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Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel M. Dee, who passed away July 4 in Wagner General Hospital, were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday, July 7, in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leon Maxwell officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson, she was born May 1, 1902, in Binghamton, N. Y. A resident of Palacios for three years, she resided at 710 Fifth Street. Survivors include her husband, Earl C. Dee of Palacios; daughters, Dorothy Connis of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Thelma Walter of Arning, N. Y.; sons, Donald Connis of Billings, Montana, Homer C. Connis of Elmira Heights, N. Y., Phillip M. Connis of Palacios and Wallace Connis of Elmira, N. Y.; sisters, Flossie Rhodes of Savana, N. Y., Lena Pierce of Painted Post, N. Y., Cecil Vliet of Hawthorne, N. J.; brother, James Thompson of Savana, N. Y.; 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, July 15, 1976 |
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Funeral services for Annetta L. DeLoach, 95 of Palacios, were held May 5 at 2 p. m. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bernard “Buck” Ritchea officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. DeLoach was born April 29, 1894 in Bay City, Michigan and died May 3, 1989 at Wagner General Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Palacios and the Eastern Star of Houston. Formerly of Houston, she had been a resident of Palacios for the past 25 years. She is survived by her husband, Floyd T. DeLoach of Palacios; daughters, Beulah Overstreet of Beaumont, Alta Wells of Lovelady, Tex. and Evelyn Bearden of Houston; nephews, Gilbert Illbery of China Spring, Tex.; eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, May 10, 1989 |
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Funeral services for Floyd T. DeLoach, 92, of Palacios, were held Feb. 11, 1994 at the First United Methodist Church in Palacios with the Rev. Ralph Smith officiating. Mr. DeLoach was born June 15, 1901 in Hainesville, La. He died Feb. 10, 1994. He began working with the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in 1926 and retired as conductor for Southern Pacific Railroad in July 1966. He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of Palacios A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 90, Ruthven Commandery No. 002, Knights Templar in Houston, Gulf Coast Shrine Club in Bay City, Lions Club and Palacios First United Methodist Church. He is survived by daughters Evelyn Bearden, Alta Wells and Beulah Overstreet; sisters Bessie Taylor, Lois Clemmons, Mary Ella Dennis, Ruby Cooper and Tiny Ruth Brim; brothers Theron DeLoach and Rodney DeLoach; four grandchildren; and many other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annetta DeLoach; a daughter, Ethel Louise Peterson; and a son, Floyd T. DeLoach, Jr.
Palacios Beacon, February 16, 1994 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Wakefield Denslow will be held at the Palacios Funeral Home at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, November 10, with Archie Crabtree of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment will be in the Palacios Mausoleum. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy House, two granddaughters, two great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
Palacios Beacon, November 10, 1960 |
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When the sudden call came from The Master Monday afternoon, Jesse Allen Derrick, so used to doing his Master’s bidding, slipped quietly away. For 46 years he had followed his Lord in the ministry. Brother Derrick was a name well known on the streets of Palacios, although it has been 23 years since he left the pastorate of the First Baptist church. Palacios was always his home and here he came for relaxation from his busy life. Jesse Allen Derrick was born March 3, 1885, in Alabama. At 21 he recognized a call to the ministry and entered Baylor Academy, then was graduated from Baylor University with the class of 1920. While there he lettered in football and took an active part in athletics as well as the religious organizations of the campus. His education was interrupted for a time while he saw active duty in France during the First World War, where he was a line officer with 345 Field Artillery. He also attended Southwestern Baptist Seminary. The following Baptist Churches had the privilege of having Brother Derrick as pastor: Eddy, Strawn, Italy, Palacios, Newgulf, Bastrop, Timpson, Cleveland and Premont. He was also for a time manager of the Palacios Baptist Encampment and later director of boys at the San Marcos Academy. While not holding active pastorates at these times, he continued in the ministry by preaching in rural areas and supplying for pastorless churches. He