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Ethel Mae Breaux
Apr 8, 2020
Ethel Mae Breaux, 72, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on May 9, 1947, she was the daughter of Lawrence Hebert Sr. and Joy (McLain) Hebert. Ethel enjoyed oil painting, sewing, making jewelry, flowers, and fishing. She loved being outdoors and spending time at the beach. Above all of the other joys...
A.R. Morgan
Apr 8, 2020
Atho Reams (A.R.) Morgan, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. A.R. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 30, 1933. He attended Stark high school and graduated from St. Mary's high school in 1952. He later continued his education through correspondence courses with IBC. A.R. served in the Army as a paratrooper and member of the...
Martha Anne McCoy
Apr 7, 2020
Martha Anne McCoy, 87, of Orange, passed away on April 7, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Batavia, New York, on December 6, 1932, she was the daughter of Everett E. Heye and Francys M. (Decker) Heye. Martha worked as a dispatcher and matron for the Sheriff’s office in California, later going on to work on the Alaska pipeline and as...
Janis Jo Switzer
Apr 7, 2020
Janis Jo Switzer, 74, passed away on April 7, 2020, in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on February 2, 1946 in Pilot Point, Texas and was the only child of James and Inez Roundtree of Orange, Texas. She graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1964. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. She married...
Donell "Don" Ray Yocham
Apr 6, 2020
Donell “Don” Ray Yocham, 71, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2020, at his home. Born in Turlock, California, on August 23, 1948, he was the son of Dearl George Yocham and Velma Virginia (Moore) Yocham. Referred to lovingly by his friends and family ‘Donny D’ or ‘Daddio’, his daughters were his pride and joy and to them he...
Evelyn Bonneaux
Apr 6, 2020
Evelyn Bonneaux, 90, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2020, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on July 30, 1929, she was the daughter of Earnest L. Blanton and Mary (Pender) Blanton. Evelyn had a kind heart and a wild sense of adventure. She valued her family more than anything and always made sure...
Ruby Anna Parks
Apr 5, 2020
Ruby Anna Boehme Parks, only daughter of Ida Witt Boehme and Charles August Boehme, Sr., was born August 1, 1923, in Orange, Texas. She and four brothers were reared at 804 Rein Street in Orange. She attended Anderson Elementary, Orange High School and Adelphi College in Garden City, New York. In high school, Ruby was a member of Lutcher Stark’s...
Louis Curtis Harmon
Apr 4, 2020
Louis Curtis Harmon, 85, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, April, 4, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born at home in Orangefield, TX on November 27, 1934, to Annie Hutchinson Harmon and George Joseph Harmon. After graduating from Orangefield High school, Louis worked in a variety of jobs including, the oilfields, DuPont Refinery in Orange, TX,...
Elizabeth Ann Kibbe
Apr 2, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Kibbe, 62, of Plano, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2020, at her mother’s home in Bridge City, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 18th, at Circle Drive Baptist Church in Bridge City. The service can be viewed online by following Circle Drive Baptist Church on facebook. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
Lola Joan Scales Dodson
Apr 1, 2020
Joan, as she was known, came into this life on Friday, October 14, 1935, the fourth child of James Burlie and Clarice Laxson Scales and left to reunite with them again on April 1, 2020. Her early years were spent joyously roaming the prairies and woods with all of her relatives and friends at the homestead of her grandfather and...
Belinda Kay Davis
Mar 31, 2020
Belinda Kay Davis, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2020. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 15, 1962, she was the daughter of Emily Yvonne (Nation) Green. Belinda was extremely creative and enjoyed drawing, coloring, painting, crocheting, and writing poems. She was a great mother, and her grandchildren were her number one priority. Belinda was a...
Rhonda Lynn Droddy
Mar 30, 2020
Rhonda Lynn Droddy, 63, of Orange, Passed away on March 30, 2020, at MD Anderson in Houston. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 9, 1957, she was the daughter of Bertis Ray Carrico and Patricia (Smith) Bendy. Rhonda was “Maw Maw” to her beloved grandchildren and great grandson. She enjoyed camping and loved to pick up her grandchildren and keep...
John August "Pete" Frederick
Mar 30, 2020
John August “Pete” Frederick, 86, of Orange, passed away on March 30, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Mauriceville, Texas, on May 12, 1933, he was the son of Edmond Harry Frederick Sr., and Lena Pauline Peveto Frederick. A lifelong resident of Mauriceville, Pete lived on the property homesteaded by his ancestors. He met and married the love of his life,...
