Leland Wayne Locke, 67 of Port Arthur passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Port Arthur, Texas. Leland was born on November 23, 1953, in Port Arthur to Helen Breaux Locke and Jack Locke. He was a 1973 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and later attended and graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont with a Bachelor's degree in History. Leland was also a retired operator for Chevron Oil Refinery in Port Arthur and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Leland is survived by his uncle, John Michael "Mickey" Breaux and his wife Becky of Port Arthur; his aunt, Myrna Breaux of Sulphur, Louisiana; numerous cousins, other family members and friends...

Tracy was born in New Iberia, Louisiana on July 1, 1922. He grew up in Pt. Arthur, Texas and was the oldest son of Cleor and Sedonia Boudreaux. He moved to Houston where he received his Engineering degree in 1951 and worked for Houston Industries until he retired in 1985. He was a Registered Professional Engineer, member of several Engineering Societies and Naval veteran of WWII serving in the South Pacific Theater. He is survived (or pre-deceased by his beautiful and loving wife, Alvilda (Suggie) of forty plus years, two step daughters, Pamela Hammond and Paula Billinsgley and husband Danny, two grand daughters, Tiffany and Shelley, three great grandsons, Austin, Hunter, and Ryder, one...

P. C. Whitton, 89, of Groves passed away on January 2, 2021 from complications of Covid-19. He was born to Pet Columbus Whitton and Annie Ruth Willey Whitton on January 20, 1931 in San Augustine, Texas. P. C. graduated from San Augustine High School in 1949, and he then served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict where he then attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He later gained employment at Gulf Oil Corporation and graduated from Port Arthur College. P. C. married the love of his life, Rose Roccaforte Whitton, on September 1st 1957, and they spent the next 63 years of their life together. They had one daughter named Kimberly. P. C. advanced to Machinist and...

GARY J. DORSEY Multi-talented Houston musician, Gary Joseph Dorsey, passed away in Houston, TX on July 26, 2020, at age 80. Born to Emma and Rufus Dorsey on June 27, 1940, in Houston, TX, he grew up in Pt. Arthur, TX. Gary loved football and was proud to be chosen an All District Thomas Jefferson High Yellow Jacket. He attended Tarleton Jr. College on a football scholarship and later attended Lamar Univ. where he studied music and began playing in local bands with musicians such as Janis Joplin, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ivory Joe Hunter, Johnny Preston, Big Bopper, Gene Bourgeois, Jerry LaCroix and Dale Gothia. Gary moved to Boston, MA and attended Berklee College of Music where he...

GARY J. DORSEY Multi-talented Houston musician, Gary Joseph Dorsey, passed away in Houston, TX on July 26, 2020, at age 80. Born to Emma and Rufus Dorsey on June 27, 1940, in Houston, TX, he grew up in Pt. Arthur, TX. Gary loved football and was proud to be chosen an All District Thomas Jefferson High Yellow Jacket. He attended Tarleton Jr. College on a football scholarship and later attended Lamar Univ. where he studied music and began playing in local bands with musicians such as Janis Joplin, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ivory Joe Hunter, Johnny Preston, Big Bopper, Gene Bourgeois, Jerry LaCroix and Dale Gothia. Gary moved to Boston, MA and attended Berklee College of Music where he...

Lane A. Duhe, Sr. of Port Neches, passed away on Thursday June 30, 2020. He was born on October 11, 1930. Lane worked for 40 years as a pipefitter at Texaco in Port Arthur. He also, served in the Army National Guard for 40 years. Lane was a kind and generous man who worked hard to provide for his family. He never complained and was always the first to step up to help with anything you needed him to do. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Duhe; daughter Leslie Lorenz; grandson Joshua Lorenz; sister, Jackie Prince; brothers Gene Duhe and James Duhe. Survivors include his son Lane Duhe Jr. and wife Suzanne; daughters, Lydia Walker and husband Choya and Lori Rutherford and husband Dale....

