George A. Schultz - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

George Schultz Dies In Wharton; Rites Here Friday

Death came to George Schultz, 53, at Wharton at 5:00 p. m., Tuesday. Funeral services Friday at 2:00 p. m., will be from the Matchett-Newman funeral home. Burial will be in Cedarvale cemetery.

Mr. Schultz is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Bessie Bundick, Mrs. Annie Showers, Mrs. Lillie Culbert, Mrs. Georgia Kruger and Miss Mary Schultz; one son, William; one brother, W. D. of Dallas, and one sister, Mrs. C. W. Talafuse of San Angelo.

Matagorda County Tribune, March 16, 1944
 

Annie Voytek Schultz - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

 

Ora Richardson Secrest - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

 

Pettus Gordon Secrest - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

P. G. Secrest Dies In Houston Today
Bay City Jeweler For Several Years Had Undergone Operation Following Illness

Word was received here at noon today of the sudden death of Mr. P. G. Secrest, jeweler of this city for many years. Mr. Secrest had undergone an operation in the Methodist Hospital and was reported yesterday to be doing fairly well.

Mr. Secrest had been in poor health for several weeks and had gone to Houston several weeks ago for treatment. An operation was finally decided to be made. His condition, however, was never thought to be serious and his death was indeed a terrible shock to his many friends in the city.

He had been in business in the city for many years, owner of the P. G. Secrest Jewelry Company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and was superintendent of the Sunday School in that church for many years. For several years he was City Secretary of the city of Bay City. He was a member of the Masonic Order.

He is survived by his wife, one son, P. G. Jr., of Houston, and one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Carson of San Angelo.

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

The Daily Tribune, February 7, 1939

Funeral Services To Be Held For P. G. Secrest Thur. 10 A. M.
Bay City Jeweler For Many Years Dies Following Operation

Funeral services for Mr. P. G. Secrest will be held from the Methodist Church, Thursday morning at 10 a. m.  Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery with Taylor Bros., in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Secrest, age 57 years 3 months and 6 days, died at the Methodist Memorial Hospital in Houston, Tuesday noon following an operation. His condition had been reported as satisfactory and his death was a distinct shock to the entire community.

Mr. Secrest had been in the jewelry business in Bay City for about 30 years. Here he had raised a family, had been affiliated with the Methodist Church and was active in this religious organization. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. For many years he had served as city secretary of the city of Bay City.

He is survived by his wife, one son, P. G. Jr., of Houston and one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Carson of San Angelo.

The Tribune joins the great number of friends in expressing sympathy in this time of sadness.

The Daily Tribune, February 8, 1939
 

Sydney Semple & Ethel H. Semple - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

 

George A. Shoultz & Christine R. Shoultz - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

George A. Shoultz

George A. Shoultz, 79, of Bay City passed away July 3, 1997 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.

He was born Sept. 2, 1917 in Bay City to the late Roy and Georgia Rich Shoultz, and was a fourth generation Texan and Matagorda Countian. He attended school in Bay City and was quarterback on Bay City High School’s first District Championship Team. He received his B. A. degree from Rice University in June 1940. In August 1940 he married Christine Martin, who preceded him in death on October 26, 1983. Mr. Shoultz served 4 years as a First Lieutenant in heavy bombardment groups B 29, of the U. S. Army Air Force in WWII. In 1946 he returned to Bay City and entered the practice of Public Accounting, and was enrolled to practice before the I. R. S. In 1948 he and John Huebner organized the Matagorda County Rice Farmers Co-op, and he served as general manager of the Co-op for 22 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church; a member of the Bay City Rotary Club, and served as its President in 1951. In 1967 he served as District Governor of Rotary International District 5890, and in 1979 was named a Paul Harris Fellow, by the Rotary Club of Bay City. He was a charter member of Matagorda Chapter 35, Sons of the Republic of Texas; a 50 year member of Bay City American Legion Post 11, and was Post Commander in 1948; he was a charter member, and president in 1975, of the Bay City Country Club; a member, and chairman of the Port of Bay City Authority, and was instrumental in getting the mouth of the Colorado River project approved by the Corp of Engineers, and funded by Congress.

The Daily Tribune, July 6, 1997
 

John R. Smith & Eliza J. Smith - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

J. R. Smith

Death came quietly Wednesday afternoon to a well liked and highly respected citizen, J. R. Smith, and relieved him of the pain and suffering he has endured for the past several weeks. Mr. Smith died at his home surrounded by his family at 3:30 o’clock.

At the time of his death he was 71 years, 9 months and 13 days of age. Born in Texas, Mr. Smith spent all of his life in this section most of it in this city and county. He was of a quiet, “unassuming nature,” but was most favorably looked upon and had many friends. He was a member of the Baptist Church and his pastor, Rev. Odis Rainer performed the last side rites at his home and assisted in laying the remains to rest in Cedarvale.

Active pallbearers were Jim Tabb, John Bond, R. A. Kleska, Harris Milner and Till Bond.

Honorary pallbearers were Oscar Barber, W. E. McNabb, Jim Bruce, Green Savage, John Reynolds.

Surviving and to whom our deepest sympathy is extended are his wife, daughters, Mrs. Frank Harrison and Mrs. H. B. Isenhour of Houston; sons, W. B., J. A., and Brooksie. All reside here except Mrs. Isenhour.

The funeral took place this Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, following religious services at the home.

The Matagorda County Tribune, January 4, 1934

Eliza J. Smith
Mrs. J. R. Smith, Long Time Resident Here Dies At Home Today

Mrs. J. R. Smith, 71, passed away at her home here in Bay City, this morning at 3:05, following an illness of several months.

