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Services for Eloise Smith, 72, of Daingerfield were held Sunday, October 8, 2006 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Wade and Rev. Norman Crisp officiating. Burial was in Snow Hill Cemetery under the direction of Nail-Haggard Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith was born January 28, 1934 in Spur, Texas and died Friday, October 6, 2006 in Longview, Texas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Director of Women’s Missionary Union, Ladies Sunday School Teacher, and First Addition Choir.
She was preceded in death be a son Ricky Smith.
Survivors include her husband, W.E. Smith of Daingerfield; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia & David Hardin of Daingerfield; son, Stephen Smith of Burleson; 2 grandsons, Josh Hardin of Lebanon, TN & Drew Hardin of Knoxville, TN; 2 granddaughters, Shea Smith of Atlanta, TX & Tanna Smith of Burleson, TX; great-grand-children, Taylor Nealy of Burleson, TX, Isabella Grider of Atlanta, TX, Maddox Hardin of Lebanon, TN; sisters, Jane Matlock of Plainview, TX, Shirley Scott of Lubbock, TX, Kay Hagins of Spur, TX, June Scott of Dumas, TX; brothers, Winston Fitzgerald of Spur, TX, Benny Fitzgerald of Quitaque, TX and Armon Fitzgerald of Spur, TX.
Travis Ray Henderson, 38, of Lubbock died Thursday, September 28, 2006. Services were 2PM, Monday, October 2, 2006 at Bethel Baptist Church in Spur with his father, Rev. Tommy Henderson officiating. Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Travis was born April 10, 1968 in Crosbyton to Tommy and Ruby Gatlin Henderson. He graduated from Spur High School in 1986. He was employed by South Plains Community Action. He was an accomplished martial artist with a black belt in Tai Kwon Do. Travis was a rockhound, nature lover and loved animals. He was a Baptist and loved his country and his God.
Travis is survived by his parents, Tommy and Ruby Henderson of Spur; one sister, Stacey Henderson of Ballinger; one niece, Brandy Pyburn of Ballinger and his roommate and friend Jamie Herring of Lubbock.
Russell “Rusty” Welch, 80, of Jayton passed away on July 16, 2006. Services were held on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Jayton, Rev. Don Chaffin of Gore, OK and Rev. Rory Mosley of Spur officiated. Burial was in Jayton Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home in Spur.
Charlie Nell Parks was born in Elk City, OK, November 22, 1927, the only child of Mittie and Charlie Puryear. The Puryear family were ranching pioneers in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. Charlie Nell married Bill Parks on September 26th, 1948. They ranched together in Western Oklahoma until 1962 when they moved to Jayton and acquired the ranch they continue to operate until this day. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Jayton. She died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 in Lubbock.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Jamie Cody of Los Angeles, CA; one son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Billie Parks of Rochester, TX; four grandsons and two granddaughters—in-law, Annette Del Castello and Shannon Smith of Portland, OR, Wendi and Thomas Parks of Snyder, TX, Charlie Parks of Arlington, TX, Marcus Parks of Rochester, TX and one great grandson, Kellen Parks of Snyder, TX.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sammy Baugh Children’s Home, P.O. Box 130, Jayton, TX 79528.
Graveside services were held at 10 AM, Friday, August 25th, 2006 at Jayton Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Rosary for Henry DeLeon, 46, of Spur will be held at 7:00 P.M. Friday, July 28, 2006 at Campbell Funeral Home Spur, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A. M. Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Spur Cemetery, Pastor Bob Wright officiating. Services will be under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home Spur.
Henry died Monday, July 24, 2006.
He was born on June 19, 1960 in Spur to Juan and Mary Martinez DeLeon. He attended the Bethel Baptist Church as a child. He was a member of the Spur High School class of 1979.
Henry married Charlena Stoneman on April 6, 1989. He was dedicated to his family and loved the freedom of the open road on his Harley.
