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Randy Lee Erekson, 19, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1986. Randy began his education in Palacios at Mrs. Ramsey’s kindergarten class, then the first grade at Central Elementary. He attended Shadow Oak Elementary in Houston from the second grade on and during the third grade started playing Junior League Football. He continued playing football throughout his school years. He attended Spring Oak Junior High School where he lettered in football and played on the First Baptist Church soccer team. He attended Springwood High School where he lettered in football and won All-District for his position of noseguard. Randy attended Alexander Smith Preparatory School. He was attending Houston Community College and working toward his real estate license. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Katherine and Richard Bowe, Houston; father and step-mother, Bruce and Sharon Erekson, LaMarque; brother, Troy Erekson; sister, Melissa Erekson; step brothers, Lance and Rex Bowe, all of Houston; half-brothers, Brucie and Brian Erekson and half-sister, Rachel Erekson, all of LaMarque; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koerber and Louise Erekson, all of Palacios; and uncles, aunts and cousins. Services will be held Thursday, Feb. 20 at Earthman Hunter’s Creek Chapel with Dr. Carl Mills officiating. It was followed by a 3 p. m. service at the First Presbyterian Church in Palacios with Rev. Doug Blanton officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon, February 27, 1986 |
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Funeral services for Richard Jestes Erekson were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Tuesday, December 13, at 1:30 in the afternoon with the Rev. Leslie E. Webb officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. The son of the late Richard A. and Mary Augusta Miller Erekson, he was born on June 24, 1896, in Port Lavaca. A retired carpenter, he had been a resident of Palacios since 1928. He was dead on arrival at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City Saturday night, December 10. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Lee Erekson of Palacios; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Ruby Gurka of Baton Rouge, La., Mrs. Frances Estelle Davidson of Alamogordo, New Mex. and Mrs. Onita Marie Drew of Palacios; two sons, Richard Jestes Erekson, Jr. of Rosenberg and Richard Leroy Erekson of Palacios; two sisters, Mrs. Cecelia Wright and Mrs. W. W. Dudley of El Campo; three brothers, Owen Erekson of Houston, Mike Erekson of Freeport and W. C. Erekson of Huntsville; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Palacios Beacon, December 15, 1966 |
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Funeral services for Richard LeRoy Erekson, 60, of 710 Rorem were held Sunday at 5 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Bauerschlag officiating. Erekson was the son of Richard Jestes Erekson and Fannie Mae Hodges. He was born May 24, 1921 in El Campo and died Sept. 18 at Wagner General Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Air Force and was a member of American Legion El Campo Post 251. He was a lifelong resident of Palacios and a Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Louise Stotts Erekson of Palacios; one daughter, Linda Jo Rocchio of Edcouch; one son, Bruce Erekson of LaMarque; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were Sherwood Barber, Vernon Wright, Mike Murray, Charles Hutto, Ernest Lenz and Ernest Skarpa.
Palacios Beacon, September 23, 1981 |
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Funeral services for Arthur William Erickson were held at 2:30 p. m. Monday, Dec. 24, at the Palacios Funeral Home with the Rev. Leslie Webb officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A retired farmer and a veteran of World War I, he was born in Stockholm, Sweden on June 17, 1891 and passed away Dec. 23, 1973, at Wagner General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Laura Murphy Erickson of Palacios; two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Wieden and Mrs. Anna Zieber of Denver, Colorado and one brother, Arthur Erickson of Larned, Kansas.
Palacios Beacon, December, 1973 |
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Funeral services for Laura Ray Murphy Erickson, 95, were held Oct. 18 at 2:30 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. She was born Dec. 24 1890 in Danbury, Nebraska, the daughter of Ben Franklin and Etta Vannice Murphy. She died Oct. 16, 1986 at Wagner General Hospital. Survivors include one sister, Faye Taylor of Bay City; and nephews, Ben Murphy of Palacios and Leonard Murphy of Blessing. Pallbearers were Bert Johnson, Ben Blackburn, Tony Sliva, Jr., Tony Sliva, Sr., Forrest Harter, Marshall Murphy and Kenneth Murphy.
Palacios Beacon, October 23, 1986 |
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Requiem mass for Mrs. Catalina V. Espinosa was held at 10 a. m. Saturday, August 19, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Armand Florizoone officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery.. A rosary was recited at 8 p. m Friday at Rendon Funeral Home Chapel. A resident of Palacios for 44 years, she was born February 13, 1891, in Mexico to the late Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Vasquez. A member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, she died at 5:30 p. m. Thursday in Wagner General Hospital. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Ecilda Espinosa of Palacios and Mrs. Catalina Ramirez of Clute; five sons, Jose, Guillermo, Guadalupe and Armando Espinosa of Palacios and Alvaro Espinosa of San Antonio; a brother, Verulo Vasquez of Monterrey, Mexico; 22 grandchildren and two great grand-children.
