Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Ofelia Galvan
Aug 9, 2020
Ofelia DeLaCruz Galvan, 92, of Groves passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at her home.
She was born on November 12, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Catarino DeLaCruz and Maximina Estrado DeLaCruz. Ofelia was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a devoted homemaker in raising her family along with her husband,...
Armando Ibarra Rodriguez
Aug 7, 2020
Armando Ibarra Rodriguez, 66, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Edith Janeth Brooks
Aug 7, 2020
Edith Janeth Brooks, 44, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Edith was born on October 29, 1975 in La Unión, El Salvador to parents, Deysi Moreno and Rafael Moreno. She was raised in Port Arthur and was a 1993 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Edith was...
Phala Jayne Barnhill
Aug 6, 2020
Phala Jayne Barnhill, 77, of Orangefield, formerly of Groves, went home to her Lord on Thursday, August 6, 2020.
Phala was born on December 16, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Bethel and Estha M. (Tyler) Currie. She attended Port Arthur Business College receiving a Secretarial Degree and she had worked in the insurance business for...
Edgar Pierce
Aug 6, 2020
Marion “Edgar” Pierce of Turnersville, TX died on August 6, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX at the age of 89. A visitation will be held at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, TX on Sunday, August 9, 2020 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. A gathering of family and friends will be on Saturday, August...
Marjorie Gwyndola Cozad
Jul 30, 2020
Marjorie Gwyndola Henderson Cozad, 91, of Orange passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Focused Care at Orange.
She was born on November 17, 1928 in Shreveport, Louisiana to her parents, Frank Henderson and Maggie Wooley Henderson. Marjorie and Mark raised their children in Groves before moving to Ivanhoe, where they lived for 13 years and...
Fred Eugene Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Fred Eugene Brown, a longtime resident of Port Arthur and Groves, died July 30 at his home, only 10 days after a diagnosis of advanced liver cancer. He was 95.
Fred was born in Geneva, Al., on Nov. 21, 1924, to Buna and Jesse Brown. He was the youngest of four boys, one of whom died as...
Glenda Lee Bolia-Welch
Jul 28, 2020
Glenda Lee Moore Bolia-Welch, 62, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her home.
She was born on April 20, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Louis Edward Moore and Geraldine Johnson Moore. Glenda was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1976 and received...
Felix Antonio Sanchez Sr.
Jul 28, 2020
Felix Antonio Sanchez Sr., 68, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Felix was born on November 20, 1951 in Nicaragua to parents Alfonzo and Maria A. Lazo Sanchez. He had lived in California for 25 years, 1983-1998; then he moved to Texas in 1998 to be close...
Mary Faye Landry
Jul 28, 2020
Mary Faye Simmons Landry died on July 28, 2020, just a few weeks before her 82nd birthday. Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, She graduated from Vidor high school in 1957, and completed x-ray training at Saint Mary’s Hospital in 1959. She married Kenneth James Landry, a Port Arthur policeman who...
Sadie Marie Dejohn
Jul 27, 2020
Sadie Marie DeJohn, 94, of Port Arthur passed away on July 27, 2020 at Focused Care of Orange.
She was born on August 30, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Camille LeDoux and Mabel Cunningham LeDoux. Sadie was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...
Jeremy Scott Welch
Jul 22, 2020
In Loving Memory Of
Jeremy Scott Welch
Jeremy Scott Welch, 40, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
He was born on January 23, 1980 to his parents, Scott Welch and Glenda Moore Welch in Port Arthur, Texas. Jeremy...
Jesus Francisco Estrada
Jul 16, 2020
Jesus Francisco Estrada also known as Jesse Frank Estrada, 82 of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on July 15, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Francisco Estrada and Bertha Sierra Estrada. Frank was a lifelong resident of the area. He served...
Charles Emerson Court
Jul 15, 2020
Charles Emerson Court, 77, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves.
He was born on February 25, 1943 to his parents, Emerson M. Court, Jr. and Byrdie Frances Wood Court in Beaumont, Texas. He retired from Hill Country Farms as an artificial insemination worker, where he traveled...
