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Funeral services for Christopher Gonzales, five month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Celso Gonzales were held Wednesday, November 2, at 3:30 p. m. at the Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Bobby Madison officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. The infant passed away Monday evening at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. Surviving are his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Rodriguez of Corpus Christi, Nelda Ann and Norma Jean Gonzales of Palacios; two brothers, Celso, Jr. and Arthur Ray Gonzales of Palacios.
Palacios Beacon, November 10, 1966 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Fernanda G. Gonzales were held at 10 a. m. Monday, July 18, at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Ramidez officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of the late Aristo Castillo and Maria Villa, she was born in Mexico on May 30, 1897 and had been a resident of Palacios for 8 years. She died Saturday, July 16, in Wagner General Hospital. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Maria Rocha Martinez of Laredo, Mexico; Mrs. Yldefonso Garcia of Rockdale, Mrs. Adrian Garcia of Kingsville, Mrs. Tomas Delgado of El Paso and Mrs. Inocinia Olvera of Rock Spring; one son, Juan C. Gonzales, Jr. of Ohio, Oklahoma and 24 grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
July 21, 1977 |
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Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a. m. Thursday, May 19, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church for Ignacio Gonzales, age 37, of Palacios whose body was found floating in Old Brazos River at Freeport Tuesday. Officers, suspecting foul play, are having an autopsy of the body. Gonzales was employed as a deck hand on the shrimper Cathy Simpson belonging to Crawford Packing Company. Burial will be held in Palacios.
Palacios Beacon,
May 19, 1960 |
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PALACIOS [Matagorda County, Texas] -
Iris Renee Gonzales, 26, of Palacios, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006.
She was born April 30, 1980, in Palacios, to Ernest G. Gonzales and
Sylvia Perez Navarro, both of Palacios. She was a pharmacy tech and
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An afternoon swim at the pavilion Wednesday ended in tragedy when 11-year-old John Anthony Gonzales drown. Enjoying a sunny afternoon at the bay with some of his friends, John jumped off the pier into the water, after a few minutes, when he failed to come to the surface, help was summoned. After the body was located and brought ashore, artificial respiration was administered, but all efforts of the emergency unit of the fire department and the doctors to revive the boy were unsuccessful. Rosary was recited at the Palacios Funeral Home Thursday, June 12, at 7 p. m. Mass was held at 9 a. m. Friday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Eugene O’Callaghan officiating, followed by interment in the Palacios Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Gonzales, he was born May 10, 1959, in Palacios and had recently completed his fifth year of schooling. He was a member of the Thunderbirds Little League team. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Augustine Gonzales, Jr., of Houston; three sisters, Stella Louise, Rosemary and Linda of Palacios; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ottino of Bay City and Mrs. Natalie Gonzales of Palacios and many relatives and friends.
Palacios Beacon,
June 19, 1969 |
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Services were held Friday, June 22, 1990 for Jose Gonzales, Sr. of Palacios who had passed away June 20,. Rev. Joe Pham officiated at the ceremony at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and the burial which followed at Palacios Cemetery. A Rosary was said Thursday evening at the Palacios Funeral Home. Gonzales was born October 2, 1900 in San Benito, Texas to Juan Gonzales and Egnacia Garcia Gonzales. He is survived by daughters, Janie Aparicio and Celia Haskins, both of Palacios; sons Joe Gonzales, Jr. and Celso Gonzales, both of Palacios; a sister, Guadalupe Garza of San Benito; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Celso Gonzales, Jr., Arthur Gonzales, Eric Cantu, Raul Villarreal, Ernest Gonzales, Joe Gonzales, III.
