to
earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1977. On August 4, 1979,
she married Daniel Hollas at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church
in Blessing, Texas.
Triska Funeral Home |
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Graveside services for Marion Jacob Horn will be at Roselawn Cemetery in Van Vleck at 1 p. m. Monday. Mr. Horn was a manager for H. E. B. Grocery in Waco for 12 years before transferring to Bay City in 1959, where he stayed until retiring and bought a country store in East Texas. After several years he returned to Bay City as manager for Stanley foods. He was a member of Bay City Baptist Church and Pastored a church in Matagorda for several years. He is survived by: his wife of 27 years, Ann Horn; one brother, Clyde Horn; two sons, Randy and Meredith; two daughters, Debbie Walker and Sheila Matteson; one step-son, Jimmy Jordan; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Daily Tribune,
January 2007
Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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McBride Funeral Home, Texas City, Texas |
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Sharon A. Huitt, 54, of Irving died Monday, Oct. 9, at her home. Mrs. Huitt was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Jasper, Ala. She was the director for seven years of the Mother’s Day Out for North Irving Baptist Church, where she was a member. She is survived by her husband, W. M. “Mack” Huitt of Irving; daughters, Tracy Kuntzman, Kim Morris and Kelly Wilkerson, all of Irving, and Kris Lay of Rowlett; mother, Dorothy Ammons of Laurel Hills, Fla.; brother, Robert J. Ammons of Dallas; sister, Carol Ammons of Laurel Hills, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 12, at the North Irving Baptist Church, with the Revs. Eddy Carder and Jeff Cramer officiating. Interment followed at the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. The family requests memorials sent to the North Irving Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 3718 N. Story Road, Irving, Texas, 75062. Arrangements were with Donely’s Colonial Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
October 1995 Courtesy of Virginia Sowell |
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