Ervin LaBove

November 28, 1918 - January 1, 2011

Ervin "PaPaw" LaBove, 92, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on January 1, 2010 in Nederland, Texas. He was born November 28, 1918 to Eve Daigle LaBove and John A. LaBove in Nederland/Port Neches, Texas. He graduated from Sabine Pass High School as Salutarian of his class. Ervin was a lifelong resident of Sabine Pass. He retired from Gulf Oil as a welder after 38 ½ years of service. He was very active at the Best Years Center in Beaumont. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from 5 PM to 8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 6, 2010 at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches with Chaplain Wayne McEwen, officiating. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary Ella LaBove. Ervin is survived by his sons, Ervin Wayne LaBove and wife Lura Maggie of Nederland, Texas, Gerald Joseph LaBove of Sabine Pass, Texas and Donald Alton LaBove and wife Phyllis of Nederland, Texas, his grandchildren, Daryll Wayne LaBove, Daneen Frances LaBove, Donald Alton LaBove II, Dawn LaBove, Dustin LaBove and one great grandson, Ryan Trahan. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Carrie LaBove of Sabine Pass, Texas and his brother-in-law, Henry Ozio and wife Doris of Corpus Christi, Texas along with his special friend, Mary Kaltenbach of Port Arthur, Texas. In Lieu of Flowers, the family request donations to be made to Sabine Pass United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 367, Sabine Pass, Texas 77655.