Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Jimmie L. Felder
May 30, 2011
Jimmie L. Felder July 9, 1935 - May 30, 2011
Jimmie "Jim" Lamar Felder of Hemphill, TX, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born July 9, 1935 to Clayton Lamar Felder and Celeste Miller Felder in Port Arthur, TX. Jim has been a resident of Hemphill for over 20...
Nadine Lorraine Reed
May 26, 2011
Nadine Lorraine Reed June 14, 1923 - May 26, 2011
Nadine Lorraine Shorter Reed, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. She was born June 14, 1923 to Nora Lee Claxton Shorter and Francis M. Shorter in Wichita, Kansas. Nadine was a resident of Port Arthur for...
Ardise Matilda Raymer
May 25, 2011
Ardise Matilda Raymer June 10, 1919 - May 25, 2011
Ardise Matilda Gaspard Raymer, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 10, 1919 to Blanche Plessala Gaspard and Clovis Gaspard in Berwick, Louisiana. Ardise lived in Port Arthur for most of her...
Nathan Edsel Guillory
May 23, 2011
Nathan Edsel Guillory January 18, 1927 - May 23, 2011
Nathan Guillory also known as "Blue Eyes", Gil and "Brother" 84, life long resident of Groves, Texas for 63 years passed away peacefully on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Nathan was born on January 18, 1927, in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana, the son of...
Everett L. Mcdonald
May 18, 2011
Everett L. McDonald September 12, 1922 - May 18, 2011
Everett L. McDonald, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born September 12, 1922 to Ella Mae Dorman McDonald and Milton A. McDonald in Hainesville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the area for...
Bert Lee Ledoux
May 16, 2011
Bert Lee LeDoux August 25, 1936 - May 16, 2011
Bert Lee LeDoux, 74, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born August 25, 1936 to Effie Daigle LeDoux and Melvy LeDoux in Church Point, Louisiana. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1955 and attended...
Minda Joyce Matherne
May 12, 2011
Minda Joyce Matherne February 16, 1948 - May 12, 2011
SHE WAS BORN TO WALTER E. MCLAIN AND JANIE MILLS MCLAIN AND WAS RAISED IN PORT ARTHUR. SHE LIVED IN BRIDGE CITY FOR 24 YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS. SHE PASSED AWAY FROM CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AFTER MULTIPLE HEART ATTACKS IN 7/19/2002, 8/23/2008, 4/1/2009 MINDA WAS A...
Marie Mercedes Monaco
May 11, 2011
Marie Mercedes Monaco December 30, 1933 - May 11, 2011
M. Mercedes Leger (Gralino) Monaco, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born December 30, 1933, in Cankton, Louisiana to Ferroil Leger and Emetilde Duplechin Leger. She has been a resident of Port Arthur over 50...
Nelson Paul Bordelon
May 10, 2011
Nelson Paul Bordelon March 29, 1938 - May 10, 2011
He was born in Hessmer, Louisiana and has lived in Port Arthur for over 32 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecilia Watts Bordelon and Poulin Bordelon and his brother, Joel Bordelon. He is survived by his three children, Danette Wright of Port Arthur, Texas, Richard...
Fazie Catherine Ladd
May 9, 2011
Fazie Catherine Ladd November 7, 1915 - May 9, 2011
Fazie C. Boudreaux Ladd, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born November 7, 1915 to Bernice C. Hanson Boudreaux and Albert J. Boudreaux in Berwick, Louisiana. She moved to Port Arthur as a...
John D. Rushing
May 8, 2011
John D. Rushing December 14, 1928 - May 8, 2011
John D. Rushing, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. He was born December 14, 1928 to Norma Austin Rushing and Oscar Rushing. He has been a resident of the area since he was 18 years old. John...
Thelma Pearl Trahan
May 5, 2011
Thelma Pearl Trahan November 29, 1928 - May 5, 2011
Thelma Pearl Dewees Trahan, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born November 29, 1928 to Lenney Elizabeth Aliger Dewees and Hiram H. Dewees in Port Arthur. She was a lifelong resident of Port Acres...
Felix Antonio Solis
May 5, 2011
Felix Antonio Solis June 16, 1962 - May 5, 2011
Felix Antonio Solis, 48, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born June 16, 1962 to Elida and Felix Solis in Nuevo Laredo, Tamauilipas, Mexico. He has been a resident of Port Arthur for 35 years....