Johnny Howard Peveto, Jr.
Mar 29, 2020
Johnny Howard Peveto, Jr., 78, of Vidor, passed away on March 29, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 14, 1941, he was the son of Johnny Howard Peveto, Sr. and Inez (Engles) Peveto. He graduated high school from Mauriceville and went on to receive his degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. Johnny enjoyed fishing and loved...
Cleo Ida Clark Tomlin
Mar 28, 2020
Cleo Ida Clark Tomlin, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2020, at her home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oakdale,...
Flora "Steen" Jacobs
Mar 24, 2020
Steen Jacobs, 72, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2020, at Focused Care. Born in Jasper, Texas on February 18, 1948, she was the daughter of John Bouitt and Beatrice (Silas) Blouitt. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Beatrice Blouitt. Steen enjoyed riding around looking at the scenery, walking, and talking to friends. She loved...
Dean Granger
Mar 21, 2020
Dean Granger, 60, of Orange, passed away on March 21, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Dean was born in Orange, Texas, on September 29, 1959 to Wendell Granger and Carol (Pachar) Granger. Dean has always loved cars, whether he was watching NASCAR or IMSA, or racing corvettes. He has been in the car business since 1980 but...
Bill Whitney Mello
Mar 20, 2020
Bill Mello William Whitney Mello, known as Bill or Mister Bill throughout Orange, 66, lifetime resident of Orange, who succumbed to one of the most aggressive, deadly forms of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiform died March 20, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Despite Bill’s prognosis, his stubbornness allowed him to fight GBM for 14 months. Bill’s love for...
Beverly Ann Bilbo
Mar 19, 2020
Beverly Ann Bilbo, 80, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 2, 1939, she was the daughter of JD Bilbo and Lucille (Smith) Bilbo. Beverly devoted her time to knitting, weaving on a loom, and spinning guilds. She enjoyed going to Fiber festivals where...
David "Dave" Lee Smith
Mar 18, 2020
David Lee Smith, 72, of Mauriceville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in love and prayers on March 18, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Acres, Texas, on July 28, 1947, he was the son of Alvis “Dutch” Norman Smith and Bessie Ivy (Minter) Smith. David proudly served his country in the United States Air...
Ethel Mae Breaux
Apr 8, 2020
Ethel Mae Breaux, 72, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on May 9, 1947, she was the daughter of Lawrence Hebert Sr. and Joy (McLain) Hebert. Ethel enjoyed oil painting, sewing, making jewelry, flowers, and fishing. She loved being outdoors and spending time at the beach. Above all of the other joys...
A.R. Morgan
Apr 8, 2020
Atho Reams (A.R.) Morgan, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. A.R. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 30, 1933. He attended Stark high school and graduated from St. Mary's high school in 1952. He later continued his education through correspondence courses with IBC. A.R. served in the Army as a paratrooper and member of the...
Martha Anne McCoy
Apr 7, 2020
Martha Anne McCoy, 87, of Orange, passed away on April 7, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Batavia, New York, on December 6, 1932, she was the daughter of Everett E. Heye and Francys M. (Decker) Heye. Martha worked as a dispatcher and matron for the Sheriff’s office in California, later going on to work on the Alaska pipeline and as...
Janis Jo Switzer
Apr 7, 2020
Janis Jo Switzer, 74, passed away on April 7, 2020, in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on February 2, 1946 in Pilot Point, Texas and was the only child of James and Inez Roundtree of Orange, Texas. She graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1964. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. She married...
Donell "Don" Ray Yocham
Apr 6, 2020
Donell “Don” Ray Yocham, 71, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2020, at his home. Born in Turlock, California, on August 23, 1948, he was the son of Dearl George Yocham and Velma Virginia (Moore) Yocham. Referred to lovingly by his friends and family ‘Donny D’ or ‘Daddio’, his daughters were his pride and joy and to them he...
Evelyn Bonneaux
Apr 6, 2020
Evelyn Bonneaux, 90, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2020, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on July 30, 1929, she was the daughter of Earnest L. Blanton and Mary (Pender) Blanton. Evelyn had a kind heart and a wild sense of adventure. She valued her family more than anything and always made sure...
Ruby Anna Parks
Apr 5, 2020
Ruby Anna Boehme Parks, only daughter of Ida Witt Boehme and Charles August Boehme, Sr., was born August 1, 1923, in Orange, Texas. She and four brothers were reared at 804 Rein Street in Orange. She attended Anderson Elementary, Orange High School and Adelphi College in Garden City, New York. In high school, Ruby was a member of Lutcher Stark’s...
