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James Lee Patin, Sr.

James Lee Patin, Sr.

Jan 17, 2010

James Lee Patin, Sr. December 4, 1922 - January 17, 2010

James Lee "Jimmie" Patin, Sr., age 87 of Groves passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Groesbeck, Texas at a local nursing facility. Jimmie was born in Port Arthur to Laurent and Victoria Trosclair Patin on December 4, 1922. Jimmie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....

Edwin George Benkert

Edwin George Benkert

Jan 16, 2010

Edwin George Benkert October 23, 1924 - January 16, 2010

Edwin George Benkert, 85, of Sam Rayburn passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Timberlake Nursing Home in Jasper. He was born October 23, 1924 to Mary Lula Rayon Benkert and Edwin George Benkert in Port Arthur, Texas. He lived in the Port Arthur for most of his...

Kathleen Olive

Kathleen Olive

Jan 15, 2010

Kathleen Olive August 31, 1923 - January 15, 2010

Kathleen Olive, 86, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 15, 2010, after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Kathleen was born to Walter and Nell Arnold in Jennings, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Bethany, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood and later met her lifelong love P.A....

William Neal Brown

William Neal Brown

Jan 14, 2010

William Neal Brown March 9, 1944 - January 14, 2010

William "Bill" Neal Brown, 65, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Harbor Hospital in Orange, Texas. He was born March 9, 1944 to Catherine Tooley Brown and Cornelius Neal Brown in Port Arthur, Texas. Bill lived most of his life in the Port...

Bruce Edward Davis

Bruce Edward Davis

Jan 13, 2010

Bruce Edward Davis October 2, 1946 - January 13, 2010

Bruce Edward Davis, 63, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 2, 1946 to Maxine Losee Davis and Ray Edward Davis in Vincennes, Indiana. Bruce was a resident of Port Arthur for most of...

Sosthene Joseph Hebert

Sosthene Joseph Hebert

Dec 11, 2009

Sosthene Joseph Hebert January 30, 1923 - December 11, 2009

Sosthene "S. J." Joseph Hebert, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1923 to Adelaide Lemaire Hebert and Gerard Hebert in Abbeville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the Port Arthur...

Jennie Mae Duhon

Jennie Mae Duhon

Dec 7, 2009

Jennie Mae Duhon August 29, 1916 - December 7, 2009

Jennie Mae Duhon, 93, of Cypress, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Ainsley Court Assisted Living Center in Cypress, Texas. She was born August 29, 1916 to Rosa Arleathy Hamm Dolan and Lemuel Edward Dolan in Jacksonville, Texas. She was a former resident of Port Arthur...

Jo Tyrie Sanders

Jo Tyrie Sanders

Dec 6, 2009

Jo Tyrie Sanders July 4, 1915 - December 6, 2009

Farewell to a Port Arthur Icon - Jo Tyrie Arthur Sanders. She was a very loving, caring, strong and brave lady. Even though she was the youngest, she was a matriarch of her brothers and sister as well as her own family. Although short in stature at only 5...

Walter L. Brown

Walter L. Brown

Dec 4, 2009

Walter L. Brown December 27, 1926 - December 4, 2009

Walter L. Brown, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday December 4, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born December 27, 1926 to Myrtle Gauthier Brown and William Brown in Evergreen, Louisiana. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1943 to...

Nellie Oubre

Nellie Oubre

Dec 1, 2009

Nellie Oubre February 25, 1905 - December 1, 2009

Nellie "MeMe" Girouard Oubre, 104, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday December 1, 2009 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 25, 1905 to Anaise Berard Girouard and Ovignal Girouard in Loreaville, Louisiana as the third of eight children. She married her husband Henry...

Ruth Hazel Simon

Ruth Hazel Simon

Nov 30, 2009

Ruth Hazel Simon May 15, 1931 - November 30, 2009

Ruth Hazel Booker Simon, 78, of Port Arthur passed away on November 30, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a native of Port Arthur. Ruth graduated from the St. Mary School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. For the next 40 years she worked as...

Rita G. Gaspard

Rita G. Gaspard

Nov 29, 2009

Rita G. Gaspard June 27, 1926 - November 29, 2009

Rita Guidry Gaspard, 83, of Groves passed away on Sunday November 29, 2009 at the Family Care Assisted Living Center in Orange, Texas. She was born June 27, 1926 to Edna Borel Guidry and Amede Guidry in Port Arthur, Texas. Rita was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur...

Ellis S. Barbosa

Ellis S. Barbosa

Nov 27, 2009

Ellis S. Barbosa March 27, 1923 - November 27, 2009

Ellis "Bobo" S. Barbosa, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday November 27, 2009 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 27, 1923 to Leo and Carmen "Salazar" Barbosa in Port Arthur, Texas. Ellis was a lifelong resident...

James W. Carlin, Jr.

James W. Carlin, Jr.

