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Marvin O’Daniel Talasek went home to be with Jesus on May 21, 2016. He was born a triplet, July 24, 1939, in Rosenberg, Texas, to the late William F. Talasek and Carrie Naiver Talasek. He grew up in Rosenberg with his triplet brothers, Marion and Melvin; brother, Bill; and sister, Evelyn. Marvin graduated from Lamar High School and served in the U.S. Army. He started in the construction business in 1958. He also did pipeline work in Alaska and commercial shrimping. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and was known for his generosity in taking people to catch fish. Marvin was married to Elaine Coker Talasek of Rosenberg for 29 years. She preceded him in death; as well as his sister, Evelyn Talasek Rawlings; and brothers Bill, Marion and Melvin Talasek. He is survived by daughters, Carol and husband Billy Gibbs of Rosenberg, Kristi Blythe of Bay City, and Kimberly and husband Robert Davis of Selkirk; grandchildren, Hailey and Hanna Miller, Bryce and Brayden Davis, Kyle and Kevin Gibbs, and Kelly Isbell; and six great-grandchildren. The family received friends and relatives from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Abundant Life Church in Bay City, Texas, with the Rev. Greg McMullin officiating. Interment will follow at Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Texas. Pallbearers will be Robert Davis, Mark Talasek, Mike Talasek, Pete Talasek, Billy Gibbs, Donnie Loftin, Johnathon Talasek and Buddy Webb. Honorary pallbearers will be Dennis Sbrusch, Gary Davis, Kevin Gibbs, Neil Jurek, Bryce Davis and Brayden Davis. The Talasek family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to Genevieve Sanchez for her devoted care and compassion. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, Texas. 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
May 25, 2016 |
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Joseph Gayle Tanner, 77, of Palacios, TX, passed away April 9, 2016. He was born August 18, 1938, in Davis, OK, to the late Joseph E. Tanner and Elizabeth Stewart Tanner. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Lauryn Gayle Tanner Lynch; and brother, Robert Tanner. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Travis Tanner of Palacios; son, Joseph Tyrone Tanner of Baytown; sister, Betty Hart and husband Bruce of Palacios; brother, Brad Tanner and wife Theresa of Port Lavaca; grandson, Keith Krug of Angleton; God-child, Patrick Sardelich; and brother-in-law and friend, John Sardelich. There will be a memorial celebration of his life at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Palacios Funeral Home. Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios, TX. 361-972-2012.
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April 13, 2016 |
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Bobbye S. Taylor was born Bobbye Ruth Smith on April 10, 1930 in Gulf, TX to the late Hubert Lee Smith and Nora Lee Graves Smith. She passed away June 7, 2016 at the age of 86. She married Don Jean Taylor on October 1, 1949. She worked along with him at the family business, Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. After his death in 1990, she continued as owner of the funeral home and was actively involved until her health began to fail. She was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church. She played the piano for the Wesley Class for over 40 years as well as the organ for worship service, weddings and countless funeral services. She was a founding member of the Junior Service League and was very active in many other social and civic organizations. She was elected Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture’s Woman of the Year in 1994. Her three siblings Herbert Lee Smith, Jr., Bettye Smith Holt and Lucille Smith Roberts all preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters Charlotte T. Miller & husband Ronnie, Donna T. Sliva & husband Steve and Mariann T. “Wickie” Ashcraft & husband Craig all of Bay City; grandchildren Shannon Yates, Jean Miller, Clark Miller & wife Shelley, Julia Molle` & husband Henri and Sam Sliva and great grandchildren Caity and Melody Yates, Hanna Miller, Elliot Molle` & Hailey Miller. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Her family will host a reception at the Bay City Country Club immediately afterward. Serving as pallbearers will be Sherman Houck, Don Stone, Jim Allen, Terrence Allen, Richard Knapik and Matthew Holt. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Wiginton Charles Soechting and John Damon. Friends are invited to register their condolences at the funeral home between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Friday. Please make memorials in her name to your favorite charity. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Funeral services for Carlton Thomas, 50, of Palacios, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Agape Church in Palacios, Texas. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. 979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune,
May 11, 2016 |
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Cyril George (Suds) Tobola, 47, of Blessing passed away in Matagorda General Hospital Wednesday evening. Rosary will be held at 8:30 p. m. Thursday in Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel. The funeral party will leave the chapel at 8:45 Saturday morning, with Father Edward Bily officiating at the funeral mass which will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing at 9:30. Interment will be there in the church cemetery. A resident of Blessing for 45 years, Tobola was a veteran of World War II, a member of the SPJST, the Knights of Columbus, and St. Isadore. He is survived by his wife Juanita; his mother, Mrs. Ignac Tobola; one sister, Mrs. Olga Booth; and two brothers, V. J. and J. F. Tobola, all of Blessing. Pallbearers will be Franklin Vavra, Melvin Lee, Lee M. Pierce, A. W. Hurta, Jerry Hlosak, and Walter Skutca, Sr., with Ed Jurek, Albert Vosek, Edgar Beyer, E. R. Vacek, Jr., and Eddie Vavra as honorary pallbearers.
