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The
Luther family home located at the corner of Welch and 4th Streets.
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Funeral services for Charles Luther, 88,
of Palacios will be held 11 a. m. Tuesday at Palacios Funeral Home
chapel with the Rev. Bernard Ritchea officiating. Burial will be in
Palacios Cemetery.
Mr. Luther was born Sept. 7, 1899, in
Whitney, Texas, to Thomas Monroe and Laura Gollihar Luther and died
1:45 a. m. March 21, 1988, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios.
A resident of Palacios since 1921, he
was the owner and operator of the Luther Hotel in Palacios. He was
chairman of the Seawall Committee and former mayor of Palacios. He
was the former owner of Bayshore [Bay] Chevrolet and a former Gulf
wholesaler for over 50 years.
He served with the U. S. Army during
World War I in France.
Survivors include a daughter, Claire Joy
Dilworth of Tilden, Texas; a son, Charles M. (Buddy) Luther of
Houston; a brother, retired Col. Henry Luther of San Antonio; five
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers
Funeral Home, Palacios. Daily Tribune?, March 21?, 1988
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Elsie Mae Callaway Luther
Funeral services for Elsie Mae Callaway Luther, 86, of Palacios were held at 3 p. m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Palacios, with the Rev. Doug Blanton officiating. Burial was in Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Luther was born September 11, 1900, in Houston and died March 20, 1987, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Houston. She was a resident of Palacios since 1929 and was a Methodist. Survivors include her husband, Charles Luther of Palacios; a daughter, Claire Joy Dilworth of Tilden, Texas; a son, Charles M. "Buddy" Luther of Houston; a sister, Marion Perkins of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, the Rev. James A. Callaway of Wharton; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Palacios Daily Tribune, March 1987
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Funeral services for Claire Joy Luther Findley, 75, of Tilden, Tx. were held Aug. 22, 2005 at First United Methodist Church in Palacios. Interment was at Palacios Cemetery.
Mrs. Findley was born on Jan. 29, 1930 to the late Elsie and Charles Luther. She died Aug. 17, 2005 in Tilden.
Following the death of her parents, she took over operation of the Luther Hotel in Palacios.
She is survived by her husband, Jack Findley, of Tilden; daughter Louise Dilworth Davis and husband Tom of San Antonio; four grandchildren in San Antonio; brother Charles Luther and wife Donna Rose of Katy, Tx.; aunt Marian Callaway Perkins and husband Sam of San Marino, CA.; and well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Colwell Dilworth; and sons James Colwell Dilworth and Randolph Mason Dilworth.
Arrangements were with Hurley Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Tx. Anyone wishing to leave condolences for the family may do so at hurleyfuneralhome.com.
Palacios Beacon,
August 24, 2005
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Charles, son of Elsie and Charles Luther, was born and raised in Palacios, TX.
Charles loved growing
up in Palacios, "The City by the Sea." Charles told many stories
about his childhood years. He especially loved to tell about the
years during WWII. The forties in Palacios were especially exciting
for Charles. Soldiers were stationed just west of town at Camp
Hulen. As more and more soldiers arrived, the camp became so
overcrowded that homeowners were asked to house soldiers and their
families in their spare bedrooms. Charles' family moved to his
parents' hotel, the Luther Hotel, so officers and their wives could
live in their home. The hotel was so full that Charles slept on a
cot in the kitchen of his families' apartment but was allowed to
keep his clothes and toy soldiers in his sister's bedroom so long as
he did not touch her things.
Big name bands came
to Palacios to play at the Palacios Pavilion. Charles often went to
sleep listening to the music as the sound drifted over the bay to
the hotel. A memory Charles cherished was of waiting at the foot of
the stairs of the hotel for Rita Hayworth to come down from her
room. When she saw him she said, "Oh, what a cute little boy!" and
kissed him on his forehead.
During that time he
would often take his book and fishing pole and spend summer mornings
reading and fishing off the pier of the Pavilion. One morning a man
stood watching and finally asked where he could buy a fishing pole.
Charles gave him directions to Oldham's Dry Goods and shared his
bait with him when he returned with his cane pole. Later, back at
the hotel, Charles found out the man was Lash LaRue, the cowboy
movie star who used a whip instead of a gun.
His first trip
overseas was with other Boy Scouts in 1951 when he attended the
World Scout Jamboree held in Bad Ischl, Austria. What a thrill for a
boy from a small town in Texas! Boys were there from all over the
world and, because of Western movies, the Texas camp was popular
with boys from other countries. Charles traded his cowboy boots for
a pair of wooden shoes with a boy from Holland; we still have the
shoes today. When the Jamboree was over, Charles' troop toured all
over Europe, but the country he remembered best was Italy. He was
excited to see Venice and enraptured by Florence's art, but nothing
captivated him like Rome. He remembered every detail of his visit
there. He was fortunate to be able to go back many times: one of the
times he and Donna went with lifelong friends, Lois and Norris
Neeley, to celebrate the Neeleys' 50th Wedding Anniversary; on
another trip they celebrated the 9th birthday of their grandson,
Nathaniel, the joy of Charles' life. This was a wonderful family
trip with their children, Rosanette, Garth, Rovanna and her son,
Nathaniel.
Charles' favorite job
was in Houston at Diagnostic Center Hospital (before it became part
of Methodist) where, as Director of Pharmacy, he made many lasting
friendships. He also made many new friends after retirement at
Memorial City Mall where he went to walk for exercise. Charles had a
wonderful life. His mantra was, "I'm the luckiest man in the world."
He was forever grateful to have a loving wife and loving children.
He was curious, always learning and had a wonderful memory. He was
our handy encyclopedia. He will be forever missed.
At their deaths, both
Donna and Charles wished to be cremated, their ashes buried in the
Harvey Cemetery in Broaddus where their daughter
Roxanne, is buried. Charles' ashes will remain with the family
until Donna's death. He will be remembered in the family home by
friends and relatives on Sunday, September 7, 2014, from 2 to 4 in
the afternoon.
Palacios Beacon,
September 3, 2014 |
