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Funeral services for Mr. Rowland Green, age 57, of Bay City, will be held Saturday, March 9, at 2 p. m., at the Enterprise Baptist Church in Bay City, with Rev. Kevin O. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Eastview Cemetery in Bay City. Visitation will be Friday until 9 p. m. in the chapel of Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, and Saturday from 1 til 2 p. m. at the church. Mr. Green was born in Prairie View, Texas, Friday, Dec. 2, 1938, to Phillip Green, Sr. and Lettie Allen Green, and died Monday, March 4, 1996, at Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Mrs. Lettie Green Giles and Cornelious Giles of Bay City, and three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mrs. Loyce Barnes of Texas City, Mrs. Eddie Percy (& J. C.) Miller of Dallas, and Mrs. Annie (& Donald) Bratcher of Bay City. Also two brothers and sisters-in-law, Phillip (& Rosa Lee) Green, Jr. of Houston, and the Rev. K. D. (& Willada) Green of Bay City; one very special niece, Mrs. Phyllis Hayes of Carrollton, Texas. He leaves three aunts, Mrs. Dorothy Brown of Houston, Ms. Ruth Allen of Ft. Worth, and Ms. Dora Allen of Bay City, and one uncle, Eddie Allen of Bay City. Also an adoptive grandmother, Mrs. Laura Matthews of Bay City, and three god-sisters, Mrs. Cheryl Ashton, Mrs. Sherri Stone and Mrs. Wilma Jean Johnson; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and a family of many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Green, Sr., Sept. 6, 1975. Active pallbearers Cunnie Dale, Bernard Dale, Wesley Brown, Richard Parker, Jimmy Taylor, Willie Franklin, Floyd Miller and Henry Woods. Honorary pallbearers will include Phillip Green, Jr., the Rev. K. D. Green, Eddie Allen, Jack Robinson, Earnest Robinson, J. C. Miller, Donald Bratcher and Clinton Wyche. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City
Daily Tribune, March 18, 1996 |
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Joe Pearl Griggs, 76, of Bay City, passed away May 1, 1996 at the Matagorda House in Bay City. She was born May 26, 1919 in Wharton, Texas to Edward and Simonette Smith. Funeral services will be held Tuesday May 7, 1996 at 1 p. m. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Bay City with Rev. L. V. Harvey officiating. Burial will follow at East View Cemetery in Bay City. Visitation will be Monday May 6, 1996 from noon until 9 p. m. Pearl will lie in state at Ebenezer Baptist Church Tuesday from noon until 1 p. m. She is survived by a sister, Ederna Stevens of Wharton, a niece Ojia Mae Franklin of Wharton, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Griggs. Active Pallbearers: Nephews. Honorary Pallbearers: Deacons of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Green’s Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements, 2702 Ave C, Bay City, Texas 409-245-3489.
Daily Tribune, May, 1996 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ira “Daughter” Grover, 95, of Bay City will be held 11 a. m. Thursday at Mother Zion Baptist Church in Bay City with the Rev. K. J. Griggs officiating. Burial will follow at Eastview Cemetery. Visitation is until 9 p. m. today at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. Grover was born Oct. 11, 1896, to Arthur and Katy Emmerson Jones in Pledger and died Jan. 26, 1992, at Country Village Nursing Home, Angleton. She was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include two daughters, Mamie Grover Mullins and Leslie Grover Dowdell of San Francisco, Calif.; a son, Hollis Kimble of Houston; a sister, Roberta Clemments of Houston; a sister-in-law, Agnes Miller of Bay City; a special granddaughter, Betty Jackson of Bay City; two devoted grandsons and a granddaughter-in-law, Charles Perry of Bay City and Reginald and Pearl Perry of Clute; two grandsons; 13 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; and a number of great-great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Allen Green, Gary Green, Charles Perry, Reginald Perry, Ronald Perry and James Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Hollis Kimble, Lloyd Jackson and Norris Wayne Jackson. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.
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