Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Rebecca Garza Leon
May 1, 2022
Rebecca Garza Leon, 95, peacefully passed away on May 1, 2022 in Sugar Land, Texas, with family by her side.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Eulalio and Josefa Garza, her husband of 54 years, Francisco Leon, a brother, Oscar Garza, and four sisters, Estela G. Olivares, Aurora G. Cavazos, Francisca G. Cardenas, and Bertha G....
Vivian Christine Junca
Apr 27, 2022
Vivian Christine Junca, 81, of Pflugerville, Texas, formerly of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital.
Vivian was born on March 15, 1941 in Van Buren, Arkansas to parents Lovie Rebecca (Barlow) and Eugene William Frantz II. She had lived in the Port Arthur area for 67 plus years and...
Ruth Allene Etheredge
Apr 25, 2022
Ruth Allene Etheredge, 95, of Groves passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 at her home.
Ruth was born on August 31, 1926 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to parents Nina Mae...
Velta Marie Ferguson
Apr 23, 2022
Velta Marie Ferguson. 97, of League City, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home.
She was born on September 27, 1924 in Little Abbeville, Louisiana to Warren Schexnyder and Alice Stelly Schexnyder. Velta was raised in Pecan Island, Louisiana. She went to school at Mouton Cove through the 8 th grade. Velta moved...
Shanna Rhae Janeaux
Apr 22, 2022
Shanna Rhae Janeaux (June 7, 1986 – April 22, 2022) lived a beautiful fun-loving life. Shanna adored her two boys, Keagan and Kamdyn more than life itself. Her world revolved around her two boys. She was a classic boy mom. She instilled upon them integrity, loyalty, and compassion for others. Shanna was the “Big Sister” to Chance and Jonah...
Joann Beaugh Webre
Apr 21, 2022
In Loving Memory of JoAnn Beaugh Webre
JoAnn Beaugh Webre, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on April 21, 2022 at the age of 90. She was born on December 13, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mentor and Zula Thibodeaux Beaugh. She was a 1950 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and attended Port...
Herminia Gutierrez
Apr 20, 2022
Herminia Gutierrez, 65, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at her home surrounded by loving family.
Visitation will be on Monday, April 25, 2022 from 1:00 PM till 8:00 PM with a rosary to be prayed at 6:30 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Bobbie Louise Delatte
Apr 15, 2022
Bobbie Louise Delatte, 78, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at her home.
Bobbie was born on July 27, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Kathryn Alberta (Stafford) and Robert Sanford Ferguson. She was a lifelong residence of Sabine Pass, Texas and she retired from Estelle’s Dry Cleaner after 20 plus...
Robert E. Bailey
Apr 10, 2022
Robert E. Bailey, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Rose Place in Port Arthur.
He was born on January 27, 1934 in Port Neches, Texas to Gussie Frank Bailey and Alice Eva Dearing Bailey. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area. He retired from Texaco as a pipefitter after 42...
Beatrice Kimsey Davis
Apr 9, 2022
Celebrating the Life of Beatrice Kimsey Davis, Prov 31:35 She is clothed with strength & dignity She can laugh at the days to come.
Bea (as she was: lovingly called) passed away peacefully April 8, 2022 at 104 years young & is now in the arms of her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ. Ps 118:24. Daughter, wife, mom,...
Jeffery "Jeff" Alan Leblanc
Mar 29, 2022
Jeffery "Jeff" Alan LeBlanc was a loving Dad, PawPaw, brother, son, and friend. Jeff unexpectedly passed away from a massive hemorrhagic stroke on March 29, 2022, at the age of 63, at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, TX.
Although he made his way to Heaven, his earthly journey was not yet complete; first, he had more to...
Flisha Marie Ramirez
Mar 29, 2022
Flisha Marie Ramirez, 36, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
She was born on March 14, 1986 in Port Arthur, Texas to Antonio Ramirez, Jr. and Darla Dill Ramirez. Flisha was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Nederland High School in 2005. Flisha worked...
Calvin James Landry
Mar 27, 2022
Calvin James Landry, 64, of Bridge City passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on November 23, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Herbert Landry and Velma Landry. Calvin graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1976. He was a longtime resident of Port Arthur area before...
Pedro Joaquin Godinez
Mar 18, 2022
Pedro Joaquin Godinez, 48, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.
