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Funeral services for Berniece “Bea” R.
Siefkes 72, of Lincoln, Neb.; were held Dec. 30, 2008 at St.
Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Interment was at Lincoln
Memorial Park.
The Palacios
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Sifford, Alice M., 69, a resident of Blessing since 1940, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Wagner General Hospital. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Conrad Winborn officiating. Interment will be at Hawley Cemetery. Her husband Guy, survives.
The Daily Tribune, May 6, 1970 |
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Eva Faith “Betty” Sifford, 69, of Bay City died April 28, 1995 at the Gulf Coast Medical Center Wharton. She was born March 23, 1926 in New Albany, Indiana to parents William M. & Evelyn Edlin Faith. She was a member of the Nazarene Church since 1949 where she taught Sunday School and directed the choir. She was a member of foster parents association and the Bay City High School Band Boosters club. Friends will remember her as she worked many years as a licensed vocational nurse at the hospital. Survivors include daughter & son-in-law, Barbara & Victor Hadash, Bay City; son & daughter-in-law, Clyde L. & Charloyn Sifford, Dallas; brother & sister-in-law, Terry & Phyliss Edlin of Kentucky; sisters & brothers-in-law, Jane & L. A. Seidelman, Florida and Mary & Terry Kelly of Indiana; grandchildren: Victor Hadash III & Christian L. Hadash, Bay City & “Special Foster Grandchild,” “The Little Sparrow.” She was known to twenty-two foster children as “mam maw” & a host of friends. Services were Monday, May 1, 2 p. m. at the Nazarene Church, 1313 Ave. G with Rev. Pettigrew & Rev. Zumalt officiating. Burial will follow at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers will be Clyde L. Sifford, Christian L. Hadash, Victor Hadash III, Truett Farris, Tom O’Brien, Warren Mutz, Troy Owen & Dustin Slack. Memorials may be given to the Matagorda County Foster Parent Association, 2720 Cypress St., Bay City, Texas. Service under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.
The Daily
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Sifford, Guy E. “Red”, of Blessing, passed away Thursday, September 24. He was 69 years of age. His wife, Mrs. Alice M. Sifford, preceded her husband in death on May 5. He is survived by ten nieces and nephews. Services will be at Taylor Brothers Chapel, Saturday, September 26, at 2:00 p. m. with Reverend Conrad Winborn, of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Hawley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Hill, Robert Hill, William Hill, Eldon Sifford, Boyd Sifford, and W. T. Sifford. Arrangements were made through Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune, September,
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Lillian Alene Anderson Sifford, 52, of Boerne, Texas passed away, Tuesday, October 8, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas.
She was born May 6, 1922 in Tenaha, Texas to George Wesley Anderson, Mary Parkman Anderson.
She was a 40-year resident of Markham and Matagorda County and has resided in Boerne for the past nine months.
She is survived by: her brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert Wesley, Fayreace Anderson of Lufkin, Woodrow Glenn and Gail Anderson of Boerne.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Lindy Sifford, her parents; and brother, James Byron Anderson.
Graveside funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2002 at Hawley Cemetery, Blessing, Texas.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A00014B2002OT06
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Funeral services for Robert Thomas Sifford, 50,
of Angleton will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at
Palms Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Hawley Cemetery near Blessing at 12:00 p.m.
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Services will be held for Woodrow W. Sifford, 70, of Bay City, 10:30 a. m. Friday at Nazarene Church. Officiating at the services will be the Rev. Raymond Tesson of the Nazarene Church. Sifford died January 5, 1983 at Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include wife, Betty of Bay City; son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Charolyn Sifford of Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Victor Hadash of Bay City; brothers, Robert Lee and Paul Lindy Sifford of Markham, William Hall Sifford of Bay City; sister, Ruth Smudrick of Bay City; grandsons, Vic and Chris Hadash of Bay City. Sifford was retired from Amoco Oil Company. Burial will follow services at Hawley Cemetery. Pallbearers include Steve Rickaway, Burt Logan, Albert Younts, T. J. Middleton, Harold Hunt, Wayne Anderson, Clyde Sifford and M. K. Davis.
