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Ethel Lee Leleux

Ethel Lee Leleux

Mar 18, 2016

Ethel Lee Leleux June 17, 1935 - March 18, 2016

Ethel Lee Leleux, 80, of Montgomery, formerly of Groves, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016. Ethel was born on June 17, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana to parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deslatte. She was a resident of Groves for 50 years and the last 10 years of...

Mary Frances Myatt

Mary Frances Myatt

Mar 18, 2016

Mary Frances Myatt February 24, 1927 - March 18, 2016

Mary Frances Breaux Myatt, 89, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at her residence. Mary was born on February 24, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas; she was raised in Sabine, Texas. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years. Mary retired from Gulf Refinery...

Erwin Leo Venghaus

Erwin Leo Venghaus

Mar 17, 2016

Erwin Leo Venghaus March 25, 1927 - March 17, 2016

Erwin Leo Venghaus Erwin Leo Venghaus, 88, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Erwin was born March 25, 1927 to parents Bertha Oppermann Venghaus and Fredrich Venghaus at Shaws Bend, Texas. Before the...

Roxie Louise Rascoe

Roxie Louise Rascoe

Mar 16, 2016

Roxie Louise Rascoe August 26, 1924 - March 16, 2016

Roxie Louise Rascoe, 91, of Bridge City passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Gulf Health Center in Port Arthur. Roxie was born on August 26, 1924 in Limona, Florida to parents Zenobia (Ward) and James Rabb Hutchinson. She had lived in Bridge City since June of 1950...

Thad Ray Keese

Thad Ray Keese

Mar 15, 2016

Thad Ray Keese August 31, 1954 - March 15, 2016

Thad “Goat” Ray Keese Sr., 61, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Goat was born on August 31, 1954 in Beaumont to parents Henrietta (Fanders) and Warren Thaddeus Keese. He lived...

Peggy June Smith

Peggy June Smith

Mar 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith October 6, 1929 - March 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith, 86, of Lumberton passed away on Monday, March 14, 2014 at Silsbee Convalescent Home. Peggy was born on October 6, 1929 in Port Arthur and had lived in Port Arthur and Lumberton area. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur Business College. She...

Walter Carl Miles

Walter Carl Miles

Mar 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles January 28, 1936 - March 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles, 80, of Lake Charles, formerly of Port Arthur, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, LA. Walter was born on January 28, 1936 in Shelbyville, Texas to parents Neva (Byrd) and John Marion Miles. He had lived in Port...

Joseph B. Capello

Joseph B. Capello

Mar 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello February 20, 1925 - March 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello Sr., 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 14, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Joseph was born on February 20, 1925 in Lockhart, Texas to parents Helen (Benavides) and Damian Capello. He served his country in WWII in the US Army...

Eva Lois Webb

Eva Lois Webb

Mar 8, 2016

Eva Lois Webb June 23, 1929 - March 8, 2016

Eva Lois Attaway Webb, 86, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on June 23, 1929 to Blanche Inez Sandhoff Attaway and H. E. Attaway in Port Arthur, Texas. Eva lived most of her life in Port...

Marta Ceja

Marta Ceja

Mar 7, 2016

Marta Ceja September 28, 1961 - March 7, 2016

Marta Ceja, 56, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her residence. A gathering of family and friends on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, with a rosary to be prayed at 7 PM at the funeral...

Janet Champeaux

Janet Champeaux

Mar 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux December 6, 1953 - March 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 6, 1953 to Ethel Norris Champeaux Felder and Allen George Champeaux in Port Arthur, Texas. Janet was raised in Port Arthur and moved to Pasadena with her husband to...

Raynette Gillaspie

Raynette Gillaspie

Feb 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie August 8, 1958 - February 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie, 57, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Raynette was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, born on August 8, 1958. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She enjoyed cooking, watching her soap operas, and crocheting. Her...

Mary Ellen Robbins

Mary Ellen Robbins

Feb 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins December 21, 1935 - February 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins, 80, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Mary was born on December 21, 1935 in Merryville, Louisiana to parents Ola (Pinder) and Clifton O. Sims. She had lived most of her life in Port Arthur and was...

