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Josephine Turano Patin

Josephine Turano Patin

Jul 10, 2015

Josephine Turano Patin July 15, 1930 - July 10, 2015

Josephine T. Patin, age 84 passed away on July 10, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She was born on July 15, 1930 in Port Arthur to Michael and Pauline Larussia Turano. Josephine was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents,,...

Felix V. Soliz

Felix V. Soliz

Jul 6, 2015

Felix V. Soliz November 23, 1920 - July 6, 2015

Felix V. Soliz, 94, of Groves went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born on November 23, 1920 to Maria Vallejo Solis and Dionisio Solis in Leon, G. T. O., Mexico. Felix came to the United States in 1927. He earned his High...

Ashlea Spain

Ashlea Spain

Jul 4, 2015

Ashlea Spain September 4, 1954 - July 4, 2015

Ashlea Varnado Spain died July 4, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas of pulmonary fibrosis. She was born September 4, 1954 at St. Mary's hospital to Frederick and Pat Varnado of Nederland. Ashlea graduated from the Colombia School of Broadcasting in Memphis, TN and was the first female radio personality at...

Petra Aguilar

Petra Aguilar

Jul 4, 2015

Petra Aguilar July 20, 1928 - July 4, 2015

Petra Aguilar, 86, passed away the 4th of July, 2015 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Petra was born in Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. Petra was employed by Amelia's Drapery Shop behind La Suprema Mexican Restaurant. Petra...

Irene Schlueter

Irene Schlueter

Jul 4, 2015

Irene Schlueter September 1, 1920 - July 4, 2015

Irene Placette Schlueter Irene Schlueter 94, of Groves died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born on September 1, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ceasar and Winnie Placette and was a 1939 graduate of Thomas Jefferson and a resident of Port Arthur/Groves all of...

Oscar M. Travis

Oscar M. Travis

Jun 27, 2015

Oscar M. Travis January 6, 1920 - June 27, 2015

Oscar M. Travis, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born in Magnolia, Mississippi on January 6, 1920 to Maude Brabham Travis and Joseph John (J. J.) Travis. Oscar has been a resident of the...

Marie Aline Barnes

Marie Aline Barnes

Jun 23, 2015

Marie Aline Barnes November 8, 1922 - June 23, 2015

Aline Barnes Marie Aline Barnes, age 92, passed away June 23, in Kingwood, Texas . A native of Port Arthur, Aline was born November 8, 1922 to Elmire and Ferdinand Dardeau. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and in 1942 married Charles Bruce Barnes of Bakewell, Tennessee. Soon...

Gracia Rojo Gonzales

Gracia Rojo Gonzales

Jun 18, 2015

Gracia Rojo Gonzales June 15, 1929 - June 18, 2015

Gracia Rojo Gonzales, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with our Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 15, 1929 to Emilio and Carmen Rojo. Gracia was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur...

Andrea Alejo Babington

Andrea Alejo Babington

Jun 16, 2015

Andrea Alejo Babington March 9, 1949 - June 16, 2015

Andrea "Andy" Alejo Babington Andrea "Andy" Alejo Babington, 66, of Port Arthur passed away June 16, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Andy worked as an exexcutive assistant at Spindletop MHMR for over 40 years. She was also a dedicated parishioner of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and...

Peggy Jo Sanford

Peggy Jo Sanford

Jun 16, 2015

Peggy Jo Sanford September 4, 1939 - June 16, 2015

Peggy Jo Blankenship Sanford, 75, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Mid- Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on September 4, 1939 to Verna Mae Rau Blankenship and Doc Spencer Blankenship in Port Arthur. Peggy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...

Tommy Rene Trahan

Tommy Rene Trahan

Jun 12, 2015

Tommy Rene Trahan July 27, 1931 - June 12, 2015

Tommy passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at his residence in Huffman, TX. He was born July 27, 1931 to Rene and Ruth Trahan in Beaumont, TX. Tommy was raised in Silsbee, TX. Tommy proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He...

Durwin Lee Gordon

Durwin Lee Gordon

Jun 12, 2015

Durwin Lee Gordon December 5, 1959 - June 12, 2015

Durwin Lee Gordon, 55, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at his home. He was born on December 5, 1959 to Wanda Arleen Fletcher Gordon and Earl Daniel Gordon in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Durwin was preceded in...

Orias Wade Butler

Orias Wade Butler

Jun 11, 2015

Orias Wade Butler January 18, 1941 - June 11, 2015

O. W. Butler age 74 passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas-Beaumont. O. W. was born on January 18, 1941 in Altha, Florida to Mathew and Mamie Rowe Butler. O. W. was a retired commercial fisherman and crabber. He served our country during...

