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Sam Martin Durso

Sam Martin Durso

Mar 14, 2014

Sam Martin Durso June 16, 1934 - March 14, 2014

Sam Martin Durso, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014. He was born on June 16, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sam Durso and Josephine Arisco Durso. Sam was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School...

Abraham H. Hernandez

Abraham H. Hernandez

Mar 13, 2014

Abraham H. Hernandez January 2, 1993 - March 13, 2014

Abraham H. Hernandez, 21 of Port Arthur, TX passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Port Arthur. He was born on January 2, 1993 and was a native of Palau, Coahuila, Mexico. He was a resident of Port Arthur for the past 8 years. Abraham was a Scaffold Builder...

Bill Bertrand Blanco

Bill Bertrand Blanco

Mar 13, 2014

Bill Bertrand Blanco January 12, 1931 - March 13, 2014

Bill Blanco, 83, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He was born on January 12, 1931 to Henry and Clara Lavender Blanco in Port Arthur, TX. Bill was a pipefitter at Texaco for 42 years. He proudly served his country in...

Eula Mae Boettger

Eula Mae Boettger

Mar 7, 2014

Eula Mae Boettger March 19, 1924 - March 7, 2014

Eula Mae Rita Theriot-Boettger, 89 of Port Arthur, TX., passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 less than two weeks from her ninetieth birthday. She was born on March 19,1924 to the late Emily and Clophie Theriot. Eula graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, LA. She was a...

Maxine Hardcastle

Maxine Hardcastle

Mar 2, 2014

Maxine Hardcastle November 17, 1923 - March 2, 2014

Maxine Hardcastle, 90 of Groves passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Maxine was born in Port Arthur on November 17, 1923 to Harvey and Lena Neal Durham. She was a life long resident of this area. She is preceded...

Ricardo Rios

Ricardo Rios

Mar 2, 2014

Ricardo Rios September 9, 1932 - March 2, 2014

Ricardo Rios, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 9, 1932 to Bertha Fabela Rios and Sebastian Rios in Port Arthur, Texas. Ricardo was raised in Mexico and came back to Port Arthur...

Cheryl Ann Rivas

Cheryl Ann Rivas

Feb 24, 2014

Cheryl Ann Rivas August 2, 1946 - February 24, 2014

Cheryl Ann Pinell Rivas age 67 of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, February 24,2014 at her residence. She was born in Port Arthur to Claude and Ruth Reese Pinell, Jr. on August 2, 1946. Cheryl Ann was a life long resident of Port Arthur, she was employed at...

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero

Feb 23, 2014

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero December 20, 1975 - February 23, 2014

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero, 38, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on December 20, 1975 to Juana Villareal and Fortunato Guerrero in Monterrey, Mexico. Maria was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic faith. Visitation...

Roy E. Webb

Roy E. Webb

Feb 23, 2014

Roy E. Webb August 17, 1929 - February 23, 2014

Roy Webb of Groves, Texas, passed on to eternal life at home with family on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Roy was born on August 17, 1929, to Sallie and Stephen Webb of Port Arthur, Texas. He was the twelfth child born to his parents and lived most of his...

Dorothy M. Smithhart

Dorothy M. Smithhart

Feb 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Smithhart February 4, 1928 - February 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Smithhart was born Feb. 4, 1928 at St. Mary Hospital. She was the middle child of Ileda LaSalle Finney and John Lewis Finney. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Feb. 20, 2014. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 23, 2014 from...

Gerald Jay Trahan

Gerald Jay Trahan

Feb 16, 2014

Gerald Jay Trahan February 18, 1952 - February 16, 2014

Gerald Jay Trahan, 61, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on February 18, 1952 to Thelma Pearl Dewees Trahan and Frozie Joseph Trahan, Sr. in Port Arthur, Texas. Gerald was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch

Feb 16, 2014

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch July 16, 1935 - February 16, 2014

Mauverine Marilyn Martin Crouch born July 16, 1935 in Many, Louisiana to Mary Dekeyzer Martin and William Wallace Martin as the youngest of nine children. She is survived by son, Martin Crouch and wife Delia Crouch of Groves, Texas, daughter, Mary K. Malawey of Plano, Texas. Son, Mark...

Robert Andrew Ferguson

Robert Andrew Ferguson

Feb 15, 2014

Robert Andrew Ferguson March 14, 1950 - February 15, 2014

Andy Ferguson, 63, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 15, 2014. He was born on March 14, 1950 to Robert and Kathryn Ferguson in Port Arthur, TX. Andy is survived by his wife of 43 years, Melody Ferguson of Sabine Pass; a son,...

