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Christine Spiller

Funeral services for Christine Spiller will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Mother Zion Baptist Church, 2705 Avenue B, Bay City, Texas 77414.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, 2500 Avenue C, Bay City, Texas 77414.

Bay City Tribune, January 15, 2014

Christine Brinkley Spiller

As it was the fourth day of December the year Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Nine in the county of Matagorda and the town of Van Vleck; almighty God breathed life into a beautiful baby girl and nestled her in the bosom of her loving mother Rebecca Brinkley and surrounded her with the protection of her father Powell Brinkley. Under the rearing of her parents, she attended the Free System Baptist Church (St. John Missionary Baptist Church). She attended elementary school in Ashwood, TX; middle school in Van Vleck, TX and O. H. Herman High School in Van Vleck, TX.

Sister Christine Spiller was an independent, outspoken, hard working woman that was devoted to her family and the service of God. She shared her beliefs and values whenever the opportunity presented itself. She provided love, counsel, comfort, understanding and direction to her numerous nieces, nephews and her very special three little girls. Aunt Christine or "Aunt Chris" as she was affectionately called by her nieces and nephews delighted in the success of her siblings, nieces, nephews and extended family. She staunchly supported higher education for her family and friends.

As a young woman she met and fell in love with Samuel Spiller. To this union no children were born. Christine enjoyed cooking and most of her employment found her as a culinary artist in the Matagorda Independent School System. Christine also performed domestic duties for several families in the Bay City area.

As it is preordered in God's master plan and presently recorded in the book of life; Christine was rewarded for her labors and released from this world of pain and suffering. Her soul now dwells in that undiscovered country from whose bourne to traveler has returned. She was greeted on Monday, January 6, 2014 by her beloved mother and father, brothers, Charles and Henry Brinkley; aunts and uncles. She leaves to cherish her legacy and memory her sisters, Diana B. (R. D.) Woodard and Glenda Faye Holmes; brothers, John L. Brinkley, Sr., Jonas (Pat) Brinkley and James Brinkley; aunt, Carrie Davis; sister-in-law, Wanda June Brinkley, her foster daughters, Margaret, Julia and Mary Salter; special friend and guardian, Mary Blackburn Dockstader, numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, other family members and friends.

Active pallbearers: Nathaniel Brinkley, Wilbert Brinkley, O'Neal Courtney, John Wayne Brinkley, D'Andre Smith and Leslie Brinkley.

Honorary pallbearers: Jacob Woodard, John Brinkley, Jr., Henry D. Brinkley, Jr., Kenneth Spiller, Bryant Brinkley, Floyd Spiller, Jr. , Billy Spiller, Samuel Spiller and Terry Spiller.

Earthly resting place: St. John's Cemetery in Van Vleck, Texas.

Funeral program courtesy of Jerrilyn Capers

Alex Stone Jr.

Funeral services for Alex Stone Jr., 62, of Bay City, will be Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 2 p.m., at St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, with the Rev. Ruben Newell, eulogist. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday from 2 until 9 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.

He was born in Bay City, Texas, Sunday, March 17, 1940, to Alex Stone, Sr. and Willie Mae Williams Stone, and passed away Saturday, February 15, 2003, in Bay City, Texas.

Survivors include: three daughters, Debra Stone of Bay City, Paula Edwards of Houston, and Belva Woods (& Andrew) of Katy; also six sisters, Emma Mack of Markham, Erma Stone and Doris Robinson, both of Bay City, Frances Brinkley (& Jonas) of Van Vleck, Alice Delote (& Paul) of San Bernadino, Calif., and Shiron Andrews (& Samuel) of Monteray, Calif.; and four brothers, Charles Stone (& Beverly) of Beaumont, Odis Stone (& Carolyn), Dorsey Stone (& Sherri), and Don Stone, all of Bay City.

Active pallbearers will be John Stone, Guy Stone, Larry Robinson, Patrick Robinson, Jada Andrews, John Batise, Johnny Batise and Lawrence Batise.

Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. A00014B2003FB19

The Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Cleveland Stredic Jr.

Funeral services for Cleveland Stredic Jr., 45, of Concord, Calif., will be held 1 p. m. Tuesday at Mother Zion Baptist Church, Bay City, with the Rev. K. J. Griggs officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Van Vleck.

Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home and from noon at 1 p. m. at the church.

Mr. Stredic was born Jan. 10, 1943, in Bay City to Cleveland and Dorothy Mangum Stredic and died June 12, 1988, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Reno, Nev.

He was a member of the Baptist church.