BAUER, C.W. (January 10, 1934) - VICTORIA - Funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Chaddock at 902 North Navarro Street Wednesday afternoon for Charles William Bauer, 81, a retired carpenter and boatman and former resident of ill-fated Indianola, who died at the Chaddock home this morning after an illness of three weeks. Dr. William T. Rivere of the Presbyterian church will conduct the service and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Bauer was born April 17, 1852, at sea while his parents Edwin and Elizabeth Bauer were sailing to this country with a party of German colonists. His mother died at his birth and his father and five children settled at Indianola, he being the last member of the family.
After the storm of 1886, Mr. Bauer and his wife, formerly Miss Amelia Holzheuser, located in Victoria, and following the death of Mrs. Bauer, April 29, 1901, he moved to Port Lavaca and in 1924 to Palacios, resuming his residence here four years ago. At all these points he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Chaddock. During his early residence here he engaged in the carpenter business and at Port Lavaca he followed the occupation of a boatman, which he had pursued at Indianola. He retired from active pursuit about 20 years ago. He was a kindly old gentleman and very highly esteemed.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Chaddock of this city, and four sons, Charles and Fred Bauer of Victoria, William Bauer of Houston. He also leaves 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. -- IM
HUCK, Francis E. Huck (November 7, 1953) - VICTORIA - Francis E. Huck, 98, believed to be the oldest resident of Victoria County, was buried Saturday.
Mr. Huck was one of the few survivors of two tropical hurricanes that destoyed Indianola, the once thriving seaport on Matagorda Bay.
He weathered the first as a boy in Indianola and the second as a man in Victoira.
In 1875, Indianola was a prosperous city of 5,000 and was county seat of Calhoun County as well as port of entry for Matagorda Bay. It was served by steamships running to Galveston, Havana, New Orleans and New York.
On September 17, 1875, Indianola was wrecked and an estimated 1,500 of its inhabitants were killed by a tropical hurricane and tidal wave.
Between 2,500 and 3,000 people remained to rebuild the town. Of these, between 300 and 400 died in the second hurricane, accompanied by a disastrous fire, August 20, 1886.
The ruins were abandoned and the railroad was rerouted through a new county seat, Port Lavaca.
Victoria was damaged by the same blow that completed destruction of Indianola.
Mr. Huck was among the last to leave the community. He loaded his family on a flatcar and moved to Victoria.
He recalled standing on the rear platform of the train and watching section hands close in to tear up the tracks. IM
REED, S.G. (Date not given) - S.G. Reed, 81, retired freight traffic manager for Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana, died in his home.
Mr. Reed's railroad career spanned 49 years prior to his retirement in October 1937. Anecdotes and documents describing the early days of railroading in Texas were collected by Mr. Reed from the time he went to work as a Southern Pacific clerk at Victoria in 1888, and were published in book form in 1941.
Up to the time of his death, Mr. Reed was a regular contributer to the Southern Pacific Bulletin and other railroad publications.
Born in Franklin Parish, La., he was a son of Isaac A. Reed, first United States Weather Bureau observer in Texas, who was killed in the 1886 hurricane that wiped Indianola off the map.
Mr. Reed was educated at Colgate Academy and University, Hamilton N.Y. He was transferred from Dallas to Houston in 1918 as corporate land and tax agent for Southern Pacific.
He was a charter member of the Kiwanis and Traffic clubs in Houston, and was also a charter member of the Dallas Traffic Club. He served as president of traffic clubs in both cities.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Carrie M. Reed; three sons, Clair, Robert and Arthur Reed; a daughter, Mrs. Scott Kennedy, Jr., all of Houston; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Arthur S. Knapp officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, under the direction of Perry Funeral Home. IM
SIMON, Mrs. Caroline (January 1933) - Death struck again Friday to claim another former resident of the ill-fated little town of Indianola, Mrs. Caroline Simon, 59-year-old Cuero woman, passing away at her home on South Line Street after a short illness.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the home and at 2:30 p.m. from the Catholic Church. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery. Rev. Leo Goertz, Catholic priest, will officiate, while E.J. Freund, local funeral director will be in charge of interment.