The Daily Tribune,
January, 1983 |
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PALACIOS - Timothy Wayne Simicek of Palacios,
formerly of Ganado, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. He worked in
construction for Inteplast.
Published in Victoria Advocate on
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Nannie P. Simmons, 83, a retired nurse’s aids, died June 9, 2007 at Matagorda Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bay City, Texas. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Simmons was a resident of Bay City for several years. She was Baptist. Survivors include sons Jerald Simmons and Terrell Simmons of Bay City, Texas, Roger Simmons of Ocala, Florida, Keith Simmons of Hope, Arkansas, and daughters Judy Ziegler of Athens, Alabama and Janie Ziegler of Lakeland, Florida, 14 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City and Hiers-Bazley Funeral Home in Ocala, Florida are handling arrangements. The funeral and interment will be in Ocala, Florida.
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Funeral services for Verna Lou Simmons will be held Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Conroe with Rev. Hugh Durham officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck, TX at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be held Monday, February 1, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Cashner Funeral Home. Verna was born January 21, 1914 in St. Augustine, Texas to Newt and Sara Cooper and passed away January 31, 2010 in Conroe, Texas. Verna was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Conroe and a member of the Happy Strings Band. She is preceded in death by her sons, Ray Reifle and Edward Wilson, Jr. Verna is survived by her daughters, Kathy Williams and husband Terry of Conroe, Martha Danilov and husband Stan of Houston and Linda Harrison and husband Harry of Conroe; sisters, Iris Brown and husband Leon of Huntsville and Dorothy Bright of Magnolia; grandchildren, Kari Williams, Richard Harrison and wife Jennifer, Steve Danilov and wife Diane, Julie Reyes and husband Lucas, Shannon Smith and husband Rusty, Brent Williams, Theresa James and husband Paul, Daniel Wilson and wife Lindsay, Jim Wilson and wife Shirley and Matt Wilson and wife Melissa. Numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive. You are invited to leave a written tribute to the family at www.mem.com The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, January 31, 2010 Courtesy of Houston Community Newspapers and The Courier Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Leona Simnacher, 53, of Bay City passed away Dec. 16, 2009. She was born February 21, 1956 in Alamogordo, New Mexico to Leonard and Helen Hall Akers. She has been a resident of Bay City since 1983. Her brother-in-law Vince Simnacher and nephew Shannon Simnacher both preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband Larry Simnacher of Bay City; parents Leonard & Helen Akers of Palacios; daughter Lisa Blythe & husband Justin of Denver, CO; son Daniel Simnacher of Kingwood, TX; sister Velma Staten of Palacios; brother Lewis Akers of Madisonville, TX and grandchildren Tristin and Jordan Blythe. She is also survived by nephews Alton Bostwick & Vinnie Simnacher and nieces Allison Bates, Amanda Baker, Audrey Seaton, Michelle Simnacher, Shirley Simnnacher, Annie Simnacher and Carol Jansen. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5pm to 7pm Saturday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 at the Hawley Cemetery in Blessing, TX.
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Edward Remington Simons, 2, of Bay City passed away March 31, 2010. He was born Oct. 14, 2007 in Galveston, TX to Zachary Simons & Antonia Stroman. Our “Little Remy’s” smile could light up anyone’s day. Survivors include mother Antonia Stroman of Bay City, father Zachary Simons of Churchill, paternal grandparents Samuel Simons & Rose Mary Maples of Churchill, Great-Grandmother Kitty Ward of Bay City, brother Casper Jack Simons, great-great aunt Frances Highberg of Victoria, cousin Donavann Corbyn Stellar Stroman-Weldon and other relatives. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5pm to 7pm Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday, April 5, 2010 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Lane Pardue officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael & Casey Maples and Thomas Anderson. www.taylorbros.net Roselawn Memorial Park
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PORT LAVACA - William Traylor Simons, 73, of Port Lavaca, passed away
Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in Victoria.
