Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Robert Menchaca
Mar 3, 2010
Robert Menchaca August 17, 1920 - March 3, 2010
Robert Menchaca, 89, of Nederland passed away peacefully at his home on March 3, 2010. He was born August 17, 1920 to Luz Monriquez Menchaca and Paul Menchaca in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1941....
Margie Yvonne Ball
Feb 23, 2010
Margie Yvonne Ball July 8, 1921 - February 23, 2010
Margie Johnson Ball, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Home Place, private nursing care facility in Groves. She was born July 8, 1921 to Cora Edgar Johnson and George Johnson in Forest Hill, Louisiana. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 55...
Thelma Christine Parker
Feb 23, 2010
Thelma Christine Parker February 28, 1914 - February 23, 2010
Thelma Christine Savage Parker, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Dogwood Trails Nursing Home in Woodville. She was born February 28, 1914 to Ida Harris Savage and William B. Savage in Joaquin, Texas. She earned a Masters Degree in Music Education from Stephen...
Sandra Louise Traube
Feb 17, 2010
Sandra Louise Traube March 5, 1983 - February 17, 2010
Sandra Louise Traube, 26, of Van Alstyne, Texas died Wednesday February 17, 2010 as a result of injuries from an automobile/pedestrian accident in Van Alstyne. She was born March 5, 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut. Sandra was a 2001 graduate of H. M. King High School in Kingsville, Texas....
Lorraine Robinson
Feb 17, 2010
Lorraine Robinson December 23, 1916 - February 17, 2010
Lorraine Small Robinson, 93, formerly of Pt. Arthur, passed away February 17, 2010 at Village Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lumberton. Lorraine was born on December 23, 1916 in Sabine Pass and lived in Port Arthur for most of her life. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School...
Phillip Irving Loupe
Feb 9, 2010
Phillip Irving Loupe May 19, 1940 - February 9, 2010
Phillip Irving Loupe, 69, of Orange passed away on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at his home. He was born May 19, 1940 to Lottie Harding Loupe and Roy Loupe in Bridge City, Texas. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Phillip earned an a Associate Degree in...
Irene Granger
Feb 8, 2010
Irene Granger March 31, 1926 - February 8, 2010
Irene Bodin Menard Granger, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born March 31, 1926 to Dulcide Menard Bodin and Sidney Bodin in Biloxi, Mississippi. She has been a resident of the Groves area since 1965. Irene...
Laura Joe Allen
Jan 29, 2010
Laura Joe Allen September 6, 1946 - January 29, 2010
Laura Joe Maceiras Allen, 63 of Westminster, Maryland died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born September 6, 1946, in Port Arthur, Texas she was the daughter of Joe M. Maceiras, of Port Arthur, and the late Laura Mae Bouvier Maceiras. She was the...
Joseph Harry Lalonde
Jan 26, 2010
Joseph Harry Lalonde February 24, 1934 - January 26, 2010
Joseph Harry Lalonde, 75, of Fannett passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born February 24, 1934 to Theresa Chautin Lalonde and Johnny Lalonde in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Joseph retired from Burton Shipyard as a carpenter foreman after...
Absie M. Leboeuf
Jan 25, 2010
Absie M. LeBoeuf December 22, 1920 - January 25, 2010
Mr. LeBoeuf was born on December 22, 1920, to Elizabeth and Louis LeBoeuf in Cameron, LA. He married his beautiful wife, Leona Boutte, in 1942 in New Orleans, LA. They lived in Port Arthur, TX, where Mr. LeBoeuf was a longtime member of St. James Catholic Church. He was...
James Lee Patin, Sr.
Jan 17, 2010
James Lee Patin, Sr. December 4, 1922 - January 17, 2010
James Lee "Jimmie" Patin, Sr., age 87 of Groves passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Groesbeck, Texas at a local nursing facility. Jimmie was born in Port Arthur to Laurent and Victoria Trosclair Patin on December 4, 1922. Jimmie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....
Edwin George Benkert
Jan 16, 2010
Edwin George Benkert October 23, 1924 - January 16, 2010
Edwin George Benkert, 85, of Sam Rayburn passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Timberlake Nursing Home in Jasper. He was born October 23, 1924 to Mary Lula Rayon Benkert and Edwin George Benkert in Port Arthur, Texas. He lived in the Port Arthur for most of his...
Kathleen Olive
Jan 15, 2010
Kathleen Olive August 31, 1923 - January 15, 2010
Kathleen Olive, 86, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 15, 2010, after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Kathleen was born to Walter and Nell Arnold in Jennings, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Bethany, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood and later met her lifelong love P.A....
