Cedarvale - Bay City Cemetery 
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Ottie Baker Ona Baker  Ottie A. Baker Funeral services for Ottie A. Baker, 89, of Bay City were held 3 p. m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church where the Rev. Chester Sassman officiated. Burial followed in Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Mr. Baker was born Feb. 12, 1901, in Marquez, Texas, and died Feb. 14, 1990, at St. Joseph Hospital, Bryan. He was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include a daughter, Melba Hrncir of Bryan; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers include Danny Hrncir, Jerry A. Novakosky, Jerry Lipinski, Wayne Dicky, David Dicky and Allen Dicky. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ona M. Baker, in 1975, and his daughter, Marie Baker Lipinski. Services are under the direction of Dick R Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
February 1990 |
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Thurman A. Barrett Margaret Barrett 
BAY CITY - Bitsie Barrett, 89, of Bay City, died Saturday, June 8,
2002. She was born April 7, 1913, in Texas City, to the late John
Essery and Vera Moore Clement. She was a Thurman Ailor Barrett Funeral services for Thurman Ailor Barrett, 80, of Bay City will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mr. Barrett was born May 9, 1907, in Elizabeth W. Va., and died May 21, 1987, at his residence. He was employed by Sun Oil Co. for 37 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school for 20 years. He served in World War II as a chief petty officer in the U. S. Navy having made all four European invasions. He was a member of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Bitsie Barrett of Bay City and a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Mark McKenzie of Round Rock. Pallbearers include Curtis Goodman, James Sowell, Bill Ehlert, Hollie Briscoe, Gordon Hardegree and Wayne Michael. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Alzheimer Disease Association, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 601, Chicago, Ill., 60601. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, May 22, 1987 |
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Ernest A. Beard Willie Mae Beard  Ernest Atlas Beard Funeral services for Ernest Atlas Beard, 73, of New Gulf, were held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, March 25, at Taylor Bros. Chapel in Bay City. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery. A former resident of Palacios, he retired after over 35 years with Texas Gulf Sulphur. He died Thursday at the Gulf Coast Hospital in Wharton. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Billie Beard of New Gulf; five sisters, Ella Lee Jenkins, Anna May Mansker, Ola Marie Scarborough, Beula Fay Mangum and Ruby L. Oatman all of Houston. Daily Tribune, March 30, 1978 Willie Mae Beard Willie Mae Beard, 83, of Bay City passed away October 6, 1995 at Matagorda House in Bay City. She was born January 6, 1912 in Bay City to Hugo and Alice Fredrick Kuesel. She is survived by one sister, Anna Reed of Wharton and by four nephews, William R. Reed of League City, John H. Allen of Deer Park, Joe W. Allen of San Rafael, California, and Robert M. Allen of Edmond, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Monday, October 9, 1995 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel with Vassar C. “Skip” Holman, III officiating. Burial followed at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers are Mickey Rehak, J. A. “Sonny” Mahavier, Jr., Leo Burns, Charles Altenberg, Collie Burns, Pete Reed, Robert Anderson, and Russell Reed. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.
Daily Tribune,
October 10, 1995 |
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Clifford C. Bender Marjorie B. Bender  C. C. Bender Rites Tuesday A Masonic graveside ceremony will mark the last rites for Clifford Christian Bender, 1401 5th St. who passed away Saturday at 9:24 p. m. at Matagorda General Hospital. Seventy years old, he was a World War I veteran, and a resident of Bay City for the past 27 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge of Muskogee, Okla., and was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason of Dallas. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. C. C. Bender, a daughter, Mrs. June Hall of Wichita, Kansas, and three grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a. m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. A. T. Dyal will officiate. Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. He will lie in state at church from 9 to 10 a. m. Tuesday. Daily Tribune, November 16, 1964 Marjorie Barber Bender Graveside services for Marjorie Barber Bender, 80, of Bay City, were held 11 a. m. Nov. 11 at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Mrs. Bender was born Aug. 1, 1911, to Oscar and Nona Keller Barber in Bay City and died Nov. 9, 1991, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton. Survivors include Kathleen Burke of Bay City and San Antonio, George R. Burke Jr. of Eagle Lake, Donna Barbour Worrell of Poole Ranch, Brazoria County, Barry and Judy Barbour of Bay City, Mrs. George Richard Keen, Mrs. Jessie Poole Davis, Dr. Mark Poole of Bay City, Elizabeth Poole Shepherd of Conroe, Amelia Poole Sudderth of Waco, Martha T. Muse of Palm Springs, Fla., Joseph Barber and George Edward Serrill.