had only recently retired from the Academy and had planned to devote the rest of his life to that type work in this area. In 1935 Jesse Derrick brought his bride to Palacios to become pastor of The First Baptist Church. While here he launched a building program which was to result in remodeling the parsonage, auditorium, and the construction of two educational buildings. His program of enlistment has not been equaled. A Standard Sunday School and Training Union were set up as well as a unified budget with emphasis on tithing. But Brother Derrick’s activities did not stop with the church. His car was the ambulance of Palacios and no road was too difficult for his car when he was needed. One year he coached the football team, where he showed, by example, how clean living and moral standards build a strong body. He also helped to organize the ministerial alliance among the ministers of Palacios. Always he took an interest in civic affairs. For many years he was on the Board of Directors of the Texas Baptist Encampment, and each summer filled a house to capacity with young people from over the state during the regular sessions. Truly, his was a life dedicated to the scripture, “When ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me.” If it was helping with a cotton crop, building a house handling a shrimp net. Caring for the sick, or comforting the unhappy, Brother Derrick was always willing to do not just his part but more. His measure was always “pressed down and running over.” He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Loraine Derrick, a son, Lt. Jesse Allen Derrick, two brothers, and two sisters. Quietly he was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon where he longed to be surrounded by his many friends who hd gone on before him in Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon, August 28, 1952 |
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Lorraine Teague Derrick was born June 22, 1898 in Moody, Texas, and departed this life Jan. 26, 1990 at 91 years of age. In 1920 she married Rev. Jesse Allen Derrick, who preceded her in death in August 1952. They had one son, Jesse Allen Jr., who died in Sept. 1983. Mrs. Derrick is fondly remembered as the beloved wife of the former pastor of the First Baptist Church. Throughout the state she was known in Baptist circles for her work with children’s church programs. She endeared herself to all students at San Marcos Baptist Academy where she was dean of elementary boys for nearly 40 years. A dormitory there has been named in her honor. Mrs. Derrick is survived by her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Derrick of Waco; grandchildren, Pricilla Richman Owens of Houston, Diane Hiersch, Nancy Lacy and John Allen Derrick, all of Waco; and three great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday in San Marcos with Rev. Jack Byron, President of San Marcos Academy officiating, and interment was held at the Palacios Cemetery at 11 a. m. Tuesday with Rev. Ben Sheeran officiating. Pallbearers were Keith Backen, Richard Sanders, Bernard Jensen, Traylor Simons, Don Batcheler, and Arthur Sheeran. Honorary pallbearers were Ted Elder and Herbert Cantrell.
Palacios Beacon, January 31, 1990 |
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Nathan M. Dewees was born in Morgan county, Ohio, July 27, 1860, and died at his residence near Palacios on Thursday, February 3, 1921, about 7 o'clock P. M. He attended school in Chesterfield, Ohio, and later on went to the Electric Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1892. He was married June 21, 1883, to Ruth Anna Edgerton, in Plantsville, Ohio, who, with one daughter, survive him. One other daughter, Addie, born in 1886, died at the age of 16 months. Dr. Dewees practiced his profession in Ohio until the summer of 1917, when he, with his good wife, came to Palacios, being attracted to this place by the ideal climate. He bought a beautiful home about three miles northeast of town, and has taken much pride and pleasure in its development, so that it is now one of the most desirable places in this region. Dr. Dewees was a good student of nature, and was unusually well informed along the line of botany and plant life, and was an excellent conversationalist on these kindred topics. He was highly respected as a man, and beloved as a neighbor, and his passing will be keenly felt among those who had the good fortune to know him, and the sympathy of all goes out to the widow and daughter in this hour of their affliction.
Palacios Beacon, February 11, 1921 |
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Mrs. Ruth Ann Dewees, a former resident of Palacios, died Sunday in San Antonio. She was born July 8, 1862, in Ohio. Services were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock with the Rev. Wesley Schulze officiating. The only survivor is Mrs. Sarah Elam of San Antonio.
