Matagorda County Obituaries
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JOSEPHINE MACHART
EL CAMPO - Josephine "Sophie" Machart of El Campo
died Nov. 4, 2010 at the age of 93. She was born Aug. 27, 1917 in
Witting to the late Tom and Mary Kalisek Steinocher.
She is survived by her daughter, Georgia Foyt and husband Elo of
Edna; her sons, Charles Machart of Bay City and Bill Machart of El
Campo; her sister, Della Berger of Shiner; her grandchildren, Rachel
and Nathan Foyt, Terah Lux, Dean and Matt Machart; and her
great-grandchildren, Sophia and Jacob Foyt, Rylie and Regan Lux,
Chris and Andrew Machart.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Willie
Machart; her son, Alvin Machart; her grandson, Chad Machart; and her
great-grandson, Weston Machart.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, with a parish
rosary being recited at 5 p.m., at Triska Funeral Home. The funeral
Mass will be 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at St. Philip Catholic
Church with Rev. Gary Janak officiating. Interment will follow at
St. Andrew's Catholic Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers are Elo Foyt, Bill Machart, Matt Machart,
Dean Machart, Nathan Foyt, and Brad Lux.
Memorial donations may be made to Houston Hospice-El Campo or
American Cancer Society .
Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, 979-543-3681.
Published in Victoria Advocate on
November 6, 2010
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Joe Alfred
Mack
BRAZORIA—Joe Alfred Mack, 66, of Brazoria, died
Tuesday, April 19, 2005.
He was born June 15, 1938, in Brazoria, to Clara
Carter Mack of Brazoria and the late Theodore Mack.
Survivors: wife, Lottie Mack; daughter, Constance
Franklin of Bay City; sisters, Rozell Holiday, Theola Allison,
Theresa Alston, Annie Woodard, Jordan Hawkins, Gertrude Williams,
and Addie Smith; and brother, Phillip Mack Sr.
Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. today at
Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark
Baptist Church in Cedar Lane, the Revs. H. L. Hawkins and Carl
Allison Sr. officiating.
Burial will be at St. Mark Cemetery.
Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-5197.
The Victoria Advocate, April 22, 2005
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Funeral services for Phillip "Pumkin"
Mack, Sr. will be Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Bethlehem Christian
Church in Cedar Lake with the Rev. K. W. Bree officiating.
Burial will be in MIMS Cemetery and visitation will be from 4 until
8 p.m. in the chapel of Greens Mortuary on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Burial will be at 11 a.m.
Phillip Mack, Sr. is survived by: wife, Lola Mack, of Brazoria;
children, Larry Mack (Melva) of Lake Jackson, Elaine Nelson (James)
and Phillip _Mike_ Mack, Jr. (Lisa) both of Dallas, Beverly Mack of
Brazoria, Patricia Lawvallias of Clute, Troy Mack of Houston and
Connie Woodard (Duane) of Sweeny; sisters, Gertrude Williams and
Annie Clara Smith of Cedar Lake, Rozelle Holiday, Annie Mae Woodard,
Verna Lee Hawkins, Theola Allison (Carl Lee), and Teresa Austin
(Babe) all of Brazoria; sisters in law, Emma Mack of Markham and
Lottie Mack of Brazoria; and brother-in-law, T. H. Higgins, II of
Brazoria and 22 grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren and
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by: son, Harold Lyn Mack; brothers, Sidney
Mack and Joe Alfred (Joe Boy); sister, Susie Higgins; dad, Theadore
Mack and mother, Maude Austin.
Bay City Tribune, Published July 29, 2009
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Aaron Lee Maddox
Funeral services for Aaron Lee Maddox, 71, of
Palacios, were held at 2 p. m. today at Trinity Baptist Church,
Palacios, where the Rev. Don Miller officiated. Burial was in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.
Mr. Maddox was born June 6, 1913, in Crockett,
Texas, and died at 10:42 a. m. Jan. 19, 1985, at Wagner General
Hospital, Palacios.
A resident of Palacios for 51 years, he was a
member of the Baptist church.
Survivors include his wife, Lorene Mica Maddox of
Palacios; three daughters, Virginia Welsh of Palacios; Bonnie Finch
of Port Lavaca and Irene Nowell of Midland; four sisters, Lillian
Jenkins of Collegeport, Anata Genzer of Caldwell; Elsie Eilbeck of
Caldwell and Nelda J. Fitzgerald of Abilene; two brothers, Ray
Maddox of Bay City and Herman Maddox of Arkansas; eight
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were with Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home, Palacios.
The Daily Tribune, Jan., 1985
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LORENE A. MADDOX
MADDOX - Lorene A. Maddox, 86, of Palacios, passed away Tuesday,
Feb. 12, 2008. She was born on July 29, 1921, in Hiljie, to the late
Joe and Adella Bohuslar Mica.
Lorene is survived by her daughters, Virginia Welsh and husband Carl
of Palacios, Irene Nowell of Midland, Bonnie Finch and husband Jack
of Edna; and brother, Johnny Wayne Mica and wife Treva of Houston.
She is also survived by eight grandchildren and numerous
great-grandchildren.
Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Aaron Lee
Maddox; and her sister, Gladys Cepak.
Visitation services will be held from 4-7 p.m. today in the Oaklawn
Funeral Home chapel. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m.,
Saturday, Feb. 16, in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing. The Rev. Johnny Kisiah will be
officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna,
361-782-2221.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 2/15/2008.
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Ethel L.N.
Magee
MIDFIELD - Ethel Leona Nivens Magee, 90, of Midfield, died
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004.
She was born March 18, 1913, in Parnell, to the late William Thomas
and Addie Gertrude Butler Nivens. She was a retired cafeteria
employee of Tidehaven I.S.D.
Survivors: daughters, Marlene Tolleson of Blessing and Bertie
Louise Lackey of Fort Worth; son, Carrol Dean Magee of Francitas;
sister, Verta Ree Ayers of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; four
step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous
step-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, George Emery Magee; stepdaughter,
Mary Jeannette Summersill; sister, Dora Arnold; brothers, Wes Nivens,
Ben Nivens, Loyd "Bud" Nivens, and Doice Nivens; and one grandson.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel,
the Rev. Darrell Tomasek officiating.
Burial will be at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay
City, 979-245-4613.
The Victoria Advocate, January 24, 2004
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Lois Blake Keller Maher
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Andrew L. Mahoney
Andrew Louis Mahoney, 17, of Palacios fell asleep in Jesus on
August 11, 2003 at the Shriners Hospital in Galveston, TX. He was
born July 13, 1986 in Houston, TX to Robert Joseph and Linda
Wiesepape Mahoney.
Andrew was a senior at Palacios High School and had been active
in many areas of the high school life. His noted accomplishments
include membership in the Palacios High School Chorale, drama, and
was presented the Athletic Spirit Award for 2002 by the Booster
Club. He was a resident of Palacios since the age of 2 and was a
member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include: parents: Linda and Shan Jackson of Palacios;
2 brothers: Robert Mahoney, and wife Charish of Houston, and
Christopher Mahoney of Victoria; maternal grandmother: Jean
Wiesepape of Palacios; 2 step brothers: Brian and Bo Jackson of
Blessing; step-sister: Casey Jackson Malone of SD; and uncle: Louis
Jones and wife Diana of Rockport, TX.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Robert J. Mahoney.
Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM Friday, August 15, 2003, at the
First Baptist Church Palacios with Don Kopecky of Palacios, and
Michael McGuire of Port Lavaca conducting the services. Interment
will follow at Hawley Cemetery [Matagorda County, Texas].
Pallbearers are Aaron Rojas, Blake Perkins, Tyler Thompson, Stanley Petrisky,
Bovey Lanfear, and Darrell Hall. Honorary Pallbearers
are Sam Constancio, Paco Vazquez, and the PHS Class of 2004.
Arrangements with Palacios Funeral Home (361) 972-2012.
The Victoria Advocate, August 14, 2003
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KAY
FRANCES MAHURIN
VICTORIA - Kay
Frances Legg Mahurin, 58, of
Victoria was called to be at the
side of the Lord on Saturday, Jan.
6, 2007. At the age of 10, Kay lost
her mother and was raised by her
loving grandparents Roger and Viola
Legg of Bay City [Matagorda County,
Texas]. She was a beloved wife and
mother and a completely giving
friend to all that she knew. Kay was
a person who never met a stranger.
She was always willing to try and
help with any problem or project.
Kay is survived by: Patrick W.
Mahurin, Sr., her husband of 31
years; and one son, Patrick W.
Mahurin, Jr., and his wife Amanda of
Victoria. She is also survived by
three grandchildren, Layton,
Cheyenne, and Colyton, all who were
greatly loved by her.
Kay will be missed by all those who
had the true pleasure to have known
her.
A memorial service will be held at 1
p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 at
John Wesley United Methodist Church,
8300 Zac Lentz Parkway, in Victoria,
the Rev. David G. King officiating.
Memorials in Kay's name may be made
to N.A.M.I. or to the American
Cancer Society.
Grace Funeral Home, Victoria,
361-573-4341.
[Cremains buried at
Hawley Cemetery near Blessing,
Texas.]
Victoria Advocate, January
10, 2007, Victoria County, Texas
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David H. Maitland
(June 2, 1943 - April 9, 2006)
David H.
Maitland, 62, of Bay City passed away April 9, 2006. He was born
June 2, 1943 in Greenville, Virginia to Andrew and Bessie Maitland.
Formerly of Norfolk, Virginia, he had been a resident of Bay city
for 5 years and was a member of Rhema Fellowship Church.
Survivors include
his wife Patricia Maitland of Bay City; three daughters and
sons-in-law Deborah and George Schneider of Blessing, Marlease and
Bob Bucher of Virginia Beach, VA and Crystal and Jeff Farrell of Bay
City; three sons Michael of Alabama, Russell of Arlington, TX and
Tommy of Ft. Smith, VA; sister-in-law Elkie Maitland; eleven
grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two foster
grandchildren Kenny Jay and Patricia both of Bay City. He was
preceded in death by his parents and a brother Butch Maitland.
Funeral service
will be 6:00 PM Thursday, April 14, 2006 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home with Rev. Dan Villereal officiating. Interment will be at the
Maitland Family Cemetery in Jarratt, Virginia. Arrangements are with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Patricia Ann Maitland,
71, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 in Houston,
Texas.
Lovingly known as the “Tweety Bird Lady”, she was born June 24, 1938
in Hagerstown, MD to Pasco Ervin Bradsher and Helen L. McCanless
Bradsher. She was a resident of Bay City for the past six years, a
member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City and was a member of
the Moose Lodge in Virginia.
She is survived by: her daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and
George Schneider of Blessing, Crystal and Jeff Farrell of Bay City
and Marlease and Bob Bucher of Chesapeake, Virginia; by her sons,
Russell Thompson and wife Diane of Hillsborough, North Carolina,
Tomas Littlefield and wife Darlene of Portsmouth, Virginia and
Michael Carreca of Alabama; and by 13 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Davidson H. Maitland and
her parents: Pasco Ervin and Helen L. Bradsher.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2009
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Zimmerman
officiating.
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,
Published November 18, 2009
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Arthur William Mangum, Sr.
Mar. 14, 1847 - Sep. 15, 1928
Husband of
1 Susan Lee
2 Lola Roxanne Lee Mangum
Cedarvale Cemetery
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Arthur William Mangum, Sr.
March 14, 1847 – September 15, 1928
Pioneer
Citizen Passes Away
In
the death of Mr. Arthur Mangum, who died at the home of
his son, Sheriff Joe Mangum, Saturday, at the age of 84
years, the county loses one of its pioneers, an honored
citizen, who had spent most of his long life in the
confines of Matagorda County.
Mr. Mangum
reared a large family and leaves eight sons and two
daughters. His life was one of simplicity and hard work,
sacrifices and sincere efforts. He was a farmer and so
reared his children.
In the early
days when wild game of all description roamed the broad
prairies and inhabited the woodlands hereabouts, Mr.
Mangum gained quite a reputation as a hunter. He became
noted as a marksman and, with his rifle, provided
liberally for his larder.
Of late
years, but not until age crept in to weaken a stalwart
system, decedent has made his home with his son, here in
the city. Late last week he was on the streets, but was
showing the weight of his years. Late Saturday he passed
away and Sunday afternoon his remains were laid to rest
eternal in Cedarvale Cemetery, surrounded by sorrowing
friends and his own sons and daughters.
Mr. Mangum
was married twice. His first wife was Susan Lee,
daughter of Edwin Lee. Of this union there are now
living six children: W. H., R. E. and Joe Mangum of this
city and county; Arthur N. of Dallas; George W. of
Liberty, and Mrs. Irma M. Duke of Los Angeles.
His second
wife was Lola Lee, daughter of John Lee, and of this
marriage six children are living. They are Jeff J. and
Harvey of Bay City; Magill of Gulf; Grover of Los
Angeles; Claude of Louisiana; and Dorothy of Bastrop.
Two children of the first and three of the second
marriage are dead.
Mr. Mangum
was born March 14, 1846, in Alabama, and at an early age
moved to San Augustine. In the early 60’s he moved to
Matagorda County.
Thus ends
the earthly voyage of another pioneer, good man,
unassuming, unpretending, honorable and sincere.
Matagorda
County Tribune,
September
21, 1928 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Florence Hogan Mangum
Jan. 30, 1879 - Sep. 16, 1967
Wife of
William Henry Mangum
Cedarvale Cemetery
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John Jefferson
Mangum, Sr.
Apr. 27, 1885 - May 27, 1966
Harriet "Hallie" Ann
Mangum
Dec. 11, 1886 - Sep. 21, 1883
Cedarvale Cemetery
Photo courtesy of
Heather Serrill Janise |
Harriet
“Hallie” Ann Mangum
December 11,
1886 – September 21, 1983
Services for
Harriet Ann “Hallie” Mangum of Bay City will be held at
3:30 PM September 25 in the First Pentecostal Church
with the Rev. Marvin Moore officiating.
Mrs. Mangum,
96, was a lifelong resident of Bay City. She was born on
December 11, 1886, and was preceded in death by her
husband, John Jefferson Mangum.
She is
survived by: two daughters, Ethel Sansing and Mabel
Sherry of Bay City; two sons, John Jefferson Mangum, Jr.
of Carson City, Nevada and Glen Mangum of Bay City; 13
grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and, 11
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers
will be her grandsons; William Sansing Jr., Herman
Sansing, James Sansing, Eugene Sherry, Lee Roy Sherry,
and John J. Mangum III. Burial will be in Cedarvale
Cemetery.
Arrangements
are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily
Tribune,
September
23, 1983 Obituary courtesy of Susie
Adkins
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Lola Roxanne Lee Mangum
Dec. 4, 1863 - Aug. 22, 1912
2nd Wife of Arthur William Mangum, Sr.
Cedarvale Cemetery
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Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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William Henry Mangum
Dec 1870 - Jan. 31, 1944
Husband of
Florence Hogan Mangum
Cedarvale Cemetery
Photo courtesy of Mike Cox |
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Funeral services for Mary (Mae) Magdalene
Braswell Manning, 72, of Bay City, will be Saturday, June 26, 2010
at 11 a.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Bay City, Texas
with Rev. T. L. Richardson, pastor.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2010 in the
chapel of Green's Mortuary.
Mrs. Mary (Mae) Magdalene Braswell Manning, daughter of the late
Charles and Lucandy Braswell Staton, was born December 14, 1937 in
Martin County, North Carolina. She departed this life on Thursday,
June 17, 2010 at 5:45 p.m. in Bay City, Texas.
She was educated in the Martin County School District. She was
married to the late Mr. Iris Manning. She worked as a personal care
giver and domestic engineer for many years. She opened her home to
those in need; she was love and called mom by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by thirteen siblings, and a daughter Bobby
Jean Best.
She is survived by: four sons, Bishop Jackie Lee Best (Evelyn) of
Tacoma, Washington; Mr. Berry Ray Best, Mr. Matthew Ray Best (Sue),
and Mr. Ernst Manning (Victoria) all of Bay City; her sisters, Mrs.
Johnnie Mae Atkins, Mrs. Dora Williams, Mrs. Josephine Lawrence,
Mrs. Donna Staton, and Mrs. Janie Louise Highsmith all of
Greenville, North Carolina, Mrs. Rosa Staton of Delaware, Mrs. Alice
Jenkins, and Mrs. Deborah Staton both of Bethel, North Carolina; her
brothers Mr. James Earl Staton of Bethel, North Carolina, and Mr.
Alton Staton of Durham, North Carolina; ten grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Burial will follow immediately after services at Eastview Cemetery
in Bay City.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Green's Mortuary (979) 245-3489.
Bay City Tribune, Published June 23, 2010
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Margaret Ruth Manofsky
(July 28, 1931 - February 12, 2007)
Margaret Manofsky,
75 of Bay City, passed away Monday, February 12, 2007. She was born
July 28, 1931 in Boling, TX to John Julius Cowart and Ruby Mitcham
Cowart. She was a retired Civil Service Supply and Inventory Clerk
and has been a resident of Bay City since 1991.
She is survived
by her sisters-in-law, Della Cowart of Bay City and Maurine Cowart
of Brazoria and by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by her parents: John Julius & Ruby Cowart, and by her
brothers: Roy, Mike, W. T., Clyde, and Bennie Cowart.
Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment will
follow at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, TX. Margaret’s nephews
will serve as pallbearers.
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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VIOLA MANRY
BAY CITY - Viola Manry, 84, of Bay City, passed
away March 28, 2009. She was born Aug. 25, 1924, in High Island, to
the late Berry Monroe and Ella Mae Andrus Dailey. She had been a
resident of Matagorda County since 1960.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W. H. "Red" Manry, and
son, Roger Edgar Manry.
Survivors include her daughters, Martha Henderson of The Woodlands,
Gloria Smith and husband Tommy of Cleveland; sons and their wives,
Benjamin and Beth Manry of Kerrville, James and Eve Manry of
Gainsville, Ga., Timothy and Millie Manry of Bothal, Wash., William
H. Manry Jr. and Lorraine of Bryan, and Berry and Terry Monteau of
Bay City; 22 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends and family from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
today at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the funeral home with Dr. Mike
Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Mike Monteau, David Manry, Jared Manry, Tommy
Smith, Gerald Manry, and Glenn Chambless.
Donald Manry, Justin Mouton, and Beau Gatewood will serve as
honorary 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.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on
3/31/2009 Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham W.
H. "Red" Manry
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Ivon W. Marcaurele
Ivon W. Marcaurele, 70, a resident of San Antonio
for the past 8 years, died in a San Antonio Hospital on February 26.
He was a longtime resident of Bay City retiring from Skelly after 34
years of service. Survivors include: wife, Mrs. Ruby Lee Marcaurele
of San Antonio; sons, Clarence W. Marcaurele of New Braunfels,
Charles Marcaurele of Houston; foster daughter, Doris Henesy Holder
of San Antonio; sister, Irene M. Dawson of Danbury; brothers, Eugene
D. Marcaurele of El Campo, Dewey Marcaurele of Aransas Pass; 4
grandsons and 2 granddaughters; numerous nieces and nephews and
great nieces and nephews. Graveside services and interment will be
held on Saturday, March 1 at 10:30 a. m. at
Hawley Cemetery
. Rev. Dunham from San Antonio will officiate.
Pallbearers include: L. S. Marcaurele, Bobby Clark, Harold Krenek,
Steve Marcaurele, Perry Barbour, Todd Barbour. Honorary pallbearers,
James Barbour, Archie Findley, Edward Baca, Harold Lukefahr.
Arrangements are under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home.
The Daily Tribune, February 28, 1980
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Ruby Lee Marcaurele, 93, passed away on Sunday
May 8, 2011 in Victoria, Tx. She was born Feb. 14, 1918 to the late
George W. & Agnes Hennesey. She married Ivan Marcaurele on June 12,
1934. They had two sons. Clarance Marcaurele of Bandera, Tx. &
Charles Marcaurele of Houston, Tx. She was preceded in death by her
parents, two brothers, three sisters, her husband and son Charles.
Survivors include son Clarance and wife Betty, seven grandchildren,
nine great-grandchildren and one Great-Great-Grandchild. Also
numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. The family will receive
friends and relatives from 6pm to 8pm Tuesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home, Burial to follow at
Hawley Cemetery
. Pallbearers will be Richard Marcaurele, David
Marcaurele, Todd Barbour, Richard Clark, Edward Gleason and Robert
Clark. Honorary pallbearers will be James Barbour, Thomas Oliver,
Monte Chipman, Mike Hennesey, Gary Fraizer and Perry Barbour.
www.taylorbros.net
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L. FRANKLIN MAREK
WILLIAMS, Ariz. - L. Franklin Marek
of Williams, Ariz. passed away on Oct. 5, 2009. Franklin was born
Feb. 27, 1934 in Bay City to Frank J. and Emma Marek. He graduated
from Edna High School and attended Victoria Junior College before
graduating from Texas A&I in Kingsville. He served his country in
the Army and retired from the Treasury Department of the U.S.
Government. He was a Catholic.
Franklin is survived by his wife, Ann; son, Mark Marek of Houston;
and grandchildren, Ryan and Alexandria. He is also survived by his
brother, Cisco Marek and wife, Theresa; and sisters, Bobbie Meugge
of Dickinson and Georgia Housson and husband, JB, of Ganado. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held on Oct. 9 at the St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Williams, Ariz.
Published in Victoria Advocate on October 20, 2009
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Brenda Marie Marin
(July 6, 2000 - February 5, 2008)
Brenda Marie
Marin, 7, of Bay City, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in
Houston, TX. She was born July 6, 2000 in Galveston, TX to Santiago
Marin and Rosemary Acuna Marin. She was in the First Grade and
attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
She is survived
by her parents: Santiago and Rosemary Acuna Marin of Bay City; by
her stepsisters: Amanda Laverio and Angelica Garza, both of Wharton;
her paternal grandparents: Jose & Guadalupe Marin of Wharton and her
maternal grandparents: Joe and Clara Acuna of Bay City.
The Rosary will
be held at 7:00 PM, Friday, February 8, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, February 9,
2008 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry
Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Paul Marin, Joe Marin, Joe Perez,
Tony Gonzales, Joe Acuna, Santiago Leal, Jessie Delgado and David
Trevino.
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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Elias Marin Sr.
Jan. 1, 1944 – Nov. 29, 2010
Elias Marin Sr., was born January 1, 1944, in
Yorktown, Texas, to Enrique and Juliana Marin.
He is preceded in death by: his parents and four
siblings.
He has three living brothers, Jose, Pedro and
Julio.
He was married to Rebecca Tijerina Marin on May
11, 1973, and they had six children, Rachel (Antonio) Gonzales, Lisa
(Franc) Paiz, Yolanda (Trino) Paiz, Elias Marin Jr. (Bonnie),
Priscilla Vasquez (Tilde), and Isaac Marin (Jackie). He had 13
grandchildren.
He passed away Monday, November 29, 2010.
Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, December
3, 2010, and the funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday,
December 4, 2010, at New Faith located at 2412 N. Walnut Wharton,
Texas.
The Pastor officiating is the Rev. Trino Paiz of
George West, Texas.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, December 1,
2010
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LORIN FRAYNE MARKLEY
PALACIOS - Lorin Frayne Markley,
79, of Palacios, died Aug. 7, 2009 in Port Lavaca. Memorial services
will be held at a later date.
Mr. Markley was born June 30, 1930 in Ashland, Ohio to Frayne and
Marie (Stempirt) Markley. He was retired from Budd Company in
Ashland, Ohio. He and his wife, Arlene, retired to Cape Carancahua,
Texas in 1997.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include wife, Arlene; son, Steve Markley and wife,
Suzanna; daughter, Cynthia Parten and husband, Richard; step-sons,
David Thomas, Randall Thomas and wife, Jackie; sister, Phyllis
Miller; good fishing buddy, Andy Baker; 11 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Port Lavaca Nursing Home and Hospice
of South Texas for the care given to Mr. Markley during his illness.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Heritage Funeral Home of
Memory Gardens ~ arranging director, Patsy Conley.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 8/9/2009
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Mrs. S. A. Marsh [Cassie Ann
Craven Marsh]
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Mary Rosie Marshall, 81, of Bay City passed away
March 27, 2009. She was born March 5, 1928 in Wharton, TX to the
late Robert and Mary Annie Ruether Talafuse. She was a longtime
resident of Matagorda County and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Stephen
New. Survivors include daughters Peggy Wallace & husband Harvey of
Bay City, Sandra Hall & husband Gillis of Sweeny and Martha
Remington & husband Scott of State Line, NV; sons Ricky New of
Brazoria and Gerry New & wife Susie of Lake Jackson; sisters Albina
Jones of Bay City, Pauline Poncik of East Bernard & Rosie Jansen of
Sugarland; grandchildren Montana Wallace, Amy & Katie Hall, Carson
Remington and Curtis & Candice New; great grandchildren Sheyenne &
Dustin New.
The family will receive friends and relatives
from 5pm to 7pm Monday at the funeral Home. Funeral service will be
10:00 AM Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with
Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Montana
Wallace, Curtis New, John McGlothlin, Lee Winningham, Michael Jones
and Raymond Jones, Jr.
Bay City Tribune, Published
March 29, 2009
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Vergie Mae Pierce Marshall
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Hawley Cemetery
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Alton Martin, 89, of Yorktown died Saturday March 8, 2008.
He was born April 8, 1918 in DeWitt County, Texas to the late Alfred
and Rosalie Diebel Martin. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Yorktown.
He is survived by: his daughters, Doris Duderstadt and husband Pete
of Weesatche, Rose Miles and husband Wayne of Bay City, Joyce
Volkmer and husband Frank of Bay City, Shirley Dahl and husband
Randy of Cat Spring; son Alton Martin of Bay City; sister Ellarien
Arndt of Cuero; 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and three
great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Thelma Ideus Martin
and brother Wilfred Martin.