He was born March 9, 1936, in Edna, to the late M.G. Simons Sr. and
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Hazel Inez Rickaway Simpson, 79, of Victoria, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 1997 in Victoria. She was born March 23, 1918 in Blessing, to Frank H. and Alice Tolleson Rickaway. She was a former resident of Bay City for many years, a resident of Cuero for 15 years, and has resided in Victoria for the past year. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bay City. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law Linda C. and Daryl Gilbreath of Victoria and Alice J. Simpson Davis of Cuero; by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael E. and Shirley Simpson of Victoria; by two sisters, Ada Baker of Freeport and Stella Phillips of Blessing; by two brothers, Steve Rickaway of Blessing and Curtis Ray Rickaway of Freeport; by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edward Simpson in 1987 and by a daughter, Judith Simpson Crawford in 1992. Funeral services will be 3 p. m. Friday, June 20, 1997 at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. V. Helms and Dr. Gene Rice officiating. Interment will be at Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Robert Taylor Davis, Jonathan Charles Gilbreath, Lance Edward Simpson, Douglas B. Simpson, Mark Pekar, and Michael Martin. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral home, Bay City.
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Millie
Jennie Cross Simpson, formerly of Bay City, Texas, and a current
resident of Garden Villa Nursing Home in El Campo, Texas, passed
away on the 21st of September, 2010.
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City Tribune, Published September 26, 2010 |
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Funeral services for Robert Samuel “Bob” Simpson, Jr., 63, of Ganado, are scheduled for 2 p. m., Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, at First Baptist Church in Ganado with the Rev. Mark Dean officiating. Military graveside services will follow at Hawley Cemetery in El Maton. Mr. Simpson was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Midfield and died Oct. 4, 1994. A people greeter at the Wal-Mart in El Maton [Edna?], he worked for Butane Sales and Service in Ganado for 17 years prior to his employment with Wal-Mart. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Ganado. He served the country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was presently the Commander of the Disabled American Veterans Post 181 in Port Lavaca. Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae Simpson of Ganado; two daughters, Shirley Ann Kelly of Ganado and Joyce Marie Ideus of Austin; two sisters, Cladys Ray of West Columbia and Susan Steen of Allen; two brothers, Kenneth Simpson of Danevang and Charles Simpson of Palacios and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Robert and Lucy Mae Smith Simpson. Arrangements are with Ganado Funeral Home of Ganado.
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Graveside services for Ruth L. James-Simpson, 75, of Tres Palacios will be held 10 a. m. Wednesday at Hawley Cemetery, Blessing, with James Davis of Sixth Street Church of Christ officiating. Mrs. James-Simpson was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Liverpool, Texas, and died May 14, 1989, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios. She was a resident of Matagorda County for 60 years. Survivors include her husband, James Gus Simpson of Tres Palacios; a daughter, Mamie Guynes of Markham; three sons, W. L. James of Victoria, Danny James of Needville and Ray James of Palacios; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Jodie and Cecil James, and a daughter, Fay Watzlavik. Services are under the direction of Dick R. Elkins, Bay City Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune,
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Little Dorothy Gene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.Sirmon, of Markham, died at the Loos Hospital in Bay City Thursday morning June 14th, after an illness of only a few hours. Age 1 year, 8 months and 26 days. She was a child of a lovable disposition and though she had only been with us a short time she had won the hearts of everyone she came in contact with. Though she is not here to greet us with her childish smile and playful manner, that sweet memory of her will always remain in the hearts of everyone that knew her. God giveth and God taketh away. But let’s not challenge the works of God. He had a place for her to fill in his Heavenly Kingdom, that no one but her could fill. Although we laid her physical body to rest in the grave, the real Dorothy Gene, the one we love, has gone to fill the place God had prepared for her in the Heavens.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Markham, Friday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Worrell, pastor of the church, and Rev. Wilson, of Eagle Lake, conducted the religious services. Her body was laid to rest in the Hauley [Hawley] Cemetery, 6 miles west of Markham, on the Tres Palacios Creek. She is survived by her father and mother, two sisters, Ethil [Ethel] and Inez, and two brothers, Earl and Ralph, all of Markham. The deepest sympathy of the entire community goes out to the family in this time of their great bereavement.