Palacios Beacon, July 26, 1951 |
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Joint funeral services for Chandous E. and Ina Dewitt, husband and wife, were held Saturday, September 23, at 2 p. m. in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Rayford Harris officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt were killed when their home was destroyed in a tornado spawned by Hurricane Beulah at 6 a. m. Wednesday, September 20. They had been residents of Palacios for approximately 27 years. Ina Dewitt was born in Swiftown, Mississippi, on January 8, 1915, a daughter of John W. and Rosa Lee Wigley Crabtree. She was employed as a cook in the East Side School cafeteria. Mr. Dewitt was a machinist at Alcoa’s Point Comfort Operations, was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, on April 29, 1910, a son of Chandous and Hannah Madden Dewitt. Survivors include their three sons, Clifford E. Dewitt of Victoria; John William Dewitt of Clearfield, Utah and Ira Lawson Dewitt of Austin; his brother, Carl Dewitt of Palacios; her sisters, Mrs. O. C. Duke of Yazoo City, Miss. and Mrs. Jesse Burnham of Jackson, Miss.; her brothers, Thomas E. Crabtree of Memphis, Tenn., J. R. Crabtree of Weatherford, E. S. Crabtree of Big Springs and eight grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, September 28, 1967 |
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Funeral services for Antonio “Tony” Diaz, 47, of Palacios will be held 2 p. m. Tuesday at Palacios Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Diaz was born July 3, 1945 in Palacios to Fred and Bessie Garcia Diaz Sr. and died Saturday at Hermann Hospital in Houston. Survivors include: parents, Fred and Bessie Diaz of Palacios; two daughters, Lisa Lopez and Jackie Ramirez, both of Houston; a son, Rudolph Diaz of Houston; three sisters, Dora Cervantes of Palacios, Bessie Gonzales of Victoria and Susan Galvan of Blessing; four brothers, Fred Diaz Jr. of Palacios, Robert Diaz of Edna, Randy Diaz of LaPorte and Lupe Diaz of Palacios and five grandchildren. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Palacios.
Daily Tribune?, January 24/25,1993 |
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Funeral services for Benito V. Diaz, 49, of Palacios, will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday (Oct 14) at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Interment will be in Palacios Cemetery. A rosary was scheduled for 7 p. m. Tuesday at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Diaz was born March 21, 1943 to Primitivo G. and Julia Vargas Diaz in Mexico. He died Oct. 9, 1992 in Victoria. He was affiliated with the Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother, Julia Vargas Diaz of Mexico; four daughters, Carman Julie Diaz, Vilma Diaz, Sarita Diaz and Sandra Diaz, all of Palacios; three sons, Benito Diaz, Jr., Miguel Diaz and Angel Rene Diaz, all of Palacios; and a sister, Sarita Diaz Vargas of Mexico.
Palacios Beacon, October 14, 1992 |
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Funeral services for Bessie G. “Blaza” Diaz, 82, of Palacios were held Aug. 8, 1996 at the Palacios Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tony Flores officiating. Interment was at the Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Diaz was born Feb. 3, 1914 in Matagorda to Antonio and Simona Comacho Gatica. She died Aug. 5, 1996. A member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Mrs. Diaz was a resident of Palacios for 50 years. She was preceded in death by four children: Gloria, Ruby, Ernest and Tony Diaz; grandchildren Larry and Rudy Diaz; and one great-grandchild. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Fred F. Diaz Sr. of Palacios; three daughters, Dora Servantes of Palacios, Alvesa Gonzales of Victoria, and Susan Galvan of Blessing; four sons, Fred Diaz, Jr. and Lupe Diaz both of Palacios, Robert Diaz of Bay City, and Randy Diaz of LaPorte; three brothers Leon Gatica, Maximo Gatica and Herman Gatica all of Palacios and thirty grandchildren. Pallbearers were Fred Diaz, Jr. Richard Rivera, David Vincent Galvan, George Vera, Robert Diaz, Jr. and Ernest Diaz, Jr.