Daily Tribune,
September 29, 1966 |
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Final Rites Held For Ignac Tobola Sunday Morning Services were held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning for Ignac Tobola from the Triska Funeral Home in El Campo. Requiem High Mass was said in the Blessing Catholic Church at 10 o’clock with the Rev. Vaclav Bily officiating. Mr. Tobola, a resident of Matagorda County for the past 34 years, passed away at the Matagorda General Hospital November 5 at the age of 71 years. He was a retired farmer and made his home in Blessing with his wife at the time of his death. Burial was in Blessing Catholic Cemetery with Triska Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors included his wife, Mrs. Minnie Tobola of Blessing, one daughter, Mrs. Olga Westfall of Blessing; three sons, Jim, Victor, and Cyril Tobola all of Blessing. He is also survived by four grandchildren. Matagorda County Tribune, November 11, 1954 Hermina Tobola Photo courtesy of Heather Serrill Janise
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TOBOLA, Juanita, 49, of Blessing, died Monday night at Matagorda General Hospital. Rosary will be said at 8 p. m. tonight at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel and Mass will be celebrated at 3 p. m. Wednesday at the St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing with Father Jerome Stryk officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lucille Grable of Blessing. Pallbearers will be Lee Hall Pierce, Michael Pierce, Billy Jalufka, Frank Rickaway, Lane Calhoun and Gus Braden. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Daily Tribune,
October 14, 1969 |
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Katherine Ellen Tobola, 78, of Edna, Texas died June 6, 2004. She
was born December 7, 1925 in Blessing, Texas to Wilbur T. and Katie
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Funeral services for Maurine Tobola, 77, of Blessing will be held 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Blessing, with the Rev. Peter Huggins officiating. Burial to follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Blessing. A rosary will be held 7:30 p. m. today at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Blessing. Mrs. Tobola was born April 6, 1912, in Macon, Ga., to Grover Cleveland and Inez Estelle Fields Baker and died Sept. 10, 1989, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios. A resident of the Blessing area since 1945, she was a registered nurse for 15 years before owning and operating the Tobola Snack Shop for 15 years in Blessing. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and the Blessing Altar Society. Mrs. Tobola is survived by her husband, Victor Tobola of Blessing; a son, Martin Tobola of Blessing and two grandchildren. Pallbearers include Mike Tobola, Mark Tobola, Edward Jurica, Mike Black, Gregory E. Dukes and Herman Jurica. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios.
Daily Tribune,
September 1989 |
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Robert Tobola, sixteen year old son of I. G. Tobola, was fatally injured Sunday, June 16, when the horse he was riding, threw him off and kicked him resulting in injuries to the face and skull. He was taken to a Houston hospital but they were unable to save his life. Death occurred Friday morning at 4 o'clock. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Blessing with Father Kleska of Hilje officiating. Interment was made in Blessing Catholic Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon, June 27, 1929 |
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Sonny Tobola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tobola at Midfield was instantly killed yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o’clock when he was struck by the county truck driven by Claude Brinkley. The child ran in front of the approaching truck from behind some automobiles that were parked in front of the Red and White store and was crushed beneath the heavy wheels of the truck. The driver was unable to check to turn the truck and the accident was unavoidable. Dr. Wagner of Palacios was summoned but the child was dead before he arrived. Funeral services will be held in Midfield tomorrow.