Palacios Beacon,
June 27, 1990 |
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Drownings claimed the lives of a two-year-old boy and one teenager in separate incidents over the weekend according to Palacios Police Chief Jim Wilson. Two-and-a-half year old Lupe Alfredo Cruz Gonzales drowned in the bathtub at his parents home at 910 Main Street Saturday afternoon. Fourteen-year-old Johnny Gilian of Palacios drowned in a swimming accident at the southend of Turning Basin No. 2 Sunday. According to Wilson, the Gonzales infant, son of Juan and Juana Pena Gonzales was apparently taking a bath with two older brothers, age 11 and nine. After a short period, the mother noticed the two oldest brothers playing in the yard. She then went in to check on the youngest and found him lying face down in the tub. The youngster was rushed to Wagner General Hospital at approximately 1:35 p. m. where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Justice of the Peace Jack Dooley. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Palacios Cemetery with Father Brian Crookes officiating. Survivors include his parents and two brothers, George and Lupe. In the second drowning accident of the weekend, Johnny Gilian dove from the rear of the shrimp boat Don Santo and failed to surface. The boat which was docked at the southend of the turning basin, was owned by the victim’s uncle, Angel Gilian. Members of the Palacios Volunteer Fire Department, Matagorda Sheriff’s Deputies James Skelly and Robert Thompson and Palacios police officer Steve Johnson responded to the incident which occurred at approximately 10:15 a. m. After dragging operations failed, diver Edward Garcia recovered the body about one-and-a-half hours later under a nearby shrimp boat.
Palacios Beacon,
July 17, 1980 |
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Funeral services for Mary B. Gonzales, 87, were held July 8 at 10 a. m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Fr. Gerard Cernoch officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. A rosary was recited July 7 at 7:30 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Gonzales was born Jan. 28, 1901 in Yorktown, the daughter of Wenselado and Katarina Preston Bocanegra. She died July 6, 1988 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. Survivors include a daughter, Corine Vargas of Palacios; sons, Olegario B. Vargas, Gilbert Duran and Robert Duran, all of Palacios; sisters, Margaret Olivarez of Bryan and Eligia Bocanegra of Victoria; 22 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
July 13, 1988 |
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Natalia Gonzales, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antonoio R. Gonzales, died in the hospital in Victoria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, as a result from injuries received when she attempted to jump from a moving truck. The body was brought here where on Friday services were held in the home conducted by Rev. Robt. M. McGehee, and funeral rites held in St. Anthony's Church with Father H. L. Bauman officiating. She is survived by her parents, two sisters, Marina and Felipe Gonzales, and three brothers, Augustine, Ralph and Tony Gonzales. The marriage of her brother, Augustine, to Josephine Ottino, was to have been Thursday at 5 p. m. and Natalia was to be one of the bridesmaids. A report from Port Lavaca where the accident occurred as given by Sheriff Leonard M. Fisher, states the investigation disclosed that Natalia Gonzales was fatally injured when she jumped from a panel 1/2-ton truck driven by G. Ochoa, as it slowed down to about 40 miles per hour. She rolled about 38 feet after striking the highway at the east end of the Lavaca Bay causeway, and was unconscious when picked up by Chester Charnetski, State Highway Department employee, who was working near by. The sheriff also stated that Ochoa, driver of teh truck, apparently in a drunken condition, picked up 8 or 10 women at Palacios to take them to Port Lavaca where they were employed at the Eagle Pass Products plant. He said the women informed him that they didn't realize Ochoa was intoxicated until after they had gotten into the car and started. According to the passengers Mr. Fisher said, Ochoa began an argument with one of the women and then began driving recklessly at a high rate of speed. The group, frightened, huddled in the car and agreed to jump out if the drive slowed down. This he did when approaching where workmen were on the highway, and the girl opened the door and jumped out. Ochoa went back to where the workmen had gathered around the girl, witnesses told the sheriff. The injured girl was rushed to the Victoria hospital in an ambulance. Ochoa, a 25-year-old cannery employee who lives in Palacios was charged with negligent homicide, according to Sheriff Fisher, placed in jail and bond set at $2,000.00. He had not made bond when this report was given.
