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Funeral services for Daniel L. Maddox were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Friday, September 5, at 10 a. m. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A resident of Palacios for 16 months, living at 114 Main, he was born January 20, 1891, in Caldwell, Texas, a son of John J. and Laura Perry Maddox. He died September 3, 1969 in Wagner General Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Irene Marsh Maddox of Palacios; five daughters, Mrs. Pat Jenkins of Collegeport, Mrs. A. F. Genser of Markham, Mrs. J. F. Eilbeck of Bay City and Mrs. Carl Fitzgerald of Blytheville, Ark.; three sons, Aaron of Palacios, Ray of Bay City and Herman, stationed with the U. S. A. F. in Thailand; one sister, Lillie Stewart of Bryan; two brothers, John and Lawson Maddox of North Zulch, Texas; 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
September 11, 1969 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Maddox were held at the Bay City Funeral Home at 4 p. m. Sunday, June 11, with Rev. Jones officiating. Interment was held in the Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morris, she was born in Karnes County, Texas, on July 15, 1895. She moved to Matagorda County in 1928 and lived in the county until 1950 when she moved to Bryan where she resided until 1968, returning to Matagorda County. She died June 9 in Matagorda General Hospital after a lengthy illness. She is survived by three sons, Aaron L. Maddox of Palacios, Ray Maddox of Bay City and Herman Maddox of Roland, Ark.; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Jenkins of Collegeport, Mrs. Maude Genzer of Markham, Mrs. Elsie Eilbeck of Bay City and Mrs. Jean Fitzgerald of Abilene; 23 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
June 22, 1978 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Kathleen Edith Maddox, 48, of Bay City were held Feb. 6 at Taylor Brothers Chapel with Rev. Marvin Moore of the First United Pentecostal Church officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Maddox died at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharotn Feb. 4. Survivors include: husband, Morris Ray Maddox of Bay City; mother Mrs. Grace Stapleton of Palacios, daughter Kathy Canady of Rockyface, Georgia; son Dennis Maddox of Bay City; sisters Mrs. Irene Williams of Houston and Mrs. Bonnie Kacira of Port Lavaca; brothers Emmett Welsh and Freddie Welsh of Oklahoma, Carl J. Welsh of Palacios and Jimmy Welsh of Brazoria; and six grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
February 11, 1981 |
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Funeral services for Archie H. Malone were held at the Palacios Funeral Home Monday, October 27, at 2 p. m. with the Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Son of John P. and Lillie Ann Young Malone, he was born September 16, 1921, in Leonard, Texas. A resident of Palacios for 18 years, he was employed as a pipe fitter by Brown & Root, Inc. He was a veteran of World War II. He passed away Saturday, October 25, in the M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. Survivors include his wife, Annie Geneva Malone of Palacios; four sons, John Wesley Malone of Savannah Beach, Ga.; Jimmie Harris and Archie Eugene Malone of Benton, Ark. and William Sherman Malone of Palacios; five sisters, Ora Sanders of Rockport, Ruby Rylie of Benton Ark., Viola Drake of San Antonio, Lillie Everett of Aransas Pass and Maxine Green of Humble; three brothers, Walter J. Malone of Dallas, Arthur Malone of Huntington Park, Calif. and John Malone of Cleveland, Texas; seven grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
October 30, 1969 |
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Graveside services for Garry E. and Gerry E. Malone, infant sons of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Malone, were held at the Palacios Cemetery at 10 a. m. Monday, August 1, with Rev. Bill Buckholt of the Trinity Baptist Church officiating. The infants were born dead on Saturday, July 30th at Wagner General Hospital. Survivors besides their parents are their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Malone of Palacios and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blaylock of Benton, Ark.
Palacios Beacon,
August 4, 1966 |
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Services were held Saturday for John p. Malone, Sr., a retired farmer of Star Route, Palacios. Mr. Malone died Thursday at the age of 70. Final rites were in the Palacios Funeral Home with the Rev. Rayford Harris officiating. The deceased was a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, five daughters, five sons, and one sister.
