Aransas County Texas Obituaries

Leonard Andrew Smith
PORT ARTHUR NEWS
Entered Into Eternal Rest Dec 30 1968
Arthur L. Smith's Father is Buried
Funeral services for Leonard Andrew Smith, 78, of Aransas Pass, Texas, father of Arthur L. Smith of 2716 Beldon drive, Port Arthur, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Cage-Marshall Funeral chapel at Aransas Pass. Burial was in the Prairie View cemetery there. Mr. Smith died Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Spohn hospital at Corpus Christi following a long illness. He was a native of Hubbell, Neb., and had been a resident of Aransas Pass for nine years. He was a retired railway worker, a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the Eagles lodge and the First United Methodist church of Aransas Pass. His son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. June Smith, a staff writer for The News, had been in Aransas Pass the last several days. In addition, Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Smith; and one daughter, Mrs. James S. (Thelma Lorraine) George both of Aransas Pass; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Note: submitted by Sara Hemp, original in possession of granddaughter Leslie Smith Collier, May 1996.

Kroeger
The Rockport Pilot, January 27, 1944
Kroeger Was Flying Transport For Pan American
All Aboard ATC Plane Reported Dead In Advices Reaching Here

John Henry Kroeger, son of a pioneer Lamar family, died Tuesday night in an Air Transport Command plane accident somewhere overseas, according to advices received here today by the family from the Pan American Airways.
The message to the family came from the Pan American Airway Africa-Orient Division, but no particulars were available except that all aboard the transport perished. The message said that Kroeger died in the line of duty aboard an aircraft operated by the Pan-American Airways and in service of his country
Kroeger will be given military burial overseas with full honors.

Kroeger is survived by his wife and small son. J. H. Kroeger III. , parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kroeger residing near Lamer, a sister Miss Delisle Kroeger and a brother Reginald Kroeger, who resides in the Rio Grand Valley. His grandparents were settlers in the Lamar section of Aransas County and the family has resided in that section for many years. Kroeger was a graduate of Notre Dame and attended high school in Victoria.
Kroeger was employed by Pan American Airways at Brownsville but went Into the Air Transport Command last November 1 and moved with his wife and son to Miami, where his family still resides. [submitted by:Barb Ziegenmeyer]

Texas Dallas Morning News Sep 15 1965
ANDERSON
Mrs. Belva. Aransas Pass. Texas. Survived by husband. Victor Anderson: son, T. C. Anderson: daughters Mrs.
G. G. Apostle and Mrs. J, O. Ragan. Services Friday, 10 a.m.Laurel Land Chapel. Interment Laurel Land. Rev.
Martin G. Jenson officiating. [submitted by:Barb Ziegenmeyer]

Dallas Morning News – 7 May 1894
Doherty
Rockport , Tex. , May 6. – Rev. Father Charles Doherty, pastor of St. Joseph ’s church of this place, died this morning.
Rooke
Rockport , Tex. , May 6. – After a lingering illness of over three years the wife of Rev. Amos Rooke died this afternoon.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

Dallas Morning News – 28 July 1899
Fly
Rockport , Tex. , July 26. – Major E. M. Fly, the oldest newspaper man in this section and who was for years publisher of the Aransas Pass Beacon, died yesterday at the residence of Judge Beetley. The funeral took place yesterday evening.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}

Dallas Morning News – 12 Feb. 1900
Johnson
Rockport , Tex. , Feb. 11. – Chester Johnson died last night at the home of his parents from poison. Young Johnson was a sailor and recently left the service of the schooner J. M. McInnes. Since the wreck of this boat and the loss of his friends he has been very melancholy. Johnson was well known among Galveston boatmen.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}