Alton was in the CCC in Kenedy and helped set up Foster Field in
Victoria. He worked for Triangle Refinery in Markham and later was
representative for Speedway Oil Company. Alton raised his family in
Bay City, and was a very active member of St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church and worked hard for the local Lion’s Club. He dearly loved
his wife, family and his Lord and Savior. He enjoyed hunting and
fishing and participated in five hunting clubs in and around the Bay
City and Yorktown areas. His family and many friends will miss him.
Visitation was from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday March 10, 2008 at Finch
Funeral Chapel-Yorktown. Funeral service was at 1 p.m. Tuesday March
11, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with interment to follow at St.
Paul Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends are invited to sign the on-line guest book at
www.finchfuneralchapels.com
Memorial may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the donor’s
choice.
Arrangements by Finch Funeral Chapel (formerly Lamprecht-Janssen
Funeral Home) Yorktown, TX 361-564-2277
Bay City Tribune, Published March 12, 2008
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Clarence Leslie Martin
Rev. Clarence Leslie Martin, 59, of the Texas
Baptist Encampment at Palacios died May 27 in Palacios. Survivors
include: wife, Mrs. C. L. Martin of Palacios; daughter, Mrs. R. M.
Swanson of Corpus Christi; brother, L. A. Martin of Abilene and two
grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at the First Baptist
Church in Bay City May 29, Thursday, 2:30 p. m. with Rev. W. D.
Baker of the First Baptist Church in Bay City, Rev. Leon Maxwell of
the First Baptist Church in Palacios, Rev. James S. Riley of the
Second Baptist Church in Houston and Rev. Rayford Harris of the
First Baptist Church in Menard officiating. Interment service will
be held at the
Hawley Cemetery. Body will lie in state at the Bay City Funeral
Home until 12:30 p. m. Thursday, May 29.
Pallbearers are Davis Brewster, L. C. Hester, Dr.
Norman Runyon, Orville Roberts, Billy Hamlin and Bob Martin.
Honorary pallbearers are Rev. Norman Diehl, president of Trustees of
Texas Baptist Encampment, Deacons of First Baptist Church of
Palacios, Trustees of Texas Baptist Encampment, Area Baptist
ministers, Encampment Managers of Southern Baptist Convention. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to C. L. Martin Fund of Texas
Baptist Encampment in Palacios. Services under the direction of Dick
R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, May, 1975
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Jerry K. Martin
MARTIN, JERRY K., passed away September 6, 2010.
He was born September 11, 1930, in Houston, TX. He was a loving,
warm, encouraging father and grandfather, a spirited raconteur and a
generous friend who will be missed by all who loved him.
He is survived by his children, Steven Martin (Rita Duncan) and Lee
Ann (Martin) Pavach (Mark Pavach); and grandchildren, Rory, Lydia,
Katie, Mandy and Shelby; and cousins, Virginia Snell and Roy Snell
of Oldham County and John Merck of Bay City, TX.
Those who wish to honor his memory may send donations to the Oldham
County Historical Society. Stoess Funeral Home, Crestwood, is in
charge of services.
Published in The Courier-Journal
[Louisville, KY] on September 9, 2010
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LENORA J. HENDRICKS MARTIN
Funeral services for Lenora J. Hendricks-Martin, 88, will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2005, at the First Presbyterian Church of
Palacios with Revs. Andy Blair and Janell Blair officiating.
Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery
in Blessing, TX.
She was born August 21, 1916 in Schulenburg, TX to James Frank
Michna and Bertha Gerhing Michna. She died June 23, 2005 in Port
Lavaca. Tx.
She was a resident of Palacios for the past 80 years, a member of
the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios, and a member of the VFW
Ladies Auxiliary. She was a former Elder of the First Presbyterian
Church and a retired member of the Pink Ladies Hospital Auxiliary.
She is survived by her daughter, Joanna Hendricks of Palacios; her
son, Robert Wayne Hendricks and wife Georgan of El Campo; and
granddaughter, Lin Hutzenbiler and husband Wade of El Campo.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert G. Hendricks, Jr.
and Dallas Martin; by her parents, James F. and Bertha G. Michna; by
her brother, LeRoy Michna; and by granddaughter, Sheli Jo Hendricks.
Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios, TX (361)
972-2012.
The Palacios Beacon, June 29, 2005
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Louis Martin
Oct. 5, 1917 –
Nov. 9, 2010
Funeral services for Louis Martin, 93, of Bay
City, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010, at Mother
Zion Baptist Church, Bay City, with the Rev. Murray Martin, pastor,
and the Rev. Gilbert Franklin, eulogist. Burial will follow at
Eastview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home chapel.
He was born in Wadsworth, Texas, on October 5,
1917, to Johnnie Martin and Melinda Edison Martin, and passed away
November 9, 2010, in Bay City.
Survivors include: five daughters, Lillie Hines
of Bay City, Melinda McAfee of San Francisco, California, Joyce
Woodard of Arlington, Nellie Odoms of Corpus Christi, and Jennifer
Martin of Bay City. Also one son, Louis Martin, Jr. of Bay City; one
sister and one brother, Elcena Gipson and Walter Martin, Sr., both
of Bay City, and a generation of grandchildren and nieces and
nephews.
Condolences may be shared with the family online
at
duncan-roberts@att.net, or by fax
979-245-1537.
Arrangements are with Duncan Roberts Funeral
Home, Bay City, Texas, 979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, November 10,
2010
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Margaret G. Treybig Martin of Bay City passed away on March 2, 2009
at the age of 81.
She was born on June 3, 1927 at her grandmother's house in Eagle
Lake, Texas to the late Milton Hugo and Gladys Kohleffel Treybig.
Margaret was proud of her German heritage and of being a fifth
generation Texan.
Margaret moved to Bay City in 1940 and was a graduate of Bay City
High School's class of 1945. During her senior year she met her
future husband, Wilbur 'Bill' Martin, at a USO sponsored dance. The
Army had stationed Bill in nearby Palacios. After one dance, Bill
knew he could not return to his native Connecticut. They married in
Galveston on June 10, 1945, and celebrated their 55th wedding
anniversary before Bill's death in 2000.
She is survived by: her daughters, Melanie Martin of Bay City and
Cindy McNeel and husband Randy of Austin, Texas; brothers, James
Treybig and wife Lorraine of Palacios, Texas, Harry Lee Treybig and
wife Gloria of Needville, Texas, and a sister, Katherine Hardin and
husband Arlin of Montgomery, Texas. Also by a brother-in-law, H. L.
Martin, Jr. and wife Eleanor of Fairfield, Connecticut;
sister-in-law, Dorothy Wanas and husband Joe of Stratford,
Connecticut, sister-in-law, Anna Karcsmar of Henderson, Nevada and
cousins, Mark and Sharon Halstead of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Margaret was a devout Christian and lived a life that fully
reflected her faith.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City for over 60
years and enjoyed her many long-time friends in the Gleaners Sunday
School Class. During her professional career, she worked at the
Matagorda County Clerk's Office and in the insurance agency business
for many years. After her retirement, Margaret was an avid walker
and was actively involved in the Matagorda County Birding and Nature
Center.
A time of visitation with the family will be held from 7 until 8:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Bay City Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2009 at
the First Baptist Church of Bay City with the Dr. Michael Zimmerman
officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday March 5, 2009
at the Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake, Texas.
Pallbearers will include Bennie Herman Schramm, David Stock, Mike
Treybig, Allen Cumbie, Billy Mann, and Andy Anderson.
Honorary Pallbearers will be William "Billy" Treybig, Walter Treybig,
Jr., Leland Treybig, Joe Stock, Wayne Michael, Sam Maglitto, and the
members of the Gleaners Sunday School Class.
Margaret's family would like to thank their special friends and
caregivers, Mary Durgan, LVN, Mary Aguilar, Mary Baker, Debbie Beck,
Zelma Davidson and Sandra Reed.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Bay City, 2321
Ave F, Bay City, Texas 77414, or the Matagorda County Nature and
Birding Center, P.O. Box 2212, Bay City, Texas, 77414-2212.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bay City Funeral Home.
Bay City Tribune, Published March 4, 2009
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Merlin Dwight Martin
Merlin Dwight Martin, CMS, USAF
retired, 88, died on Friday, March 5, 2010, at his home in Beeville.
He was born to Paul and Vona Blanche Herrod Smith on April 11, 1921
in Lima, Ohio. He married Thelma Pauline Herrell in Clovis, N. M. on
June 7, 1945. He was a Lutheran, and a retired United States Air
Force Chief Master Sergeant. He was also a life time member of the
VFW and member of the American Legion. Other memberships include 45
years of the Elks Lodge in Albuquerque, N. M. and a benefactor of
the NRA.
Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Pauline Martin;
his parents, three sisters, and a great grandson, Brandon Martin.
Survivors include one son, Raymond “Pappy” (Sandra) Martin of
Beeville; five grandchildren, Stephan Barbin, Tammie Martin, Raymond
Martin, Jr., Terrell Martin, and Colleen Martin; seven
great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, one brother,
Linton (Margaret) Smith of
Canyon Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Thursday, at Galloway and Sons Funeral Home
from 4 to 6 p.m. A graveside service will be held with full military
honors on Friday, at 1:30 p.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
in San Antonio.
Honorary pallbearers will be Stephan Barbin, Stephan Barbin, Jr.,
Raymond Martin, Jr., Terrell Martin, S/Sgt. Michael Williams and
Anthony Martin.
Bay City Tribune, March 10, 2010
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Thelma Pauline Martin, 86, passed away on March 26, 2009.
She was born in Wills Point, Texas on May 4, 1922
to James Franklin Herrell and Verda Mae Laney.
She married Chief Master Sergeant Marlin D.
Martin in Clovis, New Mexico on June 7, 1945.
Thelma was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Ladies
Auxiliary #2412 in Sargent, Texas, member of the Albuquerque, New
Mexico Elks Club, and member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Bay
City.
She was a Lutheran and a homemaker.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents and
seven siblings.
She is survived by her husband, Marlin D. Martin
of Beeville, TX; one son, Raymond "Pappy" Martin and wife Sandra of
Beeville, TX; two sisters, Johnnie Maxie Witherspoon of Dallas, TX,
and Merline Acuff of Tulsa, OK; five grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Galloway & Sons Chapel
on Monday, March 30, 2009 from 4-6 p.m.
Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, March
31, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San
Antonio, Texas.
Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Martin, Jr.,
Stephen E. Barbin, Michael Williams, Stephen D. Barbin, Terrell
Martin, and Brandon Doup.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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TONY MARTIN
BAY CITY - Funeral services for
Tony Martin Sr., 51, of Bay City, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 19, 2008 at First Sacred Memorial Christian Church in Bay
City, with the Rev. DeAndré Barnes, pastor, and the Rev. Ray Felder,
eulogist. Burial will follow at McNeil Cemetery in Old Ocean.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral
Home.
Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-5197.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 9/18/2008
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Amir A. Martinez
Jan. 25, 1986 -
Mar. 13, 1992
Roselawn Memorial Park
Photo courtesy of
Faye Cunningham |
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Arturo Luna Martinez passed away June 10, 2011.
He was born May 6, 1944 in San Juan, TX to the late Jesus Enriquez
Martinez & Trinidad Luna Martinez. He attended Pharr, San Juan &
Alamo Schools and graduated from Job Corp in San Antonio. He
established A-M Forklift Service in 1980. He enjoyed spreading the
gospel, reading the Bible, eating good food and sharing his life
with everyone.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church;
member of Men’s Bible Studies on Tuesday at Diamond S; member of
Men’s Bible Studies on Friday at Matagorda General Hospital; member
of Gideon’s International since 1981; worked with Kairos Prison
Ministry & Epiphany Prison Ministry and enjoyed taking Mission Trips
to Mexico.
His son, Art R. Martinez preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife Julia Garcia Martinez; son Joe L.
Martinez; daughter Laura Spurr & husband Stanley; grandchildren
Kristen Martinez, Robert Blake Martinez, Jared Martinez, Devin
Cervantes & Julia Green; sisters Berta Gorgas & husband John &
Oralia Herrera; brothers Jose Francisco Martinez & wife Juanita,
Artemio Martinez & wife Sandra, Ruben Martinez & wife Nancy and
Jesus Martinez & wife Paula.
The family will receive friends and relatives
from 6pm to 8pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be
10:00 AM Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the First Baptist Church with
Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
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Edward Lee Martinez, Sr.
(December 11, 1949 - September 25, 2009)
Edward
Lee Martinez, Sr., 59, of Markham, TX passed away Friday, September
25, 2009 in Bay City. He was born December 11, 1949 in Rockport, TX
to the late Eluterio and Janie Ramirez Martinez. He was a resident
of Markham for the past 30 years.
He is survived by
his wife: Teresa R. Martinez of Markham; by his sons: Edward Jr. and
Patricia Martinez, John Sr. & Cristine Martinez, daughters: Janie (Madi)
& Johnny Gaona and Melanie & Joey Garcia; by his sisters: Lucy
Garcia and Jessica Martinez; is aunt: Lucy McClanahan; his uncle:
Ernest Ramirez, Sr.; and by numerous grandchildren, nieces, and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents: Eluterio “Larry” &
Janie Martinez, brother: Jasto “Larry Jr” Martinez and sister Gloria
Medina.
A prayer service
will be held at 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Funeral services
will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home with Tino Torres officiating. Interment will
follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be
Johnathan Quintanilla, Marcus Martinez, Dominic Martinez, Jesse
Villarreal, Anthony Quintanilla, and Edward Lee Martinez, Jr.
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.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on
9/27/2009 Photo courtesy of
Faye Cunningham
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Eluterio Rangel Martinez Sr.
(February 25, 1925 - October 27, 2008)
Eluterio Rangel
Martinez Sr., 83, of Markham passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 in
Houston. He was born February 25, 1925 in Blessing to the late
Sophia Rangel Martinez & Felipe Martinez. Eluterio was a life long
resident of Matagorda County and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church.
He is survived by
his wife: Maria Dominga Torres Martinez of Markham; 5 daughters:
Elizabeth & Jimmy Lopez Jr. of Markham, Patricia & John Salinas of
Markham, Andrea Martinez and Lucy Garcia both of Pasadena TX; 4
sons: Joe & Dolores Patina of Bay City, Johnny & Narcey Martinez Sr.
of Markham, J.R. & Wendy Martinez of Bay City, and Edward & Terry
Martinez of Markham; sister: Lupe Hernandez of Richmond; 35
grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. Eluterio was
preceded in death by his parents, daughter Gloria Medina, and son
Larry Martinez.
A rosary will be
recited 7:30 PM Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. A mass will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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John Martinez
(June 24, 1944 - March 16, 2010)
John Martinez, 65, of Bay City passed away March
16, 2010. He was born June 24, 1944 in Egypt, TX to Ysidoro and
Crecenciana Martinez. John worked as service foreman for the Bay
City Gas Company for 30 years. He was a beloved husband, father,
son, brother, father-in-law and uncle. John was always ready for an
adventure and met no strangers along the way.
His father preceded him in death. Survivors
include his wife of 33 years Genevieve Robles Martinez of Bay City;
mother “Chana” Martinez of Bay City; daughters Jennifer Vondra &
husband Carl of Waco and Joni Robles-Martinez Silva & husband Rene
of Killeen; sisters Mary Ann Martinez, Lucy Diaz & Lydia Flores all
of Bay City; brothers Luke Martin of Belton, TX and Sam Martinez of
Houston.
A prayer service will be held at 6:00 PM
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 19, 2010 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with Rev. Alex Lopez and Rev. Candido Gonzales
officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van
Vleck. Pallbearers will be Fidel Pesina, Tony Oros, Leonard Robles,
Carl Vondra, Rene Silva and Vince Diaz. Matt Monreal, Joe De La
Rosa, Fred Jack and Manuel Olvera will serve as honorary
pallbearers.
Bay City Tribune, Published March 23,
2010
Photo courtesy of
Faye Cunningham
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Michael
Rodolfo Sato Martinez, 19, of Bay City passed away February 2, 2009.
He was born July 6, 1989 in Bay City, Texas to Rodolfo and Rita
Garcia Martinez. He lived life as a happy-go-lucky young man with a
wonderful sense of humor. He had enormous love for his family and
his friends. One of his favorite past times was spending time with
his Pepo Chico and his Dad riding horses, roping and working cattle,
enjoying stories of his Pepos youth. He would rope just about
anything. Michael was known for his unwavering sincerity,
respectfulness and kindness.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Ray and Inez
Garcia and his uncles Larry Martinez and Rene Martinez.
Survivors include: his parents, Rodolfo and Rita Martinez of Bay
City; sister, Erica Martinez of Houston; brother, Matthew Martinez
of Bay City; paternal grandparents, Aurelio Chico Martinez and Maria
Ana Martinez of Markham and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, February
5, 2009 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Dan
Morales officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck.
His cousins, Eric Martinez, Adrian Martinez, Roland Rodriguez, Jr.,
Robert Rodriguez, Ray Anthony Garcia, Garrett Garcia, Cody Garcia
and Keith Morales will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Trey Treybig, Chris McKinley, Zack
Maulberger, Robert Fry and Hatchet Hallmark.
Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Catholic School.
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 February 4,
2009 Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Placido "Shorty" Martinez,
Sr.
(October 4, 1936 - April 27, 2006)
Placido “Shorty”
Martinez, Sr., 69 of Blessing, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2006,
at Matagorda Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bay City. He was
born October 4, 1936 in Spurr, TX to Jose & Faustina Espinosa
Martinez. He was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a
member of Living Word Church in Palacios.
He is survived by
his wife of 44 years: Maria Guerrero Martinez of Blessing; his
daughters: Margie Llanes & son-in-law Benjamin, Eva Olguin & fiancé
Pete Morales, all of Blessing; his sons and daughters-in-law: Raul
Martinez, Adam & Denise Martinez, Jesse Martinez, Tony Martinez,
Placido, Jr. & Rhonda Martinez, all of Blessing; by his sisters,
Frances Wade of Brenham, Maria Gonzalez of Lyons, and Estefana
Gonzalez of Louise; by his brothers Magdaleno Martinez of Lockhart,
Don Martinez, Larry Martinez, Nat Martinez & Senon Martinez, all of
Somerville; and by 21 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by his parents: Jose & Faustina Martinez and
his brothers: Clemente and Victor Martinez.
A prayer service
will be held at 7:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Palacios
Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, May
1, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Palacios with Pastor Tony
Flores officiating. Interment will follow at Midfield Cemetery in
Midfield. Pallbearers will be Alfred Lara, Tiofilo Guerrero, Jr.,
Richard Rocha, Alonzo Gonzalez, Rickey Gonzalez, and Ray Martinez.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Laborde, Oscar Lara, Frank
Alameda and Lorenzo Gonzales. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral
Home, Palacios, TX (361) 972-2012. Words of comfort may be shared
with the family at www.taylorbros.net
www.taylorbros.net
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MARTINEZ, ROBERTO
Funeral services for Roberto
Martinez, 69, of Bay City will be
Tuesday, May 2, 2000 at 10 a.m. at
Green's Mortuary with Father Edward
Boren officiating. Burial will
follow at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.
A rosary will be held from 7-8 p.m.
at Green's Mortuary and family will
receive friends from 7-9 p.m.
Mr.
Martinez was born on May 30, 1930 in
Mexico to the union of Atenojenes
Martinez and Refujia Flores
Martinez. He passed away Thursday,
April 27, 2000 at the Sea Breeze
Nursing Home in Bay City.
He is survived by: his wife, Rosenda
Martinez; three sons, Dimas
Martinez, Roberto Martinez, and
Alfonso Martinez; sister, Florina
Vargas; brother, Salvador Martinez;
five grandsons, Hugo, Oscar, Cesar
and Ricardo Martinez and Ruben
Ochoa; two nephews, Alfredo Martinez
and Victor Martinez; sister-in-law,
Teresa Perez; two brothers-in-law,
Francisco Perez and Salvador Vargas;
and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Active pallbearers: Hugo Martinez,
Cesar Martinez, Ruben Ochoa, Oscar
Martinez, Ricardo Martinez, and
Felix Gusman.
Honorary pallbearers: Dimas
Martinez, Alfonso Martinez,
Francisco Perez, Roberto Martinez,
Salvador Martinez, and Salvador
Vargas.
Arrangements are with Green's
Mortuary.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Tuesday,
May 2, 2000, Matagorda County, Texas
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Christina Garza Martinez-Lopez, 45,
of Bay City passed away September 13, 2009.
She was born April 5, 1964 in Bay City to Santos and Genevieve
Flores Garza.
Her father preceded her in death.
Survivors include husband Pedro Lopez of Bay City; mother, Genevieve
Garza of Bay City; daughters, Leticia Alvarez and husband Ezekiel
and Kimberly Martinez all of Bay City; sons, Mark Garza and wife
Emily and Lupe Martinez all of Bay City; sister, Patricia Charles of
Bay City; brothers, Joe John Garza of Angleton, Lupe Garza, Ismaelle
Garza, Rene Garza, Israel Garza and Chris Garza all of Bay City;
grandchildren, Andrea and Alexis Alvarez, Mark Garza, Jr., Adajia
and Jayden Garza.
A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 16,
2009 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with the Rev. Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Her
brothers will serve as pallbearers with her sons serving as honorary
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, Published
September 16, 2009
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MICHAEL A. MARTINEZ
PALACIOS - Michael "Lil Mike" Anthony Frausto
Martinez, 18, of Palacios, passed away on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. He
was born March 4, 1992, in Port Lavaca.
He is survived by his mother, Janice Frausto of Palacios; father,
Jose Luis Martinez Jr. of Palacios; sisters, Nadia Martinez and
Maribel Martinez, both of La Porte; brothers, Joey Rene Frausto of
Palacios, Jose Luis Martinez Jr. of La Porte, Caleb "Buddah" Valdez
of Palacios, and Ismael Thompson of Victoria; grandparents, Octavio
Frausto Sr., Maria Diaz Frausto, and Josefa Vela Nieto, all of
Palacios; uncles, Johnny Frausto of Palacios, Robert Frausto of
Clute, and Octavio "Toby" Frausto Jr. of La Porte.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Manuel Nieto, and his
uncle, Marvin Frausto.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, with a prayer
service at 7 p.m., at Primera Iglesia Bautista on the corner of 4th
and Morton Sts. in Palacios.
Visitation will continue from 8-10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, followed
by the funeral service at 10 a.m., at Primera Iglesia Bautista, the
Rev. Juan Aguilera officiating. Interment will be at Palacios
Cemetery in Palacios.
Pallbearers are Toby Frausto III, Jimmy Sablatura, Eddie Garcia, San
Juan Cabrales, Richard Cabrales, Isidro Nuno, Jimmy Frausto, and
Ismael Thompson.
Under the direction of Artero Memorial Chapels, Port Lavaca,
361-552-2300.
Published in Victoria Advocate on
December 14, 2010
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'Professor' Martino Dies in El Campo |
Mr. Tony Martino, familiarly known as the
"Professor" passed away at 11:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 1957, in a
hospital at
El Campo, Texas.
Mr. Martino had married Lillian, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
Arnold and the brother of Oscar Arnold (all former citizens of
Palacios, but now deceased), before the family had moved to
Palacios. Mr. Martino lived in Palacios for several years and
established and operated the La Belle Theater one of the first, if
not the first, movie theaters in Palacios. And, being an
accomplished musician he also organized a band and it was after
hearing this band that a citizen of El Campo, Mr. Claude Appling,
was so impressed with the conductor Martino that he induced the
"Professor" to move to El Campo where he has resided for more than
30 years, conducting the El Campo band and teaching music in the
public schools there and in Victoria and other surrounding cities.
Gaetona Martino was born in
Naples, Italy
on April 5, 1875. As a youth he was sent to the Naples
Conservatory of Music from which he graduated with high honors. He
was regarded as a Clarinet virtuoso and as such played under the
baton of Italy's most distinguished conductors. He was invited to
tour America with the famous Band O Rosas and here he found a
wonderful new land with which he fell in love. Upon the conclusion
of the tour, he, without hesitation, made the decision to break the
ties of his native land and remain in
New York. With
no friends, little knowledge of our language and only his Clarinet
to speak for him he quickly forged a place in New York musical
circles.
In succession he played with the Opera Company and little Symphony
Orchestra and when the opportunity arrived he accepted a post with
the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra and subsequently with the
Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra. From there he accepted the position as musical
conductor for the Sherman Elliot Productions and toured the nation
in that capacity. It was while he was on tour that he met his
future bride, Lillian Arnold. And, it was while visiting his wife's
family in Palacios that he decided to establish the La Belle
Theater. Over the span of more than three decades he has become the
"beloved Professor" to many a school child and to the adult members
of the various musical organizations which he has organized and
conducted. He leaves a rich heritage of musical inspiration and
knowledge to the whole area and was universally loved for his genial
disposition and warm hospitality.
Transcribed by MaryFrances
Flournoy from
the
Palacios Beacon,
Palacios, Texas
(a newspaper published in Matagorda County, Texas), Page 8, dated
Thursday, the 4th of July of 1957.
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BILLIE JEAN
MASK
BAY CITY - Billie Jean Mask, 77, of Bay City,
passed away March 27, 2008. She was born Dec. 26, 1930, in Manistee,
Mich., to the late Lois Wall and Ernest Kendrick. She was a longtime
resident of Bay City and a member of First United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Cecil Mask; sons, Thomas Sidney
Wright and William Jeffrey Wright; stepchildren, Celia Shaver and
Kevin Kyle Mask; and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, March 30, 2008 at
First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Harrison and the
Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Graveside services will be at 3
p.m., Monday, March 31, 2008 at Pine Park Cemetery in Vivian, La.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on
3/29/2008.
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LAURA MARGARET TELLER MASON
Celebration of Life services for
Laura Margaret Teller Mason,
89, of Burleson, Tx., were held April 7, 2010 at First Baptist
Church in Burleson. Interment was at Birta Cemetery in Birta, Ark.
