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Lester Ivey Wallace, 86, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, December 27, 2025. He was born in Eagle Lake, TX on June 8, 1939, to the late Hubert Lester Wallace and Cordie Mae Ham Wallace. Lester grew up in Wharton, TX and graduated from Wharton High School in 1957. While attending Wharton County Junior College, Lester met the love of his life, Lynn Richards and they were married on August 15, 1959. They began their married life in Kingsville, TX where he attended Texas A&I University. Lester and Lynn were married for over 66 years and moved to Bay City in 1963 where he went to work for Celanese Chemical Company. They were members of the First Baptist Church of Bay City where he volunteered and served for many years as an Usher. Lester volunteered as a coach for several years with Bay City Little League and helped with all his children’s activities. He served his community teaching CPR classes and working on the Matagorda County Emergency Council. One of his hobbies was Genealogy and he was a member of the Matagorda County Genealogical Society. Lester stayed active with his lawn and landscaping business and was also the Fuller Brush Man in Bay City for several years. He later retired after a long career with Celanese. Lester enjoyed following and watching his kids, grandkids, and great grandkids sports and extracurricular activities. Lester is survived by his wife, Lynn Richards Wallace; son, Britt (and Mary) Wallace of Houston, TX; son, Jason (and Janet) Wallace of Palacios, TX; daughter, Tiffini (and Bob) Chase of Bay City, TX. Grandchildren are Mallory (and Henry) Ottino of Bulverde, TX, Hannah (and Jesus) Garcia of Palacios, TX, Maston (and Samantha) Wallace of Houston, TX, Haley (and Josh) Lovewell of Odessa, TX, Austin Wallace of Houston, TX, Abby (and Jake) Schnieder of Bay City, TX, Kylie Higgins of Cypress, TX, Cade Higgins (and Kim Galindo) of Bay City, TX. He is also survived by his brother, Jimmy (and Diane) Wallace of Pledger, TX, brother, Bobby (and Elizabeth) Wallace of Richmond, TX; sister, Janie Dillon of Yachats, OR, sister, Janet Jamella of Houston, TX, and sister, Carol (and David) Simpson of Pledger, TX; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Sharion Richards of Friendswood, TX. Lester is also survived by many wonderful in-laws, nieces and nephews, and 13 great grandchildren whom he loved dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Lester and Cordie Mae Ham Wallace; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dickie and Jill Lang. The family will receive relatives and friends for visitation from 2:00-3:00pm Friday, January 2, 2026, at the First Baptist Church in Bay City. Funeral Services will begin at 3:00pm with Brother Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers are Maston Wallace, Austin Wallace, Cade Higgins, Bob Chase, Roman Wilson, and Josh Lovewell. Honorary Pallbearers are Niel Simpson, Henry Ottino, Jesus Garcia, and Jake Schneider.
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Lester Joseph Wenk, 80, of Bay City passed away June 27, 2025. He was born September 18, 1944 in Scranton, PA to the late Lester Emile Wenk and Eleanor Battle Wenk. Survivors include his wife Sara B. Wenk; her son Bryan Hill his sister Donna Gail Wenk Tyson (Bob); grandchildren Angie Marie Persick Conlon, Kevin Persick, Laura Ann Hill Clark and 4 great grandsons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by Sara’a daughter, Janet Hill Persick and granddaughter Holly D’Ann Hill. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Stephen Vacek officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery
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James William White, 76, passed away January 28, 2026. He was born November 27, 1949, to the late William and Olla Mae Boultinghouse White. He was a family man that loved the outdoors and had a passion for fishing. James was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mona and sisters, Martha Plant, Linda White, Verna Bell Baros, and Mae Dell Jones. He leaves behind two sons, Jonathan Montano of Edna and Coy Boone and wife Tammy of Blessing; sisters, Laura White of Bay City and Mattie Thompson of Bay City; and one brother, Jeff White of Matagorda. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Services are entrusted to the Todish family of Slavik & Ganado Funeral Homes.
