Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Donald Leo Leblanc
Oct 21, 2009
Donald Leo LeBlanc December 9, 1933 - October 21, 2009
Donald "Sweet Pea" LeBlanc passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was born on December 9, 1933 to Edne and Lillian LeBlanc. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1952. He served in the Army Reserve and retired as a Navy Sea Bee after serving a tour of...
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr.
Oct 18, 2009
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr. October 12, 1933 - October 18, 2009
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr. left this playing field called earth Sunday, October 18. 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont; he was 76 years old. Raymond was the son of Whitney and Odette Trimble Meyer and was born October 12, 1933 in Port Arthur, Texas. He had been struggling...
Pauline Francis Sayers
Oct 15, 2009
Pauline Francis Sayers December 17, 1916 - October 15, 2009
Pauline Francis Humbird Sayers, 92, died Thursday October 15,2009 peacefully at her residence of Home Away from Home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born December 17, 1916 in Richmond, Missouri. Pauline, or as some may know her as the "Kansas City Kitty" was raised in Richmond on...
Lois M. Clarke
Oct 14, 2009
Lois M. Clarke March 26, 1933 - October 14, 2009
Lois M. Clarke, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 26, 1933 to Ola Williford Champion and Earnest Champion in Zwolle, Louisiana. She has been a resident of Port Arthur for most of her...
Rita Arredondo
Oct 13, 2009
Rita Arredondo February 27, 1929 - October 13, 2009
Rita Barbosa Arredondo, 80, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born February 27, 1929 to Angelita Vargas Barbosa and Prajedis Barbosa in Port Arthur, Texas. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. Rita retired from Nederland Independent...
James William Dattalo
Oct 7, 2009
James William Dattalo November 29, 1942 - October 7, 2009
James "Jim" W. Dattalo, 66, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 29, 1942 in Beaumont Texas and was raised by his loving parents Laura Bonin Dattalo and Venson Charles Dattalo. He graduated from...
James L. Nickelson
Oct 5, 2009
James L. Nickelson July 15, 1918 - October 5, 2009
James L. "Nick" Nickelson, 91, of Port Arthur died Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 15, 1918 in Robertson County, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents James A. "Tobe" Nickelson and Eural Nickelson, his wife of...
Eunice Estelle Guy
Oct 4, 2009
Eunice Estelle Guy January 30, 1922 - October 4, 2009
Eunice Guy, 87 of Spurger passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Pine Arbor Nursing Home in Silsbee, Texas. She was born on January 30, 1922 to Alice Smith Harris and Clarence Harris in San Antonio, Texas. Eunice attended school and lived the first 47 years of her...
Margarita Perez
Sep 29, 2009
Margarita Perez January 20, 1912 - September 29, 2009
Margarita Perez, 97, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. She was born on January 20, 1912 to Maria Arriola Flores and Rafael Flores in Allende, Coahuila, Mexico. She has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1927. Margarita married the love of her life in 1931,...
Donna Jean Jones
Sep 25, 2009
Donna Jean Jones April 12, 1923 - September 25, 2009
Donna Morrissey Jones passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009, after a brief illness. Donna was born to Raymond and Jean Morrissey on April 12, 1923, in Madison, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin studying business. Donna met her husband Bill while he was stationed in Madison during...
Nelda Jean Lagrappe
Sep 20, 2009
Nelda Jean LaGrappe June 17, 1923 - September 20, 2009
Nelda Jean LaGrappe,86, of Houston, Texas a former resident of Port Arthur for 77 years. Nelda Jean passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Sugarland, Texas. She was born on June 17,1923 in West Orange, Texas to Joseph and Edna Gravett Martin. Nelda Jean had been a resident...
W. Z. Glaze
Sep 11, 2009
W. Z. Glaze March 16, 1928 - September 11, 2009
W. Z. Glaze, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born March 16, 1928 to Ettie Crouch Glaze and Roland M. Glaze in Port Arthur, Texas. He has been living in the Groves area...
Susan Beryl Davis
Sep 7, 2009
Susan Beryl Davis June 15, 1949 - September 7, 2009
Susan Beryl Pietz Davis, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009 at her home. She was born June 15, 1949 to Margaret and Emmett Pietz in Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, earned a certificate in court reporting. Susan worked...
Ruth Louise Camille
Sep 5, 2009
Ruth Louise Camille June 9, 1933 - September 5, 2009
Ruth Camille, 76 of Port Acres passed away on September 5, 2009 at her residence. Ruth was born on June 9, 1933 to Leoday and Ruth Randall Dartez in Port Arthur. She was a life long resident of this area. Ruth was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of...