Matagorda County Tribune, June
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Services will be held for Mrs. Maude Hardee Sirmon, 96, of Markham 2 p. m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating at the services will be the Rev. William J. Hodge. Sirmon died May 22, 1983 at Bayou Glen Nursing Center in Houston. Survivors include daughters, Ethel Holsworth of Collegeport, Inez Chapman of MaGee, Ark., son; Earl Sirmon of Bay City; 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren. Sirmon was preceded in death by her husband Richard Thomas Sirmon and her son, Ralph A. Sirmon. Sirmon was a long time resident of Markham and belonged to the Methodist Church. Burial will follow services at Hawley Cemetery.
The Daily Tribune,
May 23, 1983 |
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Mr. Richard Thomas Sirmon, for many years a resident of Markham, died in the Matagorda County Hospital in Bay City, Sunday, Nov. 12. A native of Alabama, Mr. Sirmon moved to the state of Louisiana in his early life, where he lived until he moved to Markham during the early days of the rice farming industry of this section. He was 84 years of age at the time of his death. Funeral services were held from his residence in Markham, Monday afternoon, at three o’clock. The Reverend Belcher, pastor of the Methodist Church in Markham, of which Mr. Sirmon was a member, conducted the services. He was assisted by Robert E. Black, pastor of the Markham Baptist Church. Interment was made in Hawley Cemetery. Mr. Sirmon is survived by his wife Mrs. R. T. Sirmon of Markham; two daughters, Mrs. M. S. Holsworth of Collegeport; Mrs. E. H. Chapman Jr. of Alvin; two sons, Ralph and Earl Sirmon of Markham; one sister, Mrs. Beulah Rowe of Gueydan, Louisiana; and two brothers, Mrs. B. E. Sirmon? of Gueydan, Louisiana. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews and eight grandchildren. The death of Mr. Sirmon marked the passing of another of the pioneer citizens of the Markham Community and the host of friends and acquaintances who were in attendance upon the funeral services extend to the family and relatives their deepest sympathy.
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Funeral services for Robert S. “Bob” Skinner, 60, of Bay City, are scheduled for 2 p. m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Jobe, the Rev. Bill Haskell and the Rev. Ken Goodell officiating. His brother-in-law, Ged Collins, will eulogize. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery in Blessing. Mr. Skinner was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Bartlett to Earl Marvin and Anne Kerr Skinner and died Feb. 6, 1995, at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. He was a resident of Bay City for the past 14 years, a member and choir director of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, a former member of the Bay City Rotary Club, The Festival Arts and the Chamber of Commerce. He was an assistant accountant for Raytheon Constructors at the South Texas Nuclear Project and was also vice president of Western Gulf Savings and Loan. He served in the U. S. Army in 1956 and 1957 and was a 1953 graduate of Angleton High School. Survivors include his wife, Janiece McNatt Skinner of Bay City; his mother, Anne Kerr Skinner Terry of Bay City; a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and David Green of Roanoke; two sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Lisa DeBerry and Marvin and Jan Skinner, all of Bay City; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Dee Terry of Keller and Jack and Gerry Terry of Morgan City, La.; four grandchildren, Dustin and Davis DeBerry and Megan and Haley Skinner, all of Bay City; his father and mother-in-law, E. E. “Mac” and Janie McNatt of Teague; a sister-in-law, Froella Terry of Pasadena; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ged and Joyce Collins of McGregor and Bill and Pat McNatt of Houston and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Skinner in 1962; a sister, Gladys Skinner Brooks in 1984; his step-father, H. A. Terry in 1985 and a brother, Joe Terry in 1993. Pallbearers are Charles Weatherby, Ralph LaFrenta, Jack Butler, Max Johnson, Dieter Krix, Nouhad Mamoun, Perry Slaughter and Johnny Matthews. Honorary pallbearers are the men of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Contributions may be made to M. D. Anderson Leukemia Research or to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Fund. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home of Bay City.
