Louis W. Richers          Julia L. Richers

Julia Richers

Funeral services for Julia Richers, 96, of Bay City will be held 10 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Sonnier officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. 

A rosary will be held 8 pm Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Richers was born June 26, 1891, in LaGrange, Texas to William and Justina Hans Letzerich and died Sept. 26, 1987, at Matagorda House.

Prior to her death, Mrs. Richers was the oldest member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church.

Survivors include six daughters, Elviera Cernosek of San Antonio, Geneveieve Gaudet of Acampo, Calif., Julia Marie O’Roark of Dallas, Lilly Carr, Sybella Green and Antoinette Rogers, all of Bay City; four sons, L. W. Richers and E. E. “Otto” Richers of Bay City, Frank Richers of Santiago, Chile and Sherwood Richers of Albuquerque, N. M.; 36 grandchildren; 58 great grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. 

Pallbearers include Robert Richers, Stanley Cernosek II, Johann Richers, Douglas Green, Barry O’Roark, Joe Lawhon, Kirk Carr and Andy Richers.

Contributions can be made to the Holy Cross School Foundation. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City. 

The Daily Tribune, September 28?, 1987             Courtesy of Faye Cunningham
 

Vic Richers, 63, of Bay City died March 20, 2003 at Matagorda General Hospital. He was born November 28, 1939 in Bay City to the late Alfred Charles and Frances Opel Taylor Richers.

Vic was a life long resident of Bay City and a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include: brothers, John Wesley Richers of Kilgore, Texas and Charles George Richers of Bay City; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Regina Haverlah, and brothers, Alfred Bryan Richers and Gus Clifton Richers.

Graveside funeral service was Saturday, March 22, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck.

Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. A00014B2003MR23

The Bay City Tribune, Sunday, March 23, 2003

William Donald Roots

William Donald Roots

Funeral services for W. Donald Roots of Bay City were to be held 4 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Sixth Street Church of Christ with Joe E. Wrape officiating. Interment was to follow in Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.

Roots died at 3:48 a. m. Thursday, Aug. 14, in St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston after a lengthy illness with pulmonary fibrosis.

Born to William Dudley and Audrey Roots in Braid on May 23, 1935, Roots was involved in the oilfield where he held many positions.

He is survived by wife, Joann Roots; daughter, Sherree Krobot and granddaughters, Daphne and Ashley Krobot, all of Bay City; son and daughter-in-law, Don Roots and Susan Schin of Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Christy and David Spence, and granddaughter, Alexa Spence, all of Lake Jackson; son, Stephen Roots, granddaughter Krysten Roots and grandson Nicholas Roots, all of Bay City; and brother Charles T. Roots of Corpus Christi. Other survivors include mother-in-law Altah Dayton of McAllen; sister-in-law Phyliss Weatherford, Mission, and a host of other relatives and sorrowing friends.

Roots was a member of Sixth Street Church of Christ and memorials may be made to the Sixth Street Church of Christ Building Fund.

Arrangements were by Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.

Daily Tribune, August 17, 1997

JoAnn Dayton Roots
May 15, 1939 - May 24, 2023

JoAnn Roots, (Maw Maw) born May 15, 1939, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 24, 2023. She was the second daughter to the late Fred and Altah Dayton of McAllen, Texas, where she spent all her young life until meeting her late husband of 31 years, Donald Roots. They enjoyed raising their family together until his passing in 1997.

JoAnn held a position of Administrative Secretary for a local company for 22 years and upon her retirement, she began volunteering her time to the Nichols Street Church of Christ, of which she was a lifelong member. She felt blessed to serve the Lord in any way possible and was a devout Christian all her life.

She had many interests outside of work and her volunteer time, which included caring for her grandchildren during their younger years, gardening and manicuring her lawn, as well as spending loving times with her family throughout the years. It was without a doubt a “wonderful life” in her own words. And through it all, she still managed to spend time with her friends and acquaintances.

JoAnn is preceded in death by her parents Fred and Altah Dayton, husband Donald Roots, and her loving daughter Christy Spence. She is survived by sons Stephen (Danette) Roots and Don (Catherine) Roots; daughter Sherree Powel; sister Phyllis Weatherford; granddaughters Krysten (Bobby) Carrier, Alexa (Adam) Shank, Daphne (Tim) Petrich, Ashley (Jeff) Wagnon and Remy Roots; grandsons Nick (Kayla) Roots, Raleigh and Rhett Roots, and great grandchildren Cameron, Raidyn, Brielle, Brooklyn, Blaire and John.

Our gratitude goes out to the staff and nurses at Woodlake Nursing Facility for their care of JoAnn over the last few years, as well as AMED/Choice Hospice nurse Sara for her compassion for JoAnn in her final days.

Visitation will begin at 9:00 am Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Nichols St. Church of Christ. Service will begin at 10:00am with Matt Springfield officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. 

Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
 

James E. Rupe          Jessie A. Rupe

James Elsworth Rupe

Funeral services for Mr. James Elsworth Rupe, 86, of Bay City have been set for 3 pm Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chester Sassman officiating.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. 

Mr. Rupe, born July 15, 1898, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., died at Matagorda General Hospital July 11, 1984.  He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Clara Jones Rupe of Bay City; a son, James Rupe, Jr. of Boling; four stepsons, Scottie Rehak of Nederland, Kenneth and Preston Rehak of Boling and Mickey Rehak of Newgulf; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are Charles Luco, Murry Clapp, Jinks Middleton, Bub Hutson, Marion Coker, Floyd Luna and Weldon Tucker.

Arrangements were made with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, July 1984               Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham