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Funeral services for McDonald Dill, 68, of Palacios, will be held 10 a. m. Wednesday at Palacios Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dave Roland officiating. Mr. Dill was born July 15, 1924 in Grier, S. C. to Joseph and Amanda Dill and died June 13, 1993 at Matagorda General Hospital. He was a member of the Baptist church and a resident of Palacios for 11 years. He retired in 1963 from the U. S. Navy after 22 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Dill was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Orlando, Fla. Survivors include a daughter, Reba Ford of Palacios; a son, Douglas Wayne Dill of Williamsburg, Va.; a brother, Graham Dill of Santee, Calif.; and two grandchildren, Kristie and Eddie Ford both of Palacios. Pallbearers will be members of Palacios Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2467. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.
Daily Tribune,
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Funeral services for Emmanuel Minh Nhat Dinh, 3, were held Saturday, June 20 at Vietnam Chapel in Palacios with the Rev. Thu Nguyen officiating. Burial followed at the Palacios Cemetery. He was born Jan. 4, 1989 in Bay City to Tran Ngoc and Don Thi Nguyen Dinh and died June 16, 1992 at Wagner General Hospital. Master Dinh was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Tran Ngoc and Don Thi Nguyen Dinh of Palacios; parental grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tuong Tien Dinh; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Loi Van Nguyen and sister, Christal Lynn Dinh, all of Palacios. Pallbearers were Cau Hoa Nguyen, Cau Son Nguyen, Cau H. Nguyen, Chu Sanh Dinh, Chu Lung Dinh, Chu Thao Dinh and Chu Chau Dinh.
Palacios Beacon,
June 24, 1992 |
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Funeral services for Tien Tuong Dinh, 66, of Palacios were held June 1, 1996 at St. Anthony of Padua Church Vietnamese Apostlate with Rev. Joe Pham officiating. Burial was at the Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Dinh was born Jan. 1, 1930 in North Vietnam to Nghinh Dinh and Gon Dinh Dinh. He died May 27, 1996 at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. A member of the Catholic Church, he had been a resident of Palacios for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Luu Thi Nguyen Dinh of Palacios; his mother, Gon Dinh of South Vietnam; two daughters, Nuong Dinh of Detroit, Mich. and Nhu Din of Travis City, Mich.; six sons, Tran Dinh of Palacios, Thaie Dinh of Farmington Hill, Mich., Sanh Dinh of Houston, Chau Dinh of Houston, Thao Din of Seattle, Wash., and Lung Dinh of Palacios; four sisters, The Dinh of Garden Grove, Calif., Loi Dinh, Luyen Dinh and Tuyet Din, all of South Vietnam; and one brother, Phung Dinh of Garden Grove, Calif.
Palacios Beacon, June 5, 1996 |
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Funeral services for Don Dockery, who was killed in a tragic accident Saturday afternoon, March 8 on his 49th birthday, were held in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p. m. Monday, March 10, 2ith the Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. He was born March 8, 1926 in Rosebud, Texas, the son of Joe and Annie Belle Dockery. Don, a long time resident of Palacios, had been employed by the Sun Oil Company for 27 years. He is survived by his wife, Juanita, one daughter, Donna, both of Palacios; his mother of Baytown; four brothers, Rufus Lee Dockery of Houston, J. W. Dockery of Baytown, Floyd Dockery of Spring, George Dockery of Lecusak, Oklahoma; two sisters, Mary Lois Hyder of Bristol, Tennessee and Joyce Lahmann of Baytown; and many friends and relatives.
Palacios Beacon, March 14, 1975 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Irene N. Dodd were held at 3 p. m. Sunday, July 21 at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Leslie E. Webb, Jr. officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of the late Ezekiel P. and Mary Jessie Atkinson Noble, she was born May 22, 1891 in Jackson County, Texas. A resident of Palacios for several years, she moved here to make her home with her sisters and brothers at 316 Matagorda following her retirement as District Clerk of Orange. She passed away Friday, July 19, in Wagner General Hospital. She is survived by two daughters, Mary D. Ottinger of Pasadena and Willa Olive Peveto of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Miss Sadie V. Noble of Palacios and Martha N. Yarbrough of Orange; three brothers, J. David Noble and Edmund M. Noble of Palacios, W. C. Noble of Edna and 11 grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, July 25?, 1974 |
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Margaret Dooley, resident of Palacios, passed away July 8, 1988. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, T. J. “Jack” Dooley of Palacios, son Tom and his wife Mary of Houston, and son Bob and his wife Betty of Corpus Christi. Also surviving are grandchildren Maureen Kubecka and Kevin, Kate, Tim, Mary and Rosanne Dooley, all of Houston, Bryan and Michael Dooley of Corpus Christi and great-grandchildren Lauren, Erik, and Ellen Kubecka of Houston. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a. m. Saturday, July 16 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Palacios. In lieu of the usual remembrances, the family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Assn. at 3311 Norfolk, Houston, TX 77098.