Louis Curtis Harmon
Apr 4, 2020
Louis Curtis Harmon, 85, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, April, 4, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born at home in Orangefield, TX on November 27, 1934, to Annie Hutchinson Harmon and George Joseph Harmon. After graduating from Orangefield High school, Louis worked in a variety of jobs including, the oilfields, DuPont Refinery in Orange, TX,...
Elizabeth Ann Kibbe
Apr 2, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Kibbe, 62, of Plano, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2020, at her mother’s home in Bridge City, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 18th, at Circle Drive Baptist Church in Bridge City. The service can be viewed online by following Circle Drive Baptist Church on facebook. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
Lola Joan Scales Dodson
Apr 1, 2020
Joan, as she was known, came into this life on Friday, October 14, 1935, the fourth child of James Burlie and Clarice Laxson Scales and left to reunite with them again on April 1, 2020. Her early years were spent joyously roaming the prairies and woods with all of her relatives and friends at the homestead of her grandfather and...
Belinda Kay Davis
Mar 31, 2020
Belinda Kay Davis, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2020. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 15, 1962, she was the daughter of Emily Yvonne (Nation) Green. Belinda was extremely creative and enjoyed drawing, coloring, painting, crocheting, and writing poems. She was a great mother, and her grandchildren were her number one priority. Belinda was a...
Rhonda Lynn Droddy
Mar 30, 2020
Rhonda Lynn Droddy, 63, of Orange, Passed away on March 30, 2020, at MD Anderson in Houston. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 9, 1957, she was the daughter of Bertis Ray Carrico and Patricia (Smith) Bendy. Rhonda was “Maw Maw” to her beloved grandchildren and great grandson. She enjoyed camping and loved to pick up her grandchildren and keep...
John August "Pete" Frederick
Mar 30, 2020
John August “Pete” Frederick, 86, of Orange, passed away on March 30, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Mauriceville, Texas, on May 12, 1933, he was the son of Edmond Harry Frederick Sr., and Lena Pauline Peveto Frederick. A lifelong resident of Mauriceville, Pete lived on the property homesteaded by his ancestors. He met and married the love of his life,...
Johnny Howard Peveto, Jr.
Mar 29, 2020
Johnny Howard Peveto, Jr., 78, of Vidor, passed away on March 29, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 14, 1941, he was the son of Johnny Howard Peveto, Sr. and Inez (Engles) Peveto. He graduated high school from Mauriceville and went on to receive his degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. Johnny enjoyed fishing and loved...
Cleo Ida Clark Tomlin
Mar 28, 2020
Cleo Ida Clark Tomlin, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2020, at her home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oakdale,...
Flora "Steen" Jacobs
Mar 24, 2020
Steen Jacobs, 72, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2020, at Focused Care. Born in Jasper, Texas on February 18, 1948, she was the daughter of John Bouitt and Beatrice (Silas) Blouitt. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Beatrice Blouitt. Steen enjoyed riding around looking at the scenery, walking, and talking to friends. She loved...
Dean Granger
Mar 21, 2020
Dean Granger, 60, of Orange, passed away on March 21, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Dean was born in Orange, Texas, on September 29, 1959 to Wendell Granger and Carol (Pachar) Granger. Dean has always loved cars, whether he was watching NASCAR or IMSA, or racing corvettes. He has been in the car business since 1980 but...
Bill Whitney Mello
Mar 20, 2020
Bill Mello William Whitney Mello, known as Bill or Mister Bill throughout Orange, 66, lifetime resident of Orange, who succumbed to one of the most aggressive, deadly forms of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiform died March 20, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Despite Bill’s prognosis, his stubbornness allowed him to fight GBM for 14 months. Bill’s love for...
Beverly Ann Bilbo
Mar 19, 2020
Beverly Ann Bilbo, 80, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 2, 1939, she was the daughter of JD Bilbo and Lucille (Smith) Bilbo. Beverly devoted her time to knitting, weaving on a loom, and spinning guilds. She enjoyed going to Fiber festivals where...
David "Dave" Lee Smith
Mar 18, 2020
David Lee Smith, 72, of Mauriceville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in love and prayers on March 18, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Acres, Texas, on July 28, 1947, he was the son of Alvis “Dutch” Norman Smith and Bessie Ivy (Minter) Smith. David proudly served his country in the United States Air...
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