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Matagorda
County Veteran Obituaries D
This is not a complete list of veterans.
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DAVIS,
LELAND H.
Leland H. “Sarge” Davis
Aug. 5, 1917 – Aug. 5, 1917
Leland H. “Sarge” Davis, 89, of Blessing
passed away May 2, 2007.
He was born August 5, 1917 in Gunner,
Texas to Joe Knox Davis and Mary Frances
West Davis. He retired as Sargent in the
US Air Force; was a member of the
Blessing American Legion and the El
Campo VFW Post.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Davis
of Blessing and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday, May 7, 2007 at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with the Rev. Hill Winfrey
officiating. Interment will follow with
military honors at Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing.
The family will receive friends and
relatives from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent by
visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral
Home in Bay City 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Published May
6, 2007, Matagorda County, Texas
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DAVIS, LESLIE "LES"
 Leslie “Les” Davis, 88, of Bay City, died November 2, 2003 at the
Methodist Hospital in Houston.
He was born April 11, 1915 in Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, to the
late John and Janett Spencer Davis.
Mr. Davis was a resident of Bay City since 1945 and a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
He was a member of the Bay City Masonic Lodge No. 865 AF & AM and
was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U S. Army.
He was the former owner and operator of Les’s Welding and Repair Shop.
Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law, David and Abbigail Davis of
Bay City; step-son, Rodger Reppond of Huntsville; step-daughters, Judy
Reppond of Garrison, Texas, Betty Williams of Alvin, and Margarie Cross
of Anahuac; sisters, Helen Harper of Princeton, Kentucky, Louise Cline
of Marion, Kentucky, and Geneive Simpkins of Nashville, Tennessee;
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lovingly knew him as
Paw Paw.
Funeral service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at Taylor
Bros. Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam Steele officiating.
Masonic graveside service will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
in Van Vleck, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Jim Jumonville, Doug Thigpen, Randy Smith, Johnny
Lowe, James Orr, and David Janssen.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
The Bay City Tribune,
November 5, 2003
Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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DAVIS,
ROY ELVIN
BAY CITY - Roy Elvin "Dick" Davis, 88, of Bay City and formerly of
Blessing, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005.
He was born Nov. 11, 1916, in Mingus, to the late Oral and Essie White
Davis. He was a Baptist and a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S.
Army.
Survivors: sister, Marie Holsworth of Palacios; and brother, Richard
Davis of Mineral Wells.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Hawley Cemetery in
Blessing. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.
The Victoria Advocate
Victoria County, Texas
Thursday, March 17th, 2005
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Joseph L.
Dawson Jr.
Funeral services for Joseph
L. Dawson Jr., 77, of Corpus Christi will be held 3 pm Thursday at
Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Roselawn
Memorial Park, Van Vleck.
Mr. Dawson was born Aug. 24,
1912, to Joseph L. and Marie Dawson Sr. in New York City and died June
26, 1990, at Humana Hospital, Corpus Christi.
He served as a sergeant
during WWII in the disbursing office at Camp Hulen, Texas for three
years. He was an employee of Central Power and Light Co. in McAllen and
Edinburg for 30 years. He was also a member of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church, Corpus Christi.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Elizabeth Keller Dawson of Corpus Christi; a son, Joseph L. Dawson
III of Houston; a daughter, Linda Dawson Fagg of Corpus Christi; a
sister, Lorraine Dawson Kirchner of Edisto Beach, S.C.; and two
grandsons, Spencer and Bret Fagg of Corpus Christi
Pallbearers are Dana Keller,
Jack Keller, Maurice Keller, Tommy Lane, John McMillan, and Andy
Williams.
In lieu of the usual
remembrances, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3216
Reid Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78472.
Arrangements are with Taylor
Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, June
1990
Courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Mary E. K. Dawson
CORPUS CHRISTI - Mary
Elizabeth Keller Dawson, 86, of Corpus Christi, died
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005.
She was born June 23, 1919, in Bay City [Matagorda
County, Texas] to the late Donald E. and Mary K. Wright
Keller. She served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Survivors: daughter, Linda Dale Fagg of Corpus Christi;
son, Joseph L. Dawson III of Humble; brother, Col. Jack
N. Keller of San Antonio; two grandchildren; and two
great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Joseph L. Dawson Jr.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home, the Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.
A private burial will be held at a later date. Taylor
Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City. 979-245-4613.
