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Funeral services for Lexie Alexander Jr., of Brazoria, are scheduled for 3 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995, at Jesus Free Will Holy Temple Church in Bay City with the Rev. L. R. Eath officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. Friday at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home. Mr. Alexander was born May 17, 1932, in Brazoria to Lexie Alexander Sr. and Tennessee Parks-Alexander and died Feb. 11, 1995, at Sweeny Community Hospital in Sweeny. He was a member of the Methodist church and the owner of Smoki’s Barbeque in Brazoria. Survivors include his wife, Annie Mae Dickson-Alexander of Brazoria; three daughters, Myra L. Brady of Houston, Tanya L. Robinson of Bay City and Linda K. Alexander of Lake Jackson; three sons, Larry J. Cadd of West Columbia, Cleo W. Cadd of Austin and Anthony J. Jones of Houston; 10 grandchildren, LeJon, Marcus, Tiffany, Anthony, Shamika, Lexie, Ashley, Mike, Alexander and Shanice; two sisters, Ora Lee Hawkins of La Marque and Bernice Anderson of Brazoria; three brothers, Henry Alexander of Danciger, Pierce Alexander of Old Ocean and Anthony Alexander of Houston; an uncle, Anthony “Sweetchild” Alexander of California and nieces, nephews, other relatives and a family of friends, which include Floyd Bess and all the patrons of Smoki’s Barbeque. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Johnnie Mae Specht Alexander; a daughter, Amber Dale; three sisters, Lizzie, Lena B. and Inez Alexander and one brother, Timothy Fields. Pallbearers are Hallard Fields, Henry Fields, Timothy Fields Jr., Cubie Alexander, Russell Campbell, Wayne Edison, Ira Edison Jr., Roger Anderson and Percy Joe Stafford. Honorary pallbearers are Henry Alexander, Pierce Alexander, Anthony Alexander, Leroy Cadd, Cleo Cadd, Anthony Jones, Floyd Bess and patrons of Smoki’s. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home of Bay City. Daily Tribune, February 17, 1995
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Gill Glenn Allen Funeral services for Gill Glenn Allen, 39, of Bay City, who passed away Dec. 7, 2009, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Church of God of Prophecy in Van Vleck. Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-5197.
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Funeral services for Mary Lee Davis Allen, 75, of Van Vleck, are scheduled for 2 p. m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck with the Rev. Ruben Newell officiating. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. Friday at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel of Bay City. Mrs. Allen was born Jan. 19, 1919, to Milton and Alice Simmons Davis and died April 8, 1994, in Matagorda House. A resident of the Van Vleck community, she was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include a son, Eugene Stroman of Van Vleck; a granddaughter, Brenda Stroman Lewis of Bay City; a foster daughter, Josie Eldridge of Bay City; four sisters, Elizabeth Hines of Marino, Calif., Carrie Davis of Bay City and Derotha Jones and Elmira Hutchison, both of Van Vleck; a brother, William Davis of Van Vleck and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Alice Davis; her husband, L. V. Allen; three sisters, Amanda Armstead, Rebecca Brinkley and Rosa Lee Harkless and two brothers, Charlie Davis and Walter Davis. Pallbearers are Wilbert Brinkley, Charlie Davis Jr., Elijah Davis, Kenneth R. Brinkley, Bryant Brinkley, John L. Brinkley Jr., Frank Woodard and Keith Brinkley. Honorary pallbearers are John L. Brinkley Sr., Johnnie Davis, Amelio Sardinea, Charles Brinkley, Jonas Brinkley, Ronald Armstead and Charlie Davis. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home of Bay City. Daily Tribune, April 15, 1994
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Funeral services for Shalandra Allen, 2, of Bay City will be held 1 p. m. Thursday at St. John Baptist Church, Van Vleck, with the Rev Ruben Newell officiating. Burial to follow at St. John’s Cemetery, Van Vleck. Friends and relatives may call until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home. Miss Allen was born March 5, 1987, and died Dec. 29, 1989, at Coastal Bend Hospital, Aransas Pass. Survivors include her parents, Jerry and Paula Allen of Bay City; a sister, Chissy of Bay City; three brothers, Jerell, Michael and Jerry, all of Bay City; grandparents, Shirley Allen and Jerry and Shirley Faye Bryant of Bay City; great-grandmother, Pauline Wiley Bradford of Bay City and other relatives. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.
