ICENOGLE, HAZEL
Mrs. Hazel Mildred Icenogle, 71, of
El Campo died April 17, 1977 in
Nightingale Hospital in El Campo.
She was born July 5, 1905 in
Griggsville, Ill. Survivors include
two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Andrews
of La Puente, Calif. and Mrs.
Margaret Cole of Sonora, Calif.;
four sons, Earl H. Icenogle of
Palacios, James D. Icenogle of
Denver City, Robert A. Icenogle and
Marvin D. Icenogle of Sonora,
Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Clara
Smith Holloway of Sonora, Calif. and
Mrs. Irene Meyers Polson of
Amarillo, and a brother, Robert N.
Smith of Griggsville, Ill. Services
will be at 3 p.m., Thursday at the
Palacios Funeral Home. Burial will
be in the
Hawley
Cemetery with Rev.
Jesse T. Jones officiating.
Arrangements with Palacios Funeral
Home.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE, Monday,
April 18, 1977, Matagorda County, Texas
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Ludie Elizabeth Eaton Inge, 96, born
March 16, 1914, in Hays County, Texas, died Saturday, September 11,
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Mary Belle was born in Mankins, TX on July 9, 1916 to Vera Frazier Richeson (from Bomerton, TX) and Watkins L. Richeson (from Cherry Hill, AL). After graduating from high school in Mankins, she attended North Texas State Teacher’s College in Denton graduating in 1936 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. In later years she also obtained her Master’s Degree in Education from Denton. She taught for one year at South Lockett in west Texas. In the fall of 1937 she moved to Bay City and taught at Bay City High School. In subsequent years she taught fifth grade at Tenie Holmes Elementary and was librarian at Cherry Junior High School and McAllister Junior High School. Mary Belle felt her greatest contribution to teaching was leading the Junior Historians at McAllister. In 1941, Mary Belle married Harmon J. McAllister. They had three children: Jerry, Julianne and Bill. Harmon became superintendent of schools in Bay City and died in 1963. In 1973, she married William J. Ingram, who died in 1983. Mary Belle was active in many school organizations from the Girl Reserves in the 1930’s to the Junior Historians in the 1970’s. In 1978, she was first runner-up for the Texas Teacher of the Year award. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church for almost 70 years and in 1980 authored 110 Years of Methodism, History of First United Methodist Church of Bay City, Texas, for which she received the Kate Warnick Award for excellence in publication of local church history. She was book chairman and chief compiler of Historic Matagorda County, a two-volume history published in 1986. In 1979 she authored a family history book, Listen To The Bell. In 2006, Mary Belle published Canebrake Settlements, which recorded the history of black people and their churches along Caney Creek during the nineteenth century. Mary Belle taught school for thirty years and after retiring in 1978, she was active in the Matagorda County Museum, the Matagorda County Historical Commission, the Genealogical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Landmark Commission. She received the Texas Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Preserving History in 1991 and the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Mary Belle was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, son Bill and sisters Vivian and Alice. She is survived by her children Jerry (Hope) McAllister of Hammond, WI and Julianne (Daryl) Thompson of Ashwood, TX; her six grandchildren, Juliellen & Christopher Galletti, Jennifer & John Runnells III, Troy & Lauren Thompson, Adrienne Palmer, Ruby & Brian Bodeker, and Ellie McAllister & Paul Hennings; she was very proud of her twelve great grandchildren, Christopher, Aubrey & Claire Galletti, Hunter & Chandler Runnells, Erin & Landon Thompson, Zachary, Trent & Ethan Palmer, and Coralee & Merritt Bodeker; a nephew and six nieces, including Jan (Fred) Raby of Elgin, TX to whom she was very close; and her devoted caregiver and friend Carolyn Boulden. A special thank you to the Legacy Assisted Living staff and to special caregivers, Sherry Jones, Michelle Rodriguez, Hester Williams and Hope Barrera for taking such loving care of our mother and grandmother. Mary Belle Ingram, educator, librarian, genealogist, historian, civic leader, church layman, patriot, friend, wife, mother, and grandmother, is a treasured loved one and citizen of her community, county, state and country. Pallbearers are grandsons Troy Thompson, John Runnells III, Chris Galletti, Paul Hennings, Brian Bodeker, and friends Jim Allen, Bob Noster David Holubec and Mike Reddell. Honorary pallbearers are Sam Maglitto, Lamar Evans, Fred Walker, Eddie Jecmenek, George Durett, Charles Martinez and George Yeager. Preferred memorials are William R. McAllister Scholarship Fund at Stephen F. Austin University, Matagorda County Museum and First United Methodist Church of Bay City. Visitation will be held at Bay City Funeral Home from 2 – 4 PM Sunday. Funeral service will be 2 PM Monday, April 26, 2010 at First United Methodist Church of Bay City with interment at Cedarvale Cemetery. “I have had a good and fruitful life, and hope I have not lived in vain but have left a legacy of service to my family, friends and church, and to this wonderful community that has been my home since 1938”. Mary Belle Richeson McAllister Ingram, 8/24/09