Palacios Beacon, August 14, 1996 |
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Funeral services for Ernest G. Diaz were held at 9:45 a. m. Tuesday, October 10, at Rendon Funeral Home Chapel and at 10 a. m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Joel Garza officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A native and life-long resident of Palacios, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Florencio F. Diaz. He was pronounced dead on arrival about 11:45 Saturday night at Wagner General Hospital after being run over by a car driven by Luis R. Rodriguez a short time earlier at the Poor Boy Tavern, located .2 miles west of Palacios. Highway Patrolman Byron Buckert said Diaz and Rodriguez had been in the tavern and Diaz was standing behind Rodriguez’ car when he attempted to back it onto the highway. Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise; three sons, Leo, Ernest, Jr. and Thomas; his parents, all of Palacios; five brothers, Roberto of Edna, Fred, Randy, Antonio and Guadalupe, all of Palacios; three sisters, Mrs. Camelio Guerra of Palacios, Mrs. Tony Galvan of Blessing, Mrs. Robert Vera of Victoria; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Simon Gatica of Palacios.
Palacios Beacon, October 12?, 1972 |
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Funeral services for Fernando “Fred” Diaz, 42, of Houston, were held Feb. 18, 2000 at Living Word Church in Palacios with the Rev. Tony Flores officiating. Interment was at Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Diaz was born Dec. 12, 1957 in New Gulf, Tx. to Fernando “Fred” and Sadie Cortez Diaz, Jr. He died Feb. 14, 2000 in Houston. He was a journeyman and a Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Christina Zamora-Diaz; daughter, Christ Ann Diaz of Houston; sons, Fred Diaz IV and William Diaz, both of Palacios; parents, Fernando “Fred” and Sadie Cortez Diaz; a sister, Rosalinda Diaz of Palacios; and brothers, Joe Diaz and Mario Diaz, both of Palacios.
Palacios Beacon, February 24, 2000 |
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Funeral services for Fernando F. “Fred” Diaz, Sr., 88, of Palacios, were held March 14, 1999 at Living World Church with Bro. Tony Flores officiating. Interment was at the Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Diaz was born July 4, 1910 in Brownsville to the late Florencio F. and Carmen Rivas-Diaz. He died March 12, 1999. He is survived by daughters, Susan Galvan of Blessing, Dora Servantez of Palacios, and Bessie Gonzales of Victoria; sons, Fred Diaz, Jr. of Palacios, Robert Diaz of Bay City, and Randy Diaz of La Porte. Pallbearers were Fred Diaz, Jr., Fred Diaz, III, Fred Diaz, IV, Robert Diaz, Randy Diaz, David Vincent Galvan, Robert Diaz, Jr., and George Vera. Honorary pallbearers were Theresa and Richard Rivera.
Palacios Beacon, March 17?, 1999 |
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Funeral services for Guadalupe “Lupe” Diaz, 43, of Palacios, were held Aug. 28, 1998 at The Living Word Church of Palacios with the Rev. Tony Flores officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Diaz was born July 31, 1954 to Fred F. Diaz, Sr. and to the late Bessie “Blaza” Diaz. He died July 25, 1998. He is survived by his father, Fred F. Diaz of Palacios; three sisters, Dora Servantes of Palacios, Alvesa Gonzales of Victoria, and Gloria Susan Galvan of Blessing; three brothers, Fred Diaz, Jr. of Palacios, Robert Diaz of Bay City, and Randy Diaz of La Porte. Mr. Diaz was preceded in death by his mother, Bessie Gatica Diaz; a sister, Gloria Diaz; three brothers, Rodolfo V. Diaz, Ernest Diaz, and Tony Diaz. Pallbearers were David Vincent Galvan, Robert Diaz, Jr., Toby Frausto, Christina Diaz Marrufo, David Vera, Otto J. Adkins, Fred Diaz, III. Honorary pallbearers were Richard Rivera and Carlton “C. T.” Thomas.
