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Funeral services for Russell Mack, 67, of Texas City, will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. C. W. Floyd officiating. Burial will be at Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel and 10 to 11 a. m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church. He was a member of the Baptist church. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army and the founder of the Sunset Florist and Charity Fund of Texas City. Survivors include a daughter, Gladys Marie Law of Cedar Lane; a son, Charles Mack of Houston; his mother, Rachel Austin of Cedar Lane; five sisters, Leola Fields of Cedar Lane, Ruby Dale and Emma Dale of Bay City, Laverne Taylor of Houston and Sophie Mae Franklin of Cedar Lake; two brothers, Jack Austin of Freeport and Cornelious Austin of Philadelphia, Pa.; four aunts, Annie Mae Matthews and Jessie Mae Parks of Bay City, Margaret Austin of Cedar Lane and Lucinda Grice of Angleton; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Mr. Mack’s nephews, Wilbert Dale, William Dale, Russell Dale, Lewis Dale III, Emerson Dale and Billy Dale Jr. Honorary pallbearers are his great-nephews, Dorland Fields, Troy Harris, Hubert Brown III, Ira Edison Jr., Ivan Pettit and Reginald Griggs. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.
Daily Tribune,
June 4, 1993 |
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Funeral services for Sarah Grice Mangum, 94, of Bay City, Texas, who passed away April 11, 2014, will be held at 1 p. m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at New Hope Baptist Church in Bay City, Texas. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane, Texas. Arrangements with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City, Texas. 979-245-5197.
Bay City Tribune,
April 16, 2014 |
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Bay City—Vernice Matthews, 56, of Bay City, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013. She is now dancing before the Lord. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p. m. on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, 2500 Avenue C., Bay City. Celebration of Life will begin at 11 a. m. on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Greater New Prospect Baptist Church, 14020 W. Richmond St., Needville, with Reverend A. L. Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at 2 p. m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, FM 521 Shiloh Church Road, Cedar Lane. Funeral arrangements are being made with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, 979-245-5197.
Victoria Advocate,
June 13, 2013 |
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Lola Mae Mayberry Mrs. Lola Mae Mayberry was born July 10, 1924, to the late Gus and Everlena Clay. She shared her life with her siblings and other relatives and friends. She met and married Eddie Fields and Daniel Mayberry both preceded her in death. She accepted Christ at an early age in Cedar Lane. Lola attended and joined New Faith Church in Houston. She leaves loving memories to her children, Eddie Gilbert and Linda Clay of Houston, Texas, Clyde Mayberry of Missouri City, Texas, Rev. Frank Clay and Davis Clay of Houston, Texas, and Robert Clay Sr. (Barbara) of Richwood, Texas; eleven grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, nine great-great grandchildren, and six nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters, one granddaughter, and three great grandchildren. Visitation - Saturday, June 30, 2018, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 244 CR 160, Cedar Lane, TX 77414 Funeral Service - Saturday, June 30, 2018, 11:00 AM, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 244 CR 160, Cedar Lane, TX 77414 Burial after Service - Saturday, June 30, 2018, Shiloh Cemetery, 244 CR 160, Cedar Lane, TX 77415
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Funeral services for Eliza Roberson Merchant, 76, of Alvin, are scheduled for noon Thursday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. E. W. Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Visitation will be until 5 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel. A wake will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. today at New Life Baptist Church in Alvin. Mrs. Merchant was born Feb. 12, 1918, in Bay City to Rev. Carlyle and Harriett Henderson Roberson Sr. and died June 19, 1994, in Alvin Community Baptist Hospital in Alvin. A resident of the Alvin community and a retired employee of the Alvin Independent School District. She was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Magdalene Barnes of Alvin; a son-in-law, Thomas Barnes of Alvin; three brothers Lee A. Roberson Sr. of Bay City, Thomas Roberson Sr. of Bay City and Rev. Carlyle Roberson Jr. of Alvin; a sister-in-law, Martha J. Roberson of Alvin; a brother-in-law, Claudia Merchant of Galveston; eight grandchildren, Thomas, Roy Lester, Steven, Nelson, Subrina, Gregory, Troy and Seneria Barnes; five great-grandchildren, Roy Lester Barnes II, Curtis Bolton, Ayles Barnes, Christina Barnes, Steve Keith Barnes and Ashley Barnes and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Pallbearers are Calvin D. Roberson, Charles Roberson, Horace Roberson, Steve Barnes, Earl Williams and Charles Ray Olson. Honorary pallbearers are Donald Fletcher, Bill Roberson, Roy Barnes, Roy Douglas Merchant, Samuel Goodwyn, Johnny Lee Roberson, Herbert Smith, Lee A. Roberson Jr. and Charles Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Carlyle Sr.; her husband, Nelson Merchant and four sisters, Almatia Roberson, Alonia Roberson, Vinella Roberson Fletcher and Eva Mae Roberson. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home of Bay City.
