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Margaret Elizabeth Trahan

Margaret Elizabeth Trahan

Oct 10, 2010

Margaret Elizabeth Trahan October 3, 1923 - October 10, 2010

Margaret Elizabeth Savarino Trahan, 87, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at a private care facility in Groves. She was born October 3, 1923 to Antionette Montalbano Savarino and Philip Savarino in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a...

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr.

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr.

Oct 9, 2010

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr. January 9, 1960 - October 9, 2010

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr., 50, of Port Arthur passed way on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at his home. He was born January 9, 1960 to Annabel and Overton Lavergne in Port Arthur, Texas. He has been a resident of Port Arthur for most of his life. Gerald retired...

Mary Sue Guidry

Mary Sue Guidry

Oct 6, 2010

Mary Sue Guidry August 29, 1934 - October 6, 2010

Mary Sue Guidry, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Promise Specialty Hospital in Nederland. Mary Sue was born in Port Arthur on August 29, 1934 to Charles and Beatrice Allen. She was a resident of Port Arthur all of her life and was...

Lillian Faye Chandler

Lillian Faye Chandler

Oct 6, 2010

Lillian Faye Chandler September 29, 1928 - October 6, 2010

Lillian Faye Chandler, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Promise Specialty Hospital in Nederland. She was born September 29, 1928 to Lela Estell Gillis Dorman and Edward Worster Dorman in Deweyville, Texas. Lillian graduated from Lutcher Stark Senior High School in 1949. She...

Katie E. Norment

Katie E. Norment

Oct 5, 2010

Katie E. Norment September 20, 1919 - October 5, 2010

Katie E. Norment of Mauriceville and formerly long time Port Arthur resident, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at The Meadows of Orange. Born September 20, 1919, in Jourdanton, Texas, to Bruce and Burtress Furgason Phillips, she was retired after many years with C. Flanagan Steamship Agency. Katie was...

Nellie L. Johnson

Nellie L. Johnson

Oct 4, 2010

Nellie L. Johnson March 31, 1919 - October 4, 2010

Nellie Louise Johnson, 91, of Port Neches went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 4, 2010. She was born March 31, 1919 in Thorton, Texas to I. N. and Mollie Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and Golden Circle...

Eva Jo Gordon

Eva Jo Gordon

Oct 2, 2010

Eva Jo Gordon November 13, 1950 - October 2, 2010

Eva Jo Gordon, 59, of Port Neches, peacefully passed away on Saturday morning October 2 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Bill Gordon, and her parents, Clyde and Juanita Sherrod. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Donavon and Christi...

Tony Roccaforte

Tony Roccaforte

Oct 2, 2010

Tony Roccaforte January 30, 1924 - October 2, 2010

Tony Roccaforte of Groves, TX. passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. He was born January 30, 1924 to Frank Roccaforte and Lena Zumo Roccaforte in Port Arthur, TX. Tony served in the US Navy during WWII. Tony was a resident of Groves for the...

Faye Perry

Faye Perry

Sep 30, 2010

Faye Perry December 29, 1929 - September 30, 2010

Faye Perry, 80, of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on December 29, 1929 to John and Edith McElduff in Vienna, Louisiana. She met and married the love of her life Paul Perry, while they both worked...

Ignacio Deleon

Ignacio Deleon

Sep 30, 2010

Ignacio DeLeon May 11, 1933 - September 30, 2010

Ignacio "Nacho" DeLeon, 77, of Beauxart Gardens passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. He was born May 11, 1933 to Estela Cavazos DeLeon and Marcelo DeLeon in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953 and served in the U....

Burt John Lee, Jr.

Burt John Lee, Jr.

Sep 28, 2010

Burt John Lee, Jr. May 24, 1934 - September 28, 2010

"Buddy" Burt John Lee, Jr. of Port Arthur, TX, peacefully passed away at his home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday September 28, 2010. He was born on May 24, 1934, to Myrtis Morgan Lee & Burt John Lee, Sr. As a native of Port Arthur,...

Ginger Woodcock

Ginger Woodcock

Sep 28, 2010

Ginger Woodcock July 2, 1952 - September 28, 2010

Ginger Delhomme Woodcock, 58, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at her home. She was born July 2, 1952 to Willa Champagne Delhomme and Richard L. Delhomme in Lubbock, Texas. She has been a resident of Nederland since 1977. Ginger trained, groomed and bred Australian Shepherd dogs...

Larry Armon Deblanc

Larry Armon Deblanc

Sep 22, 2010

Larry Armon DeBlanc September 21, 1975 - September 22, 2010

Larry Armon DeBlanc, 35, of Port Arthur/Fannett died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont from injuries in a motorcycle accident. He was born September 21, 1975 to Donna Trevino DeBlanc and Larry A. DeBlanc in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of...

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr.

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr.

Sep 21, 2010

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr. March 11, 1910 - September 21, 2010

Delos A. Talbert, Sr., age 100 of Kountze, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. He was born on March 11, 1910 in Felixville, La. to Louis P. and Florence Jackson Talbert. He was a resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area since 1930 and moved to Kountze...