Palacios Beacon, March 7, 1946 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Natalie Gomez Gonzales were held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at 10 a. m. Monday, June 24, with Father Joseph Van Rosendaal officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Rosary was recited at 8 p. m. Sunday in the Palacios Funeral Home. Daughters of the late Pedro and Natalie Andueza Gomez, she was born December 1, 1893, in Progresso, Yucatan, Mexico. She had been a resident of Palacios for 52 years. She passed away Friday, June 21, in Wagner General Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, Felipa Sanchez and Marina Garza; three sons, Augustine, Ralph and Tony Gonzales, all of Palacios; 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
June 27?, 1974 |
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Funeral services for Ralph Gonzales, 68, of Palacios, were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel on Jan. 4, 1992 with Rev. Roland Lopez officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Gonzales was born Oct. 25, 1923 in Palacios to Antonio and Natalia Gomez Gonzales. He died at his residence on Jan. 2, 1992. A life long resident of Palacios, he was a veteran of World War II, a member of V. F. W. Post 2467 and the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Garcia Gonzales of Palacios; three daughters, Esther DeLa Rosa of Bay City, Elizabeth Sanchez and Emily Garcia, both of Palacios; one son, Ernest Gonzales of Palacios; two sisters, Felipa Sanchez and Marina Garcia, both of Palacios; two brothers, Augustine Gonzales and Antonio Gonzales, both of Palacios; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Townsend Farris, Billy Polk, Louis Sanchez, Harry Sanchez, David Aparicio, Elias Diaz and Henry Guillen.
Palacios Beacon,
January 8, 1992 |
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Funeral services for Roberto Gonzales, 60, will be held today (Wednesday) at 10 a. m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Larry Matula officiating. Interment will follow at Palacios Cemetery. A rosary was held on Jan. 10 at 7:30 p. m. at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel. Gonzales was born May 1, 1925 in Los Fresnos and died Jan. 9, 1984 at Wagner General Hospital. He was the son of Ramon and Estella Losa Gonzales. He had been a resident of Palacios since 1961, was a World War II Army veteran and affiliated with the V. F. W. Survivors include his wife, Lida Trevino Gonzales of Palacios; two daughters, Dianna Gonzales and Nora Gonzales of Palacios; one son, Ruben Gonzales of Palacios; four sisters, Lilla of Los Fresnos, Teresia Cantu of Los Fresnos, Beratriz Garza of Los Resnos and Konnie Gonzales of Brownsville; and four grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
January 11, 1984 |
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Rutillo Gonzales, 48, was killed here Tuesday evening about 5 o'clock when Julius "Comenia" Lopez shot him five times, two bullets entering the abdomen, one the chest, another the left arm and another taking out his left eye. After the shooting Lopez went to a nearby telephone and called local peace officers. City marshal, Guy Barnett, who was working in the City park, was notified by other sources, and started to the scene. He met Lopez at the railroad tracks on the highway where he made the arrest, and then took Lopez to the County jail in Bay City. Lopez told Mr. Barnett that he went to where Gonzales was building a house and asked him to put his hammer down, as he wanted to talk to him, Gonzales refusing to lay down the hammer, he shot hm. Lopez did not have a gun when the arrest was made and refused to say where it was, or give a description, saying he would make his statement later. An investigating trial was held at the city hall Tuesday night and the trial will come up in district court next week. Gonzales was a boatman and had lived here for about 5 years. He had lived on his boat and was building a house in which to live at the time he was killed. Those who know him, respected him as a harmless man, who minded to his own business. Surviving, are a daughter, Aurora Gonzales, of Mercedes, and a son and daughter-in-law, Rutillo Gonzales,Jr., and Josephine Roach Gonzales, of this city. Funeral services were held Wednesday at one o'clock from the home of Ben Roach, conducted by Rev. George D. McClelland. Burial was made in the Palacios cemetery under the direction of the A. A. Duffy & Co.