Rosemary Bernard Cooper
Jul 14, 2020
Rosemary Bernard Cooper was born July 19, 1949 in Nashville, TN to Elie and Virginia Bernard. Rosemary was a kind, beautiful, and compassionate mother, wife, grandmother, and friend to many. She loved hosting gatherings for family and friends, and was always the life of the party. She was an avid reader, gardener, animal lover, and had a passion for...
Benjie Noah Simon
Jul 14, 2020
Benjie Noah Simon, 64, of Port Neches passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on July 7, 1956 to his parents, Elzie Joseph Simon and Evelyn Jeanne Fabre Simon in Port Arthur, Texas. Benjie was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves...
William Roy Mccray
Jul 7, 2020
William Roy McCray, 56, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Tuesday afternoon in Sabine Pass. He was born on August 26, 1963 to his parents, William Henry McCray, Jr. and Margie A. William McCray in Port Arthur, Texas. William has been a lifelong resident of Sabine Pass. He spent most of his life on the water fishing and...
Daryl Paul Dionne
Jul 3, 2020
Daryl Paul Dionne, 71, of Beaumont passed away on July 3, 2020 at his home.
He was born on February 28, 1949 to his parents, Edgar Paul Dionne and Lucille Lavina Martin Dionne in Port Arthur. Daryl was raised in Port Arthur and attended St. James Catholic Church. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1967....
Jeanette Rita Labove
Jul 2, 2020
Jeanette Rita Rodriguez LaBove , 90, of Groves passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Groves.
She was born on March 16, 1930 to her parents, Dennis Rodriguez and Lorena Vincent Rodriguez in Port Arthur, Texas. She lived most of her life in Sabine Pass and has been a resident of Groves since...
Eugene Horace Foreman Ii
Jun 30, 2020
Eugene Horace Foreman II, 61, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home.
Eugene was born on October 9, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Jennie Lee (Dartez) and Eugene Horace Foreman. He was a lifelong resident of Groves and he was of the Catholic Faith. He was an insulation installer for...
Ofelia Galvan
Aug 9, 2020
Ofelia DeLaCruz Galvan, 92, of Groves passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at her home.
She was born on November 12, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Catarino DeLaCruz and Maximina Estrado DeLaCruz. Ofelia was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a devoted homemaker in raising her family along with her husband,...
Armando Ibarra Rodriguez
Aug 7, 2020
Armando Ibarra Rodriguez, 66, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Edith Janeth Brooks
Aug 7, 2020
Edith Janeth Brooks, 44, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Edith was born on October 29, 1975 in La Unión, El Salvador to parents, Deysi Moreno and Rafael Moreno. She was raised in Port Arthur and was a 1993 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Edith was...
Phala Jayne Barnhill
Aug 6, 2020
Phala Jayne Barnhill, 77, of Orangefield, formerly of Groves, went home to her Lord on Thursday, August 6, 2020.
Phala was born on December 16, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Bethel and Estha M. (Tyler) Currie. She attended Port Arthur Business College receiving a Secretarial Degree and she had worked in the insurance business for...
Edgar Pierce
Aug 6, 2020
Marion “Edgar” Pierce of Turnersville, TX died on August 6, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX at the age of 89. A visitation will be held at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, TX on Sunday, August 9, 2020 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. A gathering of family and friends will be on Saturday, August...
Marjorie Gwyndola Cozad
Jul 30, 2020
Marjorie Gwyndola Henderson Cozad, 91, of Orange passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Focused Care at Orange.
She was born on November 17, 1928 in Shreveport, Louisiana to her parents, Frank Henderson and Maggie Wooley Henderson. Marjorie and Mark raised their children in Groves before moving to Ivanhoe, where they lived for 13 years and...
Fred Eugene Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Fred Eugene Brown, a longtime resident of Port Arthur and Groves, died July 30 at his home, only 10 days after a diagnosis of advanced liver cancer. He was 95.
Fred was born in Geneva, Al., on Nov. 21, 1924, to Buna and Jesse Brown. He was the youngest of four boys, one of whom died as...