Survivors include his wife, Linda J. Stredic of Concord; three sons, Cleveland Stredic of Groton, Conn., Alvin Darnell Stredic and Victor Stredic, both of Bay City; parents, Cleveland and Dorothy Mangum of Wadsworth; six sisters, Helen Higgins, Mary Woodard, Mona Higgins, Lois Alexander, all of Brazoria, Doris Burnett of Van Vleck and Lucille Hudgins of Clute; two brothers, Curtis L. Stredic of Hayward, Calif., and Glenn Stredic of Wadsworth; a grandson, Mykia; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Daily Tribune, January 1988

Cleveland Stredic Sr.

Funeral services for Cleveland Stredic Sr., 72, of Wadsworth will be held 11 a. m. Monday at Mother Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. K. J. Griggs officiating. Burial will be at St. John’s Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. Sunday. The body will lie in state at the church 10 to 11 a. m. Monday.

Mr. Stredic was born Oct. 24, 1919 in Pledger to the late Allen and Letha Austin-Stredic Sr. and he died July 21, 1992 at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lee Stredic of Wadsworth; six daughters, Helen Stredic Higgins, Mary Stredic Woodard, Mona Stredic Higgins, Lois Stredic Alexander, all of Brazoria, Lucille Stredic Hudgins of Clute and Doris Stredic Burnett of Van Vleck; two sons, Curtis Stredic of Hayward, Calif. and Glenn Stredic of Bay City; a sister, Gussie S. Baldridge of Oakland, Calif.; three brothers, J. C. Stredic and Aaron Stredic of Bay City and Allen Stredic Jr. of Beaumont; two sisters-in-law, Lillian Brown and Lottie Mayberry of Bay City; two brothers-in-law, Fred Brown of Bay City and Charles Mangum of Hobbs, N. M.; 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Aaron Green, Ward Woodard, Curtis Williams, Walker Hudgins, James Roberson and Abel Rutherford. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Huggins III, Robert Alexander, James Elroy Higgins, Lewis Burnett, Jeremiah Woodard and Mr. Stredic’s grandsons.

Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, July 26, 1992

Glenn M. Stredic

Funeral services for Glenn M. Stredic, 30, of Bay City will be held 2 p. m. Saturday at Mother Zion Church with the Rev. T. L. Richardson. Burial will be at St. Johns Cemetery in Van Vleck. Visitation is until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, temporarily located at 1300 Duncan St.

Mr. Stredic was born Dec. 2, 1961 in Bay City to Dorothy and Cleveland Stredic Sr. and he died Aug. 9, 1992 at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Olivia Howard Stredic; a daughter, Nicole Stredic of Atlanta, Ga.; a son, Joshua Isaiah Glenn Stredic; a step-daughter, Valencia LaNay Jones of Bay City; his mother, Dorothy Mangum Stredic of Wadsworth; six sisters, Helen Higgins, Mary Woodard, Mona Higgins and Lois Alexander, all of Brazoria, Lucille Hudgins of Clute and Doris Burnett of Van Vleck; a brother, Curtis Stredic of Hayward, Calif. and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Aaron Green, Jody Schultz, Terry Wiley, Bruce Hayes, Lewis King, Abel Rutherford, Mark Bree, Charlie Hargrove and Elliott Moore. Honorary pallbearers are Curtis Stredic, Tim Higgins III, Robert Alexander, Cedric Howard, Lewis Burnett, Jeremiah Woodard, James Elroy Higgins and nephews.

Mr. Stredic was preceded in death by his father, Cleveland Stredic Sr. on July 21, 1992 and two brothers, Phillip Stredic and Cleveland Stredic Jr.

Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, August 14, 1992

Jessie Elnora Stroman

Funeral services for Jessie Elnora Stroman, 83, of Bay City, will be held 1:30 p. m. Sunday at Jesus Free Will Holy Temple Church in Bay City with Bishop J. Johnson officiating. Burial will be at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck.

Visitation will be until 9 p. m. Saturday at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home’s chapel , 2500 Ave C in Bay City.

Mrs. Stroman was born Aug. 30, 1909 in Van Vleck to Elliott Johnson and Lillie Wiggins and died May 24, 1993 at Matagorda General Hospital.

Survivors include eight children—five daughters, Inez Campbell of Houston, Annie Mae Alexander of Brazoria, Jessie Mae Burnett of Angleton, Edna Lee Clay and Melba Jean Edison of Bay City; a granddaughter she reared, Belva Laverne Woods of Bay City, two sons, Claudie Dickson of Houston and Roosevelt Dickson of Wharton; 40 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pauline Bradford of Bay City and Cozie Workmon of Hearn; three brothers, Willie Wiley of Danciger, Felix Wiley of Port Lavaca and Nelson Wiley; a sister-in-law, Lydia Wiley of Bay City; adopted daughter and grandson, Mae Ella Brown and Anthony Wright; nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and a family of friends including the congregation of Jesus Temple Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Crad Dickson Jr. and J. C. Dickson; three grandchildren and three brothers.