Daily Tribune,
February 13, 1931 |
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Funeral services for Victor Joe Tobola, 83, of Blessing will be held 10 a. m. Monday at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Blessing. Mr. Tobola was born Sept. 5, 1907, to Ignor and Hermina Jurica Tobola in Sweet Home and died Feb. 8, 1991, at Garden Villa Nursing Home in El Campo. He was a resident of Blessing since 1945 and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Blessing. He was also a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. He is survived by his son, Victor Martin Tobola of Blessing; a sister, Olga Booth of Blessing; a brother Jim Tobola of Edna and three grandchildren. Pallbearers are Jim Tobola, Gerald Tobola, Mike Tobola, Mark Tobola, Greg Dukes and Mike Baker. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.
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February 11, 1991 |
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Funeral services for Rhonda Lavern Tolbert, 69, of Bay City, Texas, will be Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 11 a.m., at Mother Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Murray G. Martin, officiating. Burial will follow immediately after services at Eastview Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday, January 29, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the chapel of Green’s Mortuary in Bay City, and an hour before services on Saturday. She is survived by her devoted husband of thirty-one years, Phillip Tolbert of Bay City; four children, Larry Randon of Bay City, Scarlett Stredic of Richmond, Eugene Dennard Jr. (Shana) of LaMarque, and Gerald Brown (Sharmane) of Bay City; two step-daughters, Kitty Sutton of Missouri City and Phillecia Riggins of Crosby; thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Stanford (Gale) of Missouri City, Jerome Stanford of Houston, and Herbert Stanford of Bay City; three sisters, Talma O’Neal of Bay City, Odessa Stanford of Houston, and Kennetha Fields of Austin; a devoted sister-in-law, Beverly Stanford of Stockton, California; two other sisters-in-law, Phyllis Simmons of Sweeny, and Eliza Williams of Bay City; one brother-in-law, Frank Tolbert (Ernestine) of Bay City; one aunt, Amanda Robbins of Bay City; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, who will miss her dearly. Final arrangements are entrusted with Green’s Mortuary, Bay City, Texas. 979-245-3489.
Bay City Tribune, January 27,
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A 24-year-old youth from the Blessing community, Alvin Joe Tomasek, Tuesday became Matagorda County’s first traffic fatality of the year. The youth died Tuesday morning in Matagorda General Hospital from injuries received in a two-car crash at the intersection of Highways 71 and 111 at Midfield early Sunday. The site of the crash was the same which claimed one of the county’s six fatalities during 1961. The Sunday accident also hospitalized four other persons, Leonard Orsak, 25, Lesley Smith, 21, Lawrence Bartosh, 21, all of the Blessing area, and Jimmy Evans, 39, of Houston. Bartosh has been released from the hospital. The others remain at the hospital in “unchanged” condition. Young Tomasek, employed as a gauger for Leroy Krause, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tomasek of Route 1, Bay City. Survivors, in addition to the parents, include two brothers, J. D. and L. J. Tomasek, both of the Blessing area. Rosary was scheduled for 7:30 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Thursday in St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Blessing, with Rev. John Matocha officiating.
Daily Tribune,
February 6, 1962 |
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A Rosary was said for Bettie Vacek Tomasek, 84, of Blessing at 7 p. m. Saturday, August 8, 1998 in the Chapel of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday August 9, in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, father Bob Hickl officiating. Interment followed at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Blessing. Mrs. Tomasek was born Oct. 28, 1913 in Taiton, Texas to Vince Vacek and Elizabeth Nailer Vacek, both deceased. At age 12, she and her family moved to Blessing in December 1925. She married Louis Tomasek on August 11, 1930 and moved to the corner of Hawley Cemetery Road and Hwy 35 for the remainder of her life. She was a lifetime member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and a member of the Lady’s Altar Society and K. J. Z. T. She will be remembered by the community for her gift of giving. Mrs. Tomasek is survived by two sons, J. D. Tomasek and wife Betty Smith Tomasek of Lake Jackson, L. T. Tomasek and wife Sandra Jorden Tomasek of Magnolia; one brother, Jim Vacek of Blessing; one sister, Edith Hickl of Palacios; two grandsons, Mark Tomasek and Leslie Tomasek; and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Tomasek, in 1990; two sons, Alvin Joe in 1962, and infant son Johnnie in 1931; two brothers, Jerome Vacek, and Edmond Vacek; and one sister, Mary Orsak. Memorials may be sent to O’Blate missions, P. O. Box 96 San Antonio, Texas 78291-0096 or to the Matagorda Home Care-Hospice 2001 Ave. G., Bay City, Texas 77414. Pallbearers were her nephews. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