Lula Marie Ortiz
Sep 5, 2009
Lula Marie Ortiz August 15, 1927 - September 5, 2009
Marie Ortiz, 82 of Port Arthur passed away at her residence in Port Arthur on September, 5, 2009. Marie was born on August 15, 2009. Maria was born in Abbington, Va. to Weldon and Bertha Mae Harless Grubb on August 15, 1927. She was a resident of this area...
Anthony Joseph Arisco
Sep 4, 2009
Anthony Joseph Arisco April 7, 1931 - September 4, 2009
Anthony Joseph "Sonny" Arisco passed away on September 4, 2009 at his home. Born April 7, 1931 to Annie Chiuminetta Arisco and Tony Arisco in Port Arthur, Texas. He went to St. Mary Catholic School and graduated from Bishop Byrne High School. There he particiapted in sports and enjoyed...
Gary Lee Musil
Sep 3, 2009
Gary Lee Musil October 2, 1949 - September 3, 2009
Gary Lee Musil, 59, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, September 3,2009 at the Jefferson Nursing Home in Beaumont. He was born October 2, 1949 to Ruth Cochran Musil and Arvin J. Musil in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from high school in Galveston and received training as a...
Vera Kimbrough
Sep 2, 2009
Vera Kimbrough January 17, 1925 - September 2, 2009
Vera Kimbrough, 84, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born January 17, 1925 to Clara Luxon Cornelius and Ernest Cornelius in Trewoon, Cornwall, England. Vera has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1946. She...
Clarence Wayne Williams
Sep 1, 2009
Clarence Wayne Williams October 24, 1935 - September 1, 2009
"We didn't lose the game: we just ran out of time". - Vince Lombardi On September 1, 2009 we lost our husband, friend, coach, father, and Paw Paw. He truly affected eternity, we can never tell where his influence stops. Paw Paw knew how to make a winner out...
Mattie Blanche Hanson
Aug 31, 2009
Mattie Blanche Hanson July 10, 1925 - August 31, 2009
Mattie Blanche Hanson, 84, of The Woodlands, Texas passed away on Monday, August 31, 2009 at her home. She was born July 10, 1925 to Inez Marie Boudreaux McLean and Cleo McLean in Orange, Texas. She was raised in the Port Arthur area and graduated from high school. She...
Donald Leo Leblanc
Oct 21, 2009
Donald Leo LeBlanc December 9, 1933 - October 21, 2009
Donald "Sweet Pea" LeBlanc passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was born on December 9, 1933 to Edne and Lillian LeBlanc. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1952. He served in the Army Reserve and retired as a Navy Sea Bee after serving a tour of...
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr.
Oct 18, 2009
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr. October 12, 1933 - October 18, 2009
Raymond Francis Meyer, Sr. left this playing field called earth Sunday, October 18. 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont; he was 76 years old. Raymond was the son of Whitney and Odette Trimble Meyer and was born October 12, 1933 in Port Arthur, Texas. He had been struggling...
Pauline Francis Sayers
Oct 15, 2009
Pauline Francis Sayers December 17, 1916 - October 15, 2009
Pauline Francis Humbird Sayers, 92, died Thursday October 15,2009 peacefully at her residence of Home Away from Home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born December 17, 1916 in Richmond, Missouri. Pauline, or as some may know her as the "Kansas City Kitty" was raised in Richmond on...
Lois M. Clarke
Oct 14, 2009
Lois M. Clarke March 26, 1933 - October 14, 2009
Lois M. Clarke, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 26, 1933 to Ola Williford Champion and Earnest Champion in Zwolle, Louisiana. She has been a resident of Port Arthur for most of her...
Rita Arredondo
Oct 13, 2009
Rita Arredondo February 27, 1929 - October 13, 2009
Rita Barbosa Arredondo, 80, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born February 27, 1929 to Angelita Vargas Barbosa and Prajedis Barbosa in Port Arthur, Texas. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. Rita retired from Nederland Independent...
James William Dattalo
Oct 7, 2009
James William Dattalo November 29, 1942 - October 7, 2009
James "Jim" W. Dattalo, 66, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 29, 1942 in Beaumont Texas and was raised by his loving parents Laura Bonin Dattalo and Venson Charles Dattalo. He graduated from...
James L. Nickelson
Oct 5, 2009
James L. Nickelson July 15, 1918 - October 5, 2009
James L. "Nick" Nickelson, 91, of Port Arthur died Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 15, 1918 in Robertson County, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents James A. "Tobe" Nickelson and Eural Nickelson, his wife of...
