Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Isaac Gage Sipes
Mar 1, 2021
Isaac Gage Sipes, 17, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home.
Isaac was born on October 12, 2003 to parents Charlotte Ann Nepveux and Charles Thomas Sipes Jr. in Fort Polk, Louisiana. He lived in the Bridge City area since 2006, he was a sophomore in high school at BCHS....
Sandra Jean Parham
Mar 1, 2021
Sandra Jean Parham, 74, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans.
She was born on May 13, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Harold Gray Parham and Millie Johnson Parham. Sandra worked as a maintenance worker for Southern Union Gas and retired after 36 years....
Irene Fleming
Feb 28, 2021
Irene Fleming, 95, former resident of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on February 28, 2021 at her son’s home. She was born to Charles and Julia Strauss in Vsetin, Texas. She graduated from Baldwin Business College and worked for Texaco refinery and then retired from Port Arthur school district. She was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran church and...
Mary Priscilla Varnado
Feb 27, 2021
Mary Priscilla Varnado, 77, of Port Arthur passed away at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Priscilla was born on July 20, 1943 in Church Point, Louisiana to parents Ada (Sonnier) and Joseph Faul. She had lived most of her life in the Port Arthur area and she was a member of Immaculate Conception/St. Peter Catholic Church. Priscilla...
O. D. Godwin Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
O. D. "Jack" Godwin, Jr.,92, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on April 16, 1928 in Bowie County, Texas to his parents, O. D. Godwin, Sr. and Mary Ruth Shackelford Godwin. Jack has been a resident of the area since 1960. He served...
Pauline Rojas
Feb 20, 2021
Pauline Rojas, 86, of Groves passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Spindletop Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beaumont.
She was born on April 2, 1934 in Palacios, Texas to her parents, Antonio Rojas and Elena Resendez Rojas. Pauline has been a resident of the area for 46 years. She worked as a private caregiver...
Gonzalo Soto
Feb 20, 2021
Gonzalo Soto, 72, of Groves passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Gonzalo was born on January 10, 1949 in Nueva Rosita, Mexico to parents Natalia Alcalá and Heliodoro Soto. He lived in the Groves area for many years and worked as a pipe welder for Burton Shipyard and Austin Industrial. Gonzalo...
Haskel Earl "Butch" Parks
Feb 19, 2021
Haskel Earl "Butch" Parks, 80, of Groves of passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at home.
Butch was born on August 26, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Earl and Thyra Parks. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1958. After graduation, he joined the US Army. He returned to Port Arthur with an...
San Juana Ramirez Torres
Feb 18, 2021
San Juana Ramirez Torres passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in her home, surrounded by family. Known by family and friends as Juanita, she had recently celebrated her 70 th birthday and maintained her friendly nature and sense of humor until the end.
Juanita leaves behind her husband of 49 years,...
Betty Lou Trahan Brownlee
Feb 13, 2021
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021, for Betty Lou Trahan Brownlee. Mrs. Brownlee passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 after a brief illness. A 1:00 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Catherine’s Church will be concelebrated by Rev. Kevin Badeaux, friend of the family, and assisted by Rev. Rodell Faller, Pastor of St. Catherine’s Church. ...
Carl Joseph Guidry
Feb 11, 2021
Carl Joseph Guidry aka Honey, Daddy, Little Pop, Papa Elf, CJ and from his High School years, Black Flash, passed away on February 11, 2021 at 12:34 am. He was 72 years young and although his health had gone, he still had that Guidry smile, sense of humor and wit about him…all the way to the very end. Those of...
Larry Gustavo Suarez
Feb 9, 2021
Larry "L.G." Gustavo Suarez, 30, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston.
Larry was born on August 31, 1990 in Nederland, Texas to parents Larry Wall Suarez and Tonya Lee Arredondo. He had lived most of his life in the Nederland area. Larry was a mechanic and he had...
Vivian Bernice Escagne
Feb 6, 2021
Vivian Bernice Escagne, 79, of Port Neches passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Vivian was born on October 27, 1941 in Port Arthur to parents Lula (Wyatt) and Claude Adams. She was a resident of Port Arthur and Port Neches for many years. She retired from...
