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Joyce Lucille Bourne

Joyce Lucille Bourne

Mar 24, 2015

Joyce Lucille Bourne August 17, 1921 - March 24, 2015

Joyce Lucille Bowerman Bourne, 93, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Vidor Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 17, 1921 to Irene Shook Bowerman and William Edward Bowerman in Branch County, Michigan. She has been a resident of the area since...

Wana Jean Hollier

Wana Jean Hollier

Mar 19, 2015

Wana Jean Hollier October 2, 1925 - March 19, 2015

Wana Jean Peters Hollier of Port Neches, Texas, and long-time resident of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away in the early morning hours of March 19, 2015, following a short illness. She will be reunited with her husband, Ivan Hollier, and her twin sons, Ronald and Donald Hollier, who predeceased...

Charlie Albert Ihle

Charlie Albert Ihle

Mar 17, 2015

Charlie Albert Ihle November 19, 1929 - March 17, 2015

Charlie Albert Ihle, age 85, passed away on March 17, 2015 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Charlie was born in Apalachicola, Florida on November 19, 1929 to Fred and Azelie Ihle. Charlie grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and was a longtime resident. He graduated from St. Mary's High...

Joe J. Soto

Joe J. Soto

Mar 15, 2015

Joe J. Soto September 27, 1968 - March 15, 2015

Joe J. Soto, 46, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 27, 1968 in Port Arthur, Texas. Joe was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Port Neches-Groves High School. He worked as...

Mary Develva Guy

Mary Develva Guy

Mar 13, 2015

Mary Develva Guy March 13, 1918 - March 13, 2015

Mary Guy, 97 of Sugar Land, TX passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015, at her residence. Mary was born in Caddo Mills, TX on March 13, 1918, to Robert and Belva Gilley Glasscock. Mary retired as a school teacher with over 50 years of service in several different...

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh

Mar 12, 2015

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh September 12, 1943 - March 12, 2015

Gerald Peckenpaugh, 71, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his residence in Groves. Gerald was born in Pryor, OK on September 12, 1943 to John Peckenpaugh and Dollie Crowder. He lived in Port Arthur for 44 years and most recently Groves, TX. Gerald was a retired Lock...

Dexter Vance Mccoy

Dexter Vance Mccoy

Mar 7, 2015

Dexter Vance McCoy March 6, 1929 - March 7, 2015

Dexter Vance McCoy, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at his residence on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Mr. McCoy was born March 6, 1929 to Stella Quillen McCoy and Clarence Wells McCoy in Ravenna, Kentucky. Dexter was a resident of Port Arthur for 84 years. He was boy...

Raymond H. Lee, Jr.

Raymond H. Lee, Jr.

Mar 7, 2015

Raymond H. Lee, Jr. May 8, 1930 - March 7, 2015

Raymond H. Lee Jr. of Port Arthur, Texas, 84, passed away March 7 peacefully at St. Mary Hospital. He was born May 8, 1930 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Lee, Sr. R.H. He was a Godly man. He always had a smile on his face....

Arthur Perez

Arthur Perez

Mar 3, 2015

Arthur Perez August 26, 1935 - March 3, 2015

Arthur "Buddy" Perez 79 of Nederland passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Buddy was born August 26, 1935, in Port Arthur, Texas to Cyril Perez and Margarita Flores Perez. He lived most of his life in Port Arthur and retired from Port Arthur Fire Department after 35 years. He was...

Manuel R. Arriola

Manuel R. Arriola

Feb 28, 2015

Manuel R. Arriola January 12, 1927 - February 28, 2015

Manuel R. Arriola, 88, loving husband, father and grandfather of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on January 12, 1927 to Lenora Reyes Arriola and Pedro Arriola in Orange, Texas. Manuel graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Jessie Robert Brown

Jessie Robert Brown

Feb 27, 2015

Jessie Robert Brown January 14, 1923 - February 27, 2015

Jessie Robert Brown, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at Oak Grove Nursing Home on Friday February 27, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, and son Robert William Brown. He is survived by his daughter Connie Woodard and her husband Lynn; son James Brown...

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr.

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr.

Feb 26, 2015

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr. July 22, 1947 - February 26, 2015

A.J. Romero Jr, 67, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. A.J. was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 22, 1947 to Alvin Joseph Romero, Sr. and Ellen Badgett Romero. He lived in Silsbee for 30 years and most recently Port...

Barry Martin Jackson

Barry Martin Jackson

Feb 26, 2015

Barry Martin Jackson October 28, 1936 - February 26, 2015

Barry M. Jackson, age 78 of Groves passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015. He was born in Port Arthur on October 28, 1936 to Anna Bodin Jackson and Joseph Jackson. Barry retired from Gulf Oil after 30 years of service. He was a member of St. Peter the...

Robert Lee Derouen

Robert Lee Derouen

Feb 22, 2015

Robert Lee DeRouen October 9, 1928 - February 22, 2015

Robert Lee DeRouen, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on February 22, 2015 at Tyrrell Adult Care in Beaumont. He was born on October 9, 1928 to Edna Smith DeRouen and Oder Lee DeRouen in Port Arthur, Texas. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from...

