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Diaz Lewis Sr.

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Dinah Lewis

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Freddy Lee Lewis

Visitation hours for Mr. Freddy Lee Lewis of Bay City will be held from 4 until 9 p. m. today at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. He will lie in state in the Enterprise Baptist Church in Bay City for one hour before the funeral services begin at 1 p. m. on Sept. 17. The Rev. A. H. Pointer will preside at the services.

Mr. Lewis, 48, was the son of the late Diaz Lewis, Sr. and Jessie Ann Lewis. He was born in Richmond, Texas, on Nov. 12, 1934. He was a resident of Bay City and a retired veteran of the U. S. Army. He died in his home on Sept. 12.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jessie Lewis of Bay City; his son, Kenneth Ray; his daughter, Dyana of Richmond, Calif.; his brothers Hayward Lewis of Vallejo, Calif., Diaz Lewis of Bay City and Jimmy Lewis of Houston; his three grandchildren and by his uncle.

Following the services, interment will take place in Matagorda Cemetery in Matagorda. Honorary pallbearers will be George A. Holt, Frank Baines, Jr., Jack Holt Jr., Diaz Lewis, Kenneth Ray Lewis ad Eric Diaz Lewis.

Active pallbearers will be Lincoln Smith, Ira Royster, Calvin Murphy, Edward Heard Jr., Robert Littleton and Joe Gajardo.

Arrangements are with the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, September 16, 1983

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Spencer Lewis

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Charles H. “Chuck” Little

Funeral services for Charles H. “Chuck” Little, 49, of Bay City were held 2 p. m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Hardaway officiating. Burial was at Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda.

Mr. Little was born April 15, 1940, in Montgomery, Ala., and died Dec. 21, 1989 at Matagorda General Hospital.

He was a member of the Baptist Church and a Bay City resident for more than five years.

Survivors include his wife, Doris M. Little, of Bay City; and four daughters, Audrey Little, of California; Kelly Little of Alabama; Robin Little, of Florida; and Shannon Little of Texas.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, December, 1989

Elizabeth Lock

Graveside services for Elizabeth Locke, 69, of Jones Creek, Texas, will be held 3 p. m. Tuesday at Matagorda Cemetery with the Rev. B. Fred Hannon officiating.

Mrs. Locke was born Feb. 16, 1918, in Matagorda to Edward Roland Inglehart and Bertha Baxter and died Sept. 4, 1987, in Jones Creek.

She was a member of Epithian Sisters and Senior Citizens of Matagorda County and St. Paul Episcopal Church, Freeport.

Survivors include a sister, Rita Thrasher of Sweeny; two nieces, Muriel Lawhon of Matagorda and Marjorie Desposato of Santa Cruz, Calif.; three nephews, Elwin Thrasher of Brandon, Fla., Bill Thrasher of Seguin and Cecil Inglehart of Houston; and niece-in-law, Linda Francisco of Coral Springs, Fla.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, September 7, 1987

Donald D. Locke

Services for Donald D. Locke, 79, of Freeport will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fred Hannan officiating. Burial will be in Matagorda Cemetery.

Mr. Locke was born Nov. 1, 1906, in Fort Fannin, Fla., and died Nov. 1, 1985, at Brazosport Memorial Hospital.

A resident of the area since 1945, he was a member of the Army Corps of Engineers.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Locke of Freeport; a niece’ and several great-nephews.

Pallbearers include Jack Mackey, Larry Rasmussen, Douglas Rasmussen, Johnny L. Sweat, Miljenko Smirch and Johnny Smirch.

Honorary pallbearers include Dr. Robert Battle, Jacob Schultz, W. P. Sterling, Leo F. Pruitt and P. D. Broussard.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, November 3, 1985 K. Elizabeth Locke

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Andrea Lopez Dies In Newgulf Hospital

Andrea Lopez, 14, died in the Newgulf Hospital early this morning. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lopez, one sister, Elisavet Lopez; four brothers, Samuel Mauricio, Marte and Elifas Lopez of Newgulf.

Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church in Newgulf Sunday at 2 p. m. Burial will be in Matagorda cemetery at Matagorda with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home of Bay City in charge.

Daily Tribune, October 4, 1946

H. G. Loverin

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Married June 30, 1846
Patricia Ann Lawson

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W. H. Loverin

A correspondent at Matagorda writes us that Mr. Wm. H. Loverin, an old and highly esteemed resident of Caney, in Matagorda county, died of pneumonia on the 27th ult, and that while the community were expecting to witness the funeral rites, to be administered next day by Rev. Mr. Wright, Rector of the Episcopal Church of Matagorda, the assembly were shocked to hear that Mr. Wright had himself suddenly fallen down in a fit of apoplexy, while preparing to officiate in the mournful solemnities of his friend, and died instantaneously. Such, says the writer, was the astonishing effect of the mortuary intelligence on the community, that the ordinary routine of business was suspended, and the stores closed for the day.

Vicksburg Whig, Vicksburg, Mississippi, February 18, 1857

Vera Luddington

Mrs. Vera Luddington, of Los Angeles, California died on November 16 at Martin Luther King Hospital. She was a former resident of Matagorda. Survivors include: sister, Mrs. Ada Shannon of Los Angeles; half-brother, Mr. Floyd Luddington of Detroit, Michigan; two nieces and one nephew; and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral will be held at St. Peter’s Baptist Church in Matagorda on Saturday, November 24 at 11:00 a. m. Rev. John Holt and Rev. Phillips will officiate and interment will be held at Matagorda Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Raymond Warren, Calvin Martin, Walter Lee, III, Samuel Lee, Joe L. Barnes, George Holt. Arrangements are under the direction of Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, November 23, 1979

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Baines Ludington
Heroic Efforts Of His Brother Fails To Save Bitt Ludington

A shrimping boat exploded Tuesday evening, causing the death of one Negro despite the heroic efforts of his brother to save him.

According to Mrs. H. M. Gottschalk, our Matagorda correspondent, the boat exploded while shrimping. Bitt Ludington, she stated, was below at the time and his clothing caught fire.

His brother, Sammy, threw a life preserver on Bitt and himself, tied Bitt to him and swam nearly 10 miles to shore.

Mrs. Gottschalk reported that Bitt was dead upon arrival.

Matagorda County Tribune, July, 1949

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