Daily Tribune,
November, 1991 |
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Mrs. Frank G. Cobb Mrs. Frank G. Cobb, 89, of Rt. 2, Bay City, died Sept. 21, 1976 in Bay City. She was born Jan. 31, 1887 in Osage City, Kansas. Survivors include four daughters Laverne C. Coale of Angleton, Mrs. Mary Jean C. Wright of Wharton, Mrs. Kathryn C. Collins and Mrs. Ann C. Vaughn of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Emma Harris, Jr. of Dayton; 23 grand-children; 28 great-grand-children and one great-great-grandchild. Rosary will be said tonight at 7 p. m. at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Services will be held Thursday, Sept. 23, 1976 at 2 p. m. at the Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Charles Sonnier officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Matriarch Of Prominent County Family Dies At 89 Mrs. Anna Dunn Cobb, 89, died Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ann Cobb Vaughan, after a lengthy illness. Born in Osage, Kansas, January 31, 1887, Mrs. Cobb came to Blessing in October of 1907 as a bride. She and her husband, Frank G. Cobb who predeceased her in death on November 29, 1968, were both well known, not only in Bay City, but throughout Matagorda County. They moved to Bay City in 1925, where Mr. Cobb built one of the first Farm Implement companies established in this area. He also founded and operated the F. G. Cobb Farm and Ranch, located North of town in the Skelly area, and was instrumental for petroleum exploration in this area. Mrs. Cobb was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, a member of the church Altar Guild, and she was a Charter Member of the Matagorda County Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb were outstanding in the cultural activities of Bay City and Matagorda County, were always active in their church, and have been included among the most outstanding of civic leaders.
Daily Tribune,
September 22, 1976 |
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Alvin A. Coble, Sr. Lucille R. Coble  Lucille Ryman Coble Funeral services will be held for Lucille Ryman Coble, 78, 2 p. m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Chapel. Officiating at the services will be the Rev. Marvin Moore. Coble died April 18, 1982 at Sweeny House Nursing Home. Survivors include sisters, Leola Ryman Head of Bay City, Bertha Schuetze of Deer Park; nieces, Helen Clark of Bay City, Hazel Rabourn of Deer Park, Carolyn Krenek of Houston, Barbara Krenek of Houston; nephews, Robert Head of Durango, Colorado, Clarence Laird of Houston. Burial will follow services at Cedarvale Cemetery. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
April 19, 1982 |
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William Victor Collins Kathryn Cobb Collins 
William Victor Collins, Sr. William Victor Collins, Sr., 66, a life long resident of Bay City, died May 27 at his home. Mr. Collins has been a farmer and rancher in Matagorda County since 1934. Survivors include: his wife, Kitty Collins; two daughters, Corinne Heiligbrodt and Claire Wilkins of Houston; a son, Vic Collins of Bay City; five grandchildren, Heather Heiligbrodt, Nicole and Rob Wilkins, Christian and Victor Collins; a sister, Mrs. Melba Holman of Houston. The funeral Mass will be May 29 at 4:00 PM, at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Reverend Charles Sonnier officiating. Interment will be at Cedarvale Cemetery with Pallbearers being: Vos McCroskey, M. L. Hale, Frank Harrison, Jack Ryman, Arthur Collins, and Jay Cohen. The funeral arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Holy Cross Foundation or the American Cancer Society. The Daily Tribune, May 29, 1978
Kathryn Alice Cobb Collins, 96, died
on October 30, 2009, in Bay City, Texas.
