Obituaries for
Clayton - Thompson Funeral Directors
Nelwyn Marie Haizlip
May 7, 2024
Nelwyn Marie Martin Haizlip, 90, of Nederland and former resident of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur.
She was born on March 18, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Vinnes Brunet Martin and Archie F. Martin. Nelwyn graduated from Port Arthur High School and went on to Port...
Terry Dean Herman, Sr.
Apr 30, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Dean Herman Sr. announces his peaceful passing at Baptist hospital in Beaumont surrounded by his family on April 30, 2024, at the age of 63. He was born on March 22, 1961 in Orange, Texas to parents, Mandy Mae (Harris) and Galen Ray Herman.
Terry will forever...
Charles "Chuck" Marc Johnson
Apr 29, 2024
Chuck (Charles) Marc Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of April 29, 2024 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Chuck Johnson was born October 5, 1954, in California. He was soon adopted by his loving parents, Doran and Millie (Mildred) Johnson. Chuck was welcomed home in Provo Utah by his very excited big...
Josephine (Jo) Evelyn Williamson
Apr 10, 2024
Jo Williamson, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas, died peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Lucas Place in Beaumont, Texas.
Jo, Josephine Evelyn Williamson, was born August 16, 1944 to Josephine Rose Furry Williamson and John Eugene Williamson. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1962 and entered Lamar State College of Technology on tract to become a...
Charlene Marie Mendoza
Apr 10, 2024
Charlene Marie Mendoza, 82, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.
She was born on January 12, 1942 in Leesville, Louisiana to Thelma Coburn Trotti and Ila Vernon Trotti. Charlene lived most of her life in the area. She was a devoted homemaker in raising her three sons along with...
Maria Thi Hoang
Apr 4, 2024
Maria Thi Hoang, 82, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Bonne Vie Nursing Home.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves, with a prayer service at 5:00 PM and a rosary...
Wendy Lee Blackwell
Mar 29, 2024
Wendy Lee Blackwell, age 72, resident of Groves, Texas, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Hermann Memorial Hospital Southwest in Houston.
Born on May 21, 1951, in Mankato, Minnesota, Wendy was the beloved daughter of Vivian Lee (Delaney) and Alfred Ernest Hoffmeister. At the tender age of 6, Wendy's family relocated to Southeast Texas,...
Richard Eugene Robbins
Mar 25, 2024
Richard Eugene Robbins, 71, of Groves passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont.
He was born on October 12, 1952 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lena Romero Robbins and Newton D. Robbins. Richard was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked as counselor at the Texas Youth Commission for over...
Luis Torres Castillo
Mar 21, 2024
Luis Torres Castillo, 69, of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at his home in Port Arthur.
He was born on October 11, 1954 in Reynosa, Mexico to Paulina Torres Castillo and Desiderio Castillo. Luis has been a resident of Port Arthur for the last 35 years.
He was preceded in...
Ernest Eugene Knod
Mar 20, 2024
Ernest Eugene Knod, 70, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
He was born on August 16, 1953 in DeQuicy, Louisiana to Dorothy Pearl Christy Knod and Ernest Ralph Knod. Ernie was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the U.S. Army reserves. Ernie retired...
Evon Vargas
Mar 17, 2024
Evon Vargas, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
Evon was born on July 28, 1932 in Wiergate, Texas to parents Eufrania (Lona) and Gabino Moreno Sr. She was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas and she was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Port Arthur....
Woodrow "Teddy" Theodore Edgerton Jr.
Mar 14, 2024
Woodrow “Teddy” Theodore Edgerton Jr., 70, of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Woody was born on August 8, 1953 at a Medical Clinic in Port Acres to parents Elizabeth (Greenslade) and Woodrow Theodore Edgerton Sr. He was a lifelong resident of the Southeast Texas area. Woody was...
Ina Louise Simon
Mar 12, 2024
Ina Simon, 94 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. She was born on September 8, 1929, to Andrew Simon and Lucille Cormier Simon. A devout Catholic she was a lifelong member of St. Charles Catholic Church.