Marceline Bohannon

Marceline Bohannon

Sep 20, 2010

Marceline Bohannon February 8, 1929 - September 20, 2010

Marceline Droddy Bohannon, 81, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 8, 1929 to Clara Belle McConathy Droddy and Olon Eugene Droddy in Port Arthur, Texas. She lived most of her life in the Port...

Joseph Fred Sassine

Joseph Fred Sassine

Sep 19, 2010

Joseph Fred Sassine July 6, 1957 - September 19, 2010

Joe Sassine, 53 of Port Arthur was born on July 6, 1957 in Beaumont, Texas. He passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2010. He lived in the Golden Triangle all of his life and was employed by Allen Samuels Chrysler Dodge as sales manager. He is preceded in death...

Danny Edwin Benkert

Danny Edwin Benkert

Sep 18, 2010

Danny Edwin Benkert December 22, 1951 - September 18, 2010

Danny Edwin Benkert, 58, passed away on September 18, 2010 after sustaining injuries from an A TV accident. Danny was born on December 22, 1951 to E.G. and Doris Benkert originally from Groves, Tx. Danny was a 1970 graduate of Port-Neches Groves High School. He worked as an automechanic...

Gladys Elizabeth Daire

Gladys Elizabeth Daire

Sep 16, 2010

Gladys Elizabeth Daire April 27, 1920 - September 16, 2010

Gladys Elizabeth Daire, 90, of Port Arthur, Texas died on September 16, 2010. Born in Manistique, Michigan in 1920 to Cleon and Violet Davenport she moved with her family to Texas in 1927, settling in San Antonio. After graduating from high school, she married, had two daughters, then settled...

George E. Sanford, Jr.

George E. Sanford, Jr.

Sep 16, 2010

George E. Sanford, Jr. August 6, 1927 - September 16, 2010

George E. Sanford, Jr. left this life on September 16, 2010, at the age of 83. He is survived by his spouse, Catherine Sanford; son John Sanford, wife Melinda and their sons Taylor and Conner; son James Sanford and his daughter Gabrielle; brother Chapman Sanford and his wife...

Levy Hartman

Levy Hartman

Sep 9, 2010

Levy Hartman July 9, 1927 - September 9, 2010

Born July 9, 1927 to Oliver J. Hartman, Sr. and Louise Trahan Hartman in Kaplan, LA. Levy was married to Geneva Berniece Vincent of Pecan Island, LA for more than 30 yrs. To this marriage came a daughter, Debra Lynn, and a son, Duane Levi (Butch). The family made their...

Margaret Elizabeth Trahan

Margaret Elizabeth Trahan

Oct 10, 2010

Margaret Elizabeth Trahan October 3, 1923 - October 10, 2010

Margaret Elizabeth Savarino Trahan, 87, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at a private care facility in Groves. She was born October 3, 1923 to Antionette Montalbano Savarino and Philip Savarino in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a...

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr.

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr.

Oct 9, 2010

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr. January 9, 1960 - October 9, 2010

Gerald Wayne Lavergne, Sr., 50, of Port Arthur passed way on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at his home. He was born January 9, 1960 to Annabel and Overton Lavergne in Port Arthur, Texas. He has been a resident of Port Arthur for most of his life. Gerald retired...

Mary Sue Guidry

Mary Sue Guidry

Oct 6, 2010

Mary Sue Guidry August 29, 1934 - October 6, 2010

Mary Sue Guidry, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Promise Specialty Hospital in Nederland. Mary Sue was born in Port Arthur on August 29, 1934 to Charles and Beatrice Allen. She was a resident of Port Arthur all of her life and was...

Lillian Faye Chandler

Lillian Faye Chandler

Oct 6, 2010

Lillian Faye Chandler September 29, 1928 - October 6, 2010

Lillian Faye Chandler, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Promise Specialty Hospital in Nederland. She was born September 29, 1928 to Lela Estell Gillis Dorman and Edward Worster Dorman in Deweyville, Texas. Lillian graduated from Lutcher Stark Senior High School in 1949. She...

Katie E. Norment

Katie E. Norment

Oct 5, 2010

Katie E. Norment September 20, 1919 - October 5, 2010

Katie E. Norment of Mauriceville and formerly long time Port Arthur resident, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at The Meadows of Orange. Born September 20, 1919, in Jourdanton, Texas, to Bruce and Burtress Furgason Phillips, she was retired after many years with C. Flanagan Steamship Agency. Katie was...

Nellie L. Johnson

Nellie L. Johnson

Oct 4, 2010

Nellie L. Johnson March 31, 1919 - October 4, 2010

Nellie Louise Johnson, 91, of Port Neches went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 4, 2010. She was born March 31, 1919 in Thorton, Texas to I. N. and Mollie Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and Golden Circle...

Eva Jo Gordon

Eva Jo Gordon

Oct 2, 2010

Eva Jo Gordon November 13, 1950 - October 2, 2010

Eva Jo Gordon, 59, of Port Neches, peacefully passed away on Saturday morning October 2 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Bill Gordon, and her parents, Clyde and Juanita Sherrod. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Donavon and Christi...