Palacios Beacon, July 13, 1988 |
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Services are scheduled for 11 a. m., April 11, 1989 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Palacios for T. J. “Jack” Dooley with Msgr, Dan Scheel, Chancellor of Houston/Galveston Diocese, Msgr. John Price and Father Joe Pham officiating. A Rosary was said 8:00 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Dooley was born in LaGrange, Illinois on September 24, 1909 to Edward Robert Dooley and Rosa Turcque. He served in the United States Marine Corps, and was a meat and poultry broker in Houston for many years before retiring and moving to Palacios in 1969. Dooley served as the Justice of Peace for Precinct #3 for the past 12 years. He was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus member and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, and is survived by two sons; Robert Edward (and Betty) Dooley of Corpus Christi and Thomas James (and Mary) Dooley, Jr. of Houston; two sisters, Louise Greenwald of Chicago, Illinois and Helen Taylor of Pomona, California; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Interment is at the Palacios Cemetery with pallbearers Kevin Dooley, Timothy Dooley, Michael Dooley, Johnny Kubecka, Robert Woods, and Bob Jones. In lieu of usual contributions, donations may be made to the Matagorda Co. 100 Club, Box 452, Bay City, TX 77414. Palacios Beacon, April 12, 1989 For more information on the death of Judge Dooley, visit
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Funeral services for Ben Carl Dorris, 76, were held from the Palacios Funeral Home Wednesday with the Rev. Wesley Schulze officiating. He died December 3 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Velma Harris, in West Columbia. Mr. Dorris was born December 14, 1875, near McDade in Lee County. Survivors besides his daughter are two sons, Leonard Dorris of Ozona and Johnnie Glenn Dorris of Francitas; one brother, Andrew Dorris of Giddings; two half-brothers, Barney and Elmer Harrison of Channelview; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Dora Ward of Baytown, Mrs. Roxie Stockbridge of Beeville, and Mrs. Minnie Fox of Houston and four grandchildren. Burial was in Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon, December 6, 1951 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Mearl Jones Dorris were held Tuesday, June 17, at 2 p. m. at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Maxwell and Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in the Palacios cemetery. A resident of Palacios for 53 years, she was born May 19, 1894 in Lee County, Texas, daughter of the late Rufus and Elizabeth B. Womack and passed away Saturday night, June 14, in Wagner General Hospital after an illness of several months. She is survived by four daughters; Mrs. Lesta Huff of College Station, Mrs. Glenna Fitzmorris and Mrs. Joy Richey of Palacios and Mrs. Gladys Wilson of Raymondville; four sons, Charles Albert Dorris of Deer Park, Elvie Dorris of Alvin and Edward Dorris of Port Aransas; three sisters, Mrs. Margurite Pearson of Temple, Mrs. Alma Mericle of Waco, and Mrs. Esther Johnson of Eddy; three brothers, Louis Blackwell of Eddy, J. C. Blackwell of Corpus Christi and Hoy Blackwell of San Springs, Okla.; 31 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, June 19, 1975 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Estelle Dorsey, a resident of Palacios for many years, were held at 10 a. m. Friday, September 8, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Carl L. W. Israel and Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of the late Thomas Frederick Dickert and Sallie Glymph Dickert, she was born December 27, 1883, in Lindale, Texas. The family moved to the Ashby and Simpsonville area in 1898, later moving to Palacios. She passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, in Wagner General Hospital where she had been confined the past nine weeks. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Legg of Palacios; two sons, Ray Dorsey of Edna and Donald “Dink” Dorsey of Freeport; four grandchildren and three great grandsons.