Palacios Beacon, August 1972 |
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Funeral services for Ecilda C. Espinosa, 75, of Palacios were scheduled for 10 a. m. today at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Palacios with the Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Burial was at Palacios Cemetery. A rosary was held 7 p. m. Monday at Palacios Funeral Home chapel. Ms. Espinosa was born Jan. 11, 1917 in Falls City to Jose A. and Catalina Vasquez Espinosa and died Jan. 3, 1993 at Wagner General Hospital in Palacios. She was a member of the Catholic church and a resident of Palacios since 1940. Survivors include a foster daughter, Connie Burkner of Pasadena; a sister, Catalina E. Ramirez of Lake Jackson; three brothers, Guillermo Espinosa of Edinburg, Alvaro Espinosa of Cannon Lake and Armando Espinosa of Palacios. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Palacios.
Daily Tribune, January 6, 1993 |
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Funeral services for Guadalupe Espinosa, Jr. 42, of Palacios, were held Nov. 20, 1995 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Burial was in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Espinosa was born Oct. 7, 1953 in Palacios, Tx. to Guadalupe and Juanita Alvarez Espinosa, Sr. He died Nov. 18, 1995 at The Veterans Hospital in Houston. A life-long resident of Palacios, he was an electrician and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. A life-long resident of Palacios, he was an electrician and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Mr. Espinosa is survived by his mother, Juanita Espinosa of Palacios; four sisters, Carol Guajordo of Benavides, Tex., Theresa Cayo of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Janet Flores and Diana Galindo, both of San Antonio; two brothers, Anthony Espinosa and Robert Espinosa, both of Lake Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Armando Espinosa, Jr., Victor Ramirez, Olivero Guajardo, Sr., Olivero Guajardo, Jr., David Espinosa and Ray Guerra.
Palacios Beacon, November 22, 1995 |
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Funeral services for Guillermo Espinosa, 73, of Edinburg, Tx. were held Oct. 14, 1996 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Palacios with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Burial was in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Espinosa was born Feb. 10, 1923 in Baytown, Tx. to Jose and Catalina Vasquez Espinosa. He died Oct. 11, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Rosalva Espinosa of Edinburg; five daughters, Connie Buckner of Pasadena, Tx., Beck Rubio of Sweeny, Tx., Silvia Chavez of Wallace, Tx., Susan Espinosa of Sinfield, Kansas, and Petty Espinosa of Mexico; two sons, David Espinosa of Richmond, Tx. and Chris Flores of Palacios; a sister, Catalina Ramirez of Lake Jackson, Tx.; two brothers, Alvaro Espinosa of Canyon Lake, Tx. and Amado Espinosa of Palacios; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Gina Lemos, Chris Flores, Elizabeth Espinosa, Joseph Cardenas, Davis Rodriguez and Adina Espinosa.
Palacios Beacon, October 23, 1996 |
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Funeral services for Joe Espinosa, 69, were held Feb. 8 at 10 a. m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. A rosary service was held Feb. 7 at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerome Stryk of Blessing officiating. Espinosa was born January 21, 1914 in Mexico and died Feb. 6, 1983 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. He was a retired construction worker. Survivors include two sisters, Ecilda Espinosa of Palacios and Catalina Ramirez of Lake Jackson; four brothers, Guillermo Espinosa and Armando Espinosa, all of Palacios and Alvaro Espinosa of San Antonio. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Unknown newspaper, February 1983 |
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Requiem Mass for Jose A. Espinosa, 74, was held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Monday, April 25 at 9 a. m. with Father Patrick O’Farrell officiating. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery. A resident of Palacios for 29 years, he passed away at his home Saturday. Rosary was recited at 8 p. m. Sunday at the Palacios Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catalina Espinosa; two daughters, Miss Eclida Espinosa of Palacios and Mrs. Catalina Ramirez of Angleton; five brothers, Jose Espinosa, Armanda Espinosa, Alvaro Espinosa of San Antonio and Guillermo Espinosa of Port Lavaca.
Palacios Beacon, April 28, 1960 |
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The body of Mrs. Lydia Caroline Estes were brought here Tuesday and interred in the Palacios cemetery. Mrs. Estes was 80 years old and died at the home of her son, A. W. Estes in South Houston, Monday afternoon. She is survived by six sons, Dr. N. D. Estes, of Rodgers, Ark; J. T. Estes, Wichita Falls, Texas; N. B. Estes, Mountain Home, Texas; A. W., G. H. and P. N. Estes, all of South Houston. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday in the chapel of the Callaway Mortuary, Rev. Geo. J. Evans officiating, after which the funeral party left overland for this city. Six grandsons of Mrs. Estes acted as pallbearers.