Daily Tribune, June 22, 1994 |
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Funeral services for Corine Jones Miller, 75, of Bay City, will
be held Saturday, October 14, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Enterprise
Baptist Church, Bay City, with the Rev. J. W. Gilbert, pastor,
and the Rev. Ned Walker, eulogist. Burial will follow at Shiloh
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Doris Tone born Friday, July 13, 1928 was the fourth child born to Eddie and Leatha Mills Tone. Doris grew up and attended public school in the communities of Wadsworth and Cedar Lane. In 1948, she graduated from O. H. Herman High School in Van Vleck, Texas. Shortly thereafter she entered nursing school in Jacksonville, Florida. She would eventually return home where she met and married Elroy Miller. She continued to pursue her studies to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse at Wharton County Junior College. Upon completion and receiving her Associates Degree in Nursing. Doris would go on to obtain employment with the former Matagorda General Hospital for thirty-five years. During this time Doris accepted Christ and united with the Mother Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. L. R. James and subsequently united with Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. L. V. Harvey where she served faithfully until her health declined. Doris enjoyed the love of her family. She has touched the lives and hearts of many and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Charlie; sister, Ethel Mae, niece, Mary Ann and brother, Edward. Doris leaves to cherish her memories: a loving sister, Veola Tone of Bay City; one sister-in-law, Edna Tone; five nieces, Eddie Jean Turner, Hazel "Sue" Thomas of Hitchcock, Texas, Charlene Godley (Marcellous), Elizabeth Meurer (James) of Bay City, Texas, and Patricia James of Cedar Lane, Texas; Godchild, Erica Turner of Hitchcock, Texas; stepdaughter, Eddie Marie Ellis of Bay City, Texas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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Funeral services for Ronald J. Miller, 53, of Bay City, will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Enterprise Baptist
Church, Bay City, with the Rev. J. Weldon Gilbert, pastor, and
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Funeral services for Vicki Townsend Mitchell, 33, of Pledger
[Matagorda County, Texas], will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. A.C. Gardner officiating. Burial
will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-9
p.m. Friday at Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home. Friends may call
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Funeral services for Cunnie Lee Moore Sr., 54, of Bay City will be held 1 p. m. Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. C. W. Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. today at Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home chapel. Mr. Moore was born Dec. 6, 1937 to Ethel Cooper and Ben Moore in Matagorda County and died June 11, 1992 at Matagorda General Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Elnora “Betty” Moore; two daughters, and sons-in-law, Theresa and Terry Wiley and Ethel and Cleophus Brown Jr. of Bay City; one adopted daughter, ReShanda Moore of Bay City; four sons and daughters-in-law, Cunnie Jr. and Debra Moore, William Curtis and Lametra Moore, Elliott James and Marcietta Moore, all of Bay City and Larry Darnell and Vanessa Moore of Richwood and one foster son, Edwin Knowles. He is also survived by four sisters, Luvenia Sorrell of Cedar Lane, Irene Henderson of Houston, Annie Lou Moore and Ellener Woodard of Cedar Lane; three brothers, Percy Moore and Lawrence Moore of Bay City and Leon Moore of Cleveland; one aunt, Annie Mae Cooper of Wharton and two uncles, A. C. Cooper and R. S. Cooper of Wharton; one favorite aunt-in-law, Willie Mae Bright; niece and caretaker, Ozell Crockett; 12 grandchildren, Crystal Hill, Alexis Moore, Abby Wiley, Amber Moore, Ashley Wiley, Anjelica Moore, Sade Moore, LaCursha Moore, Curnesha More, Mellody Moore, Terry Wiley Jr. and Marcos Brown and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and a family of friends. Mr. Moore was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Ethel Moore; one son, Alvin LaTroy Moore; one sister, Jessie Mae Tims and two brothers, Ben Moore and Freddie Moore. Pallbearers will be Robert Moore, Billy Moore, Shannon Bonner, Eddie Sorrell, Harold Murphy, Herbert Marshall, Purvis Smith and Elvan Moore. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Moore, Curtis Moore, Cunnie Moore Jr., Elliott Moore, Percy Moore, Lawrence Moore Sr., Edwin Knowles, Matthew Smith, Leon Moore, Everett Pettie and Roy Tims. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home in Bay City.