Laura was born Aug. 15, 1920, in Seadrift. She was the proud
daughter of Norwegian-born Karl Martin Teller and Texan Ruth Elvira
Madden Teller. She passed away quietly with her family at her side
and went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 1, 2010.
She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. Her father was
the lighthouse keeper for the Matagorda Island Lighthouse and
Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse. Laura’s early years were spent just blocks
from the Gulf of Mexico, where she loved the water, swimming daily
and cooking fresh crabs with her friends on the shore. The friends
she made as a child remained lifelong friends.
Her father, mother and five brothers played and made their musical
instruments. Laura was the youngest and given the violin. The family
enjoyed playing music in the evening.
After graduation, Laura took a job in Palacios, where she met and
married Donald Mason in December 1941. While Donald was in the Army,
they lived in Riverside, Calif., and Spokane, Wash. They settled in
San Antonio after the birth of their children and moved to Fort
Worth in 1956.
Laura Mason was a federal employee and worked at the Fort Worth
Federal Depot for many years in the office of contract management.
She retired after 30 years of service. After retirement she and Don
moved to Whitney, where she worked at the Corps of Engineers.
She was very devoted and active in the lives of her children and
grandchildren. They were her joy.
Laura was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Burleson. She
was active with her Sunday school group and the Prime Timers.
When the children were grown, she turned her focus on her community
and found time to be an active and lifetime member of the Burleson
Town & Country Garden Club where she served as secretary and
treasurer for many years. She was a member of the Burleson Eumathian
Club. She was an active member in the Historical Society in
Burleson.
Although it wasn’t a club, her closest friends met for the “Tuesday
Morning Breakfast Club” for many years in Burleson, where they
visited and solved the world’s problems.
She is survived by son Donald Mason Jr. and wife, Rita F., of
Burleson; daughter Sheryle Gasparini and husband, John, of Fort
Worth; grandchildren Michael B. Wright Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M.,
Donald Mason III and wife, Katie, of Denver, Colo., John F. Mason
and wife, DaSandra, of Denver, Colo., Amanda Gasparini of Fort
Worth, Sabrina Gasparini of Fort Worth; great-grandson, Joshua James
Mason of Denver, Colo.; nephew, Charles Teller and wife, Judy, of
Bonham; and close family members in Arkansas and Texas as well as in
Oslo and Trondheim, Norway.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Mason; mother, Ruth
Madden Teller; father, Karl Charles Teller; brothers, Lee, Cecil,
Herman, Raymond and Frank Teller; and sister, Ruth.
The Palacios Beacon
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Lois Evelyn Mason
(July 11, 1925 - November 14, 2005)
Lois Evelyn
Mason, 80, former longtime resident of Bay City died November 14,
2005 in Groesbeck, Texas. She was born July 11, 1925 in Bastrop,
Texas to Cerilus Gentry and Ada Lee Hoffman Miller. She was a member
of the First United Methodist Church.
She is survived
by one daughter, Donna Cochrum of Bay City; by two sons, James Mason
of Groesbeck and Billy Mason of The Highlands; by four sisters,
Doris Rudder of Groesbeck, Mary Agnes Gentry of Lake Jackson,
Beatrice Stewart of Salado, Texas and Barbara Toney of Van Vleck; by
one brother, C. G. Miller, Jr. of Dallas; by eight grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Funeral service
will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Interment will follow
at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Arrangements are with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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RONALD LYNN MASSEY
WHARTON - Ronald Lynn (Ronnie) Massey, age 47, of
Wharton, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, at his residence following a
sudden illness. He was born in Houston on May 15, 1963, the son of
Herschel Deuane Massey and Kay Marie Fults Massey.
Mr. Massey has been a resident of Wharton since 1993 and was a
former resident of Markham. He graduated from East Bernard High
School in 1981 and then attended Wharton County Junior College. He
married Gayle Diane Schmidt on Oct. 27, 1984, in Needville.
He was a district manager with Pioneer Fishing & Rental Co. He was a
member of the First United Methodist Church in Wharton. He was vice
president of the Wharton County Fair Fund, served on the Board of
Directors at the Wharton Country Club and was a member of the Men's
Golf Association. He was a former Little League Coach.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Steve Massey
in 2008.
Friends may call for visitation from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20,
2010, at the Wharton Funeral Home and funeral services will be held
at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at the First United
Methodist Church in Wharton with the Rev. Polly Standing
officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park
Cemetery in Wharton.
Survivors include his wife, Gayle Massey; daughter, Darian Massey;
sons, Justin Massey and Ethan Massey, all of Wharton; mother, Kay
Cihal of East Bernard; sister, Debbie Stade of East Bernard;
brothers and spouses, Mike and Kathy Massey of College Station,
Donnie and Vicki Massey of Katy; sister-in-law, Betty Massey of
Boling; father and mother-in-law, Raymond and Evelyn Schmidt of
Beasley; brother and sister-in-law, Randall and Audrey Schmidt of
Rosenberg; and sister and brother-in-law, Sheryl and David Joost of
Wharton; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and a
great-great-nephew also survive.
Funeral services are under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home
in Wharton.
Published in Victoria Advocate on
September 19, 2010
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C. E. MATCHETT FUNERAL
The funeral of Mr. C. E. Matchett who died at his
home in Buckeye yesterday morning took place this afternoon, with
his pastor, the Rev. Terry Wilson, of the Methodist Church in
charge.
A long concourse of sorrowing friends attended.
The Daily Tribune, January 4, 1930
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JOHN
LEONARD MATEJEK SR.
SUGAR VALLEY - John Leonard Matejek Sr., 76, of
Sugar Valley, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 in Sugar Valley. He
was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Yoakum, to John A. Matejek and Linnie
Hoffer Matejek.
He was a resident of Matagorda County since 1964, a retired
machinist from Celanese Chemical Plant, a member of St. Joseph on
the Brazos Catholic Church of Brazoria, and a veteran of the U.S.
Navy during the Korean era.
He
is survived by his wife, Elvie Lee Overton Matejek of Sugar Valley;
his daughter, Rebecca Buff and husband Don of Victoria; his sons,
John Leonard Matejek Jr. of San Antonio and James Allen Matejek and
wife Valerie of Lake Jackson; and by his grandchildren, Quentin
Matejek and Aidan Matejek.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Linnie and John A. Matejek
Sr., and his brother, Don Matejek.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.
26, 2008 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bay City. Interment will
follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be Taft Snow, Federico Sanchez Jr., David Crain,
Ronald Plant, David Rutherford, and Stanley Spurr Sr.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dick Coughran, Charles Bess, and Jacob
Frick.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Joseph on
the Brazos Catholic Church in Brazoria or First Baptist Church in
Old Ocean.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Published in the
Victoria Advocate on 3/25/2008. Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
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Gordon Earl Mathis, Jr.
(February 27, 1949 - April 26, 2008)
Gordon Earl
Mathis, Jr., age 59, passed from this life on Saturday, April 26,
2008. He was born February 27, 1949 in Bay City, TX to Gordon E
Mathis, Sr. and Esther Lucille Mathis. Gordon was a member of the
St. Johns #5 Masonic Lodge of West Columbia and loved by all who met
him. He always had a smile on his face and never met a stranger.
Gordon is
survived by his wife, Wanda Acheson of Bay City; son, Gordon Earl
Mathis, III and wife Rebecca of Sweeny; daughters, Deeanna Sneath
and husband Ray of Markham; Amanda Simmons and husband Jimmy of
Kingwood; Michelle Chandler of Angleton; step-daughters, Connie
Miller and husband Russ of Bay City; Brenda Stephens and Troy of
Atoka, OK; Cindy Brown of Henderson, NV; step-son, Larry Acheson,
Jr. and wife Lisa of Bay City.
Gordon has 20
wonderful grandchildren who were his pride and joy and 2 wonderful
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Gordon E
Mathis, Sr. and grandson, Clinton Allen McGinty.
Visitation will
be from 6-8 PM on Monday, April 28, 2008 and services are scheduled
for Tuesday, April 29 at 3:00 PM at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. A
Masonic burial will follow at Cedervale Cemetery.
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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Corabelle Matthes
Funeral services for Mrs. Corabelle Matthes, 86,
of Blessing will be held 4 p. m. Wednesday at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Seaman officiating. Burial will be
in
Hawley Cemetery.
Mrs. Matthes was born March 18, 1897, in
Birmingham, Ala., and died Feb. 26, 1984 at Bay Villa Nursing Home.
Survivors include: daughter, Mildred Irene Payne
of Baytown; stepdaughter, Betty Thornton of Timpson; stepson, F. E.
Matthes, Jr., of Bay City; grandson, Ben C. Payne; stepgrandsons,
Dr. Carl King and Charles Matthes; five stepgranddaughters, Linda
Wing, Karen Harris, Dawn Inman, Fay Gilzow and Velma Greer; 14 great
grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Mrs. Matthes was a member of the Methodist church
and a resident of Matagorda County since 1930.
Pallbearers include Dr. Carl King, Syd Gilzow
Pat, Douglas, and Jim Matthes and Arthur Foster.
Funeral arrangements were made with Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, February, 1984
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Ida Phern Matthes, 81, of Bay City passed away July 21, 2008. She
was born in Thrall, Texas to Edgar Milton Rhea and Ida Mae Walker
Rhea on April 1, 1927.
She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother who was
greatly loved by her family. She was a devout Christian who
expressed her beliefs by service to others. Phern taught for over 30
years in Bay City, Round Rock and Van Vleck school districts. She
dedicated her life to the education of her students. She was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church and a life member of both
the VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary and Texas Retired Teacher’s
Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Edward Matthes, Jr.,
who was her constant companion and best friend for more than 56
years.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law Fay and Syd Gilzow of
Bay City and Velma and Jerry Greer of Montgomery, Texas; son,
Charles Matthes of San Marcos; nine grandchildren, Timothy, Bethany
and Sarah Matthes, Jessica, Gabrien, Gydeon, and Georgia Gilzow and
Marc and Lori Greer; and four great-grandchildren Isabella, Audrey,
Olivia and Zoey Gilzow.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church with the
Rev. Greg McMullin officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be Gabrien Gilzow, Gydeon Gilzow, Timothy Matthes,
Marc Greer, Carl King, Pat Matthes and Rhea Davis.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, VFW Post
2438 Ladies Auxiliary, or The Legacy.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Published July 23,
2008 Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Edna Matula
(January 16, 1917 - November 19, 2006)
Edna Matula, 89,
of Sugar Land, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006. She was born
January 16, 1917 in East Bernard, TX to August Fojtik and Sophie
Tymel Fojtik. She was a resident of Sugar Land since 1990, a former
long time resident of Van Vleck and West Columbia, and a member of
the First United Methodist Church of Van Vleck.
She is survived
by her daughter: Donna Matula Roberts & husband John L. Roberts of
Sugar Land; by her sisters: Evelyn Schmalriede of Houston, and Della
Biezenski and Gertrude Tallas, both of Van Vleck; by her brother:
Victor Fojtik of Humble; by 2 grandchildren: Tracy Weakley and Jana
Stucky; and by 3 great-grandchildren: Lindsay Weakley, Chase Weakley
and Connor Stucky. She was preceded in death by her husband: Joe
Charlie Matula and by her parents: August & Sophie Fojtik.
The family will
receive visitors at the funeral home from 5 PM to 8 PM Tuesday,
November 21, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with
Chaplin Sally Fox officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck, TX. Pallbearers will be
David Branton, Rick Litzman, Eddie Biezenski, Richard Stucky,
Clinton Weakly and Wilbur Shunka.
Memorial may be
made to the: Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & Southeast Texas
Chapter, 2242 W. Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX 77030-2008.
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.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
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Leonard Matura, Sr.
Jul 10, 1946 - Jul
15, 1997
Roselawn Memorial Park
Photos courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
Clara Lou
Matura
December 17, 1941 - May 9, 2023
Clara Lou Matura was born December 17th, 1941, and passed away
May 9th, 2023, at the age of 81.
She is survived by her son, George P Goodman ll and wife, Peggy;
daughter, Marci Lynette Merecka and husband, Gary; 6
grandchildren, James Paul Goodman, Aaron David Goodman, Eric
Troy Weigt Jr., Zachary Dylon Weigt, Andrew Paul Weigt, and
Jordan James Weigt; and 13 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Matura; father,
Lewis Newsom; mother, Dale Hicks; son, James Clayton Goodman.
The pallbearers will be her 6 grandsons listed above.
Family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until time of the
funeral service at 12:00 p.m. Friday, May 12th, 2023, at Bay
City Baptist Church, 1818 Marguerite Street, Bay City, Texas.
Pastor Lee Watson will be officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park.
Riley Smith & Sons Funeral Home, DeQuincy, Louisiana
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Frances Applegate Matura
Frances Applegate Matura, 88, of Bay City
died January 21, 2002 at her residence. She was born December
25, 1913 in Oggie, Oklahoma to the late John C. and Vinnie
Fisher Applegate. Mrs. Matura was a resident of Bay City since
1958.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law, Flossie M.
Yoxtheimer, Ruby and Moe Oros, Margie and Sam Sain all of Bay
City, Louise and James Lansford, Lois and Richard Guzman all of
Bryan, Kathy and Carl Corporon of Collegeport; sons and
daughters-in-law, Orvel and Wanda Matura of Collegeport, Texas,
Raymond and Jodie Matura of Port Lavaca, Dan and Bunnie Matura,
and Lester and Jackie Matura all of Bay City; sisters, Nettie
Breitenkamp of Bryan and Rose Goodman of Bay City; brother,
Marvin Applegate of San Antonio, Texas; 39 grandchildren and 52
great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Louis Matura; sons, J.D. and Leonard Matura, and sisters, Ida
Mae Davis and Gertrude Burros.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Villarreal
officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park
Cemetery in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be Daivd and Robin Yoxtheimer, Carl Corporon,
Jr., Thomas and Tommy Matura, Gary Carter, Nugget Lindsey and
Steve Bartek.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Support Care, 1102 N. Mechanic,
El Campo, Tx. 77437.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A00011A2002JA23
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Wednesday, January 23, 2002
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Glenda Kay Matura
(August 31, 1948 - July 22, 2010)
Glenda Matura formerly of Bay City,
TX passed away peacefully at her Alvin, TX residence on July 22,
2010. She was born Glenda Kay Smith on August 31, 1948 to Emmit J.
and Almer Floyd Smith of Bay City, TX where she resided for 50 +
years before moving to Alvin, TX. She was a loving and caring Mother
and Grandmother who touched the lives of everyone she met with her
beautiful smile. She is survived by son Tommy Matura and wife Jan of
Pearland, TX. 2 daughters, Leanne Abercrombie and husband Roger of
Bay City, TX and Kaylene Rodriguez and husband Jeremy of
Kronenwetter, Wi; 4 grandchildren, Andrew Matura, Triston Rodriguez,
Ryan Abercrombie and Casidy Rodriguez; 2 brothers, Harold and Horace
Ray Smith and 2 sisters, Helen Lewis and Nadine Bowman. She was
preceded in death by her parents and sister Doris Faye Smith.
Pallbearers are Vernon Denn, Danny Denn, Jamie Lewis, Jason Lewis,
Bobby Smith, Donald Gene Smith, Thomas Matura and Gary Carter.
Visitation will be on Monday July, 23 from 5-7pm at Bay City Baptist
Church and funeral service will be Tuesday, July 24 at 10 am at Bay
City Baptist Church. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Orvel
Matura, 74, of Collegeport, passed away October 11, 2009.
He was born May 5, 1935 in El Campo, Texas to Louis and Frances
Applegate Matura. He was a devoted husband and father, retired
Mechanic, Farmer, and Rancher.
He is survived by: his wife of 52 years, Wanda Shilling Matura; a
son, Orvel Jr.; daughters, Becky Bartek and Brenda Lindsey and
husband Gary; six grandchildren, Chris and wife Kasie, Chad and wife
Denise, Travis, and Megan Bartek, Scott Lindsey and wife Janine, and
Ashley Lindsey Gabrysch and husband Keith; three grandchildren, Mira
Lindsey, Chandler Gabrysch and Tyler Bartek; brothers, Raymond, Dan,
and Lester Matura; sisters, Flossie Yoxtheimer, Louise Lansford,
Lois Guzman, Margie Sain and Kathy Corporon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and by 2 brothers: J.D. and
Leonard Matura.
The family received visitors on Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the
funeral home. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October
13, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Chaplain Don Storey of
Houston Hospice El Campo, officiating.
Interment followed at
Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers
were Victor Eggemeyer, Milton Vavra, Jarrett Vavra, Rick Brasuell,
Donnie West, David Trevino and Kevin Socha.
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, Published
October 14, 2009 Photos courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
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MAXTED, EDWARD GEORGE
Hawley Interment
for Rev. Maxted
Interment will be held in
Hawley Cemetery near Blessing
Friday for Rev. E. G. Maxted, the
father of Rev. Aubrey C. Maxted who
is a former rector of St. Mark's
Episcopal Church in Bay City. The
service at Hawley will be at 3 p.m.
Funeral services will be held
earlier in Houston. Rev. Maxted, a
retired Episcopal minister, died
Wednesday in Houston.
(Date of death was September 7,
1966.)
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Matagorda
County, Texas
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Sallester Sarah Ramage
Maxted
Sallester Sarah Ramage
Maxted, 84, was born March 29, 1876 in Toronto Canada and died
December 1, 1960 in the Jacinto City Community Hospital in Harris
County Texas. Her parents were William Thomas Ramage and Sallester
Sarah Davis Ramage. She was married to Edward George Maxted (March
1, 1874 – September 7, 1966) on June 17, 1901 at London, England. He
who was an Episcopal minister born in Margate, England. His parents
were William John Maxted and Caroline Elizabeth Fairman Maxted.
Edward and Sallester were living at 13005 Joliet, Houston, Texas, at
the time of Mrs. Maxted’s death. Arrangements were with Howard
Funeral Home, The Maxteds had four sons, Denis Joyce, Francis
Andrew, Laurence Theodore and Aubrey Clement. Their son, Aubrey C.
Maxted (April 17, 1914 – December 26, 1986), was the rector at St.
Mark’s Episcopal Church in Bay City from 1944 until 1958. He was
married to Mary Lainier Munds Maxted.
In 1930, the Maxteds
were living in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi.
In 1940, they were living in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi
In 1945, they were living in Warrington, Escambia County, Florida
United States of America
Declaration of Intention Certificate # 306
May 12, 1927
Northern District of Mississippi
Sallester Sarah Maxted, age 50
Personal description: Color, white; complexion, fair; height 5 feet
4 inches; weight 154 pounds; hair blonde; eyes gray
Born in Toronto, Canada March 29, 1876
Currently residing at St. Stephens Rectory, Indianola, Mississippi
Husband: Edward George Maxted, born Margate, England
Arrived at the port of Buffalo in the state of New York on April 21,
1922
Dated May 12, 1927
United States of America
Petition for Citizenship No. 487
District Court of Biloxi, Mississippi
Sallester Sarah Maxted
Residence: 345 Live Oak St., Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi
Declared intention to become a citizen on May 12, 1927 at
Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Husband: Edward George Maxted born March 1, 1874 at Margate,
England; Entered US at Buffalo, NY on April 21, 1922
Married June 17, 1901 at London, England
Four children:
Denis Joyce Maxted, born August 9, 1905 at London, England now
resides at Pascagoula, Mississippi
Francis Andrew Maxted, born March 1, 1909 Tilty Vicarage, Dunmow,
Essex, England, resides in Panama Canal Zone
Laurence Theodore Maxted, born April 18, 1911 at Tilty Vicarage,
Dunmow, Essex, England, resides Fort Benning, Georgia
Aubrey Clement Maxted, born April 17, 1914, Tilty Vicarage, Dunmow,
Essex, England, resides Pascagoula Mississippi
Oath of Allegiance taken June 6, 1933
United States of America
Declaration of Intention
Northern District of Mississippi
Edward George Maxted, age 52
Personal description: Color, white; complexion, dark; height 5 feet
6 inches; 170 pounds; hair brown-graying; eyes, brown
Born Margate, England, March 1, 1874
Now reside: St. Stephens Rectory, Indianola, Mississippi
Emigrated to US from Toronto, Canada on Grand Trunk or C.P.R.
Railroad
Married to Sallester S. Maxted
Arrived at port of Buffalo, NY on April 21, 1922
Dated May 12, 1927
United States of America
Petition for Citizenship No. 486
South District of Mississippi, Biloxi, Mississippi
Residence: 345 Live Oak Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Oath of Allegiance June 6, 1933
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Nora Lee Maxwell
(December 31, 1918 - April 29, 2007)
Nora Lee Maxwell,
89, or Bay City passed away April 29, 2007. She was born December
31, 1917 in Louisiana. She had been a resident of Bay City for the
past 8 years.
She is survived
by a daughter Peggy Anderson of Tucson, AZ; sons David Maxwell of
Bay City and Roddy Maxwell of Morgan Hill, CA; by five grandchildren
and thirteen great grandchildren.
A memorial
service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Neal officiating.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
www.taylorbros.net
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Robert Maxwell
(January 31, 1937 - May 28, 2010)
Robert Lee Maxwell, Jr., 73, passed away May 28,
2010. He was born January 31, 1937 in Markham, TX to the late Robert
Lee Maxwell, Sr. and Myrtle Daisy Vaughn. He served his country in
the US Army during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife Lucille Maxwell of Bay
City; daughters and their spouses Sonja & Miles Ledwig of Bay City,
Holly Hassell & Billy Buller of Gainsville, TX, Janet Maxwell &
Chris Hurla of Mc Allen, TX, Pamela & Craig Thompson of Bay City &
Jaime & Alan Snyder of Markham; son Robert Lee Maxwell, III & wife
Julie of Tuscon, AZ; sister Pat Gunnels of Lake Jackson;
grandchildren Brandon, Justin, Jessicca & Julian Michael Maxwell,
Dayne Ledwig, Paige Brown, Aron Brown, Daryn Croft, Paitan Hassell,
Jada Snyder, Riley Snyder, Camryn Thompson, & Chance Thompson; great
grandchildren Jaden & Kade Maxwell and Marves Price; nephew Mike
Martin of Lake Jackson and numerous other nieces and nephews.
His sisters Della Smith, Dessie Frick, Zelpia
Frick, Zella Bohuslar, Myrtle Powell & Sammy Lee Cathey all preceded
him in death.
Funeral service will be 4:00 PM Tuesday, June 2,
2010 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Sassman
officiating. Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing, TX. Pallbearers will be Mike
Martin, Leif Anderson, Johnathon Zimmerman, Aron Brown, Dayne Ledwig
& Karla Kubecka.
Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home
Photo courtesy of Heather
Serrill Janise
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Doyal Dalton Meador
Sep. 28, 1911 -
Nov. 3, 1970
Roselawn Memorial Park
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Lorene “Mama Rene” Meador, 90, of Bay City passed away June 22,
2008.
She was born January 23, 1918, to the late William and Martha May
Talley Henry. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church; member of VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary; and volunteered
for many other organizations.
She was preceded in death by: her husband Doyal Dalton Meador;
granddaughter, Robin Dyan Munson; son-in-law, M. T. “Sonny” Thurmond
and four siblings.
Survivors include: daughters, Minnie Thurmond, Betty and husband L.
M. “Corky” Green, and Nancy and husband W. H. “Buddy” Costlow Jr.;
grandchildren and spouses, Sheri and David Doguet, Vicki and Steve
Wiggins, Tommy Thurmond, Larry and Michelle Green, David and Cheri
Green, and Paige Eidlebach; great-grandchildren, David Lynn Doguet,
Daric and Darin Doguet, Ashley Doguet Wootten, Kole Ray, Kristyn Ray
Shahan, Blaire, Jake and Lance Green, Ty and Whitney Thurmond,
Jessie Green, Drew Massey, Madelyn and Caleb Eidlebach;
great-great-grandchildren, Elena Doguet and Atticus Wootten.
Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Morgan
officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
Her great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers and her grandsons will
serve as honorary 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, Published July 9, 2008
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PEGGY MEANS
YOAKUM - Peggy Means, age 65, died
on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. She was born on Jan. 13, 1943, in
Weslaco, to Louie and Minnie Gaynel Compton McCutchen.
She was a secretary in the oil industry and was a Baptist.
Survivors: husband, Buddy N. Means of Yoakum; daughter, Gay Nell
Storts and husband John Ed of Bay City; son, Buddy Trey Means and
wife Debbie of Boerne; two grandchildren, Kayla Storts and Justin
Storts; brother, Chuck McCutchen and wife Laura of Mercedes.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20,
with a funeral service at 11 a.m., at Hebron Baptist Church with the
Rev. Bill Walker and the Rev. Kenneth Parker officiating. Burial
will be at Hebron Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Hebron Baptist Church Music Fund.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.thielecooper.com.
Arrangements with Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home in Yoakum,
361-293-5656.
Published in the Victoria Advocate from 9/19/2008 - 9/20/2008
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Ernest Medina, Jr., 19, of Bay City passed away
March 16, 2009. He was born January 18, 1990 in Edinburg, Texas to
Ernest Medina, Sr. and Maria C. Paz Medina.
Ernest was very liked and loved by his friends and family. He liked
everything a young man would like, including sports, fishing and
hunting. He kept his body fit and lean. He grew up in the Cub Scouts
and was a Boy Scout. In 2006, he was one of the Explorers of the
Year. He was going to graduate in May of 2009 from Bay City High
School and was scheduled to go to Lincoln Technical Trade School in
Grand Prairie on June 30. He will be deeply missed.
Survivors include: his parents both of Bay City; maternal
grandparents, Marcial Avila Paz and Juana Moreno Paz of Edinburg,
Texas and his brother David P. Medina of Bay City.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m.
Friday, March 20, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev.
Max Pluss officiating.
Pallbearers will be: Darel Brannan, Jerrad Patina, Zach Reyes, Angel
Salinas, Scott Vestal, and Justin Williams. Interment will follow at
Cedarvale Cemetery.
