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Joseph A. Whitehead, Iii

Joseph A. Whitehead, Iii

Sep 7, 2015

Joseph A. Whitehead, III July 28, 1946 - September 7, 2015

Joseph A. Whitehead, III, 69, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Frances Hubbard Whitehead and Joseph A. Whitehead, Jr. on July 28, 1946. He lived in Port Arthur...

Charles Richard Amburn

Charles Richard Amburn

Sep 6, 2015

Charles Richard Amburn May 15, 1929 - September 6, 2015

Charles Richard Amburn, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born in Livingston, Texas to Priscilla Merrell Amburn and Henry Amburn on May 15, 1929. Charles was a radio operator in the U. S. Navy,...

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis

Sep 4, 2015

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis June 26, 1926 - September 4, 2015

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at Brookedale Dowlen Oaks in Beaumont. He was born on June 26, 1926 to Sadie Palmer Davis and James Earl Davis in Port Arthur, Texas. Gene was a longtime resident of the Golden...

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr.

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr.

Sep 3, 2015

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr. February 26, 1937 - September 3, 2015

Francis Gilbert Davis Sr., was born February 26, 1937, and passed peacefully from this world into heaven on September 3, 2015 at the age 78. Gilbert was born in Port Arthur, Texas and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He was preceded in death by his...

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle

Aug 30, 2015

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle December 14, 1925 - August 30, 2015

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle, 89, of Freeport, Grand Bahama passed away on August 30, 2015 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Alice was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 14, 1925 to Nellie and Claus Busch. She has been residing in Freeport for the last 20 years where she...

Anna Ellender

Anna Ellender

Aug 26, 2015

Anna Ellender September 17, 1932 - August 26, 2015

Anna Mae Ellender, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 17, 1932 to Marie Lacombe Doucet and Paul Doucet, Sr. in Port Barre, Louisiana. Anna Mae has been a resident of Groves for over...

Norma Faye Holbrook

Norma Faye Holbrook

Aug 25, 2015

Norma Faye Holbrook October 9, 1928 - August 25, 2015

Norma Faye Greene Holbrook, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, August 25, 2015 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on October 9, 1928 to Elsie Evans Greene and John Greene in Port Arthur, Texas. Norma graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Celina F. Bordelon

Celina F. Bordelon

Aug 22, 2015

Celina F. Bordelon April 16, 1917 - August 22, 2015

Celina Frederick Bordelon, 98, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Plaucheville, Louisiana on April 16, 1917 to Mary Alice Landreneau Frederick and William Frederick. Celina has been a resident of the area since 1930....

Kathleen Southard

Kathleen Southard

Aug 17, 2015

Kathleen Southard September 24, 1954 - August 17, 2015

Kathleen Thompson Southard, 60, of Orange, Texas passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 24, 1954 to Ruby and Leslie Thompson. Kathleen was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur before moving to Orange...

Don L. Roberts

Don L. Roberts

Aug 17, 2015

Don L. Roberts November 26, 1944 - August 17, 2015

Don L Roberts, 70 passed away Monday August 17, 2015 in Port Arthur. He was born November 26, 1944 to the Late Murphy Robert and Louise Cormier in Bosco, LA. Don was a resident of Port Arthur for 55 years. He proudly served his country in the United States...

Raymond K. Lee

Raymond K. Lee

Aug 16, 2015

Raymond K. Lee October 2, 1951 - August 16, 2015

Raymond K. Lee of Bexar County, Texas, 63 passed away August 16, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, TX. He was born October 2, 1951 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Lee, Jr. Raymond retired from the US Air Force after 20 years of service. Raymond is...

Barbara Jane Davis

Barbara Jane Davis

Aug 15, 2015

Barbara Jane Davis April 16, 1941 - August 15, 2015

Barbara Jane Davis, 74, formerly of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Houston. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 16, 1941 to Versie Smith Davis and James Earl Davis. Barbara was a longtime resident of Port Arthur before moving to Houston nine...

Florine Welch

Florine Welch

Aug 15, 2015

Florine Welch December 1, 1926 - August 15, 2015

Florine Schmeltekopf Welch, 88, of Sabine Pass passed away on August 15, 2015 at Bridges of Hope in Groves, TX. She was born on December 1, 1926 to Henry and Annie Hill Schmeltekopf in Kyle, Texas. She was the second born following behind the birth of her twin sister, Dorine,...

Natividad Riojaz

Natividad Riojaz

Aug 13, 2015

Natividad Riojaz September 8, 1933 - August 13, 2015

Nani passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Oak Groves Nursing Home in Groves. She was born September 8, 1933 to Guadalupe and Teresa Baeza Hernandez in Terlingua, TX. She lived in Port Arthur for the last 24 years. Nani was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother...

