Nov 21, 2020

Doris “Dodie” Sparks, 74 of Port Neches, Tx passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Medical Center Port Arthur, Tx. She was born on October 12, 1946 to Dalton and Dorothy VanSlyke. She was a graduate of Bridge City High School.

Dodie was a faithful member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church. Dodie retired from Port Neches...

Nov 17, 2020

Jewell LeBleu Davis, 75, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Jewell was born on February 12, 1945 in Orange, Texas to parents Mary Ann Townsley and John Thomas LeBleu Sr. She has been a resident of Oak Grove Nursing Home for the last several years, prior she had lived...

Nov 10, 2020

Crystal Lynn Sanches-Tompkins, 39, of Lumberton passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at M. D. Anderson in Houston.

Crystal was born on September 28, 1981 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tammy Sue Hanson Sanches and Curt John Sanches. She has been a resident of Lumberton since December: prior she had lived in the Nederland area. She...

Nov 7, 2020

Samuel Eliot Self, known as "Sammy," was born March 20, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas and died peacefully on November 7, 2020 after a short illness. He was 72 years old.

Sammy was a 1966 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. In that same year he started his career at Beaty Overhead Door Company, retiring after almost...

Nov 4, 2020

In Loving Memory Of Margarette “The Tamale Queen” DeLaCruz

Margarette DeLaCruz, 86, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at her home surrounded by loved ones.

Margarette was born on April 18, 1934 to Marie Comeaux and Laurence Gary in Broussard, Louisiana. She moved to the Port Arthur area in 1955

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Nov 1, 2020

Joseph Christy Woods Sr., 81, of Nederland passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at V. A. Hospital in Houston.

Joseph was born on June 5, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Joseph Woods and Adele Richard. He joined the Army serving two tours in Vietnam War, where he received the Purple Heart Medal (twice) and the...

Nov 1, 2020

Lenora Elizondo of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont.

She was born in Doucette, Texas on July 15 th to her parents, Jesus Lopez and Delores Guerrero Lopez. Lenora spent most of her life living in Beaumont. She moved to Port Arthur after she married her husband of...

Oct 26, 2020

Martin R. Rodriguez, 84, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas just a few days shy of his 85 th birthday. Martin was born in Honduras on November 10, 1935, however he grew up in the Cayman Islands.  He worked as a Merchant Marine for Seafarers International  Union of...

Oct 22, 2020

On the morning of October 22, 2020, Mary Lou Simon Jackson of Groves, TX, passed away in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Lou was 86 years old. She was a member of Immaculate Conception-Saint Peter the Apostle Parish in Groves, Texas.

Lou was born in Hearne, Texas on June 8, 1934 being the second born and youngest...

Oct 21, 2020

Idell Johnson , 93, of Groves passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at her home in Katy, Texas.

She was born on December 26, 1926 in Turkey Creek, Louisiana to her parents, Nathan Deville and Eula Ardoin DeVille. Idell was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1943. She was a longtime resident of Port...

Oct 20, 2020

Huesville "Junior" Molbert Jr., 87, of Port Acres passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Gulf Health Care Center.

Junior was born on August 1, 1933 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Eula (Decuir) and Huesville Molbert Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and worked for the City of Groves for 25 plus...

Oct 19, 2020

Cecil Gerald Williams, 97, of Orange passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange, Texas.

He was born on March 6, 1923 in Jasper, Texas to his parents, Arthur Williams and Kate Harrington Williams. Cecil lived most of his life in Groves/Orange area. He served in the U. S. Army...

Oct 19, 2020

Anthony Joseph Hebert, 41, of Port Arthur Passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at UTMB-Galveston.

Tony was born on March 10, 1979 to Frances Ann Hebert. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and graduated in 1997. Tony was a loving person who will be missed dearly.

He was preceded in death by...

Oct 14, 2020

Shirley Marie Blanchard Jeanis, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in McKinney, TX. She was born in Cankton, LA on November 1, 1928 to her parents, Lucius Joseph (Lee) Blanchard and Amy Ann Savoie Blanchard.  The family moved to Port Arthur in 1939 and from then on,...

Oct 13, 2020

Cecil Balzersen

0ne of the sweetest men you ever could have known was called to his heavenly home this week. Cecil Balzersen was greeted by the Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

He passed while visiting his eldest daughter and grandchildren in Lake Jackson, TX. He was 85.

Cecil was born to Robert...

Oct 11, 2020

Art's funeral service will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/events/656550018572587

Arthur Edward Hanson began life on October 23, 1946 as the third of four children born to Adeline “Tootsie” and Charles V. “Swede” Hanson.  All four siblings attended Trinity Lutheran Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson High School with Art graduating in l963.  He then went to Lamar University and...

Oct 10, 2020

Elda Oyervides Orta, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on June 28, 1940 in Pedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to her parents, Enrique Oyervides and Aurora Salinas Oyervides. Elda has been a resident of the area for over 63 years.

She...

Oct 9, 2020

Robert Erving Hanson, 89, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Beaumont Health Care Center.

He was born on January 6, 1931 in Moss Point, Mississippi to his parents, John N. Hanson and Abby Marie Clark Hanson. Robert has been a resident of the area for over 60 years. Robert served his...

Oct 7, 2020

Carlos Armando Romero, 66, of Port Arthur passed away on the morning of Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.

He was born in La Union, El Salvador on January 6, 1954 to his parents, Carlos Ramirez Romero and Maria Anicleta Guzman Romero. He worked as a painter for several body shops in...

Oct 6, 2020

Jean Marilyn Franger Hollingsworth, 83, of Port Neches passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 5, 1937 in Kenedy, Texas to her parents, Alfred L. Franger and Alice Kolinek Franger. Jean has been a resident of the area for over 60 years. She earned her...