Pedro was born on November the 12, 1973 in Managua, Nicaragua to parents Eduardo Godinez and Celia Obando Godinez. He had attended Thomas Jefferson High School and had worked as a welder on...
Marilyn Vanessa Guy
Mar 18, 2022
Marilyn Vanessa Guy, 66, of Groves passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at her home.
Marilyn was born on August 20, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Dorothy Pearl (Christie) and Ernest Ralph Knod. She has been a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas; living in Port Arthur, Nederland, Port Neches and Groves. She was an...
James Bryan Wyble
Mar 17, 2022
James Bryan Wyble, 59, of LaBelle passed away on March 17, 2022 at Jenny Sealy Hospital in Galveston.
He was born on August 20, 1962 in Orange, Texas to Harold Louis Wyble and Anita Louise Hebert Wyble. James was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Hamshire-Fannett High School in 1980. James retired as a...
Philip Reed Lambert
Mar 12, 2022
Philip Reed Lambert, 61, of Houston passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
He was born on December 27, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Stark Lambert and Dorothy Myers Lambert. Philip graduated from Nederland High School in 1980. He was a longtime resident of the area and moved...
Tommy (T. K.) Kenneth Donnell
Mar 12, 2022
Tommy Kenneth “T.K.” Donnell, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on July 21, 1933 in Kenedy, Texas to Tommy Donnell and Beulah Sanders Donnell. T. K. served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He has been a resident of Port...
Cathy M. Leblanc
Mar 5, 2022
Mary Catherine (Cathy) Medford LeBlanc joined God and her husband in heaven on Saturday, March 5th, 2022. She was born October 6th, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Medford and Mae Matulik. She attended Bishop Byrne High School in Port Arthur and was Drum Major her Junior and Senior year. She attended Lamar University and started her career...
Peggy Ellen Jackson Weldon
Mar 5, 2022
Peggy Ellen Jackson Weldon
Peggy was born Feb. 22, 1928 in Many, Louisiana, in a log cabin, to David Curtis Jackson and Nellie O'Lea McGarrahan. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on March 5, 2022.
Her parents moved to Port Arthur when her father went to work at the Texas Company. She attended...
Rebecca Garza Leon
May 1, 2022
Rebecca Garza Leon, 95, peacefully passed away on May 1, 2022 in Sugar Land, Texas, with family by her side.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Eulalio and Josefa Garza, her husband of 54 years, Francisco Leon, a brother, Oscar Garza, and four sisters, Estela G. Olivares, Aurora G. Cavazos, Francisca G. Cardenas, and Bertha G....
Vivian Christine Junca
Apr 27, 2022
Vivian Christine Junca, 81, of Pflugerville, Texas, formerly of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital.
Vivian was born on March 15, 1941 in Van Buren, Arkansas to parents Lovie Rebecca (Barlow) and Eugene William Frantz II. She had lived in the Port Arthur area for 67 plus years and...
Ruth Allene Etheredge
Apr 25, 2022
Ruth Allene Etheredge, 95, of Groves passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 at her home.
Ruth was born on August 31, 1926 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to parents Nina Mae...
Velta Marie Ferguson
Apr 23, 2022
Velta Marie Ferguson. 97, of League City, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home.
She was born on September 27, 1924 in Little Abbeville, Louisiana to Warren Schexnyder and Alice Stelly Schexnyder. Velta was raised in Pecan Island, Louisiana. She went to school at Mouton Cove through the 8 th grade. Velta moved...
Shanna Rhae Janeaux
Apr 22, 2022
Shanna Rhae Janeaux (June 7, 1986 – April 22, 2022) lived a beautiful fun-loving life. Shanna adored her two boys, Keagan and Kamdyn more than life itself. Her world revolved around her two boys. She was a classic boy mom. She instilled upon them integrity, loyalty, and compassion for others. Shanna was the “Big Sister” to Chance and Jonah...
Joann Beaugh Webre
Apr 21, 2022
In Loving Memory of JoAnn Beaugh Webre
JoAnn Beaugh Webre, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on April 21, 2022 at the age of 90. She was born on December 13, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mentor and Zula Thibodeaux Beaugh. She was a 1950 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and attended Port...
Herminia Gutierrez
Apr 20, 2022
Herminia Gutierrez, 65, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at her home surrounded by loving family.
