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John Thomas Wagner, 80, died July 15, 1984 in San Francisco, CA. He was the son of Dr. Joseph and Minnie Wagner of Palacios. He was born July 20, 1903 in Crawley, Louisiana. The Wagner family moved to Palacios in 1906, where he attended Palacios public schools. At the age of 16 he enlisted in the U. S. Navy where he spent six years. Upon returning to the United States, he established residence in San Francisco. He took an active part in union organization and was for many years a business agent of the Pile Driver’s Union. Upon his retirement, he lived in Trinidad, CA for several years and returned to San Francisco three years ago. Interment was held in the Wagner plot at the Palacios Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Andree Wagner of San Francisco; one sister, Helen Wagner Bell; two nieces, Anita Bell Massey and LaVerne T. Brown, and one nephew, Lum E. Twilligear, all of Houston.
Palacios Beacon, July 25, 1984 |
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Graveside services for Covey K. Walker, 83, of Palacios, were held March 5, 1995 at Palacios Cemetery. Mr. Walker was born Aug. 8, 1911 in LaWard to the late Crawford K. and Reily [Rillie] Wingate Walker. He died March 3, 1995. A worker for Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. in Newgulf for 23 years, he built and operated Covey’s Corner in Palacios from 1960 – 1972. He also helped build the Palacios Golf Course. He broadcast fishing reports for the Bob Stephenson Show on KTRH and the Bay City radio station. Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Lolita M. Walker; a daughter, Nell Lanfear of Port Lavaca; a sister, Sister Windom; two brothers, W. T. Wingate and L. L. Wingate, Jr.; and two grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, March 8, 1995 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Marie “Babbies” Walker were held at the Palacios Funeral Home at 10 a. m. Friday, March 15, with Rev. Michael Harrold officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A resident of Palacios for approximately 18 years, she was born June 6, 1896 and died March 14 in Wagner General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, M. E. Walker. Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Mary Virginia Wilcox of South Fork, Colo.; three great nephews, Leroy A., William T. and Tim Sartwelle Wilcox of South Fork.
Palacios Beacon, March 21, 1968 |
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Funeral services were held here last week for Mervin Earl Walker at the Palacios Funeral home with Rev. L. V. Cockrum of the First Presbyterian Church presiding. Walker, who was 60-years-old at the time of his death February 15, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lela Marie Walker of Palacios, one brother and one sister. Walker, who retired from an executive position with The Buckeye Cotton Oil Mill, a subsidiary of Proctor and Gamble, moved to Palacios in 1948. He was born June 15, 1895 in Whitesville, Indiana, married Lela Foster in 1923 and moved to Memphis in 1924. The retired executive started to work for the oil mill concern in 1925 and after it became a subsidiary of Proctor and Gamble, he became supervisor of the chemical division. Walker was active in organizing the first softball team and recreation program of the company and worked with the organization’s safety program. Walker’s surviving brother is Sam Walker of Indianapolis, Indiana. His sister, Myrtle Brown, lives in Waynestown, Indiana.
Palacios Beacon,
February 23, 1956 |
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Graveside services for Marion Curtis Walls, 73, of Palacios, were held Dec. 23, 1996 at the Palacios Cemetery with Vern DiPasca officiating. Mr. Walls was born Sept. 17, 1923 in Rosenberg, Tx. to Sam and Lillie Wittee Walls. He died Dec. 20, 1996 at Palacios Bay Nursing and Rehab Center in Palacios. He was a retired custodian with the Palacios ISD. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lee Walls of Palacios; two sons, Curtis J. Walls of Bay City and Merlin Tex Walls of Richmond, Tx.; a brother, Edward Lee Walls of New Caney, Tx.; two grandchildren Christopher James Walls and Kimberly Denise Walls; and four great-grandchildren, Christopher James Walls, Thomas Christian Harper, Cullen James Wise and Bradley James Zietlow.
Palacios Beacon, December 25, 1996 |
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Funeral services for Samuel John Walls, 66, were held Oct. 16 at the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment followed at Palacios Cemetery. Walls, the son of Samuel Walls and Lille E. Whitty, was born March 12, 1916 in Waco and died October 14, 1982. He had been a resident of Palacios since 1973 and was a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, one sister, and two brothers.
Palacios Beacon, October 20, 1982 |
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Funeral services for Fred Milton Walters of Palacios, 77, were held July 30 at 10 a. m. at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Jay Gross and Dr. Bill Thorn officiating. A private interment followed at the Palacios Cemetery. Walters was born Feb. 19, 1910 in Lamport, Colo. to Sam L. and Fannie Bell Massey Walters. He died July 28, 1987 in Palacios. He grew up in Fort Worth and, after completing high school, he attended Decatur College. In 1975 he retired as administrator of A. T. and S. F. Memorial Hospital in Topeka, KS. Following his retirement, Walters moved to Palacios with his wife, Olivia to her family compound on South Bay. He became an active deacon in the First Baptist Church and also served on the Board of the Palacios Medical Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Olivia, two brothers, George A. Walters and W. A. Walters of Greenwood, S. C., and one sister, Grace Scruggs of Granbury, TX, four sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, three nieces and one nephew. Pallbearers were Bill Scurlock, Richard Sanders, Billy Hamlin, Fred Huitt, David Blomberg, and Ben Sheeran. Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Palacios were honorary pallbearers.