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August 11, 1998 |
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Funeral arrangements for Louis Tomasek, 80, of El Maton, will be held 4 p. m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Peter Higgins officiating. Burial to follow at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Blessing. Mr. Tomasek was born July 15, 1909, in Cameron, Texas, to Anton Tomasek and Annie Patka, and died July 5, 1990, at Matagorda General Hospital. Rosary will be held at 7:30 p. m. Friday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. A member of the Catholic Church, he was involved with S. P. J. S. T. and K J. T., and has been a resident of El Maton since 1931. Survivors include his wife, Bettie Vacek Tomasek of El Maton; two sons and daughters-in-law, J. D. and Bettie Tomasek of Lake Jackson, and L. J. and Sandra Tomasek of Magnolia, Texas; three sisters, Mathilda Havlik of Cameron, Angeline Balusek of El Maton and Rose Svetlik of Bay City; two brothers, Hubert Tomasek of Boerne, Texas, and Albert Tomasek of Cameron; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be his nephews. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune,
July 6, 1990 |
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TOMASEK, Mrs. Mary Agnes, 40, of Blessing, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, on Sunday, July 2. Rosary will be at 8 p. m. Monday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel. Mass on Tuesday, July 3, at 9 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Blessing; Interment in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Survivors, her husband, Victor Tomasek of Blessing; her mother, Mrs. Mary Dornak of Blessing; one son, Victor Tomasek Jr. of Blessing; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Hlozek, and Mrs. Rosie Kosarek of Blessing, and Mrs. Martha Vacek of Palacios.
Daily Tribune,
July 3, 1967 |
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BLESSING [Matagorda County, Texas] -
Victor Clement Tomasek Sr., 89, of Blessing, died Friday, Nov. 1,
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David E. Toney, Jr., 89, retired publisher of The Brazoria County News, The Gulf Coast Tribune and The Palacios Beacon were held on May 26 at Columbia United Methodist Church in West Columbia.
David was born March 29, 1927, to David E., Sr. and Neoma Holmes Toney in Beaumont, Texas and died Thursday, May 19 in Angleton, Texas after an extended illness.
Mr. Toney was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 59 years, Carlene Jane, in 2009. Carlene and David suffered the tragic loss of their daughter, Dianna Olivia Sekulich, in 1994. A brother, Gerald Robin Toney, who retired after a long overseas career in the United States Foreign Service, died in 2009 in Reston, Virginia.
He is survived by a son, David Carl Toney and wife, Clara, of Angleton; a daughter, Rebecca Jane Hutchinson and husband, Jeff, of West Columbia; a brother Thomas Bea Toney and wife, Iryna D., of Summerville, near Charleston, South Carolina; sister-in-law Tuula Pirjo Toney of Reston, Virginia, widow of the late Gerald Toney; and, by Peggy Leigh, the former Peggy Wilborn of Port Lavaca, a loving lifetime friend, companion, and caretaker of David through the final years of his life. Also saddened by the loss of David’s love, support, and companionship are ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and, many nieces, nephews and cousins.
David’s father, David E. Toney, Sr., who was working as a roughneck in the East Texas oilfields, moved the family to Port Lavaca, Texas in 1935 to take a job as a driller on the first big natural gas well in the area. When the family lost their mother to illness, David Sr. faced a daunting struggle to care for his three boys while traveling from location to location to make a living. A Port Lavaca couple, Mack and Maude Rylander, and an elderly widow, Mrs. Jenny Goodrich, stepped in to provide care, support and love for the boys while their father traveled to drilling rig sites along the Gulf Coast. David Jr. (as did the other brothers) later graduated from Port Lavaca High School. He followed that with service in the United States Navy as a seaman second class. He attended Stanford University for a time ultimately graduating from the University of Texas in Austin. He remained a lifelong Longhorn – and Austin – fan returning to attend many games with his family and college buddies during the glory days of the Southwest Conference.
David spent over 60 years in the newspaper and publishing business. He started his career in 1949 as a part time general news and sports reporter for the Port Lavaca Wave. In Port Lavaca, he met and married the love of his life, Carlene Jane Johnson, in 1951. For a brief period in the early 1950s, he was employed as public relations manager for United States Cold Storage Corp. in Dallas.
In the summer of 1952, Toney went to work for The Temple Daily Telegram in Temple, Texas, as a general assignments reporter. He was the first newsman on the scene of the tragic crash that summer of two passenger buses near Temple that took more than 20 lives. Both Associated Press and United Press carried his news stories on the crash over the entire nation.