Estelle Catherine Andrepont

Estelle Catherine Andrepont

Feb 14, 2014

Estelle Catherine Andrepont September 28, 1926 - February 14, 2014

Estelle "Totty" Catherine Andrepont passed away at the Rose House in Pt. Arthur on February 14, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She followed her husband of 64 years, Willie, to heaven just seven weeks after his death, also from Alzheimer's. Totty was born in Pt Arthur in...

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons

Feb 7, 2014

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons November 26, 1933 - February 7, 2014

Vyrl Lee "Boots" Lyons, age 80 passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at her residence. She was a 40 year resident of Groves and a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves. "Boots" was born on November 26, 1933 in Silsbee, Texas. Visitation will be on...

Thomas Lee Bryan

Thomas Lee Bryan

Feb 4, 2014

Thomas Lee Bryan September 16, 1942 - February 4, 2014

Thomas Lee Bryan age 71 of Port Arthur passed away at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Tuesday, January 4, 2014. He was born in Port Arthur on September 16, 1942 to Frank and Lula Mae Bryan. He retired as the chief financial officer for DHL World Wide...

Mary Geraldine Babin

Mary Geraldine Babin

Feb 1, 2014

Mary Geraldine Babin May 22, 1926 - February 1, 2014

Jerre Babin, 87 of Cedar Park, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Sagebrook Health Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Jerre was born in Quanah, Texas on May 22, 1926 to Maydene and Oliver Bagwell. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Treaster of Lago Vista, Texas...

Stuart Randall Taylor

Stuart Randall Taylor

Jan 30, 2014

Stuart Randall Taylor August 5, 1965 - January 30, 2014

Stuart Taylor, 48, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Thursday, January 30, 2014. He was born on August 5, 1965 in Orange, Texas. He graduated from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School and attended Allen Academy. Stuart was a member of 40th Street...

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux

Jan 28, 2014

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux January 1, 1956 - January 28, 2014

Robert Ian "Bobby" Breaux (58) of Costa Mesa, California, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, Bobby was born on New Year's Day, 1956, to Molly and Joseph "Bigger" Breaux. He spent his childhood years...

Rufus Smith

Rufus Smith

Jan 27, 2014

Rufus Smith July 23, 1935 - January 27, 2014

Rufus Smith age 78 of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Rufus was born on July 23, 1935 in Hampshire, Texas to Irvin and Olivia Tomplait Smith. Rufus was a 75 year resident of Port Arthur and retired from the Sheet...

Sam Martin Durso

Sam Martin Durso

Mar 14, 2014

Sam Martin Durso June 16, 1934 - March 14, 2014

Sam Martin Durso, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, March 14, 2014. He was born on June 16, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sam Durso and Josephine Arisco Durso. Sam was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School...

Abraham H. Hernandez

Abraham H. Hernandez

Mar 13, 2014

Abraham H. Hernandez January 2, 1993 - March 13, 2014

Abraham H. Hernandez, 21 of Port Arthur, TX passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Port Arthur. He was born on January 2, 1993 and was a native of Palau, Coahuila, Mexico. He was a resident of Port Arthur for the past 8 years. Abraham was a Scaffold Builder...

Bill Bertrand Blanco

Bill Bertrand Blanco

Mar 13, 2014

Bill Bertrand Blanco January 12, 1931 - March 13, 2014

Bill Blanco, 83, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He was born on January 12, 1931 to Henry and Clara Lavender Blanco in Port Arthur, TX. Bill was a pipefitter at Texaco for 42 years. He proudly served his country in...

Eula Mae Boettger

Eula Mae Boettger

Mar 7, 2014

Eula Mae Boettger March 19, 1924 - March 7, 2014

Eula Mae Rita Theriot-Boettger, 89 of Port Arthur, TX., passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 less than two weeks from her ninetieth birthday. She was born on March 19,1924 to the late Emily and Clophie Theriot. Eula graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, LA. She was a...

Maxine Hardcastle

Maxine Hardcastle

Mar 2, 2014

Maxine Hardcastle November 17, 1923 - March 2, 2014

Maxine Hardcastle, 90 of Groves passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Maxine was born in Port Arthur on November 17, 1923 to Harvey and Lena Neal Durham. She was a life long resident of this area. She is preceded...

Ricardo Rios

Ricardo Rios

Mar 2, 2014

Ricardo Rios September 9, 1932 - March 2, 2014

Ricardo Rios, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 9, 1932 to Bertha Fabela Rios and Sebastian Rios in Port Arthur, Texas. Ricardo was raised in Mexico and came back to Port Arthur...

Cheryl Ann Rivas

Cheryl Ann Rivas

Feb 24, 2014

Cheryl Ann Rivas August 2, 1946 - February 24, 2014

Cheryl Ann Pinell Rivas age 67 of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, February 24,2014 at her residence. She was born in Port Arthur to Claude and Ruth Reese Pinell, Jr. on August 2, 1946. Cheryl Ann was a life long resident of Port Arthur, she was employed at...