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 March 22,
2009 Photo courtesy of Betty Crosby
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Mary Amparo Mendoza
(May 25, 2007 - July 1, 2007)
Mary Amparo
Mendoza, 74, of Boling passed away July 1, 2007. She was born May
25, 1933 in New Gulf, Texas to the late Evaristo G. and Teresa
Samaniego Reyes.
Survivors include
daughters Ida & Miguel Pena of Angleton, Mary Teresa Mendoza & Rich
Washington of Sweeny, Jo Ann Mendoza & Jose Alvarez of Bay City and
Victoria & Manuel Hernandez of Boling, son David Mendoza of Boling,
sister Bertha Mireles of Clute, brothers Armando Reyes of Brazoria
and Andrew Reyes & Joe Reyes both of Boling; nine grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband
Milton Mendoza, sons Richard & Robert Mendoza, sister Sulema Mireles
and brothers Evaristo Reyes, Jr. & Edmundo Reyes.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. Mass is 2:00 PM Thursday, July 5, 2007
at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay
City. Pallbearers will be Andy Reyes, Jr., Efran Reyes, Alfonzo
Mendoza, Ector Lopez, Johnny Martinez and Peter Reyes. 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 Photo courtesy
of Betty Crosby
Milton
V. Mendoza,
Sr.
April 1, 1925 – January
25, 1992
Funeral services for
Milton Mendoza, Sr., 66, of Boling were scheduled for 10:00 AM today
at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Bay City, with the Rev.
Edward Boren officiating. Burial was to follow at Cedarvale Cemetery
in Bay City.
Mr. Mendoza was born
April 1, 1925, to George and Rosa Viornari Mendoza in Pierce and
died January 25, 1992, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton.
He moved to New Gulf in
1966 and had been a resident of Boling for the past five years. He
was a retired bleed-water plant operator from Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.
in New Gulf. He also served in the Merchant Marines during World War
II and was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Boling.
Survivors include: his
wife, Mary Amparo Mendoza of Boling; four daughters, Mary Teresa
Mendoza of Brazoria, JoAnn M. Lopez of Boling, Ida M. Pena of
Angleton and Victoria D. Mendoza of Boling; four sons, David Mendoza
of Freeport, Richard Mendoza of Lake Jackson, Milton Mendoza Jr. of
Fort Worth and George Mendoza of Fort Worth; a sister, Rosa Johnson
of Houston; four brothers, Joe Mendoza of Brazoria, and Augustine
Mendoza, Pete Mendoza and Juan Mendoza of Freeport; 10
grandchildren; and, six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a son, Robert Mendoza, who died in 1986.
Pallbearers were to be
Robert Campos Sr., Manual Pena, Ray Reyna, Marcario Arriaga, Oscar
Diaz and Marcos Ayala.
Honorary pallbearers
were to be Evaristo S. Reyes, Jr., Joe Reyes, Armando Reyes, Manuel
Gonzales, friends and relatives.
Arrangements are with
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
The Daily Tribune,
January 27,
1992 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Hazel M. Merck
Funeral services will be held for Hazel M. Merck,
70, of Bay City, 10 a. m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church.
Merck died September 18,
1981
at Matagorda General Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Officiating at the services will be the Rev.
Frank Seaman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John
Merck July 8, 1958.
She is survived by: son, John Merck Jr. of El
Campo; brother, Herbert S. Lowry of Shepherd; grandchildren, Debbie
Dennard and John Milam Merck of Bay City; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Merck was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church, the Women’s Club, Wednesday Club and the Pink Ladies.
Burial will follow services at
Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers include Fred and Russell Law, Dr.
Robert Kelly, John Dickerson, C. M. Corporon and W. I. Ellis.
Honorary pallbearers include Thomas and Mason
Holsworth; Virgil McGinnis, T. J. Eubanks, Earl Lee Williams and
Frank “Buddy” King.
In lieu of the usual remembrances, the family
asked for donations to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, September
1981
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Samuel Hartfrey Merritt
Funeral services for Samuel Hartfrey Merritt, 33, of Sargent
will be held at 2 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church, Sargent,
with the Rev. Howard Daniel officiating. Burial will be in
Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck.
Mr. Merritt was born Aug. 11, 1953, in Freeport to Melvin
Forrest and Agnes Hanna Merritt and died Feb. 24, 1987, at his
residence.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. S. H. Merritt of Sargent; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Merritt of Sargent; a daughter,
Myra Merritt of Sargent; a brother, Lester Merritt of the U.S.
Marines Corps, Jacksonville, N.C.; a sister, Thelma Smith of
Sargent; and two grandmothers, Velma Clements of Sargent and
Bertha Norman of Sweeny.
Services are under the direction of Dick. R. Elkins, Bay City
Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, February 1987
Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Lillie Mae Meyer
(January 11, 1941 - July 29, 2007)
Lillie Mae Meyer,
66, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 in Houston, TX.
She was born January 11, 1941 in Bay City, where she lived all her
life. She was a hairdresser for over 40 years and owned Lillie’s
Beauty Salon. Lillie loved working in her flowerbeds, spending time
with her grandchildren and she was well known for her work making
porcelain dolls.
She was preceded
in death by her parents: Henry and Minnie Meyer; her brother: Vernon
Lee Meyer; and her son: Kevin “Bones” Harrison. She is survived by a
husband: Winston Lackey of Bay City; a son: David Harrison of Bay
City; a daughter: Radonna Harrison of Lake Jackson; her brother: Gus
Meyer of Elkhart, TX; and by her sister: Pee Wee Hoffman of Boling.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Robert and Sabrina
Harrison of Sweeny, Jared Harrison of Lake Jackson, Cole Harrison of
West Columbia, Hunter Harrison and Fisher Harrison, both of Bay
City; and by her great grandchild: Rayden Harrison of Sweeny.
Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with Clayton Orr officiating. Interment will follow at
Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Tracy Childers,
Gary Rooth, Ronnie Stovall, David McQuinn, Eric O’Neal, Sonny Ware,
Bobby Tucker and Mike Solomon. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert
Harrison, Jared Harrison, Cole Harrison, James Sutton, Kenneth
Black, Leslie Meyer and Gary Meyer.
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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LEONARD ALOYS MICAN
BLESSING -
Leonard Aloys Mican, 78, of
Blessing, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010, at DeTar in Victoria.
He was born March 31, 1932, in Dubina, to the late Frank Mican and
Frances Dybala Mican. He was a carpenter.
He is survived by his wife, Iris Leona Mican; daughter, Theresa
Perez and husband Larry of Ganado; sister, Martha Richardson of
Blessing; brothers, Johnnie Mican of El Campo and Charlie Mican of
Roseburg, Ore.; grandchildren, Jessica and Rodney Brown, and Melissa
and Wesley Lenhart; great-grandchildren, Megan and Chance Brown,
Aarien, Jonathon, and Faith Lenhart.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, May 31, 2010, at Ganado
Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 1:30 p.m. with the
Funeral Mass to begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at St.
Peter's Catholic Church. Father Sam Appiasi will officiate. Burial
will be at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Larry Perez, Rodney Brown, Wesley Lenhart, Sylvester
Walleck, Clinton Shefcik, and Timothy Shefcik.
Ganado Funeral Home, Ganado, 361-771-2120.
Published in Victoria Advocate on May 31, 2010
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Eugene George Michalec Sr.
March 28, 1927 – Dec. 11, 2010
Eugene Michalec Sr., 83, of Bay City, died
Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Bay Villa Nursing Center following a
brief illness.
He was born on March 28, 1927, in Boling, Texas,
a son of the late Adolph and Liberta Sabrsula Michalec.
He was raised in Boling area and graduated from
Boling High School. Following graduation, he worked as a building
contractor for many years in the Wharton County area. He specialized
in the design and construction of metal buildings, and was
instrumental in the construction of the TeePee Motel in Wharton.
On March 30, 1948, he married JoAnn Cook in
Wharton. She preceded him in death on April 14, 2007.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was
preceded in death by: his son, Danny Michalec; daughter, Jean Ann
Michalec; and brothers, Edward and Wilbur Michalec.
Following cremation, a memorial service will be
held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Chapel of
Wharton Funeral Home with Reverend Michael Williams officiating.
Survivors include: his daughters, Marsha Lynn
Michalec of Brady, and Kim Alene Evens and husband Richard of
Blessing; son, Eugene George Michalec Jr. and wife, Marla of West
Columbia; sister, Wilsie Nachlinger of San Augustine, Florida;
brothers, Ronald Michalec and wife, Judy of Bay City, Norman
Michalec and wife, Dorothy of La Grange, and Adolph Michalec and
wife, Margaret of New Caney; grandchildren, Jamie, Gene, Gaylen,
Wesley and David, along with great-grandchildren, Ethan, Justine,
Claudia, Mason, Michael, Joshua and Haley also survive Mr. Michalec.
Funeral services were under the direction of the
Wharton Funeral Home.
Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Mrs. Jo Ann “Lala” Cook Michalec, age 77 of Bay
City, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 in a Bay City Hospital following
a sudden illness.
She was born on January 1, 1930 in Wharton, Texas the daughter of
the late Gordon R. Cook and Aline Housworth Cook.
Mrs. Michalec had been a resident of Bay City since 1952 and was
Christian by Faith.
She married Eugene George “Gene” Michalec, Sr. on March 30, 1948 in
Wharton. She was a homemaker all of her life and enjoyed playing
poker and hunting.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at
the Chapel of the Wharton Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Williams
officiating. Burial will follow in the Wharton City Cemetery.
Survivors include:
her husband, Gene Michalec, Sr. of Bay City, Texas; daughters and
son-in-law; Marsha Lynn Michalec of Bay City and Kim and Richard
Evens of Blessing, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, George and Marla
Michalec, Jr. of West Columbia, Texas; sister, Betty Bergstrom of
Wharton; five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services are under the direction of the Wharton Funeral
Home.
Bay City Tribune, Published April 18, 2007, Matagorda County,
Texas
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MICHALIK, JOSEPH WAYNE
Joseph Wayne Michalik, 34, of Quincy, Ill. died September 3, 2000 at
Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. He was born June 17, 1966 in
Palacios, Texas to Charles Walter, Sr. and Dianna J. Brown Michalik.
Mr. Michalik was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Quincy, Ill. and a former member of the First Baptist Church in
Palacios. He was a 1984 graduate of Palacios High School and a 1990
graduate of Sam Houston State University in Agribusiness. After
graduation he went to work for Cargill in Fort Worth. On September
19, 1997 he married Dana D. Rickett in San Antonio. Mr. Michalik was
a resident of Quincy the past two years, where he was the Director
Of Purchasing and Transportation at Prince Agri Manufacturing in
Quincy.
Survivors include: wife, Dana of Quincy; parents Charles and Diana
Michalik,Sr. of Palacios; two sons, Ronnie Michalik of Denton, Texas
and Hayden Michalik of Quincy, Ill.; stepson, Trevor Moody of
Quincy, Ill.; sister, Roxane Michalik of Round Rock, Texas; brother
and sister-in-law, Charles Walter, Jr. and Jennifer Michalik of
Austin; nephew, Hunter Michalik and niece Abby Michalik of Austin.
Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2000, at
the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Miller officiating.
Interment followed at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers were Bo Imhoff, John
Cunningham, Byron Head, Wesley Franzen, Bobby Sells and Billy
Kubecka. Memorials may be made to the Joey Michalik, Hayden Michalik
Memorial Fund at Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank, 1333 North 33rd
St. Quincy, Ill. 62301. A0011A2000SP10
The Daily Tribune, Matagorda County, Texas, Sunday, Sept 10,
2000
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John Robert Middleton
(January 11, 1926 - January 23, 2008)
John Robert “J.R.”
Middleton AKA “Jinks” Middleton, 82, of Bay City, passed away
January 23, 2008. He was born January 11, 1926 in Carbon, TX to the
late Chester Owen “C.O.” Middleton and Johnnie Velma Reese
Middleton. He retired from Matagorda County Drainage District # 1 as
a Supervisor in 1991, served his country during World War II as a
member of the US Army’s 222nd Infantries Fightin’ First, was a
member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City, and a member of VFW
Post 2438.
J. R. is survived
by his loving wife of 60 years: Winnie Lowery Middleton of Bay City;
son: Larry J. Middleton & wife Dorinda of Kingwood, TX; daughter:
Judy Harden & husband Roy of Salado, TX; 3 sisters: Sue Lowery,
Juanell Clayton, and Neva Hamilton all of Bay City; 2 brothers: T.J.
Middleton and Owen Middleton of Bay City, TX; 2 grandchildren:
Jonathan Middleton and Nicole Ruffino; and 3 great grandchildren:
Jonathan Wayne Middleton, Chase Ruffino, and Kyle Ruffino. He was
preceded in death by his parents: Chester Owen and Johnnie V.
Middleton.
The Family will
receive visitors from 6 PM to 8 PM Friday at the Funeral Home. A
Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 26, 2008
at First Baptist Church with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be: Paul
Lowery, Jon Middleton, Clifton Lowery, Clifford Lowery, Rex
Middleton, and Lynn Middleton.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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T. J. Middleton
(October 29, 1924 - December 26, 2009)
T. J. Middleton passed away peacefully at his
home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009.
T. J. was born to C. O. & Johnnie Reese Middleton
in Brusly, Louisiana on Oct. 29, 1924. He graduated from Bay City
High School in 1944. He worked in the oil & gas industry for forty
years and retired in 1984.
T. J. married the love of his life, Barbara
Alexander on Aug. 20, 1949. They shared 60 wonderful years together
and had three children. T. J. was preceded in death by his parents
and brothers J. R. and Owen Middleton.
He is survived by his wife Barbara; sons Rex
Middleton & wife Cecelia of Bay City and Linn Middleton & wife Terri
of Sealy; daughter Cheryl Lowery of Dallas. Grandchildren include
Heather Middleton of Houston, Sean Middleton of Mexico, Heath
Middleton & wife Courtney of Sealy, Angie Middleton of Sealy, Adam
Zillweger of Austin and Iris Leos & husband Vince of Victoria, great
grandchildren are Makaylah Middleton of Sealy, Cooper Middleton of
Katy, Ryan Leos & Brandy Leos of Victoria. T. J. also leaves behind
his sisters Neva Hamilton, Sue Lowery & Juanelle Clayton all of Bay
City.
The family will receive friends and relatives
from 5pm to 8pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be
2:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at the First Baptist Church with
Terry Farrar officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be
Adam Zillweger, Vince Leos, Ryan Leos, Thomas Matura, Larry
Middleton & Mark White. Memorial donations can be made to the
Leukemia Research Foundation or Parkinson Research Foundation. The
family would like to express their heart felt thanks to the Houston
Hospice team for all of their support.
www.taylorbros.net
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Wendell Owen Middleton, 82, passed
away early Monday morning, July 27, 2009, at MD Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston, Texas with his family by his side.
He was born June 23, 1927 to Chester Owen and Johnnie Velma (Reese)
Middleton in Carbon, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents,
brother J. R. Middleton, and best friend and brother-in-law W. J.
Clayton.
He is survived by: his wife of 60 years, Nell Bell Middleton, son
Gary Owen and wife Sharon K. Middleton of Alvin, Texas; son Bruce A.
and wife Hope W. Middleton of Spring, Texas; and daughter Terri Nell
and husband Stephen W. Turk of Conroe, Texas; grandson Kirk Owen and
wife Laura P. Middleton of Friendswood, Texas; grandson James Scott
Middleton of Powder Springs, GA; grandson Derrick Wesley Turk of
Waco, Texas; granddaughter Holly Michelle Middleton of Spring,
Texas; and grandson Douglas Wendell Turk of Conroe, Texas.
He is also survived by brother: T.J. Middleton and sisters: Geneva
Hamilton, Sue Lowery, and Juanell Clayton, all of Bay City; special
aunts: Evelyn Cole of Lubbock, Texas; Zoe Koinzan of Houston, Texas;
and Faye Burrow of Riverside, California; and many nieces, nephews,
and cousins around the country.
Owen served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the Destroyer
USS Lavallette in the South Pacific Theater after volunteering for
service at age 17 with his mother's consent. He proudly received his
High School diploma at a special Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony
at Bay City High School on November 11, 2008. He was a member of the
American Legion Post 11 in Bay City and a lifetime member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He retired from Amoco Production Company in 1984 with 40 years_
service holding the position of Bay City Field Supervisor. He was a
member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City, being baptized there
on January 14, 1940 and married there on July 3, 1949. His special
love was teaching Primary III (Third Graders).
Owen will be remembered by his family as a quiet, patient, honest,
and dependable man who loved God, his family, and his country. His
favorite times were spent at Matagorda Beach with his family. He
will be dearly missed by all.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2009 at
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City. Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at The First Baptist
Church, Bay City: Brother Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will
follow at Roselawn Cemetery in Van Vleck. Pall bearers will be his
sons and grandsons. The family suggests memorial donations be made
to the First Baptist Church 2321 Avenue F Bay City, TX 77414 or MD
Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Houston, TX 77030.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Bay City Tribune, Published July 29, 2009
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
Nell Bell Middleton
February 04, 1929 - June 13, 2019
Nell Bell Middleton, 90,
of Bay City passed away June 13, 2019 with her family by her side.
She was born February 4, 1929 in Matagorda, TX to Frank E. and Nora
Lee Schmerber Bell.
Nell was a devoted wife,
mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose family was blessed
with her unconditional love.
She was a member of the
First Baptist Church where she served as coordinator of 6
departments in the church nursery from 1965-1980. She was a lifetime
member of the VFW Post 2438 Ladies Auxiliary and a longtime member
of the Bay City Book Review Club. She was also a proud member of the
“El Zarape gang”. Thanks to her niece Dodie Bradley for getting her
there every Thursday. Crabbing in Matagorda and bringing family
together were her favorite pastimes.
Nell graduated Bay City
high school in 1944 working as a bookkeeper first at Long Theater
then Alamo Lumber Company. She then spent many years as a real
estate broker in the area.
Nell was preceded in
death by her husband of 60 years Wendell Owen Middleton, her parents
Frank E. and Nora Lee Bell, three sisters Irene Bell Jinks, Gladys
Bell Lane and Ellanora Bell Hartsfield, two brothers Bob Bell and
Floyd Bell. She is survived by sister Doris Bell Moberley of
Matagorda, TX and two brothers Bill Bell of Bay City and Don Bell of
Navasota, TX.
She is also survived by
two sons Gary Middleton & wife Sharon of Alvin, TX and Bruce
Middleton & wife Hope of Spring, TX; one daughter Terri Turk &
husband Steve of Conroe, TX; five grandchildren Kirk Middleton &
wife Laura of Friendswood, TX, Scott Middleton & wife Suzanna of
Kennesaw, GA, Derrick Turk & wife Katherine of Pearland, TX, Douglas
Turk of Spanish Fort, Alabama and Holly Middleton Stern & husband
Samson of Spring, TX; twin great-grandsons Joshua Owen Middleton and
Noah John Middleton; two great-granddaughters Nicole Middleton and
Bella Rose Middleton.
The family will receive
friends and relatives from 5PM until 7PM Friday, June 21, 2019 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10:00AM Saturday,
June 22, 2019 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Mike Zimmerman
officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Gary Middleton, Bruce Middleton, Kirk Middleton,
Scott Middleton, Derrick Turk and Douglas Turk. Honorary pallbearers
will be son-in-law Steve Turk, nephews Bill Bell, Jr., Tim Bell,
Bobby Bell, Barry Bell, Claude Jinks, John Jeff Mangum, Chip
Hartsfield and great nephews Pearson Jinks and Cody Lefevre.
Among her hand-written
notes, Nell left two thoughts. “Jesus knows me, thisI love” and “May
you always have a shell in your pocket and sand between your toes.”
Special thanks to
longtime “caregiver and angel” Veronica Ramirez. Also Rocio Garcia,
Brenda Trevino, the Angels Care Home Health, Dr. Fabricio Zuniga and
the kind staff at Matagorda Regional Medical Center.
The family suggests any
memorial donations be made to the First Baptist Church; 2321 Ave F;
Bay City, TX 77414.
Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home
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Winnie Faye Lowery Middleton of Kingwood, TX
formerly of Bay City, TX passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 at home.
Our loving mother was born Sept. 9, 1927 in
Mound, TX to the late John Howard Lowery and Lessie McHargue Lowery.
Her loving husband of 61 years, John Robert
“Jinks” Middleton and infant daughter, Rebecca Estell Middleton both
preceded her in death. She is survived by her son Larry J. Middleton
& wife Dorinda of Kingwood, TX; daughter Judy Harden & husband Roy
of Salado, TX; sisters Juanita Luna of Austin and Annette Bruton of
Gatesville; brother Bobby Lowery of Gatesville; two grandchildren
Jonathan Middleton & wife Jeanette and Nicole Ruffino & husband
Clayton; five great grandchildren Jonathan, Jesse & Jayden Middleton
and Kylie and Chase Ruffino and by numerous sisters-in-law, nieces
and nephews.
The family will receive friends and relatives
from 6pm to 8pm Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the funeral home. Funeral
service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will
follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be
Clifford Lowery, Mike Lowery, Clint Lowery, Stephen Matchett, Larry
Matchett and Sean Middleton.
www.taylorbros.net
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Earsie May Hale Midgett
Funeral services for Earsie May Hale Midgett, 77,
of Markham, will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating. Burial
will be in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.
Mrs. Midgett was born Aug. 15, 1907, to William
Marian and Ida Mae Brown Hale in Bay City, and died at 7 a. m. April
25, 1985, at Matagorda General Hospital.
Survivors include two daughters, Marion Marks of
Plano, Texas, and Betty Quinney of Markham; four sons, W. S. Midgett
of San Antonio. L. R. Midgett of Victoria, R. A. Midgett of
Duncanville and M. A. Midgett of Rock Island; a brother, Earl P.
Hale of Oklahoma City, Okla; 18 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home, Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, April, 1985
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Edd Scott Midgett
Mr. Edd Scott Midgett, 75, of Markham died Monday
at Matagorda General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Earsie Midgett of Markham; two daughters, Mrs. P. E. Marx of Fort
Worth and Mrs. G. M. Quinney of Markham; four sons, William S.
Midgett of Markham, Lawrence Ray Midgett of Victoria, Richard Allen
Midgett of Arlington and Mark A. Midgett of Mission; two sisters,
Mrs. William Ward of San Antonio and Mrs. Beulah Ingalls of San
Antonio; three brothers, Lawrence Midgett of Wildwood, Ore., Raymond
Midgett of San Antonio and William Midgett of Austin; 21
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral Services are
scheduled for today at 3 p. m. at Taylor Brothers Chapel with Rev.
Joe Ramsey officiating. Interment will be at
Hawley Cemetery with Randy Howser, Bill Smith, Paul Marx, Grady
Quinney, Mark Maroni and David Bradley serving as pallbearers.
Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, December, 1978
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JOSEPH
WAYNE MIELSCH
BAY CITY - Joseph Wayne Mielsch, 21, of Bay City,
passed away Monday, June 29, 2009. He was born Feb. 21, 1988, in New
Braunfels, to Albert Marvin Mielsch Jr. and Sandra Kay Shaffer
Mielsch. He was a resident of Matagorda County for the past 19 years
and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Blessing.
He is survived by his mother: Sandra Thompson of Victoria; his
sister: Jessica Ann Cook of Gulf Port, Miss.; his brothers: Nicholas
Neal Shelton of Oklahoma City, Okla., Albert Marvin "Trey" Mielsch
III of Van Vleck and Zachery Alexander Mielsch of Bay City; by his
girlfriend: Aurora Aparicio; his grandparents: Ida and Danny Sease;
and his nephews and nieces: Brynn Shelton, Karsen Cook, Jeremy
Mielsch, Jenna Mielsch Kyonia Cook and Jaymee Mielsch.
He was preceded in death by his father: Albert Marvin Mielsch Jr.
The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Blessing. The Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 3,
2009, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Blessing with Rev. Dan
Morales officiating.
Pallbearers will be Nicholas Shelton, Trey Mielsch, Zack Mielsch,
Danny Sease, Bobby Shaffer, Jeff Sliva, Michael Campos, and Mitchell
Bludau.
Honorary pallbearers will be Nicholas Aparicio Sr., Nicholas
Aparicio Jr. Clemente Aparicio, Steven Arnold, Ray Cook, and Blaine
Shaffer.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 7/2/2009
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MIKUS
Edna Louise Day Mikus, 74, of Kerrville, passed away peacefully in
her sleep in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 17, 2003 at
Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville. She was born December
28, 1928 in Bay City to the late Ed and Sophie Marie Schmidt Day.
She was a retired employee of ITT Snyder. Though she lived in
many cities, she called Houston her home, until she retired to
Kerrville in January 2000. She was a loving and compassionate woman,
measuring her life against the Golden Rule. She was a member of St.
Peter's Episcopal Church. One of her favorite activities was
greeting customers as they entered the Cottage Shop where she sold
jewelry. She also enjoyed knitting hats for the babies born at Sid
Peterson Memorial Hospital. She was part of the production team
creating bears given to the children treated in the Emergency
Department of the hospital. Though unable to walk for the past 16
months, her enthusiasm and joy in life never wavered. She always
found meaning, pleasure, and fun in life. She believed she was
blessed, and knew she was surrounded by love.
Survivors include: two daughters, Sheryl Jeffery and husband Leonard
of Kerrville, and Sophie Gates and husband Biff of Memphis,
Tennessee; son, Charles Mikus, II and wife Helen of Yorktown, Texas;
brother, Henry R. Day and wife Elaine of Blessing; grandchildren,
Shannan Walter and husband Tracy, Michael Jeffery, Sgt. Ed Mikus of
the US Army, Alicia Hart and husband Jason, and Charlotte Mikus;
great grandchildren, Alex, Danielle and Lewis Walter, and Jason
Hart, Jr., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by her husband Charles Mikus and by her brother Fred Day.
A
memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville. Funeral service will
be 4 p.m. Thursday at the Palacios Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ray
Wells officiating. Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.
Memorials may be made to the church or charity of one's choice.
Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home.
The Bay City Tribune, August 20, 2003
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ALMA
FRANCES MILAM
Funeral services for Alma Frances
Milam, 72, of Palacios, Tx. were held Oct. 28, 2008 at the First
Presbyterian Church of Palacios with Reverends Andy and Janell Blair
officiating. Burial was at the Palacios Cemetery
Mrs. Milam was born Nov. 7, 1935 in Kaufman, Tx. to the late Roy D.
and Annie Chamblee. She died Oct. 24, 200.
She retired from Dresser-Rand Industry, Houston, Tx. She was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios and a 50-year
member of the Order of Eastern Star #380.
She is survived by her husband, James R. Milam, Sr. of Palacios;
sons and daughters-in-law, Alton and Kim Smith, and David and Sharon
Smith, all of Houston; stepson, Ricky Milam and wife Penny;
step-daughter, Becky Garcia and husband Pat, all of Palacios;
sisters Lorraine Smith, Faye Bates and husband Vernon, and Ethel
Kunefke; sister-in-law, Wanda Chamblee, all of Palacios; Margaret
Cleveland and Shirley Griffith and husband Ervin of Victoria; 11
grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Roy Alton “Buddy”
Smith; brothers Roy D. and Freddie Wayne Chamblee; and sisters
Evelyn Taylor, Mary Alice, Wanda and Joyce Chamblee.
Pallbearers were Homer Brown, Mark Bates, Pat Garcia, Brad Scott,
Bobby Ray Kunefke, Charles Eikenberg, Michael Griffith and John
Toellner. Honorary Pallbearers were be L. J. Brister, Homer Aparcio
and her grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to the First Presbyterian
Church of Palacios, 501 Third St., Palacios, Tx. 77465.
Words of comfort may be shared with the
family at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios, TX (361)
972-2012.
The Palacios Beacon, Wednesday, October
25, 2008
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FRANCIS JOSEPH "F. J."
MILBERGER
(March 11, 1915 - June 4, 2009)
BAY
CITY - Francis Joseph "F. J." Milberger was born March 11, 1915, in
Bryan, to Vincent and Mary Milberger. His father, Vincent, arrived
by boat in Galveston from Prussia around 1890. Mary Hebron, from
Bruno, Czechoslovakia, his future wife, just happened to be on the
same boat. They were married and bought a farm in East Bernard, and
finally moved to a 70-acre farm in Bryan, where F. J. was born. His
father worked as a gardener at Texas A&M. When F. J. was seven years
of age his father passed away.
After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1934, F. J.
went to work as a bookkeeper at the Texas Company Bulk Plant in
Matagorda County. Then in 1940, F. J. met and married the love of
his life, Lillian Cole, a native of Matagorda County. To this unique
marriage lasting almost 70 years into the future, were born four
children: Mary Ellen, Wayne, Arthur, and Bryan.
Like many young American men, F. J. served in World War 2. Joining
the army in 1943, F. J. was attached to the ninth tactical division
of the Air Force. He took his basic training at Fort Still, Okla.,
went by train through Maryland, Virginia, to his Port close to New
York Harbor. From there F. J. was shipped in what he called 'an
England cattle ship' traveling three weeks across the Atlantic and
finally arrived in England. F. J. remembered the 'Buzz Bombs' near
London. D-Day plus 10, F. J. crossed the Channel to land in Normandy
on Omaha Beach. From D-Day plus 17, F. J. was stationed in the
European Theatre for the duration of the war at the headquarters of
General Omar M. Bradley. They constantly were on the move to dodge
the enemy. Serving in G-2 Intelligence, F. J. received the Legion of
Merit Award from General Bradley. For the most part, F. J. did
pretty well on the intelligence reports. He would type on the old
ribbon type machines, notwithstanding one typo error of adding an
extra -0- on a report sending 10 fighter planes out to destroy
German Artillery. Needless to say, with 100 planes, we won that
battle!
Upon returning home from the war to Bay City, F. J. observed St.
Augustine grass being removed from one residence and planted in a
new lawn at a different residence. After trying this himself and
running out of lawns to harvest sod from, F. J. did the math on the
numbers of square feet in an acre, and this was the beginning of a
new business and a new industry in Texas. F. J. planted four acres
of commercial sod and the rest is history. F. J.'s and Lillian's
four acres went on to become one of the largest and most successful
sod farms in the United States. Because F. J. was a pioneer in this
industry he had to invent many of the modern day techniques of the
industry. Always working with Texas A&M, whom F. . considered a
partner, F. J. initiated new land forming and cultural practices. F.
J. was constantly improving the purity and varieties resulting in
the implementation of the certified turf program in Texas. To meet
the challenges of the industry, F. J., one of the original founders
of the Texas Sod Producers Association, served as its first
president.
Although F. J. was by far the leader in his industry, he was better
known for his good-natured humor and unwavering generosity, whether
he was sharing new technology with a competitor or his compassion
for his employees. He was a resident of Matagorda County for the
past 75 years, a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3070, and
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
All this being said, F. J. could never have done this alone. The
love of his life, Lillian, was his partner in marriage, business,
and life for close to 70 years.
He is survived by his wife: Lillian Cole Milberger of Bay City; his
daughter: Mary Ellen Milberger of Bay City; his sons: Francis Wayne
Milberger and wife Carol of Kerrville, Arthur Joseph Milberger and
wife Sue of Bay City, and Bryan Michael Milberger and wife Theresa
of Bay City; by his grandchildren: Kathryn Clare McMillan Peebles,
Sara Christine Milberger Fruedensprung, Michelle Nicole Milberger,
Jeffrey Wayne Milberger, Regay Sue Milberger Hildreth, Lesley Nicole
Milberger Shoaf, Whitney Francis Milberger-Laird, Rachel Michelle
Milberger, Thomas Joseph Milberger, Ashley Lillian Milberger, Erin
Davis and Daniel Davis; and by his great-grandchildren: Julia Marie
Peebles, Taylor Leigh Peebles, John McMillan Peebles, David Scott
Peebles, and Audrey Sue Hildreth.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Vincent Joseph Milberger
and Mary Hebron Milberger.
The rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. The funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. today, June 6, 2009 at
the Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Casey Jarzombek
officiating. Entombment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Lawrence, Hadden Dietrich Jr., Cole
Dietrich, Nick Quintanilla, Victor Barrera, Pete Cervantes, Elpidio
Gonzalez, and Enrique Ochoa.
Honorary pallbearers will be R. M. Cole, W. L. Cole, Hadden Dietrich
Sr., Arthur "Ozzie" Arnold, and Earnest Opella.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Holy Cross School
Foundation, 2001 Katy Ave., Bay City, TX 77414.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria
Advocate from 6/5/2009 - 6/6/2009
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MIDFIELD NOTES
The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Milburn died last Friday. It
was buried at Hawley.
THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, July 7, 1911
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Ada Pearl Miles
Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas
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Ada Pearl Plummer Miles
Graveside funeral services for Ada Pearl Plummer Miles,
70, were held at 10 am Monday, May 10, 1999 at Roselawn
Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck.
Mrs. Miles died Thursday, May 6, 1999 in Bay City. She
was born July 5, 1928 in Yellville, Ark. to Ruben E. and
Ariaden Leslie Plummer. At the age of nine her family
moved to Danbury area, where she graduated from Danbury
High School. She was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies
Auxiliary Post 2438 of Bay City.
Mrs. Miles is survived by her husband, Albert K. Miles
of Bay City; daughter; Peggy Anita Miles of Bay City;
Vernon and Leslie Miles both of Bay City, and Joel Miles
of Boling; sister, Rebeca Gary of Arizona; brothers,
Kenneth Plummer of Point Blank, Tex. And Luther Plummer
of Cedar Lane; and seven grandchildren. Arrangements
are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, May 10, 1999
Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Albert Kelley Miles,
85, of Bay City, Texas, passed away
January 24, 2011.
He is preceded in
death by: his wife and three sons.
He is survived by:
one daughter, two sons and his sister.
Visitation was held
Tuesday, January 25, 2011.
Funeral services will
be held at 10 a.m. January 26, 2011 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Interment will follow
at Roselawn Cemetery.
Bay City Tribune,
January 26, 2011
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Nelson Wayne Miles -
Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas
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Ruby Inez (Barlow) Millard went
home to her Lord and Savior Monday, August 10, 2009. She was born
September 28, 1910.
Inez was preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Millard; her
father, Joseph Edgar Barlow; her mother, Velma B. Kirk; three
brothers, Charles Delbert, James Edgar, and Ralph Emerson; one
sister, Kathryn Hester, and a niece Lavonne Mason Powers.
Nieces and nephews, Marilyn B. Brown, Joel Edmund Barlow, Leroy
Mason, Yvonne Mason Evans, James Henry H. Barlow, Mae Borak, Kathy
B. Johnston, John Burkett Barlow and Elizabeth Bretta B. Green and
one great niece, Suzanne Powers survive her.
Inez willed her body to Baylor College of Medicine.
Bay City Tribune, Published August 19, 2009
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Andrew W. Miller Sr. -
Cedarvale Cemetery
Photo courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Rites
Held Sunday
Chas. Paul Miller, 38 years, 11months, 3 days passed away Saturday.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Emma Miller of Cedar Lane; His
wife Mrs. Opal Miller; three sons, Charlie Paul JR., Preston and
Edward Miller of Van Vleck; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Fickel of Van
Vleck, and Mrs. Maggie Pace of McDade, Texas, and two brothers Fred
Miller of Cedar Lane and Andrew Miller of Bay City.
Services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. form Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
with the Rev. Marvin Vance of the First Methodist Church of Bay City
officiating.
Pall bears were Robert Reed, H.A. Davis, E.F. Holloway, E. J.
Holloway, Johnie Naiser and Rusty Coston Burial was in Cedarvale
Cemetery.
The Daily Tribune Bay City, TX, Oct. 19, 1943
Photo courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Chester T. Miller
MARKHAM—Funeral services will be held for Chester
T. Miller, 75, at 2 p. m. Tuesday from the Markham Baptist Church
with the Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating.
Interment will be in the
Hawley Cemetery with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Miller died at 12:15 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 27, 1983
in the Matagorda General Hospital.
A resident of Markham where he was a member of
the Baptist Church, Miller was born June 11, 1907 in Odom.
He is survived by his son, Larry E. Miller of
Houston; brother, Sylvester Miller of Georgetown; three
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Belton Snider, Johnny Wright,
Frank Quinney, Wayne K. Tomlinson, L. C. and Dennis Rush.
The Daily Tribune, February 28, 1983
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Dorothy May Miller
Dorothy May Miller, 61 years, of Bay City died
Feb. 18 at the Matagorda General Hospital. She was born in Blessing,
Oct. 9, 1913. Survivors include: brothers, Dewey Marcaurele, Ivon W.
Marcaurele of San Antonio, William M. Marcaurele of Baton Rouge,
La., Eugene D. Marcaurele of El Campo; sisters, Irene Dawson of
Danbury, Grace Townsend of West Columbia; niece, Mrs. James Barbour
of Bay City. Funeral services will be held at the Bay City Funeral
Home Chapel, Feb. 19 at 2 p. m. with Dr. Joe Cannon of Church of
Latter Day Saints officiating. Interment will be held at the
Hawley Cemetery. Pallbearers are James Barbour, Bobby Clark,
Harold Krenek, Scotty Marcaurele, and Steven Marcaurele. Services
under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, February, 1975
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Elvin Taylor “E. T.” Miller
Funeral
services for Elvin Taylor “E. T.” Miller, 79, of Burnet, were to be
held at 4 p. m. today at the Palacios Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe
Dan Huffman officiating. Interment was to follow in
Hawley Cemetery.
Mr. Miller was born April 9, 1910, in San
Augustine County to William Daniel and Eliza Jane Sowell Miller and
died July 4, 1989, at Sheppard Memorial Hospital in Burnet.
Mr. Miller moved to Matagorda County in 1929 and
married the former Katie Wells of Matagorda County on May 26, 1932,
with the Rev. Robert E. Black officiating the wedding ceremony in
Markham.
Miller enjoyed a long and rewarding career in law
enforcement, starting on that path in 1934 at the Eastham Farm of
the Texas Prison System in Brazoria County. There he rose to the
rank of sergeant and held that position until 1942 when he joined
the police department of the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot at Houston,
a branch of the War Department.
In 1944, he transferred to the U. S. Border
Patrol in Tucson, Ariz., but later returned to the ordnance depot.
He was a deputy sheriff under the late Harris County Sheriff Neal
Polk.
In 1950, the Millers moved to Palacios and a year
later, he was hired as a sheriff’s deputy in Palacios. He was later
promoted to assistant chief deputy and during his career, received
commendation from the FBI and the U. S. Postal Service.
Upon his retirement in 1973, Miller moved to
Burnet, where he died.
He is survived by his wife, Katie Wells Miller of
Burnet; daughter, Peggy Gayle of Point Comfort; sister, Elidia
Johnson of Palacios; two brothers, C. C. Miller of Houston and W. D.
Miller of San Antonio; three grandchildren, Paulette Smith of
Burnet, Daniel Gayle of Port O’Connor and Steven Gayle of LaWard;
and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sisters.
Pallbearers will be Ray L. Raley, Virgil M.
Martin, Douglas Z. Gayle, Fred Schultz, Frank Havel and Monty Mozley.
Funeral services are under the directions of
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.
The Daily Tribune, July, 1989
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LIZZIE MILLER
BAY CITY - Funeral services for
Lizzie Miller, 83, of Bay City, who passed away Oct. 11, 2009, will
be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Jesus Freewill Holy
Temple in Bay City. Burial will follow at Eastview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. today at the Duncan-Roberts
Funeral Home chapel.
Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-5197.
Published in Victoria Advocate on October 20, 2009
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Myrtle Miller
Myrtle Miller, 69, of Markham died Thursday, June
21, in the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. She was a Victoria
resident from 1956 until last year when she returned to Markham
where she was raised. Survivors include: husband, Chester “C. T.”
Miller of Markham; son, Larry Miller of Houston; and three
grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23, at
11:30 a. m. the First Baptist Church in Markham. Interment will be
held at the
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.
The Daily Tribune, June, 1979
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Reva Mae Miller -
Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas
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Mary Elizabeth Mills
(January 21, 1929 - June 8, 2009)
Mary Elizabeth Still Mills, 80, of Bay City
passed away June 8, 2009. She was born January 21, 1929 in Candler
County, Georgia to the late Furman S. & Ila Black Still. Her parents
and 7 siblings preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband Paul Mills of Bay
City; sons Paul Benjamin Mills & wife Sheryl of Katy; Bobby DeWayne
Mills of Houston & Wade Anthony Mills & wife Tammy of Fort Morgan,
Colorado; grandchildren Holly Sailors, Heather Orr, Mandy Dobosenski,
Austin Mills, Jason Howell, Kyle Francone & Levi Francone and five
great grandchildren.
The Family will receive friends and relatives
from 5PM to 7PM Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral service will
be 10:00 AM Friday, June 12, 2009 at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints with Dr. Joe Cannon officiating. Interment will
follow at
Hawley Cemetery. Please remember Mary by donating to your
favorite humanitarian fund.
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Vicki Lynne
Mills
Vicki Lynne Mills of Houston passed March 28, 2001 in a Houston
hospital at the age of 52.She was born on November 19, 1948 in
Sunnyside, Washington to Charles Allen and Mae (Diana) Monroe. She
married Paul Benjamin Mills on January 3, 1970 in Sunnyside,
Washington. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Westlake Ward where she was actively involved in the
Young Womens Organization and Relief Society. Vicki was very
involved in her daughters lives as they grew up. Now, she just
enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She has lived in the
West Houston area since 1976.
She is survived by: her husband, Paul (Benny) Mills, of Houston;
daughters, Holly Murdoch and Heather Metzler of Katy; grandchildren,
Brooklyn Metzler and Caleb Metzler; parents, Chuck and Mae Monroe,
of Sunnyside, Washington; grandfather, Merl Tolley of Moses Lake,
Washington; brothers, Don Monroe, of Blackfoot, Idaho, Jack Monroe
of Eden, North Carolina, and Nathan (Bud) Monroe, of Yakima,
Washington; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other
loving family members.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2001 at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Westlake Ward, 1603
Norwalk, in Katy, Texas, with the Bishop John Allen officiating. A
graveside service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at the
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing, Texas with the Dr. Joe Cannon
officiating.
Funeral services are held under the direction of Schmidt Funeral
Home. A00011A2001MR30
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Friday, March 30, 2001
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DERRICK MILTON
BAY CITY - Funeral services for Derrick Milton of
Bay City will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2009 at New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. T.L. Richardson officiating.
Viewing will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2009 at Green's
Mortuary Chapel.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Green's Mortuary, Bay City,
979-245-3489.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on
3/26/2009
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Katherine Frangullie
Miranda
(March 6, 1926 - January 10, 2008)
Katherine
Frangullie Miranda beloved mother of four children passed away Jan.
10, 2008, after a long illness. Born March 6, 1926, she was a long
time resident of Palacios and is survived by the following: Her four
children John Frank Rendon & wife Hilda of Richmond, TX, formerly of
San Diego, CA, along with grandson John Frank Rendon, Jr.,
granddaughter Diana D. Rendon and great granddaughter Adriana
granddaughter Elizabetrh Neuman & husband Craig all of San Diego,
CA, grandson Jason A. Rendon & wife Tina of Sugar Land; daughter
Cathy Vincent & husband Shelby of Houston along with grandson Shelby
Vincent, Jr. of Las Vegas, NV & granddaughter Dawn Rheinarz &
husband Douglas along with great granddaughter Rendon of Missouri
City; son Albert “Butch” Rendon of Galveston along with grandson
Mark Rendon & wife Terri of Galveston, grandson Alex Rendon & wife
Elizabeth with great grandson Shelton of Deer Park, TX, grandson
Matthew & wife Amber of Galveston, and granddaughter Angela of
Galveston; daughter Dolores Lyons of Galveston along with grandson
Joshua Lyons & wife Angela & great granddaughter Addison of
Huntsville, TX & granddaughter Michelle Burnett & husband Jason and
great granddaughter Katherine of Huntsville, TX; husband Arthur G.
Miranda of Palacios; brother Joe Frangullie of Palacios; sister
Rosalie Garza of Palacios & nephew George Frangullie, Jr. former
Justice of the Peace here in Palacios. Katherine was preceded in
death by her father Lazarus Frangullie & mother Guadalupe Ochoa,
sisters Olga Henderson, Toni Flores, Dora Coles & brother George
Frangullie. Graveside services were 10:00 AM Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
at the Palacios Cemetery with Revs. Andy & Janell Blair officiating.
www.taylorbros.net
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Frank Martin Miska
Funeral services for Frank Martin Miska, 76, of
Beaumont will be held 2 p. m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church
with Msgr. James Brunner officiating. Burial will follow at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing.
A rosary will be recited 7 p. m. Monday at the
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel.
Mr. Miska was born Nov. 11, 1913, to Joe and Mary
Ann Muzny Miska in Weimer and died Oct. 7, 1990, at Baptist Hospital
in Beaumont.
A resident of Beaumont for the last three years
and former 40-year resident of Bay City, he was a member of the
Catholic church for more than 40 years and the Knights of Columbus
in Bay City.
He retired after 40 years of service from
Matagorda Tractor & Implement.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law,
Mary Ann and Tom Petkovsek of Beaumont; one son and daughter-in-law,
Frank Nolan and Naeda Miska of Beaumont; a sister, Ann Miska of
Wharton; three brothers, Joe and Emil Miska of Wharton and Henry
Miska of Houston; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Dr. Eric Koch, David Koch,
Charles Miska, Wayland Miska, Frank Miska and Johnny Miska.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home, Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, October, 1990
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Jane Elizabeth Miska
Services will be held for Jane Elizabeth Miska,
62, of Bay City, 10 a. m. Thursday at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Joe
Shannon.
Miska died March 15, 1983 at Matagorda General
Hospital.
Survivors include husband, Frank Miska of Bay
City; daughter, Mary Ann Petkovsek of Baton Rouge, La.; son, Nolan
Miska of Kountze; brother, Robert Ackerman of Blessing; 5
grandchildren.
Miska has been a resident of Bay City since 1942.
Rosary will be said 7:30 p. m. tonight at Taylor
Brothers Chapel with Mgr. C. J. Martin.
Burial will follow funeral services at
Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers include Joe Miska, Emil Miska, Henry
Miska, George Knebel, S. M. Landry and Pat Kristynik.
Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, March,
1983
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Molly passed
peacefully with many family members
at her side, on February 18, 2007,
in Victoria, Texas.
She was born in Rivera, Texas on
March 9, 1928 to immigrant parents,
Julianna (Schmid) and Josef W. Sonka.
She was preceded in death by
husbands, Norman Galle Sr. and W J
“Lefty” Mitchell; son, Norman H.
Galle, Jr.; as well as her sisters,
Julia Pearson, Henrietta Glick and
Maggie Krohn and her brothers, Emil,
Joe, Odie, and Carl Sonka.
She is survived by: her sister, Mary
Williams of Las Vegas, Nevada, and
her children, daughter, Kathryn and
husband Jimmy Cockroft of Burton and
her son, L W “Buster” and wife
Carolyn Mitchell of Glen Flora,
Texas. She leaves behind her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, Todd Galle and
children, Jacob and Jordon of
Seguin; Bart and Jen Galle and
daughters Savannah, Abigail, and
Natalie of Luling; Sean and Jenny
Galle of Austin. Also Tommy and
Melaina Cockroft and son Case of
Rosharon; Clint and Laura Mitchell
and daughter Alexandra of San
Antonio; Wade Mitchell and her only
granddaughter, Keely Mitchell of
Glen Flora, Texas.
Her life was lived to the fullest in
Matagorda County. Molly B. and Lefty
owned several businesses in Bay City
throughout their thirty-seven years
together. She was a woman of many
talents and diverse interest having
worn many hats, from rodeos to truck
driving. Molly lived her life with
gusto, strength, and knowledge. She
stepped beyond the typical female
boundaries. She could overhaul a
motor, run a trot line, and hunted
and shot pool with the best of them.
An avid camper and storyteller, she
enjoyed competing in local BBQ cook
offs with her long time companion
Slim Hassel, often winning for her
beans.
Her faith and character marked her
near seventy-nine years on earth.
Molly had a favorite verse: Roman
8:38-39 ~ For I am sure that neither
death, no life, nor angels, … nor
anything else in all creation, will
be able to separate us from the love
of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8
p.m. Wednesday evening at Wheeler
Funeral Home at 612 W. Jackson St.,
El Campo, Texas. Church service will
be at 11 a.m. Thursday Morning at
First Christian Church at 205 W.
West St. in El Campo with lunch and
fellowship to follow. Graveside
services will be at 2 p.m. at
Hawley Cemetery near Blessing on
Hwy 35.
Arrangements under the direction of
Wheeler Funeral Home. 979-543-3512
Bay City Tribune, Published
February 21, 2007, Matagorda County,
Texas
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Brenda
Marie Mitchell was born November 24, 1960 in Columbus, TX. She was
the second of five children born to Joe Eddie Mitchell and Bertha
Mae Jefferson.
She accepted Christ at an early age. Brenda attended elementary
school in Columbus, TX and later moved to Bay City where she
attended Bay City High School. Brenda departed this life on July 5,
2008 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. She was preceded
in death by her aunt Daisy Barefield and uncle Eddie Haynes Jr.
Brenda leaves to cherish her memories: 4 children, Rodney Mitchell
(Mary), Sher-Royce, Rodnisha, Roshad Bonner, and a special friend
Roy Bonner of Bay City; her loving mother, Bertha Jefferson (Walter)
of Bay City; her father, Joe Mitchell Sr. of Bay City; two sisters,
Laura M. Mitchell and Jashona Mitchell both of Bay City; three
brothers, Joe Mitchell Jr. (Laura L.) of Live Oak, TX, Roland
Mitchell (Tiffany) of Sugarland, TX and Terry Mitchell (Silva) of
Germany; Two step-sisters, Thora White of Clute, TX, and Shiela
Daniels of Angleton, TX; six grandchildren and a host of uncles,
aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Funeral services will be Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Jesus Freewill
Holy Temple Church at 2420 Avenue C., Bay City, TX 77414. Bishop
Michael Hurst, Pastor and the Rev. Jerry Manning, Officiating.
Burial will be at East View Cemetery. Viewing will be from three to
eight p.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, in the chapel of Green’s Mortuary.
Brenda’s services are being handled by the caring professionals of
Green’s Mortuary. 979-245-3489
Bay City Tribune, Published July 9,
2008 Photo
courtesy of Tresmond Scott
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RAYMOND ALLEN MITCHELL
A Memorial Service for
Raymond Allen Mitchell, 74, of Palacios, Tx., were held August 18,
2010 at the First United Methodist Church of Palacios with Rev. June
White officiating. Interment was at Palacios Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell was born May 23, 1936 in Crane, Tx. to the late Royce
R. and Mary Pastusek Mitchell. He passed away Sunday, August 15,
2010 in Bay City.
Mitch grew up in the Gulf Camps in the Odessa area. He started his
college career at Rice University, but ended up transferring to the
University of Texas in Austin and graduated in May of 1959. In 1962
Mitch received his Masters Degree from the University of New Mexico.
On Aug. 31, 1957 he married Marilyn Johnson in Palacios.
Mitch was a political activist, environmentalist, Registered
Professional Engineer, and had vast experience with the Space
Program working directly with the astronauts. He was a man of many
talents, who loved his church and Palacios as well. Mitch was a
Plank owner of the Live Poets’ Society and Yellow Dog Democrat. He
was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather with a wry sense of
humor. Mitch showed great courage during his many bouts of illness,
and would never give up fighting. One of his proudest
accomplishments was helping form a new Methodist Church in Pearland
in 1996, where he was a Lay Pastor.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marilyn Johnson Mitchell of
Palacios; daughter Julie Weiss and husband Brett; son Brett
Mitchell; grandson Michael Worsham; sister Nancy McCarley and
husband Bob; nieces Lee Ann McCarley and Laurie Sistak;
brother-in-law Don Johnson and wife Donna; nephews Jeff Johnson and
Matt Johnson; numerous cousins; and cats Selena and Foster.