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James Clarence Wied, 85, of Van Vleck passed away June 28, 2025. He was born June 23, 1940 in Taiton, Texas to the late Alex Wied and Regina Hoelscher Wied. A hardworking family man, James had various areas of employment, ending his career working as an Operator at Texas Brine Underground Services, where he was respected by colleagues and cherished for his kindness, wittiness and wisdom. He found joy in spending time with his family and watching the Astros. One of his other great joys was mowing his yard and spending time outside. Pops always loved making others laugh and telling tales, some we never knew were true. He touched everyone’s heart once he was around them. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Edward Wied, Laura Hamons, Irene Pargmann, A. J. Wied and Clara Noska. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Evelyn Melton Wied; daughter Barbara Cassle (Zachary); sons Monty Wied (Becky) and Randall Wied (Kim); brother Robert Wied; sister-in-law Rosemary Wied; grandchildren Dawn Stewart (Charlie), Dana Smith (Denton), Darla Sellers (Michael), Jared Wied (Aimee), Dustin Wied (Haley), Kasen Wied (Claire) and Kameron Wied; 22 great grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The Rosary will be recited at 9:30 AM Friday, July 11, 2025 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bay City. Memorial Mass will be at 10:00 AM with Rev. Stephen Vacek officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:00 PM Friday, July 11, 2025 at St. John ‘s Catholic Cemetery in New Taiton, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Cross Catholic Church in James’s memory. Though he is no longer with us, his legacy of love and strength will live on in all who knew him.
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Funeral service for Daniel Lee Williams, Jr., age 43, of Bay City will be 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3300 Ave F, Bay City, Texas where Dr. T. L. Richardson is Pastor. Burial will follow at East View Cemetery, Golden Ave., Bay City, Texas. Visitation will be on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Duncan Roberts Funeral Home Chapel 2500 Ave C/JP Davis, Bay City, Texas 77414 Daniel was born on May 22, 1982 in Bay City Texas to his parents Daniel Lee Williams, Sr. and Shirley Jean Jones Williams and passed away at his home on November 25, 2025.
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Patsy Ruth Williams, 83, of Bay City passed away February 5, 2026 at UTMB in Galveston, Texas. She was born December 25, 1942 in Crockett, Texas to the late Elmer & Mabel Cook Phillips. Survivors include her husband, Robert Williams; children Michael Roland Boyd and Terre Elaine Ledet; stepchildren Michael Allen Wiliiams, Melinda Kay Butler (Williams), and Robert Van Williams; brother David Phillips; 1/2 brother and sisters Troy Vaden, Mary Hill, and Beulah Jones. A little short Love story: I met Pat at the Holliday Inn, at the time of that meeting I fell in love and did not even know the woman. On our first date we went to Renaissance Festival and spent the day there. At that time, I knew I was in love with this woman and made plans in my mind to make her my wife for life. At that time, she worked at Coastal Furniture, I would go by where she lived every day and leave a card on her car. At lunch I would leave a card on her car, with small, short love notes. This went on for one year, during this time we were dating and primarily going together, one year later I ask her again to please marry me and she said yes, we got married on April 9, 1982. We had 44 years of bliss together, the first five years were a little shaky as I had been single for five years, but love covers many things. Pat and I brought a boat, a 20' Wellcraft Center Console and hit the gulf fishing nearly every weekend. She loved to fish, we traveled some weekends. Pat at that time had a very nice 1980 Corvette, I had a square body 1980 Chevy short bed truck bright red in color four-wheel drive, we either duck hunted the beaches or fished all the cuts up and down the beach, love was always in the air around us. In or around the early 90's Mr. Wilkie sold the store to Pat. Pat ran the store and bought and sold Antique, bedding and new furniture. She called her place, Furniture & Things. She sold I delivered, she ran the store for ten years. At that time her health had started to decline and she sold the contents of her inventory and closed the doors. Pat was the rock of my life, in 2018 I was diagnosed with stage four cancer, if it had not been for this lady I would have most likely passed on. She attended to me and took care of me, I have taken care of Pat for the last three years. Love is a wonderful thing. I would not trade a or change anything that took place in that forty-four years of life with her, as I stated she was my rock, I worship the ground she walked on. There will be no services or celebration of life, Pat will be cremated and I will take her home with me, when I pass, I will be cremated and we will both be buried in the same plot at Cedarvale Cemetery. At that time there will be a celebration of life service for the both of us at the cemetery.