Dora P. Sanchez

Dora P. Sanchez

Feb 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez February 7, 1921 - February 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Park Bend Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Dora was born on February 7, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, Fernanda (Cotez) and Simon Polanco. She had lived 71 years in Port Arthur and...

Joel Kenneth Girolamo

Joel Kenneth Girolamo

Feb 26, 2016

Joel Kenneth Girolamo March 29, 1933 - February 26, 2016

Joel “Snake” Kenneth Girolamo, 82, of Groves passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Community Retirement Home of Port Arthur. Joel was born on March 29, 1933 in Port Arthur to late parents Jennie (Ienna) and Nicholas D. Girolamo. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and...

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz

Feb 21, 2016

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz June 24, 1937 - February 21, 2016

Juan “Johnny” Martin Ortiz, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on June 24, 1937 in Rio Grande City, Texas. Johnny has been a resident of the area for over 40 years. He served...

Charles Lee Burns

Charles Lee Burns

Feb 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns November 22, 1936 - February 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns passed on February 17, at Harbor Hospice at the age 79. Charles was born on November 22, 1936 in Parsons, West Virginia to the late Evelene and Henry O. Burns. He is survived by his two sons, Charles K....

Gilbert Garcia

Gilbert Garcia

Feb 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia December 11, 1931 - February 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on December 11, 1931 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. Gilbert was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the...

David Garcia

David Garcia

Feb 14, 2016

David Garcia September 9, 1929 - February 14, 2016

David Garcia, 86, of Humble, Texas and former resident of Groves passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. David was born on September 9, 1929 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Margaret Mae Rucker

Margaret Mae Rucker

Feb 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Rucker December 14, 1931 - February 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Jenkins Rucker, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 14, 1931 to Bessie Shadwick Jenkins and Butch Jenkins in Arkansas. She has been a resident of Groves for most of her life. Margaret was a...

Ethel Lee Leleux

Ethel Lee Leleux

Mar 18, 2016

Ethel Lee Leleux June 17, 1935 - March 18, 2016

Ethel Lee Leleux, 80, of Montgomery, formerly of Groves, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016. Ethel was born on June 17, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana to parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deslatte. She was a resident of Groves for 50 years and the last 10 years of...

Mary Frances Myatt

Mary Frances Myatt

Mar 18, 2016

Mary Frances Myatt February 24, 1927 - March 18, 2016

Mary Frances Breaux Myatt, 89, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at her residence. Mary was born on February 24, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas; she was raised in Sabine, Texas. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years. Mary retired from Gulf Refinery...

Erwin Leo Venghaus

Erwin Leo Venghaus

Mar 17, 2016

Erwin Leo Venghaus March 25, 1927 - March 17, 2016

Erwin Leo Venghaus Erwin Leo Venghaus, 88, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Erwin was born March 25, 1927 to parents Bertha Oppermann Venghaus and Fredrich Venghaus at Shaws Bend, Texas. Before the...

Roxie Louise Rascoe

Roxie Louise Rascoe

Mar 16, 2016

Roxie Louise Rascoe August 26, 1924 - March 16, 2016

Roxie Louise Rascoe, 91, of Bridge City passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Gulf Health Center in Port Arthur. Roxie was born on August 26, 1924 in Limona, Florida to parents Zenobia (Ward) and James Rabb Hutchinson. She had lived in Bridge City since June of 1950...

Thad Ray Keese

Thad Ray Keese

Mar 15, 2016

Thad Ray Keese August 31, 1954 - March 15, 2016

Thad “Goat” Ray Keese Sr., 61, of Groves passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Goat was born on August 31, 1954 in Beaumont to parents Henrietta (Fanders) and Warren Thaddeus Keese. He lived...

Peggy June Smith

Peggy June Smith

Mar 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith October 6, 1929 - March 14, 2016

Peggy June Smith, 86, of Lumberton passed away on Monday, March 14, 2014 at Silsbee Convalescent Home. Peggy was born on October 6, 1929 in Port Arthur and had lived in Port Arthur and Lumberton area. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur Business College. She...