James Edward Coster

James Edward Coster

Feb 13, 2015

James Edward Coster November 16, 1946 - February 13, 2015

James Coster, 68, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at his residence in Beaumont. James was born in Perry, Iowa on November 16, 1946 to Daniel Sullivan and Mildred Vicarius. He lived in California, Oklahoma, and most recently Beaumont, TX for the past 12 years. James was a...

Mervin Francis Primeaux

Mervin Francis Primeaux

Feb 9, 2015

Mervin Francis Primeaux December 9, 1928 - February 9, 2015

Mervin Francis Primeaux, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born on December 9, 1928 to Maude Boutte Primeaux and Francis M. Primeaux in Port Arthur, Texas. He served in the U. S. Army and...

Glenda Kiger Simms

Glenda Kiger Simms

Jan 29, 2015

Glenda Kiger Simms October 2, 1938 - January 29, 2015

Glenda Ann Kiger Simms of Port Acres died peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 at the age of 76. Glenda was born on October 2nd, 1938 to Ronald Earl and Mary Cude Kiger in Gatesville, Texas. She moved to Port Arthur when she was 3 and...

Charles Soileau

Charles Soileau

Jan 28, 2015

Charles Soileau July 29, 1934 - January 28, 2015

Charles B. Soileau, 80, of Woodville, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Woodville Health and Rehab. He was born on July 29, 1934 to Mary Leola Soileau and Audley J. Soileau in Washington, LA. He was a former resident of Port Arthur before moving to Woodville over...

Kristin Raye Paris

Kristin Raye Paris

Jan 27, 2015

Kristin Raye Paris December 16, 1996 - January 27, 2015

Kristin Raye Paris, 18, of Nederland passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on December 16, 1996 in Houston, Texas, to Daniel Paris and Beverly Paris. A Nederland resident since 2006, Kristin was a senior on the A Honor Roll...

Yea Tieng Smith

Yea Tieng Smith

Jan 25, 2015

Yea Tieng Smith January 2, 1936 - January 25, 2015

Mrs. Yea Tieng Lai Smith, 79, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away January 25, 2015. She was a former resident of Mobile, Alabama and Port Arthur, Texas. Born January 2, 1936 in Taiwan she had an extremely difficult childhood during a very tumultuous era in history for her native land....

Joyce Lucille Bourne

Joyce Lucille Bourne

Mar 24, 2015

Joyce Lucille Bourne August 17, 1921 - March 24, 2015

Joyce Lucille Bowerman Bourne, 93, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Vidor Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 17, 1921 to Irene Shook Bowerman and William Edward Bowerman in Branch County, Michigan. She has been a resident of the area since...

Wana Jean Hollier

Wana Jean Hollier

Mar 19, 2015

Wana Jean Hollier October 2, 1925 - March 19, 2015

Wana Jean Peters Hollier of Port Neches, Texas, and long-time resident of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away in the early morning hours of March 19, 2015, following a short illness. She will be reunited with her husband, Ivan Hollier, and her twin sons, Ronald and Donald Hollier, who predeceased...

Charlie Albert Ihle

Charlie Albert Ihle

Mar 17, 2015

Charlie Albert Ihle November 19, 1929 - March 17, 2015

Charlie Albert Ihle, age 85, passed away on March 17, 2015 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Charlie was born in Apalachicola, Florida on November 19, 1929 to Fred and Azelie Ihle. Charlie grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and was a longtime resident. He graduated from St. Mary's High...

Joe J. Soto

Joe J. Soto

Mar 15, 2015

Joe J. Soto September 27, 1968 - March 15, 2015

Joe J. Soto, 46, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 27, 1968 in Port Arthur, Texas. Joe was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Port Neches-Groves High School. He worked as...

Mary Develva Guy

Mary Develva Guy

Mar 13, 2015

Mary Develva Guy March 13, 1918 - March 13, 2015

Mary Guy, 97 of Sugar Land, TX passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015, at her residence. Mary was born in Caddo Mills, TX on March 13, 1918, to Robert and Belva Gilley Glasscock. Mary retired as a school teacher with over 50 years of service in several different...

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh

Mar 12, 2015

Gerald Dee Peckenpaugh September 12, 1943 - March 12, 2015

Gerald Peckenpaugh, 71, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his residence in Groves. Gerald was born in Pryor, OK on September 12, 1943 to John Peckenpaugh and Dollie Crowder. He lived in Port Arthur for 44 years and most recently Groves, TX. Gerald was a retired Lock...

Dexter Vance Mccoy

Dexter Vance Mccoy

Mar 7, 2015

Dexter Vance McCoy March 6, 1929 - March 7, 2015

Dexter Vance McCoy, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at his residence on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Mr. McCoy was born March 6, 1929 to Stella Quillen McCoy and Clarence Wells McCoy in Ravenna, Kentucky. Dexter was a resident of Port Arthur for 84 years. He was boy...