Palacios Beacon, September 14, 1978 |
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Port Lavaca—Lois Euneva Brown Dorsey, 94, of Port Lavaca, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Ganado. She was born Jan. 4 1916, in Neuvro, to Gertrude Jerrell. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Eastern Star—Palacios and Bay City. She is survived by her daughter, Joy Wehmeyer and husband Henry of Port Lavaca; son, Carlton Dorsey and wife Carol of Edna; sister, Eunice Hiltpold and husband, Milton of Danevang; two grandchildren, Russell Dorsey and Ty Dorsey; and three great-grandchildren, Britney Utley, Courtney Janecek and Ashley Dorsey. She was preceded in death by her mother and her husband, Oliver Ray Dorsey. Graveside services will be at 11 a. m. on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Palacios Cemetery with Dennis Wittnebert officiating. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, July 29, 2010 |
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Edna—Oliver Ray Dorsey, 93, of Edna, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000. He was born Sept. 2, 1906 in Quail, to the late Charles L. and Ida Dickert Dorsey. He was a self-employed rice farmer; a member of Edna Masonic Lodge No. 767, and a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Lois Euneva Brown Dorsey; daughter, Joy Wehmeyer of Port Lavaca; son, Carolton Dorsey of Edna; sister, Dorothy Legg of Victoria; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: parents; and brother, Donald Dickert Dorsey. Services will be 2 p. m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Edna, the Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Palacios Cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, (361) 782-2152.
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Funeral services for Beulah Frances Douglas, 87, of Palacios will be held 2 p. m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Palacios, with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial to follow in Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Douglas was born Sept. 29, 1902, in Alabama to James R. and Eula Mathis Price and died Feb. 15, 1990, at Sweeny House Nursing Home, Sweeny. A resident of Palacios since 1908, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Palacios. Survivors include two sons, William D. Douglas of Bay City and James Hugh Douglas of Fairfax, Va.; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Collins of Bay City and Ann Kate Garrett of San Antonio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Vernon Bowers Jr., Billy Hamlin, Ted Bates Jr., Richard Sanders, Harold Bowers, Walter Bowers, Rudy Mosier Jr. and Lacy Lowery. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.
Daily Tribune, February 16/17, 1990 |
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Funeral services for Calvin Pierce Douglas, 86, were held August 3 at 4 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. R. Gwin and Rev. William D. Baker officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. Douglas, a self employed electrician, was the son of Hugh Boyd and Addie Clark Douglas. He was born March 14, 1898 in Jacksonville, TX and died Aug. 1, 1984 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. He had been a resident of the city since 1909. Survivors include his wife, Beulah F. Pierce Douglas of Palacios; two sons, James H. Douglas of Fairfax, VA and William P. Douglas Sr. of Bay City; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Collins of Bay City and Mrs. Ann K. Garrett of San Antonio; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bernard Jensen, Rudy Mosier Jr., Billy Hamlin, Vernon Bates Sr., L. L. Jackson and Harold Bowers.
Palacios Beacon, August 8, 1984 |
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Hugh Boyd Douglas was born October 5, 1868 at Bullard, Cherokee County, Texas, the son of Joseph P. Douglas and Ann Loftin Douglas. His parents were pioneers to East Texas, and his father was a member of the board which drafted the original constitution of Texas. He spent his boyhood at Bullard, and his early manhood at Jacksonville, Texas. He was educated in the public school at Bullard and at Add-Ran College in Thorpe Springs, which later became Texas Christian University and was moved to Fort Worth. He was married March 31, 1897 to Miss Addie Clark at Bartlett, Texas, and to this union were born three children: Calvin P. Douglas of Palacios, Mrs. Dorothy Franks of San Antonio, and Miss Katherine Douglas of Palacios, all of whom, with his widow, are left to mourn his loss. Besides these members of his immediate family he is survived by two grand children: Jimmie Hugh Douglas of Palacios and Bobby Franks of San Antonio; a sister Mrs. W. F. Haden, and a brother Allen D. Douglas, both of Jacksonville; and a number of nieces and nephews. After his marriage he lived at Jacksonville for about ten years, except for two years spent at Edna and Eagle Lake. After a short time in Sayer, Oklahoma, he moved, with his family, to Palacios in August 1908, where he made his home until the time of his death, July 4, 1935. Early in life he became an employee of the Southern Pacific Railway company as telegraph operator which work he continued until 1916 when he entered the Civil Service of the United States government as Rural Letter carrier on the route out of Palacios. He continued this work until his retirement by the government November 1, 1933 at the age of 65. He was a lover of music and during his residence at Jacksonville played the cornet in the city band and in the Orchestra of the Baptist church there. He was a true sportsman—hunting with his dogs being his favorite sport, while baseball was another absorbing interest n his life, and he played the game actively until failing health put him “on the bench,” and he served for several seasons as coach and manager of the Palacios Baseball Club. He was particularly interested in young boys, and did all he could to give them a helping hand. He assisted several young men with their education and taught them the trade of telegraphy. He lived a simple, unassuming life, his daily creed being to live the “Golden Rule.” All who knew him loved and respected him and his friends are many; but only those who were close to him were aware of the magnitude of his character, the heighth of his ideals, the brilliance of his mind, and the faithfulness and loyalty of his heart. The home that he has left is desolated, and in the lives and hearts of his loved ones is a vacancy that can never be filled. He was a devoted and faithful husband, a loving and indulgent father, a true and loyal friend. He lived a fine, beautiful life, and the memory of it is a source of consolation and inspiration to the grieving ones he left behind. Mere words are frail and inadequate equipment with which to produce the portrait of such a life, but Honest, True, Loyal and Sincere offer themselves as descriptive of him. Pretense had to place in his life—he was always himself and,
“True worth is in being—not seeming,
“For whatever men do in blindness, He was laid to rest last Friday afternoon in the Palacios cemetery, under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home, with Rev. George D. McClelland conducting the services. Pallbearers were J. E. Robinson, Earl Mayo, and members of the baseball club: Ernest Hogg, Dean Merck, Price Barnett, and Walter Snider. Out of town relatives and friends here for the funeral were Mrs. Dorothy Franks and son Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Haden, Mr. Allen D. Douglas, Mrs. Jannie Greggard, Mr. Jack Douglas, all of Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Haden and daughter, Mary Edna, of Galveston, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stokes and Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Clark, of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Dean of Alvin.