Nov 24, 2009

James W. Carlin, Jr. November 4, 1915 - November 24, 2009

James W. Carlin, Jr., 94, of Groves, Texas went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born November 4, 1915 to Mary LeLeux Carlin and James W. Carlin in Orange, Texas. He moved with his...

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker

Nov 23, 2009

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker February 4, 1929 - November 23, 2009

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker, 80, of Houston passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston. She was born February 4, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas. Evelyn worked as a registered nurse with Texas Institute of Research/Rehibilitation and retired as a supervisor after 40 years...

Melvin H. Schmidt

Melvin H. Schmidt

Nov 22, 2009

Melvin H. Schmidt October 6, 1939 - November 22, 2009

Melvin H. Schmidt, of Groves, Texas, went to meet his heavenly father on November 22, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Melvin was born in DeRidder, Louisiana on October 6, 1939. He attended DeRidder High School, graduating in 1958, where he excelled in sports including football, basketball and...

Susanna Marie Vara

Susanna Marie Vara

Nov 21, 2009

Susanna Marie Vara August 11, 1933 - November 21, 2009

Susanna "Susie" Marie Lopez Vara, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born August 11, 1933 to Basilia DeLaCruz Lopez and Francisco Lopez in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, graduated...

Edwin Norris

Edwin Norris

Nov 19, 2009

Edwin Norris September 5, 1925 - November 19, 2009

Edwin Norris, age 84, of Port Arthur, Texas, went home to the LORD, Thursday, November 19, 2009. He passed on at his home in Port Arthur surrounded by members of his family. Mr. Norris was born to Eugene and Effie Norris on September 5, 1925, in Mt. Sylvan, outside Tyler,...

Willard Carlin Smith

Willard Carlin Smith

Nov 19, 2009

Willard Carlin Smith August 31, 1965 - November 19, 2009

Willard Carlin Smith, age 45 of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Willard was a life long resident of Port Arthur. He was born on August 31, 1965 in Comanche, Oklahoma to Thomas and Rosa Hegnauer Smith. Willard was employed at...

Nellie Anna Taylor

Nellie Anna Taylor

Nov 17, 2009

Nellie Anna Taylor December 14, 1922 - November 17, 2009

Nellie Anna Taylor, age 86 of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2009 at the Serenity House of Port Arthur. Anna was a life long resident of the Port Arthur area. Anna was born on December 14, 1922 to Claus and Nellie Hebel Busch. She was very...

James Lee Patin, Sr.

James Lee Patin, Sr.

Jan 17, 2010

James Lee Patin, Sr. December 4, 1922 - January 17, 2010

James Lee "Jimmie" Patin, Sr., age 87 of Groves passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Groesbeck, Texas at a local nursing facility. Jimmie was born in Port Arthur to Laurent and Victoria Trosclair Patin on December 4, 1922. Jimmie was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur....

Edwin George Benkert

Edwin George Benkert

Jan 16, 2010

Edwin George Benkert October 23, 1924 - January 16, 2010

Edwin George Benkert, 85, of Sam Rayburn passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Timberlake Nursing Home in Jasper. He was born October 23, 1924 to Mary Lula Rayon Benkert and Edwin George Benkert in Port Arthur, Texas. He lived in the Port Arthur for most of his...

Kathleen Olive

Kathleen Olive

Jan 15, 2010

Kathleen Olive August 31, 1923 - January 15, 2010

Kathleen Olive, 86, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 15, 2010, after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Kathleen was born to Walter and Nell Arnold in Jennings, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Bethany, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood and later met her lifelong love P.A....

William Neal Brown

William Neal Brown

Jan 14, 2010

William Neal Brown March 9, 1944 - January 14, 2010

William "Bill" Neal Brown, 65, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Harbor Hospital in Orange, Texas. He was born March 9, 1944 to Catherine Tooley Brown and Cornelius Neal Brown in Port Arthur, Texas. Bill lived most of his life in the Port...

Bruce Edward Davis

Bruce Edward Davis

Jan 13, 2010

Bruce Edward Davis October 2, 1946 - January 13, 2010

Bruce Edward Davis, 63, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 2, 1946 to Maxine Losee Davis and Ray Edward Davis in Vincennes, Indiana. Bruce was a resident of Port Arthur for most of...

Sosthene Joseph Hebert

Sosthene Joseph Hebert

Dec 11, 2009

Sosthene Joseph Hebert January 30, 1923 - December 11, 2009

Sosthene "S. J." Joseph Hebert, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1923 to Adelaide Lemaire Hebert and Gerard Hebert in Abbeville, Louisiana. He has been a resident of the Port Arthur...

Jennie Mae Duhon

Jennie Mae Duhon

Dec 7, 2009

Jennie Mae Duhon August 29, 1916 - December 7, 2009

Jennie Mae Duhon, 93, of Cypress, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Ainsley Court Assisted Living Center in Cypress, Texas. She was born August 29, 1916 to Rosa Arleathy Hamm Dolan and Lemuel Edward Dolan in Jacksonville, Texas. She was a former resident of Port Arthur...