Raymond H. Lee, Jr.

Raymond H. Lee, Jr.

Mar 7, 2015

Raymond H. Lee, Jr. May 8, 1930 - March 7, 2015

Raymond H. Lee Jr. of Port Arthur, Texas, 84, passed away March 7 peacefully at St. Mary Hospital. He was born May 8, 1930 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Lee, Sr. R.H. He was a Godly man. He always had a smile on his face....

Arthur Perez

Arthur Perez

Mar 3, 2015

Arthur Perez August 26, 1935 - March 3, 2015

Arthur "Buddy" Perez 79 of Nederland passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Buddy was born August 26, 1935, in Port Arthur, Texas to Cyril Perez and Margarita Flores Perez. He lived most of his life in Port Arthur and retired from Port Arthur Fire Department after 35 years. He was...

Manuel R. Arriola

Manuel R. Arriola

Feb 28, 2015

Manuel R. Arriola January 12, 1927 - February 28, 2015

Manuel R. Arriola, 88, loving husband, father and grandfather of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on January 12, 1927 to Lenora Reyes Arriola and Pedro Arriola in Orange, Texas. Manuel graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Jessie Robert Brown

Jessie Robert Brown

Feb 27, 2015

Jessie Robert Brown January 14, 1923 - February 27, 2015

Jessie Robert Brown, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at Oak Grove Nursing Home on Friday February 27, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, and son Robert William Brown. He is survived by his daughter Connie Woodard and her husband Lynn; son James Brown...

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr.

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr.

Feb 26, 2015

Alvin Joseph Romero, Jr. July 22, 1947 - February 26, 2015

A.J. Romero Jr, 67, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. A.J. was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 22, 1947 to Alvin Joseph Romero, Sr. and Ellen Badgett Romero. He lived in Silsbee for 30 years and most recently Port...

Barry Martin Jackson

Barry Martin Jackson

Feb 26, 2015

Barry Martin Jackson October 28, 1936 - February 26, 2015

Barry M. Jackson, age 78 of Groves passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015. He was born in Port Arthur on October 28, 1936 to Anna Bodin Jackson and Joseph Jackson. Barry retired from Gulf Oil after 30 years of service. He was a member of St. Peter the...

Robert Lee Derouen

Robert Lee Derouen

Feb 22, 2015

Robert Lee DeRouen October 9, 1928 - February 22, 2015

Robert Lee DeRouen, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on February 22, 2015 at Tyrrell Adult Care in Beaumont. He was born on October 9, 1928 to Edna Smith DeRouen and Oder Lee DeRouen in Port Arthur, Texas. Robert was a lifelong resident of the area and graduated from...

James Edward Coster

James Edward Coster

Feb 13, 2015

James Edward Coster November 16, 1946 - February 13, 2015

James Coster, 68, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at his residence in Beaumont. James was born in Perry, Iowa on November 16, 1946 to Daniel Sullivan and Mildred Vicarius. He lived in California, Oklahoma, and most recently Beaumont, TX for the past 12 years. James was a...

Mervin Francis Primeaux

Mervin Francis Primeaux

Feb 9, 2015

Mervin Francis Primeaux December 9, 1928 - February 9, 2015

Mervin Francis Primeaux, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born on December 9, 1928 to Maude Boutte Primeaux and Francis M. Primeaux in Port Arthur, Texas. He served in the U. S. Army and...

Glenda Kiger Simms

Glenda Kiger Simms

Jan 29, 2015

Glenda Kiger Simms October 2, 1938 - January 29, 2015

Glenda Ann Kiger Simms of Port Acres died peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 at the age of 76. Glenda was born on October 2nd, 1938 to Ronald Earl and Mary Cude Kiger in Gatesville, Texas. She moved to Port Arthur when she was 3 and...

Charles Soileau

Charles Soileau

Jan 28, 2015

Charles Soileau July 29, 1934 - January 28, 2015

Charles B. Soileau, 80, of Woodville, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Woodville Health and Rehab. He was born on July 29, 1934 to Mary Leola Soileau and Audley J. Soileau in Washington, LA. He was a former resident of Port Arthur before moving to Woodville over...

Kristin Raye Paris

Kristin Raye Paris

Jan 27, 2015

Kristin Raye Paris December 16, 1996 - January 27, 2015

Kristin Raye Paris, 18, of Nederland passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on December 16, 1996 in Houston, Texas, to Daniel Paris and Beverly Paris. A Nederland resident since 2006, Kristin was a senior on the A Honor Roll...

Yea Tieng Smith

Yea Tieng Smith

Jan 25, 2015

Yea Tieng Smith January 2, 1936 - January 25, 2015

Mrs. Yea Tieng Lai Smith, 79, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away January 25, 2015. She was a former resident of Mobile, Alabama and Port Arthur, Texas. Born January 2, 1936 in Taiwan she had an extremely difficult childhood during a very tumultuous era in history for her native land....

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