Eunice Estelle Guy
Oct 4, 2009
Eunice Estelle Guy January 30, 1922 - October 4, 2009
Eunice Guy, 87 of Spurger passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Pine Arbor Nursing Home in Silsbee, Texas. She was born on January 30, 1922 to Alice Smith Harris and Clarence Harris in San Antonio, Texas. Eunice attended school and lived the first 47 years of her...
Margarita Perez
Sep 29, 2009
Margarita Perez January 20, 1912 - September 29, 2009
Margarita Perez, 97, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. She was born on January 20, 1912 to Maria Arriola Flores and Rafael Flores in Allende, Coahuila, Mexico. She has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1927. Margarita married the love of her life in 1931,...
Donna Jean Jones
Sep 25, 2009
Donna Jean Jones April 12, 1923 - September 25, 2009
Donna Morrissey Jones passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009, after a brief illness. Donna was born to Raymond and Jean Morrissey on April 12, 1923, in Madison, Wisconsin. She attended the University of Wisconsin studying business. Donna met her husband Bill while he was stationed in Madison during...
Nelda Jean Lagrappe
Sep 20, 2009
Nelda Jean LaGrappe June 17, 1923 - September 20, 2009
Nelda Jean LaGrappe,86, of Houston, Texas a former resident of Port Arthur for 77 years. Nelda Jean passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Sugarland, Texas. She was born on June 17,1923 in West Orange, Texas to Joseph and Edna Gravett Martin. Nelda Jean had been a resident...
W. Z. Glaze
Sep 11, 2009
W. Z. Glaze March 16, 1928 - September 11, 2009
W. Z. Glaze, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born March 16, 1928 to Ettie Crouch Glaze and Roland M. Glaze in Port Arthur, Texas. He has been living in the Groves area...
Susan Beryl Davis
Sep 7, 2009
Susan Beryl Davis June 15, 1949 - September 7, 2009
Susan Beryl Pietz Davis, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Monday, September 7, 2009 at her home. She was born June 15, 1949 to Margaret and Emmett Pietz in Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, earned a certificate in court reporting. Susan worked...
Ruth Louise Camille
Sep 5, 2009
Ruth Louise Camille June 9, 1933 - September 5, 2009
Ruth Camille, 76 of Port Acres passed away on September 5, 2009 at her residence. Ruth was born on June 9, 1933 to Leoday and Ruth Randall Dartez in Port Arthur. She was a life long resident of this area. Ruth was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of...
Lula Marie Ortiz
Sep 5, 2009
Lula Marie Ortiz August 15, 1927 - September 5, 2009
Marie Ortiz, 82 of Port Arthur passed away at her residence in Port Arthur on September, 5, 2009. Marie was born on August 15, 2009. Maria was born in Abbington, Va. to Weldon and Bertha Mae Harless Grubb on August 15, 1927. She was a resident of this area...
Anthony Joseph Arisco
Sep 4, 2009
Anthony Joseph Arisco April 7, 1931 - September 4, 2009
Anthony Joseph "Sonny" Arisco passed away on September 4, 2009 at his home. Born April 7, 1931 to Annie Chiuminetta Arisco and Tony Arisco in Port Arthur, Texas. He went to St. Mary Catholic School and graduated from Bishop Byrne High School. There he particiapted in sports and enjoyed...
Gary Lee Musil
Sep 3, 2009
Gary Lee Musil October 2, 1949 - September 3, 2009
Gary Lee Musil, 59, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, September 3,2009 at the Jefferson Nursing Home in Beaumont. He was born October 2, 1949 to Ruth Cochran Musil and Arvin J. Musil in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from high school in Galveston and received training as a...
Vera Kimbrough
Sep 2, 2009
Vera Kimbrough January 17, 1925 - September 2, 2009
Vera Kimbrough, 84, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born January 17, 1925 to Clara Luxon Cornelius and Ernest Cornelius in Trewoon, Cornwall, England. Vera has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1946. She...
Clarence Wayne Williams
Sep 1, 2009
Clarence Wayne Williams October 24, 1935 - September 1, 2009
"We didn't lose the game: we just ran out of time". - Vince Lombardi On September 1, 2009 we lost our husband, friend, coach, father, and Paw Paw. He truly affected eternity, we can never tell where his influence stops. Paw Paw knew how to make a winner out...
Mattie Blanche Hanson
Aug 31, 2009
Mattie Blanche Hanson July 10, 1925 - August 31, 2009
Mattie Blanche Hanson, 84, of The Woodlands, Texas passed away on Monday, August 31, 2009 at her home. She was born July 10, 1925 to Inez Marie Boudreaux McLean and Cleo McLean in Orange, Texas. She was raised in the Port Arthur area and graduated from high school. She...