Mrs. Smith had been a resident of the city for the past thirty seven years.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank Harrison of Bay City and Mrs. Roger Isenhour of Houston; three sons, Wiliam G. Jim, and Brooksie, all of Bay City. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Henry Ryman of League City and one brother, Tom Harris, of Bay City.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m., Sunday from the Matchett-Newman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers are: Harry Brady, Jim Bruce, Amos Lee, George Oraham, A. L. Wood, Carl Bachman, H. H. Parker, Col. W. O. Selkirk.

The Daily Tribune, November 5, 1943
 

Eula Spoonemore - Cedarvale Cemetery - Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

Eula Spoonemore
Mrs. Spoonemore Passes Away Tuesday Night

Mrs. Eula Spoonemore, 58-years of age, passed away last night at the Matagorda General hospital after a long illness. She was a resident of Bay City for ten years.

Mrs. Spoonemore is survived by her husband, S. S. Spoonemore, a sister, Mrs. Lora Lively of San Angelo and a brother, Mr. Roy Allen of Baton Rouge, La.

Funeral services will be held at the Matchett-Newman Funeral Home Thursday morning at 10:00 a. m., with the Rev. Luke Bolin officiating.

Members of the Bay City Lions club will act as pall bearers.

The Matagorda County Tribune, March 11, 1948
 

Hugh Strickland & Sylvia Strickland           Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham

Hugh W. Strickland

Funeral services for Hugh W. Strickland will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998 at the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City, Rev. Sam Steele officiating Internment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery.

Strickland was the oldest son and second child of Sportsman and Jesse Thomas Strickland on Jan. 27, 1909 in Ellis County, TX.  He married Sylvia M. Boney, a native of Bay City and granddaughter of an early Bay City mayor, on June 20, 1931.  He came to Bay City in 1928 to work in the law office of John M. Corbett, general counsel of Texas Gulf Sulfur Company.  While working there, he studied law, receiving his LLB degree from Houston Law School in 1937.  Strickland became manager of the legal department of Texas Gulf Sulfur in 1945 and rose to be Senior Vice President in charge of production and all company activities in the Gulf Coast Region.  He was also president of two TGS subsidiaries.  He served in these capacities until his retirement in 1965.  During this period, he was listed in Who’s Who in America.  After 1965 he practiced law in Bay City until declining health forced him to relinquish his practice in 1996.  In Houston from 1945-1964, he was an active member in the Houston Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts of America (member of the Executive Board), Downtown Rotary International, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. In Bay City he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International (as a director and Paul Harris Fellow) and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.  Strickland’s community service included membership in the Texas Industrial Conference, the Texas Research League (ten years as a board member), Goodwill Industries (lifetime board member), Matagorda County Industrial Foundation (several years as a director, and president between 1968 and 1971) and Bay City Bank and Trust board member (1968-1971). Strickland was life member of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, a member of the American Judicature Society, and the American Bar Association.  He was honored in August 1987, for 50 years in the State Bar of Texas, and continued as a member for a further ten years.  He served the Matagorda Bar Association as President.

Strickland is survived by his wife since 1994.  Ellen Staffa Strickland; daughters, Sylvia Sue (Suzy) Romberg and Ann Sherrer; sons, Hugh William Strickland, Jr. and Michael David Strickland; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sisters, Frances Armstrong and Jo Anderson; brothers, Jack and James Strickland; and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia M. Boney Strickland on March 20, 1976.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, November 3, 1998             Courtesy of Janet Hickl

Sylvia Boney Strickland
Death of Mrs. Strickland Is Shock To Bay Citians

The announcement of the unexpected death of a member of a pioneering Bay City family saddened the community when made in the several churches Sunday.

Sylvia Boney Strickland, wife of Bay City attorney and former associate of Texas Gulf Sulphur and granddaughter of one of the first mayors of Bay City passed away Saturday in a Houston hospital. She had taken ill a week ago while visiting a daughter in Dallas, hospitalized in Bay City and later moved to Houston.

Her grandfather, W. O. Boney, served the unexpired term of Bay City’s first mayor, W. M. Holland, in 1904 and 1905. Her father, W. Marshall Boney, was a prominent Bay City businessman and rice farmer.

Mrs. Strickland, a graduate of Bay City High School, lived in Bay City until her husband’s office was moved to Houston and then New York. They returned to Bay City in 1964. While in Houston she was active in the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Auxiliary and Rotary Anns.

In Bay City she was a member of Kinsolving Guild of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Book Review, Study Club, Knife and Fork Club, Matagorda County Hospital Women’s Auxiliary and just recently resigned from a long time activity with the Floral Garden Club.

She is survived by her husband Hugh W. Strickland; two sons Hugh, Jr. and Michael, both of Houston and two daughters; Mrs. F. A. Romberg of Dallas and Mrs. John H. Sherrer of Fort Worth and 10 grandchildren. Mrs. W. J. Luder of Bay City and Mrs. J. L. Sanford of Houston are her sisters.

Mrs. Sylvia Boney Strickland

Mrs. Sylvia Boney Strickland, 65, of Bay City died March 20, 1976 in St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston.

She was born Oct. 10, 1910 in Bay City. Survivors include her widower, Hugh W. Strickland of Bay City; two daughters, Mrs. F. A. Romberg of Dallas and Mrs. John W. Sherrer of Fort Worth; two sons, Hugh W. Strickland, Jr. and Michael D. Strickland of Houston; 10 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Luder of Bay City and Mrs. J. L. Sanford of Houston. Services will be held March 22 at 4 p. m. at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Milton McWilliams and Rev. James Thompson will officiate. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Those wishing to make memorial gifts in her honor the family suggests contributions to Heart, Cancer of Goodwill Industries of Houston.

The Daily Tribune, March 21?,1976
 

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