Palacios Beacon, August 5, 1987 |
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J. G. “Ace” Walton, 57, of 3006 Catalpa, died at 12:28 p. m. Sunday in a Port Lavaca hospital after a short illness. Mr. Walton was owner and operator of the Hitching Post and was a sign painter. He was born Dec. 15, 1915 in Ness City, Kan., and formerly lived in Palacios. He had resided in Victoria since 1955. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Mrs. Norris Faye Walter, died in 1970. Funeral services were held at the Palacios Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, with the Rev. Nelson Ponthieux officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lynda Sue Hobbs; two sons, B. D. Walton and G. D. Walton, all of Victoria; and four grandchildren.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Norris Faye Walton of Victoria were held Monday afternoon, November 23, at 3 o’clock in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Rayford Harris officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Born August 22, 1914, a daughter of the late B. B. and Minnie Stevens Wright, she was a Palacios resident for many years. She died unexpectedly at 8 p. m. Saturday in a Victoria hospital. Survivors include her husband, J. G. “Jap” Walton; two sons, Bobby Wayne and Gary Dean Walton, all of Victoria; a daughter, Linda Sue Walton of Jackson, Mississippi; two sister, Mrs. Bennie Smith and Mrs. Louis Smith; three brothers, Vernon and Lester Wright, all, of Palacios and Jack Wright of San Antonio and four grandchildren.
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Mrs. T. S. Walton, who passed away at her home in this city Sunday, Feb. 18, 1934, was born in Pueblo, Colo., Feb. 14, 1886. When a young woman she moved to Ness City, Kans., where she met and married T. S. Walton in 1912. To this union was born one son, Jasper G. Walton. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Walton moved here from Ness City, and made Palacios their home ever since. During the past few years Mrs. Walton had been afflicted with a malady that caused severe suffering, but thru it all she was patient and ever hopeful of finding relief. She was a Christian and attended church and Sunday School regularly when her health permitted. She is survived by her husband and son, and one sister, Miss Blanche Gower, of Ness City, Kans. Funeral services were held at the funeral parlor of A. A. Duffy and Co., Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. F. Kluck, pastor of the Methodist Church, after which remains were laid to rest in the Palacios Cemetery.
Palacios Beacon, February 22, 1934 |
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Funeral services for T. S. Walton were held Tuesday afternoon from the Palacios Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Rayford Harris and Rev. Daniel Baker. Tillman S. Walton was born August 11, 1877 in Ohio and died at his home in Palacios, September 22, 1947, just a little over the three score and ten mark of his earthly sojourn. When a young man Mr. Walton journeyed west, locating in Kansas. In 1926 with his wife and son he came to Palacios and conducted a café in the Williams building on 5th Street. After spending about a year here they went back to Kansas, but in 1929 they returned to Palacios which has been his home ever since. He again entered the café business which he conducted for some time, but for the past several years he followed his vocation of painting and paper hanging. For recreation he enjoyed fishing and few days passed that he did not spend a short while at this sport, in which he was an expert. He is survived by one son, Jasper Walton, of this city, one brother, A. L. Walton, of California and two grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death in 1924.
Palacios Beacon, September 25, 1947 |
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Funeral services for Harry Davis Ward were held at 11 a. m. Friday, November 24, in the Palacios Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J. Elroy Weikel officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Son of the late Harry Gray Ward and Martha Frances Davis Ward, he was born November 27, 1909 in Garwood, Texas. A resident of Palacios since 1924, he was a retired carpenter, a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. He died November 21 in Wagner General Hospital. He is survived by one sister, Helen Ward of Palacios; two nieces and nephews.
Palacios Beacon, November 30, 1978 |
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Graveside services for Helen Marie Ward, 86, of Palacios, were held July 21 at 1 p. m. at the Palacios Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Wilde officiating. Miss Ward was born Oct. 30, 1902 in Johnson County, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Gray and Martha Frances Davis Ward. She died July 19, 1989 at Wagner General Hospital. She was a long time resident of Palacios. Survivors include nieces, Violet Wilde of Houston and Frances Drennan of Ranier, Oregon; and numerous other nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Palacios Beacon, July 26, 1989 |
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Mrs. Noni [Nona] Ruby Waring of Portland, former resident of Palacios, was entombed in the Palacios Cemetery Monday afternoon following private memorial services at the Maxwell Funeral Chapel in Corpus Christi that morning. She was the widow of the late C. WO. Waring.
Palacios Beacon, June 3?, 1971 |
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Funeral services for Charles Wesley Warn were held at 10 a. m. Saturday, March 30, at the Palacios Funeral Home with the Rev. John Berkley officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A resident of Matagorda County for 62 years, he was born in Nashville, Tenn. on August 4, 1869 and died March 28, 1963. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Warn of Palacios; three daughters, Mrs. Oma Raymond of Alice, Mrs. Margaret Handley of Sinton and Mrs. Myrtle Fletcher of Palacios; three sons, Donald and Forest of Palacios an Charles Warn of Markham.
