Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Shirlee Ruth Pearson, 66, of Orange, passed away on March 31, 2022, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m.,Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be J.C. Copley. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born in Lufkin, Texas, on October 30, 1955, she is the daughter of Billy M. Pearson and Patsy R. Pearson. Shirlee graduated from LCM in 1975. She loved classic rock and roll music, collecting records,...
A monthly column from Sen. Robert Nichols by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3 On March 2, 1836, 59 delegates signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, formally declaring independence from Mexico and forming the Republic of Texas. We celebrate their bravery, courage, and resolve still today. Here are five things happening around the state: 1. Broadband Development Office embarks on listening tour This month, the Broadband Development Office embarked on its statewide listening tour, planning twelve stops in...
Wilbur Klein, 93, of Bridge City, passed away on March 30, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, at St. Henry Catholic Church. A rosary will begin at 2:30 p.m. Wilbur "Pete" Klein was born on June 14, 1928, in Mowata, Louisiana. He was one of ten children born to George and Lenia Klein. He served as a...
Edward Hutchins, 86, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Parkway Life Church in Lumberton. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Keating. A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m., at Peebles Cemetery in Goodrich, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Edward Oliver Cowen was born March 10, 1936, in Buffalo, TX, and p...
Nulon "Chuck" Chalmers Sanford, III., 72, of Orange, passed away on March 17, 2022, in Beaumont, TX. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2022, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Orange, TX, 6108 Hazelwood. Funeral Services will begin at 3:00 p.m. He will be cremated and buried at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston, TX, at a later date. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 12, 1950, he was the son of Nulon Sanford, Jr. and...
Joseph Emery Allen Brown, 43, of Beaumont, passed away on March 30, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Monday, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 30, 1978, he was the son of Terry Lynne Allen Harper. Joseph always had a smile on his face and was always cutting up. He always...
Johnny Allison Slaughter, 76, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Ray. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 12, 1946, Johnny was the son of Johnnie Ely and Nell Rose Slaughter. He...
Norbert Michael “Mickey” Bergeron, peacefully passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Houston, Texas at the age of 75 surrounded by his family after a nearly 5 year battle with Leukemia. Born February 24, 1947 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Curtis and Edna Bergeron, he was the youngest of three children. Mickey grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from Glenn Oaks High School in 1965 where he excelled in academics and athletics. After considering academic offers, he decided to pur...
Janice Lynne Ruiz, 70, of Orange, passed away on March 19, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Janice was born in Port Arthur, on November 7, 1951, she was the daughter of Joseph and Verna Vincent. She was a member of Community Church in Orange and a faithful believer in Jesus Christ. Janice truly enjoyed the friends she made at church and taught bible study, along with her husband and their friend Karl, they owned and operated a coffee house ministry in the 70's called "One...
First Baptist Church Bridge City located at 200 W Roundbunch Rd in Bridge City will present the Easter dramatic musical "MORE THAN JUST A MAN" on Saturday, April 2 at 2 pm and on Sunday, April 3 at 6 pm. The public is cordially invited and admission is free. For more information, contact the church office at 409-735-3581....
Janet Alene Didrikson passed away with dementia at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette, LA on March 18, 2022, at the age of 86 years old. Janet was born in Cleveland, Texas on March 15, 1936, to F.W. (Dick) Whitmire and Estelle Painter Whitmire. Janet graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and attended Lamar College in Beaumont where she met the love of her life, Richard L. (Dick) Didrikson. Together they spent 67 beautiful years together and raised their two daughters, Donna Didrikson Abel and...
Sendy Todaro O’Keefe, 73, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a rosary to be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Sendy Todaro O’Keefe was born in Orange, Texas on April 21, 1948 as one of fiv...
Lorene B. Camp, 94 of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont Texas. She was born on September 11, 1927, in Garvin, OK., to Walter and Fay Carey. Lorene was a charter member of First Church of God of Orange, until the last few years when she faithfully attended the Orange First Church of the Nazarene. She worked many years in the WOCCISD school cafeterias, and later was Supervisor of West Orange Stark central kitchen until...
Carol Ann Odom, 81, formerly of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, at The Heritage of The Woodlands in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.,Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at Noble Cemetery in Noble, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 10:30a.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Carol was born in Southeast Texas, on March 30, 1940, she was the...
Brooks Mason Moreland, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Mason and Whitney Moreland welcomed the most precious little boy, Brooks Mason Moreland, 2lbs 15 oz and 14 ½ inches long to this world. Unfortunately due to some unknown complications, this sweet baby boy was too precious for this world and had already went to be with the Lord. He...
The City of Orange is now accepting applications for the position of Fire Chief, following Chief David Frenzel’s retirement announcement. The current Fire Chief, David Frenzel, will retire from the City of Orange after serving with the department for 53 years. This will be the first time in 25 years that the position of Fire Chief is open to be filled. The Fire Chief serves as the administrative head of the City of Orange Fire Department and provides the overall direction t...
The City of Orange is now accepting applications for the position of Fire Chief, following Chief David Frenzel’s retirement announcement. The current Fire Chief, David Frenzel, will retire from the City of Orange after serving with the department for 53 years. This will be the first time in 25 years that the position of Fire Chief is open to be filled. The Fire Chief serves as the administrative head of the City of Orange Fire Department and provides the overall direction t...
Misty Bellard, Orangefield High School technology teacher, was awarded the UIL Sponsor Excellence Award. She has been the Academic UIL Coordinator for OHS for the past 15 years and coaches the Computer Applications team. She has taken 19 students to the State UIL Contest in this event and two students have won state championships....
The Deweyville Independent School District Board of Trustees has named Mrs. LaJuan Brown Addison as the lone finalist for the district's vacant superintendent position in a unanimous vote on March 21st. Mrs. Addison is currently interim Superintendent for the district. She is a graduate of Deweyville High School, Lamar University and McNeese State University. She has served in public education for more than 30 years as a teacher, counselor and principal in the Deweyville...
Claudia Jan Davis, 68, of Orange, passed away on March 13, 2022, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Claudia was born in Ranger, Texas, on December 28, 1953, she was the daughter of Wallace Clay James,...
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 James B. "Buster" Scales lived as a man of faith dedicated to his family and the community. He was a son, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, a laborer, an entrepreneur, a preacher and so much more. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at...
Josephine Young, 84, of Orange, passed away on March 13, 2022, at her home in Orange. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tommy Anthony. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Josephine was born in Orange, Texas, on March 4, 1938, she was the daughter of Low R McCarver and...
Carla Hedges, 71, of Port Arthur, passed away on March 11, 2022, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 18, 1950, she was the daughter of Willie Barnett Ware and Lillie Pearl Ware. Carla was married to the love of her life for 48 wonderful years. She was a member of Seventh-Day Aventist Church in Beaumont and it was one of her favorite places. Carla always enjoyed telling her daughter how to cook. She will be deeply missed by all that...
Clyda Cooley, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on March 16, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., March 19, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Born in Warren, Texas, on March 14, 1932, she was the daughter of Clyde Thompson and Catherine D....
Elvin Fuselier, Sr., 78, of Bridge City, passed away on March 14, 2022, at his home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mamou, Louisiana, on June 2, 1943, he was the son of Wedry Fuselier and Irene Guillory....