Visitation will be on Monday, April 25, 2022 from 1:00 PM till 8:00 PM with a rosary to be prayed at 6:30 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Bobbie Louise Delatte
Apr 15, 2022
Bobbie Louise Delatte, 78, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at her home.
Bobbie was born on July 27, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Kathryn Alberta (Stafford) and Robert Sanford Ferguson. She was a lifelong residence of Sabine Pass, Texas and she retired from Estelle’s Dry Cleaner after 20 plus...
Robert E. Bailey
Apr 10, 2022
Robert E. Bailey, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Rose Place in Port Arthur.
He was born on January 27, 1934 in Port Neches, Texas to Gussie Frank Bailey and Alice Eva Dearing Bailey. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area. He retired from Texaco as a pipefitter after 42...
Beatrice Kimsey Davis
Apr 9, 2022
Celebrating the Life of Beatrice Kimsey Davis, Prov 31:35 She is clothed with strength & dignity She can laugh at the days to come.
Bea (as she was: lovingly called) passed away peacefully April 8, 2022 at 104 years young & is now in the arms of her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ. Ps 118:24. Daughter, wife, mom,...
Jeffery "Jeff" Alan Leblanc
Mar 29, 2022
Jeffery "Jeff" Alan LeBlanc was a loving Dad, PawPaw, brother, son, and friend. Jeff unexpectedly passed away from a massive hemorrhagic stroke on March 29, 2022, at the age of 63, at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, TX.
Although he made his way to Heaven, his earthly journey was not yet complete; first, he had more to...
Flisha Marie Ramirez
Mar 29, 2022
Flisha Marie Ramirez, 36, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
She was born on March 14, 1986 in Port Arthur, Texas to Antonio Ramirez, Jr. and Darla Dill Ramirez. Flisha was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated from Nederland High School in 2005. Flisha worked...
Calvin James Landry
Mar 27, 2022
Calvin James Landry, 64, of Bridge City passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on November 23, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Herbert Landry and Velma Landry. Calvin graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1976. He was a longtime resident of Port Arthur area before...
Pedro Joaquin Godinez
Mar 18, 2022
Pedro Joaquin Godinez, 48, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.
Pedro was born on November the 12, 1973 in Managua, Nicaragua to parents Eduardo Godinez and Celia Obando Godinez. He had attended Thomas Jefferson High School and had worked as a welder on...
Marilyn Vanessa Guy
Mar 18, 2022
Marilyn Vanessa Guy, 66, of Groves passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at her home.
Marilyn was born on August 20, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Dorothy Pearl (Christie) and Ernest Ralph Knod. She has been a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas; living in Port Arthur, Nederland, Port Neches and Groves. She was an...
James Bryan Wyble
Mar 17, 2022
James Bryan Wyble, 59, of LaBelle passed away on March 17, 2022 at Jenny Sealy Hospital in Galveston.
He was born on August 20, 1962 in Orange, Texas to Harold Louis Wyble and Anita Louise Hebert Wyble. James was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Hamshire-Fannett High School in 1980. James retired as a...
Philip Reed Lambert
Mar 12, 2022
Philip Reed Lambert, 61, of Houston passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
He was born on December 27, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Stark Lambert and Dorothy Myers Lambert. Philip graduated from Nederland High School in 1980. He was a longtime resident of the area and moved...
Tommy (T. K.) Kenneth Donnell
Mar 12, 2022
Tommy Kenneth “T.K.” Donnell, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on July 21, 1933 in Kenedy, Texas to Tommy Donnell and Beulah Sanders Donnell. T. K. served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He has been a resident of Port...
Cathy M. Leblanc
Mar 5, 2022
Mary Catherine (Cathy) Medford LeBlanc joined God and her husband in heaven on Saturday, March 5th, 2022. She was born October 6th, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Medford and Mae Matulik. She attended Bishop Byrne High School in Port Arthur and was Drum Major her Junior and Senior year. She attended Lamar University and started her career...
Peggy Ellen Jackson Weldon
Mar 5, 2022
Peggy Ellen Jackson Weldon
Peggy was born Feb. 22, 1928 in Many, Louisiana, in a log cabin, to David Curtis Jackson and Nellie O'Lea McGarrahan. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on March 5, 2022.
Her parents moved to Port Arthur when her father went to work at the Texas Company. She attended...