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Funeral services for Sarita Gonzales, 55 of Palacios, were held Feb. 25 at 2 p. m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Joe Pham officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Gonzales was born Nov. 3, 1933 in Progresso, Tx. and died Feb. 22, 1989 at Citizen’s Medical Center in Victoria. A member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, she had been a member of the Catholic Daughters and Guadalupanas. She had been a resident of Palacios since 1955. Survivors include her husband, Jose M. Gonzales of Palacios; daughters, Olga Gonzales Rodriguez and Estella Gonzales of Palacios; sons, Ruben Gonzales of Freeport and Juan Gonzales of Palacios; sisters, Angelica Torres of Attica, Ind., Maria Elena Sanchez of Franklin, Ind., Ignacia Cavazos of Lemoore, CA, and Marie Vasquez of Las Vegas; brothers, Jose Vasquez of Nashville, Ind., Ramon Vasquez of Duman, Tx., Domingo Vasquez and Pete Vasquez of Catus, Tx., and Estevan Mireles of High Springs, Fl.; four granddaughters, and four grandsons. Pallbearers were Joe Mike Gonzales, Robert Lee Gonzales, Adam Rodriguez, Renee Galvan, Roland Garcia, and Armando Vela.
Palacios Beacon,
March 1, 1989 |
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Graveside services for Toby Ray Gonzales were held Aug. 7 at 2 p. m. at the Palacios Cemetery with Father Larry Matula officiating. Gonzales was born Dec. 28, 1983 in Galveston and died Aug. 3, 1984 in El Maton. Survivors include his parents, Auaeliano Cortez and Debbie Ann Gonzales of El Maton; paternal grandparent, Elension Cortez Gonzales of Mexico; maternal grandparents, Lois Ray and Rosalie Weese of Palacios; and one sister, Liesa Anne Gonzales of El Maton.
Palacios Beacon,
August 8, 1984 |
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Luz Maria Gonzalez, 58, of Palacios passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 in Houston. She was born May 25, 1955 in Mexico to the late Pedro & Maria Guadalupe Lopez Hernandez. Luz is survived by her husband: Samuel Gonzalez; 5 daughters: Yanet Cisneros, Maria Luisa Munoz, Rosana Gonzalez, Luz Maria Gonzalez, and Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez; 2 sons: Jose & Jorge L. Gonzalez; 5 grandchildren; and many other loving family memebers. A rosary will be held 6:30 PM Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Palacios Funeral Home. The mass will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, January 26, 2014 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Father Bryan Heyer & Deacon Joe Ramos officiating. Interment will follow at Palacios Cemetery. Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home (361) 972-2012.
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Requiem mass for Mrs. Luzgarda Gonzalez was held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church after which the body was returned to Rendon Funeral Home Chapel where funeral services were conducted at 4 p. m. followed by burial in the Palacios Cemetery. A native of Mexico, she was born October 18, 1876. She had been a resident of Palacios for the past two years, moving here from Bishop. She died Sunday night, February 2, in Wagner General Hospital after a short illness. Survivors include five sons, Salome of Arizona, Amado of Bishop, Camilo of Lubbock, Ernesto of Falfurrias and Delfino Gonzalez of Baycliff; three daughters, Mrs. Leonardo Narvize of Palacios, Mrs. Santos Canales of Santa Cruz and Mrs. David Garcia of Alice.
Palacios Beacon,
February 6, 1969 |
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Services for Hazel Belle Gormey, 94, of Freeport, will be held at 1 p. m. Wednesday, September 21, 1994, at the Lake Jackson Church Of The Nazarene with Rev. Huey Davis officiating. Interment will be held at 4 p. m. Wednesday, September 21, 1994 at the Palacios Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. Tuesday, September 20, 1994 at the Freeport Funeral Home in Freeport. Mrs. Gormey passed away Sunday, September 18, 1994 at Lake Jackson Health Care Center in Lake Jackson. She was born June 10, 1900 in Morrow County, Ohio. She had been an area resident since 1928 and was a member of the Freeport Church Of The Nazarene, where she served as Church Treasurer and Pianist. She was also a receptionist for Brazosport Typewriter. Survivors include; two children, Esther Gant of Jones Creek and George L. & wife, Mary Alice Gormey of Broaddus; four grandchildren, David & wife Kathy Gant, Nelda & husband Bob Lycka, Brian & wife June Gant and George H. Gormey; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Adam Gormey and her granddaughter, Candice Gormey Basey. Pallbearers include: David Gant, Brian Gant, G. H. Gormey, Bob Lycka, Jo Nathan Gant, Benjamin Gant. Arrangements by Freeport Funeral Home in Freeport.