Marie Barnett, 88, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Livingston, TX. She was born April 3, 1932, in Port Arthur, TX to Charles & Mary Arisco. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert Barnett of Groves, TX, and her granddaughter, Karen Marie Barnett of College Station, TX. She is survived by her brother, Dr. Joseph P. Arisco of Groves and her four sons and their wives - Robert and Charlotte of Livingston, TX; David and Michelle of Colorado Springs, CO; Michael and Anne of Round Rock, TX; Ben and Nancy of Houston, TX. She also had nine grandchildren. Please go to ...

Lois Laverne Price Bullion, 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lois was born on April 14, 1929, in Converse, Louisiana to Mollie Moore Price and Foster Price. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and worked at Texaco Island and retired from J.C. Penney department store. Lois is survived by her children, Ronald Bullion and his wife Tina of Lumberton, Kenneth Bullion and his wife Jan of Port Neches, and Sharon Bullion Feemster and her husband James of Port Arthur; her sister, Lovelia Summerville of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana; grandchildren Anthony Bullion and his wife Rafaela, Bryan Bullion and his wife Renee, Patrick...

Winona Purgahn Peveto, 96, of Port Acres passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020, at her residence in Port Acres. A visitation will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur with a Chapel Service to immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas.

Virginia Colletti, 100, of Houston and formerly of Port Arthur passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Houston, Texas. A visitation will take place from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020, at St. James Catholic Church with a Mass of Christian Burial to immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the church. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas. For more information and those who want to sign the "Guest Book" you can go to www.grammier-obelefuneralhome.com.

Vernon Coody entered his Heavenly Home on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Beaumont, TX. He was born in Shannon, Texas on October 15, 1919. After his marriage to his wife Aline they resided in Port Arthur until 2015. He worked as a chemist in the laboratory at Neches Butane (now Texas Petrochemical) until his retirement. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Calvary Baptist Church North Campus in Lumberton, where he was a member. Services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church with burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TX. Memorial contributions may be sent to Calvary...

Calvin Paul "Cal" Gaspard, 85, of Port Acres passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at his residence in Port Acres. Cal was born on June 8, 1934, to Alite Hebert Gaspard and Rene Gaspard. He lived in Port Arthur for over fifty-five years and was retired Supervisor for the City of Port Arthur in the Drainage Department but he was mostly known for being a highly regarded Artist and Sculpture. Cal was a member of the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church and the Knight of Columbus in Port Acres. Survivors include the love of his life for fifty-five and a half years, Mary Manuel Gaspard; children, Darren Gaspard and his wife Shari of Lumberton, Sherri Lee of San Marcos, Texas, Damon...

Floyd James Badeaux, 86, of Port Arthur passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Survivors: his wife of 63 years, Lois Mae Kruse Badeaux of Port Arthur; children, Father Kevin Badeaux of Port Arthur; Corliss Badeaux of Lake Charles, LA; Bonnie Badeaux Gilchrist (husband Ryan) of Bryan; Doreen Badeaux of Port Arthur, and Jeannie Badeaux Seligman (husband) Anthony of Houston; brother, Raymond Joseph Badeaux (wife Diana) of Baytown; son-in-law, Scott Rider (wife Carlyn) of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Bram, Dane, Alex, and Laurence Vinson; Tabitha, Lance, and Tana Rider; Zachary and Nicholas Seligman; Ryan, Jr. and Roland...

Marvin Earl Noack of Groves, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2019, at the age of 86. Marvin was born in Dayton, Texas, on February 25, 1933, to William and Beatrice Noack. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1951, served in the United States Army in Korea from 1953 - 1955, worked at Sinclair-Koppers/ARCO as an electrician, and was an avid amateur radio operator (N5COS). Marvin is survived by his children Barbara (Kenneth) Smith of Port Arthur, Sharon (Morrie) Bobrow of San Francisco, Kim Chow of Lihue, Hawaii, and Mark (Edna) Noack of Port Arthur. He is also survived by his grandchildren Michael Smith of Port Arthur, Melissa (David) Smith Sexton of New Port Richey, Florida,...

Nancy Marie Orgeron, 95, of Port Neches passed away Monday, August 5, 2019. Nancy was born December 2, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Nancy graduated from St. Scholastica High School in Chicago and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas. After completing training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Nancy became a Registered Dietitian. Nancy married Eugene Orgeron on January 10, 1953 and both moved to Houston where her husband completed his Pediatric Internship and Residency. Upon completion, they moved to Port Arthur. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Eugene Orgeron, son, John, parents, and all eight of her...