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Rodellin Fields Ingram, 71, of Kingwood, formerly of Bay City, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 12, 2008. She was born Feb. 17, 1936 in Hellier, Kentucky to the late Steven Albert & Roma Branham Fields. Mrs. Ingram was an educator for 41 years, teaching in BCISD for 31 of those years. She taught at Bay City Junior High, John Cherry Elementary, Linnie Roberts Elementary and was librarian at Pierce Elementary. Mrs. Ingram was a graduate of Sam Houston State University in 1971. She was preceded in death by a sister Patsy Ruth Shields. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Lawrence M. “Pete” Ingram; daughters Roma Ann & husband Jack Rusheon and Alicia Kay & husband Robert Reue all of Houston. She also has four grandchildren SSGT Michael Rusheon USAF, Jason Reue, Cole Reue & Paige Rusheon. She is also survived by brother-in-law Jackie C. Shields of Killeen, TX; sister-in-law Willa Dean Collins of Lead Hill, AR; cousin Susie Stein of South Carolina and 7 nieces and nephews. She will be missed by special friends Charles & Mary Painter of Columbia, TN. While living in Bay City, she was a member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, which supported community service projects, the Texas State Teachers Association, Bay City Book Revue, Bay City Retired Teachers and Rice Belt Sams RV Club. The family will greet friends and relatives from 6PM – 8PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. SSGT Michael Rusheon, Jason Reue, Cole Reue, Jimmy Farmer, Ronnie O’Neal and Jimmy Kincaid will serve as pallbearers. |
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William
Dub Ingram lll, 86, passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Bay
City.
Bay
City Tribune, Published September 26, 2010 |
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Mr. Irving was born Jan. 13, 1913 in Bay City to the late Frances and Roland Irving Sr. and he died Sept. 22, 1992 at Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include two sons, L. D. Irving and Charles Sancho of Houston; two daughters, Alena Robinson and Patricia of Bay City; six grandchildren, Cora Wilson of Odessa, Phyllis Hayes of Carrollton, Jerome Sancho of Frankfurt, Germany, Wanda Goode, Tammie Irving, Cassundra Massey of Houston; five great-grandchildren and one uncle, Eugene Harrison of Galveston. Pallbearers will be Deacon Booker T. Holbert, Deacon Alex Stone, the Rev. P. R. Mayfield, Deacon Ben Scott Jr., Deacon Hewitt Wiggins, the Rev. Byron Laws and Brother Ira J. Edison. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Ministers and Deacons Wives Auxiliary and other deacons, L. D. Irving, Charles Sancho, Jerome Sancho, Victor Hayes, Phillip Hayes and Eugene Harrison. Arrangements are with Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, September, 1992
Photo courtesy of Trezmond Scott |
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Clayton Hugh "Bo" Irwin, Jr., 21, of Wharton, passed away Friday, October 28, 2005. He was born December 29, 1983 in Wharton to Tammy Short Irwin and Clayton H. Irwin, Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Wharton and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wharton. He is survived by his mother: Tammy Hann & husband Fred Hann of Bay City; by his father: Clayton H. Irwin, Sr. & wife Beverly Irwin of Bay City; by his sister: Jessica Mejorado of Wharton: his step-sisters: Vanessa Sanea Granger of Dallas, Lora Gene Guzman of Bay City, Amanda Petrosky of Angleton, Rebecca Moore of Bay City, Olivia Irwin of Bay City and Valerie Irwin of Bay City; and by his grandparents: Mary Ann Irwin of Wharton, Pat & Howard Anderson of Pflugerville, and Doug Short of Austin. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mack Matthis, and Rev. Gary Irwin officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Jarred Hohensee, Lee Rose, David Mejorado, Richard Williams, Dale Rowland and William Tabor. Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Collette and Kevin Kerr. The Family will be receiving visitors from 6 PM - 8 PM Monday night at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, (979) 245-4613. |
Mary Belle McAllister Ingram of Bay
City, TX passed away on April 23, 2010 at her home, the Legacy
Assisted Living, after fighting a valiant battle against Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma and heart disease. 
Funeral services for Roland Irving Jr.,
79, of Bay City will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at Mother Zion
Baptist Church with the Rev. K. J. Griggs officiating. Burial will
be at Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will be until 9 p. m. Friday at
Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home. The body will lie in state Saturday at
the church 10 to 11 a. m.
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