Walter Carl Miles

Walter Carl Miles

Mar 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles January 28, 1936 - March 14, 2016

Walter Carl Miles, 80, of Lake Charles, formerly of Port Arthur, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, LA. Walter was born on January 28, 1936 in Shelbyville, Texas to parents Neva (Byrd) and John Marion Miles. He had lived in Port...

Joseph B. Capello

Joseph B. Capello

Mar 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello February 20, 1925 - March 14, 2016

Joseph B. Capello Sr., 91, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 14, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Joseph was born on February 20, 1925 in Lockhart, Texas to parents Helen (Benavides) and Damian Capello. He served his country in WWII in the US Army...

Eva Lois Webb

Eva Lois Webb

Mar 8, 2016

Eva Lois Webb June 23, 1929 - March 8, 2016

Eva Lois Attaway Webb, 86, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on June 23, 1929 to Blanche Inez Sandhoff Attaway and H. E. Attaway in Port Arthur, Texas. Eva lived most of her life in Port...

Marta Ceja

Marta Ceja

Mar 7, 2016

Marta Ceja September 28, 1961 - March 7, 2016

Marta Ceja, 56, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her residence. A gathering of family and friends on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home, with a rosary to be prayed at 7 PM at the funeral...

Janet Champeaux

Janet Champeaux

Mar 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux December 6, 1953 - March 5, 2016

Janet Champeaux, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 6, 1953 to Ethel Norris Champeaux Felder and Allen George Champeaux in Port Arthur, Texas. Janet was raised in Port Arthur and moved to Pasadena with her husband to...

Raynette Gillaspie

Raynette Gillaspie

Feb 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie August 8, 1958 - February 28, 2016

Raynette Gillaspie, 57, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Raynette was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, born on August 8, 1958. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She enjoyed cooking, watching her soap operas, and crocheting. Her...

Mary Ellen Robbins

Mary Ellen Robbins

Feb 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins December 21, 1935 - February 28, 2016

Mary Ellen Robbins, 80, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Mary was born on December 21, 1935 in Merryville, Louisiana to parents Ola (Pinder) and Clifton O. Sims. She had lived most of her life in Port Arthur and was...

Dora P. Sanchez

Dora P. Sanchez

Feb 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez February 7, 1921 - February 26, 2016

Dora P. Sanchez, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Park Bend Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Dora was born on February 7, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, Fernanda (Cotez) and Simon Polanco. She had lived 71 years in Port Arthur and...

Joel Kenneth Girolamo

Joel Kenneth Girolamo

Feb 26, 2016

Joel Kenneth Girolamo March 29, 1933 - February 26, 2016

Joel “Snake” Kenneth Girolamo, 82, of Groves passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at Community Retirement Home of Port Arthur. Joel was born on March 29, 1933 in Port Arthur to late parents Jennie (Ienna) and Nicholas D. Girolamo. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and...

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz

Feb 21, 2016

Juan "Johnny" Martin Ortiz June 24, 1937 - February 21, 2016

Juan “Johnny” Martin Ortiz, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on June 24, 1937 in Rio Grande City, Texas. Johnny has been a resident of the area for over 40 years. He served...

Charles Lee Burns

Charles Lee Burns

Feb 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns November 22, 1936 - February 17, 2016

Charles Lee Burns passed on February 17, at Harbor Hospice at the age 79. Charles was born on November 22, 1936 in Parsons, West Virginia to the late Evelene and Henry O. Burns. He is survived by his two sons, Charles K....

Gilbert Garcia

Gilbert Garcia

Feb 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia December 11, 1931 - February 16, 2016

Gilbert Garcia, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on December 11, 1931 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. Gilbert was a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the...

David Garcia

David Garcia

Feb 14, 2016

David Garcia September 9, 1929 - February 14, 2016

David Garcia, 86, of Humble, Texas and former resident of Groves passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble. David was born on September 9, 1929 to Pola DeLaRosa Garcia and Luz Garcia in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Margaret Mae Rucker

Margaret Mae Rucker

Feb 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Rucker December 14, 1931 - February 14, 2016

Margaret Mae Jenkins Rucker, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 14, 1931 to Bessie Shadwick Jenkins and Butch Jenkins in Arkansas. She has been a resident of Groves for most of her life. Margaret was a...

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