Palacios Beacon, April 4, 1963 |
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Funeral services for Donald Thomas Warn were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday, December 28, in the Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. R. Gwin officiating. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Palacios, he was born May 30, 1906, son of Charlie W. and Myrtle Richardson Warn. Retired caretaker of the Palacios Cemetery, he died December 5 in Hitchcock, Texas. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Mae Roden of Houston, Mrs. Minnie Pacatte of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Bobbie Baker of Alvin; one son, William A. Warn of Hitchcock; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Fletcher of Palacios, Mrs. Oma Mae Raymons of Alice and Mrs. Margaret Hendley of Sonora; two brothers, B. F. Warn of Palacios and C. V. Warn of Markham; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Palacios Beacon, December 30, 1976 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Mae Warn were held at the Palacios Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 19, with Mr. Damon Smith of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment was in the Palacio Cemetery. A resident of this community for 65 years, she was born in Milam County, Texas on June 1, 1892, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson. She passed away suddenly at her residence Saturday, December 18. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Warn, in March, 1963. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ona Mae Raymond of Alice, Mrs. Margaret Hendley of Sinton, Mrs. Myrtle Fletcher of Palacios; three sons, Donald T. and B. F. Warn of Palacios, Charles V. Warn of Markham; one sister, Mrs. Edna Benson of Houston and one brother, Ross J. Underwood of Palacios; 18 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Palacios Beacon, December 23, 1965 |
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The sudden passing of Arthur Curtis Warner, Saturday afternoon came as a great shock to his family and friends. He seemed in his usual health that morning and went to the creek near his home west of Palacios to fish. When night came and he had not returned, his family became alarmed, neighbors were notified and his lifeless body was found some hours later where he had been fishing, and it is thought death was due to a heart attack. He was 64 years of age and had lived a very active life. Besides his wife, three daughters and four sons survive: Mrs. Inez Gresham, Blaine; Mrs. Oma Cline, Victoria; and Mrs. F. L. Quinn, Palacios; Horace of Sugarland, Hugh of Mercedes, James of Huntsville, and Chester of Galveston. Two children had preceded him in death, a son, Nello, and a daughter, Mrs. C. J. Harris. Funeral services were held from the Palacios Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 10:00 o’clock with Rev. J. E. Mack, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Palacios Cemetery under the direction of the Palacios Funeral Home. A sister, Mrs. Bettie Boman, of Temple, and a niece, Mrs. Ruth Shelton of Houston, were among the relatives and friends here for the service.
Palacios Beacon, December 7, 1939 |
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One of the most tragic accidents in the history of Palacios occurred Sunday afternoon, when Nelo Warner, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Warner was the victim of a “dud” picked up out of the water while oystering on the point near Turtle Bay. It seems the boy, accompanied by his father and some others, had gone to the point after oysters, and while out in the water quite a distance from the shore one of the boys picked up the “dud” and threw it to the shore. After being out there some time they waded to the shore and happened to come in just at the place where the “dud” had fallen. Nelo picked it up and shook it and remarked to one of the boys, “It rattles.” His companion told him he had better put it down as it might go off. This Nelo did and as it struck the ground, it exploded, part of the load penetrating both of his lower limbs. As soon as possible the boy was taken to the car and the party started for town and the doctor. The boy’s wounds were bleeding profusely and to make matters worse the car got stuck which delayed their reaching medical aid a half hour or more and by the time they got him into town and to the doctor’s office he was so weakened from the loss of blood, that life was almost extinct. Everything possible was done to resuscitate him, but to no avail, the shock and loss of blood was more than his system could stand. The body was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby, north of town and prepared for burial. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Carroll B. Ray, assisted by Prof. Fred Thompson, of the High School Faculty and who had Nelo as one of his pupils, in the Lolita School when he taught there. The remains were interred in the city cemetery and were followed to their last resting place by one of the longest processions of sorrowing relatives and friends ever witnessed here, and Nelo now sleeps beneath a mound of new made earth banked with nature’s most beautiful gift to mankind, flowers. The many floral offerings from school mates, friends an neighbors, gave evidence of the love and esteem held for the departed. The heart-broken father, mother, brothers, sisters and other relatives have the deepest sympathy of the entire community.
Palacios Beacon, March 20, 1930 |
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Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Parlee Warner were held Tuesday morning at 10:30, July 2, at the Palacios Funeral Home with Rev. Rayford Harris, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Palacios Cemetery. Mrs. Warner, a former resident of Palacios, died in Edinburg, Texas, Sunday morning, June 30. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. C. Warner. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Inez Grisham of Rockdale and Mrs. Oma Cline of Sugar Valley; three sons, Hugh Warner of Edinburg, James Warner of Huntsville and Chester Warner of Alaska.
Palacios Beacon, July 4, 1957 |
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