Pallbearers will be Russel Dale Campbell, Tyrone Crad Dickson, Albert Wayne Edison, Anthony Jerome Jones, Edward C. Smith Jr. and Percy Joe Stafford Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Claudie Dickson, Roosevelt Dickson, Ira Edison Jr., Felix Wiley, Nelson Wiley and Willie Wiley.

Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, May 28, 1993

Ora Lee Stroman

Mrs. Ora Lee Stroman, 62, of Houston passed away in Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Oct. 12. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Annette Stroman Robinson of Houston, three sons, Johnnie Stroman Jr. and J. B. Stroman of Houston; and Thomas Stroman of Van Vleck. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, two great-grand children and two sisters, Mrs. Annie Wilcox of Bay City and Mrs. Lee Ann Lewis of LaMarque. Mrs. Stroman also had three brothers, Cammie Franklin of Houston, Roosevelt Franklin of Yoakum and Raymond Franklin of LaMarque. Rev. M. L. Boone, minister of St. John Baptist Church, officiated with burial following at St. John’s Cemetery in Van Vleck. Pallbearers were Cammie Franklin, Arnold Robinson, Wayman Robinson, Thomas Stroman, Roosevelt Franklin and J. B. Stroman. Mrs. Stroman was a former resident of Bay City but she had resided in Houston for the past seven years. Arrangements were made through Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, October 14, 1977
 

George Swanks Jr.

Funeral services for George Swanks Jr., 57, of Alvin will be held 1 p. m. Friday at St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck with the Rev. Ruben Newell officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck.

Visitation will be held until 9 p. m .today at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel.

Mr. Swanks was born Nov. 14, 1933, to George Sr. and Victoria Jones Swanks in Van Vleck and died June 1, 1991, at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Houston.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia Swanks of Alexandria, Va.; a son, Michael Swanks of Alexandria; two sisters, Veola Swanks of Van Vleck and Edna Mae Clay of Bay City; a brother-in-law, Jessie James Clay of Bay City; two brothers, Frank Swanks of Houston and Odis Swanks of Rosharon; four aunts, Delphina Wiley of Bay City, Millie Petitt of Van Vleck, Melvin Petitt and Dorothy Petitt of Alvin; two uncles, Earnest Petitt Sr. of Van Vleck and Will Petitt of Port Lavaca; a granddaughter of Alexandria; special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hawkins of Rosharon; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are John Alliniece Jr., Frank James, Randy Domocell, James Brinkley, Wendell Hawkins, Melvin Mitchell and Perry Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers are Odis Swanks, Frank Swanks, Jessie James Clay, Earnest Petitt Jr., Will Petitt and Dexter Petitt.

Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.

Daily Tribune, June 6, 1991
 

Veola Swanks

Funeral services for Veola Swanks, age 67, of Van Vleck, were held Tuesday, July 2, at 11 a. m. at the St. John Baptist Church in Van Vleck, with Rev. Ruben Newell officiating. Burial followed at St. John Cemetery in Van Vleck. She was born in Van Vleck, Saturday, July 28, 1928, to George Swanks, and died Friday, June 28, 1996, at her residence in Van Vleck.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Mae Ethel (& Perry) Jackson of Alvin, one granddaughter, three grandsons, seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Edna Mae Clay of Bay City.

Also two brothers, Odis Swanks of Rosharon, and Frank Swanks of Houston. She leaves one uncle, Will Pettie of Bay City, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Arrangements were with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, July 2, 1996

Myrtle Swist

Monday, April 26, 2021 at 8:20 p.m., our beloved Myrtle Swist (known to many as "Aunt Sweet") from Van Vleck, Texas was called home to be with our Heavenly Father, at the beautiful age of 92.

She was a retired homemaker and a member of various organizations within her church community.  She leaves her love and legacy to her grandchildren, U.L. Armstrong Jr. (Audra Armstrong) of Boerne, Texas; Kimberly Scott (Ronald Scott) of Lawton, Oklahoma; great-grandchildren, Raelyn Armstrong, Draelyn Armstrong, Brian Armstrong, Maeghyn Armstrong, Caleb Armstrong, Colin Armstrong; and a host of other family and friends.

Friends and family are invited to attend visitation at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City, Texas on Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at Church of God of Prophecy in Van Vleck, Texas with services beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021 with Bishop Fred Jones officiating. Burial will be at St John’s Cemetery in Van Vleck, Texas.

Bay City Tribune, April 2, 2021
 

Thomas Swist