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Funeral services for John Alliniece Jr., 83, of Van Vleck, Texas will be held Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2 p.m. at New Fellowship Tabernacle Church, 600 Matthew Street in Bay City. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Among his survivors include two daughters, Ella Alliniece and Daisy Alliniece; one son, Mike Alliniece Sr. (Terry); three grandchildren, Chelsea, Mike Jr. and Terrence; two great-grandchildren, Jaylen and Myliah; and a host of relatives and many friends. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. 979-245-5197.
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Visitation will be Wednesday, May 10th, at 11:00 a. m. at Brentwood Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, with Dr. Joe Ratliff, presiding, and from 3 til 9 p. m. at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Bay City. Mr. Alliniece was born November 30, 1953, in Bay City, to John Alliniece, Jr. and Johnnie Mae Wright-Alliniece, and died May 7, 1995, at St. Luke Hospital in Houston. He was a resident of Houston and formerly of Van Vleck, and a 1972 graduate of Van Vleck High School. He was a Baptist by faith, a well-known area musician, and was employed by Harris County until his 1991 retirement. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John (Johnnie Mae Wright) Alliniece, Jr. of Van Vleck, two sisters, Ms. Daisy L. Alliniece of Van Vleck, and Ms. Ella G. Alliniece of Missouri City; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael (& Terry) Alliniece of Van Vleck. Also a god-son, Jonathan Head of Houston, and two godbrothers, Rodney Ashton of Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, and Clarence Southall of Bay City. Also three aunts, Mrs. Flora Powe of Mobile, Alabama, Mrs. Caroline Ann Fields of Sweeny and Mrs. Tena Blackmon of Ft. Worth, and six uncles, Curtis Wright, Herbert Wright, Alex Wright, George Wright, John Wright and Dewitt Alliniece; three great-aunts, Mrs. Mamie Lou Jackson, Mrs. Rose Paul and Mrs. Maude Hawkins; four great-uncles, Sam Austin, John L. Wright, A. C. Wright and Joseph Allen. He also leaves one niece, Chelsea Monet Alliniece and two nephews, Michael Wayne Alliniece and Terrance DeWayne Alliniece; his extended family, Rev. Ruben (& Laverne) Newell of Van Vleck, and Ms. Muriel Buckner of Bay City. Special friends, Ms. Rose Lott, Ms. LaTrelle Giles, Ms. Barbara Bryant and Ms. Wilma King, and a special cousin, Mrs. Ruth Ashton, and many other relatives and friends. Active pallbearers include Gary Ashton, Sr., Ricky Ashton, Sr., Otis Hawkins, Richard Head, Arnold Mangum, Milton Sidney, Mike Stern and Samuel Williams. Honorary pallbearers include Michael Alliniece, Sr., Michael Alliniece, Jr., Terrance Alliniece, Anthony Hawkins, Michael Hawkins, Tim Hawkins, the Male Chorus of Brentwood Baptist Church, the Deacons of St. John Baptist Church, the Deacons of Charity Baptist Church, and area musicians. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. Daily Tribune, May 10, 1995
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Funeral services for Johnnie Mae Alliniece, 79, of Van Vleck, Texas, who passed away December 14, 2015, will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015, at 2 p.m., at St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, Texas.
Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, John Alliniece of Van Vleck; children, Daisy, Ella and Michael Sr., (Terry); grandchildren, Chelsea, Michael Jr. (Destiny), and Terrance; great-grands, Jaylon and Myliah.
Full obituary to follow at a later date.
