Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dale Wayne Wolfford, 34, of Orange passed away Saturday, Jan. 19. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The funeral service will be on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born in Beaumont on Sept. 13, 1978, Dale was the son of Darrell Lee and Vivian (Premeaux) Wolfford. He worked at Home Depot, enjoyed photography and loved camping at the beach. He...
Lenics Joseph Bergeron, Jr., 66, of Mauriceville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born on June 24, 1946 in Crowley, La. to his parents, Laura Lillian (Janice) Bergeron and Lenics Joseph Bergeron, Sr., he was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas and he worked as a truck driver and a mechanic for both Cummings Sales and Service and Chemical Express. Lenics was of the Catholic faith, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, drag racing, building race cars and...
Stewart Broadwell Olive, 89, of Orange, died Monday, Dec. 17, in Houston. He was the second son of Y. Burt and Lillian Broadwell Olive and grew up in Madison County and Jackson, Ms. He served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from June 1943 to June 1946, including 15 months in the Pacific Theater. His last rank was Lt. J.G. He graduated from LSU in 1948, with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. He was employed in various technical and management positions by the Firestone...
Dorothy Miller Wills was born in Many, La., Nov. 28, 1927, and passed away Jan. 16. She was the oldest of three, born to Wiley Oren and Ethel Miller. The family moved to Port Arthur when her father accepted a position with Gulf. Dorothy was valedictorian of her high school class and attended Port Arthur Business College. She met her husband, Bill, soon after and they began their life together in Austin, while he finished his degree at University of Texas. They lived in Big...
B.B. (Bittie) Askew, 98, of Vidor, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, in Port Arthur. He was born Jan. 13, 1915 in Center to Buford B. Askew Sr. and Lola Hagler Askew. Mr. Askew served in the Civil Service at Pearl Harbor during WWII. He later retired from Texaco in Port Arthur. Mr. Askew was of the Church of Christ faith. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 21, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside service will be held at 11:30...
Delilah Joy Calamia, 86, of Bridge City, passed away at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur on Sunday, Jan. 20. She was born on Aug. 8, 1926 to Gwendolyn Harris Morris and Fred Morris in Sanger, Tx. Joy lived most of her life in the Groves/Port Arthur area. She retired from Sears as a cashier after 17 years of service. She was a member of the Church of Christ faith. Visitation will be on Tuesday, Jan. 22, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in...
