Matagorda County Veteran Obituaries

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This is not a complete list of veterans.
 


 		 William Dale Nance

Roselawn Memorial Park

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Adrian Newsom

Roselawn Memorial Park

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NEWSOM, LOWELL GENE

Gene Newsom - BAY CITY [Matagorda County, Texas]

BAY CITY - Gene "Pop" Newsom, 72, of Bay City, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005.

He was born Aug. 25, 1933, in Ganado, to the late Lowell Isaac and Mary Idell Kay Newsom. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors: daughter, Melinda Newsom of College Station; sons, Billy Newsom of the Dallas area, David Newsom and Kevin Newsom, both of College Station; sister, Clara Matura of Wadsworth; and two grandchildren.

Family visitation will be 5-7 p.m. tonight at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel, the Revs. Lee Watson and Paul Goodman officiating.

Burial with military honors will be at Cedarvale Cemetery [Roselawn Memorial Park]. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.

The Victoria Advocate, Thursday, December 8, 2005
 


NORRIS, HARRY E.

BAY CITY, [Matagorda County, Texas] -- Harry E. Norris, 76, of Bay City, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002.

He was born Jan. 3, 1926, in Bay City, to the late Harry and Maude Alice Lowe Norris. He was the owner of Landmark Real Estate and previously worked in the rice farming and livestock production business. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bay City Lodge No. 865, Order of the Eastern Star and Matagorda County Board of Realtors. He was on the board of directors of the Jackson Electric Cooperative and San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. and former Gulf Coast Shrine Club president. He graduated from Bay City High School and attended Wharton County Junior College, the University of Houston and University of Texas, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and ROTC. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors: wife, Johnna Ruth Norris; son, Harry Allen Norris, Jr. of Bay City; sister, Margaret Norris Thornton; and one grandson.

Family visitation will be 3-5 p.m. today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, the Revs. Pauline Harvey and Harley Savage officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.

THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, February 3, 2002


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William Lester Norton

Roselawn Memorial Park

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William Lester Norton

NORTON—Funeral services for William Lester Norton, 66, of Van Vleck will be held 2 pm Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Hardaway officiating.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck.

Mr. Norton was born Sept. 2, 1921, in Punta Gorda, Fla., to Mannie and Dora Griggs Norton and died Jan. 9, 1988, at his residence.

A resident of Van Vleck for 14 years, he was formerly of Clute.  He was a member of the Baptist church.

Survivors include his wife, Melba Morris Norton of Van Vleck; two sons, Richard Norton of Van Vleck and Charles Norton of Houston; six sisters, Alva Davis of League City, Mickey Strickland of Clear Lake, Dorothy Quednau of Punta Gorda, Annie Ruth Miller and Mabel Bigelow, both of Fort Myers, Fla. And Mary Taylor of Punta Gorda; and two brothers, Robert Norton of Punta Gorda and Edward Norton of Boston, Mass.

Pallbearers include Manuel Junco, Leonard Dinning, Marvin Dybala, J. D. Morris, Ray Morris and Mark Dinning. Honorary pallbearer is William Morris. Arrangements were made with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

Daily Tribune, January, 10, 1988         Obituary courtesy of Faye Cunningham

 

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