Sandra Annette Brown

Sandra Annette Brown

Aug 9, 2015

Sandra Annette Brown January 18, 1972 - August 9, 2015

Sandra passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Baptist hospital in Beaumont. She was born January 18, 1972 to Richard and Margarita Gonzalez Brown in Port Arthur, TX. She is survived by her parents; a son, Alan Johnson of Port Arthur; daughter, Iantha Patrick of Port Arthur; brothers,...

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson Iii

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson Iii

Aug 2, 2015

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson III September 28, 1934 - August 2, 2015

Charles began life as the oldest child of Adeline "Tootsie" and Charles V. "Swede" Hanson II. He was followed by his three siblings, Barbara Jean Smithy, Arthur Edward Hanson and David Albright Hanson. Junior attended Trinity Lutheran elementary school and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. He...

Teresa Ramirez

Teresa Ramirez

Jul 31, 2015

Teresa Ramirez November 23, 1922 - July 31, 2015

Teresa Ramirez passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Mid-Jeff Extended Care in Nederland. She was born November 23, 1922 to Vidal and Beatrize Rios Ramirez in Fastrill, TX. She lived in Groves for most of her life. Teresa was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great...

Kim Elizabeth Trimble

Kim Elizabeth Trimble

Jul 26, 2015

Kim Elizabeth Trimble November 27, 1960 - July 26, 2015

Kim Elizabeth Lewis Trimble, 54, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on November 27, 1960 to Joyce Batson Lewis and Alcide Donald Lewis. Kim was a lifelong resident of the area. She...

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux Mcknight

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux Mcknight

Jul 26, 2015

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux McKnight October 14, 1948 - July 26, 2015

Sharon Aline "Sherry" Bijeaux McKnight, 66, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Community Home in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 14, 1948 to Eva Jean Blanchard Bijeaux and Simon Bijeaux. Sherry was a graduate of...

Shirley Juarez

Shirley Juarez

Jul 23, 2015

Shirley Juarez August 25, 1933 - July 23, 2015

Shirley Juarez was escorted into Heaven by angels on July 23, 2015. She was born on August 25, 1933 to Josefina Alvarez Juarez and Cruz Juarez I. She was the second daughter and fifth of six children. Shirley attended public schools in Port Arthur and graduated with the Thomas Jefferson...

Joseph A. Whitehead, Iii

Joseph A. Whitehead, Iii

Sep 7, 2015

Joseph A. Whitehead, III July 28, 1946 - September 7, 2015

Joseph A. Whitehead, III, 69, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Frances Hubbard Whitehead and Joseph A. Whitehead, Jr. on July 28, 1946. He lived in Port Arthur...

Charles Richard Amburn

Charles Richard Amburn

Sep 6, 2015

Charles Richard Amburn May 15, 1929 - September 6, 2015

Charles Richard Amburn, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born in Livingston, Texas to Priscilla Merrell Amburn and Henry Amburn on May 15, 1929. Charles was a radio operator in the U. S. Navy,...

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis

Sep 4, 2015

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis June 26, 1926 - September 4, 2015

Earl Eugene "Gene" Davis, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at Brookedale Dowlen Oaks in Beaumont. He was born on June 26, 1926 to Sadie Palmer Davis and James Earl Davis in Port Arthur, Texas. Gene was a longtime resident of the Golden...

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr.

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr.

Sep 3, 2015

Francis Gilbert Davis, Sr. February 26, 1937 - September 3, 2015

Francis Gilbert Davis Sr., was born February 26, 1937, and passed peacefully from this world into heaven on September 3, 2015 at the age 78. Gilbert was born in Port Arthur, Texas and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He was preceded in death by his...

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle

Aug 30, 2015

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle December 14, 1925 - August 30, 2015

Alice Braquet Stevens Rolle, 89, of Freeport, Grand Bahama passed away on August 30, 2015 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Alice was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 14, 1925 to Nellie and Claus Busch. She has been residing in Freeport for the last 20 years where she...

Anna Ellender

Anna Ellender

Aug 26, 2015

Anna Ellender September 17, 1932 - August 26, 2015

Anna Mae Ellender, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 17, 1932 to Marie Lacombe Doucet and Paul Doucet, Sr. in Port Barre, Louisiana. Anna Mae has been a resident of Groves for over...

Norma Faye Holbrook

Norma Faye Holbrook

Aug 25, 2015

Norma Faye Holbrook October 9, 1928 - August 25, 2015

Norma Faye Greene Holbrook, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, August 25, 2015 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on October 9, 1928 to Elsie Evans Greene and John Greene in Port Arthur, Texas. Norma graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Celina F. Bordelon

Celina F. Bordelon

Aug 22, 2015

Celina F. Bordelon April 16, 1917 - August 22, 2015

Celina Frederick Bordelon, 98, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Plaucheville, Louisiana on April 16, 1917 to Mary Alice Landreneau Frederick and William Frederick. Celina has been a resident of the area since 1930....

