Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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ENTERGY BREAKS GROUND AT BRIDGE CITY The ground breaking Monday of Entergy’s newest facility at Bridge City kicked off what is expected to be the biggest economic boom in Orange County since WWII. Gov. Greg Abbott, government and county officials took part in the ceremony. Even though the new plant, like the old one, is in Orange County, it is in the city of Port Arthur. The plant however is in the Bridge City school district. The project is estimated to be complete in 2...
Claire Marie Smith, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 22, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Giblin. Inurnment will follow at the Memorial Garden of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mercer Cou...
Barbara Sue Guevara, 62, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away April 20, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 11, 1960, Barbara was the daughter of...
Velma Trumps Hudson Amodeo, resident of Orange Texas, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Christus Southeast Texas, St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Services to honor Velma will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home; Rev. Charles Braneff, Jr, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, officiating. Interment will immediately follow funeral services, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation of family and friends will be held one hour prior to...
DOMINION/FOX PROCEEDINGS SETTLED Fox News has disputed the damages it may have to pay if the company is found liable in a highly anticipated defamation trial over the spread of misinformation after the 2020 presidential election. Late Sunday, Judge Eric M. Davis said the proceedings would continue on Tuesday. Dominion Voting Systems, which brought the suit against Fox set the financial penalty in the case at $1.6 billion. A dispute over that number erupted after Fox...
James Earl Shaver Sr., 64, of Orange passed away on April 7th at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his parents Lawrence & Daisy Shaver. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Diana Shaver; sons Wayne Bergeaux and wife Leanne, James Earl Shaver Jr"JJ", Joseph Aaron Shaver and fiance Bailey Paddock; daughters; April Greer and Shelly Trahan, 11 grandkids and numerous great grandkids. He will be cremated and no service at this...
There are only 39 days left in the Legislative session and it certainly shows. The days at the Capitol are getting longer and bills are making their way through the process. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. Broadband grant applications due in May The Comptroller's Office is now accepting grant applications to the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT) program, which focuses on funding broadband infrastructure projects. The state was allocated $363.8...
Linda Marshall Cockrell peacefully passed at home on April 8, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., June 3, 2023, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. It will be led by Linda's son-in-law, Chaplain Colonel Christopher Dickey. Linda was born April 3, 1950, in LeCompte, Louisiana, to C.M. Marshall and Jean Atkinson Speer. She was a graduate from West Orange High School...
Gardeners, today's discussion is defining Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which is a comprehensive approach to managing garden pests which include pathogens, insects, nematodes, mites, weeds, and numerous other pests utilizing science-based practices and techniques. While researching this topic, I reviewed the US Environmental Protection Agency's website, and according to the USEPA, "Integrated Pest Management is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest...
Brenda Joyce Williams, age 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Services to honor Brenda will be held at 11:00 AM, on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Miracle Restoration Revivals Church, in Orange, Texas. Burial will immediately follow, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation of family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home. Brenda was born in Orange, Texas, on Wednesday, March...
Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, of Orange, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 10, 2023. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Officiating will be Doyle Enloe and Jared Hollier. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1941, she was the daughter of Lee Merce and Ruth (Carter) (Enloe) Gunn. Sondra started school at St. Mary on Cherry Street. She continued her school days here in Orange until her senior...
Doris Elaine Van Benthuysen, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2023, peacefully at home surround by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Born in LeCompte, Louisiana, on June 25,...
IT'S RODEO TIME-GO WESTERN There is no athlete like the professional rodeo cowboy. Their livelihood is based strictly on their own talent. They will drive thousands of miles, hauling their own rigs from show to show, hoping their performance puts them in the money. They often come up snake eyes. The cowboy just moves on to the next show where he hopes to have a winning performance. The rodeo cowboy often wakes up with aches and pains, feeling lucky that nothing was broken...
A reader recently asked me to write about bonsai tree requirements, but more specifically, how to keep bonsai trees alive during the seasons. Let's begin with a brief history of Bonsai which in Japanese literally translated means, 'planted in a container' and is an ancient art form from Japan, though its origin is traced to China. Bonsai specifically refers to a type of container the tree grows in, such as a small clay pot, wooden board, or flat stone. The 'art of bonsai' is p...
Larry S. Jones, Jr., was summons from life came on April 1, 2023, at his home. Born October 28, 1985, in Orange, Texas to Larry S. Jones, Sr. and Mary Lois Davis Jones. Family and friends will often recall the times shared with him, his concern for others and the many days of creating special memories that will continue to live on. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Lois David Jones; grandparents, Nace and Bertha Davis Jones, and Percy and Essa Jones Duplechain. He...
Bobbie Jeanne Tooey VanBreemen passed peacefully on February 9, 2023. A short memorial service will be held in Bridge City, TX at St Paul United Methodist Church at 10:00 a.m. followed by burial service in Oak Bluff Memorial Park Port Neches, Texas on April 22, 2023. Born in Oklahoma February 28, 1932, Jeanne was the only child and daughter of Lurlene and Lenard Robert Tooey. When Jeanne was five months old, her family moved to Terrell, Texas (25 miles east of Dallas) where...
Judy Jones Turpin, 80, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, 2023, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, at North Orange Baptist Church. Born on April 30, 1942 in Yancey, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Lewis Glasgow Jones and Irene Thompson Jones. Judy attended...
Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, of Orange, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 10, 2023. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Officiating will be Doyle Enloe and Jared Hollier. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1941, she was the daughter of Lee Merce and Ruth (Carter) (Enloe) Gunn. Sondra started school at St. Mary on Cherry Street. She continued her school days here in Orange until her senior...
Patricia Lea Henderson Oswalt, 81 of Orange Texas, left her worldly home on April 8, 2023. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Pat was born March 16, 1942, in Goose Creek, Texas to Claude E. Henderson and...
Doris Hill, 100, of Orange, peacefully passed away on April 9, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Orange Church of God. Officiating will be Pastor Demetrius Moffett. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, at Orange Church of God. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on March 13, 1923, she was the daughter of James Henry Short and Georgia E. Taylor. Doris was a...
Barbara Cormier Becker, 75 of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 4, 2023, in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with rosary at 6:00 p.m., recited by Deacon David Bonneaux. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on...
Sandra Jean Pitre, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m., Wednesday, April 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Brenda Ellen “MeMe” Nezat, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 8, 2023, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 5, 1948, she was the daughter of Dewey Joseph Boullion and Joy Flavey (Norwood) Boullion. Brenda dedicated her life to caring for her...
Mr. Earnest Ray Procella of Orange, Texas passed away on April 01, 2023, at his grandson’s home in Orange. He was 91. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange on Saturday, April 08, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be one of Mr. Procella’s grandsons, Pastor Michael Procella, and one of Mr. Procella’s students from Cove, Pastor Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:30...
Diane Buchman Lindley, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. The cremated remains of Diane’s father, John Buchman, will be put to rest alongside her. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, at Claybar Funeral H...