Tony Roccaforte

Tony Roccaforte

Oct 2, 2010

Tony Roccaforte January 30, 1924 - October 2, 2010

Tony Roccaforte of Groves, TX. passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. He was born January 30, 1924 to Frank Roccaforte and Lena Zumo Roccaforte in Port Arthur, TX. Tony served in the US Navy during WWII. Tony was a resident of Groves for the...

Faye Perry

Faye Perry

Sep 30, 2010

Faye Perry December 29, 1929 - September 30, 2010

Faye Perry, 80, of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on December 29, 1929 to John and Edith McElduff in Vienna, Louisiana. She met and married the love of her life Paul Perry, while they both worked...

Ignacio Deleon

Ignacio Deleon

Sep 30, 2010

Ignacio DeLeon May 11, 1933 - September 30, 2010

Ignacio "Nacho" DeLeon, 77, of Beauxart Gardens passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. He was born May 11, 1933 to Estela Cavazos DeLeon and Marcelo DeLeon in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953 and served in the U....

Burt John Lee, Jr.

Burt John Lee, Jr.

Sep 28, 2010

Burt John Lee, Jr. May 24, 1934 - September 28, 2010

"Buddy" Burt John Lee, Jr. of Port Arthur, TX, peacefully passed away at his home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday September 28, 2010. He was born on May 24, 1934, to Myrtis Morgan Lee & Burt John Lee, Sr. As a native of Port Arthur,...

Ginger Woodcock

Ginger Woodcock

Sep 28, 2010

Ginger Woodcock July 2, 1952 - September 28, 2010

Ginger Delhomme Woodcock, 58, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at her home. She was born July 2, 1952 to Willa Champagne Delhomme and Richard L. Delhomme in Lubbock, Texas. She has been a resident of Nederland since 1977. Ginger trained, groomed and bred Australian Shepherd dogs...

Larry Armon Deblanc

Larry Armon Deblanc

Sep 22, 2010

Larry Armon DeBlanc September 21, 1975 - September 22, 2010

Larry Armon DeBlanc, 35, of Port Arthur/Fannett died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont from injuries in a motorcycle accident. He was born September 21, 1975 to Donna Trevino DeBlanc and Larry A. DeBlanc in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of...

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr.

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr.

Sep 21, 2010

Delos Alexander Talbert, Sr. March 11, 1910 - September 21, 2010

Delos A. Talbert, Sr., age 100 of Kountze, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. He was born on March 11, 1910 in Felixville, La. to Louis P. and Florence Jackson Talbert. He was a resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area since 1930 and moved to Kountze...

Marceline Bohannon

Marceline Bohannon

Sep 20, 2010

Marceline Bohannon February 8, 1929 - September 20, 2010

Marceline Droddy Bohannon, 81, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 8, 1929 to Clara Belle McConathy Droddy and Olon Eugene Droddy in Port Arthur, Texas. She lived most of her life in the Port...

Joseph Fred Sassine

Joseph Fred Sassine

Sep 19, 2010

Joseph Fred Sassine July 6, 1957 - September 19, 2010

Joe Sassine, 53 of Port Arthur was born on July 6, 1957 in Beaumont, Texas. He passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2010. He lived in the Golden Triangle all of his life and was employed by Allen Samuels Chrysler Dodge as sales manager. He is preceded in death...

Danny Edwin Benkert

Danny Edwin Benkert

Sep 18, 2010

Danny Edwin Benkert December 22, 1951 - September 18, 2010

Danny Edwin Benkert, 58, passed away on September 18, 2010 after sustaining injuries from an A TV accident. Danny was born on December 22, 1951 to E.G. and Doris Benkert originally from Groves, Tx. Danny was a 1970 graduate of Port-Neches Groves High School. He worked as an automechanic...

Gladys Elizabeth Daire

Gladys Elizabeth Daire

Sep 16, 2010

Gladys Elizabeth Daire April 27, 1920 - September 16, 2010

Gladys Elizabeth Daire, 90, of Port Arthur, Texas died on September 16, 2010. Born in Manistique, Michigan in 1920 to Cleon and Violet Davenport she moved with her family to Texas in 1927, settling in San Antonio. After graduating from high school, she married, had two daughters, then settled...

George E. Sanford, Jr.

George E. Sanford, Jr.

Sep 16, 2010

George E. Sanford, Jr. August 6, 1927 - September 16, 2010

George E. Sanford, Jr. left this life on September 16, 2010, at the age of 83. He is survived by his spouse, Catherine Sanford; son John Sanford, wife Melinda and their sons Taylor and Conner; son James Sanford and his daughter Gabrielle; brother Chapman Sanford and his wife...

Levy Hartman

Levy Hartman

Sep 9, 2010

Levy Hartman July 9, 1927 - September 9, 2010

Born July 9, 1927 to Oliver J. Hartman, Sr. and Louise Trahan Hartman in Kaplan, LA. Levy was married to Geneva Berniece Vincent of Pecan Island, LA for more than 30 yrs. To this marriage came a daughter, Debra Lynn, and a son, Duane Levi (Butch). The family made their...

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