Mrs. Caroline Simon was born in July of 1873, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Budde, pioneer settlers of Old Indianola. She lived with her parents in Indianola until the storm of 1886, and then moved to Goliad. She was united in marriage to Theo Simon, 45 years ago, and for the past 26 years had made Cuero her home.
Surviving are her 85-year-old mother, Mrs. Louis Budde, her husband, Theo Simon, five children, R.W. Simon, A.A. Simon, Mrs. R.R. Smith, Mrs. Ned Thigpen and Miss Eva Simon; on sister, Mrs. W.P. Bourke of Yoakum; three brothers, E.G. Budde of Robstown, Louis of Houston and Chris of Cuero, and ten grandchildren. IM
SMITH, William H. (August 29, 1941) - William H. Smith, 82 passed away Friday at his home. Rosary was said at the residence Friday evening and Requiem Mass at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Saturday morning with Father D.M. Buckley officiaing. The Mass was sung by the Oblate Choir of San Antonio.
William H. Smith was born at Indianola, December 21, 1858, the son of Henry Smith, who emigrated to this country from Germany in 1845. He spent his early life at Lamar and St. Mary's on Copano Bay and on the Henry Smith ranch near Port O'Connor. On May 18, 1881 he was united in marriage to Alice Ellen Rahtgens, another native Indianolan, who preceded him in death.
After the storm of '86 Mr. Smith, who was in business, was one of the first to leave Indianola, moving to Port Lavaca where he and his brother-in-law founded the Rahtgens and Smith Lumber Yard. He later bought his partner's interest, and operated the business until 1912. After selling the lumber business, he formed partnership with his oldest son, W.H. Jr. and operated a chip chandlery until 1939.
The Smith homestead, where he and his bride resided at Indianola, was moved to Port Lavaca, where it overlooks the bay he loved so well. In this home his eight children were born, the first three, Henrietta Louisa, now Mrs. F. Ullrich of Roswell, N.M.; W.H. Smith, Jr. and Owen E. having been born in Indianola and five, Allie E. (Mrs. G.C. Boyd, deceased); Stanley E., Harry C., Irma and Rae, now Mrs. C.B. Elder; were born in Port Lavaca.
He lived to see each of his children well established in life, the first three sons being partners in the Smith Seafood Company; Stanley interested in the dredging business; H.C. also interested in the Bauer-Smith Dredging Compnay, is the Humble Oil Co. agent here. Mrs. Ullrich, residing in Rosewell, N.M. Irma, employed at the Post Office and Mrs. Elder, deputy tax assessor.
Many interesting incidents were related by Mr. Smith, regarding the time he was a trail driver on the Old Chisolm Track, back in '78, when herds of cattle were driven through strange and often hostile territory, to Dodge City.
When the county seat was moved to Port Lavaca after the storm of '86, he served as the first Commissioner of Precinct No. 1, having served in that capacity in Indianola.
Interment was in the Port Lavaca Cemetery and the pall bearers were his grandsons, Billie, Joseph, Stanley, Bruce, Owne, Jr., and Carlos Smith and James Boyd. He is survived by seven children, one sister, Mrs. George Braden of Seguin; three brothers, J.P. Smith of Seguin, Ed of Port Lavaca and James of San Antonio; 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. IM
WASSERMAN--Benjamin G. (April 29, 1938) The entire community and surrounding county was indeed saddened on receiving the news that Benjamin George Wasswerman, one of the most beloved citizens of this section, had passed away.
Benjamin George Wasserman was born Ocober 21, 1880 in the historic town of Indianola. He was the eldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wasserman. After passing through the ordeals of the storm of '86 the family moved to Cuero for a few months. Later the family established residence in the town of Victoria, remaining there about a year. The family then moved to Port Lavaca which as since been the home of the Wasserman family. Soon after moving to Port Lavaca the elder Wasserman assumed the office of Tax Assessor. On August 11, 1902, Benjamin George Wasserman and Mellie Huffaker were united in marriage. Two dughters were born to this union, Alice and Bennie Mae.