Daily Tribune,
June 12, 1992 |
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Leon Elisha Moore Funeral services for Leon Elisha Moore, 56, of Shepherd, Tex. will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday, March 25, 1999 at First Berean Baptist Church in Cedar Lane, Rev. Murray Griggs, Sr., pastor and Brother Elliott Moore, eulogist. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Visitation will be Wednesday until 4 p. m. in the chapel of Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, and from 6 to 9 p. m. at Lockwood Funeral Home, 9402 Lockwood Drive, Houston (5th Ward). Mr. Moore was born in Cedar Lane Sunday, July 12, 1942 to Ben Moore, Sr. and Lou Ethel Cooper-Moore. He died Saturday, March 20 at Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mr. Moore owned and operated a truck driving business in the Houston area and was admired by those who knew him. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Eulah Alexander Moore; daughter and son-in-law, Radina Stein (and Kyth); grandson, Sterling Stein all of Shepherd; son, Rayford Baker of Houston; godson, Jeremy Amboree of Lake Jackson; sisters, Luvenia Sorrell of Bay City; Annie Lou Moore of Cedar Lane; Ellener Woodard of Freeport, and Irene Henderson (and Raymond) of Houston; brothers, Lawrence Moore, Sr. (and Mary), and Percy Moore, Sr. (and Mattie) all of Bay City; in-laws, Dan Alexander (and Earnestine), Pauline Diggs, Shirley Potter (and Isaac), Berline Ware (and John), Levinda Lavan (and Paul), and Estella Baltrip (and Joe) all of Houston, and Hazel Wooten of Lindale, Tex.; also a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a family of friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Raven Moore; sisters, Martha Moore and Jessie Mae Tims; and brothers, Ben Moore, Jr., Cunnie Moore, Sr., and Freddie Moore. Active pallbearers will be Timothy Alexander, Danny Ray Alexander, Curtis Moore, Elvan Moore, James Ware, John Ware, Jr., and Benjamin Sorrell. Honorary pallbearers will be Kyth Stein, Sterling Stein, Lawrence Moore, Sr., Percy Moore, Sr., Rayford Baker, Jeremy Amboree, Gary Powell and Everett Pettie. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, March 22, 1999 |
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BAY CITY - Percy Moore Sr., 73, of Bay City, died Tuesday, Nov.
23, 2004.
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Steven Keith Moore Funeral services for Steven Keith Moore, 34, of Cedar Lane will be held 1 p. m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. Murry Griggs officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane. Visitation hours are until 9 p. m. today at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Moore was born Sept. 12, 1956 in Bay City and was found dead March 24, 1991. Mr. Moore was a U. S. Army veteran and an employee of Brown & Root. He was also a member of the Baptist church. He is survived by two sons, Stephen and Michael Moore of Cedar Lake; his fiancée, Cordelia Marshall of Cedar Lake; mother, Annie Lou Moore of Cedar Lane; father, Clyde Murphy Sr. of Cedar Lake; grandmother, Ethel Moore of Bay City; five sisters, Ivory Mukes of Houston, Lenora Andrews of the U. S. Army in Seoul, Korea, Millie Wright of Lake Jackson, Delores Brinkley of Van Vleck and LaBertha Murphy of Bay City, also Lucinda Jackson, Betty Stevenson, Shirley Stredic and Rita Murphy; four brothers, Everett Pettie of Freeport, Robert Moore of Brazoria, Harold Murphy of Clute and Mark Murphy of the U. S. Air Force in England, also Clyde Murphy Jr., Robert Lee Murphy and Marshall Murphy; two sisters-in-law, Darlene Murphy of Fort Worth and JimmiEtta Murphy of Clute; three brothers-in-law, Larry Mukes of Houston, John Wright of Lake Jackson and Nathaniel Brinkley of Van Vleck; four aunts, seven uncles, a great-aunt, four great-uncles, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and a family of friends. Pallbearers are Clarence Green, the Rev. Charles Matthews, Curtis Moore, Calvin Murphy, Purvis Smith, Eddie Sorrell, Donnie Times and Daniel Young. Honorary pallbearers are Nathaniel Brinkley Sr., Robert Moore, Larry Mukes, Clyde Murphy Jr., Clyde Murphy Sr., Harold Murphy, Mark Murphy, Marshall Murphy, Robert Lee Murphy, Everett Pettie, Roy Tims and John Wright. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home, Bay City.
Daily Tribune, March 29, 1991 |
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Funeral services for Mary "Diddy" Grice Moreno, 71, of Brazoria will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at First Berean Baptist Church in Cedar Lane with the Rev. Gilbert Franklin eulogizing and the Rev. Climmie Ratliff, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Cedar Lane, Texas. She died Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Select Specialty Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was a member of First Berean Baptist Church and was a member of the choir, served once as vice-president of the choir, women’s mission, Sunday school and Kingdom builder for the church. She enjoyed playing dominoes, Bingo and cards. She also enjoyed fishing and crabbing. She was preceded in death by: her parents, Eddie and Ella Grice; brothers, Jimmie Grice, Clyde Grice and Eddie Grice; and nephew, Keith Grice. She is survived by: her loving daughter, Brenda Ratliff (Climmie), Brazoria; loving companion, Wayne O’Neil, Brazoria; sisters, Lovie Baugh (Eddie), Sweeny and Hattie Thymes, Bay City; grandchildren, Ira Donald Smith, Jr., Sweeny and Brittany Michelle Monroe (Gregory), Lake Jackson; great grandchildren, Emmanuel Smith and Sanaa Jordan Smith; special friends, Gertie C. Brown, Cedar Lake and Herman Edison, Brazoria and a host of other relatives and friends. Active pallbearers will be Rev. Climmie Ratliff, Jr., Patrick Ratliff, Kenneth Smith, Kenny Murray and Chip Lovelady. Honorary pallbearers will be Ira Smith, Jr., the Rev. Climmie Ratliff Sr., Eddie Baugh, Kenneth Grice and Robert Griggs. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012 at Dixon Funeral Home in Brazoria. There will be viewing at the church from 10 until 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 only. There will be no viewing afterward. Online condolences may be left for the family by signing guest book at www.dixonfuneralhome.com . Final arrangements entrusted to Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria at 979-798-9113.
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