Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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County commissioners heard Monday about a 300-mile carbon dioxide transmission pipeline being built from Louisiana to the south Houston area. As reported late Monday by www.therecordlive.com, Brandon Honea, a representative of the audit, tax and advisory firm of KPMG in Dallas, said the pipeline would go through about 20 or 25 miles of Orange County. The pipeline company, he said, wants to apply to the state comptroller's office for "direct payment permits," a plan that could net the county $26,500 or more if lawmakers go alo...
Martha Estelle Melancon, 75, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, March 23, 2009, in her residence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday from Dorman Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home, with the Rev. Keith Royal officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow in Granger Cemetery in Vidor. Mrs. Melancon was preceded in death by her husband, J. G. Melancon. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Ramona and David Murphy; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Teresa...
George P. Craft, 66, of Orange, passed from this life to Glory on Monday, March 23, 2009, in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont . Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with the Rev. Mike Umbenhaur, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Orange, officiating. Burial will follow in Wright Cemetery near Buna. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Born in Orange on Feb. 14, 1943, Mr. Craft was the son of Mary Jo (Williams) and Alonzo Craft Jr. and was an owner of...
George Thomas Abernathy Sr., 77, of Orange, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Ron Roach. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Thomas was born Jan. 4, 1932, in Moscow, Ark., the son of Joseph Malcolm and Viola (Haynes) Abernathy. He was a retired boilermaker...
