Bertha Juanita Elkins, 96, of Bay City died August 27, 2005 at the Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. She was born July 16, 1909 in Sayer, OK to the late James Henry and Bertha Ray Malloy Baird. Mrs. Elkins was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, a resident of Bay City since 1946, and was the owner/operator of Elkin's Laundry for many years.
Survivors include: daughter: Peggy Weldon of Bay City; son: Bill. R. Elkins, Jr of Houston; 5 grandchildren Jennifer Weldon of Bay City, David Weldon and Wife Teresa of Arlington, Michael Weldon of Sugarland, Sandra Christian of Dickinson, and Bill R. Elkins, III of Bay City; and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband: W. R. Elkins; sister: LaVern Bacon; and brothers: James Brooklyn, Charles Henry, Stampley Malloy, Roger Gayle, and Forrest Fields Baird.
Funeral Services were held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Zimmerman and Rev. James Muier officiating. Interment followed at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill R. Elkins III, David and Michael Weldon, Louis Fojtik, James Orr, Tyler Rilley Elkins and David William Bleakley. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979)245-4613.