Lillian Mae Richard

Lillian Mae Richard

Jun 10, 2015

Lillian Mae Richard February 12, 1925 - June 10, 2015

Lillian Mae Richard of Port Arthur and Houston, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2015 at Houston Hospice, surrounded by those she laughed with, and lived for, and loved. Lillian was born in 1925 in Morse, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her husband and best friend of...

Myrtle Mae Drummond

Myrtle Mae Drummond

Jun 9, 2015

Myrtle Mae Drummond December 2, 1917 - June 9, 2015

Myrtle Mae Drummond, 97, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born on December 2, 1917 to Eva Cormier Guidry and Albert Guidry in Port Arthur, Texas. Myrtle was a lifelong resident of the...

Peggy Moody

Peggy Moody

Jun 8, 2015

Peggy Moody May 12, 1949 - June 8, 2015

Peggy L. "Brammer" Moody Peggy L. (Brammer) Moody, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, with her family by her side. She was born on May 12, 1949, in Port Arthur, Texas. Peggy attended St. Joseph's Catholic School, Bishop Byrne High...

Harold Anthony Ledoux

Harold Anthony Ledoux

Jun 7, 2015

Harold Anthony LeDoux November 7, 1926 - June 7, 2015

HAROLD ANTHONY LEDOUX (88), born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1926, passed away on June7, 2015 in Dallas, TX. A devoted and loving father and grandfather, Harold LeDoux was the illustrator of the syndicated Judge Parker comic strip for 52½ years. Prior to his work on Judge Parker, he...

Ivie Joyce Dugas

Ivie Joyce Dugas

Jun 6, 2015

Ivie Joyce Dugas March 13, 1933 - June 6, 2015

Ivie Joyce Dugas Joyce passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Christus St. Mary's hospital in Port Arthur. She was born March 13, 1933 to Ira and Dessie Jones in Benton, LA. She lived in Port Arthur for the last 67 years. Joyce was a beloved wife, mother...

America Illa Campos

America Illa Campos

May 31, 2015

America Illa Campos September 15, 1920 - May 31, 2015

America Illa Campos, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born on September 15, 1920 to Francisca Mejia Illa and Ignacio Illa in La Ceiba, Honduras. She has been a resident of the area...

Loc Tien Nguyen

Loc Tien Nguyen

May 30, 2015

Loc Tien Nguyen December 15, 1928 - May 30, 2015

Loc Tien Nguyen, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 15, 1928 to Kinh Thi Nguyen and Luat Nguyen. He served in the South Vietnamese Army as a Colonel....

Josephine Turano Patin

Josephine Turano Patin

Jul 10, 2015

Josephine Turano Patin July 15, 1930 - July 10, 2015

Josephine T. Patin, age 84 passed away on July 10, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She was born on July 15, 1930 in Port Arthur to Michael and Pauline Larussia Turano. Josephine was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents,,...

Felix V. Soliz

Felix V. Soliz

Jul 6, 2015

Felix V. Soliz November 23, 1920 - July 6, 2015

Felix V. Soliz, 94, of Groves went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born on November 23, 1920 to Maria Vallejo Solis and Dionisio Solis in Leon, G. T. O., Mexico. Felix came to the United States in 1927. He earned his High...

Ashlea Spain

Ashlea Spain

Jul 4, 2015

Ashlea Spain September 4, 1954 - July 4, 2015

Ashlea Varnado Spain died July 4, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas of pulmonary fibrosis. She was born September 4, 1954 at St. Mary's hospital to Frederick and Pat Varnado of Nederland. Ashlea graduated from the Colombia School of Broadcasting in Memphis, TN and was the first female radio personality at...

Petra Aguilar

Petra Aguilar

Jul 4, 2015

Petra Aguilar July 20, 1928 - July 4, 2015

Petra Aguilar, 86, passed away the 4th of July, 2015 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Petra was born in Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. Petra was employed by Amelia's Drapery Shop behind La Suprema Mexican Restaurant. Petra...

Irene Schlueter

Irene Schlueter

Jul 4, 2015

Irene Schlueter September 1, 1920 - July 4, 2015

Irene Placette Schlueter Irene Schlueter 94, of Groves died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born on September 1, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ceasar and Winnie Placette and was a 1939 graduate of Thomas Jefferson and a resident of Port Arthur/Groves all of...

Oscar M. Travis

Oscar M. Travis

Jun 27, 2015

Oscar M. Travis January 6, 1920 - June 27, 2015

Oscar M. Travis, 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born in Magnolia, Mississippi on January 6, 1920 to Maude Brabham Travis and Joseph John (J. J.) Travis. Oscar has been a resident of the...

Marie Aline Barnes

Marie Aline Barnes

Jun 23, 2015

Marie Aline Barnes November 8, 1922 - June 23, 2015

Aline Barnes Marie Aline Barnes, age 92, passed away June 23, in Kingwood, Texas . A native of Port Arthur, Aline was born November 8, 1922 to Elmire and Ferdinand Dardeau. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and in 1942 married Charles Bruce Barnes of Bakewell, Tennessee. Soon...

