Cedarvale  - Bay City Cemetery

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Morgan C. White

Morgan C. White

Funeral services for Morgan C. White, 88, of Wadsworth, are scheduled for 10 a. m. Monday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City under the direction of Matagorda Masonic Lodge No. 7.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Sunday.

Mr. White was born Feb. 12, 1906 in Crowley, LA. to William Stratton and Kathryn Crook White and died Sept. 3, 1994 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City.

He was a resident of Wadsworth since 1938, a member of the Methodist church and a thirty-second degree Mason with Matagorda Masonic Lodge No. 7.

Survivors include his wife Bernice Brewer White of Wadsworth; his son, Ben Morgan White of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, September 4, 1994
 

Phillip Russell White

Phillip Russell White
Infant Son Dies

Phillip Russell White, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton P. White, was buried in Cedarvale Cemetery Saturday afternoon, January 22. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Rev. Jess O. Thompson, of the Newgulf Methodist church officiated.

The infant is survived by his parents.

Matagorda County Tribune, January 22, 1955
 

William E. White     Mary M. White

William E. White Dies After Short Illness Cedar Lane

Mr. William Edward White, 81, a resident of Cedar Lane for several years, and a resident of the county for the past 35 years, died Sunday rather suddenly. He had retired from his farming operations several years ago.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary White and a brother, Alf White of Cleburne.

Funeral services were held today at 3 o’clock from Taylor Bros. Funeral home with Rev. L. Nichols of Cedar Lane Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

The Daily Tribune, September 26, 1949
 

Beulah Fondon Whitley

Beulah Mae Whitley

Mrs. Beulah Mae Whitley, 64, of El Campo, died in St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston Feb. 2, 1976. She was born April 24, 1976. She was born April 24, 1911 in Chambers County. She is former resident of Bay City and had been a resident of El Campo since 1951. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ouida Robinson of Houston and Mrs. Linda Wakefield of Brington, Col.; two sons, Stet Watkins of Houston and James Whitley of El Campo; two sisters, Mrs. A. E. Rouse of Bay City and Mrs. Elsie Fuller of Rosenberg; one brother, Earl Fonon of El Campo; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of El Campo. Services will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, at 2 p. m. at Taylor Brothers Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Steve Orion. Burial will be in Cedarvale cemetery. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, February 4, 1976
 

Allen A. Wilkinson     Jessie A. Wilkinson

Funeral Services For Allen A. Wilkinson Are Held Here Sunday.

Funeral services for Allen Adrian Wilkinson, 70, were held Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home with interment in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson died at his residence Saturday morning.

Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Doris Stuebing of Bay City; two sons, John of Austin and George of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Ruby W. Wilcox of Houston.

The Matagorda County Tribune, January 18, 1951
 

Alice Harris Williamson

Alice Harris Williamson

Services for Alice Harris Williamson of Bay City will be held at 3 p. m. Jan. 5 in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Wilson of the First United Methodist Church of Lake Jackson officiating.

Mrs. Williamson, 71, was born Dec. 2, 1912, in Cuero, Texas. She was a member of the Methodist church and was the first female member of the Bay City Black Cat Booster Club. She died Jan. 2, 1984, in Del Oro Medical Center in Houston.

She is survived by one son, Milton E. Williamson Jr. of Seminole; one daughter, Carolyn W. Ahlftrom of Lake Jackson; one brother, Bob Harris of Bay City; two sisters, Marguerite Lowrey of Lake Jackson and Nelle Bonin of Bellaire; and three grandchildren.

Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, January 1984