Palacios Beacon,
August 25, 1955 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Ann Malone were held at the Trinity Baptist Church, Tuesday, January 26 at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Jerry Lyons officiating. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery. Four years ago she moved here from Victoria and since then has made her home west of Palacios. She was born January 1, 1888 in London, Kimble County, Texas, and passed away at the Bayview General Hospital, Saturday, January 23 after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Ira Sanders, Alice; Mrs. Ruby Rylie, Benton, Ark.; Mrs. Viola Irvis, Holmes, Idaho; Mrs. Lilly Everett, Three Rivers and Mrs. Maxine Green, Cleburne; four sons, Pat Malone, Frisco; Walter Malone, Dallas; Archie Malone, Palacios and Arthur Malone, La Punta, Calif.; six sisters, Mrs. Allie Atkins, Mrs. Daniel Forster, Mrs. Eunice Dunn all of Beaumont, Calif.; Mrs. Edith Cole, Stamford, Texas; Mrs. Mattie Powell, Pecos and Mrs. Myrtle Ince, San Angelo; two brothers, Ivy Young, San Angelo and Robert Young of Andrews.
Palacios Beacon,
January 28, 1950 |
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Funeral services for Harold Edward Mann, 66, of Palacios were held Monday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father Brian Crookes officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Mann died Sept. 27 at Wagner General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary Helen Mann of Palacios; sons, John M. and James C. Mann, both of Palacios; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Palacios Beacon,
October 2, 1980 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lorena Boothe Mansell, who died Wednesday, August 11, in Citizens Memorial Hospital in Victoria, were held at 10:30 Friday morning, August 13, in Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in Palacios Cemetery. Daughter of the late Johanna Jones Boothe and John Wesley Boothe, Sr., she was born in Baston, Texas, on July 28, 1908. A resident of Palacios for eight years, she was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert Q. Mansell; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Barbara) Curtis, both of Palacios; one sister, Mrs. Virgie Mae Foreman of Orange; one brother, J. W. Boothe, Jr., of Corpus Christi; two grandchildren, Robby and Lynn Curtis of Palacios and many nieces and nephews.
Palacios Beacon,
August 19, 1976 |
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Funeral services for Robert Q. Mansell, 93, of Palacios and formerly of Trinity, were held Nov. 13, 1995 at Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverends Jesse Jones and Ross Taylor officiating. Burial was in Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Mansell was born Nov. 2, 1902 in Trinity to the late John A. and Emily Andrews Mansell. He died Nov. 10, 1995. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, he had been a resident of Palacios for the past 30 years. He was a tool pusher for an oil company and a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. He was also a member of United Pentecostal Church. Mr. Mansell is survived by his wife, Margie Phillips Mansell; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Marvin Curtis of Palacios; two step-daughters Mary Ellen Wiggins of Houston and Betty Sue Goss of Vidor; a step-son, Vaden “Buddy” Hall of Tomball; three sisters Adele Bell of Tyler, Deen Grantham of Austin and Eva Whipple of Jasper; a brother-in-law, J. W. “Red” Boothe of Corpus Christi; two grandchildren, Robby Curtis of Palacios and Lynn Willis of Bay City; four great-grandchildren, Jason Polasek of Palacios, Scott Willis of Bay City, Thomas Willis of South Carolina and Heather Curtis of Palacios; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the United Pentecostal Church, P. O. Box 892, Palacios, Tx. 77465.