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Emil Andrew Sliva, 74, a resident of El Maton passed away April 1 at his home. Survivors include: wife, Mrs. Elsie Sliva of El Maton; 3 sons, Emil Sliva Jr. of Houston, Joe Glenn Sliva of Blessing and Kenneth John Sliva of Midfield; 3 sisters, Mrs. Lidma Malinak of Houston, Mrs. Helen Soderquist of Wharton and Mrs. Jermela Kincannan of Oklahoma; 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held April 3 at 3 p. m. at Taylor Brothers Chapel with Rev. Henry Beseda officiating. Interment will be at the Hawley Cemetery with pallbearers being: Johnny Lee Thompson, Weldon Popek, E. R. Vacek Jr., Wallace Sealy, Shelton Hebert and Bill Richardson. Funeral arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
The Daily Tribune,
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Gilbert Paul Sliva, 86, of Bay City passed away August 18, 2010. He was born November 22, 1923 in Wallis, TX to the late Emil W. & Annie Hattie Pisklak Sliva. He was a devoted member of Holy Cross Catholic Church where he was always happy to volunteer for any duty. He served in the US Navy during World War II on the USS Hornet, and was discharged as a Radarman Third Class after 8 years and was a life member of VFW Post 2438 of Bay City. Survivors include daughters Kathy Braden & husband Pat of Katy, Patty Whitmer of Houston & Jeanie Sliva of Plano; sons Steve Sliva & wife Donna of Bay City & Gil Sliva, Jr. of Fredericksburg, TX; sisters Marie Robinson of Hope, Arkansas, Carmel Harrison of Bay City, Ann Webber & husband John of Bay City, Flo Saha & husband Alvin of Angleton & Kitty King & husband Marshall of Pearland; brother Frank Sliva & wife Barbara of Bay City; grandchildren Eric, Cody, & Tyler Braden, Lindsay Garrett, Lauren Whitmer, Julia Molle` & husband Henri, Sam Sliva, Mindy Galli & husband Bruno, Jason & Emily Sliva; and great grandchild Brooke Garrett. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother Emil Sliva, brother Sylvester J. Sliva, brother B. J. Sliva, his wife of 27 years Mary Janette Sliva, granddaughter Danielle Whitmer, and step grandson Greg Simons. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Friday, August 20, 2010 at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Mass will be 2:00 PM Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park with military honors provided by VFW Post 2438. Pallbearers will be Sam Sliva, Paul Sliva, Kelly Webber, George Harrison, Tommy Harrison & Joey Sliva. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Simons, Jason Hudson, Eric Braden, Robert “Bob” Sherrill and Stuart Sliva. www.taylorbros.net Photo courtesy of Faye Cunningham
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Mrs. Mary Sliva, 88, died late Saturday evening in a Friendswood hospital. She was the widow of the late Joe Sliva and formerly made her home in the El Maton community. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:30 a. m. in the drawing room of the Bay City Funeral Home followed by a Requiem Mass at the Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. C. J. Martin officiating. Burial was in the Hawley cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Emil of El Maton and Leon of Ganado; three daughters, Mrs. J. F. Malinak of Houston, Mrs. Helen Soderquist of Pasadena and Mrs. E. C. Kincannon of Hastings, Oklahoma. Pallbearers were her grandsons.
The Daily Tribune, June 3, 1963 |
