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John L. Kelley Dovie LeBahn Kelley |
Kenneth L. Kerley Ora Mae Kerley Kenneth L. Kerley Funeral services for Kenneth L. Kerley, 83, of Bay City will be held at 11am Friday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. Mr. Kerley was born Nov. 26, 1903, in Texas to John and Maggie McDaniels Kerley and died Jan. 28, 1987, at Matagorda General Hospital. He was a principal at Bay City Junior High School for 20 years and past lieutenant governor of Kiwanis. He was a lay leader and Sunday School teacher for Wesley Class at First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Wannie Humphries of Bay City; four grandchildren, Judy Rowland, Sheri Cook, Lesa Tidwell and Jim Humphries; and eight great-grandchildren. Will Cook, Jessica Cook, Chad Tidwell, Ty Tidwell, Kyle Tidwell, Amy Rowland, Karie Rowland and Ginny Rowland. Pallbearers include Gordon Cook, David Tidwell, Tommy Rowland, Jim Humphries, Jerry Burnaman and Adrian Newsom. Members of the Wesley Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Daily Tribune, January 1987 Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham Ora Mae Kerley Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Mae Kerley, 76, of Bay City will be held 11 am Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. LeRoy Stanton officiating. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. Mrs. Kerley was born Dec. 29, 1907 in Texas and died May 15, 1984 at Matagorda General Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include: husband, Kenneth Kerley of Bay City; daughter and son-in-law, Wannie and James Humphries of Bay City; sister, Mrs. Carrie Hendrix of Parsons, Kan.; grandchildren, Judy Rowland, Sheri Cook, Lesa Tidwell and Jim Humphries; and great-grandchildren, Will Cook and Jessica Cook, Chad, Ty and Kyle Tidwell, and Amy, Karie and Ginny Rowland. Pallbearers will be Gordon Cook, Tommy Rowland, David Tidwell, Wayne Head, Barry Neuman and Craig Cunningham. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Wesley Class of the First United Methodist Church. Arrangements were made with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily
Tribune May 1984
Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
Frank K. Knight Gussie M. Knight |
Fern T. Kretzschmar |
George Kretzschmar, 90, of Columbus, and
former resident of Bay City, Texas passed away 11:50 p.m., Tuesday,
April 9, 2002 at the Colorado-Fayette Medical Center Hospital in
Weimar, Texas. |
Ernest Eli Laswell Elsie Lee Laswell Elsie Laswell
Elsie Laswell, 88, of Bay City died at
her residence April 29, 2000. She was born Feb. 9, 1912 in Fort
Worth, Texas to the late Calvin L. and Lillie Agnes Johnson Roden. |
George Robert McKelvy |
Nola Stroud McKelvy, 94, of Sweeny died
June 24, 2001 at Sweeny House in Sweeny, TX. She was born December
1, 1906 in Ballinger, TX to the late Charles Frank Bird Stroud and
Ora Bella Warren. Mrs. McKelvy was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Bay City, a resident of Sweeny the past 7 years
and a former longtime resident of Bay City. |
Fred A. Mielsch Ella Mielsch |
Troy Eugene Nance |
Fred E. Olson Elizabeth Olson
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Patsy Ruth Redd |
Elmer Lawrence Rogers E. L. “Skinny” Rogers Funeral services for E. L. “Skinny” Rogers, 76, were scheduled for 10 am Saturday at First Baptist Church, Bay City with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. Mr. Rogers was born Oct. 15, 1913, to James and Anna Rogers of Corum, Okla. And died April 26, 1990, at Gulf Coast Medical Center, Wharton. A resident of Bay City since 1939, Mr. Rogers served with the US Navy during WWII. He retired in 1988 from Richards Drilling Co. as operations manager. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Antoinette Richers Rogers of Bay City; two daughters, Linda Matthews of Bay City and Deborah Ann Rogers of Houston; a sister, Lorene Gipson of Katy; two brothers, J. W. Rogers of Texas City and John Rogers of Luling; three granddaughters, Sherri Harvey of Goliad, Jerri Matthews of Van Vleck and Patti Matthews of Bay City; two great0grandchildren, Brian and Stephanie Harvey of Goliad; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Tom Richards, Gene Rogers, Hart Soli, Kelly Mudd, J. W. Harmer Jr., and Jerry Lyn Gipson. Honorary pallbearers include George Schultz, Albert Chambliss, Hershal Christian, Joe Entzminger, Tom Ottis, and F. J. Millberger. He was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Maxine Rogers, in 1937. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are with Taylor Funeral Home, Bay City. Daily Tribune, April
1990
Courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
Mildred Walker Sandusky, 82, of Houston
passed away December 30, 2003 at her residence. She was born July
21, 1921 in Gilliette, Arkansas to A. E. and Margaret McPeak Walker.
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Van J. Simmons Ila Mae Simmons Ila Mae Simmons Funeral services for Ila Mae Simmons, 80, of Bay City will be held 2 pm Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Mrs. Simmons was born Aug. 11, 1908, in Timpson, Texas, to H. B. and Rose Nelson Clay and died 11:50 am Jan. 15, 1989, at Matagorda General Hospital, Bay City. She was a driver for the Red Cross Gray Ladies during WWII. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Mrs. John H. Lee of Bay City and Janice and Carl W. Critendon of Port Lavaca; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Carl Critendon, Jr. Johnny Van Lee, Wayne Brooks, Van Simmons Critendon, James Stevens and Morris Critendon. Honorary Pallbearers include James Rice, W. L. Blanchard, Dr. B. E. Simons, Dr. Andrew Sher, Dr. Tillman Daniel, Jimmy Simmons, Walter Blanchard, Harold Clay, and Travis Clay, Jr She was preceded in death by her husband, Van J. Simmons on June 23, 1988, after 61 years of marriage. . Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
January 1989
Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham |
Rosie Etta Smith |
Charles Rickey "Rick" Sullivan of
Houston, Texas, was born on September 9, 1947, and died on February
9, 2005. |
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