In his early life he worked with J.C. Strong Mercantile Co. Later he was connected with the John B. Mahon Merchandizing Co. He and his brother, Lewis, succeeded the latter concern on March 4, 1915.
Under the name of Wasserman Brothers, the concern became one of the established businesses of Port Lavaca being engaged in retail grovery trade at the present time.
Mr. Wasserman served in many special capacities; for a period of 15 years he was Collector of Customs. During the World War he served on the Council of Defense. For the past 23 years he served as Fire Chief for the City of Port Lavaca.
Early in life he united with the Episcopal Church, serving as vestryman for Grace Episcopal Church. He was affiliated with W.O.W., Macabees and Yoeman Lodges.
Funeral Services were held from the home and from Grace Church with Rev. R.N. MacCallum officiating. Rev. J.W. Parten and Rev. S.M. Rohre assisted in the service. Fire fighting equipment which he had worked so diligently to bring to Port Lavaca bore the remains to the cemetery . Other units bore enormous floral offerings, which evidenced the admiration and esteem enjoyed by Mr. Wasserman and his family.
ALEJANDRO C. JASO
Sat. May. 8, 1999
REFUGIO - Alejandro Cisneros Jaso, 71, of Refugio, died Thursday, May 6, 1999.
ALMA B. SCHOBER
Sat. May. 8, 1999
CUERO - Services for Alma Borchardt Schober, 78, of Cuero, who died Monday, will be 1 p.m. today at Freund Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. David Washburn officiating.
AMOS DEADRICK
Sat. May. 8, 1999
BAY CITY - Visitation for Amos "Antone" Deadrick, 62, of Bay City, who died Saturday, will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Sixth Street Church of Christ in Bay City.
BYRON R. OLHAUSEN
Sat. May. 8, 1999
PORT LAVACA - Byron R. Olhausen, 86, of Port Lavaca, died Thursday, May 6, 1999.
DANNIE WILLIAMS
Sat. May. 8, 1999
BEEVILLE - Dannie Williams, 62, of Beeville, died Thursday, May 6, 1999.
DR. HAROLD B GEE
Sat. May. 8, 1999
YOAKUM - Family visitation for Dr. Harold B Gee, 83, of Yoakum, who died Thursday, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Buffington Funeral Home chapel.
EDGAR ELTON NATHO
Sat. May. 8, 1999
He was born May 8, 1911, in Runge, to the late Otto and Lydia Boerm Natho. He was a farmer and was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Westhoff, Knights of Columbus of Cuero, Lindenau Rifle Club and DeWitt County Farm Bureau and was director of Hochheim Prairie Mutual Insurance Company.
EDWARD SIMEK
Sat. May. 8, 1999
INEZ - Services for Edward Simek, 75, of Inez, who died Thursday, will be 10 a.m. today at Rosewood Funeral Chapels, the Rev. Clayton Taylor officiating.
ERMA ALICE WARNER
Sat. May. 8, 1999
CORPUS CHRISTI- Erma Alice Warner, 81, of Corpus Christi and formerly of Karnes City and Runge, died Friday, May 7, 1999.
ETHEL M.L. HELLER
Sat. May. 8, 1999
AUSTWELL - Ethel Mae Littlefield Heller, 64, of Austwell, died Friday, May 07, 1999.
ETHEL MAE BROWN
Sat. May. 8, 1999
CUERO - Services for Ethel Mae Brown, 71, of Cuero, who died Thursday, will be 10 a.m. today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the Rev. A.J. Ball officiating.
EUGENE EATON
Sat. May. 8, 1999
BAY CITY - Visitation for Eugene "Bouncer" Eaton, 68, of Bay City, who died Tuesday, will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Enterprise Baptist Church in Bay City.
GWEN BALLARD
Sat. May. 8, 1999
She was born Oct. 27, 1937, in Luling, to the late George Atley and Viva Neoma Edger Ballard. She was a waitress at Village Inn for the last 10 years. She was Lutheran.