Gracia Rojo Gonzales

Gracia Rojo Gonzales

Jun 18, 2015

Gracia Rojo Gonzales June 15, 1929 - June 18, 2015

Gracia Rojo Gonzales, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with our Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 15, 1929 to Emilio and Carmen Rojo. Gracia was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur...

Andrea Alejo Babington

Andrea Alejo Babington

Jun 16, 2015

Andrea Alejo Babington March 9, 1949 - June 16, 2015

Andrea "Andy" Alejo Babington Andrea "Andy" Alejo Babington, 66, of Port Arthur passed away June 16, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Andy worked as an exexcutive assistant at Spindletop MHMR for over 40 years. She was also a dedicated parishioner of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and...

Peggy Jo Sanford

Peggy Jo Sanford

Jun 16, 2015

Peggy Jo Sanford September 4, 1939 - June 16, 2015

Peggy Jo Blankenship Sanford, 75, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Mid- Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on September 4, 1939 to Verna Mae Rau Blankenship and Doc Spencer Blankenship in Port Arthur. Peggy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...

Tommy Rene Trahan

Tommy Rene Trahan

Jun 12, 2015

Tommy Rene Trahan July 27, 1931 - June 12, 2015

Tommy passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at his residence in Huffman, TX. He was born July 27, 1931 to Rene and Ruth Trahan in Beaumont, TX. Tommy was raised in Silsbee, TX. Tommy proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He...

Durwin Lee Gordon

Durwin Lee Gordon

Jun 12, 2015

Durwin Lee Gordon December 5, 1959 - June 12, 2015

Durwin Lee Gordon, 55, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at his home. He was born on December 5, 1959 to Wanda Arleen Fletcher Gordon and Earl Daniel Gordon in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Durwin was preceded in...

Orias Wade Butler

Orias Wade Butler

Jun 11, 2015

Orias Wade Butler January 18, 1941 - June 11, 2015

O. W. Butler age 74 passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas-Beaumont. O. W. was born on January 18, 1941 in Altha, Florida to Mathew and Mamie Rowe Butler. O. W. was a retired commercial fisherman and crabber. He served our country during...

Lillian Mae Richard

Lillian Mae Richard

Jun 10, 2015

Lillian Mae Richard February 12, 1925 - June 10, 2015

Lillian Mae Richard of Port Arthur and Houston, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2015 at Houston Hospice, surrounded by those she laughed with, and lived for, and loved. Lillian was born in 1925 in Morse, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her husband and best friend of...

Myrtle Mae Drummond

Myrtle Mae Drummond

Jun 9, 2015

Myrtle Mae Drummond December 2, 1917 - June 9, 2015

Myrtle Mae Drummond, 97, of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born on December 2, 1917 to Eva Cormier Guidry and Albert Guidry in Port Arthur, Texas. Myrtle was a lifelong resident of the...

Peggy Moody

Peggy Moody

Jun 8, 2015

Peggy Moody May 12, 1949 - June 8, 2015

Peggy L. "Brammer" Moody Peggy L. (Brammer) Moody, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, with her family by her side. She was born on May 12, 1949, in Port Arthur, Texas. Peggy attended St. Joseph's Catholic School, Bishop Byrne High...

Harold Anthony Ledoux

Harold Anthony Ledoux

Jun 7, 2015

Harold Anthony LeDoux November 7, 1926 - June 7, 2015

HAROLD ANTHONY LEDOUX (88), born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1926, passed away on June7, 2015 in Dallas, TX. A devoted and loving father and grandfather, Harold LeDoux was the illustrator of the syndicated Judge Parker comic strip for 52½ years. Prior to his work on Judge Parker, he...

Ivie Joyce Dugas

Ivie Joyce Dugas

Jun 6, 2015

Ivie Joyce Dugas March 13, 1933 - June 6, 2015

Ivie Joyce Dugas Joyce passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Christus St. Mary's hospital in Port Arthur. She was born March 13, 1933 to Ira and Dessie Jones in Benton, LA. She lived in Port Arthur for the last 67 years. Joyce was a beloved wife, mother...

America Illa Campos

America Illa Campos

May 31, 2015

America Illa Campos September 15, 1920 - May 31, 2015

America Illa Campos, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. She was born on September 15, 1920 to Francisca Mejia Illa and Ignacio Illa in La Ceiba, Honduras. She has been a resident of the area...

Loc Tien Nguyen

Loc Tien Nguyen

May 30, 2015

Loc Tien Nguyen December 15, 1928 - May 30, 2015

Loc Tien Nguyen, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. He was born in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 15, 1928 to Kinh Thi Nguyen and Luat Nguyen. He served in the South Vietnamese Army as a Colonel....

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