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Funeral services for Simon B. Bell, 37, of Clute will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at the True Honor Baptist Church in Clute with the Rev. Kenneth Bree officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake. Visitation hours have been set from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. Friday at the Dixon Funeral Home chapel. Mr. Bell died Sept. 21 following an automobile accident. He was employed as a foreman at Mundy Construction Company. He is survived by his wife; Thelma J. Bell; two sons, Michael R. Bell of Bay City and Harry Hodge of Clute; two daughters, Brittany Bell of Clute and LaDorsha Petti of Lake Jackson; his mother, Ola Mae Bell of Cedar Lake; two brothers, Otis Bell Jr. of Clute and Michael Bell of Brazoria; two sisters, Vivian Williams of Lake Jackson and Emma Bell of Brazoria; and two grandmothers, Emma Woodard of Cedar Lake and Mary Jane Bell of Brazoria. Pallbearers are Eugene Thompson, Ricky Woodard, Leslie Meyers, Robert Fields, Otis Bell Jr., Cuney Woodard Jr., Rayfield Bell Jr., Timothy Williams, Raymond Damian and Edward Guillen. Honorary pallbearers are Harry Higgins, Michael Bell, Lockie Jones, Gordon Slimmer, Raymond Bell Sr., Raymond Bell Jr., David Hodge, Edward Gee and Quenton Bell. Arrangements are with Dixon Funeral Home, Brazoria.
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Galveston - Willie Bell, 97, departed this life
on Thursday, January 16, 2003, at Columbia Mainland Medical Center,
Texas City, Texas. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
January 26, 2003, at Bethlehem Christian Church, Cedar Lake, Texas,
with the Rev. Kenneth Bree officiating. Burial will follow at
Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake. A wake will take place from 7-8
p.m., and visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, January
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Booker T. Lester Bernard passed away on Friday,
August 10, 2012. On March 31, 1956 in Bay City, TX, God blessed the
union of Clifford Bernard Sr. & Lillie Gee Bernard with a handsome
Baby Boy, Booker T. Lester attended school in Van Vleck, TX and was
a proud member of the Class of 1975. The Desire to work hard and be
successful was instilled in him and all of his siblings. Lester and
his brothers, worked for their father's roofing company in the Bay
City and Lake Jackson area for many years. He went into business
with Jimmy Sheridan, at B.&B. Roofing Company. Stepping out on faith
he later became the owner of Best Roof Top Roofing Company. He
diligently worked there until his health failed. Lester met Dorothy
Ward, they later married and he moved to Galveston, TX. Following a
brief illness, Lester's Earthly Journey was complete. He is preceded
in death by his father, Clifford Bernard Sr., and other love ones.
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Funeral service for Thomas Ray "Meat Loaf" Bernard, 59, of Bay City will be 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Bay City Sports Complex, 2414 FM 3156, Bay City, Texas 77414. Pastor Kenneth W. Bree will be officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake, Texas. Thomas was born in Bay City, Texas on December 15, 1961 to Clifford Bernard and Lillie Gee and passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 in Sargent, Texas. Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas; 979-245-5197
Bay City Tribune, April 21, 2021 &
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Grover Cleveland Bess, 66, of Van Vleck died at the UT Medical Branch Hospital in Galveston, April 22. Survivors include: wife, Erma Lee Bess of Van Vleck, five stepchildren: one brother, Neal Bess of Sweeny; sisters, Mrs. Victoria Reese of Cedar Lane and Mrs. Christene Faniel of Menlo Park, California; aunt, Mrs. Angel Williams of Bell Bottom. Funeral service will be held at the St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, Sunday, April 27 at 1:30 p. m. with Rev. O. L. Reynolds officiating. Interment service will be held at the Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake. Pallbearers are Charlie Burnell Jr., Douglas Revis, Pierce Alexander, Wash Hawkins, Jim Revis, and Clifford Bess. Arrangements made by the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.
