Jan 7, 2021

JoEllen Lona, 69, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.

JoEllen was born on September 17, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Annie Marie (Rodriguez) and Manuel Menchaca. JoEllen was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, and she was...

Jan 7, 2021

Elias Hernandez, 86, passed away on January 7, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 2, 1934 to Natividad Hernandez and Sofia Rivera Hernandez in Port Arthur, Texas.

He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, followed by serving in the U.S. Army in Japan during the Korean Conflict. Elias returned home to marry...

Jan 7, 2021

On Thursday, January 7, 2021 Elizabeth Rose Morel  went to her Heavenly Home at the age of 83.  She lost her battle with Covid-19  in Cedar Park, Texas at the Cedar Park Regional Hospital.   Elizabeth ( lovingly known as Rose ) was born April 12, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Miguel and Melquiadez Aguilar.  Rose was...

Jan 7, 2021

Armando Hernandez of Groves, TX passed January 7, 2021 at the age of 84, after a short battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Visitation will be Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:00- 8:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 6:30 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, 5200 39 th Street, Groves, TX. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Jan 5, 2021

Mayme Moore Bock was born on December 7, 1926 in Port Arthur, Texas. She passed away on January 5, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Orange, TX following a brief illness.

She was raised by two loving parents, Erma and Eddie Ellis. Mayme grew up in Griffin Park in Port Arthur and attended...

Jan 4, 2021

Leon Edward Kethley, 89, of Port Acres, Texas, passed to Heaven to join his bride on Monday, January 4, 2021. He died peacefully at his home in Port Acres, Texas, where he was surrounded by his loving family. Leon was born on August 14, 1931, to Leon and Ruby Kethley of Port Arthur, Texas. He was preceded in death...

Jan 3, 2021

Ruby Dee Gilmore Steagall, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at her home.

She was born on July 14, 1928 in Crenshaw County, Alabama to her parents, Van Beuren Hollingshead and Pearl McHenry Hollingshead. Ruby was a very generous and caring person when it came to her family and friends. She believed...

Jan 1, 2021

Sharon Sue Bromley Gilkerson, 59, of Buna passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Yoakum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Yoakum, Texas.

She was born on April 23, 1961 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Daniel Joseph Bromley and Eunice Halter Bromley. Sharon lived most of her life in Buna, where she worked as a...

Jan 1, 2021

Beverly Anne Alsbrooks Lee, 93, of Groves passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at her son’s home in Round Rock, Texas.

She was born on April 1, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, Harry B. Alsbrooks and Sybil J. Jones Alsbrooks. Beverly was a longtime resident of the area. She was a devoted homemaker...

Dec 29, 2020

Norma Winnie Hebert Rachal, 93, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at her home.

Winnie was born on March 30, 1927 in Pearl, Texas to parents Flo Eva (Wright) and Albert T. Ward. She had lived in the Golden Triangle for many years and was a member of Immaculate Conception-St. Peter Catholic Church in...

Dec 28, 2020

Helen Marie Ardoin, 94, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at her home in Port Arthur.

She was born on June 12, 1926 in Waller County, Texas to her parents, Charles and Gardina Schmidt. Helen has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1958. She retired from St. Mary Hospital as a cash control clerk. Helen...

Dec 27, 2020

Harold Otis Stephens, 94, known to his family and friends as Steve, died in Tyler, Texas, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Steve was born on June 23, 1926, and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, by his father Hubert Otis Stephens and mother Bertha Mills Stephens.

Steve was a proud member of the United States Navy and a...

Dec 25, 2020

Irma Castro was born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras on April 4, 1929 to Orlando Lacayo and Lucila Gutierrez. There she met the love of her life Guillermo Castro and they married in June 1950. In 1956 she and their two young children moved to Port Arthur, Texas where she and her husband, raised six children all of which earned...

Dec 25, 2020

Mary Ofelia Parsley Guillory, 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Houston Baytown Methodist Hospital.

Mary was born on January 3, 1930 in Victoria, Texas to parents Manuela "Emma" Salinas and Santiago "Jimmy" Zepeda. She had lived most of her life in Port Arthur and she was a private home caregiver. She...

Dec 23, 2020

Florence Rose Stafford Meaux, 73, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Community Retirement Center in Port Arthur, Texas.

Services are pending under the direction of Clayton Thompson Funeral Home.

Dec 20, 2020

Loretta Katherine Blanton, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on February 19, 1928 in Hominy, Oklahoma to her parents, Hoy Crabtree and Susie Smith Crabtree. Loretta was a resident of the area for over 75 years and was employed as a sales clerk at Woolco...

Dec 20, 2020

Juan Hector Elizondo, 57, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

He was born on November 24, 1963 in Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to his parents, Juan Hector Elizondo and Francisca Espinoza Elizondo. Juan has been a resident of Port Arthur for 34 years. He worked as...

Dec 18, 2020

Leida Richard Desormeaux, 88, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at her home.

She was born on November 7, 1932 in Cow Island (Kaplan) Louisiana to her parents, Orelues Richard and Ozite Decuir Richard. Leida has been a resident of the area since 1951. She was...

Dec 16, 2020

Betty Nell Hall Becker, 93, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at The Arboretum in Winnie.

She was born on April 28, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to her parents, William Richard Hall and Raiford Hardy Hall. Betty was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur prior to moving to the Arboretum. She retired...

Dec 13, 2020

Milton Lee Chatelain 69, of Port Arthur TX, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at his home with his family in Gastonia, NC.He was born on May 6, 1951 in Port Arthur, TX to his parents, Charlie and Ivy (Harris) Chatelain.

Milton was a 1970 graduate of Port Neches High School. After graduation from high school,...