Sandra Kathleen Laidlaw
May 3, 2011
Sandra Kathleen Laidlaw June 4, 1952 - May 3, 2011
Sandra Kathleen "Thompson" Laidlaw passed away at the age of 58 at Methodist Hospital West in Houston, Texas on May 3, 2011. She lived on Bodden Town Road in Breakers, Grand Cayman Islands, BWI. Sandra was born in Port Arthur, Texas on 6/4/1952. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High...
Frank Victor Leocadi
Apr 25, 2011
Frank Victor Leocadi February 2, 1929 - April 25, 2011
Frank Victor Leocadi, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. He was born February 2, 1929 to Anna D. Leocadi and Sam Leocadi in Dallas, Texas. Victor was a resident of the area for 44 years. Victor was a self-employed...
Epifania Elizondo
Apr 22, 2011
Epifania Elizondo January 6, 1929 - April 22, 2011
Epifania "Eppie" Moreno Elizondo, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur. She was born January 6, 1929 to Leonides Castillo Moreno and T. O. Moreno in Port Arthur, Texas. Eppie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and...
Jeanette Theresa Brown
Apr 21, 2011
Jeanette Theresa Brown January 23, 1935 - April 21, 2011
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Jeanette Theresa Brown, 76 years, and lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She was the loving wife to Owen Brown, Jr. A devoted mother to sons, Randy Brown (Vicky) and Glen Brown (Katie), daughters, Diana Casses (Joe) and Darlene...
Helen Lavada Kidder
Apr 14, 2011
Helen Lavada Kidder July 8, 1926 - April 14, 2011
Helen Lavada Kidder, 84, passed on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Helen was born on July 8, 1926 in Flora, Texas to the late Nellie Marianne Vanzandt Chandler and Roy Lee Chandler. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
John William Knowles
Apr 12, 2011
John William Knowles May 8, 1931 - April 12, 2011
Judge John W. (Johnny) Knowles age 80, passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at home with his family at his side. Johnny was born in Greenville, Texas to the late Thelma Armetta Greer Knowles and Harold Frances Knowles. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister...
Fena Dejohn Bellard
Apr 12, 2011
Fena DeJohn Bellard September 19, 1917 - April 12, 2011
Fena DeJohn Bellard, 93, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Rose House in Port Arthur. Fena is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, George Bellard, her parents, Angelo and Rose DeJohn, 4 sisters and 2 brothers, her niece, Christine McGee....
Jimmie L. Felder
May 30, 2011
Jimmie L. Felder July 9, 1935 - May 30, 2011
Jimmie "Jim" Lamar Felder of Hemphill, TX, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born July 9, 1935 to Clayton Lamar Felder and Celeste Miller Felder in Port Arthur, TX. Jim has been a resident of Hemphill for over 20...
Nadine Lorraine Reed
May 26, 2011
Nadine Lorraine Reed June 14, 1923 - May 26, 2011
Nadine Lorraine Shorter Reed, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. She was born June 14, 1923 to Nora Lee Claxton Shorter and Francis M. Shorter in Wichita, Kansas. Nadine was a resident of Port Arthur for...
Ardise Matilda Raymer
May 25, 2011
Ardise Matilda Raymer June 10, 1919 - May 25, 2011
Ardise Matilda Gaspard Raymer, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 10, 1919 to Blanche Plessala Gaspard and Clovis Gaspard in Berwick, Louisiana. Ardise lived in Port Arthur for most of her...
Nathan Edsel Guillory
May 23, 2011
Nathan Edsel Guillory January 18, 1927 - May 23, 2011
Nathan Guillory also known as "Blue Eyes", Gil and "Brother" 84, life long resident of Groves, Texas for 63 years passed away peacefully on Monday, May 23, 2011, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Nathan was born on January 18, 1927, in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana, the son of...
Everett L. Mcdonald
May 18, 2011
Everett L. McDonald September 12, 1922 - May 18, 2011
Everett L. McDonald, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born September 12, 1922 to Ella Mae Dorman McDonald and Milton A. McDonald in Hainesville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the area for...
Bert Lee Ledoux
May 16, 2011
Bert Lee LeDoux August 25, 1936 - May 16, 2011
Bert Lee LeDoux, 74, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born August 25, 1936 to Effie Daigle LeDoux and Melvy LeDoux in Church Point, Louisiana. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1955 and attended...
Minda Joyce Matherne
May 12, 2011
Minda Joyce Matherne February 16, 1948 - May 12, 2011
SHE WAS BORN TO WALTER E. MCLAIN AND JANIE MILLS MCLAIN AND WAS RAISED IN PORT ARTHUR. SHE LIVED IN BRIDGE CITY FOR 24 YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS. SHE PASSED AWAY FROM CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AFTER MULTIPLE HEART ATTACKS IN 7/19/2002, 8/23/2008, 4/1/2009 MINDA WAS A...
