Cedarvale - Bay City Cemetery 
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Amado Maldonado  |
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BAY CITY [Matagorda County, Texas] - Kathy Leigh Marroquin, 23, of
Bay City, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005.
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Amelia P. Martinez  |
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‘Big
Charlie’ Dies at 72
“Big Charlie”, as Charles P. Martinez, Sr. was familiarly known by a host of friends and may well be called the Patriarch of all the Latin Americans in Bay City, died at his home Saturday night, April 29 at 9:50 PM.
He had been home after several weeks of hospitalization and it was thought he was recovering. But his death occurred suddenly from heart failure.
A native Texan, he was born in Victoria, moving to Bay City in 1916. He was a merchant, owning his own grocery store, and he held the distinction of being the first Latin American (in Matagorda County) deputy hired as a full time law enforcement officer. He served the police department for 33 years, and was a special deputy when he died.
Fellow police officers said: “He was respected by young and old, rich and poor, and his reputation was such that he was universally trusted by all Bay City citizens who knew him. He always seemed to have a special empathy for others, particularly those in trouble or those in need. He was open to help, because he wanted to help and was able.”
For more than ten years he was school attendance officer, and school officials have only the highest praise for his ability in dealing with juveniles. It has been said by a church official: “He was one of the most genuine persons I have ever met.” He was interested in education, and spent much of his time counseling young people on the advantage of going to school and getting an education.
He maintained a small office, which he used as a counseling room. Juveniles in trouble came to see him, and they listened when he spoke. Truth and justice were a passion with him, and although it can be said that he implanted fear in troublemakers, scores of them took his advice, and in later years either came back in person or wrote to thank “Big Charlie” for getting them straightened out.
He was a real champion of human dignity. And he seemed able to handle any problem that came his way. He made few errors, because he was almost unerringly correct in judgment. He often said if he “couldn’t make a friend he couldn’t do anything.” He had a very wise knack of constant patience, particularly the patience to listen. He was correctly looked upon as a counselor ‘par excellence.’
As a law enforcement officer, in questioning offenders, he seemed to sense when he was not being told the truth. Eventually, he could almost always get a sudden breakdown of truth, a confession with full details of the offense. However, he would immediately take the proper steps in case of violation of anyone’s dignity. He made a lot of people wise, people who feared him. Because another of his frequent sayings was that fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Annie Martinez of Bay City; a son, Charles Martinez, Jr. and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of the Guadalupe Church on Monday, May 1, 1978, at 2:00 PM. Father Joseph Shannon will officiate and interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Rosary was held Sunday night, April 30, at 7:30PM.
The Daily Tribune, May 1, 1978 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
Annie Martinez, 93, passed away November 15,
2000. She was born on April 17, 1907, in Goliad, Texas, to the late
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Guadalupe P. Martinez Eusebio R. Martinez 
BAY CITY - Guadalupe P. Martinez, 91, of Bay City, died Monday, Dec.
13, 2004. Eusebio R. Martinez 1899 – 1978
Eusebio Martinez, 79, of Bay City, died at the Sweeny Community Hospital on March 9. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Survivors include: wife, Mrs. Guadalupe Martinez of Bay City; daughters, Guedlia Mendiola of Bay City, Florence Torres of Houston, Mary Magdelen Alvarez of Houston, Esther Martinez of Bay City, Janie Martinez of Houston, and Teresa Martinez of Bay City; sons, Domingo, Joe, and Stephen, all of Houston; 6 grandchildren; nephews Gregorio, Antonio and Porforio Martinez of Monterrey, Mexico; and, niece Teresa Barrera of Monterrey, Mexico.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on March 13 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Shannon officiating. Interment was at the Cedarvale Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune,
March, 1978 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins |
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Herminia S. Martinez  |
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Juan Manuel Martinez  |
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Juanita C. Martinez  |
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Marcelino Martinez  |
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Marcelino Perez Martinez  |
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Norberto P. Martinez  |
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Pedro Perez Martinez  |
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Petra C. Martinez  |
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Ramon P. Martinez  |
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Sylvester Martinez  |
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October 7, 1959 – March 19, 1992
Funeral services for Teresa Martinez, 32, of Houston, will be held 10:00 AM Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, with Monsignor James Brunner officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery of Bay City.
A Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.
Ms. Martinez was born October 7, 1959, in Wharton, to Eusebio and Guadalupe Perez Martinez, and died March 19, 1992, at Southmore Hospital in Pasadena.
A 1978 graduate of Bay City High School, Ms. Martinez received her licensed vocational nursing degree from Wharton County Junior College in 1982. At the time of her death, Ms. Martinez was employed at Oncology Medical Clinic in Houston, by Drs. Bhurhar and Bhandari.
Survivors include: her mother, Guadalupe Martinez of Bay City; three brothers and sister-in-law, Domingo Martinez, Joe and Lucinda Martinez and Stephen Martinez, all of Houston; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Gudelia M. and Pedro Mendiola and Esther J. Martinez of Bay City, Florence M. and Faustino Torres, Mary M. and Antonio Alvarez and Janie I. Martinez, all of Houston; two nieces, Laura Martinez and Pamela Martinez; six nephews, Raymond Martinez, Stephen Martinez, Faustino M. Torres, David Alvarez, Albert Alvarez and Esteban “Chebie” Martinez; special friend, Robert Gonzalez; aunts and uncles, Tom and Barbara Perez, Frances G. Perez, Dolores L. Perez and Juana Molinar; four paternal cousins, Gregorio A. Martinez, Antonio Martinez, Porfiro Martinez and Teresa M. Barrera, all of Monterrey, Nueveo Laredo, Mexico; and a host of cousins, close friends and associates.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Martinez, Robert Gonzalez, Raymond Martinez, Benny Enriques, Carlos Ramirez and Carlos B. Trevino.
Honorary pallbearers are George Perez, Faustino M. Torres, Joe Gutierrez, Chris Castillo, Natividad Castillo and Pete Perez.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
The Daily Tribune, March 1992 Obituary courtesy of Susie Adkins
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Lupita Maya  |
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Carlos Medina  |
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Eusebio Medina  |
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Josephine P. Medina  |
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