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Funeral services for Horace "Cartwright" Bess,
66, of Sweeny, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 23,
2001 at Magnolia Baptist Church, County Road 809 & FM 521, Brazoria
with Apostle Harold Higgins officiating.
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Mr. Solomon Bess, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bess, was born in Matagorda County, April 1, 1901. He joined the Bethlehem Christian Church under the pastorage of Rev. Paige, where he remained a member until death. He married Miss Adnese Spencer. To this union 8 children were born, 5 boys and 3 girls. He departed this life April 9, 1968, leaving to mourn his passing, a devoted wife, 5 sons, 4 daughters, 14 grandchildren, 2 aunts, 1 uncle and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral Service Sunday, April 14, 1968, 2:00 P. M., Bethlehem Christian Church, Cedar Lake, Texas, Rev. Lloyd Brown, officiating. Pallbearers: Horace Bess, Jerome Bass, Charlie Bess, Floyd Bess, Ray Bess, Solomon Bess, Jr. Interment in Bethlehem Cemetery Duncan Funeral Home in charge
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Will “Rooster” Bess, 80, passed away peacefully on July 04, 2018 at UTMB, Angleton. He was born to Mr. Neal Bess, Sr. and Mrs. Mattie Urps Bess on October 16, 1937, in Bell Bottom, Texas. Will received Christ at an early age. Will attended Bailey Chapel Baptist Church, there he served on the Usher Board and sang in the choir. He attended the Cedar Lake public school system. Throughout his life Will was a hardworking, well rounded man. He was one of the first black Police Officers in the Brazosport area. Later he worked for the Brazosport Roofing Company. After which he began his own roofing company (Bess Roofing). His favorite pastime included coaching softball and baseball, traveling, riding horses, fishing and being the Trail ride boss for the Rocking A-T Riding Club. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He met, fell in love, and married Jocelyn (Jap) Gaul. During his lifetime he nurtured several children including Willie Austin (Danny Boy), Bonita Perry Weyren; Fashon King, Shawn Hanks, Verna Wright, Tim Wright, Rachel Neal, Barbara Baugh, Tinka Cox, Stanshelle Petteway, Patrick Gaul, Terry Palmer, Bernard Palmer, Danrel Palmer, and Consolo Palmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Neal, Sr. and Mattie Bess, his wives, Katherine Baugh Bess, and Bobbie Jean Perry Bess; Ester Williams, uncles and aunts. He leaves to cherish his loving memories, a devoted wife, Jocelyn (Jap) Bess; his loving daughter, Annette Bess; his sisters, Cora Boulden and Ida (Ray) Martindale, Thelma Alexander, and Gladys Turner; his brothers, John L. (Sun) Bess, Robert (Melba) Bess, Jessie (Annette) Bess, Neal, Jr. (Audrey) Bess, and Anthony (Jackie) Bess; aunt, Rosie Williams, of Angleton; sisters-in-law, Lois (Robert) White, Leoan (Tommie) Jackson; brothers-in-law, Leon (Kathy) Sasser, and T.L. Shanklin; 45 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, Special great grandchildren, Tia’Tyana (TT) Palmer, Alliyah Neal, and Howard Smallwood; Special friends Sammy Pinkney, Jimmy Phillips, Jr., Elaine Bess, Lillie Gray and Willie Martin; and Special cousin, Reba Riley, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Friday, July 13, 2018 at Gardner’s Funeral Home at 1:00 PM until 8:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM, on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Bethlehem Christian Church, 639 CR 279, Bay City, Texas; Rev. Kenneth Bree, Officiating; Rev. Mark Bree, Eulogist. Interment will follow at Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery in Cedar Lake, Texas. Final and Most Sacred Arrangements Entrusted To: Gardner’s Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas (979) 849-6379. Messages of sympathy and support may be sent to the family at www.gardnerfuneralhome.net.
