Eula Mae Casey

Eula Mae Casey

Eula Mae Casey, 84, of Bay City passed away July 20, 1996 at Matagorda House in Bay City. She was born September 14, 1911 in Troy, Texas to Noel A. and Elizabeth G. Maride Johnson. She was a member of the Golden Ave. Baptist Church and had been a resident of Bay City since 1965. She is survived by two sisters, Minnie Miller of Van Vleck and Hilda Roe of Bay City and by two grandchildren, Donnie Casey and Clifton Troy Casey both of Bay City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira C. Casey in 1965, by a son, Donald Leon Casey in 1989, by a sister, Mary Ann Roe, and by a brother, Chester E. Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday, July 22, 1996 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel with Rev. Paul Vickers officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, July 21, 1996
 

Noel Chapa

Noel Chapa

A funeral Mass for Noel Chapa, 28, of Bay City is scheduled for 2 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1994, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

A rosary will be said at 8 p. m. Tuesday Aug. 23, 1994, at the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel.

Mr. Chapa was born Dec. 5, 1965, in Brownsville, to Cesar and Ernestina De la Rosa Chapa and died Aug. 22, 1994, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston of A. L. L. Leukemia.

A resident of Bay City since 1978, he was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus, council 3070 of Bay City.

Survivors include his wife, Debra Lynn Trevino Chapa of Bay City; his parents, Cesar and Ernestina Chapa of Bay City; his father-in-law, Raymond Trevino of San Benito and his mother-in-law, Delia E. Trevino of Bay City; three sons, Noel Chapa Jr., Joel Chapa and Joe Larry Chapa, all of Bay City; four brothers, Roland Chapa, Eddie Chapa and Cesar Chapa, all of Dallas and Oscar Chapa of Corpus Christi.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Marciela Kubeczka on Feb. 20, 1994.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home of Bay City.

Daily Tribune, August 23, 1994
 

Rafaela Contreras

Rafaela Suarez Contreras

Funeral services for Rafaela Suarez Contreras, 75, of Bay City will be held 11 a. m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Ed Mundwiller officiating. Burial to follow in Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City.

A rosary will be held 7 p. m. today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Mrs. Contreras was born Oct. 24, 1914, in Mexico to Santiago and Maria Jesus Lerma Suarez and died April 29, 1990, at Matagorda General Hospital.

She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Belia Brown of Deer Park and Margaret Garcia of Bay City; a son, Roy Contreras of Dallas; two sisters, Ester S. Alamiz of San Antonio and Beatrice S. Jimenez of San Juan, Texas; three brothers, Samuel Suarez of San Juan, Santiago Suarez of Spring and Salomon Suarez of Corpus Christi; and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Augustin Contreras in 1981.

In lieu of the usual remembrances, donations can be made to the Silver Key Club at Matagorda General Hospital.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, April 30, 1990
 

Ronald K. Elliott

Officials Investigating Apparent Stabbing Death
By Cindy Breeding

A Bay City man was discovered dead at his residence around 1:30 p. m. Monday, and the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department attributes the death to multiple knife wounds.

Ronald Elliott, 53, was apparently stabbed to death in his home on Old River Road, just off of 12^th Street, Sheriff Keith Kilgore said. An investigation is ongoing to determine details.

According to Kilgore, the body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office in Harris County.

“The precinct 4 J. P. (Aaron Green) requested an autopsy at the inquest,” Kilgore said. He commented that the examiners will relay the initial results of the autopsy “probably later this afternoon over the phone.”

Kilgore emphasized that the department will not release information until official written reports come from Harris County.

Due to the nature of the investigation, Kilgore said the county has to be cautious about releasing information.

Elliott apparently resided alone, but he has family in Bay City, Kilgore said.

“The next of kin have been notified,” he said.

The investigation has been referred to the Matagorda County Criminal Investigations Division. Kilgore said CID and MCSD officials worked all of Monday afternoon and into the evening on the case. It appears as if Elliott might have been killed sometime Sunday evening, Kilgore said.

Daily Tribune, February, 1994
 

Faustino Joe Estraca

Faustino Joe Estraca

Funeral services for Faustino Joe Estraca, 20, of Bay City, are scheduled for 11 a. m., Saturday, Oct. 1, 1994, at First Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Howard Axtell officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

A prayer service will be held at 7 p. m. Friday, Sept. 30, 1994, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel.