Mark Wayne Solis
Feb 2, 2021
Mark Wayne Solis, 62, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on October 30, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Austin Solis and Marjorie West Solis. He graduated from Port Neches Groves High School in 1977 and attended Lamar University. Mark was a...
Maria Pilar Quintero
Feb 1, 2021
Maria Pilar Quintero, 65, of Port Arthur received her angel wings on Monday, February 1st, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1955 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua to her parents, Coldero Joseph and Maggie Davis. Maria has been a resident of Port Arthur for over 26 years....
Patricia Ann Salo
Jan 30, 2021
Patricia Ann Salo, 60, of Groves passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her home.
She was born on August 19, 1960 in Simi Valley, California to her parents, Toivo Salo and Selma Kinnuen Salo. Patricia has been a resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area for over 31 years. She worked as an office worker in...
Jeana Norton Allen
Jan 29, 2021
Jeana Norton Allen, 35, of Orange passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021.
She was born on February 15, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Jimmy Norton and Nancy Latimer Baxter. She has been a resident of Orange since 2014. Jeana earned her LVN certification at Lamar State College in Port Arthur and her RN...
Edith Daisy Bowers
Jan 28, 2021
Edith Daisy Bowers, 68, of Groves passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A native of Honduras and a resident of the area for 48 years, Daisy was the manager/operator of Villa Motel in Nederland for over 30 years. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in Port Neches. She was...
Hector Aurelio Davalos
Jan 25, 2021
Hector A. Davalos, 62, of Groves passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on June 30, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Hector Lopecedeno Davalos and Socorro Gonzalez Zul. Hector was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked as an auto mechanic for Kmart...
Charles Harvey Faulk
Jan 23, 2021
Charles Harvey Faulk, 75, of Orange, passed on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, and faithfully attended mass for many years. The midnight mass was particularly meaningful to him. Charles was born on May 1, 1945 in Crowley, Louisiana...
Isaac Gage Sipes
Mar 1, 2021
Isaac Gage Sipes, 17, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home.
Isaac was born on October 12, 2003 to parents Charlotte Ann Nepveux and Charles Thomas Sipes Jr. in Fort Polk, Louisiana. He lived in the Bridge City area since 2006, he was a sophomore in high school at BCHS....
Sandra Jean Parham
Mar 1, 2021
Sandra Jean Parham, 74, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans.
She was born on May 13, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Harold Gray Parham and Millie Johnson Parham. Sandra worked as a maintenance worker for Southern Union Gas and retired after 36 years....
Irene Fleming
Feb 28, 2021
Irene Fleming, 95, former resident of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on February 28, 2021 at her son’s home. She was born to Charles and Julia Strauss in Vsetin, Texas. She graduated from Baldwin Business College and worked for Texaco refinery and then retired from Port Arthur school district. She was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran church and...
Mary Priscilla Varnado
Feb 27, 2021
Mary Priscilla Varnado, 77, of Port Arthur passed away at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Priscilla was born on July 20, 1943 in Church Point, Louisiana to parents Ada (Sonnier) and Joseph Faul. She had lived most of her life in the Port Arthur area and she was a member of Immaculate Conception/St. Peter Catholic Church. Priscilla...
O. D. Godwin Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
O. D. "Jack" Godwin, Jr.,92, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on April 16, 1928 in Bowie County, Texas to his parents, O. D. Godwin, Sr. and Mary Ruth Shackelford Godwin. Jack has been a resident of the area since 1960. He served...
Pauline Rojas
Feb 20, 2021
Pauline Rojas, 86, of Groves passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Spindletop Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beaumont.
She was born on April 2, 1934 in Palacios, Texas to her parents, Antonio Rojas and Elena Resendez Rojas. Pauline has been a resident of the area for 46 years. She worked as a private caregiver...
Gonzalo Soto
Feb 20, 2021
Gonzalo Soto, 72, of Groves passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.