Marie Mercedes Monaco
May 11, 2011
Marie Mercedes Monaco December 30, 1933 - May 11, 2011
M. Mercedes Leger (Gralino) Monaco, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born December 30, 1933, in Cankton, Louisiana to Ferroil Leger and Emetilde Duplechin Leger. She has been a resident of Port Arthur over 50...
Nelson Paul Bordelon
May 10, 2011
Nelson Paul Bordelon March 29, 1938 - May 10, 2011
He was born in Hessmer, Louisiana and has lived in Port Arthur for over 32 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecilia Watts Bordelon and Poulin Bordelon and his brother, Joel Bordelon. He is survived by his three children, Danette Wright of Port Arthur, Texas, Richard...
Fazie Catherine Ladd
May 9, 2011
Fazie Catherine Ladd November 7, 1915 - May 9, 2011
Fazie C. Boudreaux Ladd, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born November 7, 1915 to Bernice C. Hanson Boudreaux and Albert J. Boudreaux in Berwick, Louisiana. She moved to Port Arthur as a...
John D. Rushing
May 8, 2011
John D. Rushing December 14, 1928 - May 8, 2011
John D. Rushing, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. He was born December 14, 1928 to Norma Austin Rushing and Oscar Rushing. He has been a resident of the area since he was 18 years old. John...
Thelma Pearl Trahan
May 5, 2011
Thelma Pearl Trahan November 29, 1928 - May 5, 2011
Thelma Pearl Dewees Trahan, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born November 29, 1928 to Lenney Elizabeth Aliger Dewees and Hiram H. Dewees in Port Arthur. She was a lifelong resident of Port Acres...
Felix Antonio Solis
May 5, 2011
Felix Antonio Solis June 16, 1962 - May 5, 2011
Felix Antonio Solis, 48, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born June 16, 1962 to Elida and Felix Solis in Nuevo Laredo, Tamauilipas, Mexico. He has been a resident of Port Arthur for 35 years....
Sandra Kathleen Laidlaw
May 3, 2011
Sandra Kathleen Laidlaw June 4, 1952 - May 3, 2011
Sandra Kathleen "Thompson" Laidlaw passed away at the age of 58 at Methodist Hospital West in Houston, Texas on May 3, 2011. She lived on Bodden Town Road in Breakers, Grand Cayman Islands, BWI. Sandra was born in Port Arthur, Texas on 6/4/1952. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High...
Frank Victor Leocadi
Apr 25, 2011
Frank Victor Leocadi February 2, 1929 - April 25, 2011
Frank Victor Leocadi, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. He was born February 2, 1929 to Anna D. Leocadi and Sam Leocadi in Dallas, Texas. Victor was a resident of the area for 44 years. Victor was a self-employed...
Epifania Elizondo
Apr 22, 2011
Epifania Elizondo January 6, 1929 - April 22, 2011
Epifania "Eppie" Moreno Elizondo, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur. She was born January 6, 1929 to Leonides Castillo Moreno and T. O. Moreno in Port Arthur, Texas. Eppie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and...
Jeanette Theresa Brown
Apr 21, 2011
Jeanette Theresa Brown January 23, 1935 - April 21, 2011
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Jeanette Theresa Brown, 76 years, and lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She was the loving wife to Owen Brown, Jr. A devoted mother to sons, Randy Brown (Vicky) and Glen Brown (Katie), daughters, Diana Casses (Joe) and Darlene...
Helen Lavada Kidder
Apr 14, 2011
Helen Lavada Kidder July 8, 1926 - April 14, 2011
Helen Lavada Kidder, 84, passed on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Helen was born on July 8, 1926 in Flora, Texas to the late Nellie Marianne Vanzandt Chandler and Roy Lee Chandler. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
John William Knowles
Apr 12, 2011
John William Knowles May 8, 1931 - April 12, 2011
Judge John W. (Johnny) Knowles age 80, passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at home with his family at his side. Johnny was born in Greenville, Texas to the late Thelma Armetta Greer Knowles and Harold Frances Knowles. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister...
Fena Dejohn Bellard
Apr 12, 2011
Fena DeJohn Bellard September 19, 1917 - April 12, 2011
Fena DeJohn Bellard, 93, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Rose House in Port Arthur. Fena is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, George Bellard, her parents, Angelo and Rose DeJohn, 4 sisters and 2 brothers, her niece, Christine McGee....