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Mrs. Norena Bivens, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Woodard was born June 1, 1879 at Cedar Lake, Matagorda County, Texas. She joined the Bethlehem Christian Church at an early age and was baptized by Elder Woodard. She was married to Mr. Jake Bivens who preceded in death. She departed this life Friday August 18, 1967 at 9:30 P. M., in Freeport, Texas. She leaves to mourn her passing two children, Mrs. Mary Rowe of Angleton and Mr. J. D. Woodard of Danbury, Texas; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters; six brothers; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Services were held Tuesday, August 22, 1967, at 2:00 P. M., at Bethlehem Christian Church, Cedar Lake, Texas, Rev. Lloyd Brown, Pastor. Active pallbearers: Deacons of Bethlehem Christian Church. Honorary pallbearers: Willis Harris, Charles Rowe, J. B. Hill, Joe Rowe, Eddie L. Green, and L. C. Rowe. Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery Gardner’s Funeral home directing.
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Funeral services for Lula B. Merchant Bonner, 92 of Bay City, will be held 1 p. m. Thursday at Bethlehem Christian Church in Cedar Lake with the Rev. Lloyd Brown officiating. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City. Mrs. Bonner was born Oct. 12, 1900 in Cedar Lake to J. R. and Angeline Austin Merchant and died May 27, 1993 at Lake Jackson Nursing Home in Lake Jackson. She was a member of the Christian church. She was a resident of the Cedar Lake Community and a former resident of Bay City. Survivors include a sister, Matilda Woodard of Cedar Lake; two stepdaughters, Lula B. Callies and Everlina Spann of Los Angeles, Calif.; a step-son, Dan Bonner Jr. of Old Ocean; a grandson, Leroy Brown of Houston; a devoted niece, Mamie Smith of Cedar Lake; and a number of step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. R. and Angeline Merchant; her husband, Dan Bonner Sr. and a son, Walter. Pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased and honorary pallbearers are the elders and deacons of Bethlehem Christian Church. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.
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Carrie C. Boone, the oldest daughter of Clarinda Willis, was born July 28, 1887, in the Cedar Lake Community. She attended public school in the community. At an early age she united with the Bethlehem Christian Church, and maintained membership here until her passing. In later years she moved to New Gulf, Texas where she met and married Timothy Boone. Carrie worked for the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Hospital until she retired. Upon retirement, she moved to Pledger, Texas becoming involved and serving in many community organizations, including Commander of the American Woodman Camp #128, Iago, Texas. She organized the Edwards Pride Chapter #346, Order of the Eastern Star in Pledger, Texas and served as Worthy Matron until illness curtailed her activities. She demonstrated her love for her community through her service. She departed this life on Monday night, January 7, 1985 at 11:50 P. M. in the Matagorda General Hospital, Bay City, Texas. She is survived by one brother, Johnny Gee of Brazoria, Texas; one sister, Dora Burton of Brazoria, Texas; a devoted brother-in-law Joel Williams, Sr. of Cedar Lake, Texas, one foster daughter Fay Woodard of Cedar Lake, Texas, a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral service Sunday, January 13, 1985, Bethlehem Christian Church, Cedar Lake, Texas, Rev. Lloyd Brown, officiating. Active Pallbearers: Tracy Simien, Arthur Williams, Augustus Williams, Jr., Christopher Williams, Danny Woodard, Horace Woodard, Jr.