Pallbearers were Dale Behnke, Gene Allen, John Connor, Brett Weiss,
Michael Worsham and Don Johnson.
Donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of
Palacios, Box 947, Palacios, TX 77465; Palacios Library, 326 Main
St., Palacios, TX 77465; or the Robert Duran Food Pantry, Box 791,
Palacios, TX 77465.
Online condolences may be shared with his family at
www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home,
361-972-2012.
The Palacios Beacon, August 25, 2010
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W. J. “Lefty” Mitchell
Funeral services for W. J. “Lefty” Mitchell, 72,
of Blessing are scheduled for 11 a. m. Saturday at Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Sonnier officiating. Burial will
be in
Hawley Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell was born November 19, 1911, in
Moody, Texas, and died Nov. 7, 1984, at Matagorda General Hospital.
Mr. Mitchell was a Bay City resident for 60
years. He was formerly very active in Little League. He was also a
World War II veteran and member of DAV and PRCA. Mr. Mitchell was a
charter member of CTA and a member of the Catholic church.
He is survived by his wife, Molly Sonka Mitchell
of Blessing; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and James Cockroft of
Sweeny; a daughter-in-law, Myra Galle of Bay City; a son and
daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Carolyn Mitchell of Glen Flora; a
sister, Joyce Brown of Riverside, Calif.; two brothers, Lawrence C
Mitchell of Clute and Billy R. Mitchell of Fort Worth; six
grandchildren, Todd, Bart and Sean Galle, Tommy Cockcroft and Clint
and Wade Mitchell.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Sonka, Danny Mitchell,
Mark Sonka, John D. Glick, Billy Engle and Charles Engle.
The Daily Tribune, November, 1984
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Funeral Services for Marie Mix 90,
of Bay City will be held Saturday August 26, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. at
New Horizon Holiness Church, 1317 5th Street in Bay City with the
Rev. Charles Roberson officiating. Burial will follow at
Ashwood cemetery in Ashwood, Texas. Arrangements are with
Green's Mortuary. She will lie in state at New Horizon Holiness
Church Saturday from 12 noon until 1 p.m.
Marie Mix was born April 13, 1910 to the union of Fred Abbott and
Clara Pea Abbott in Allenhurst, Texas. She passed away August 20,
2000 at the Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City, Texas. She is
survived by two sisters, Leala Abbott and Mae Etta Walker both of
Bay City; children Coleman Abbott. Jr., (Nettie), Tommie Abbott,
Jr., (Kate) both of Ashwood, Texas, Robert Abbott (Corene) of
Boling, Carolyn Roberson (the Rev. Roberson), Gertrude Beverly both
of Bay City and Rose Lewis (Desi) of Van Vleck. A special friend,
Clara Edwards and a goddaughter, Earnestine Randon of Brazoria,
Texas and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and
friends.
Active pallbearers include Coleman Abbott, Darnell Abbott, Alfonse
Stull, Tommie Abbott, Jr., Curtis Childs, Wayne Childs, Robert
Abbott, Jr.-, Russell Abbott, Tyree Walker, the Rev. John Earl
Roberson, and Eddie Allen, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers include Coleman Abbott, Sr., Tommie Abbott,
Sr., Willie Wiley, O'Neal Abbott, Robert Abbott, Sr., Calvin
Beverly.
Green's Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. A00011A2000AG25
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Friday, August 25, 2000
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Annie
Wise Mizell, 78, of Bay City passed away March 3, 2008.
She was born March 27, 1929 in Vinton, LA to the late Joseph Milton
DeVille, Sr. and Mary Mildred Clark DeVille. She had been a resident
of Bay City since 1996. She retired from the US Postal Service and
had been a teacher.
She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Mizell in 2005.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Mildred and Dr. Marvin
Moore of Bay City; granddaughter, Dr. Kandace Moore and great
granddaughter, Karissa Moore both of Bay City.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2008 at the
First Pentecostal Church in Bay City with Dr. Marvin Moore, the Rev.
Greg Barnes and the Rev. David Myer officiating. Entombment will
follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Alfred Moya, Melvin Pennington, Charles W.
“Billy” O’Mallan, Ron Almy, Paul Bickham, Leo Castillo and Sherman
Teeler.
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 5, 2008
ANNIE "WEEDIE" MIZELL
BAY CITY - Annie Wise "Weedie"
Mizell, 78, of Bay City passed away March 3, 2008. She was born
March 27, 1929, in Vinton, La., to the late Joseph Milton DeVille
Sr. and Mary Mildred Clark DeVille. She had been a resident of Bay
City since 1996. She retired from the U.S. Postal Service and had
been a teacher.
She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Mizell in 2005. She
is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and Dr. Marvin
Moore of Bay City; granddaughter, Dr. Kandace Moore, and
great-granddaughter, Karissa Moore, both of Bay City; nephews, Rebel
Wayne DeVille and David Keith DeVille and wife Nancy, all of Dayton;
and great-nieces and nephews Karian DeVille, David DeVille Jr.,
Haleigh and Bethany DeVille. She also leaves behind her faithful pet
and companion "Chipper Moore".
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6-8 p.m.,
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 7, 2008 at
First Pentecostal Church in Bay City with Dr. Marvin Moore, the Rev.
Greg Barnes, and the Rev. David Myer officiating. Entombment will
follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Alfred Moya, Melvin Pennington, Charles W.
"Billy" O'Mallan, Ron Almy, Paul Bickham, Leo Castillo, and Sherman
Teeler.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 3/5/2008.
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Guadalupe Molano
(October 3, 1936 - September 19, 2007)
Guadalupe
Molano, 70, of Van Vleck passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007.
She was born October 3, 1936 to the late Gregorio & Catarina
Cervantes Molano. Mrs. Molano has been a resident of Van Vleck for
the past eight years, and she previously resided in Austin.
Mrs. Molano is
survived by 2 daughters: Eva Marie Rivera of Uvalde and Diana
Montalvo & husband Alberto, Sr. of Van Vleck; 3 sons: Rudy Leal, Sr.
& wife Matilda Garcia of Austin, Danny Leal, Sr. & wife Patricia of
Rosenberg, and Michael Leal, Sr. & wife Janie of Austin; 4 sisters:
Dora Cantu of Houston, Esperanza “Hope” Morin of Belton, Loida
Guillen of Baytown, and Norma Orosco of Baytown; 2 brothers: Raymond
Molano of Eagle Lake and Frank Molano of Fort Worth; 13
grandchildren: Jonathan Rivera, Gabriel Rivera, Christi Salinas,
Rebecca Leal, Rudy Leal, Jr., Danny Leal, Jr., Patrick Leal, Manuel
Leal, Ashley Marie Leal, Michael Angel Leal, Jr., Kristie Lee
Carrera, Cheri Beth Pesina, and Alberto Montalvo, Jr.; and 19 great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son: Joel
Francisco Leal; sister: Hermejilda “Merrie” Juarez; and 2 brothers:
Alex and Jose Molano.
A Prayer service
will be held 7:00 PM Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home Chapel. A Funeral Service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday,
September 23, 2007 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Interment will
follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be:
Richard Carrera, Jr., Daniel Leal, Jr., Manuel Leal, Patrick Leal,
Rudy Leal, Jr., and Alberto Montalvo, Jr.
Arrangements with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979)
245-4613. Photo courtesy of Faye
Cunningham
www.taylorbros.net
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Lotus Ione Walker Montague, 64, of Palacios, passed away Saturday,
January 16, 2010 in Bay City, Texas.
She was a born November 16, 1945 in Bay City, Texas to Ben Walker
and Evelyn Brannon Walker. She was a lifelong resident of Matagorda
County and was a homemaker.
She is survived by: her sons, Steven Biskup of Danevang, Jeffrey
Biskup of Blessing, Frank Montague and wife Jennifer of Blessing and
Johnathan Montague and wife DanYelle of Van Vleck; by her sisters,
Joann Warner and Norma Walker, both of Bay City; and by brothers,
Glenn Walker and Ben Walker, Jr. of Bay City, Rex Walker of
Wadsworth and Phillip Walker of Markham; and by 10 grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents: Ben and Evelyn Walker; and
by a brother: Jerry Walker.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Earl Breazeale
officiating.
Interment will follow at Matagorda Cemetery in Matagorda, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Adam Biskup, Chance Biskup, Brian Biskup, Aaron
Chambers, Bebo Hayden, and Tony Stanley.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Bay City Tribune, Published January 20,
2010
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Jessie
Montalbo
(October 15, 1955 - October 30, 2006)
Jessie Montalbo,
51, of Richmond, Texas died Monday October 30, 2006 in Richmond,
Texas. He was born Oct. 15, 1955 in Bay City, Texas to the late
Faustino Montalbo and Olivia Cervantes Montalbo. He is survived by
his mother Olivia Montalbo of Bay City, sisters; Rosa Garcia of
Angleton and Mary Jasso of Bay City Brothers; Faustino Mantalbo, Jr.
of Bay City, Guadalupe Montalbo of Bay City, Joe Montalbo of Port
Neches. Texas, Manuel Montalbo of Concord, AR., Gilbert “Tito”
Montalbo of Richmond. A rosary will be said at 7:00 PM Wednesday,
Nov. 1, 2006 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Mass will held at 10:00
AM Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
with Rev. Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Sylvester Garcia, Domingo
Garcia, Jamie Montalbo, Abel Jasso, Michael Huerta and Noah Huerta
will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences may be sent by
visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements by Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home 979-245-4613
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
Carol Sue Shepherd Montalvo
(March 23, 1952 - December 10, 2005)
Carol Shepherd
Montalvo, 53, passed away at her residence in Bay City Saturday,
December 10, 2005. She was born March 23, 1952 to the late Belva and
Thelma Paige Shepherd. Mrs. Montalvo has been a resident of Bay City
for the past 35 years, and a member of the Bay City Baptist Church.
Survivors include: Husband: Faustino Cervantes Montalvo, Jr. of Bay
City; Son & Daughter-in-law: Jamie & Elizabeth Montalvo of Bay City;
Sisters: Helen Everhart of New York and Lois Estes of Marble Hill,
MO; Brothers: Don Shepherd of Puxico, MO, Wayne Shepherd of Lebanon,
MO, Gary Shepherd of Puxico, MO, and Roy Shepherd of AR; and 2
Grandchildren. Mrs. Montalvo was preceded in death by her Parents,
and Brother: Kenny Shepherd. A Funeral Service will be held 10:00 AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Lee Watson officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck. Arrangements are
with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home (979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Christopher George Montalvo
(October 23, 1970 - July 31, 2003)
Christopher
George Montalvo, 33, of Bay City, Texas passed away on July 31,
2003.
He was born to
Francisco and Mary Montalvo.
He was a resident
of Van Vleck and Bay City, Texas.
He leaves behind
his parents, Francisco and Mary Montalvo; grandma Elvira Montalvo;
four brothers, Lupe Montalvo of Van Vleck, Francisco Montalvo III
(Boo), Roy (T) Montalvo both of Bay City, and Michael Guzman of
Wharton, Texas; four sisters and their spouses, Sylvia (Ena) and
Jesus (Jess) Amezquita, Kelly and Jose (Pifas) Mendoza, Francesca
(Fran) and Santiago (Guero) Barrera, all of Bay City, Cecilia
Montalvo of Wharton, Texas; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins;
nieces, Leslie (Lele) and Agustin Lara, Jessica (Jake) Amezquita,
Patricia (Nena) Amezquita, Raquel (Rocky Barrera and Julio Bernal,
Abilene (Nena) and Jose Gonzales, Angelica (Mony), Sophia (Sophie)
Barrera; nephews, Jesus, Jr. (Gordo) and Amanda (Flounder) Amezquita,
Marcos (Chino) Amezquita, Jose (Pumpkin) Barrera, Audelio (Nene),
Santiago (Guero) Barrera. Nieces and nephews that he never had the
honor to know include: Liliana (Lili), Lara, Leighda (Nina)
Amezquita, Agustin (Hito) Lara III, Christopher (Guero) Amezquita,
Jocelyn (Josie) Bernal, Julio (Gordis) Bernal III, Jose Gonzales
Jr., Cesar Gonzales.
Services will be
held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Bay City on Friday at 2 p.m.
Burial will follow at Roselawn in Van Vleck.
Deep sobs – That
start beneath my heart and hold my body in a grip that hurts. The
lump that swells inside my throat brings pain that tries to choke.
Then tears course down my cheeks – I drop my head in my so empty
hands abandoning myself to deep dark grief and know that with the
passing time will come relief. That through the pain may stay there
soon will come a day when I can say her name and be at peace. – Jane
Grayshon
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Elvira Montalvo
(August 3, 1923 - September 2, 2010)
Elvira Montalvo, 87, of Van Vleck passed away
Sept. 2, 2010. She was born August 3, 1923 in New Gulf, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband Felipe
Montalvo, Sr., and sons Felipe Montalvo, Jr. and Roy Montalvo, Sr.
Survivors include daughters Oliva Erevia and
Victoria Montalvo; sons Francisco Montalvo, Jesse Montalvo, Sr., Ray
Montalvo, Sr., Albert Montalvo, Sr. Domingo Montalvo, Sr., Jimmy
Montalvo, Sr., Jose Montalvo, Sr.Charles Montalvo, Jesse Montalvo,
Jr. & Lupe Montalvo.
A prayer service will be 7:00 PM Saturday, Sept.
4, 2010 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 2:00
PM Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Interment
will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jason
Montalvo, Jesse Montalvo, Jr., D. J. Montalvo, Anthony Montalvo,
Eric Montalvo & Lupe Montalvo.
www.taylorbros.net
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Faustino Montalvo, Jr.
(July 11, 1945 - December 19, 2007)
Faustino Montalvo
Jr., 62, of Bay City passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007. He
was born June 11, 1945 in Angleton to Olivia Cervantes Montalbo &
Faustino Montalbo, Sr.. Faustino worked for Texaco and Lowery Tire
for many years, enjoyed his oldies music, record collection, Elvis,
and motorcycles. He loved his grandchildren, and had accepted the
Lord as his Saviour.
Faustino is
survived by 2 sons: Jamie R. Montalvo & wife Lyzz of Bay City, and
Ronnie Pruitt of League City; Mother: Olivia Montalbo of Bay City; 2
sisters: Mary Jasso & husband Abelino of Bay City, and Rosa M.
Garcia & husband Domingo of Angleton; 5 brothers: Wally Montalbo of
Bay City, Joe Montalbo of Baytown, Manuel Montalbo & wife Linda of
Concord AR, Gilberto “Tito” Montalbo of Richmond, and Tino “Silvas”
Montalbo of Bay City; 2 grandchildren: Brandon Matthew Montalvo and
Lauren Elizabeth Montalvo both of Bay City. He was preceded in death
by his wife: Carol Shepherd Montalvo; father: Faustino Montalbo,
Sr.; and brother: Jesse Montalbo.
A rosary will be
held 7:00 PM Friday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A mass will be
held 3:00 PM Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with
Father Gerry Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers are: Adam Oros, Saul
Fernandez, Noah Huerta, Sylvester Garcia, Abel Jasso, and Mike
Worrel. Honorary Pallbearers are his grandchildren: Brandon and
Lauren Montalvo.
www.taylorbros.net
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Cathy Jo Monteau, 27, of Bay City passed away May
26, 2010.
She was born Sept. 11, 1982 in Bay City, Texas to Richard Wayne and
Rose Mary Gutierrez Waggoner. She was a graduate of Bay City High
School and worked as an LVN with Girling Home Health. Our beloved
Cathy has touched so many lives in her short life. She will be truly
missed by her family and friends, but will forever remain in our
hearts.
Survivors include: her husband, Mike Monteau of Bay City; parents,
Richard and Mary Waggoner of Bay City; grandfather, Troy Lee
Waggoner of Manchester, Ohio; children, Kayleigh Yvette Waggoner,
Cash Michael Monteau and Landon Michael Monteau all of Bay City;
brothers, Steven Gutierrez and Ryan Waggoner both of Bay City;
in-laws, Berry and Terry Monteau of Bay City; sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Karma and Glenn Chambless; her best friend from
childhood, Pricilla Gonzales and many other friends too numerous to
name.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents Gilberto and Simona
Gutierrez and Macel “Katie” Waggoner.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the funeral home.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 31, 2010 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Winfrey officiating.
Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.
Pallbearers will be Randy Gutierrez, Anthony Silvas, Rudy Silvas,
Angel Trevino, Celestino Valdez and Raul Gutierrez, Jr. Robert
Medina, Mikey Hill, Sam Thomas and Wayland Bryant will serve as
honorary 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, Published June 30,
2010 Photo courtesy of Betty Crosby
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Billie Jean Montgomery
(October 22, 1931 - June 7, 2005)
Billie Jean (Louchery)
Montgomery, 73, of Selkirk, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in
Houston, TX. She was born October 22, 1931 in Henryetta, OK . She
was a resident of Matagorda County for the past 27 years.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, William & Inez Jordan Louchery. She is
survived by her husband: Richard Lee Montgomery of Selkirk; by her
sons: Michael Wayne Montgomery & wife Jacquie of Broken Arrow, OK
and Richard Lee Montgomery II & wife Brenda of Houston, TX; and by
her grandchildren: Dustin Wayne, John, Kevin, & Heather Montgomery
and Brian Elliott. She lives on in our hearts as the most wonderful
wife, mother, and grandmother.
A Memorial
service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 11, 2005 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating. Arrangements
are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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Lana
Jean Moody
(August 29, 1955 - December 29, 2005)
Lana Jean Bickham
Moody 50, of Lake Jackson, TX died December 29, 2005 at Kindred Bay
Area Hospital in Pasadena, TX. She was born August 29, 1955 in
Palacios, TX to Houston Lemley and Aline Broussard Bickham. She was
a member of Trinity Baptist Church, a resident of Lake Jackson the
past 2 years and a former longtime resident of Palacios. She was a
1973 graduate of Palacios High School, and attended Atlantic City
Community College. Survivors include husband: Michael Harold Moody
of Freeport, TX; daughter & son-in-law: Jana Danielle & Kevin Wade
Bayless of Lake Jackson; mother: Aline Broussard Bickham of
Palacios; brothers: Melvin Ray Bickham & wife Shirley of Moss Point,
MS, Bobby Louis Bickham & wife Nancy of Dickinson, TX; 3 sisters:
Maxine Aline Travers of League City, TX, Diana Susan Moehrig &
husband Scotty, Debra “Debbie” Gail Cowan & husband Billy all of Bay
City; brother-in-law: Daniel “Dan” Booker Meaders; 2 grandsons:
Keith “Wade” and Kamren Hunter Bayless both of Lake Jackson; 18
nieces and nephews, 27 great nieces and nephews, and 1 great-great
nephew, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. She
was preceded in death by her father: H. L. Bickham; sister: Betty
Mae Meaders; and nephew: Melvin Ray Bickham, Jr. Funeral Service
will be 2:00 PM Monday, January 2, 2006 at the Trinity Baptist
Church in Palacios, TX with Rev’s Dan Meaders, and Louis Rush
officiating. Interment will follow at the Palacios Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her nephews: Carl Bickham, Troy Travers, Tracy &
Todd Childers, Jason Sciba, and Tres and Joel Ansley. Honorary
pallbearer will be her son-in-law: Kevin Bayless. The family will
receive friends at the Palacios Funeral Home Sunday evening from
6:00 to 8:00 PM. Arrangements with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios,
TX (361)972-2012.
www.taylorbros.net
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Benjamin Moore -
Hawley Cemetery
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Charlotte Moore
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D. P. Moore
October 6, 1852 - November 7, 1928
After an illness of some weeks, D. P. Moore, who for nearly fifty
years has been one of the outstanding figures in the commercial life
and community upbuilding of this section of Texas, passed away at
John Sealy Hospital in Galveston on November 7 and was laid to rest
in Cedarvale Cemetery on November 9.
Born in Indianola, Texas, October 6, 1852, of sturdy Revolutionary
War stock, Dolph Phineas Moore was the son of Robert Baxter Moore
and Mary Layton Moore, of Newark, New Jersey.
Receiving his education in the private schools of historic old
Indianola, he early left that point to locate in Matagorda county,
coming at an early date and engaging in the mercantile business at
what was then known as Elliott's Postoffice, just west of the
present site of Bay City. Catching the vision of the possibilities
in Matagorda county for an aggressive business man, Mr. Moore
branched out into farming and stock raising, in addition to his
mercantile business, and acquired large holdings over the county.
Having by his simplicity of manner and clean cut methods of business
firmly established himself in the mercantile circles of the time.
Mr. Moore removed from Elliott's Postoffice to the old town of
Matagorda, the then county seat, in 1891, there operating an
exclusive mercantile business. He was definitely interested in the
development of Matagorda and did everything possible to promote the
community life there.
At this point in his life, Mrs. Moore came into public service,
being appointed by the court to serve out the unexpired term of the
then county treasurer, resigned, and at the next regular election in
1892 was returned to office, filling important posts until November
14, 1902. Such tenure of service in one capacity speaks eloquently
of his ability and fidelity to public trust.
In 1894 Mr. Moore was a distinct factor in the founding of the
present town of Bay City, giving of his time, his means, his lands
that from out of the prairie should come a town emphasizing the dual
aims of its citizenry--the success of the cattle business and the
launching of the rice industry which have opened our doors to the
markets of the nation. He was the first president of the Matagorda
County Rice and Irrigation Company, organized in 1899 and lived to
see his faith in this section as a great rice growing belt,
vindicated.
The town of Bay City, from the middle of Avenue G west lies on the
lands of D. P. Moore. In assisting in the founding of Bay City, Mr.
Moore gave rights of way, unlimited time and much money to the end
that it should become a really happy place to live, and was a
leading spirit in the matter of getting the Cane Belt, Southern
Pacific and Brownsville railroads into the town. He was active in
getting bonuses, sites, etc., and gave liberally to the cause
himself.
[He] was always interested in anything that touched the civic life
and welfare of Bay City, giving generously to all demands upon his
sympathy and interest. Numerous donations of lands have been made by
Mr. Moore to the city among which is Cedarvale Cemetery and its
park.
In addition to his mercantile business at Bay City, Palacios and
Gulf, Mr. Moore was heavily interested in many of the business
enterprises of the town and county, at one time serving as
vice-president of the First National Bank of Bay City, being one of
its directors at the time of his death.
December 17, 1879, Mr. Moore married Miss Louise Wendel, daughter of
John and Elizabeth Wendel, now deceased. Surviving Mr. Moore are his
wife, his daughters, Mrs. John R. Reynolds of Bay City, Mrs. Bennett
Harvey, of Oklahoma City; Mrs. A. M. Jackson, of Galveston; Mrs. C.
M. O'Brien of Gulf; Miss Grace Moore of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Miss
Martha Moore of Bay City; his sons, Grover, Layton and Jerome, all
of Bay City; two brothers, H. E. Moore of Wharton and Dan Moore of
Bay City, and one sister, Miss Eudora I. Moore of Buda, Texas; four
grandchildren, Dolph Beadle Moore, William Grover Moore, Marjorie
Moore Harvey and Phyllis Moore O'Brien.
In the passing of D. P. Moore, we see a pioneer ranchman and
merchant, a spirit clean, sturdy and fine, possessing the
unqualified esteem of every man who knew him and a high sense of
responsibility for the welfare of his family and his fellowman. Of
quiet dignity straightforward and sincere, his life stands out as a
distinct part in the development of Bay City and Matagorda county.
Active pallbearers were: J. C. Lewis, John Bond, Amos Lee, Jesse
Matthews, W. C. Lloyd, Oscar Barber.
Honorary pallbearers were: Franz Huebner, A. D. Hensley, J. C.
Carrington, John Sutherland, Geo. Culver, T. J. Poole, Sr., W. A.
Furber, Markham; A. S. Collins, Dr. Scott, Tom Castleton, P. G.
Huston, E. M. Bell, Carey Smith, R. F. Anderson, J. H. McCroskey,
Henry Rugeley, Oscar Barber, Dr. Loos, Dr. Morton, Fred Robbins,
Chas. Burkhart, Will McNabb, Judge Carpenter, Goodwin Sterne, E. N.
Gustafson, E. O. Taulbee, Abel Pierce, Wm. Cash, Geo. Serrill, W. E.
Austin, O. J. Doubek, A. J. Harty, C. E. Matchett, Dr. Storey, J. P.
Keller, Wm. Walker, Judge Jones, Dr. Gaedcke, Bob Baker, Bob Sisk,
J. Bachman, Chas. Langham, Geo. Burke, Joe Mangum, P. S. Hightower,
A. H. Wadsworth, Roland Rugeley, G. A. Moore, Will Devant, J. A.
Phillips, R. A. Kleska, Ed Kilbride, Paris Smith, W. C. Lloyd, Angus
Williams, Jim Logan, G. M. Magill, N. M. Vogelsang, W. S. Holman,
Esker McDonald, Jim Castleton, Frank Bates, P. R. Hamill, Arthur
Harris, V. H. Doubek, R. O. Kiser, Dr. S. R. Sholars, J. C. Sisk, E.
E. Wood, J. S. Mayfield, W. W. Doss, Louis Huebner, P. G. Secrest,
Geo. Williams, Louis LeTulle, W. F. Tetts, Sims Doughtie, Merlin
Vogelsang, E. M. Williamson.
Matagorda County Tribune, November 16, 1928
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Harlem Moore
Funeral
services for Harlem Moore, 62, of Cedar Lane were held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24, 1998 at St. Mark Baptist Church in Cedar Lane,
Rev. M. L. Fields officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mark’s
Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Visitation was Friday until 9 p.m. in the
Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel and from 1 to 2 p.m. at the
church.