Palacios Beacon,
November 15, 1995 |
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Funeral services for Wilburn Leon Maples were held at the Cage Mills Funeral Home in Corpus Christi, Wednesday, November 1, at 9:30. The body was brought to the Palacios Funeral Home then taken to the Palacios Cemetery where military graveside services were held at 4 p. m. A navy veteran of three years, he was born in Palacios on August 23, 1924. For the past two years he has lived in Corpus Christi where he was employed by the Sun Oil Company. He died Monday afternoon October 30 of a heart attack. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Corpus Christi, four daughters and one son, his mother, Mrs. F. M. Jackson of Palacios; his father, Lloyd Maples of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Leonard Kunefke of Palacios; two half sisters, Kathy and Margaret and two half brothers, Norman and Kyle of Houston; his grandmother, Mrs. Nels Highberg of Palacios and a host of relatives and friends. Palacios Beacon, November 2, 1961
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Graveside services for Bertha Margerum, 93, of Palacios, were held Sept. 30, 1995 at Palacios Cemetery with the Rev Hollas Hoffman officiating. Mrs. Margerum was born Oct. 7, 1901 in Granbury to the late Robert and Mary Elizabeth Creamer Kincannon. She died Sept. 19, 1995. Mrs. Margerum was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Palacios. She is survived by daughters Mary Mosier of Palacios and Margaret Hockey of Edinburg; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Elinor Mathias and Geraldine Thigpen.
Palacios Beacon,
October 4, 1995 |
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Miss Emily Maria Margerum was born June 14, 1892 in Middletown, Ohio. As the daughter of the Mayor of Middletown, she was privileged to meet many Presidents of the United States and continued doing so through the Presidency of John F. Kennedy. In 1908, at the age of 16, she moved with her family to Palacios, where they built their home that same year out on Star Route and was maintained for same until her death. Recalling her favorite thing about moving to Texas was the fact that she “no longer had to get dressed up for afternoon tea.” “Miss Emily,” as she was affectionately known, began her teaching career at the age of 18 and finally received her Master’s Degree through summer courses from the University of Texas at Austin at the age of 75. She left the teaching profession at the age of 79, having dedicated the last five years of that time to teaching students with learning disabilities. She endeared herself to all who met her and with her quick wit, patience, understanding, knowledge of global and sports events and always her willingness to help the less fortunate. Miss Margerum departed her life on earth November 22, 1990 at Wagner General Hospital. Services were held at First United Methodist Church on November 24 at 10 a. m. with Rev. Buck Ritchea officiating. Burial followed in the family plot at the Palacios Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, one sister, Ruth Effie Margerum Jackson; five brothers, Willard Crittenden Margerum, Emmett Samuel Margerum, Robert Wheaton Margerum, Arthur Trine Margerum and Loren Greenham Margerum and is survived by ten living nieces: Dorothy Yeager and Hattie Jean Mount of Bay City, Evelyn Faye Chenault of Dallas, Elinor Mathias of Agua Dulce, Margaret Hockey of Edinburg, Mary Mosier of Palacios, Effie Ruth Blake of Tyler, Lulu Floy Lacy and Beulah Jo Cundieff of Houston and Patsy Ann Nelson of Bonne Terre, Mo. and three living nephews: Robert C. Margerum of Sunnyvale, Terrell Jackson of Houston and Samuel Jackson of Pasadena, plus numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews. Pallbearers for the service were Robert Margerum of Sunnyvale, Terrell Jackson of Houston, Samuel Jackson of Pasadena, George Yeager and Rocky Mount of Bay City and Marvin Chenault of Dallas.
