Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Kathy “Katt” Ann Foreman, 51, of Orange passed away Friday, March 8. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday March 12, at the Waldrep Family Cemetery. Officiating will be “Katt’s” aunt, Mrs. Betty Austin. A gathering of family and friends will be Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. “Katt” was born in Groves on July 4, 1961 to John Wilfred Foreman and Barbara Lee (Waldrep) Miles. She enjoyed being in the outdoors and fishing. She...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between March 8, 9, 10, and the morning of March 11: Runaway juvenile, 201 8th St./1405 Main Traffic accident, 10th and Green Welfare check, 1215 Texas Ave. Damaged property, 1005 Dupont Warrant service, 201 8th St. Public service, MLK and Strickland Traffic accident, 3810 MLK Warrant service, 201 8th St. Assault/family violence, 1404 W. Orange St. Traffic accident, 16th St. and Church Traffic accident, 7112 IH-10 Assist other agency, Hwy. 87 and FM...
Paul C. Tims was called home to his heavenly father on March 8. Paul passed away at his home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Tuesday, March 12, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. He was born in Bienville Parish of Louisiana on June 3, 1935 to Robert James Tims and Judy Lee (Potts) Tims of Louisiana. Paul enjoyed...
Willie Mae Kirkpatrick, 58, of Orange passed away on Saturday, March 09, surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Mangum, La; born on Sept. 7, 1954 to parents Dorothy Mae and James Monroe Jackson. She had lived the last 16 years in Orange; prior she had lived in Beaumont. Willie enjoyed playing cards and she loved take care of her grandchildren and great grandchild. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend who will be missed...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Superintendent, Dr. Pauline Hargrove, received a letter from the Texas Education Agency on March 4, inviting Mauriceville Middle School teacher, Rhonda Brady, to be part of an educator committee to review and evaluate new test questions for the STAAR eighth grade math exam. Pearson, the contractor providing support services for the testing program, will pay the cost of travel, lodging, and meals for committee members as well as reimbursing the cost...
Sara Kaitlin Palmer (Katy) came into this world on June 17, 1992 and left suddenly on March 8. She is the daughter of Dr. Wesley and Donna Palmer. Katy grew up in Bridge City and graduated from BCHS in 2010. Shortly after graduation she moved to Austin to attend school and work. She had a variety of jobs from cook to bail bondsman, the latest being a security guard. Katy loved her dog, Maggie, dearly and has always liked all animals. She enjoyed cooking, crafting, resale shopp...
Franklin Scales, 76, of Orangefield, passed away on Sunday, March 10, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 13, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Officiating will be the Rev. Forest Wood of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, and Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday at the church. Born in Orange, on March 3, 1937, Franklin...
Mildred L. Hausinger, 90, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 3, under the comforting care of Hospice Brazos Valley with her beloved sister, Kathy, at her side. She was born in Orange, to Howard and Ruth (Davies) Hausinger on Jan. 31, 1923. She grew up in Orange, trying many sports (excelling in tennis); she was voted the Best All Around Person by her class, and being very active in the Bengal Guards. After graduation she attended Sam Houston State Teachers College...
Odessa Odette Gayle Smithey, 88, of Beaumont, died Saturday, March 9. She was born on Sept. 6, 1924, in Woodville, to Minnie Risinger Gardner and John Earl Gardner. She was a teacher at Vidor Independent School District for 25 years before retiring. Survivors include her son, John Earl Smithey and his wife, Nancy, of Beaumont; daughter, Jane Hanson and her husband, Lindsey, of Beaumont; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents;...
On Thursday, March 7, the Special Olympics team at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School celebrated "Erase the R-Word Day." During lunch, Team Force (the team’s competition name) and Meet in the Middle Partners, who are regular education students who participate with the Life Skills team, offered the opportunity for students and faculty to sign a banner and receive a ticket for a free "Erase the R-Word" cookie. The cookies, which were passed out after school due to state d...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville students earned a total of $7,000 in scholarship money during the campus final for the Stark Reading Contest on Wednesday, February 27. In Interpretive Reading Triston Stringer took First Place and will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his selections from “Chicago Poems.” Vinny Hale, who read “The Tell-Tale Heart,” placed Second and will get a $1,500 scholarship. First place and a $2,000 scholarship in Declamation went to Jace Robertson, who rea...
Brian “Slats” Thomas, 84, of Sulphur, passed away Sunday, March 10, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, March 14, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, and Thursday, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, on Sept. 21, 1928, Brian was the son of T.W. Thomas and Mozelle (Harlan) Thomas. He worked as a drilling superintendent at AMOCO Production Company. Brian was preceded in death by his mot...