Moore was born in Cedar Lane Friday, Dec. 13,
1935 to Jim Moore and Hallie Martin Moore and died Friday, Sept. 18
at his home in Cedar Lane.
Moore is survived by sister, Lettie Moore of
Cedar Lane; brothers, Roger Porter of Houston, Charles Moore of Bay
City, and Herman Moore of Galveston; aunt, Mary Lee Anderson of
Cedar Lane; uncles, Ollie Moore and Orange Moore, both of Bay City;
special friend, Ruth McCray of Cedar Lane; and a host of nieces,
nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Bree, Kenneth Grice,
Roscoe Anderson, Elroy Griggs, and Willie Wiley, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Porter, Joseph
Porter, Royal Fletcher, Lewis Williams, Jamie Fletcher, and Eddie
Barefield.
Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral
Home.
The Daily Tribune, September 27,
1998 Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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On June 13, 1940 a baby boy was born to Jim and Amanda (Washington)
Moore, whom they named Herman Gene Moore.
Herman was known to family and friends as “Lucky”.
Lucky graduated from the Hilliard High School in 1958.
Lucky’s adult life was spent mainly in Galveston, Texas, he returned
to Bay City where he spent his latter years. Lucky’s earthly life
ended on July 1, 2008 at the Triumph Hospital in Sugarland, Texas.
Lucky was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Carol
Steamer Harris; brothers, Charles Moore, Harlem Moore, Otis Stephany,
and Butch Stephany.
Memories are left with his children, daughters, Gladys Edison and
Diane Steamer of Bay City; son, David Steamer of Bay City; sisters,
Lettie Moore of Cedar Lane, Texas; and Devorria Moore of Compton,
California; six grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 at New
Hope Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. T. L. Richardson
officiating.
Burial will follow at Eastview Cemetery.
Viewing will be from 3 until 8 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2008 in the
chapel of Green’s Mortuary.
Bay City Tribune, Published July 9, 2008
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JACQUE L. MOORE
Funeral services
for Jacque L. Moore, 75, of Palacios, were held March 24, 2004 at
the First Baptist Church in Palacios.
Interment was at
Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Family and friends will served as
pallbearers.
Mrs. Moore was born
March 5, 1929 in Joplin, Missouri to Jack Hardy and Addie Mae Bigley
Hardy. She died March 20, 2004 at her residence.
A resident of
Palacios since 1965, she had worked as Librarian for the Palacios
Public Library for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3821, Friends of the Elderly,
and the Palacios Area Historical Association (Museum).
She is survived by
her daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Joseph Kalas of Bay City;
son and daughter-in-law, Davie E. and Kathy Moore of Palacios; two
sisters, Mary Grayson of Longdale, Okla. and Jayne Flesher of Webb
City, Mo.; brother, Tom Lundstrum of Springdale, Ark.; three
grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, David E. Moore; son, Sandy Sam Moore;
and 11 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be
made to El Campo Hospice, Senior Citizens Center in Palacios, Texas
Library Association, Houston Library Association, or the
University of
Houston Alumni Association.
Arrangements are
with Palacios Funeral Home in Palacios.
The Palacios
Beacon, March 31, 2004 Photo courtesy of
Pam Davis
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Jane Frederick Sears Moore, 72, of McKinney, died Saturday, July 5
at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
A native of Lincoln County, she was born December 19, 1935 to the
late Dillard and Reba Gooch Frederick. She had retired from Stanford
House Nursing Home after 17 years and was a member of Waynesburg
Pentecostal Church.
She was also preceded in death by two sons, Michael and Donald Ray
Sears; and a sister Brenda Frederick.
Survivors include: her husband, Harlow Moore of McKinney; one son,
James (Carolyn) Sears of Evansville, Indiana; four daughters, Melody
(Greg) Cadenas and Melissa (Teo) Sanchez both of Bay City, Texas,
Theresa (Tim) Heselton of Bryantsville, and Pamela (Kenneth) Sears
of Stansford; three brothers, Buddy, Connie and Richard Frederick,
all of Stanford; five sisters, Bert (Jack) Noe of Somerset, Yvonne
Watkins of Little Rock, Arkansas, Wanda Flynn of Bryantsville,
Claudene Bryant of Crab Orchard and Barbara (Bill) Spencer of
Georgetown; 12 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren.
Funeral services were July 8 at the Spurlin Funeral Home in Stanford
with the Rev. Billy Brown officiating. Burial was in Buffalo Springs
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Stewart Curtis, Joshua Sanchez, James
Cadenas, Michael Sims, Mitchell D. Miracle, Christopher Jenkins and
Kevin Frederick.
Bay City Tribune, Published July 13, 2008
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Jim Moore
Funeral
services for Mr. Jim Moore, 82, of Bay City will be held Wednesday,
August 7 at 11 a.m. at the Jesus Free Will Holy Temple Church in Bay
City with Bishop John Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow at St. Mark Cemetery in Cedar
Lane. Visitation will be today until 9 p.m. in the chapel of
Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home and Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the
church.
Moore was born in Bay City, Saturday, Oct. 15,
1913 to Hugh Moore and Laura Davis Moore and passed away on
Thursday, August 1, 1996 at the UTMB Hospital in Galveston.
He was a member of Jesus Temple Church where he
served as deacon. Brother Moore worked faithfully and proved to be a
good follower.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Willie Erps
Moore of Bay City; one daughter Lettie Moore of Cedar Lane; three
sons Harlem Moore of Cedar Lane, Charles Moore of Bay City and
Herman Moore of Galveston. He leaves six step-children, Ester
Williams, Mary Williams, Albert Williams, Louvina Bradford, Earl
Williams and Thurman Williams; two brothers Ollie Moore, Sr. of
Houston and Orange Moore of Bay City. Also a host of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two
sisters Lettie and Eura and two brothers Hugh and Rosco Moore.
Active pallbearers will include Thurman Williams,
Henry Green, Jonathan Times, George Bass, John Johnson and Leon
Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will include deacons of Jesus Temple
Church.
Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home
in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, August
1996 Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Mrs. D. P. Moore Passes Away Tues.
Afternoon at 4:30
Pioneer of Matagorda County Saw Town Grow and
Prosper
January 27, 1863 - October 17, 1939
Mrs. Lou Wendell [Wendel] Moore, relict of D. P. Moore, died at her
home Tuesday afternoon at 4:30, following an illness of several
months duration. Mrs. Moore was 76 years, 8 months and 20 days of
age.
The wife of the late D. P. Moore, a man who literally built the town
of Bay City from its early years until his death eleven years ago,
Mrs. Moore joined with him to give him the help and advice that made
his success possible and his service to the community so
outstanding.
Mrs. Lou Wendell Moore was born near Bay City and here she made her
home for the entire lifetime, one rich in the good things of love
and full and ripe in the years that were given her. She was a
devoted and loving mother.
Six daughters and three sons survive. Mrs. J. R. Reynolds, of this
city, Miss Grace Moore of San Francisco, Mrs. J. B. Harvey of
Clinton, Oklahoma, Mrs. C. M. O'Brien of Fort Worth, Mrs. A. M.
Jackson of Galveston, Miss Martha Moore of Bay City, her daughters;
and her three sons, Grover, Layton and Jerome of Bay City. She is
also survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Phillips of Matagorda and
Mrs. Elizabeth Reiman of this city, and one brother, Mr. John Wendel
of Hamlin, Texas.
The funeral services will be held from the family residence this
afternoon at 4 o'clock with Reverend Paul Engle officiating.
Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Taylor Brothers are in
charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers are James Scott, J. C. Lewis, Vance Porter, W. C.
Lloyd, Bob Baker, and Samuel Selkirk.
Honorary pall bearers are George Williams, Dr. A. S. Morton, Dr. H.
H. Loos, E. O. Hutcheson, J. A. Cherry, F. A. Thompson, F. A.
Breeden, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wadsworth, Lewis Matchett, Norman
Barkley, Eli L. McDonald, F. A. Bates, P. R. Hamill, D. M. Curtis,
W. E. McNabb, J. R. Cookenboo, Rowland Rugeley, C. M. Bachman, and
Franz Huebner.
Matagorda County Tribune, October 19, 1939
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Martha Moore
Funeral services for Martha Louise Moore, 87, of Bay City will be
held at 2 p. m. today at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Bay City
with the Rev. Hugh B. Jones, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in
Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.
Miss Moore was born Oct. 6, 1905 in Bay City to Dolph P. and Louise
Wendel Moore and died July 9, 1993 in Bay City.
She was a graduate of Jefferson Davis High School; Texas Women's
University, Denton; and Teachers College, Columbia University, New
York City.
Miss Moore taught first grade in the Bay City schools for 27 years,
retiring in 1954.
She attended Houston Baptist College in the summer of 1967-68 for a
"Symposium on Historic Preservation."
Miss Moore was a member of the James W. Fannin Chapter, Daughters of
the Republic of Texas and was the Organizing Regent of Mary Rolph
Marsh Chapter, DAR in Bay City. She was also a member of the
National Society of New England Women, Texas Colony #121 and a
charter member in 1961; Colonial Dames of America, Chapter VIII,
Houston. She was also a former member of the Comfort Wood Chapter,
DAR, Wharton; State Historical Association; Stephen F. Austin
Historical Society; Matagorda County Museum Association; director,
Matagorda [County] Historical Society and Survey Committee;
Matagorda County Federation of Women's Clubs; Washington on the
Brazos State Park Assn.; Bay City Book Review Club and the National
Retired Teachers Assn.
She is survived by four nieces, Phyllis O'Brian Tomlinson of
Granbury, Nancy Moore Blaylock of Dallas, Marjorie Harvey Burton of
Austin, Mn. and Aneita Moore Camacho of Colorado Springs; two
nephews, Dolph Beadle Moore of Bay City and Jerome Moore of Jasper,
Ark.; as well as 10 great nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Frank Craft, Fred Walker, Jim Hicks, Jim
Frankson, Frank Baker and James M. Allen. Honorary pallbearers will
be John Henry [Abel Brown] Pierce, Gordon Richardson, Frank H.
Lewis, Harley Savage, Burt O'Connell, Irving Moore, John Woolsey and
Marshall Kuykendall.
In lieu of the usual remembrances, the family requests that
contributions be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Church or to the
charity of your choice.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, July 12, 1993
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Funeral services for Ollie Moore, Jr., 78 of Bay
City will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2009, New Fellowship
Tabernacle Church in Bay City with the Pastor A. H. Floyd,
officiating.
Viewing will be from 3 until 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009 and a
wake will be from 6 until 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Final arrangements entrusted to Green's Mortuary, 2702 Ave C, Bay
City, Texas, 979-245-3489.
Bay City Tribune, Published
March 11, 2009
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BAY
CITY [Matagorda County, Texas] Roscoe Moore Jr., 71, of Bay City,
died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002. He was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Magnolia
to the late Roscoe Sr. and Ella Holmes Moore. He was a U.S. Army
veteran and a former truck driver with Hurley Butane Co. in Bay
City.
Survivors: daughters, Sharon Moore of California and Charlotte Moore
and Kathleen Moore, both of Houston; sons, Victor Moore of
California and Jeremy Moore and Roscoe Moore Jr., both of Cedar
Lane; and step-children, Audrey Bree and Joaquin Bree, both of Bay
City, and LaSha Bree of Houston.
Visitation will be until 9 p.m. tonight at Duncan-Roberts Funeral
Home chapel.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Chapel AME Church in
Bay City, the Rev. Joseph T. Garnett officiating.
Burial will be at St. Mark Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Duncan-Roberts
Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-5197.
THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE. August 14, 2002
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Sandy Sam Moore
Sandy Sam Moore, 29, of Baytown, died at Herman
Hospital, August 26. He belonged to the San Jacinto Highrollers
Motorcycle Club and active in the Jaycees. Survivors include: wife,
Julianna Moore of Baytown; father, David Moore of Waller;
grandfather, Rev. David E. Moore of Roswell, New Mexico;
grandmother, Mrs. Addie Lundstrum, Joplin, Missouri; mother and
father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilt of Baytown; sister, Sherry
Kallas of Blessing; brother, David Edward Moore of Bellville; two
nieces and one nephew, numerous aunts, uncles and other relatives.
Funeral will be held at Palacios Funeral Home Chapel August 29, at
4:00 p. m. The Reverends Leon Maxwell and J. R. Gwin will officiate
and interment will be held at
Hawley Cemetery. Members of the San Jacinto Highrollers will
serve as pallbearers and honorary escort to the cemetery. Local
arrangements under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, August,
1979 Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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Sarah Moore -
Hawley Cemetery
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Dean Martin Morales
(November 14, 1970 - November 26, 2005)
Dean Martin
Morales, 35, of Dayton, TX died November 26, 2005. He was born
November 14, 1970 in Dallas, TX. He was a member of the Catholic
Church, a resident of Dayton the past 11 years and a former longtime
resident of Bay City. Survivors include: wife: Mona Solis Moffett
Morales of Dayton; sons: Forrest Dean, Brandon Michael, and Cory
Wade Morales all of Dayton; sisters: Hilda and Jennie Rebellos both
of New Bedford, MA; and brother: David Rebello of New Bedford MA;
Aunts: Margaret Cortinas & husband George of Bay City, Dora Esquivel
& husband Lupe of Corpus Christi; uncle: Manuel G. Benavides of Bay
City; numerous cousins: and special person: Benita Saucedo. He was
preceded in death by his mother: Pat Benavides, and grandfather:
Manuel Benavides. Rosary was held 7:00 PM Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, and the Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM
Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry
Cernoch officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edward
Cortez, Darryl Garza, Cory Morales, Eric Cortinas, Mark Martinez,
Santos Avila, Jr. Richard Cervantes, Jr. and Arthur Barrera.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Elisa Morales
(January 14, 1932 - January 1, 2008)
Elisa Morales,
75, of Bay City passed away January 1, 2008. She was born January
14, 1932 in New Gulf, Texas to the late Julia Alvarado and Amado
Ramirez. She and her husband operated Wollffarth & Bowman, Inc. in
Bay City for many years.
She is survived
by her husband, Frank R. Morales, Sr. of Bay City; son Frank R.
Morales, Jr. & wife Katy of Bay City; sister Mary and husband
Charlie Martinez, Jr. of Bay City; brothers Frank Gonzales of
Palacios & Lonnie Ramirez of Bay City; grandchildren Frank Morales
III & wife Tracy of Pflugerville, TX, Keith Martin Morales & wife
Michelle of San Antonio and Valerie Grace Morales of Dallas and
great grandchildren Tracen & Sydney Morales.
A rosary will be
recited at 7:30 PM Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. Mass will be 10:00 AM Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park. Ray Garcia, Jr., Reymundo Garcia,
Charles Martinez III, Mario Martinez, Lonnie Ramirez & Chase
McCarroll will serve as pallbearers.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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FRANK MORALES SR.
BAY CITY - Frank
Morales Sr., 78, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, in Bay City. He
was born March 9, 1931, in Cuero, to Juanita and Paz Morales Sr. He
was a resident of Bay City, and owner of Wolffarth and Bowman, Inc.
He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Knights of
Columbus, former B.C.I.S.D. School Board member, and a U.S. Army
Veteran of the Korean War.
Frank was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elisa Morales;
parents, Juanita and Paz Morales Sr.; brothers, Jose and Caesar
Morales Sr.; and sisters, Inez Garcia and Cruz Bustos. He is
survived by his son, Frank Morales Jr. and wife Katy of Bay City;
grandchildren, Trey Morales and wife Tracy of Pflugerville, Keith
Morales and wife Michelle of San Antonio, and Valerie Morales of
Dallas; and great-grandchildren, Tracen Morales and Sydney Morales.
He is also survived by his sister, Inocensia Hernandez; sister,
Janie Amador and husband David; brother, Pete Morales and wife
Connie; brother, Paz Morales and wife Andrea; sister-in-law, Rosie
Morales; brother-in-law, Richard Bustos Sr.; sister-in-law, Mary
Louise Martinez and husband Charlie Martinez Jr.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2009, at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home. Mass will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009,
at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with the Rev. Casey Jarzombek
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park
in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Charlie Martinez III, Ray Garcia
Jr., Mundy Garcia, Rolando Rodriguez, Lonnie Ramirez and Mario
Martinez.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Parish Building Fund.
Words of comfort 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 on
5/25/2009
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MARY CORA LEE MORALES
BAY CITY - Mary Cora Lee Morales,
age 82, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. She was born in Lynn
Haven, Fla. on Dec. 6, 1925 to Barney and Stella Osborn Whiddon. She
was a homemaker.
Survivors: daughters, Deanna Nevarez of Bay City, Frances Nevarez of
Port Lavaca, Ramona Shows of Tyler, and Sandra Martinez of Bay City;
sons, Timothy Page of Bay City, Joseph A. Page of Freeport, and
Raymond Page of Baytown; 23 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren.
Online guest book may be signed at thielecooper.com.
Arrangements by Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home in Yoakum, 361-293-5656.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 9/16/2008
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Sylvester Mario Morales, 36, of Bay City, passed
away Saturday, October 24, 2009.
He was born December 2, 1972 to Jesse Morales and Mamie Herrera
Morales. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City and a member of Our
Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
He is survived by: his mother, Mamie Morales of Bay City; his
brother, Richard Lee Morales, Sr. and wife Kristine of Bay City; by
brother-in-law, Gary Spence of Baytown; by nieces and nephews,
Richard Morales, Jr., April Chambers Morales, Misty Morales, Jadon
Morales, Carson Morales, all of Bay City, Gary Kendall Spence, Jr.
of Dallas and Carol Ann Spence of Baytown; and by his great nieces
and nephew, Skylere and Sierra Chambers, Sadie Perez, and Logan
Morales.
He was preceded in death by his sister: Veronica Morales Spence.
The Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2009 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home.
The Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerry Cernoch
officiating.
Interment followed at Cedarvale Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Richard Morales, Jr, Jadon Morales, Gary Kendall
Spence, Jr, Oscar Soto, Jr, Erik Morales, and Larry Morales, Jr.
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, Published October 28, 2009 Photo
courtesy of Betty Crosby
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Joe A. Moreno
(January 27, 1938 - February 26, 2008)
Joe A. Moreno,
70, formerly of Bay City passed away February 26, 2008. He was born
January 27, 1938 in Buckeye, TX to the late Gabriel & Maria Refugio
Silva Moreno.
Survivors include
sisters Maria Moreno & Elvira Padilla & husband Leonard all of
Fulton, TX; brother Justin Moreno & wife Maria Victoria of Sugar
Land; best friend Mamie Morales and a number of other relatives.
A rosary will be
recited at 7:00 PM Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home. Funeral mass will be 10:00 AM Thursday, February 28, 2008 at
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Gerry Cernoch
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bobby Knox, Jesse
Enriquez, Joe Ramos, Santiago Oros, Richard Morales, & Joe Gonzalez.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Elias Peña, A. B. Trevino, Luis Rangel,
Luis Medina & Pete Mendiola.
www.taylorbros.net
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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George W. Morgan
(April 10, 1922 - April 10, 2006)
George W. Morgan,
84, of Bay City passed away April 10, 2006. He was born April 10,
1922 in Norwood, North Carolina to George Stewart and Cora Ethel
Wilhoit Morgan. He had been a resident of Bay City since 1978 and
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include
his wife Miriam Ruth Morgan of Bay City; daughter and son-in-law
Cora Ann and David Bigwood of League City; son and daughter-in-law
Samuel Albert and Elizabeth Morgan of Austin; sister Margaret
Johnson of Barboursville, West Virginia; cousins John and Patti
Wilhoit of Katy and Nancy and David Towery of Friendswood. He was
preceded in death by his parents and a sister Ada Ratcliff.
A memorial
service will be scheduled at a later date. On line 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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Jack
Moses Morgan
(August 16, 1923 - May 11, 2007)
Jack Morgan, 83,
of Sweeny, passed away Friday, May 11, 2007 in Bay City. He was born
August 16, 1923 to Jack Moses Morgan and Mary Florence Ply Morgan.
He was a lifelong resident of Brazoria County and a US Army veteran
of World War II. He graduated from Sam Houston University and
retired from Phillips 66 as an Operator after 35 years of service.
He is survived by
his daughters: Pam Ward of Smyrna, TN and Jan Alford of Van Vleck;
his son: Mike Morgan and wife Barbara of Newport Richey, FL; and his
sister: Mary Kingsley of Baytown. He is also survived by his
grandchildren: Mike Ward & wife Kelly, Rachel Maynor & husband Roy,
Morgan Ward, Ty Alford & wife Sammi, Lang Alford & wife Karen, Kay
Lynn Alford, Ryan Morgan, Mandy Holmes & husband Justin and Katy Sue
Morgan; and by his great grandchildren: Chelsie, Taylor and Kinsey
Ward, Rebekah and Tre’ Maynor, Donovon Chesson, Chassidi Jackson and
Colyn and Claire Alford. He was preceded in death by his parents:
Jack and Mary Morgan; his wife: Martha Morgan; a son: Pat Morgan;
his brothers: W.D., Erbie, and Johnny Morgan; by a grandson: Adam
Ward and great-grandson: Tyler Ward.
The family will
receive visitors from 4 PM to 6 PM Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00
PM Monday, May 14, 2007at the Old Town Cemetery in Brazoria, TX with
Chaplain Ron Lynn of AMED Community Hospice officiating. Honorary
pallbearers include Mike Ward, Ty Alford, Lang Alford, Roy Maynor,
Justin Holmes, Chad Salyer, Jeremy Brown, Steven Baylor, Ryan Morgan
and Rick Washington.
The family
extends a special thank you to “Jingle” Wanda Walker, Mary Lou & Ron
Lynn, Coty Jones and the nursing staff of AMED Community Hospice for
all the loving care and kindness shown to our father and family.
They will forever be remembered in our hearts.
Arrangements with
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
www.taylorbros.net
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DAVID
WAYNE MORRIS
LOLITA - David Wayne Morris, age
53, of Lolita, died Thursday May 1, 2008. He was born May 28, 1955,
in Palacios, to Johnnie and Lorraine Brosman Morris. He was
maintenance supervisor on the Pride of South Carolina offshore oil
rig in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico.
He is survived by his wife, Laura
Johnson Morris; daughter, Rosemary Durham of Reno, Nev.; mother,
Lorraine Morris of Point Comfort; grandsons, Jordan and Braden
Trevino; granddaughters, Trista Honc, Mikyla and Hannah Durham;
brothers, Alan and Larry of Port Lavaca and Michael of St. Mary's,
Ga.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Pfc. Angela Morris and his
father, Johnnie Morris.
David graduated from Calhoun High
School where he played coronet in the marching band and in Gene
Janek Polka Band. He was active in the Point Comfort Cub Scouts and
Boy Scouts. He was also a lifeguard at the Point Comfort swimming
pool while in high school.
Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Richardson-Colonial
Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of
the Gulf Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Durham, Craig Rucka, Toby Marek, John
Trevino, Ben Johnson, and Robert Korenek.
Donations may be made to Hospice of South Texas.
Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home of Port Lavaca is in charge of the
arrangements, 361-552-2988.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 5/2/2008.
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Dorothy Hennessy Morris
(February 16, 1920 - April 10, 2011)
Dorothy Hennessy Morris, 91, of Bay City passed
away Sunday, April 10, 2011 in Bay City. She was born February 16,
1920 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to the late John Henry & Juna Corn
Goates. Dorothy has been a life long resident of Matagorda County, a
member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City, Eastern Star, Paul
Harris Fellow, and Flora Luncheon Study Club.
She is survived by her daughter: Rhonda Broussard
& husband Kent of Bay City; daughter-in-law: Jade Hennessey of Bay
City; 7 grandchildren: Kip, Troy, Wendy, Lyia, Laurie, Lynne, and
Leanne; 13 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; first husband: Howard
Travis Hennessy; second husband: Charles L. Morris; son: Jimmy
Howard Hennessy; 5 sisters; and 2 brothers.
The family will receive visitors from 6:00 PM to
8:00 PM Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Funeral Home. A graveside
service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Cedarvale
Cemetery with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating.
www.taylorbros.net
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Joel Wayne Morrow
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THOMAS JACKSON MORTON
PALACIOS - Thomas
Jackson Morton passed away at Veteran's Administration Medical
Center in Houston on Sept. 11, 2010 after a brief illness related to
injuries sustained in service of his country. Jack was born in
Greenville, S.C., on Nov. 27, 1948, to Charles W. and Edna Waters
Morton. Jack was a Vietnam veteran. Jack was loved by all who knew
him.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and two brothers,
Ray and William Earl.
Jack is survived by his brother, Charles Morton; sisters, Josephine
Morton McClain and Marie Morton Ridenour; wife, Carol L. Morton;
children, Daniel Jeremy Morton and Mynda Danielle Morton;
grandchildren, Nicholas Adam Martin and Damian Jackson Morton; and
numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in
Palacios at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be made to the Robert Duran
Food Pantry or Martha's Table.
Published in
Victoria Advocate on September 15, 2010
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Dr. A. S. Morton
Genevieve Sharpless Morton
Pearl Morton
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Delilah Wiley Morton
Mrs. Delilah Wiley Morton, 50, of Palacios died
April 15 at the Wagner General Hospital in Palacios. She was a
lifetime resident of Matagorda Co. and served as a nurse’s aide at
the Leisure Lodge Nursing Home in Palacios before her illness.
Survivors include: husband, Billy Morton of Palacios; daughter,
Teresa Blackwell of Palacios; sons, James of Bay City and Braxton of
Palacios; brothers, Charles H. Wiley of Houston, Leslie Wiley of
Santee, California, and John David Wiley of Palacios; two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, April 17, at the
Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment
will be at the
Hawley Cemetery with pallbearers being: Lawrence Mitchell,
Cotton J. Cox, Ray Shaw, Bernard Jensen, and George Capak.
Arrangements under the direction of Taylor Bros. Palacios Funeral
Home.