Glenda Lee Bolia-Welch
Jul 28, 2020
Glenda Lee Moore Bolia-Welch, 62, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her home.
She was born on April 20, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Louis Edward Moore and Geraldine Johnson Moore. Glenda was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1976 and received...
Felix Antonio Sanchez Sr.
Jul 28, 2020
Felix Antonio Sanchez Sr., 68, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Felix was born on November 20, 1951 in Nicaragua to parents Alfonzo and Maria A. Lazo Sanchez. He had lived in California for 25 years, 1983-1998; then he moved to Texas in 1998 to be close...
Mary Faye Landry
Jul 28, 2020
Mary Faye Simmons Landry died on July 28, 2020, just a few weeks before her 82nd birthday. Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, She graduated from Vidor high school in 1957, and completed x-ray training at Saint Mary’s Hospital in 1959. She married Kenneth James Landry, a Port Arthur policeman who...
Sadie Marie Dejohn
Jul 27, 2020
Sadie Marie DeJohn, 94, of Port Arthur passed away on July 27, 2020 at Focused Care of Orange.
She was born on August 30, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Camille LeDoux and Mabel Cunningham LeDoux. Sadie was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...
Jeremy Scott Welch
Jul 22, 2020
In Loving Memory Of
Jeremy Scott Welch
Jeremy Scott Welch, 40, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
He was born on January 23, 1980 to his parents, Scott Welch and Glenda Moore Welch in Port Arthur, Texas. Jeremy...
Jesus Francisco Estrada
Jul 16, 2020
Jesus Francisco Estrada also known as Jesse Frank Estrada, 82 of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
He was born on July 15, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents, Francisco Estrada and Bertha Sierra Estrada. Frank was a lifelong resident of the area. He served...
Charles Emerson Court
Jul 15, 2020
Charles Emerson Court, 77, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves.
He was born on February 25, 1943 to his parents, Emerson M. Court, Jr. and Byrdie Frances Wood Court in Beaumont, Texas. He retired from Hill Country Farms as an artificial insemination worker, where he traveled...
Rosemary Bernard Cooper
Jul 14, 2020
Rosemary Bernard Cooper was born July 19, 1949 in Nashville, TN to Elie and Virginia Bernard. Rosemary was a kind, beautiful, and compassionate mother, wife, grandmother, and friend to many. She loved hosting gatherings for family and friends, and was always the life of the party. She was an avid reader, gardener, animal lover, and had a passion for...
Benjie Noah Simon
Jul 14, 2020
Benjie Noah Simon, 64, of Port Neches passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on July 7, 1956 to his parents, Elzie Joseph Simon and Evelyn Jeanne Fabre Simon in Port Arthur, Texas. Benjie was a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves...
William Roy Mccray
Jul 7, 2020
William Roy McCray, 56, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Tuesday afternoon in Sabine Pass. He was born on August 26, 1963 to his parents, William Henry McCray, Jr. and Margie A. William McCray in Port Arthur, Texas. William has been a lifelong resident of Sabine Pass. He spent most of his life on the water fishing and...
Daryl Paul Dionne
Jul 3, 2020
Daryl Paul Dionne, 71, of Beaumont passed away on July 3, 2020 at his home.
He was born on February 28, 1949 to his parents, Edgar Paul Dionne and Lucille Lavina Martin Dionne in Port Arthur. Daryl was raised in Port Arthur and attended St. James Catholic Church. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1967....
Jeanette Rita Labove
Jul 2, 2020
Jeanette Rita Rodriguez LaBove , 90, of Groves passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Groves.
She was born on March 16, 1930 to her parents, Dennis Rodriguez and Lorena Vincent Rodriguez in Port Arthur, Texas. She lived most of her life in Sabine Pass and has been a resident of Groves since...
Eugene Horace Foreman Ii
Jun 30, 2020
Eugene Horace Foreman II, 61, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home.
Eugene was born on October 9, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Jennie Lee (Dartez) and Eugene Horace Foreman. He was a lifelong resident of Groves and he was of the Catholic Faith. He was an insulation installer for...