The Victoria Advocate, December 10, 2005
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DEDEK, JOSEPH
DEDEK
Graveside funeral services for Joseph Dedek, 88, were at 2 p.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000 at Hawley Cemetery with the Rev. Eric Klimpel
officiating.
Mr. Dedek died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 in Bay City. He was born June 4,
1911 in Liptal, Czechoslovakia to Joe F. and Marie Dedek.
Mr. Dedek came to the United States with his parents when he was nine
months old. They arrived in Galveston in 1912 and then went to Ennis,
Tex. to live with his mother's Uncle Luska.
He then moved to Ft. Worth a couple years later and then to Needville.
He moved to Blessing in 1925 and in 1936 he lived on the 1221 Farm
(Marie Dedek Estate) until Jan. 30, 1995 when he entered the hospital in
Bay City. In February he was moved to Bay Villa Nursing Home.
He served in the army during WWII, where he was a prisoner of war. He
was discharged in 1945.
Mr. Dedek lived in Blessing for 70 years and enjoyed farming. He
especially loved his pecan trees. He made scarecrows, and put them on
the trees so the crows wouldn't eat his pecans. Crows would sit on the
scarecrows and he would slam a screen door and use a gun to scare them
off.
Survivors include: one sister, Bessie Hemza of Hayword, Calif.; two
nephews, Stanley and Larry Dedek and their families; and three nieces,
Carolyn, Diane, and Susan and their families.
Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE
Matagorda County, Texas
Thursday, 12 Jan 2000
Photo courtesy of Pam Davis
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DEES, KENNETH RAY, SR.
Mr. Kenneth Ray Dees, Sr., 52, of Midfield died Monday, March 13, 2000
at his residence following an extended illeness. He was born Oct. 25,
1947 in Wharton the son of Jacob Franklin and Wilhelmina Voitles Dees.
Mr. Dees has been a resident of Midfield for the past 35 years and was a
truck drive working for the Genesis Crude Oil Co. and was also
self-employed. He married Carolyn Woodson on Dec. 21, 1966 in Bay City.
He was Christian by faith. He was a veteran of the Viet Nam Conflict and
a member of the American Legion Post in Blessing.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Midfield Community
Church.
Survivors include: his wife, Carolyn Dees of Midfield; daughter Kelly
Lynn Leach of Needville; sons, Jack Kenneth Dees, and Kenneth Ray Dees,
Jr., both of Midfield; mother, Wilhelmina Dees of Wharton; sisters,
Marlene Soles of Wharton and Mary Ann Beroth of Freeport; and three
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Curtis Dees in
1996.
Memorial contributions may be made to Midfield Cemetery Association, C/O
A. T. Richardson, Midfield.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE
Matagorda County, Texas
Thursday, 16 Mar 2000
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Roy Lamont Dehl
Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas
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DE
LA BYE, ARIE HENRY
Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City
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DeLEON, BENNY
Benny DeLeon, 67, of Palacios, Texas passed away Thursday, August 2,
2001 in Houston, Texas.
He was born March 21, 1924 in Pleasanton, Texas to David DeLeon and
Dolores Lopez DeLeon.
He was a long time resident of Palacios, a member of the Catholic
Church, a retired Police Officer from the Palacios Police Department and
a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by: wife, Dora Longoria DeLeon of Palacios; daughters,
Patricia Sanchez of Brazoria, Diana Pena of West Columbia, Mary Ellen
Roecker of Lake Jackson, Lisa Halfen of Dubio, UAE, Lori Cruz of Bay
City, and Karen DeLeon-Bailes of Angleton; sons, Benny Joe, David, and
Robert DeLeon all of Palacios; sisters, Mary Smith of Bay City, Pauline
Garcia of Katy, Mary Cascrez of Pleasanton, Sophia DeLeon of California,
and Minga Garcia of Galveston; brother, Daniel DeLeon of Houston, and by
19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents,David and Dolores DeLeon and by
his brother Joe DeLeon.
The rosary was to be recited at 7 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2001 at the
Palacios Funeral Home. Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. Saturday,
August 4, 2001 at the First Baptist Church of Palacios, with the Rev.
Tony Flores officiating. Interment was to follow at the Palacios
Cemetery.
Arrangements are with Palacios Funeral Home. A00011A2001AG05
THE DAILY TRIBUNE
Sunday, August 5, 2001
Matagorda County, Texas
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DENN, BILLY WILLIAM JOHN
Billy William John Denn
April 14, 1923 – Aug. 19, 2007
Billy William John Denn, 84, of Bay City passed away August 19, 2007.