The Daily Tribune, April, 1979
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Gaston Arthur Morton
(August 10, 1921 - February 20, 2006)
Gaston
Arthur Morton was born on August 10, 1921 in Charleston, West
Virginia to Harrison and Alice Grubbs Morton. He died peacefully on
February 20, 2006. He served in the United States Navy during World
War II where he was a sailor on the USS Karnes. Gaston worked for
General Electric in Charleston, West Virginia, Du Pont in Aiken,
South Carolina and Celanese in Bay City, Texas where he retired in
1985.
Gaston’s most
treasured moments were those spent with his family and friends to
whom he gave his complete love and support. A devoted husband,
father and grandfather he is survived by his wife of 59 years,
Madge; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sandy Bell of San Antonio and
Sherry and Steve Barton of Bay City; and grandchildren Kendra Bell
of San Diego, CA, Stacy Bell of Rocklin, CA, Lori Barton of Austin,
Kimberly Barton, and Logan Barton both of Bay City.
A long time
member of Bay City First Baptist Church, Gaston served tirelessly as
chairman of the maintenance committee for many years. Anyone who was
privileged to know Gaston knew he was a Godly man who loved life. He
was always willing to help and do for others.
Funeral service
will be 4:00 pm Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the First Baptist
Church with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Kirby Dismukes,
Woody Riedel, Roger Bennett, Doug Matthes, Terry Farrar and Bob
King. Honorary pallbearers include The Morning Coffee Drinkers at
Diamond S and the Adult Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Youth Ministry
Program.
Gaston, a true
gentle man, leaves a wealth of friends who will remember him fondly
as loyal, supportive, and humorous. Arrangements are with Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home Photo courtesy
of Faye Cunningham
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Irene “Nanny” Mabel Morton
Funeral services for Irene “Nanny” Mabel Morton,
93, of Blessing will be held 2 p. m. Thursday at Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John Tripp officiating. Interment
will be in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing.
Mrs. Morton was born Oct. 22, 1895, in Kansas to
William and Elizabeth Tatum Fox and died July 23, 1989, at Matagorda
General Hospital, Bay City.
A resident of Matagorda County for 82 years, she
was a member of First Baptist Church of Blessing.
Survivors include two daughters, Norene Nelson of
Bay City and Betty Day of Palacios; three sons, Lester Morton and
Billy Morton, both of Palacios, and Donald Morton of Pecos, Texas;
13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great
grandchildren.
Her great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral
Home, Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, July, 1989
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THOMAS JACKSON MORTON
PALACIOS - Thomas Jackson Morton passed away at
Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Houston on Sept. 11, 2010
after a brief illness related to injuries sustained in service of
his country. Jack was born in Greenville, S.C., on Nov. 27, 1948, to
Charles W. and Edna Waters Morton. Jack was a Vietnam veteran. Jack
was loved by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and two brothers,
Ray and William Earl.
Jack is survived by his brother, Charles Morton; sisters, Josephine
Morton McClain and Marie Morton Ridenour; wife, Carol L. Morton;
children, Daniel Jeremy Morton and Mynda Danielle Morton;
grandchildren, Nicholas Adam Martin and Damian Jackson Morton; and
numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in
Palacios at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be made to the Robert Duran
Food Pantry or Martha's Table.
Published in Victoria Advocate on
September 15, 2010
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DOROTHY
ORLENA MOSES
OLIVIA - Dorothy Orlena Stuart
Moses, 93, of Olivia, passed away 10 July 2009. She was born 1 July
1916 in Tulseta to the late John Stuart and Hattie Day Stuart. She
married Richard Alton Moses on the 16th of September 1932 in
Eastland.
She is survived by her children, Fred Moses and wife Nelva of
Baytown, James Moses and wife Francis of Port Lavaca, Janell Miller
of Port Lavaca, Sue DeBord and husband Donald of Olivia, Loretta
Grumbles and husband Lonnie of Bay City, Earlene Knight and husband
Mike of Sun City, Willie Moses and wife Shirley of Yoakum; 17
grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 10
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard Alton
Moses; son, Richard Alton Moses Jr.; son, Glen Dale Moses; and
grandson, Wayne Wilkinson.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday 12 July 2009 at
Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Monday 13 July 2009 at the Kenedy Cemetery in Kenedy
by the Kenedy Church of Christ with minister-evangelist, Russell
Briley.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Lonnie Moses, Chad Grumbles, Randy
Wilkinson, Don DeBord, Mikey Knight, Mike Cooksley, and James
Musser.
Special thanks to caregiver, Michelle Brothers, and Hospice of South
Texas nurses, Cindy Myers, Terri Galvan, and Elisha Kappelman.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of South Texas at 605
E. Locust, Victoria, Texas 77901.
Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
361-552-2988.
Published in the Victoria Advocate from 7/11/2009 - 7/12/2009
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Mary Margerum Mosier
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JAMES WILLIAM MOTE
SANTA FE - Mr.
James William Mote passed from this life Monday afternoon, Feb. 23,
2009, at his home.
Born July 26, 1932, in Bay City, Mr. Mote had been a resident of
Santa Fe for 17 years, previously of Bay City. He had been employed
as an operator with Dow Chemical for over 29 years until his
retirement in 1991 where he began a second career as a camp manager
for eight years at Windamere Girl Scout Camp and had served in the
U.S. Army. James had enjoyed riding horses, caring for livestock,
being a member of the Houston Area Parkinson's Society (HAPS), and
spending time with the ladies of the Gulf Coast Quilter's Guild,
Mainland Morning Quilter's Guild, and the So What Bee's where he was
also a member. Of course, the reason for being a member of the
Quilter's Guild was to be close to his wife, Peggy. His family and
friends meant the world to him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar E. Mote Sr. and
Rebecca (Henry) Mote; sisters, Faydrice Green, Janette Goodman,
Dorothy Holliday, and Rebecca Lawrence; and brother, Oscar E. Mote
Jr.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Peggy (Schulz) Mote of Santa
Fe; sons, James William Mote Jr. and wife, Vicki, of Blessing, Frank
E. Mote and wife, Lynette, of Santa Fe, John Alan Mote and wife,
Terri, of Angleton; brother, Roy Green of Bay City; sisters, Winnie
Marshall of Houston, Janese Walker and husband, George, of Bay City;
grandchildren, Kacie Mote, Mark Mote, Matt Mote, Jennie Brown,
Garret Miller, Montana Mote, Justyn Mote, Jason Baker and wife,
Amber, Daniel Banik, Jessica Banik, Jessie Wilcox, and Justin
Wilcox; and great-grandchildren, Gage Baker, Gunner Baker and Shaydn
Freeman.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2009,
in the chapel of Hayes Funeral Home with Pastor Rocky Louthan
officiating.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, 10412
Highway 6, in Hitchcock, 409-925-3501.
Those who wish may make memorials in the form of donations to the
A-Med Community Hospice, 8901 E.F. Lowry Expy., Suite. B, Texas
City, TX 77591 or Houston Area Parkinson's Society, 2700 Southwest
Freeway, Suite 297, Houston, TX 77098.
www.hayesfuneralhome.com.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 2/26/2009
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Inez Doyle Motes
Inez Doyle Motes, 81, of Palacios, died on
November 6 at Wagner General Hospital. She was an area resident for
the past 32 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William
H. Motes; a daughter, Joan Annette Motes, and a son, Doyle T. Motes.
Survivors include: daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Ney Oldham,
Jr. of Palacios; sons and daughters in law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Motes of Ft. Worth, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Motes, Port Lavaca;
sister, Mrs. Winnie Franklin of Birmingham, Alabama; 13
grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews
and other relatives. The funeral will be held at the United
Methodist Church in Palacios on Thursday, November 8. Interment will
follow at
Hawley Cemetery of Blessing. Arrangements under the direction of
Taylor Brothers Palacios Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, November, 1979
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William F. “Sonny” Motes
PORT LAVACA—William F. “Sonny” Motes, 63, of Port
Lavaca, died at 3:25 p. m. Sunday in a Houston hospital following a
long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m.
Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Clifford
Edge and Austin Fredericks officiating.
Mr. Motes, a Methodist, was born May 7, 1925, in
Blountsville, Ala., to the late William and Inez Doyle Motes. A
former resident of Point Comfort, he had lived in Port Lavaca 14
years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 7th
Cavalry. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 4403. He retired from Alcoa after 24 years.
He is survived by his wife, Vonda Ringo Motes of
Port Lavaca; three daughters, Sharlyn Goode of Port Lavaca, Joan
McAfee of Bloomington, and Karen Williams of Victoria; a sister,
Virginia Oldham of Palacios; a brother, Charles Motes of Brazoria;
and five grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a sister, Joan Motes, and a brother, Doyle Motes.
Members of VFW Post 4403 will serve as
pallbearers.
Newspaper unknown, March, 1989
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Rodney "Rocky" Mount
(May 9, 1925 - January 30, 2006)
Rodney Horace
“Rocky” Mount, 80, or Bay City died January 30, 2006. He was born
May 9, 1925 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Rodney Robert and Dolly Irene
Mount. He and a younger brother were raised by their maternal
grandmother, Josie Hightrower, due to the death of their mother at a
young age. He attended Austin High School in Houston. He served 3
years in the US Coast Guard during World War II and saw action in
both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans aboard the USS Mitchell. In
1949 he married H. Jean Margerum in Houston and soon after, began a
career with Phillips Petroleum Co. In Sweeny, TX where they made
their home for 20 years. IN 1975, he enjoyed a nine year tenure with
Phillips Petroleum Co. in the North Sea of Norway. In 1984, the
couple retired to Bay City. Rocky was Past Master of the Masonic
Lodge in Sweeny, member of Hella Shrine Temple, Scottish Rite Bodies
and Columbia Chapter and Council. He was also a member of the First
Baptist church in Bay City and the Frank Phillips Men’s Club, and
Life Member of Phillip H. Parker VFW Post 2438. He is survived by
his wife of 56 years, Jeannie Mount; children, Sherry Phillips,
Rodney R. Mount & wife Brenda & Nanette Shearer; grandchildren,
Norman Norris, Nicole & Danny Acker, Kim & Vance Jones, Dawn &
Michael Dickerson, Lisa Mount, Kirsten Shearer; step-granddaughters,
Amanda, Christina & Amy Williams; 6 great grandchildren and many
other loving family members and friends. Mr. Mount was preceded in
death by his parents, brother Ray Mount, son Mark Mount, grandson
Nathan Norris, son-in-law Jeremy Shearer and Grandbaby Brandi
Nanette Mount. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Thursday, February
2, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Bay City with Dr. Mike
Zimmerman officiating. Interment will be 2:00 Pm Thursday at
Southpark Cemetery in Pearland, TX. Pallbearers will be his nephews,
Tripp, Robbie & Jay Chenault, George Robert Yeager, Bobby & Kevin
Margerum. Honorary pallbearers, Bill Keener, Jimmie Lytle, Marvin
Chenault, George Yeager, Joe Lingo, Bill Frascino, Marvin Seber and
B. D. Scott. The family will greet friends and family from 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday at Taylor Bros. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home in Bay City.
www.taylorbros.net
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Charles S. Mowan
Feb. 26, 1980 -
Oct. 26, 1965
Roselawn Memorial Park
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MRS. MARTHA MUIR
After an illness of several months Mrs. Martha
Muir died Saturday at 11:30 p.m. at her home, Buckeye, Texas . Mrs.
Muir, a native of Pennsylvania , has resided at Buckeye for the past
18 years. She was born Aug. 19, 1853, a daughter of the late Gideon
and Louise (Berkey) Berkebile of Cairnbrook , Pa.
She was married twice, her first husband, Josiah
Lambert, died at Cairnbrook, Pa., Jan, 1875. She later married Frank
Muir of Warsaw , Ill. He died some years later. A daughter, Louise
E. Muir died Dec. 14, 1919.
Surviving is one son, Leonard L. Lambert,
formerly of Johnston , Pa. , residing at Buckeye; two grandchildren,
Alice Lambert, an instructor in the high school at Johnston , Pa. ;
Charles Lambert, Pittsburgh , Pa. ; two brothers, W. H. Berkebile,
Johnston , Pa. ; H. F. Berkebile, Rockwood , Pa.
Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon
from the Earthman funeral home, Houston , Texas . Private burial in
Glenwood cemetery.
The Daily Tribune, February 16, 1931
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JANET MULLINS
Feb. 3, 1928 – Aug. 17,
2007
Janet Mullins, 79, of Markham
passed away Friday August 17, 2007, at the Matagorda Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in Bay City.
She was born in Bruni, Texas on February 3, 1928 to parents Hollie
and Rosalie Frieze Bankhead.
She is survived by: a daughter and son-in-law, Sheri and Roy Lanham
of Johnstown, Colorado; brother, A.R. Bankhead of Markham; and
sister, Elizabeth Myers of Deer Park. She is also survived by: her
grandchildren, Shelly Combs, Kirk Lanham and Gregory Lanham and by 7
great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, August 20, 2007
at the
Hawley Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. Joe
Ramsey officiating.
Burial will follow at Hawley Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Bay City Funeral Home.
Published in the Bay City Tribune, August 19,
2007 Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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On January 11, 2010, Patty Wilson Muncrief of
Edna, Texas died a Southbrook Manor Nursing Home. She was born April
26, 1934 to the late Bus (CC) and Leila Wilson.
Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday January 13,
2010 at Slaviks Funeral Home and Funeral Services will be at 10:00
a.m. Thursday at Slaviks Chapel with the Rev. Hardy Sprague
officiating.
Pallbearers: grandsons, Chad Emerson, Brent Emerson, David Wayne
Anders, Hollis Hankins, Jr., Morris Hankins, Ken Ballinger, Clint
Ballinger, J.T. Page III, Duane Muncrief, and Shannon Muncrief.
She is survived by: her children, Kathy (Troyce) Emerson f Mont
Belvieu, Kay (Hollis) Hankins of Baytown, Vicki (Kenneth) Ballinger
of Edna, Tina (James) Robertson of CC, Jack (Brenda) Page, Jr., of
Smithville; step-children, Bobby (Terri) Muncrief of Edna, Skipper (Ev)
Muncrief of Edna, Shirley Woodard of Houston; 16 grandchildren and
27 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; brothers, David and Jimmy
Wilson; husbands, Jack Page, Bob Muncrief, and Terry Shrader;
step-son Johnny Muncrief and step-grandson Less Woodard.
Although Patty lived most of her life in Edna she did live in
Sargent, Texas for a while where she spent her time living by the
water and fishing. Patty loved everyone, never meeting a stranger.
She will be missed by all but we know she is in a better place with
our Heavenly Father and will suffer no more.
Bay City Tribune, Published January 13,
2010
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Albert Isaac Munson
(December 14, 1928 - January 5, 2009)
Albert Isaac Munson, Sr.,
80, of Van Vleck passed away Jan. 5, 2009. He was born December 14,
1928 in Romayor, Texas.
Survivors include
his wife, Sylvia Munson of Van Vleck; daughter Barbara Bandy &
husband Byron of Smith Station, Alabama; son Albert Munson, Jr. &
wife Debbie of Van Vleck; sister Della Snyder of Teague, TX;
brothers Raymond Munson of Corpus Christi, Felton Munson of
Crockett, TX & Robert Munson of Bay City; six grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
The family will
receive friends and relatives from 6pm to 8pm Wednesday at the
funeral home. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009
at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating.
Interment will follow at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Memorials may be made to
the charity of your choice.
www.taylorbros.net
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Robert Daniel Munson
(February 19, 1941 - April 4, 2010)
Robert Daniel Munson, 69, of Bay City passed away
April 4, 2010. He was born Feb. 19, 1941 in Romayor, TX to the late
Oren Munson & Anne Johnson Munson Swinford.
He was preceded in death by a daughter Robin
Munson and a brother Albert Munson. Survivors include daughter Paige
Martin & husband Lee of Burleson, TX; sisters Della Snider & husband
Howard of Teague, TX & Polly Guidry & husband Dave of Bay City;
brothers Felton Munson & wife Pat of Crockett, TX & Raymond Munson &
wife Mary Ellen of Corpus Christi; grandchildren Drew Massey,
Madeline Eidlebach, Caleb Eidlebach, Marcus & Ashley Venton,
Victoria & Timothy Martin and great grandchild Nevaeh Venton.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Saturday,
April 17, 2010 at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
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John Benjamin Murphy
John Benjamin Murphy, 57, of Palacios died
Tuesday, February 24, 1981 at Wagner General Hospital. He was a
lifetime resident of Matagorda County and a veteran of the Korean
War serving in the U. S. Army. Survivors include: brothers, Ben C.
Murphy and Leonard B. Murphy of Blessing. Funeral services will be
held at the Palacios Funeral Home Thursday, February 26, at 2 p. m.
with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, February, 1981
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Katherine Pearl Murphy
Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Pearl Murphy
were held at 2 p. m. Saturday April 22, at the Palacios Funeral Home
with the Rev. Leslie Webb conducting. Interment was in
Hawley Cemetery.
Daughter of the late John Edward and Octavia
Blackburn, she was born in Wharton County on March 12, 1896. A
resident of the Blessing community most of her life, she died
Wednesday, April 19, in Wagner General Hospital.
She is survived by three sons, John, Ben and
Leonard Murphy; one sister, Mrs. Annie Sherrer and six
grandchildren, all of Blessing.
The Palacios Beacon, April, 1972
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Kenneth Clayton Murphy 45, of Bay City, passed
away Sunday, October 5, 2008.
He was born on December 24, 1962 in Palacios, Texas to Ben Clayton
and Sarah Loff Murphy.
Kenneth is survived by: his parents; sister, Susan Hornstein of
Goliad; and his nieces and nephew, Christy, Jessica and Colton.
Kenneth is preceded in death by his sister, Gail Born, formerly of
Edna.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m., Thursday, October 9,
2008 in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2008 in Bay
City’s First Baptist Church.
Interment will follow in
Hawley Cemetery, Blessing, Texas.
Officiating will be Dr. Michael Zimmerman.
Pallbearers will be Ed Armstrong, Luther Vincent, Jamie Buis,
Marshall Murphy, Marty Luis and Stephen Wilson.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4401 Lilac
Lane, Victoria, Texas 77901, or American Heart Association, P.O. Box
15186, Austin, Texas 78761.
Arrangements are under the direction of Oaklawn Funeral Home in
Edna. 361-782-2221
Bay City Tribune, Published October 8,
2008
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Richard Murphy, Sr., 81, formerly
of Murphy Supply Co. Elkhart, Texas passed away quietly in his sleep
on July 28, 2009.
He is survived by: his wife, Manda Murphy and 10 children, Princess
Ann Adams, Kelly Murphy, Danny Murphy, Peter Murphy, David Murphy,
John Murphy, and Mike Twitchell, Terrie Pearsall, Richard Murphy,
Jr., and Shelia Quimby by a previous marriage; 21 grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Ted Murphy; and half-sister,
Ruthie Ellis.
A special memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
August 15, 2009 at The First Baptist Church in Sargent.
Condolence calls maybe received at 979-240-5955 and 903-948-8466.
Bay City Tribune, Published
August 12, 2009
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Marilyn Joyce Murray passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2009. She
was born January 21, 1953 to Edward and Helen Swinky in Bay City.
Marliyn was a loving mom, wife, mimi, and sister.
She was co-owner of Murray's Hearing Aid Center in Baytown. She
established a charity to help those who couldn't afford a hearing
aide. Marilyn gave herself to anyone in need. She was Woman of the
year for Alvin Chapter of American Business Women's Association. She
was also active in the Catholic Daughters and Women's Club of shrine
of the True Cross Church. Also, she was a lifetime member of VFW
Ladies Auxiliary.
Marilyn was preceded in death by: her daughter, Tammy Murray; her
parents, Edward and Helen Swinky; and sister, Darlene Libby.
She is survived by; her husband of 37 years, Robert Murray;
daughters, Robin Martinez and Wendy Murray and her finance Robert
McCafferty; her grandchildren, Aidan Martinez, McKenzie Martinez and
Lilly McCafferty; and her brothers, Eddie Swinky and wife Mary
Swinky of Mathis, Daryl Swinky of Baycliff; and sister, Donna Clardy
of Bay City.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, March
25, 2009 with a vigil beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Crowder Funeral Home
in Dickinson. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March
26, 2009 at Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church in Dickinson.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson.
Crowder Funeral Home, Dickinson 281-337-1515.
Bay City Tribune, Published March 26, 2009
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James W. Murry -
Hawley Cemetery
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Mark Paul Murry, 56, of Collegeport passed away
May 24, 2008.
He was born February 8, 1952 in Bay City, Texas to James Robert and
Katy Noreen Harvey Murry. He was a former student at the Edith
Armstrong Center in Bay City.
His father preceded him in death on November 3, 1999.
Survivors include his mother and loving caregiver, Noreen Murry;
brother, Jim Murry; nephews, Paul Murry and wife Stacie, Robert
Murry and David Murry; great niece, Emma Murry and great nephew Gage
Murry.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck with the Rev. Mike
Blevins and the Rev. Max Pluss officiating.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
Bay City Tribune, Published May 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Helen Muszynski
(October 6, 1918 - February 26, 2009)
Helen
“Pat” Muszynski, 90, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, February 26,
2009. She was born October 6, 1918 in Chicago, IL, to the late
Michael Jendryka and Mary Puszkin Jendryka.
She lived in Chicago, IL until the 1980’s, when
she moved to Texas to be with her daughter and grandchildren, after
her husband passed away. While living in Bay City, Helen volunteered
with the Pink Ladies Auxiliary at Matagorda General Hospital and she
also volunteered for Meals On Wheels. She enjoyed playing bingo and
she was also an avid bowler.
She is preceded in death by her husband: Joseph
Muszynski; parents: Michael and Mary Puszkin Jendryka; and brother:
Anthony Jendryka.
She is survived by her daughter: Barbara Graham
and husband Gary of Van Vleck; her grandchildren: Joanna Holt and
husband Phil of Van Vleck, Jessica Graham of Sargent, and Justin
Graham and wife Sarabeth of Fort Worth; by her great grandson:
Brandon Holt; a sister: Ann Wills of Kent, WA; and a niece: Diane
Ward and husband Fred of Kent, WA.
The Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Sunday,
March 1, 2009 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. The Mass will be held at
10:00 AM Monday, March 2, 2009 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with
Rev. Casimir Jarzombek officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
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.
Bay City Tribune, March 1, 2009 Photo courtesy
of Faye Cunningham
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Funeral services for Laura Lee Myers, age 37, were held Thursday,
Feb. 12, 2009, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Bro.
Shannon Hopkins and Bro. Darrel Beggs officiated. Interment followed
the services at Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Wednesday
with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Myers passed away on Monday at
Providence Hospital in Waco. She was born in Nederland and grew up
in Wharton County, graduating from Bay City High School with the
Class of 1989. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a
bachelor's degree in 1993 and a master's in 1995. Mrs. Myers married
Brett A. Myers on Nov. 19, 1994.
She later earned another master's
degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2000.
Mrs. Myers taught at Coolidge
Independent School District and at Navarro College and was currently
teaching at Teague High School. She was also the twirling sponsor
for the T.H.S. Band.
Mrs. Myers loved exercise and
worked out frequently. She taught herself sign language and worked
with the deaf for almost 15 years.
She was currently signing the
Sunday morning worship service for Faith Baptist Church in Buffalo.
Mrs. Myers enjoyed photography and
scrapbooking and spent many hours doing both with her beloved girls.
She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Teague.
Mrs. Myers taught Sunday school
with her husband, lead children's choir, assisted with youth
functions, taught Baptist Missions with her mother to children at
Team Kid on Wednesday nights and was involved in other ministries at
First Baptist.
She always had a smile that would
light up the room and will be missed by her family and many friends.
She is survived by her husband of
more than 14 years, Brett A. Myers of Teague; two daughters, Layne
Grayson and Lauren Gabrielle Myers of Teague; her mother, Barbara
"Gram" Carter of Teague; her mother-in-law, Lola Myers of Teague;
her father-in-law, Bobby Myers and wife Beth of Bullard; her
brother-in-law, Andy Myers of Teague; and one nephew, Cale Myers of
Teague.
Mrs. Myers was preceded in death by
her father, Fred Yates Carter; and her maternal grandmother, Edna
Soefje.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can
be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 791, Teague, TX. 75860; or
to the First Baptist Church Scholarship Fund at the same address.
Visit the website at
bowersfuneralhome. net to sign the memorial guestbook or to leave a
message for the family.
Wharton Journal-Spectator, February 14, 2009
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Samuel
Jack Myers, Sr.
Samuel Jack Myers, Sr., 80, of Markham died at his residence
December 7, 2002.
He was born June 13, 1922 in Pass Christian, MS to the late Samuel
and Louise Woodcock Myers. Mr. Myers was a member and Deacon of the
First Baptist Church of Markham, a resident of Markham since 1973
and a former longtime resident of Gulfport, MS. He retired in 1984
from Southwestern Bell Telephone with 39 years of service. Mr. Myers
served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII, and was a life member of
VFW Post 2438 of Bay City.
Survivors include: wife: Elizabeth Bankhead Myers of Markham;
daughter and son-in-law: Connie and Paul Morton of Deer Park, TX;
sons: Samuel J. Myers, Jr. of Gulfport, MS and Kevin Drew Myers of
Yuma, AZ; sisters-in-law: Juanita Myers of Gulfport, MS, and Janet
Mullins of Markham; brother-in-law: A.R. "Sonny" Bankhead and wife
Winnie of Markham; four grandchildren: Kara Myers of Jacksonville,
FL, Krysten Watson of Clear Lake, TX, Nathan and Justin Morton of
Deer Park, TX.
He was preceded in death by his brother Davis and his step-father
"C. J." Powell.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating.
Interment will follow at
Hawley Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Billy M. Williams, H.W. Urban, Mike Saha, John
Madison, Walter Woods, and Steve Clontz. The family will receive
friends Monday from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Taylor Bros.
Memorial may be made to Houston Hospice 1102 North Mechanic, El
Campo, TX 77437.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979)
245-4613.
The Victoria Advocate, December 9, 2002
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