Mar 15, 2016

Thad Ray Keese August 31, 1954 - March 15, 2016

Thad “Goat” Ray Keese Sr., 61, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Goat was born on August 31, 1954 in Beaumont to parents Henrietta (Fanders) and Warren Thaddeus Keese. He lived...

Mar 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith October 6, 1929 - March 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith, 86, of Lumberton passed away on Monday, March 14, 2014 at Silsbee Convalescent Home. Peggy was born on October 6, 1929 in Port Arthur and had lived in Port Arthur and Lumberton area. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur Business College. She...

Mar 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles January 28, 1936 - March 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles, 80, of Lake Charles, formerly of Port Arthur, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, LA. Walter was born on January 28, 1936 in Shelbyville, Texas to parents Neva (Byrd) and John Marion Miles. He had lived in Port...

Mar 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello February 20, 1925 - March 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello Sr., 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 14, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Joseph was born on February 20, 1925 in Lockhart, Texas to parents Helen (Benavides) and Damian Capello. He served his country in WWII in the US Army...

Mar 8, 2016

Eva Lois Webb June 23, 1929 - March 8, 2016

Eva Lois Attaway Webb, 86, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on June 23, 1929 to Blanche Inez Sandhoff Attaway and H. E. Attaway in Port Arthur, Texas. Eva lived most of her life in Port...

Mar 7, 2016

Marta Ceja September 28, 1961 - March 7, 2016

Marta Ceja, 56, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her residence. A gathering of family and friends on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, with a rosary to be prayed at 7 PM at the funeral...

Mar 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux December 6, 1953 - March 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 6, 1953 to Ethel Norris Champeaux Felder and Allen George Champeaux in Port Arthur, Texas. Janet was raised in Port Arthur and moved to Pasadena with her husband to...

Feb 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie August 8, 1958 - February 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie, 57, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Raynette was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, born on August 8, 1958. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She enjoyed cooking, watching her soap operas, and crocheting. Her...

Feb 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins December 21, 1935 - February 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins, 80, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Mary was born on December 21, 1935 in Merryville, Louisiana to parents Ola (Pinder) and Clifton O. Sims. She had lived most of her life in Port Arthur and was...

Feb 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez February 7, 1921 - February 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Park Bend Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Dora was born on February 7, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, Fernanda (Cotez) and Simon Polanco. She had lived 71 years in Port Arthur and...

Feb 26, 2016

Joel Kenneth Girolamo March 29, 1933 - February 26, 2016

Joel “Snake” Kenneth Girolamo, 82, of Groves passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Community Retirement Home of Port Arthur. Joel was born on March 29, 1933 in Port Arthur to late parents Jennie (Ienna) and Nicholas D. Girolamo. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and...

Feb 21, 2016

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz June 24, 1937 - February 21, 2016

Juan “Johnny” Martin Ortiz, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on June 24, 1937 in Rio Grande City, Texas. Johnny has been a resident of the area for over 40 years. He served...

Feb 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns November 22, 1936 - February 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns passed on February 17, at Harbor Hospice at the age 79. Charles was born on November 22, 1936 in Parsons, West Virginia to the late Evelene and Henry O. Burns. He is survived by his two sons, Charles K....

Feb 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia December 11, 1931 - February 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on December 11, 1931 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. Gilbert was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the...

Feb 14, 2016

David Garcia September 9, 1929 - February 14, 2016

David Garcia, 86, of Humble, Texas and former resident of Groves passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. David was born on September 9, 1929 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Feb 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Rucker December 14, 1931 - February 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Jenkins Rucker, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 14, 1931 to Bessie Shadwick Jenkins and Butch Jenkins in Arkansas. She has been a resident of Groves for most of her life. Margaret was a...

Feb 12, 2016

Della Mary LaFleur February 23, 1922 - February 12, 2016

Della Mary LaFleur, 93, of Humble, formally of Groves, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at her daughter home. Della was born on February 23, 1922 in Grand Prairie, Louisiana to parents, Felcian Marie (Soileau) and Arthur Doucet. She descended from French Colonials of the Fort Toulouse, Alabama,...

Feb 7, 2016

Guadalupe "Toby" Soliz Montalvo January 16, 1935 - February 7, 2016

Guadalupe “Toby” Soliz Montalvo, 81, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 16, 1935 to Petra Collazo Soliz and Luis Soliz in Port Arthur, Texas. Toby has been a lifelong resident of...

Feb 7, 2016

Edward Michael Kozlowski October 24, 1919 - February 7, 2016

Edward Michael Kozlowski, 96, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral services pending.

Feb 6, 2016

Rosa Mae Lavergne Simon December 18, 1928 - February 6, 2016

Rosa Mae Lavergne Simon, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was born on December 18, 1928 to Angeline Falcon Lavergne and Aristile Lavergne in Rayne, Louisiana. Rosa was a homemaker and a resident of...