Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
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....
Brenda S. Medina
Apr 11, 2011
Brenda S. Medina January 15, 1978 - April 11, 2011
Brenda S. Medina, 33, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. She was born January 15, 1978 to Cresmelita Ignacio Sarmiento and Luperto Sarmiento in Bismona Atlantico Norte, Nicaragua. She has been a resident of the United States since 1995....
Richard R. Richard, Sr.
Apr 10, 2011
Richard R. Richard, Sr. February 6, 1930 - April 10, 2011
Richard R. Richard, Sr., 81, of Groves passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 6, 1930 to Elodie Pitre Richard and John F. Richard in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been a resident of Groves for...
Daniel R. Denison, Sr.
Apr 10, 2011
Daniel R. Denison, Sr. January 31, 1937 - April 10, 2011
Daniel R. Denison, Sr., 74, of Sabine Pass passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born January 31, 1937 to Martha Henderson Denison and Ralph L. Denison in Rolla, Missouri. He has been a resident of Texas for 22...
Elmer Lawson Brown
Apr 8, 2011
Elmer Lawson Brown May 6, 1961 - April 8, 2011
Elmer Lawson Brown, age 49, Left to be with the Lord, Friday evening April 8th, 2011. He was known to his family and friends as "Bubba, or E.L." He passed away peacefully, at home, in his sleep. He left us too soon. He was born in EI Dorado, Arkansas...
Lillian N. Landreth
Apr 1, 2011
Lillian N. Landreth February 10, 1925 - April 1, 2011
Lillian Nettie Bice Landreth, 86, of Groves passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born February 10, 1925 to Dora Schneider Bice and Robert Bice, Sr. in Thrall, Texas. Lillian has been a resident of Groves for 53 years. She worked...
Corinne Mae Popielarczyk
Mar 30, 2011
Corinne Mae Popielarczyk July 28, 1927 - March 30, 2011
Corinne Vaughn Popielarczyk was born in Pt. Arthur, TX to Louise Fournet Vaughn and Herbert J. Vaughn on July 28, 1927 and grew up in Pt. Arthur during the great depression and World War II. She passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She...
John Thomas Rock
Mar 25, 2011
John Thomas Rock July 15, 1944 - March 25, 2011
John Thomas Rock, 66, of Lumberton passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 15, 1944 to Frances Olivier Rock and James Rock in Franklin, Louisiana. John lived in Port Arthur for most of his life before moving...
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr.
Mar 23, 2011
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr. March 19, 1950 - March 23, 2011
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr., 61, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born March 19, 1950 to Mildred Johnson Fischer and Wilbert B. Fischer in Port Arthur. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Craig worked as...
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus
Mar 21, 2011
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus September 17, 1929 - March 21, 2011
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus, 81, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born September 17, 1929 to Esther Domaschk Walther and Oswald Walther in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. Evelyn...
Felix Hexel Bartholomew, Jr.
Mar 20, 2011
Felix Hexel Bartholomew, Jr. November 8, 1921 - March 20, 2011
Felix H. Bartholomew, Jr. 89 of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital in Houston, Texas. Felix was born in Grand Bayou, Louisiana on November 11, 1921. He was a self-employed shrimper. Felix served our country during W.W. II in the U.S....
Amy Louise Andrus
Mar 16, 2011
Amy Louise Andrus February 13, 1924 - March 16, 2011
Amy Louise Andrus, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home following a brief stay at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born February 13, 1924 to Emily Judice and Hypolite Broussard. She is survived by her husband, Edward Andrus, Jr.,...
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....
Brenda S. Medina
Apr 11, 2011
Brenda S. Medina January 15, 1978 - April 11, 2011
Brenda S. Medina, 33, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. She was born January 15, 1978 to Cresmelita Ignacio Sarmiento and Luperto Sarmiento in Bismona Atlantico Norte, Nicaragua. She has been a resident of the United States since 1995....
Richard R. Richard, Sr.
Apr 10, 2011
Richard R. Richard, Sr. February 6, 1930 - April 10, 2011
Richard R. Richard, Sr., 81, of Groves passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 6, 1930 to Elodie Pitre Richard and John F. Richard in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been a resident of Groves for...
Daniel R. Denison, Sr.
Apr 10, 2011
Daniel R. Denison, Sr. January 31, 1937 - April 10, 2011
Daniel R. Denison, Sr., 74, of Sabine Pass passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born January 31, 1937 to Martha Henderson Denison and Ralph L. Denison in Rolla, Missouri. He has been a resident of Texas for 22...
Elmer Lawson Brown
Apr 8, 2011
Elmer Lawson Brown May 6, 1961 - April 8, 2011
Elmer Lawson Brown, age 49, Left to be with the Lord, Friday evening April 8th, 2011. He was known to his family and friends as "Bubba, or E.L." He passed away peacefully, at home, in his sleep. He left us too soon. He was born in EI Dorado, Arkansas...
Lillian N. Landreth
Apr 1, 2011
Lillian N. Landreth February 10, 1925 - April 1, 2011
Lillian Nettie Bice Landreth, 86, of Groves passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born February 10, 1925 to Dora Schneider Bice and Robert Bice, Sr. in Thrall, Texas. Lillian has been a resident of Groves for 53 years. She worked...
Corinne Mae Popielarczyk
Mar 30, 2011
Corinne Mae Popielarczyk July 28, 1927 - March 30, 2011
Corinne Vaughn Popielarczyk was born in Pt. Arthur, TX to Louise Fournet Vaughn and Herbert J. Vaughn on July 28, 1927 and grew up in Pt. Arthur during the great depression and World War II. She passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She...
John Thomas Rock
Mar 25, 2011
John Thomas Rock July 15, 1944 - March 25, 2011
John Thomas Rock, 66, of Lumberton passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 15, 1944 to Frances Olivier Rock and James Rock in Franklin, Louisiana. John lived in Port Arthur for most of his life before moving...
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr.
Mar 23, 2011
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr. March 19, 1950 - March 23, 2011
Craig Carter Fischer, Sr., 61, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born March 19, 1950 to Mildred Johnson Fischer and Wilbert B. Fischer in Port Arthur. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Craig worked as...
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus
Mar 21, 2011
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus September 17, 1929 - March 21, 2011
Evelyn Ruth Venghaus, 81, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born September 17, 1929 to Esther Domaschk Walther and Oswald Walther in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. Evelyn...
Felix Hexel Bartholomew, Jr.
Mar 20, 2011
Felix Hexel Bartholomew, Jr. November 8, 1921 - March 20, 2011
Felix H. Bartholomew, Jr. 89 of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital in Houston, Texas. Felix was born in Grand Bayou, Louisiana on November 11, 1921. He was a self-employed shrimper. Felix served our country during W.W. II in the U.S....
Amy Louise Andrus
Mar 16, 2011
Amy Louise Andrus February 13, 1924 - March 16, 2011
Amy Louise Andrus, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home following a brief stay at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born February 13, 1924 to Emily Judice and Hypolite Broussard. She is survived by her husband, Edward Andrus, Jr.,...