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Graveside services for John Adam Gormey, a former resident of Palacios, will be held in the Palacios Cemetery Thursday, September 22, at 2:30 p. m. Born in Ashby in 1892, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gormey, he died at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday, September 20, in Freeport. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Gormey, one daughter, Esther Gant, son, Lloyd Gormey, all of Freeport; three brothers, Alfred Gormey of Seabrook, Lynn Gormey of Palacios and Andrew Gormey of Freeport; three sisters, Eva West of Palacios, Anna Rost of Pearland, and Pauline Wylie of Cypress.
Palacios Beacon,
September 22, 1966 |
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May Vineyard, wife of Adam Gormey, aged 18 years, died at her home in Palacios Heights Tuesday night after two weeks of intense suffering. The funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Goodenough, were held at the house. The singers selected for their offering, “Shall We Gather as the River,” and “Sweet By and By” The floral offerings were beautiful, most of the flowers being gathered by the Red Cross ladies and the seventh grade school girls, of which class Gladys Vineyard, sister of the deceased, is a member. The pall bearers, M. C. Stulting, Henry Barnett, U. P. Aldrich, Victor Yeamans, Claude Allen and Roy Wilkerson, were over-seas veterans, comrades of the bereaved husband, during the World War. Interment was made at the Palacios cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Echols led in prayer. The sympathy of the community is extended to the sad young husband, the infant son, the sorrowing mother, and the relatives.
Palacios Beacon,
December 10, 1920 |
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Roy Calvin Gossett, of 411 Morton, died Monday morning in John Sealy Hospital in Galveston from injuries received when he dove into Tres Palacios River Sunday afternoon. Authorities said he apparently struck the river’s bottom, breaking his neck. He was brought to Wagner General Hospital in a private car, then rushed by ambulance to Galveston. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday, September 28, in the Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. Rayford Harris officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A resident of Palacios for approximately a year, he was born April 26, 1944 in Deport, Texas. Survivors include his parents, Mrs. Mary Gossett of Palacios and J. C. Gossett of Houston; two sisters, Brenda Howard and Rose Mary Gossett both of Palacios; three brothers, James and Johnny of Palacios and Joe Mack Gossett of Cherry Valley, Ark.
Palacios Beacon,
September 29, 1966 |
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Funeral services for Daniel Maynard Green were held Thursday, September 7, at 10:30 a. m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Connolly officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Daniel Maynard Green died at the local hospital on September 5, 1972, after a long illness. He was born October 21, 1897 in Maramec, Oklahoma territory. He moved with his parents to Palacios in 1908, where he finished high school in 1916, and studied mechanics at a school in Houston for a year. He returned to Palacios to sell cars, first Fords and then Chevrolets. In the early thirties he opened a Western Auto Store, a business he maintained for 37 years. Maynard Green was always active in local affairs. He served on the school board many years, was president of the Palacios Rotary Club and was president of the Palacios Chamber of Commerce. While serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce he was instrumental in building the picnic tables and benches on South Bay. Always active in the Methodist Church, he served on its board, and when he became ill, was made an honorary member. Maynard Green and Minnie Viets were married in June, 1925. He is survived by his wife, Minnie Green of Palacios; two daughters, Mrs. Kay Dawson of Victoria and Mrs. Lynn Coffman of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Leafa Addison, Mrs. Muriel Harris and Mrs. Dorotha Bradbury all of Houston; one brother, Jim Green of Brownsville and three grandchildren, Sandra and Daniel Coffman…
Palacios Beacon,
September 1972 |
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