Palacios Beacon, October 5, 1933 |
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Funeral services for Aurora Estrada, 50, of Palacios, were held Feb. 10, 1992 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Estrada was born April 20, 1941 to the late Jose and Lucia Gutierrez Guevara in Sarita, Tx. She died Feb. 7, 1992 at her residence. Mrs. Estrada was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Candelario Estrada; daughters, Maria De La Cruz, Martina Castaneda, Valentina Estrada and Emperatriz Estrada of Palacios, San Juanita Longoria of Rivers, Rosalinda Lopez of George West and Beatrice Castaneda of Sarita; sons, Arnold Castaneda and Arnoldo Castaneda of George West, and Johnny Gaona, Candelario Estrada, Jr. and Christopher Estrada of Palacios; brother, Juan Guevara of Sarita; and ten grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, February 12, 1992 |
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Funeral services for Bernardo Estrada were held at the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday, June 12 at 3 p. m. with the Rev. John Brannon officiating. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery. Born in Mexico on May 20, 1901, he had been a resident of Palacios since October 29, 1935. Always active until his illness a few weeks ago, he died Tuesday morning at the Rugeley Blasingame Hospital in Wharton. He is survived by two sons, Juan, stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark., and Bernardo of Brownsville, and one grandchild.
Palacios Beacon, June 13, 1957 |
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Ruth E. Evans, 98, of Palacios passed away June 19, 1996 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City. She was born Aug. 24, 1897 in Maybank, Texas to Jim and Roberta Ray McDonald. She was a member of the Church of God and a longtime resident of Palacios. She is survived by two daughters, Birdie Blomer of Bay City and Faye Baughman of Baytown; by a daughter-in-law, Penny Buffaloe of Kerrville; by one sister, Bertha Clark of El Campo; by five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 p. m. Friday, June 21, 1996 at the Palacios Cemetery with Rev. James Sykes officiating. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Palacios.
Daily Tribune, June 20, 1996 |
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William H. Evans, a son-in-law, of Mrs. J. M. Martin of this city, died in Fort Worth, Wednesday, Sept. 22, aged 46 years. The body was prepared for burial and shipped here Thursday when it was taken to the Palacios Funeral Home where services were held at 10:30 Friday morning, conducted by Rev. J. C. Gibbons, pastor of the Methodist Church, and interment made in the Palacios Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Mr. Evans was well known by many of our citizens, as he served as a clerk in some of Palacios stores when a very young man.
Palacios Beacon, September 30, 1937 |
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Dorris Elizabeth Everett, 63, of Palacios passed away April 21, 2010. She was born June 15, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late John Edmond & Glenna Bess Dorris Fitzmorris. Survivors include longtime friend & companion Clifford Wright of Palacios; daughter Jennifer Mott of Memphis, TN; sons Stephen Everett of Boston & Brian Everett & wife Meshell of Houston; grandchildren Cage, Jordan & Nicolas Mott, and Robert & Serena Everett and Aunt Gladys Wilson. Her brother Charles Fitzmorris preceded her in death. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Palacios Funeral Home.
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The first fatality from a snake bite known in the history of Palacios and community occurred Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Evers, of Deutschburg, 12 miles northwest of this city when their son, Franz Evers, passed away. Franz, in company with a boy companion, Joe Fritz, was out hunting armadillos on the East Carancahua, about five miles from his home. The boys had succeeded in capturing several of these animals and were after another one when it ran into a deep ravine, where a big timber rattlesnake was concealed in the grass, which, becoming angered at being disturbed by the armadillo, coiled, and when Franz, who was in the lead, reached down to grab his game, he was struck without warning by the snake, whose deadly fangs penetrated the boy's coat sleeve and inflicted an ugly wound on his right arm between the elbow and the shoulder. Franz' boy friend, realizing the seriousness of the situation, wanted to slash the wound and let it bleed freely, hoping to thus get rid of the poison, but Franz objected, saying he would wait until after he reached home, so they started for his home on their horses as fast as possible, but had not gone far when Franz began to get blind, and young Fritz was forced to leave him and rushed to the nearest neighbor for help. Mr. and Mrs. Evers were in Palacios shopping at the time and they were telephoned and a doctor summoned at once, but it was all of two hours before any medical aid was given and the poison was all through his system and although everything possible was done to counteract its deadly effects, it was all to no avail. Franz Evers, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Evers, was born in Lorton, Nebr., Nov. 14, 1906. He came to Francitas, Texas with his parents thirteen years ago, and has grown to young manhood almost in our midst. He attended the Palacios school when his parents lived here about two years ago. he was a bright boy, of good habits and beloved by all who knew him, and all mourn his tragic death. Funeral services were conducted at the family home Tuesday morning by Rev. W. W. Wolf, of El Campo, who had known him since a little boy and confirmed him a few years ago. The remains were then conveyed to the Palacios cemetery and tenderly laid to rest. Those left to mourn his going are the father and mother, four sisters and two grandmothers, to whom we extend heartfelt sympathy and commend them to the Father who alone can comfort and sustain them in this sad hour.
Palacios Beacon, March 27, 1924 |
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