Bay City Tribune, Published November 4, 2009
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Gerald W. Draper Gerald W. Draper, 67, of Bay City died June 4, 1977 upon arrival at the Matagorda General Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1918 in Texas. Survivors include his widow, Melba T. of Bay City; son, Gerald A. “Lon” of the U. S. Navy, Sardinia; daughter, Nita D. Pyle, Houston; brother, Dr. Stuart I. Draper, Midland; sisters, Mrs. John Conn, Colorado Springs, Colo. and Mrs. Calvin Johnson, San Antonio. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bay City and a member of the Wesley Class. He was also a member of the Bay City Little League, Lions Club, Cub Scout Master, member of Society of Professional Engineers, and retired manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority. Services will be held Wednesday, June 8 at 10 a. m. at the First United Methodist church with the Rev. James Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be L. A. Augsberger, Norman Treude, Earl Eidlebach, Calvin Argo, Claude Hickey and Chester Glockner. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Wesley Class of First Methodist Church, Kenneth Horton and Hugh Helfer. Services under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home. Daily Tribune, June 7?, 1977 Melba T. Draper Funeral services for Melba T. Draper, 74, of Bay City were set for 2 p. m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Leroy Stanton officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mrs. Draper was born Sept. 2, 1910, in Pittsburg, Texas and died Jan. 27, 1985, in Houston. She was active in Girl Scouting and served on the South Texas Girl Scout Council. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star 380 and was on the advisory council of Rainbow Girls Assembly 119. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. Survivors include a son, Gerald A. Draper of Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Nita Pyle of Houston; a sister, Vivian McGee of Covington, La.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Draper, in 1977. Pallbearers include Norman Treude, Chester Gloeckner, Gordon Hardegree, L. A. Augsberger, Wayne Pyle and Gary Ford. Funeral services were under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune,
January 1985 |
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James W. Edens, Jr. Funeral services will be held for J. W. Edens Jr., 80, of Bay City, 3 p. m. at Taylor Brothers Chapel today (Tuesday). Eden died October 18, 1981 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. Officiating at the services will be the Rev. Milton McWilliams. He is survived by wife, Mrs. Lucille Edens of Bay City; sister, Mrs. W. H. Massenburg of Waco; niece, Mrs. W. M. Penny of Bay City. Eden was the former owner of the Southwest Title Company and a resident of Bay City since 1927. Burial will follow services at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers include Russell Law, John Camp, G. P. Hardy Jr., Ted Davant, Bill Keller and Bill Penny Jr. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, October 21, 1981 |
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Michael Thomas Hammond 
Mike Hammond, beloved husband, father, friend and colleague, died on
January 5, 2002 in route to his Dallas home. |
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Florine Vanderslice Hays January 12, 1908 – August 25, 1990
Funeral services for Florine Vanderslice Hays, 82, of Bay City, were scheduled for 2:00 PM today at First Baptist Church with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial was scheduled to follow at Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mrs. Hays was born January 12, 1908, to Benjamin and Mary Vanderslice Curtice, in Como, Texas, and died August 25, 1990, at Bay Villa Nursing Home. For many years she worked at Rosenzweigs Department Store in Bay City. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church.
She is survived by: her daughter, Jennie Bob Bergstrom of Bay City; three grandchildren, Norma Forey, Jennie Frances Treece, and Barbara Jo Dry; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Goulding H. Hays on May 30, 1974, and her son, Goulding C. Hays on February 9, 1968.
Pallbearers include Clark Bergstrom, Leonard Forey, Steven Treece, James Dry, Dr. Sul Ross Harrington and Randy Treece.
Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins of Bay City Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, August 1990 Courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Goulding Hays Jennie Bob Hays Bergstrom Moffett  |
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Ludolph Heilingbrodt Gladys Heilingbrodt  Ludolph Robert Heiligrodt Ludolph Robert Heiligrodt, 69, a resident of Bay City for 45 years, died April 1 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. He was the owner of Heiligbrodt Ins. Agency and was a member of Bay City and Austin Lodges A. F. & A. M.; Arabia Temple Shrine; Sheriff’s Assn. of Texas; Rotary International; and American Legion. Survivors include: wife, Gladys Broughton Heiligbrodt of Bay City; son, L. William Heiligbrodt of Houston; and granddaughters, Heather Hill Heiligbrodt of Houston. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. April 3 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Milton McWilliams officiating. Interment was at the Cedarvale Cemetery with pallbearers being: Joe Entzminger, J. D. Voyles, Bert Steves, Roy Shoultz, Roswell Burke and Jerry Voyles. Arrangements under the direction of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Bay City Loses Active Leader Funeral services for Ludolph Robert Heiligbrodt, age 69, were held today at 2 p. m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Milton McWilliams officiating. Interment was at Cedarvale Cemetery. Heiligbrodt died Saturday night, in St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. He was one of Bay City’s individual business men being the sole owner of Ludolph Heiligbrodt insurance agency for more than forty years. Born in Lufkin he and his parents moved to Austin where he was educated in the Austin public school system and attended the University of Texas. After coming to Bay City in 1934, he became involved in numerous community activities. He served on the executive board of the Chamber of Commerce, membership chairman and a member of the board of directors for Bay City Country Club, he served on the Rules Committee and was a member of the Men’s Golf Association. He was a member of the Arabia Temple and served as president of the Shrine Club. He also was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Rotary, Masonic Lodge No. 12 of Austin, the Masonic Lodge of Bay City, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the American Legion, Sheriff’s Association of Texas, and the Longhorn Club. He served his country in World War II, from 1943-1946 as a quartermaster in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Broughton Heiligbrodt of Bay City; one son, L. William Heiligbrodt of Houston; one granddaughter, Heather Hill Heiligbrodt, and one daughter-in-law, Corinne Collins Heiligbrodt of Houston. The family request that memorials be made to the Heart Association. Daily Tribune, April, 1978
Gladys B. Heiligbrodt, 90, of Bay City died June 27, 2002 at
Matagorda General Hospital. She was born November 23, 1911 in Bay
City to the late William Hamilton and Tempie Andrews Broughton. She
had six adoring brothers, Earl, Ira, Maurice, Fred, Buddy and Seldon,
who had preceded her in death. Gladys lived a wonderful life,
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Howard H. Hines  Howard H. Hines Howard H. Hines, a resident of Bay City since 1949, died March 29, 1976 in De Tar Hospital in Victoria. He was born in Neodesha, Kansas. He was a retired civil engineer. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gladys W. Hines of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Homer D. Wilson of Tulsa, Okla. and Mrs. Gene Lariemer of California. Graveside services will be held at Cedarvale Cemetery March 31, at 10 a. m. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins Bay City Funeral Home. Family requests memorials be sent to the Christian Science Society in Bay City in lieu of flowers.
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March 29, 1976 |
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Sybil Hope Jensen Funeral services for Sybil Hope Jensen, 76, of Bay City will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Mrs. Jensen was born Feb. 17 1909, in Nacogdoches to Lee Roy and Beulah Briggs Reagan and died Dec. 31, 1985, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. A resident of Bay City for 49 years, she was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include numerous friends. Pallbearers include Mike Pruitt, Bill Ehlert, Gordon Hardegree, Wayne Michael, T. J. Middleton and James Sowell. Honorary pallbearers include Joe Ducrose and Don Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband Hans Fred Jensen on Jan. 29, 1980, her parents and two brothers. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, January 2?, 1986 |
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Henry J. Kalinec Tillie M. Kalinec 
Tillie Marie Cerny Kalinec, 81, of Bay City, slipped quietly away from
this earth on March 6, 2005, to join her husband Henry in heaven. |
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Thomas B. Lark Margaret Ryan Lark  |
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February 12, 1923 – May 15, 1984
Services for Mr. Dalton Sargent Mangum, Sr., of Bay City, will be held at 2:00 PM May 17, 1984, in the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Martin Moore officiating.
Mr. Mangum, 61, was born February 12, 1923, in Bay City. He was a lifelong resident of Bay City. He served in the Navy during World War II, and was a member of the Pentecostal Church. He died May 15, 1984, in Matagorda General Hospital.
He is survived by: his father and step-mother, Harvey and Anna Mangum of Bay City; four daughters, Betty Lou Roberson of Victoria, Andrea J. Thompson of Kenner, Louisiana, Cathy Sargent Mangum of Cedar Lane, and Oma Jean Stevens of Cedar Lane; two sons, Dalton S. Mangum Jr. of Palacios and Larry Wayne Mangum of Oregon; one sister, Doris Wallace of Bay City; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Cory Roberson, Shane Wallace, Wesley Wallace, Harvey Wallace Jr., Brent Ellis, Danny Mangum, Tracy Ruddick and Arville Dean Wallace.
Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, May 16, 1984 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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