Palacios Beacon,
November 28, 1990 |
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Mrs. S. W. Margerum, who passed away September 16, 1948, was born Hattie Emma Crittendon, March 7, 1859, in Adrian, Mich., where she was reared and attended school. After graduating from high school she attended Adrian College, where she met Samuel W. Margerum. Both graduated from the College in 1880 holding many honors, especially in the literary field. On February 1, 1874, she was baptized into the Plymouth church, and after finishing college she was appointed to the Mission field of Japan under the Methodist Protestant Board of Missions and became the principal of the first Anglo-Japanese Boys School at Yokohama. In 1889, she returned to America, after having done a telling work for the Master in that far away country, and on December 24, was married to Mr. Margerum, with Dr. G. B. Elroy, president of Adrian College, and Rev. D. C. Coburn, pastor of the Plymouth church, officiating. For some time after their marriage they made their home in Middletown, Ohio, where Mr. Margerum practiced law and also served as mayor. Mr. and Mrs. Margerum moved to Palacios in September 1908 and were among those interested in the church and civic life of our city during those early years. Mr. Margerum passed away in 1939, but Mrs. Margerum continued to live at the home place, where her family, relatives and friends often gathered to enjoy her companionship. Survivors include three sons, Emmett, of Refugio, Robert W. of Houston, and L. G. Margerum of Palacios; and two daughters, Miss Emily Margerum of Palacios and Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Buna, Texas. Two sons, Arthur and Willard, had preceded her in death. She also leaves one brother E. W. Crittendon, of Miami, Fla., two nieces, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Many are the friends both in Texas and other states, who are grieved by her passing and extend their sympathy to the bereaved. Funeral services were held from the family residence at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. L. W. Crouch officiating. Burial was made in the Palacios cemetery with the Palacios Funeral Home in charge. The services were attended by many relatives and friends, some coming from quite a distance to pay their last tribute to one whom they counted it a privilege to know.
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September 23, 1948 |
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Funeral services for Robert W. Margerum, 58, will be held at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, December 16 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. John C. Key of Houston officiating. Mr. Margerum died Tuesday night in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston after a brief illness. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on October 15, 1896 and when 12 years of age moved to Palacios where he made his home until 1942 when he and his family moved to Houston where he was employed as an architect and office manager of the B. W. Holtz Construction Company. He was an active member and a deacon in the Emmanuel Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Harris County Emergency Corps. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lettie Virginia Margerum of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. G. B. Yeager of Bay City, Mrs. M. H. Chenault Jr. of Dallas; Mrs. R. H. Mount of Sweeny; one son, R. C. Margerum of Angleton; two brothers, Emmett of Refugio and Loren Margerum of Palacios; two sisters, Emily Margerum of Moulton and Mrs. Ruth Jackson of Buna. Also surviving are four grandchildren, three step-children and three step-grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon,
December 16, 1954 |
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Samuel Willard Margerum who died at his home, Sunday, March 5, 1939, was born in Middleton [Middletown?], Ohio, Feb. 9, 1855. Mr. Margerum held degrees from the Adrian College Michigan, from the University of Michigan and the Cincinnati Law School, and practiced law for several years. He became a member of the Baptist Church when a young man and was an active member, serving as Sunday School Superintendent and assisting in other offices of the church. He was also active in civic organizations, being a member of the school board and served the city as mayor. On Christmas Eve 1889 Mr. Margerum was married to Miss Hattie Crittenden, who had been his schoolmate at Adrian College. They established their home in Middletown, where they resided many years. In 1908 with their family, moved to Texas and located at Palacios. After coming here Mr. Margerum devoted most of his time to the work of building contractor and many homes in our city are the evidence of his workmanship. Mr. Margerum is survived by his wife, two daughters, Miss Emily Margerum and Mrs. A. C. Jackson, and three sons, Emmitt S., Robert W., and Loren G. Margerum, and 14 grandchildren. Two sons had preceded him in death, Willard C., and Arthur Margerum. Funeral services were held at the family residence Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock with Rev. L. W. Crouch officiating, and interment made in the Palacios cemetery under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home.
Palacios Beacon,
March 9, 1939 |
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The news of the death of Willard Margerum in Freeport Sunday came as a shock to many of our citizens who were not aware of his serious illness. Willard Aaron Margerum was born to Robert W. Margerum and Naomi Wilborn Margerum at Palacios, November 5, 1920. On August 5, 1940 he married Miss Dorothy Jean Bridges and to this union was born one little daughter, Laura Jean. Besides his father and mother, his own helpmate and daughter he is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. S. W. Margerum of Palacios, and his brother, Robert Carroll Margerum, who is at present an aviation cadet in Austin, and his three sisters, Dorothy Olive, Evelyn Fae, and Hattie Jean Margerum of Houston. These together with other relatives and friends lament his early going. Willard spent the greater part of his life in Palacios, having gone to school here and been converted and baptized into the Baptist Church while yet a young man. He followed in general the trade of his father, that of a carpenter, and had been a member of the union of that trade for several years. He had been working in the trade for the defense of our country for some months at Freeport. One of the outstanding characteristics of Willard was his happy mood even under the most trying circumstances and he refused to be pessimistic even about his own serious condition. Funeral services were held in the Palacios Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. L. W. Crouch and burial made in the Palacios Cemetery under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home.