She loved to crochet and would give everyone at Bonne Vie Nursing Home where she lived...
Alice Vaughan Keith
Mar 12, 2024
A memorial service for Alice Elizabeth Keith will be held at Buckner Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas at 1:00pm on Saturday, March 30th. Chaplain Mike Wood will be officiating. Mrs. Keith passed away peacefully in Beaumont on Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Alice was born at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. She was the only child...
Anthony Charles Legnon
Mar 9, 2024
Anthony Charles Legnon, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Liberty Health Care Center in Liberty, Texas. Services pending.
Eva Jane Waldroup
Mar 3, 2024
Eva Jane Waldroup, entered heavens gates on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Eva was born on August 28, 1951 to Joseph Reid Holloman and Wava Lee Holloman at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas.
It was her faith that helped her through the many challenges she had during her lifetime. ...
Oralia Deleon Menchaca
Feb 24, 2024
Oralia DeLeon Menchaca of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 24, 2024. She attained the age of 100 years and six months.
She was born on August 4, 1923 in Port Arthur to Maria Martinez DeLeon and Timothy DeLeon. Oralia was a longtime resident of Port Arthur. She owned and operated Menchaca Beauty Shop for...
Gregory Kenneth Tillman
Feb 20, 2024
Gregory Kenneth Tillman, 65, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2024 at his home due to an illness.
He was born September 15, 1958 in Houston, TX to Luther and Mary Ann Tillman.
Greg loved the Lord, his family, friends, his dogs, and riding his Harley. He was a biker for life!
...Coy Wayne Cole
Feb 16, 2024
Coy Wayne Cole, 86, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 in Beaumont, Texas. Pending
Minnie Rachel Greer Weaver
Feb 15, 2024
Minnie Rachel Weaver, 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Community Retirement Center in Port Arthur.
Minnie was born on February 1, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas, one of twelve children born to parents Anel Lucille (Ellender) and Hatton Lee Greer. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and was member...
Nelwyn Marie Haizlip
May 7, 2024
Nelwyn Marie Martin Haizlip, 90, of Nederland and former resident of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur.
She was born on March 18, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Vinnes Brunet Martin and Archie F. Martin. Nelwyn graduated from Port Arthur High School and went on to Port...
Terry Dean Herman, Sr.
Apr 30, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Dean Herman Sr. announces his peaceful passing at Baptist hospital in Beaumont surrounded by his family on April 30, 2024, at the age of 63. He was born on March 22, 1961 in Orange, Texas to parents, Mandy Mae (Harris) and Galen Ray Herman.
Terry will forever...
Charles "Chuck" Marc Johnson
Apr 29, 2024
Chuck (Charles) Marc Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of April 29, 2024 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Chuck Johnson was born October 5, 1954, in California. He was soon adopted by his loving parents, Doran and Millie (Mildred) Johnson. Chuck was welcomed home in Provo Utah by his very excited big...
Josephine (Jo) Evelyn Williamson
Apr 10, 2024
Jo Williamson, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas, died peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Lucas Place in Beaumont, Texas.
Jo, Josephine Evelyn Williamson, was born August 16, 1944 to Josephine Rose Furry Williamson and John Eugene Williamson. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1962 and entered Lamar State College of Technology on tract to become a...
Charlene Marie Mendoza
Apr 10, 2024
Charlene Marie Mendoza, 82, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.
She was born on January 12, 1942 in Leesville, Louisiana to Thelma Coburn Trotti and Ila Vernon Trotti. Charlene lived most of her life in the area. She was a devoted homemaker in raising her three sons along with...
Maria Thi Hoang
Apr 4, 2024
Maria Thi Hoang, 82, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Bonne Vie Nursing Home.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves, with a prayer service at 5:00 PM and a rosary...
Wendy Lee Blackwell
Mar 29, 2024
Wendy Lee Blackwell, age 72, resident of Groves, Texas, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Hermann Memorial Hospital Southwest in Houston.