He was born April 14, 1923 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin to the late Matt and
Gladys Collamore Denn. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and
was recalled for the Korean Conflict. He served for a number of years in
the Air Force Reserve retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He spent 67
years working in the family business, M. J. Denn & Son, and served on
the Bay City Port Authority Board for over 24 years.
Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law, Judith Anne and Michael C.
Burkle of Van Vleck; two sons and daughters-in-law, Vernon and Gail Denn
and Mike and Becky Denn all of Bay City; 3 sisters: Margaret Huddleston
of Temple, Emily Lee of Bay City and Betty Cartwright of Clear Lake;
five grandchildren, William M. Burkle and wife Andrea, Christopher C.
Burkle, Danny Denn and wife Bobbi, Keisha Denn and Julie Denn; two great
grandchildren, Lily Burkle and Tigh Michael Denn; and by a number of
nieces, nephews and special friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Georgena Nell Denn in 1992 and
sister: Maxine Farrar.
A Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.
Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. His
nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Harold Martin, Lynn Quillin, Billie Head,
and Current and Former Board Members of The Port of Bay City Authority.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting
www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613.
Bay City Tribune, Published August 22, 2007
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DESTEIGUER, JERRY
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DOBSON, EDGAR HAMEL
DOBSON
Edgar Hamel Dobson, 63, of Palacios, died July 15, 1976. He was born
Jan. 26, 1913 in Wapanucka, Okla. He is survived in death by a daughter
Clara Louise Wright of Portland, Ore., a son Richard B. Dobson of Camp
Lejeune, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Harley Snider of Palacios and Mrs.
Gertie Roberts of Corpus Christi. He was a life long resident of
Matagorda County and a veteran of World War II. The funeral services
will be held in the Palacios Funeral Home chapel on Sunday, July 18,
1976 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Leon Maxwell officiating. The funeral will
be in Hawley Cemetery in Blessing with the Palacios Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
The Daily Tribune, July 16, 1976, Matagorda County, Texas
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Jessie Hines Douglas, Jr., 84, of Bay City,
died January 31, 2007.
He was born in Post Oak, Texas on July 29,
1922 to the late Jessie Hines and Vida
Douglas. He was a resident of Bay City since
1963 and a World War II veteran of the US
Army Air Force.
Jessie is survived by: his wife of 62 years,
Hilda L. Douglas of Bay City; his sister,
Jolene Manheimer and husband Donald of
Kingsville; sons, Jessie H. Douglas, III and
wife Barbara of Pasadena, Larry Douglas and
wife Sandra of Bay City; daughter, Donna
Jones and husband John Paul of Arlington;
grandchildren, Julie Douglas of Houston,
Jessica Douglas of Bay City, Troy Douglas
and wife Amy of Medford, Mass., Jeremy
Douglas and wife Jessica of Bay City, and
Justin Douglas of Arlington. Also by his
step-granddaughters, Keisha DePhong and
husband Jason of Mesquite and Jamie Jones of
Mesquite; great-grandchildren, Cameron and
Cylus Douglas of Bay City and Savannah Jones
of Mesquite.
He was preceded in death by his parents
Jessie and Vida Douglas, a sister, Lura Dean
Lowry, and a grandson: Bobby Gene Douglas.
Graveside funeral services with military
honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
February 3, 2007 at the Cedarvale Cemetery
under the auspices of Philip H. Parker VFW
Post 2438.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
by visiting www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home,
Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
Bay City Tribune,
February 4, 2007
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DOWELL,
WALTER
PORT LAVACA - Walter Dowell, 82, of Port Lavaca, died Wednesday,
December 21, 2005.
He was born August 8, 1923, in Cut-n-shoot, to the late Miles James and
Martha Ellen Adams Dowell. He was Rice Farmer and owned Calhoun County
Pest Control Company, was a Deacon at Alamo Heights Baptist Church,
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, member of VFW Post 4403,
U. S. S. Pennsylvania Survivors Reunion, and honorary life director for
Calhoun County Fair.
Survivors: wife, Melba Dowell; daughters, Pam Janke of El Campo and Lori
Strong of Port Lavaca; sons, Walter V. "Buddy" Dowell, Jr. of Port
Lavaca, Chipper Dowell of Port Lavaca and Tommy Dowell of Snook;
seventeen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: one sister and six brothers.
Services will be 10 a.m. today at Alamo Heights Baptist Church, the Rev.
Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Palacios Cemetery
[Matagorda County, Texas]. Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home,
361-552-2988.
Pallbearers: Chad Dowell, Clint Dowell, Tony Janke, Chip Dowell Jr., Tye
Dowell, Mike Kokena, Mike Letsos, Randy Beckmann.
Honorary pallbearers: Deacons of Alamo Heights Baptist Church, E.A.
Henke, Golfing Buddies of Hatch Bend Country Club, Gerald Lowery and
Derrol Lowery.
Memorials: Alamo Heights Building Fund.
The Victoria Advocate
Friday, December 23, 2005
Victoria County, Texas
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DREHER, WILLIAM HIRAM "JACK"
William Hiram “Jack” Dreher, 79, of Bay City, passed away Sunday,
October 20, 2002. He was born October 26, 1922, in Rockdale, Tx., to
Jerome J, Dreher and Myrtle Rozell Dreher.
He was a lifelong resident of Bay City, he was a renowned and avid
fisherman, a retired paint contractor, a member of the Masonic Lodge, a
member of the Shriners, and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and
the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Flossie Gentry Deher of Bay City; by his
daughter, Denise Gentry Phillips of Houston; by his son, Robert W.
Gentry of Houston; by his sisters, Vera H. Robinson of Houston, Estelle
Muston, Jeraldine J. Hosek, Peggy L. Hosek, Marilin Orsak and Johnnie
Sue Roberts, all of Rockdale; and by his grandsons, Ryne Genty
Christesen and Preston Russell Christesen of Houston. He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at
Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.
Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Veterans’
graveside honors will be provided by P. H. Parker VFW Post 2438 of Bay
City.
Pallbearers will be Charles Hahn, Chuck Hahn, Jerry West, Wayne Bruening,
Pete Hale and George Clements, Jr.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City.
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THE BAY CITY TRIBUNE,
Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Photo courtesy of
Faye Cunningham
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DUNN, EARL THOMAS
Earl T. Dunn
PALACIOS - Earl Thomas Dunn, 79, of Palacios, died Sunday, July 17,
2005.
He was born Feb. 9, 1926, in Va., to the late George Thomas and Augusta
Baethge Dunn Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors: wife, Evelyn Ann Dunn; daughters, Lisa Kaye Dunn and Jolene
Dunn Barrientos, both of Victoria; sisters, Dorothy Kirkham, Laura
Huddleston, Hardie Ann Baldwin, and Gladys Baldwin; and brothers, George
Dunn Jr., Eddie Dunn, and Carroll Dunn.
Preceded in death by: brother, Elmer Dunn.
Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing,
the Rev. Tom Craiker officiating. Palacios Funeral Home, Palacios,
361-972-2012.
The Victoria Advocate
Victoria County, Texas
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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DYE,
FULTON EUGENE JR.
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DYKES, I. Z.
I. Z. Dykes, 81, of Bay City, TX passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2003
at the Legacy. He was born December 10, 1921 in Coffee County, Georgia
to the late I. Z., Sr. and Pearl Rutherford Williams Dykes. I. Z. was a
resident of Bay City since 1948. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII
in the South Pacific and was stationed in Japan with the army of
occupation. In 1978 he retired as supervisor with Phillips Petroleum
with 27 years of service. At the time of his death he was a
self-employed farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Duffy Dykes of Bay City; and their
four children and four grandchildren who knew and loved him as "Pa":
Julia Dykes Stripling, her husband Darrell and her daughter Megan Ramsey
of Kingwood, Vicki Dykes of Kingwood, Timothy Dykes and his daughters
Taylor and Shelby of Corpus Christi, and Cindy Dykes Hussey and her son
Darren of Bay City; brother: Gene Dykes of Sugar Valley; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brothers: Wendall, Ivy, Glenn, Clyde and
Jimmy Dykes, and Liddell and Marcell Williams; sisters: Sadie Dykes
Teague and Gladys Dykes Brawner.
Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, October 31, 2003, at
the Hawley Cemetery in Blessing with Rev. Sam Steele officiating.
Military funeral honors provided by Philip H. Parker VFW Post #2438.
Visitation will be at Taylor Bros. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Thursday, and till
noon Friday. Memorials may be made to the charity of choice. The family
wishes to thank all the doctors, nurses, staff and friends at The Legacy
for their loving care and support during Pa's final months. Pa said his
family and friends made his life worthwhile.
Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979) 245-4613
The Bay City Tribune,
November 2, 2003
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