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Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday for Freddy Markwardt at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Rayford Harris, pastor and Bill Coffman, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Young Markwardt died early Wednesday morning. Included among his survivors are his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markwardt of Palacios and one brother, Roy Markwardt of College Station. Burial was in the Palacios cemetery.
Palacios Beacon,
December 31, 1953 |
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Frederick William Markwardt, 72, a resident of Matagorda County for 56 years, died June 30, 1985 in Wagner General Hospital. Born in Burleson County, Texas on Sept. 9, 1912, he married Hesel Harvey on Nov. 8, 1932. As a young man Fred worked at many odd jobs such as farming and fishing and in 1934 was employed in the construction of the Palacios Pavilion. In 1937 he was employed by Salt Dome Production Co. doing seismic work in Matagorda Bay. During the next 15 years he served many positions with Salt Dome and in 1942 was promoted to Marine Supt. and served in this capacity until 1962 when the oil company was sold. However, he remained employed by Karl Hasselmann and served as his ranch foreman in Raymondville until his retirement in 1972, due to ill health. He moved back to Palacios where he remained until his death. Fred was preceded in death by a son Freddie Lynn, in 1953 and his wife, Hesel, in 1983. He is survived by one son Roy, and his wife Lou, of Aransas Pass, three grandchildren: Teri McIlroy, Corpus Christi, Roger Markwardt, Aransas Pass, Kristin Markwardt, College Station; Three great grandchildren, Christi and Rodney Markwardt, Leslie Lou McIlroy; one sister, Lydia Adkins; two brothers, Henry Markwardt, Fort Worth and Herbert Markwardt, Clute.
Funeral services were conducted at the Palacios Funeral home of
Taylor Bros. and Rev. Elree Smithart officiated. Interment was in
Palacios Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Sexton, James Milam,
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July 11, 1985 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Hesel Markwardt, 66, of Palacios, were held April 8 at the Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Floyd officiating. Burial followed in Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Markwardt was born April 1, 1917 in Broadus. She was the daughter of Ella and Lillard Harvey. She died April 6, 1983 in Wharton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one son, Freddie Lynn Markwardt. Survivors include her husband, Fred William Markwardt of Palacios; mother Mrs. Ella Harvey of Palacios; one son, Roy Harold Markwardt of Ingleside; one sister, Mrs. Audrey Johnson of Angleton; one brother, Freeman Harvey of Palacios; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren, plus numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Vernon Bates, Sr., Vernon Bates, Jr., Mark Bates, Ted Bates, Jr., Billy Hamlin and John Carroll Sardelich.
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April 13, 1983 |
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Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Monday, August 9, in the Palacios Funeral Home for Mrs. Lena Carolina Markwardt, who died in the Bayview General Hospital Sunday morning, August 8. The Rev. F. H. Burgman, pastor of the Lutheran Church in Wharton, officiated. Mrs. Markwardt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schultz, was born March 20, 1879 in Lyons, Texas. She had lived in Palacios since 1928. She is survived by her husband, William Markwardt, one daughter, Mrs. Lydia Wickham of Palacios; four sons, Henry and Ed of Bynum, Texas, Fred of Palacios and Herbert of Clute. Other survivors include one sister, Annie Ulich, Lyons; and three brothers, Albert Schultz of Sommerville; Henry Schultz of Lyons and Adolph Schultz of Caldwell. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery.
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August 12, 1954 |
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