For more arrangements, contact Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. 979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune, December 16, 2015
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Funeral Service for Mrs. Clem Monroe Ashton, age 77, will be held Wednesday, April 26th at 2:00 P. M. at the St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, with Rev. Ruben Newell officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 25th until 9 P. M. at the Duncan Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Ashton, was a lifetime resident of Van Vleck, and was a Baptist by faith. She was born September 9, 1917 in Van Vleck, Texas, to Dan Monroe and Jane Odoms Monroe, and died April 21, 1995 at Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Earnestine Austin, Mrs. Geraldean Martin and Mrs. Moseann Tolbert, all of Van Vleck, Mrs. Jane Williams and Mrs. Bobbye Clark, both of Houston, and five sons, Luther Lee, Horace Ashton, Jr., Curt Ashton, Arthur Ashton and Richard Ashton, all of Van Vleck. Also three sisters, Mrs. Louella Boone of Palacios, Mrs. Elsie Simon of Liberty, and Mrs. Mary Shelton of Kingsville, as well as 50 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, an extended family of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Ashton. Active pallbearers will include, Richard Ashton, Jr., Marvin Ashton, Charles Austin, Curtis Austin, Russell L. Austin, John L. Brinkley, Jr., Carl Brown, Carlton Junous, Luther Lee, Jr., Eric Martin, William Martin, Jr., Stacy Monroe, Russell Shelton and Robert Williams. Daily Tribune, April 25, 1995
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James Carl Ashton was born in Burr, Wharton County, Texas, on August 22, 1922, to Steven Ashton and Mosann Robbins Ashton, and passed away April 18, 2013, in Houston, Texas. He attended school in Wharton and Matagorda counties; after which, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served in World War II in Europe, and was honorably discharged in December 1943. After marrying the love of his life, Ruth Vernell Williams, J.C. decided to further his education at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in liberal education. His first teaching assignment was at O.H. Herman High School in Van Vleck, presently the O. H. Herman Middle School. He taught government and economics; coached track, football, basketball and baseball. He continued these talents at Van Vleck High School. His professional career in education spanned 33 years before retiring from the Van Vleck ISD. Ashton was an active member of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Van Vleck, under the leadership of Rev. Ruben Newell. He served as Deacon Board chairman, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent and Brotherhood President. J.C. was also very active in the Van Vleck community. He organized and coached the first integrated Little League Baseball team in Van Vleck, and organized the first Black Cub Scouts in the Van Vleck community. After retirement, his desire was to continue touching lives and showing love for God and people. His civic involvement included, founder of the O.H. Herman All School Alumni Association, member of the Matagorda County Historical Society, and board member of the Matagorda County Water District in Van Vleck. He also loved carpentry, fishing and sports. J.C. Ashton was known for many quotes, was very conscious of time, and often expressed, ‘TIME WAITS ON NO MAN!’ He leaves to cherish his precious memories; a loving and devoted wife, Ruth (Sweetie); three daughters; Patricia Ashton, Mamie Emerson and Eric, and Diane Woodard and Charles, all of Van Vleck. Also three sons, the Rev. James ‘Butch’ Ashton, Jr. and Janice of Bay City, Gary Ashton, Sr. and Clara and Marvin Ashton, all of Van Vleck; also seven grandchildren, Rodney Ashton, Sr. (and Valisha), Tynee Franklin (and Victoria), Gary Ashton, Jr., Charles Woodard, Jr., Patrick Woodard, Brandi Perez and Miranda Ashton; five great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, and many, many devoted former students and his loving church family. Funeral Services for James Carl Ashton, Sr. 90, of Van Vleck, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Mother Zion Baptist Church, Bay City, with the Rev. Murray Martin, pastor, the Rev. Ruben Newell, presiding, and the Re. James Ashton, Jr., eulogist. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation will be from 2 until 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home chapel with a memorial service from 6:30 until 8 p.m. at the St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck. Condolences may be shared with the family by fax (979) 245-1537 or online at duncan-roberts@att.net. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, 2500 Avenue C, Bay City, Texas, (979) 245-5197. Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Funeral services for Ruth Vernell Ashton, 88, of Van Vleck, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 14, 2015, at New Fellowship Tabernacle Church, 600 Matthew Street, Bay City, Texas, with the Rev. A.H. Floyd, pastor, and the Rev. James C. Ashton Jr., eulogist. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck, Texas. Visitation and guest book register will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2015, at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel, Bay City, Texas. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. She was born in Van Vleck, Texas, February 22, 1927, to Sylkert Williams and Mamie Shepherd Williams, and passed away November 6, 2015, in Van Vleck, Texas. Prior to retirement, she was employed by the Van Vleck ISD, for many years, and will be missed by all those who shared her life, here on earth. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Ashton, Mamie Emerson and Diane Woodard (Charles), all of Van Vleck; two sons, Rev. James Ashton (Janice) of Bay City, and Gary Ashton Sr. (Clara) of Van Vleck; seven grandchildren, Rodney Ashton Sr. (Valisha), Tynee Franklin (Victoria), Gary Ashton Sr. (Cassidy), Charles Woodard Jr., Patrick Woodard, Brandi Perez and Miranda Ashton; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Josephine Williams and Diane Allen of Alvin; brother, Earl Williams (Carrie) of Alvin; a cousin, reared as a brother, John Alliniece Jr. (Johnnie Mae) of Van Vleck; sister-in law, Veree Williams of Van Vleck; devoted niece, Louise Grice of West Columbia; special friend, Laura Zwahr; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Ashton Sr.; son, Marvin Ashton; parents, Sylkert Williams and Mamie Jackson; step-father, Ellis Jackson; siblings, Elouise Gibson, Lizzie Williams, Rev. Harold Williams and Margaret Williams; and son-in-law, Eric Emerson. Condolences may be sent by fax (979) 245-1537. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. (979) 245-5197.
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Funeral services for Marvin Ashton, 56, of Van Vleck, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, Texas. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery. Visitation and guest book register will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and visitation with the family will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2014 at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Bay City. He was born in Bay City, Texas on May 8, 1958, to James Ashton, Sr. and Ruth Williams Ashton; and passed away July 11, 2014, in Houston, Texas. Survivors include his mother, Ruth Ashton of Van Vleck; two daughters, Brandi Perez of Bay City and Miranda Ashton of Pearland; one son, Tynee Franklin (Victoria) of Lake Jackson; special friend, Elcena Woods of Van Vleck; three sisters, Patricia Ashton, twin sister Mamie Emerson (Eric) and Diane Woodard (Charles), all of Van Vleck; two brothers, Rev. James Ashton, Jr. (Janice) of Bay City and Gary Ashton, Jr. (Clara) of Van Vleck; five grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Condolences may be shared with the family by fax at 979-245-1537 or online at duncan-roberts@att.net. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas, 979-245-5197. Bay City Tribune, July 16, 2014
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Earnestean Davis Austin, 91, of Van Vleck, Texas, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Bay City, Texas. Visitation and guest book registry will be Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Bay City, Texas. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 15, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Bay City Civic Center, 201 Seventh Street, Bay City, Texas, 77414. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck, Texas. She was preceded in death by two sons, Edward Troy Austin and Clemith Doyle Austin. Survivors include three daughters, Chery Lynn Crow, Sharon Ann Austin and Angela ChaTonya Mack; six sons, Russell Austin, Samuel Austin Jr., Lonnie Austin, Rev. Earnest Austin, Murray Cornell Austin Baugh and Charles Austin; three sisters, Mozainne Tolbert, Jane Williams and Bobbie Clark; and five brothers, Luther Lee, Horace Ashton Jr., Richard Ashton, Curt Ashton and Arthur Ashton. She also leaves generations of grand and great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives and many friends. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas; 979-245-5197.
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Clemith Doyle Austin Sr., 67, of Van Vleck, Texas passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 in Van Vleck. Services will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Bay City Sports Pavilion, 2400 FM 3156, Bay City, Texas, with burial to follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas; 979-245-5197. Bay City Tribune, June 23, 2021
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Funeral services for Mr. Warner Aykes, 91, of Van Vleck, will be held
Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck.
Daily Tribune,
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Funeral service for Mr. John Alliniece, III, age 41, will be held
Thursday, May 11, 1995, at 2:00 p. m. at the St. John Baptist Church in
Van Vleck, with Rev. Ruben Newell, officiating. Burial will follow at
St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck.
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