William Neal Brown
Jan 14, 2010
William Neal Brown March 9, 1944 - January 14, 2010
William "Bill" Neal Brown, 65, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Harbor Hospital in Orange, Texas. He was born March 9, 1944 to Catherine Tooley Brown and Cornelius Neal Brown in Port Arthur, Texas. Bill lived most of his life in the Port...
Bruce Edward Davis
Jan 13, 2010
Bruce Edward Davis October 2, 1946 - January 13, 2010
Bruce Edward Davis, 63, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 2, 1946 to Maxine Losee Davis and Ray Edward Davis in Vincennes, Indiana. Bruce was a resident of Port Arthur for most of...
Sosthene Joseph Hebert
Dec 11, 2009
Sosthene Joseph Hebert January 30, 1923 - December 11, 2009
Sosthene "S. J." Joseph Hebert, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1923 to Adelaide Lemaire Hebert and Gerard Hebert in Abbeville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the Port Arthur...
Jennie Mae Duhon
Dec 7, 2009
Jennie Mae Duhon August 29, 1916 - December 7, 2009
Jennie Mae Duhon, 93, of Cypress, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Ainsley Court Assisted Living Center in Cypress, Texas. She was born August 29, 1916 to Rosa Arleathy Hamm Dolan and Lemuel Edward Dolan in Jacksonville, Texas. She was a former resident of Port Arthur...
Jo Tyrie Sanders
Dec 6, 2009
Jo Tyrie Sanders July 4, 1915 - December 6, 2009
Farewell to a Port Arthur Icon - Jo Tyrie Arthur Sanders. She was a very loving, caring, strong and brave lady. Even though she was the youngest, she was a matriarch of her brothers and sister as well as her own family. Although short in stature at only 5...
Walter L. Brown
Dec 4, 2009
Walter L. Brown December 27, 1926 - December 4, 2009
Walter L. Brown, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday December 4, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born December 27, 1926 to Myrtle Gauthier Brown and William Brown in Evergreen, Louisiana. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1943 to...
Nellie Oubre
Dec 1, 2009
Nellie Oubre February 25, 1905 - December 1, 2009
Nellie "MeMe" Girouard Oubre, 104, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday December 1, 2009 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 25, 1905 to Anaise Berard Girouard and Ovignal Girouard in Loreaville, Louisiana as the third of eight children. She married her husband Henry...
Robert Menchaca
Mar 3, 2010
Robert Menchaca August 17, 1920 - March 3, 2010
Robert Menchaca, 89, of Nederland passed away peacefully at his home on March 3, 2010. He was born August 17, 1920 to Luz Monriquez Menchaca and Paul Menchaca in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1941....
Margie Yvonne Ball
Feb 23, 2010
Margie Yvonne Ball July 8, 1921 - February 23, 2010
Margie Johnson Ball, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Home Place, private nursing care facility in Groves. She was born July 8, 1921 to Cora Edgar Johnson and George Johnson in Forest Hill, Louisiana. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 55...
Thelma Christine Parker
Feb 23, 2010
Thelma Christine Parker February 28, 1914 - February 23, 2010
Thelma Christine Savage Parker, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Dogwood Trails Nursing Home in Woodville. She was born February 28, 1914 to Ida Harris Savage and William B. Savage in Joaquin, Texas. She earned a Masters Degree in Music Education from Stephen...
Sandra Louise Traube
Feb 17, 2010
Sandra Louise Traube March 5, 1983 - February 17, 2010
Sandra Louise Traube, 26, of Van Alstyne, Texas died Wednesday February 17, 2010 as a result of injuries from an automobile/pedestrian accident in Van Alstyne. She was born March 5, 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut. Sandra was a 2001 graduate of H. M. King High School in Kingsville, Texas....
Lorraine Robinson
Feb 17, 2010
Lorraine Robinson December 23, 1916 - February 17, 2010
Lorraine Small Robinson, 93, formerly of Pt. Arthur, passed away February 17, 2010 at Village Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lumberton. Lorraine was born on December 23, 1916 in Sabine Pass and lived in Port Arthur for most of her life. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School...
Phillip Irving Loupe
Feb 9, 2010
Phillip Irving Loupe May 19, 1940 - February 9, 2010
Phillip Irving Loupe, 69, of Orange passed away on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at his home. He was born May 19, 1940 to Lottie Harding Loupe and Roy Loupe in Bridge City, Texas. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Phillip earned an a Associate Degree in...
Irene Granger
Feb 8, 2010
Irene Granger March 31, 1926 - February 8, 2010
Irene Bodin Menard Granger, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born March 31, 1926 to Dulcide Menard Bodin and Sidney Bodin in Biloxi, Mississippi. She has been a resident of the Groves area since 1965. Irene...