Stephen Luke Borque, 84, of Groves was called home to the Lord Sunday, July 28, 2019. Stephen was born February 20, 1935 in Meeker, Texas to Edward Borque and Mary Lula LeJune. Stephen is preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 60 years, Theresa A. Borque; brother, Thomas Borque and sisters, Lucy Borque and Lucille Vincent. Stephen is survived by five sons, Brian A. Borque and his wife Julie of Sugar Land, Texas; Bruce A. Borque of Lumberton, Texas; Brent A. Borque and his wife Jan of Spring, Texas; Blaine A. Borque Sr., of Groves, Texas; Barry A. Borque and his wife Rosanne of Port Arthur, Texas; sister, Geneva Ebner of Deweyville. Mr. Borque also leaves behind twelve...

Johnnie Belinda Cockrell (Martin) (Hoffpauir), 48 of Riverview, Florida formerly of Lumberton, Texas passed away on January 7, 2019 at her residence. Johnnie was born on April 30, 1970 in Lafayette, Louisiana to her parents, Annie Rose Helton and Donald Eugene Cockrell. She lived in Texas most of her life and moved to Florida in 2014. Johnnie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Rose Helton; father, Donald Eugene Cockrell, Uncles Rodney Hargrave and Roland Hargrave and Aunt Patricia Ann Durso. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Michael Hoffpauir Sr, Children Michael Hoffpauir Jr, Amanda Chance, Tiffany Martin,...

Joseph Earl Degeyter, 91, of Groves passed away Monday, January 7, 2019, at The Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Kingwood. Joseph was born May 1, 1927 in Parks, Louisiana to the late Benjamin and Ada Degeyter. He retired from IBEW Local 479 after 70 years of service. Joseph enjoyed bowling and square dancing with his late wife Betty Jane and trips to Delta Downs. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Degeyter and Ada Quebadeaux Degeyter; wife, Betty Jane Degeyter and a son, David Degeyter. He is survived by his children, Robert Degeyter and his wife Victoria of The Woodlands and Glen Degeyter of Humble; brother, Emery Degeyter and his wife Arlene of Groves and ex-wife,...

Major General (Retired) Harold Edward "Tom" Collins, died in San Antonio, TX, on November 24, 2018, at age 94 after a long and distinguished life. He had resided in San Antonio since 1976, following his retirement from military life in 1975. His beloved wife of fifty-seven years, Dorothy Rita Joffrion Collins, preceded him in death in 2005. He was a lifelong practicing Catholic. Gen. Collins was born on November 10, 1924, in Port Arthur, TX, the youngest of the five children born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lionel A. Collins. In addition to his parents and his wife Dorothy, Gen. Collins was preceded in death by his sisters Susie Collins McGill, Mary Julia Collins, and Pauline "Polly"...

Groves, TX - Earl Monroe Hilton, Jr departed this life on Monday, 23 July 2018. He was born 1 November 1928 in Morgan City, Louisiana, the son of Earl Monroe Hilton, Sr. and Zona Eliza McCann Hilton Perry. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Dr. Donald Long Hilton, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was surrounded by his wife and children at the time of his passing. Earl attended Thomas Jefferson High School and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He married Estelle Rita Perry on 6 November 1948 and they are the parents of 9 children: Louise and husband Will Jeter, Margaret and husband Russell Dailey, III, Rachel and husband Johnny Ross, Ruth and...

Surrounded by family members, Jack Austin Hyde passed away peacefully at the Summer Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beaumont Texas on July 3, 2018. Jack was born on October 29, 1921 to Jasper Lee Hyde and Eugenia Josephine Hyde in Canton, Oklahoma and is preceded in death by his wife Virginia of 69 years and son Phillip. His mother passed away when Jack was only 3 and was raised by grandparents George and Clara Hyde. He was a resident of Groves, Texas since 1960. Most of his early years were spent in Oklahoma, joining the Army in October of 1940. His marriage to the love of his life on October 3, 1942 resulted in a loving and supportive family, including sons, Jerry,...