Gonzalo was born on January 10, 1949 in Nueva Rosita, Mexico to parents Natalia Alcalá and Heliodoro Soto. He lived in the Groves area for many years and worked as a pipe welder for Burton Shipyard and Austin Industrial. Gonzalo...
Haskel Earl "Butch" Parks
Feb 19, 2021
Haskel Earl "Butch" Parks, 80, of Groves of passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at home.
Butch was born on August 26, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Earl and Thyra Parks. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1958. After graduation, he joined the US Army. He returned to Port Arthur with an...
San Juana Ramirez Torres
Feb 18, 2021
San Juana Ramirez Torres passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in her home, surrounded by family. Known by family and friends as Juanita, she had recently celebrated her 70 th birthday and maintained her friendly nature and sense of humor until the end.
Juanita leaves behind her husband of 49 years,...
Betty Lou Trahan Brownlee
Feb 13, 2021
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021, for Betty Lou Trahan Brownlee. Mrs. Brownlee passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 after a brief illness. A 1:00 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Catherine’s Church will be concelebrated by Rev. Kevin Badeaux, friend of the family, and assisted by Rev. Rodell Faller, Pastor of St. Catherine’s Church. ...
Carl Joseph Guidry
Feb 11, 2021
Carl Joseph Guidry aka Honey, Daddy, Little Pop, Papa Elf, CJ and from his High School years, Black Flash, passed away on February 11, 2021 at 12:34 am. He was 72 years young and although his health had gone, he still had that Guidry smile, sense of humor and wit about him…all the way to the very end. Those of...
Larry Gustavo Suarez
Feb 9, 2021
Larry "L.G." Gustavo Suarez, 30, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston.
Larry was born on August 31, 1990 in Nederland, Texas to parents Larry Wall Suarez and Tonya Lee Arredondo. He had lived most of his life in the Nederland area. Larry was a mechanic and he had...
Vivian Bernice Escagne
Feb 6, 2021
Vivian Bernice Escagne, 79, of Port Neches passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Vivian was born on October 27, 1941 in Port Arthur to parents Lula (Wyatt) and Claude Adams. She was a resident of Port Arthur and Port Neches for many years. She retired from...
Mark Wayne Solis
Feb 2, 2021
Mark Wayne Solis, 62, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on October 30, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Austin Solis and Marjorie West Solis. He graduated from Port Neches Groves High School in 1977 and attended Lamar University. Mark was a...
Maria Pilar Quintero
Feb 1, 2021
Maria Pilar Quintero, 65, of Port Arthur received her angel wings on Monday, February 1st, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1955 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua to her parents, Coldero Joseph and Maggie Davis. Maria has been a resident of Port Arthur for over 26 years....
Patricia Ann Salo
Jan 30, 2021
Patricia Ann Salo, 60, of Groves passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her home.
She was born on August 19, 1960 in Simi Valley, California to her parents, Toivo Salo and Selma Kinnuen Salo. Patricia has been a resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area for over 31 years. She worked as an office worker in...
Jeana Norton Allen
Jan 29, 2021
Jeana Norton Allen, 35, of Orange passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021.
She was born on February 15, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Jimmy Norton and Nancy Latimer Baxter. She has been a resident of Orange since 2014. Jeana earned her LVN certification at Lamar State College in Port Arthur and her RN...
Edith Daisy Bowers
Jan 28, 2021
Edith Daisy Bowers, 68, of Groves passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A native of Honduras and a resident of the area for 48 years, Daisy was the manager/operator of Villa Motel in Nederland for over 30 years. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in Port Neches. She was...
Hector Aurelio Davalos
Jan 25, 2021
Hector A. Davalos, 62, of Groves passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on June 30, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Hector Lopecedeno Davalos and Socorro Gonzalez Zul. Hector was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked as an auto mechanic for Kmart...
Charles Harvey Faulk
Jan 23, 2021
Charles Harvey Faulk, 75, of Orange, passed on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, and faithfully attended mass for many years. The midnight mass was particularly meaningful to him. Charles was born on May 1, 1945 in Crowley, Louisiana...