Palacios Beacon, July 11, 1935 |
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Graveside services for Onita Marie Rinks Drew, 65, of Palacios, were held May 17, 1994 at Palacios Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Blanton officiating. Mrs. Drew was born Oct. 14, 1928 in Palacios. She died May 14, 1994 at Care Inn Nursing Home in Edna. She is survived by her mother, Ruby Lee Erekson of Palacios; a brother, Richard Erekson of Houston; a sister, Mary Ruby Williams of Baton Rouge, La.; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Orlando Drew, Jr. on Dec. 24, 1975. The couple were married Sept.. 27, 1963 in Caldwell, Tx.
Palacios Beacon, May 18, 1994 |
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Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday, December 27, at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel for Sidney O. Drew, Jr. with the Rev. Leslie Webb officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney O. Drew, Sr. he was born June 11, 1918 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A World War II veteran, having served in the U. S. Navy, he had been a resident of Palacios for 25 years. He died December 24. He is survived by his wife, Onita of Palacios; one sister, Dorothy Garwell of Wilma, Minnesota; two brothers, John Drew of Seattle, Wash. And Ralph Drew of Canoga Park, California.
Palacios Beacon, January 1, 1976 |
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Deaths. On March 12th, Mrs. Anna Stratton Driskill, wife of the late Dr. T. F. Driskill. Aged eighty-four years. Palacios Beacon, March 14, 1940 Mrs. Paul Elliott and Mrs. M. C. Reece, of Kingsville, came in Wednesday to attend funeral services of their aunt, Mrs. Annie Driskill, relict of the late Dr. T. F. Driskill, their uncle. While here they were guests of their sister, Mrs. A. R. Hillyer.
Palacios Beacon, March 14, 1940 |
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Death Notice - Dr. Theodore Frederick Driskill, beloved husband of Anna Stratton Driskill, died on June 9th, 1935. Aged 83. Surviving besides his wife is a son, Theodore Frederick Driskill of Dallas. Palacios Beacon, June 13, 1935 Card of Thanks We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the people of Palacios and community for the overwhelming kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. It would be impossible to thank each individually, thus we choose this medium.
Mrs. Anna Stratton Driskill
Palacios Beacon, June 13, 1935 |
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Requiem Mass for Lige Dry was held Saturday morning, May 13, at 10 a. m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Palacios with Father Brian Crookes officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 8 p. m. Friday in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. A native of Poland, he was born on May 15, 1903, and died Thursday, May 11, 1978 in Wagner General Hospital. A farmer, he had been a resident of Palacios for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Geneva Dry of Palacios; one son, William Dry of Bay City; a niece, Verna Jablonski of Needville and one grandson, Jimmy Dry.
Palacios Beacon, May 18, 1978 |
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Rosary for Mrs. Martha Eleonora Dry, who passed away Sunday, August 1, in Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City, was recited at 7:30 p. m. Monday, August 2, in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Brian Crookes officiating. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of the late Emil and Anna Wolleck Buzek, she was born February 21, 1904, in Ellinger, Texas. She had been a resident of Palacios for 28 years. She is survived by her husband, Lige Dry of Palacios; one son, William O. Dry of Bay City; two sisters, Millie Strother of Victoria and Jane Kucera of Needville and one grandson, James William Dry.
Palacios Beacon, August 5, 1976 |
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