Palacios Beacon, September 2, 1998 |
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Funeral services for Larry Diaz, 29, of Palacios, will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tony Flores officiating. A prayer service was scheduled for 7 p. m. Tuesday (Sept. 29) at the Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Diaz was born June 2, 1963 in Palacios to Fred Jr. and Severa Cortez Diaz. He died Sept. 28, 1992. A life-long resident of Palacios, he was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Diaz is survived by his wife, Margaret Ottino Diaz of Palacios; a son, Larry Diaz, Jr. of Palacios; his parents, Fred and Severa Cortez Diaz, Jr. of Palacios; his maternal grandparents, John and Rosa Garcia of San Antonio; his paternal grandparents, Fred and Bessie Diaz of Palacios; a sister, Rosalinda Alamia of Palacios; and three brothers, Fred Diaz III, Joe Diaz and Mario Diaz, all of Palacios.
Palacios Beacon, September 30, 1992 |
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Funeral services for Manuel Torres Diaz were held at 10 a. m. Saturday, January 6, in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Joseph Pope officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 8 p. m. Friday in the Palacios Funeral Chapel. A commercial fisherman and a resident of Palacios since 1936, he was born September 21, 1910, in Mexico, a son of Reyes E. and Santana Torres Diaz. He passed away Wednesday, January 3, in the Galveston County Hospital. Survivors include five sons, Lupe Diaz of Chicago, Ruben, John and Manuel Diaz of Corpus Christi and Elias Diaz of Palacios; four sisters, Josephine Rodriguez of San Antonio, Mary Martino of Palacios, Benita Cano of Dickinson and Isabel Lopez of Kemah; one brother, Porfilio Diaz of Corpus Christi and eleven grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, January 11, 1979 |
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Reyes Diaz, 82, of Palacios died Tuesday, September 23, in a Texas City hospital following a long illness. Rosary was recited at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the Rendon Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held at the chapel Thursday, Sept. 25, at 9:45 a. m. followed by mass at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at 10 a. m. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Santana, of Palacios; two sons, Manuel of Kemah, Porfirio of Corpus Christi; four daughters, Mrs. John Martino of Palacios, Mrs. Felipe Rodriguez of San Antonio, Mrs. Frank Lopez and Mrs. Augustine Cano, both of Kemah and 25 grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, October 2, 1969 |
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Funeral services for S/Sgt. Rodolfo V. Diaz, who was killed in a car wreck in Germany on August 21, are pending, awaiting the arrival of the body in Palacios. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Diaz of Palacios, he was born December 7, 1937. He attended the Palacios schools. A 12 year veteran in the Air Force, he entered the service on October 29, 1957. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette P. Diaz; daughters, Gloria and Tonette; sons, Rodolfo Jr. and Terry, in Germany; his parents; six brothers and three sisters.
Palacios Beacon, August 29, 1968 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Santana Diaz were held at 10 a. m. Friday, December 31, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Brian Crookes officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 7 p. m. Thursday, December 30, in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Mexico, she was born July 26, 1893 and died December 29 in Wagner General Hospital. She had been a resident of Palacios for 40 years. She is survived by four daughters, Josephine Rodriguez of San Antonio, Mary Martinez of Palacios, Benita Cana of Dickinson and Isabel Lopez of Kemah; two sons, Manuel Diaz of Palacios and Porfirio Diaz of Corpus Christi; 27 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, January 6, 1977 |
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Services for Willie S. Dietrich, 73, of Palacios, were held at Palacios Funeral Home Aug. 29 with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Palacios and veteran of World War II. Dietrich died Aug. 27. He was a carpenter. Survivors include a sister, Ellen B. Taylor of Palacios; two nieces, Mollie Slaughter of Winnie and Gladys Murphy of Palacios; three great nieces, one great nephew, six great-great nieces, two great-great nephews, and one great-great-great niece.
Palacios Beacon, September 11, 1980 |
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