Jo Tyrie Sanders

Jo Tyrie Sanders

Dec 6, 2009

Jo Tyrie Sanders July 4, 1915 - December 6, 2009

Farewell to a Port Arthur Icon - Jo Tyrie Arthur Sanders. She was a very loving, caring, strong and brave lady. Even though she was the youngest, she was a matriarch of her brothers and sister as well as her own family. Although short in stature at only 5...

Walter L. Brown

Walter L. Brown

Dec 4, 2009

Walter L. Brown December 27, 1926 - December 4, 2009

Walter L. Brown, 82, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday December 4, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born December 27, 1926 to Myrtle Gauthier Brown and William Brown in Evergreen, Louisiana. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1943 to...

Nellie Oubre

Nellie Oubre

Dec 1, 2009

Nellie Oubre February 25, 1905 - December 1, 2009

Nellie "MeMe" Girouard Oubre, 104, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday December 1, 2009 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. She was born February 25, 1905 to Anaise Berard Girouard and Ovignal Girouard in Loreaville, Louisiana as the third of eight children. She married her husband Henry...

Ruth Hazel Simon

Ruth Hazel Simon

Nov 30, 2009

Ruth Hazel Simon May 15, 1931 - November 30, 2009

Ruth Hazel Booker Simon, 78, of Port Arthur passed away on November 30, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a native of Port Arthur. Ruth graduated from the St. Mary School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. For the next 40 years she worked as...

Rita G. Gaspard

Rita G. Gaspard

Nov 29, 2009

Rita G. Gaspard June 27, 1926 - November 29, 2009

Rita Guidry Gaspard, 83, of Groves passed away on Sunday November 29, 2009 at the Family Care Assisted Living Center in Orange, Texas. She was born June 27, 1926 to Edna Borel Guidry and Amede Guidry in Port Arthur, Texas. Rita was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur...

Ellis S. Barbosa

Ellis S. Barbosa

Nov 27, 2009

Ellis S. Barbosa March 27, 1923 - November 27, 2009

Ellis "Bobo" S. Barbosa, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday November 27, 2009 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 27, 1923 to Leo and Carmen "Salazar" Barbosa in Port Arthur, Texas. Ellis was a lifelong resident...

James W. Carlin, Jr.

James W. Carlin, Jr.

Nov 24, 2009

James W. Carlin, Jr. November 4, 1915 - November 24, 2009

James W. Carlin, Jr., 94, of Groves, Texas went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born November 4, 1915 to Mary LeLeux Carlin and James W. Carlin in Orange, Texas. He moved with his...

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker

Nov 23, 2009

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker February 4, 1929 - November 23, 2009

Evelyn Elizabeth Frudaker, 80, of Houston passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston. She was born February 4, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas. Evelyn worked as a registered nurse with Texas Institute of Research/Rehibilitation and retired as a supervisor after 40 years...

Melvin H. Schmidt

Melvin H. Schmidt

Nov 22, 2009

Melvin H. Schmidt October 6, 1939 - November 22, 2009

Melvin H. Schmidt, of Groves, Texas, went to meet his heavenly father on November 22, 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Melvin was born in DeRidder, Louisiana on October 6, 1939. He attended DeRidder High School, graduating in 1958, where he excelled in sports including football, basketball and...

Susanna Marie Vara

Susanna Marie Vara

Nov 21, 2009

Susanna Marie Vara August 11, 1933 - November 21, 2009

Susanna "Susie" Marie Lopez Vara, 76, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born August 11, 1933 to Basilia DeLaCruz Lopez and Francisco Lopez in Port Arthur, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, graduated...

Edwin Norris

Edwin Norris

Nov 19, 2009

Edwin Norris September 5, 1925 - November 19, 2009

Edwin Norris, age 84, of Port Arthur, Texas, went home to the LORD, Thursday, November 19, 2009. He passed on at his home in Port Arthur surrounded by members of his family. Mr. Norris was born to Eugene and Effie Norris on September 5, 1925, in Mt. Sylvan, outside Tyler,...

Willard Carlin Smith

Willard Carlin Smith

Nov 19, 2009

Willard Carlin Smith August 31, 1965 - November 19, 2009

Willard Carlin Smith, age 45 of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Willard was a life long resident of Port Arthur. He was born on August 31, 1965 in Comanche, Oklahoma to Thomas and Rosa Hegnauer Smith. Willard was employed at...

Nellie Anna Taylor

Nellie Anna Taylor

Nov 17, 2009

Nellie Anna Taylor December 14, 1922 - November 17, 2009

Nellie Anna Taylor, age 86 of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2009 at the Serenity House of Port Arthur. Anna was a life long resident of the Port Arthur area. Anna was born on December 14, 1922 to Claus and Nellie Hebel Busch. She was very...

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