Laura Joe Allen
Jan 29, 2010
Laura Joe Allen September 6, 1946 - January 29, 2010
Laura Joe Maceiras Allen, 63 of Westminster, Maryland died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born September 6, 1946, in Port Arthur, Texas she was the daughter of Joe M. Maceiras, of Port Arthur, and the late Laura Mae Bouvier Maceiras. She was the...
Joseph Harry Lalonde
Jan 26, 2010
Joseph Harry Lalonde February 24, 1934 - January 26, 2010
Joseph Harry Lalonde, 75, of Fannett passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born February 24, 1934 to Theresa Chautin Lalonde and Johnny Lalonde in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Joseph retired from Burton Shipyard as a carpenter foreman after...
Absie M. Leboeuf
Jan 25, 2010
Absie M. LeBoeuf December 22, 1920 - January 25, 2010
Mr. LeBoeuf was born on December 22, 1920, to Elizabeth and Louis LeBoeuf in Cameron, LA. He married his beautiful wife, Leona Boutte, in 1942 in New Orleans, LA. They lived in Port Arthur, TX, where Mr. LeBoeuf was a longtime member of St. James Catholic Church. He was...
James Lee Patin, Sr.
Jan 17, 2010
James Lee Patin, Sr. December 4, 1922 - January 17, 2010
James Lee "Jimmie" Patin, Sr., age 87 of Groves passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Groesbeck, Texas at a local nursing facility. Jimmie was born in Port Arthur to Laurent and Victoria Trosclair Patin on December 4, 1922. Jimmie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....
Edwin George Benkert
Jan 16, 2010
Edwin George Benkert October 23, 1924 - January 16, 2010
Edwin George Benkert, 85, of Sam Rayburn passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Timberlake Nursing Home in Jasper. He was born October 23, 1924 to Mary Lula Rayon Benkert and Edwin George Benkert in Port Arthur, Texas. He lived in the Port Arthur for most of his...
Kathleen Olive
Jan 15, 2010
Kathleen Olive August 31, 1923 - January 15, 2010
Kathleen Olive, 86, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 15, 2010, after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Kathleen was born to Walter and Nell Arnold in Jennings, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Bethany, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood and later met her lifelong love P.A....
William Neal Brown
Jan 14, 2010
William Neal Brown March 9, 1944 - January 14, 2010
William "Bill" Neal Brown, 65, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Harbor Hospital in Orange, Texas. He was born March 9, 1944 to Catherine Tooley Brown and Cornelius Neal Brown in Port Arthur, Texas. Bill lived most of his life in the Port...
Bruce Edward Davis
Jan 13, 2010
Bruce Edward Davis October 2, 1946 - January 13, 2010
Bruce Edward Davis, 63, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 2, 1946 to Maxine Losee Davis and Ray Edward Davis in Vincennes, Indiana. Bruce was a resident of Port Arthur for most of...
Sosthene Joseph Hebert
Dec 11, 2009
Sosthene Joseph Hebert January 30, 1923 - December 11, 2009
Sosthene "S. J." Joseph Hebert, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1923 to Adelaide Lemaire Hebert and Gerard Hebert in Abbeville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the Port Arthur...
Jennie Mae Duhon
Dec 7, 2009
Jennie Mae Duhon August 29, 1916 - December 7, 2009
Jennie Mae Duhon, 93, of Cypress, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Ainsley Court Assisted Living Center in Cypress, Texas. She was born August 29, 1916 to Rosa Arleathy Hamm Dolan and Lemuel Edward Dolan in Jacksonville, Texas. She was a former resident of Port Arthur...
Jo Tyrie Sanders
Dec 6, 2009
Jo Tyrie Sanders July 4, 1915 - December 6, 2009
Farewell to a Port Arthur Icon - Jo Tyrie Arthur Sanders. She was a very loving, caring, strong and brave lady. Even though she was the youngest, she was a matriarch of her brothers and sister as well as her own family. Although short in stature at only 5...
Walter L. Brown
Dec 4, 2009
Walter L. Brown December 27, 1926 - December 4, 2009
Walter L. Brown, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday December 4, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born December 27, 1926 to Myrtle Gauthier Brown and William Brown in Evergreen, Louisiana. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1943 to...
Nellie Oubre
Dec 1, 2009
Nellie Oubre February 25, 1905 - December 1, 2009
Nellie "MeMe" Girouard Oubre, 104, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday December 1, 2009 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 25, 1905 to Anaise Berard Girouard and Ovignal Girouard in Loreaville, Louisiana as the third of eight children. She married her husband Henry...