Herbert “Herby” “Pop” Ray Broussard, 72, of Port Neches, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 surrounded by his family at his home in Port Neches. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and Pop. Herby was born on August 29, 1944 in Port Arthur to the late Freddie Frederick Broussard and Bernice Inez Duhon Broussard. He was a...
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2017, for Robert Collins Brownlee, a long-time resident of Port Arthur and patron of St. Catherine of Sienna Church and School. Mr. Brownlee passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, after a brief illness. The 10:00 a.m. funeral mass at St. Catherine's Church will be led by Rev. Kevin Badeaux, friend...
Koy B. Willett, 50, of Beauxart Garden, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017. Koy was born November 11, 1966 in Port Arthur, Texas to his parents Edison Ray Willett and Gloria Fay Holmes Willett. He was a lifelong area resident and attended Beauxart Garden Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his brother, Keenan Willett, and grandmother, Lila Rieve....
Hazel Mae Viator, 85, of Winnie, Texas passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 surrounded by her family. Hazel was born May 3, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Olphey Eskine and Felice Perry Eskine. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches with Reverend Lee Purdom officiating. Burial will...
George Wilson Landry, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. George was born May 9, 1924 in Sulphur, Louisiana to Cyril Landry and Lillie Sarver Landry. He was a resident of Port Arthur for 72 years and member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. George...
Richard "Rick" Marriott, Jr., 57, of Lumberton, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital of The Woodlands. Rick was born November 15, 1959 in Sidney, New York to Richard Eugene Marriott, Sr. and Betty Shaver Marriott. He was a resident of Lumberton, Texas for nine years and a former resident of Port Neches, Texas. He was...
Linda G. Christian, 69, of Lumberton, Texas passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Linda was born October 11, 1947 in Beaumont, Texas to Alton Guidry and Ruby Emma Jensen Guidry. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a Teacher at Odom Middle School in the Beaumont ISD with 44 years...
Ross Anderson Gant, 90, of Nederland passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence in Nederland. Ross was born January 6, 1927 in Doucette, Texas to the late Harrison Gant and L.E. Smith Gant and lived in the area since 1936. Ross retired from Neches Butane in 1987 as a Lab Technician with 39 years of service. He...
Gilbert DeJohn Alvarez, 90 years old, lifelong resident of Port Arthur, TX and lifelong Cowboys fan, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017. Gilbert was born October 1, 1926 to loving parents Mary DeJohn Alvarez and Ben Alvarez. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1944 and joined the U.S Army and served his country during WWII. He then...
Beloved Daughter and Sister, Linda Ann Crenshaw Guidry, 69, of Dickinson, Texas, passed away March 13, 2017 in Webster, Texas. She was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on December 11, 1947 to J. G. and Aline Lewis Crenshaw. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas and was a member of the Red Hussars Drum and Bugle Corps....
Tyrone “Ty” Reynolds, 77, of Port Neches, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Ty was born November 22, 1939 in Red Bay, Florida to the late Grady and Ruby Hobbs Reynolds. The family moved to Texas when Ty was 5. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended Lamar State College. Ty served for 12 years in the...
Rev. James Fred Doggette, 105, of Groves, Texas died at 11:00 p.m. 3/10/17 at Oak Grove Nursing Facility. He was born 3/14/1911 in the Red Hill Community near Sandersville, MS. Rev. Doggette was one of 15 Children born of parents Frank Doggette and Virginia Fagan Doggette. He met and married Katherine Todd in 1932 and they became parents of 6...
Patricia June Borne Hodges, 82, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, March 09, 2017 in Nederland, TX. Tish was born June 17, 1934 in Honey Grove, TX to Starling Allen Hopkins, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Port Arthur, TX and was an awesome cook and she loved being with her...
Jeffrey Wayne Lansford, 49, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Galveston, TX. Jeffrey was born in Baytown, TX on January 25, 1968 to Ronald Lansford and Katherine McKay Lansford Bolenbaucher. He was a long-time resident of Nederland and a respiratory therapist. Jeffrey is survived by his father, Ronald Lansford and wife, Betty and mother, Katherine Bolenbaucher and husband, Thomas...
John E. Bergeron, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. John E. was born February 8, 1933 in Sabine, Texas to Ovey Vincent and Mary Tyler Vincent. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. A Mass...
Austin Langley, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Assisted Living Center at Magnolia Ranch. Austin was born in Laurel, Mississippi on September 5, 1930 to Hezekiah and Nettie Pearl Long Langley. His daughters, Pam Mingle of Conroe, Deborah Waddell of Beaumont, and Jennifer Albitz Langley of Houston survive him. Also surviving him are his...
Nelson Morgan Bodden, Jr., 55, passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Nelson was born in Guanaja, Honduras on September 19, 1961 to Nelson Morgan Bodden, Sr. and Ellen Bush Bodden. He was a long-time resident of Nederland, TX and a local businessman and musician. Nelson is survived by his parents; brother, Chris Bodden; sisters, Joanna Beard and...
Betty Ann Fletcher, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in High Island, Texas. Betty was born December 13, 1936 in Carrollton, Missouri to Virgil Swank and Gladys Braswell Swank. She resided in High Island, Texas at their retirement home off and on for the last 25 years, and was a lifelong resident of Port Neches,...
Dianne Glawson Katan, 49, of Port Acres, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Dianne was born on June 1, 1967 in Fort Polk, LA to Ann Hester Glawson and the late Lonnie Glawson. Dianne was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin in 1985. Dianne is survived by her mother, Ann Glawson of Port Acres; sons, Dwayne Katan...
The beautiful soul of Colleen Vice of Austin, Texas, left our world on March 6, 2017. Born in San Pedro, California on June 5, 1931, Colleen was born into a naval family and called many places home, including Bremerton, WA; Norfolk, VA; and Denham Springs, LA. Raised during the post-depression and World War II eras, Colleen was an independent, resourceful,...