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Articles from the January 27, 2013 edition


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  • Pauline Busher Cordova

    Updated Jan 27, 2013

    Pauline Busher Cordova, 81, of Orange passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Port Arthur. Gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Zwolle, La. Burial will follow at Old Spanish Mission of Grady Hill Cemetery in Zwolle. Born i...

  • Michael B. “Mickey” Downs

    Updated Jan 27, 2013

    Michael B. “Mickey” Downs, 77, of Bridge City, died Saturday, Jan. 26, at his home. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City. The celebrant will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry’s Church. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial...

  • Robert "Popeye" Lee Dorsey

    Updated Jan 27, 2013

    Robert L. Dorsey, 91, of Port Arthur, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Summer Place in Beaumont. He was born Jan. 2, 1922, to William and Mary Foreman Dorsey. Bob was in the Coast Guard during World War II and served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific. He returned from the war and married the love of his life, Myrline Boudreaux. He retired from Gulf Oil in 1978, as an insulator after 38 years. Bob had many nicknames, such as, “Rapid Robert,” but was affectionately known by his grandkids as “Popeye.” He loved h...