Terry Lynn Sonier, 54, of Groves passed away on March 25, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 29, 1960 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late J.C. Sonier and Wanda Jo Hightower Sonier. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1978, and is a retired Fireman from the Nederland Fire Department. Terry loved hunting, golfing, his family, and a good joke.
Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Ritchard Bean officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, March 28, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Terry is survived by his wife, Emily Sonier of Groves; daughter, Jessica Bean and husband, Matt of Beaumont; brother, Jerry Sonier and wife, Carol of Port Arthur; sister, Debby Parker and husband, Mike of Port Neches; and many nieces and nephews who loved their Uncle Terry. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Kathleen Shifflett; and brother, Larry David Sonier.
In Memory of Terry, memorials can be given to First Tee of the Golden Triangle.