Marie (Bayer) Matura (1875 - 1963)

Born 23 Nov 1875 in Fayette Co. Texas

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Died 11 Jul 1963 at age 87 in Fayette Co. Texas

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Weimar Mercury, Thursday, July 18, 1963 Final Rites for Mrs. Mary Matura, 87, Held Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Matura, 87, lifelong resident of the Weimar area, were held Saturday, July 13, at Hubbard Funeral Home and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Dubina, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. John Bily officiated.

Mrs. Matura, who had been bedridden for seven years, died at her home at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, July 11.

Born Nov. 23, 1875, at Dubina, she was the daughter of John and Veronica Bajer. She married to Rudolf Matura at Dubina in 1894, and they settled first at Ammannsville, later moving to Holman and finally to Dubina. Mr. Matura died Dec. 24, 1962.

Mrs. Matura was a member of the Dubina church, KJZT, and the Christian Mothers Society.

Surviving her are two sons, Emil of Weimar and Henry of Dubina; three daughters, Mrs. Annie Picha, who lived with her, Mrs. Albert (Victoria) Cernoch of Dubina and Mrs. George (Mary) Kana of La Grange; 25 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Broz and Mrs. Jim Kuchar, both of Weimar. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death.

Pallbearers were her grandsons, Henry Joe Matura, Edwin Matura, Erwin Matura, George Kana Jr.; Florian Kana and Eugene Matura.

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