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Staff Report|Updated May 10, 2021

Athanase Benoit, Jr., 91, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May16, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Bridge City. Born in Gueydan, Louisiana on June 30, 1929, he was the son of Athanase Benoit, Sr. and Maria Benoit. Athanase was a veteran of the US Navy,...