IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Max Stewart
Gist
June 6, 1931 – January 4, 2008
Obituary
Max Stewart Gist, 76, of Bay City, passed away January 4, 2008, at Matagorda General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 6, 1931 in California, Missouri to the late Howard E. and Mary Elizabeth Robertson Gist and attended school in Knob Noster, Missouri, graduating in 1949.
Max joined the U.S. Army in 1952, serving with the 33rd Field Artillery, stationed at Kelly Barracks in Bamberg, Germany. While there, Max met and married the love of his life, Magdalena "Leni" Schmitt, and they returned to the states, in 1955. Leni preceded Max in death.
Max was a resident of Bay City since 1956, and worked for Phillips Petroleum from 1955 until his retirement in 1976 when he went to work at Bay Equipment Company here in Bay City. Together, Max and Leni co-owned Bay Equipment Company, and Max served as President of the company and Manager of the Parts Department until his retirement in 1995.
Max was a lifetime member of the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center and was also a lifetime member of the Friends of the Library in Bay City. Max loved sports and was active for many years in Bay City youth programs and coached Little League Baseball, and later coached Pony League Baseball. He was a member and one-time President of the Bay City Gun Club. This past year, Max celebrated his 40th year as a mason and was a member of Lodge AF and AM 865.
He is survived by his daughter, Otti Gist Davis & husband Thomas of Wimberley, TX and his grandson, Stuart M. Davis & wife Jennie of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The family will receive friends from 6 PM to 8 PM Tuesday, January 8th, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, PO Box 2212, Bay City, TX 77404-2212.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
Max joined the U.S. Army in 1952, serving with the 33rd Field Artillery, stationed at Kelly Barracks in Bamberg, Germany. While there, Max met and married the love of his life, Magdalena "Leni" Schmitt, and they returned to the states, in 1955. Leni preceded Max in death.
Max was a resident of Bay City since 1956, and worked for Phillips Petroleum from 1955 until his retirement in 1976 when he went to work at Bay Equipment Company here in Bay City. Together, Max and Leni co-owned Bay Equipment Company, and Max served as President of the company and Manager of the Parts Department until his retirement in 1995.
Max was a lifetime member of the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center and was also a lifetime member of the Friends of the Library in Bay City. Max loved sports and was active for many years in Bay City youth programs and coached Little League Baseball, and later coached Pony League Baseball. He was a member and one-time President of the Bay City Gun Club. This past year, Max celebrated his 40th year as a mason and was a member of Lodge AF and AM 865.
He is survived by his daughter, Otti Gist Davis & husband Thomas of Wimberley, TX and his grandson, Stuart M. Davis & wife Jennie of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The family will receive friends from 6 PM to 8 PM Tuesday, January 8th, at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, PO Box 2212, Bay City, TX 77404-2212.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
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