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ANGELA ACUNA
Funeral services for Mrs. Angela Acuna, 68, of 706 ½ S. Glass St., who was killed Thursday morning in a
car-pedestrian accident in the 600 block of South Moody Street, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of
Sorrows Catholic Church.
The Rev. Richard Toal will officiate with burial in Resurrection Cemetery under the direction of Artero Memorial
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Leo and Lupe Zapata, Maximino Villarreal Jr., Benny Valenzuela, Raymond Garza and Lorenzo Longoria.
[Victoria Advocate, December 31, 1977 - transcribed
by Amanda Jowers]
LEONARD VAUGHN
BARLEY SR.
Services for Leonard Vaughn Barley Sr. will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Colonial Funeral Home chapel with
the Rev. Thomas Dyer officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Victoria
Masonic Lodge No. 40.
Mr. Barley died Thursday in a local hospital following a sudden illness. [Victoria Advocate, December 31, 1977 - transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
NATABEDEN BOTEO
The two-month-old son of Oberto and Maria Basques
Boteo, died at the family home at Misson Valley Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock and was buried in the Misson Valley
Cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock. [Victoria
Advocate, Jan. 2, 1929, transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
SCHADIVICK GIPSON, colored, 84 years of age, died at his home on North Ed Linn Street
in this city Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock following an extended illness. Besides his wife, Maymie Gipson, he is
survived by seven daughters, two sons and one sister. Funeral services will be held from the Palestine Baptist
Church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. A. Joshua to officiate.
[Victoria Advocate, Jan. 2, 1929, transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
MARTHA ANN HOOD
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ann Hood, 71, of Victoria who died at her home Thursday afternoon, will be Saturday
at 1:30 p. m. in the McCabe-Carruth Funeral Home, Bill York officiating.
Burial will be in Wood High Cemetery, with McCabe-Caruth Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Barbara Eller of Inez, Mrs. Nada Walker of Bethany, La., Mrs. Mary Kliem
of Telferner, Mrs. Martha Alexander and Mrs. Nancy Lovel, both of Victoria; three sons, Edward A. Hood, George
W. Hood and Joseph D. Hood, all of Inez; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Johnson of Commerce, Mrs. Mamie Shelton and
Mrs. Etta Shelton, both of Victoria; a brother, Porter Carpenter of Commerce; 30 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers at the services will be six grandsons, Arthur Einkauf, Billy Jo Lovel, Louis Hood, Louis Elter Jr.,
Jake Walker Jr. and Archie L. Hood. Honorary pallbearers will be Danny Walker, Roy H. Kliem, George W. Hood, Robert
E. Hood, Gary W. Hood, Robert A. Lovel, Merlon Lovel, K. L. Hood, Ricky Kliem, Oscar W. Walker and Don A. Eller.
[Victoria Advocate, December 31, 1977 - transcribed
by Amanda Jowers]
MAY MATLEY
SALEM CHILD DIES IN VICTORIA AND BURIED AT YOAKUM
May Matley, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matley of the Salem community of this county, died
Monday morning at 4 o'clock at the DeTar Hospital in this city after an extended illness. The body was shipped
to Yoakum for burial by the Goldman-Waters Undertaking Company Monday afternoon. [Victoria Advocate, Jan. 2, 1929, transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
C. F. MOSLER
PIONEER VICTORIAN, DIES IN HOUSTON
C. F. Mosler, 83, pioneer florist and shoemaker of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. A. Bacon,
in Houston at 3 o'clock this morning as the result of injuries he sustained in a fall a week ago. Mr. Mosler was
born in Germany January 27, 1845, and came to this country in 1867, settling in Victoria. He continued to reside
here until last spring, when he went to Richmond to live with his daughter, Mrs. W. D. McDougal. Mr. Mosler was
recognized as an authority in the culture of roses and for years maintained one of the most beautiful gardens in
this vicinity, his house then being where the Halier building now stands. In late years he resided a few miles
south of the city. Mr. Mosler was married to Miss Mary Kern several years after coming to Victoria. She was killed
by a train a number of years ago while walking along the track near her home, her tragic death resulting from her
deafness. Mr. Mosler is survived by four daughters, those in Houston and Richmond, Mrs. D. W. Carson of San Antonio
and Mrs. F. G. Simmonds of Victoria, and two sons, Fred Mosler of Port Arthur and Olmar Mosler of this city. He
also leaves twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will be from the Goldman-Waters Chapel
in this city tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Services will be held at the First Methodist Church and burial
will be made in the Evergreen Cemetery, Rev. C. R. Brewster to officiate. Mr. Mosler was one of the oldest members
of the Victoria Methodist Church. [Victoria Advocate,
Jan. 3, 1929, transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
MRS. MARY REPKA
PASSED AWAY AT INEZ WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Mary Repka, 71, pioneer resident of this county, died at her home at Inez Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
In addition to her husband, Joseph Repka, a well known farmer, Mrs. Repka is survived by a number of sons and daughters.
The funeral was from the residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon with burial in the Inez Cemetery. The Catholic minister
of Inez officiated. [Victoria Advocate, Jan. 3,
1929, transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
Mrs. Christine Rouff
Victoria, Texas, August 4 Mrs. Christine Rouff, aged 97 years, died at
the home of her son, Mark Rouff, in this city this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke received several
weeks ago. She was the oldest person in Victoria county and was a native of Saarlouis, Germany, being born there
September 28, 1813, and came to the United States in 1849. She is survived by five children, Mrs. Amelia Alexander
and Mark Rouff of this place, Mrs. Jake Alexander of Marlin and Simon and Meyer Rouff of San Antonio. Her husband,
Leon Rouff, died 32 years ago. Burial took place in the Jewish Cemetery at this place this afternoon.
The Jewish Herald
Houston, Texas
August 11, 1910
Frank Blankenship
Dallas Morning News – 17 Aug. 1899
Victoria , Tex. , Aug. 16. – The horses of Charles Vogt, hitched to his grocery delivery wagon, ran away yesterday
and ran against a telephone post, which threw Frank Blankenship, the driver, a 12-year-old boy, out, and wounded
him so badly on the head and face that he died last night at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. M. Wheeler
Daily Bulletin (Brownwood, Texas) Friday, December 15, 1911
PROIMINENT WOMAN DEAD AT VICTORIA
Special to Bulletin: Victoria , Dec. 15.—Mrs. M. Wheeler, of Victoria, who was eighty years of age and was treasurer
of the Daughters of Confederacy of Texas, died here last night.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}
W. T. Smith
Dallas Morning News – 8 Oct. 1894
Victoria, Victoria Co., Tex. , Oct. 7. – W. T. Smith, a farmer living about ten miles from here, was in the city
yesterday and while driving through the streets was seized with vertigo, fell from his wagon and died in a short
time. He came to this county from Hallettsville about two years ago.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}
Chas. Hyneman
Dallas Morning News – 3 Apr. 1895
Victoria, Victoria Co., Tex. , April 2. – Chas. Hyneman, the bricklayer who was injured by the fall of scaffolding
in the Haller building, died yesterday from the effects of his injuries.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}
MISS VIOLA CASE
Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) Wednesday, March 28, 1894
Victoria , Tex. , March 27.—Miss Viola Case, for many years a teacher in the public and private schools of this
city, died yesterday of old age. Many a matron of mature years in this section received her primary instruction
in the schools taught by Miss Case.
{Submitted by Marla Zwakman}
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