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EVELYN
MCNABB HALEY
BAY CITY - Evelyn McNabb Baker
Haley, 92, of Bay City passed away May 14, 2008. She was born Aug.
20, 1915, in Bay City, to the late William Edward and Jennie Baxter
McNabb. She was a life long member of the Methodist Church and
enjoyed singing in the choir for many years. She was a sixth
generation descendant of Elias Wightman.
Her husbands, Charles Bryan Baker Sr. and James Donald Haley
preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son, Charles "Chuck" Baker and wife Fran of
Bay City; two grandchildren, Bryan McNabb Baker and wife Rhonda of
Fairchilds and Gregory Wayne Baker of Matagorda; four
great-grandchildren, Morgan, Mitchell and Macey Baker, all of
Fairchilds, and Taylor Baker of Beaumont, Miss.; niece, Catherine
Anderson and husband Carl of Matagorda; great-niece, Nonie Moore and
husband Tim; great-nephew, Bill Anderson; great-great nephew,
Timothy Moore and wife Tricia; great-great-great-niece, Madeline
Moore; and many friends and relatives who were very dear to her.
The funeral service will be at 10
a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008 at First United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Chris Harrison and the Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating.
Interment will follow at Matagorda Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bill Anderson, Wayne Brown, Gary Green, Tim
Moore, Timothy Moore, and Dr. Garland Watson, DDS.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Bay City
or of Matagorda, the Matagorda Cemetery Association, or to the
charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City,
979-245-4613.
Published in the Victoria Advocate on 5/16/2008.
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Bryan Baker, Former Music Teacher Here Dies Today
Mr. Charles Bryan Baker, formerly band instructor
in the Bay City school system, died in a Houston Hospital this
morning at 8 o'clock from cancer. He was 39 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn McNabb
Baker, one son, Charles Baker of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Nora Reed
Baker of Austin; one sister, Mrs. C. B. Weller of San Antonio and
one brother, Reed Baker of Austin.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from the Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home in Houston at
Milam and Gray. The grave side services will be at the Matagorda
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements.
Rev. Herman T. Morgan of the First Methodist
Church of Houston will officiate.
The family requests that any remembrance be in
the form of a donation to the Anderson Cancer Foundation at Houston.
The family wishes no flowers.
The Daily Tribune, June 18, 1951
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James Donald Haley
July 26, 1917 - Sept. 13, 2005
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James Donald “Coach Don” Haley, 88, of Bay City,
died Sept. 13, 2005 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.
He was born July 26, 1917, in Broad Ford, Pennsylvania, to the late
Anthony J. and Bridget Grace Haley.
Mr. Haley was a resident of Bay City since 1948 and a member of Holy
Cross Catholic Church. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the
U.S. Army Air Force, as a first lieutenant, a life member of Philip
H. Parker VFW Post No. 2438, a former member of the Bay City Rotary
Club, a board member and chairman for several years of the Bay City
Public Library and was a life member of the Baylor Alumni
Association.
He received a BS degree in 1948 and his MS degree in 1951 from
Baylor University. There, he lettered three years in football and
baseball.
In 1949, Mr. Haley became the assistant coach at Bay City High
School.
He moved up to head coach and athletic director in 1953 and
continued in that capacity for 19 years. During his tenure, the
Black Cats won 119 games, lost 59 and tied 5. Under his leadership,
the Black Cats were undefeated for 23 consecutive games.
For all of his efforts, he was inducted into Bay City High School
Black Cat Hall of Fame Nov. 9, 2001, and into Texas High School
Coaches Association Hall of Honor on July 28, 2004.
He also taught American history at Bay City High School and
government classes at Wharton Co. Junior College at night.
On July 30, 1955, he married Evelyn McNabb Baker in Bay City, and
they just recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Survivors include: his wife, Evelyn McNabb Baker Haley of Bay City;
son, Charles “Chuck” Baker and wife Fran of Bay City; sister, Eileen
Haley Donovan of New Salem, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren, Bryan
McNabb Baker and wife Rhonda of Conroe, Texas, and Gregory Wayne
Baker of Matagorda, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Morgan,
Mitchell and Macey Baker, all of Conroe, and Taylor Baker of
Beaumont, Mississippi, and niece, Catherine Lawhon Anderson and
husband Carl, of Matagorda, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Haley, and his
brothers, John Henry, Bob and Raymond Haley.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Thursday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, and the
funeral mass was at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at Holy Cross
Catholic Church, with the Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating.
Interment followed at Matagorda Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill Anderson, Bryan Baker, Greg Baker, Wayne
Brown, James Patterson and Tommy Turner.
Memorials may be made to the charity of choice.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979)245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, September 18, 2005
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