In the fall of 1952, Toney returned to Port Lavaca as editor of The Wave, a position he held until 1955 when he and his brother, Tom, founded a weekly newspaper, The Calhoun County Times. In producing The Times, they were among the first publishers who pioneered the introduction of newspaper offset printing in South Texas, converting their production from letterpress (use of lead type) to a process of photographically placing type and images onto sensitized aluminum sheets which “offset” the pages onto newsprint as it passed through the press.
By the late 50’s, this process became the most popular form of commercial printing. This process lead to fewer and bigger printing facilities, but created a more economical method of production for many more hometown newspapers. In October of 1962, David and Carlene move to the West Brazos area and started The Brazoria County News. The couple together wrote, composed and produced the entire editorial and advertising content of this weekly newspaper. They spent many a late Tuesday night getting the paper camera-ready, transporting the copy to the press and waiting for the papers to be printed for distribution the next day.
West Columbia really became a hometown for David and Carlene as they embraced the people, the community and the history of the West Brazos area. Along the way, The Brazoria County News recorded government meetings, elections, school functions, sports activities, civic occasions, social events, and news stories in the West Brazos area. The News grew from a circulation of 3,000 in 1962 to over 11,000 today becoming a family enterprise employing many others from the community.
The Toneys acquired The Gulf Coast Tribune (Needville, Texas) in 1970 and The Palacios (Texas) Beacon in 1973 and continue to publish them today. They acquired the Oil City Visitor in Sour Lake, Texas in 1975 but it was later sold.
David was very active in civic functions serving as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and on the board of the Central Emergency Medical Services. He was named man of the year in 1996.
He was an avid skier, hunter and traveler, but most of all he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a role model for all instilling in his kids and grandkids a passion for life, a sense of fair play and respect for others.
Pallbearers were grandsons Star Salzman, of Alaska; Michael Hudgeons, of South Dakota; Jake Toney, of West Columbia; Jared Dannhaus, of Pearland; Aleksandar Sekulich, of California; and, grandson-in-law, Chris Smith, of West Columbia. Columbia United Methodist Church men’s Sunday school class served as honorary pallbearers.
Palacios Beacon, June 1, 2016
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Euphemia Trevino, 83, of Van Vleck, died
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Charles A. Turner passed out of this life, the 30th inst., at two o’clock that morning. Mr. Turner had been in ill health for a long time and the past month had been confined to his room and bed the greater part of the time.
His sister, Miss Mattie A. Turner, and he came to Palacios about two years ago, in search of relief from the colder climate; but with this improvement there was a phase of Mr. Turner’s disease that was of uncertain results, arterial sclerosis being of a serious nature. Mr. Turner fought a brave fight and had no word of complaint scarcely—when the hours were laden with bad feeling and discouraging outlook. He kept a steady hold on himself and remarked to his physician, Dr. Wagner, upon his last professional visit: “Dr. you have done all you could for me and everyone has done all that could be done, but I am dying happily.” Friends of Mr. Turner appreciate his being able to carry a clear understanding to the end, and his cheerfully withstanding the onslaught and ravages of the disease, and, as he knew, the approach of death. He possessed an enviable character, staunch, quiet, unassuming, and though lashed with dire misfortune in the afternoon of his life he was optimistic in the beautiful things of life in general. He made many friends in Palacios, and the watchers at his bedside in his last hours, reported that he looked up and smiled three distinct smiles just before he went out of this life, as though he saw someone in that other world whom he knew, or else with the utmost faith felt he was about to be rewarded for living his life here as he had lived it.
Beautiful services were given in his funeral. Dr. Driskill having charge at the home and Rev. Derrick and Rev. Gillespie officiating in turn, at the grave, and the final service by the Eastern Star Lodge, which is always beautiful and a solace. Earnest words of condolence and sympathy were expressed in obituary of “Uncle Charlie” and prayer that surely reached where it was directed.
Mr. Turner’s going will prove a loss to the community, of which he was fond, and they proved they were fond of him; the many and beautiful floral offerings carpeted the mound where he was laid to rest and it was as one voice again the friends:--“He lived a Christian and died a Christian.”
His remains were interred in Palacios Cemetery.
--A Friend.
Palacios Beacon, December 1, 1927
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