Mr. Estraca was born Dec. 19, 1973, in Victoria to Faustino Jr. and Sylvia Cano Estraca and died Sept. 28, 1994.

A former resident of Victoria, he had been a resident of Bay City for the past nine years.

Survivors include his parents, Faustino and Sylvia Cano Estraca of Bay City; paternal grandparents, Faustino Sr. and Lucy Estraca of Bay City; maternal grandparents, Sam Jr. and Janie Garcia Cano of Victoria; maternal grandmother, Cecilia Garcia of Victoria; a sister, Melissa Estraca of Bay City; a brother and sister-in-law, David and Tara Estraca of Bay City; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and a special friend, Mikyle “Mikee” Plemons of Bay City.

Pallbearers are Jesse Perez Sr., Shawn McElhenney, Mercey Cano, Paul Cano, Carlos Cano and Dino Morales.

Honorary pallbearers are George Ramirez, Patrick Martinez and Robert Cano.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home of Bay City.

Daily Tribune, September 30, 1994
 

Fermanita H. Figueroa

Ferminita Figueroa

Funeral services for Ferminita Figueroa, 75, of Bay City, are scheduled for 10 a. m Saturday, Feb. 11, 1995, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p. m. Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at the Bay City Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Figueroa was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Victoria to Refugio Hernandez and Maria Perez Hernandez and died Feb. 8, 1995.

She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, Manuel Figueroa of Bay City; two sons, Manuel Figueroa Jr. of Houston and Daniel Figueroa of New Orleans, La.; six daughters, Guadalupe Matinez of Houston, Maria Elena Dill of Bay City, Marie E. Gonzales of Houston, Janie Trevino of Bay City, Rosalinda Apodaca of Houston and Terisa Mejares of Bay City; a brother, Refugio Hernandez Jr. of Woodsboro; a sister, Trinidad Figueroa of Corpus Christi; 33 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are Tom Snyder, Fernando Gonzales, Benito Trevino, Elias Trevino, Felix Martinez Jr. and Rubin Ramos.

Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, February 10, 1995
 

Joe F. Figueroa          Hilma R. Figueroa

Hilma Figueroa

A funeral mass for Hilma Figueroa, 65, of Bay City, is scheduled for 1 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 1995, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery.

A Rosary will be said at 7 p. m. Friday, Feb. 3, 1995, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel.

Mrs. Figueroa was born Aug. 21, 1929 in Old Gulf, to Juan and Ophelia Sandolva Ramirez and died Feb. 3, 1995, at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.

She was a resident of Bay City since 1957, and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Survivors include her mother, Ophelia Ramirez of Old Ocean; three daughters, Criselda Figueroa and Alma Rodriguez, both of Bay City and Melinda Martinez of Baytown; four sisters, Dora Gutierrez of Eagle Lake, Betty Tapia of Corpus Christi, Alma Garza and Emilia Rodriguez, both of Old Ocean; three brothers, Manuel Ramirez of Houston, Eloyd and Jesse Ramirez both of Corpus Christi; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Figueroa on Aug. 18, 1985; by a sister, Maria Ramirez and by a brother, Lupe Ramirez.

Pallbearers are her nephews, Johnny and Lupe Ramirez, Vidal and Ronald Garza, Eloyd Gutierrez and Daniel Zepeda.

Honorary pallbearers are her grandsons, Michael and Mark Rodriguez, Larry Jon and Eric Martinez, Tony and Ronald Maldonado and Joe Figueroa.

Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home of Bay City.

Daily Tribune, February 3, 1995
 

Anita B. Flores

Anita B. Flores

Anita B. Flores, 75, of Bay City passed away June 29, 1996 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton.

She was born March 21, 1921 in Buckeye, Texas to Fabian and Anuncia Balderamos Flores. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Balo and Ofelia Gallegos of Freer, Texas Fabian “Buddy” and Terry Gallegos of Bay City and Joe and Dorothy Flores of Bay City; by one sister, Genoviva Garza of Bay City; by nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

A rosary was recited at 7 p. m. Sunday, June 30, 1996 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday, July 1, 1996 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Boren officiating. Burial was in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Pallbearers were, Manuel Benavides, Izak Gallegos, Sammy Flores, Nick Perez, Sr., Ronald Flores, Artero Charles, and Joe Castillo.

Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, July 1, 1996