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Winfred Williams, 59, formerly of Bay City, Texas, passed away August 3, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday, August 15, 2025 - 2pm till 7 pm- Chapel. Services will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 -2pm at New Hope Baptist Church- Bay City. Arrangements at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Bay City, Texas (979)245-5197.
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Nina Swain Williamson, 89 of Shallotte died
Sunday, December 15, 2019. The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte, North Carolina, December 18, 2019
Wilfred Leonard Williamson, age 87, of
Shallotte passed away on Wednesday July 19, 2017 at SECU Hospice
of Brunswick Bolivia, NC. Wilmington Star-News, July 21, 2017.
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Bobby Ray Woodard was born on August 11, 1959, in Cedar Lake, Texas, to Juanita Murphy and Kenneth Woodard Sr. He was the tenth child born to this union. He peacefully passed away on February 3, 2026, at 1:44 p.m., at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, surrounded by his children and loved ones. Bobby attended public school in the Van Vleck community and graduated from Van Vleck High School in 1978. He was well known for his love of dancing, his jokes, and his ability to make everyone laugh. His joyful spirit and sense of humor made him a familiar and beloved presence in the Cedar Lake and Sargent community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Juanita Murphy and Kenneth Woodard Sr.; his brothers, Clyde Murphy Jr., Moses Woodard, and Woodrow Murphy, Sr.; and his sister, Lucinda Jackson. He leaves to cherish his memory his two daughters, LaToria Johnson (Brandon) and Akela Woodard-Mardis (Wendell); five grandchildren—Zada Brown, Daylen Nicholas, Zane Johnson, Kharleigh Carmouche, and Zacc Johnson; and his living siblings: Brothers: Kenneth Woodard Sr. (Barbara Ann), Marshall Murphy (Anita), Robert Lee Murphy (Mamie) and Lonnie Woodard (Loris) Sisters: Betty Stevenson, Cynthia Townsend, Shirley Stredick, and Rita Murphy; his special friend, Edva Smith; along with a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
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Funeral services for Tramane De Shawn Woodard, 2, of Houston will be held 11 am Thursday at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. L. C. Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery, Bay City. Visitation will be held this afternoon at Green’s Mortuary and from 10 to 11 am Thursday at the church. A wake will be held from 7 to 9 pm today at the funeral home. Master Woodard was born April 19, 1985, in Texas to Vernon and Anita Woodard Groves and died March 14, 1988, at Southwest Memorial Hospital, Houston. He was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include his mother, Anita Woodard of Houston; his father, Vernon Groves of Houston; grandparents, Anita Fisher, Earner Woodard, Doris Collier, Lester Urps and Crawford Austin; great-grandparents, Rayfield and Grace Partain, Mason and Clarence Woodard; great-great-grandmother, Edna Thomas; step-grandparents, Willie Fisher, Catherine Woodard and Jimmey Collier; several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. Pallbearers include Terry Groves, Mac Malloy, Albert Smith Jr. and Sammy Smith. Honorary pallbearers include Frederick Woodard, Earner Woodard Jr. Curtis Groves, Damond Malloy, Bobby Groves, Brandon Stelly and Albert Groves. Arrangements are with Green’s Mortuary, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, March 16,
1988 Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
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