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero

Feb 23, 2014

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero December 20, 1975 - February 23, 2014

Maria Guadalupe Guerrero, 38, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on December 20, 1975 to Juana Villareal and Fortunato Guerrero in Monterrey, Mexico. Maria was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic faith. Visitation...

Roy E. Webb

Roy E. Webb

Feb 23, 2014

Roy E. Webb August 17, 1929 - February 23, 2014

Roy Webb of Groves, Texas, passed on to eternal life at home with family on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Roy was born on August 17, 1929, to Sallie and Stephen Webb of Port Arthur, Texas. He was the twelfth child born to his parents and lived most of his...

Dorothy M. Smithhart

Dorothy M. Smithhart

Feb 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Smithhart February 4, 1928 - February 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Smithhart was born Feb. 4, 1928 at St. Mary Hospital. She was the middle child of Ileda LaSalle Finney and John Lewis Finney. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Feb. 20, 2014. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 23, 2014 from...

Gerald Jay Trahan

Gerald Jay Trahan

Feb 16, 2014

Gerald Jay Trahan February 18, 1952 - February 16, 2014

Gerald Jay Trahan, 61, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on February 18, 1952 to Thelma Pearl Dewees Trahan and Frozie Joseph Trahan, Sr. in Port Arthur, Texas. Gerald was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch

Feb 16, 2014

Mauverine "Topsy" Marilyn Crouch July 16, 1935 - February 16, 2014

Mauverine Marilyn Martin Crouch born July 16, 1935 in Many, Louisiana to Mary Dekeyzer Martin and William Wallace Martin as the youngest of nine children. She is survived by son, Martin Crouch and wife Delia Crouch of Groves, Texas, daughter, Mary K. Malawey of Plano, Texas. Son, Mark...

Robert Andrew Ferguson

Robert Andrew Ferguson

Feb 15, 2014

Robert Andrew Ferguson March 14, 1950 - February 15, 2014

Andy Ferguson, 63, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 15, 2014. He was born on March 14, 1950 to Robert and Kathryn Ferguson in Port Arthur, TX. Andy is survived by his wife of 43 years, Melody Ferguson of Sabine Pass; a son,...

Estelle Catherine Andrepont

Estelle Catherine Andrepont

Feb 14, 2014

Estelle Catherine Andrepont September 28, 1926 - February 14, 2014

Estelle "Totty" Catherine Andrepont passed away at the Rose House in Pt. Arthur on February 14, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She followed her husband of 64 years, Willie, to heaven just seven weeks after his death, also from Alzheimer's. Totty was born in Pt Arthur in...

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons

Feb 7, 2014

Vyrl "Boots" Lee Lyons November 26, 1933 - February 7, 2014

Vyrl Lee "Boots" Lyons, age 80 passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at her residence. She was a 40 year resident of Groves and a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves. "Boots" was born on November 26, 1933 in Silsbee, Texas. Visitation will be on...

Thomas Lee Bryan

Thomas Lee Bryan

Feb 4, 2014

Thomas Lee Bryan September 16, 1942 - February 4, 2014

Thomas Lee Bryan age 71 of Port Arthur passed away at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Tuesday, January 4, 2014. He was born in Port Arthur on September 16, 1942 to Frank and Lula Mae Bryan. He retired as the chief financial officer for DHL World Wide...

Mary Geraldine Babin

Mary Geraldine Babin

Feb 1, 2014

Mary Geraldine Babin May 22, 1926 - February 1, 2014

Jerre Babin, 87 of Cedar Park, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Sagebrook Health Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Jerre was born in Quanah, Texas on May 22, 1926 to Maydene and Oliver Bagwell. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Treaster of Lago Vista, Texas...

Stuart Randall Taylor

Stuart Randall Taylor

Jan 30, 2014

Stuart Randall Taylor August 5, 1965 - January 30, 2014

Stuart Taylor, 48, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Thursday, January 30, 2014. He was born on August 5, 1965 in Orange, Texas. He graduated from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School and attended Allen Academy. Stuart was a member of 40th Street...

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux

Jan 28, 2014

Robert "Bobby" Ian Breaux January 1, 1956 - January 28, 2014

Robert Ian "Bobby" Breaux (58) of Costa Mesa, California, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, Bobby was born on New Year's Day, 1956, to Molly and Joseph "Bigger" Breaux. He spent his childhood years...

Rufus Smith

Rufus Smith

Jan 27, 2014

Rufus Smith July 23, 1935 - January 27, 2014

Rufus Smith age 78 of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Rufus was born on July 23, 1935 in Hampshire, Texas to Irvin and Olivia Tomplait Smith. Rufus was a 75 year resident of Port Arthur and retired from the Sheet...

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