Kathleen Southard

Kathleen Southard

Aug 17, 2015

Kathleen Southard September 24, 1954 - August 17, 2015

Kathleen Thompson Southard, 60, of Orange, Texas passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 24, 1954 to Ruby and Leslie Thompson. Kathleen was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur before moving to Orange...

Don L. Roberts

Don L. Roberts

Aug 17, 2015

Don L. Roberts November 26, 1944 - August 17, 2015

Don L Roberts, 70 passed away Monday August 17, 2015 in Port Arthur. He was born November 26, 1944 to the Late Murphy Robert and Louise Cormier in Bosco, LA. Don was a resident of Port Arthur for 55 years. He proudly served his country in the United States...

Raymond K. Lee

Raymond K. Lee

Aug 16, 2015

Raymond K. Lee October 2, 1951 - August 16, 2015

Raymond K. Lee of Bexar County, Texas, 63 passed away August 16, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, TX. He was born October 2, 1951 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Lee, Jr. Raymond retired from the US Air Force after 20 years of service. Raymond is...

Barbara Jane Davis

Barbara Jane Davis

Aug 15, 2015

Barbara Jane Davis April 16, 1941 - August 15, 2015

Barbara Jane Davis, 74, formerly of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Houston. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 16, 1941 to Versie Smith Davis and James Earl Davis. Barbara was a longtime resident of Port Arthur before moving to Houston nine...

Florine Welch

Florine Welch

Aug 15, 2015

Florine Welch December 1, 1926 - August 15, 2015

Florine Schmeltekopf Welch, 88, of Sabine Pass passed away on August 15, 2015 at Bridges of Hope in Groves, TX. She was born on December 1, 1926 to Henry and Annie Hill Schmeltekopf in Kyle, Texas. She was the second born following behind the birth of her twin sister, Dorine,...

Natividad Riojaz

Natividad Riojaz

Aug 13, 2015

Natividad Riojaz September 8, 1933 - August 13, 2015

Nani passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Oak Groves Nursing Home in Groves. She was born September 8, 1933 to Guadalupe and Teresa Baeza Hernandez in Terlingua, TX. She lived in Port Arthur for the last 24 years. Nani was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother...

Sandra Annette Brown

Sandra Annette Brown

Aug 9, 2015

Sandra Annette Brown January 18, 1972 - August 9, 2015

Sandra passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Baptist hospital in Beaumont. She was born January 18, 1972 to Richard and Margarita Gonzalez Brown in Port Arthur, TX. She is survived by her parents; a son, Alan Johnson of Port Arthur; daughter, Iantha Patrick of Port Arthur; brothers,...

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson Iii

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson Iii

Aug 2, 2015

Charles V. "Junior" Hanson III September 28, 1934 - August 2, 2015

Charles began life as the oldest child of Adeline "Tootsie" and Charles V. "Swede" Hanson II. He was followed by his three siblings, Barbara Jean Smithy, Arthur Edward Hanson and David Albright Hanson. Junior attended Trinity Lutheran elementary school and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. He...

Teresa Ramirez

Teresa Ramirez

Jul 31, 2015

Teresa Ramirez November 23, 1922 - July 31, 2015

Teresa Ramirez passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Mid-Jeff Extended Care in Nederland. She was born November 23, 1922 to Vidal and Beatrize Rios Ramirez in Fastrill, TX. She lived in Groves for most of her life. Teresa was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great...

Kim Elizabeth Trimble

Kim Elizabeth Trimble

Jul 26, 2015

Kim Elizabeth Trimble November 27, 1960 - July 26, 2015

Kim Elizabeth Lewis Trimble, 54, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on November 27, 1960 to Joyce Batson Lewis and Alcide Donald Lewis. Kim was a lifelong resident of the area. She...

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux Mcknight

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux Mcknight

Jul 26, 2015

Sharon "Sherry" Aline Bijeaux McKnight October 14, 1948 - July 26, 2015

Sharon Aline "Sherry" Bijeaux McKnight, 66, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Community Home in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 14, 1948 to Eva Jean Blanchard Bijeaux and Simon Bijeaux. Sherry was a graduate of...

Shirley Juarez

Shirley Juarez

Jul 23, 2015

Shirley Juarez August 25, 1933 - July 23, 2015

Shirley Juarez was escorted into Heaven by angels on July 23, 2015. She was born on August 25, 1933 to Josefina Alvarez Juarez and Cruz Juarez I. She was the second daughter and fifth of six children. Shirley attended public schools in Port Arthur and graduated with the Thomas Jefferson...

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