Cedarvale  - Bay City Cemetery

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Harry W. Dinikins

Funeral Services Are Held Sunday For Harry Dinkins

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City for Harry W. Dinkins, 61, who died in Santa Fe, N. M., on June 22.

Burial was in the Cedarvale Cemetery with the Rev. A. C. Maxted conducting the services.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Guy Wallace of Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. P. G. Huston of Bay City, and one brother, Louis H. Dinkins of Mississippi.

Daily Tribune, June 3, 1955
 

Emel F Ertell

Eimel F. Ertel

Eimel F. Ertel, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Ertel, died at the home of his parents yesterday at 5:30 a. m. and was buried in Cedarvale cemetery this afternoon at 2 o’clock. At the time of his death the young man was about nineteen years of age. He has been afflicted for a number of years and his death was expected.

The Tribune extends its sympathy to the bereaved parents.

Matagorda County Tribune, June 13, 1913
 

Cassie Grisham

Mrs. L. E. J. Gresham – Cassie A. Grisham

Mrs. L. E. J. Gresham, wife of L. E. J. Gresham, a farmer on the H. W. Ninde place, died at the hospital yesterday and was buried in Cedarvale Cemetery here this afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Gresham and family moved to the Ninde place about a year ago from Colorado County and engaged in farming. For sometime Mrs. Gresham’s condition has been growing worse and an operation was decided upon, but it was too late to accomplish any good results.

The Tribune extends its sympathy to the bereaved family.

Daily Tribune, August 29, 1917
 

J. W. Gullett

Jim Gullett

Jim Gullett, for many years a prominent citizen of Markham, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon. He had been ill for sometime with pneumonia but was thought to be out of danger when suddenly attacked with heart trouble.

The deceased leaves a wife, three daughters and one son.

Mr. Gullett had been a resident of Markham for the past 15 years and was very prominent in the business affairs of that town and section. At the time of his death he was bookkeeper for J. C. Carlson and Co.

Daily Tribune, March 23, 1917
 

Walter R. Hawkins          Leota F. Hawkins

Walter Ross Hawkins

Walter Ross Hawkins, 78, a resident of Bay City passed away December 1 at the Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include: daughter, Elvera Lea Mozley of Bay City; sister, Jesse Lee Traub of California; 1 granddaughter, Cynthia Martine of Bay City; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held December 4 at 2 p. m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Dr. Joe Cannon and Dr. James Cowart officiating. Interment for the World War I veteran will be at Cedarvale Cemetery with pallbearers being: James Hudson, Roy Polk, Edward E. Hudson Sr., Edward E. Hudson Jr., Elder Hans Jorgensen and Elder Merlin Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Insall and Ray Roecker. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, December 3, 1973
 

Bettie Huddleston

Mrs. Bettie Huddleston

Mrs. Bettie Huddleston, aged 76 years, died at her home in Seguin Tuesday, October 20, and was buried here this afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amos A. Lee, at 2:30 o’clock.

Mrs. Huddleston was born in Refugio in 1859 and was reared and married there. Her husband was Newton Huddleston.

To this union there were born nine children, three of whom are deceased. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Dollie Huddleston, Seguin, and Mrs. Amos A. Lee, of this city, and four sons, Lon, of Seguin, Amy, of Nome, Lakey, of Refugio, and Allan, of Beeville.

Deceased was a member of the Baptist church. She was widely known throughout this section and had many friends here and elsewhere along the coast who will be grieved to learn of her death.

The funeral was held under the direction of Walker-Matchett funeral directors. The religious services were conducted by Rev. Odis Rainer, of the Baptist Church.

Matagorda County Tribune, Thursday, October 22, 1936
 

Newton Huddleston

Death of Constable N. Huddleston

Died, at his home in Markham, Saturday morning at 8 o’clock Mr. N. Huddleston, aged 63 years, 9 months and 29 days. Mr. Huddleston was constable of that precinct and one of the good citizens of the county, highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a native Texas, born in Refugio, and came to Matagorda county in 1901. He had conducted the hotel at Markham several years and up to his sudden death of heart failure Saturday. Deceased was a Christian Scientist. He is survived by his wife and seven children, Amy, Allen, Lon and Lokey, Mrs. Amos Lee, Miss Beulah and Miss Dollie. The interment took place in Cedarvale Cemetery here Monday on the arrival of Southern Pacific train, under the auspices of the Woodmen.

Matagorda County News and Midcoast Farmer, January 2, 1917