Born on May 21, 1951, in Mankato, Minnesota, Wendy was the beloved daughter of Vivian Lee (Delaney) and Alfred Ernest Hoffmeister. At the tender age of 6, Wendy's family relocated to Southeast Texas,...
Richard Eugene Robbins
Mar 25, 2024
Richard Eugene Robbins, 71, of Groves passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont.
He was born on October 12, 1952 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lena Romero Robbins and Newton D. Robbins. Richard was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked as counselor at the Texas Youth Commission for over...
Luis Torres Castillo
Mar 21, 2024
Luis Torres Castillo, 69, of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at his home in Port Arthur.
He was born on October 11, 1954 in Reynosa, Mexico to Paulina Torres Castillo and Desiderio Castillo. Luis has been a resident of Port Arthur for the last 35 years.
He was preceded in...
Ernest Eugene Knod
Mar 20, 2024
Ernest Eugene Knod, 70, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
He was born on August 16, 1953 in DeQuicy, Louisiana to Dorothy Pearl Christy Knod and Ernest Ralph Knod. Ernie was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the U.S. Army reserves. Ernie retired...
Evon Vargas
Mar 17, 2024
Evon Vargas, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
Evon was born on July 28, 1932 in Wiergate, Texas to parents Eufrania (Lona) and Gabino Moreno Sr. She was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas and she was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Port Arthur....
Woodrow "Teddy" Theodore Edgerton Jr.
Mar 14, 2024
Woodrow “Teddy” Theodore Edgerton Jr., 70, of Port Neches passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Woody was born on August 8, 1953 at a Medical Clinic in Port Acres to parents Elizabeth (Greenslade) and Woodrow Theodore Edgerton Sr. He was a lifelong resident of the Southeast Texas area. Woody was...
Ina Louise Simon
Mar 12, 2024
Ina Simon, 94 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. She was born on September 8, 1929, to Andrew Simon and Lucille Cormier Simon. A devout Catholic she was a lifelong member of St. Charles Catholic Church.
She loved to crochet and would give everyone at Bonne Vie Nursing Home where she lived...
Alice Vaughan Keith
Mar 12, 2024
A memorial service for Alice Elizabeth Keith will be held at Buckner Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas at 1:00pm on Saturday, March 30th. Chaplain Mike Wood will be officiating. Mrs. Keith passed away peacefully in Beaumont on Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Alice was born at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. She was the only child...
Anthony Charles Legnon
Mar 9, 2024
Anthony Charles Legnon, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Liberty Health Care Center in Liberty, Texas. Services pending.
Eva Jane Waldroup
Mar 3, 2024
Eva Jane Waldroup, entered heavens gates on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Eva was born on August 28, 1951 to Joseph Reid Holloman and Wava Lee Holloman at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas.
It was her faith that helped her through the many challenges she had during her lifetime. ...
Oralia Deleon Menchaca
Feb 24, 2024
Oralia DeLeon Menchaca of Port Arthur passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 24, 2024. She attained the age of 100 years and six months.
She was born on August 4, 1923 in Port Arthur to Maria Martinez DeLeon and Timothy DeLeon. Oralia was a longtime resident of Port Arthur. She owned and operated Menchaca Beauty Shop for...
Gregory Kenneth Tillman
Feb 20, 2024
Gregory Kenneth Tillman, 65, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2024 at his home due to an illness.
He was born September 15, 1958 in Houston, TX to Luther and Mary Ann Tillman.
Greg loved the Lord, his family, friends, his dogs, and riding his Harley. He was a biker for life!
...Coy Wayne Cole
Feb 16, 2024
Coy Wayne Cole, 86, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 in Beaumont, Texas. Pending
Minnie Rachel Greer Weaver
Feb 15, 2024
Minnie Rachel Weaver, 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Community Retirement Center in Port Arthur.
Minnie was born on February 1, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas, one of twelve children born to parents Anel Lucille (Ellender) and Hatton Lee Greer. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and was member...