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Funeral services for Pearlie Mae Bree, 60, of Bay City, will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. M. L. Fields officiating. Burial will be at Bethlehem Cemetery in Cedar Lake. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. Bree was born Nov. 5, 1932 in Cedar Lake to Sandy and Luberta Woodard Murphy and died June 5, 1993 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. She was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include 12 children consisting of five daughters and four sons-in-law, Sandra and Lemuel Scott of Houston, Leola Murphy of Cedar Lake, Gwendolyn and Eddie Griggs and Ardith and William Sidney of Lake Jackson and Jacqueline and Roscoe Moore of Cedar Lane; seven sons and four daughters-in-law, Leonard and Bonita Murphy of Hitchcock, Lawrence Bree Jr., Kevin and Darlene Bree, the Rev. Kenneth Bree, the Rev. Mark Bree and Emmanuel and Sarah Bree, all of Bay City and Thomas and Rica Bree of Brazoria; their father, Lawrence Bree Sr. of Bay City; 32 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; her father, Sandy Murphy of Cedar Lake; a sister and brother-in-law, Eula Mae and Willie Carter of Cedar Lake; five aunts, Carrie Green and Naomi Murphy of Cedar Lane, Mary Wilson of Houston, Carrie Phillips and Rosa Lee Murphy of Cedar Lake; three uncles, Woodard Murphy of Galveston, Clyde Murphy Sr. of Cedar Lane and Charles Wilson Sr. of Houston; a friend, Harlem Moore; four godchildren; and host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be the Gulf Coast Ministers’ Alliance. Honorary pallbearers are her sons, sons-in-law, godsons, grandsons and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Luberta Woodard Murphy, in December 1983. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, June 11, 1993
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The angel has visited again and taken from our midst Mrs. Rebecca Brooks. She departed this life April 12, 1969 at 9:30 A. M. at her home. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hawkins in Cedar Lake, Texas. She attended school at Cedar Lake. At an early age she was baptized by Rev. Sam Brown. Mrs. Brooks was a member of the Progressive Order of Pilgrims. She had two husbands to preceded her in death, Mr. Nelson Woodard and Mr. Will Brooks. She leaves to mourn, seven sisters: Amanda Pierce, Maggie Williams, Arie Wright, Polly Hawkins, Crisella and Minnie Washington; two brothers: Malcolm and Leon Hawkins; two uncles: John and Gus Smith; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral service Thursday, April 17, 1969, 2:00 P. M., Bethlehem Christian Church, Cedar Lake, Texas, Rev. Lloyd Brown, officiating. Pallbearers: Leon Hawkins, Malcolm Hawkins, Wesley Smith, R. L. Smith, A. B. Jones and L. C. Fletcher. Interment: Cedar Lake Cemetery Duncan Funeral Home, officiating
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Arthur Kipling Brown, son of William R. and Lyndia Brown, was born April 24, 1917 in Cedar Lake, Matagorda County, Texas. He attended public school there in the community, confessed Christ at an early age, was baptized becoming a member of Bethlehem Christian Church. Later, Arthur moved to Houston, Texas, continued his education, and united with Garden Grove Christian Church, serving as Deacon for several years. In 1968 he transferred membership to First Christian Church, served as Deacon, Elder and Elder Emeritus. He served faithfully until his health failed. Arthur was an employee of Sears Roebuck Company for many years. Later, he was employed by Memorial Hospital, Downtown and Hermann Hospital, before becoming self-employed as a Professional Barber. After receiving training from the University of Texas in Substance Abuse Program, Arthur served as a Volunteer Counselor throughout the state as well as local organizations. He leaves to cherish his memories: wife (married 53 years) Camilla Oliver Brown; daughters, Bertha Arthuryne and husband Irvin Mathis; Camilla Lee and husband, Thomas C. Brown; granddaughters, Arlethea Yvette Mathis and LaTanya A. Brown; grandson, Clemente L. Mathis; great-grandsons, Patrick Dante and Julius Ervin; sisters-in-law, Cleola L. Berry, El Paso, Texas; Mildred Stanley and Sedalia Brown, Houston; a faithful nephew and niece, Louis S. Brown, Louise Holmes and husband, Percy; many other nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. Active pallbearers: Nephews, Deacons and Elders of Bethlehem Christian Church. A memorial service celebrating the life of Arthur Kipling Brown was October 8, 1994. Interment: Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. Ross Mortuary, Inc., 3618 Lyons Ave, Houston, Texas in charge of arrangements.
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