Cedarvale  - Bay City Cemetery

Photos courtesy of Betty Crosby
 

Oscar Lee Sifford           Mary Mae Sifford

Mary Mae Sifford

Funeral services for Mary Mae Sifford of Markham were held Thursday, December 27, at 10 a. m. in Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel in Bay City with the Rev. Joe Ramsey officiating. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery.

A life long resident of Matagorda County, she was born in Palacios on August 24, 1892 and died Monday afternoon in Wagner General Hospital.

Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Smudrick, of Bay City; four sons, W. W. Sifford and W. H. Sifford of Bay City, P. I. Sifford and R. L. Sifford of Markham; two sisters, Mrs. Daisey Holmes of Blessing and Mrs. J. H. Andrews of Bay City; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The Daily Tribune, January 3, 1980
 

William Hall Sifford          Evelyn Louise Sifford

William Hall Sifford
(February 6, 1924 - November 18, 2011)

William “Bill” Sifford went to be with his Lord on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Bill was born on Feb. 6, 1924 in Tres Palacios to the late Oscar and Mae Downer Sifford. Survived by daughter, Becky Lynn; grandsons, James, Trevor and Logan Lynn; great-grandson, Connor Lynn and numerous other relatives. Preceded in death by his loving wife of 29 years Evelyn and a son, Ricky Gene. Funeral services will be 10:30 A. M. Tuesday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers, Nolen Garner, Ronnie Hornischer, Trevor Lynn, James Lynn, Logan Lynn, and Louis Kopnicky. In lieu of flowers donations to National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018. Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.netsiff .

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Evelyn Louise Sifford
January 29, 1928 – January 19, 1980

Mrs. Evelyn Louise Sifford, 51, of Bay City, died on January 19 at Matagorda General Hospital. She was a resident of Bay City since 1949.

Survivors include: husband, William H. Sifford of Bay City; daughter, Rebecca Ann Sifford of Bay City; mother, Mrs. John Hornischer of Houston; sisters, Mrs. Carol Gosch of Magnolia, Mrs. Norma Garner of Channelview and Mrs. Agnes Gray of Houston; brothers, John M. Hornischer Jr. and David Ross Hornischer both of Houston, T. G. Hornischer of Missouri City and Ronnie Hornischer of Sugarland.

The funeral will be held at Baptist Temple Church on Tuesday, January 22, at 2:00 PM. The Reverends Gene Bynum and David Sutton will officiate the ceremony and interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Ernest Freeman, Dewitt Wilson, Robert Taylor, Gerald Ray Hanzik, F. J. Williams, and Willie Svetlik. Arrangements made with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

The Daily Tribune, January 22, 1980                     Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
 

Louise Hale Sims

Clara Louise Hale Sims, 83, of Bay City died December 21, 2001 at Matagorda House. She was born January 18, 1918 in Bay City to the late Frank and Maggie Gault Hale. Mrs. Sims was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a life-long resident of Bay City.

Survivors include: daughters, and sons-in-law, Linda and Frank Knezek of Bay City, and Nancy and George Jennings of San Antonio; four grandchildren, Dean Jennings and wife of California, Kathy Vern and husband Pat of Bay City, Susie Thompson and husband Shorty of Bay City, Ted Evans and wife Julie of Richmond; and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband J. R. Sims; sisters, Eva Graham, Daisy Newton, and Ressie Blaylock; brothers, Tom, Bland, Rodney and Pete Hale.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Pat Vern, Shorty Thompson, Ted Evans, Heath Thompson, Pete Hale, Jr. and Presley Hale. Memorials may be made to the Gulf Coast Cancer Center in Wharton, Texas.

Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A00011A2001DC25

THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Tuesday, December 25, 2001
 

Harry A. Swem

H. A. Swem’s Services Here Thursday Morning

Services for Mr. H. A. Swem, 64, who died in the Newgulf Hospital Sunday at 6:30 p. m., following a heart attack, will be held from Taylor Bros. Funeral Home tomorrow morning at 10.

Mr. Swem at the time of his death was vice president and general manager of production for the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. He had been with the company for 36 years and for the past 27 years had resided in Newgulf. He joined the engineering department of the company in 1919 and since 1942 has been assistant general manager. He was named vice-president in January 1953.

He was a graduate of Stanford University and before World War I worked for the Nevada Consolidated Mining Company in the western states and later in Chile for the Chile Exploration Co. During World War I Mr. Swem served as a lieutenant with the 106^th Engineers of the 31^st Division.

He was a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and Mining Society of Stanford University. He was also a member of the Episcopal Church and belong to the Matagorda Masonic Lodge.

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. John McKee, rector of the Episcopal Church of Wharton. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be C. A. McGuire, C. S. Ferguson, J. W. Schwab, G. S. Riser, Dr. R. G. Johnson, F. p. Robbins.

Daily Tribune, August 9, 1954
 

Bretch Taulbee          Addie Pearl Taulbee

Addie Pearl Taulbee

A graveside funeral service for Addie Pearl Taulbee, 95, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City.

Mrs. Taulbee died Jan. 27, 2000 at Hilltop Haven Nursing Home in Gunter, Texas. She was born May 31, 1904 in Bynam, Texas to Edward Richard Nichols and Alice Wallace Nichols.

She was a retired schoolteacher and graduated from what was known as Texas Women's University.

Survivor is her nephew, Edward Taulbee of Lafayette, La.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bretch Taulbee.

Arrangements are with Fleser Funeral Home in Van Alstyne, Texas.

THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Sunday, January 31, 2000
 

Edward O. Taulbee Jr.           Mildred A. Taulbee

Mildred Taulbee

Graveside services for Mildred Taulbee, 93, are scheduled for 1:30 p. m. Thursday at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with the Rev. Buford Finley officiating.

She died May 22, 1994, at her apartment in Lafayette, La.,

A native of Caldwell, she moved from Houston over three years ago.

Survivors include her son, E. O. Taulbee III; a daughter-in-law, Jean Taulbee; three grandchildren, E. O. Taulbee IV, Tricia and Joel Wittenbraker and Beth and Randy Mena and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, E. O. Taulbee Jr. and her sister, Mrs. George Vinson.

Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home of Bay City.

The Daily Tribune, May 24, 1994