Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Vonda Lee Granger, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM, with Brother Bobby Granger officiating and a committal service immediately following at Granger Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Dorman Funeral Home. Vonda was born on Monday, April 22, 1...
St. Mary Catholic School Middle School Art Club has selected officers for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The students elected are Zack Keszeg, President; Jaci Doucet, Vice President; Maggie Granger, Secretary, Tiger Carpenter, Treasurer; Jacob Anderson, Historian; and Sarah Kusek, Chaplain. Pictured (left to right) bottom Keszeg; top Anderson, Doucet, Carpenter, Granger and Kusek....
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Nell Fontenot, 76, of Orange will be held during a Mass of Resurrection, Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church. Private Burial Services are planned. She died Sunday, October 9, 2016. Survivors include her husband, Joseph, children Jacqueline Sterling, Leprecia Payne, Kirsten Fontenot and Dennis Fontenot, sister, Mae Katherine Brown, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Offer sympathy expressions at...
Sherry Lynn Bradley, 63, of Orange, passed away on October 4, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on November 8, 1952, she was the daughter of Charles “Bud” Wildmon and Mary Dean (Freeman) Wildmon. Sherry worked for San Jacinto Glass for many years. She was an entrepreneur and always looked for the “perfect” venture. She loved cooking and collecting recipes. She also loved animals, especially dogs. Sherry never met a stranger and would h...
Robert Earl “Bob” Wolford, 74, of Nederland, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016. He was born on March 30, 1942, in Port Arthur, to Florita Lucia Swinney Wolford and Earl Banks Wolford. A graduate of Lamar Institute of Technology, he retired from Equistar as an Electrical and Analytical Technician. “Bob” enjoyed doing yard work, fishing, carpentry, and riding in the golf cart. He raised Koi in the back yard ponds he constructed. He was a jack of all trades and could fix almost...
Pamela Sue Carrington Baldwin, age 62 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Port Arthur, Texas. Dorman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pam was born in Livingston, Texas on June 20, 1954 to Violet Mae Hamm Walker and J.D. "Red" Walker. She retired after many years of being a in the "Million Dollar Club" for Cavendars. Pam had been a long time resident of Highlands, TX before moving to Orange, TX five years ago. She enjoyed gardening and...
Rebecca Sue Burlin (Peebles), 66, of Orange, passed away on September 30, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Wesley United Methodist Church at 401 N 37th Streetin Orange. Officiating will be Randy Branch. Burial will follow the service at 4:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Winnie, Texas. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on July 27, 1950, she was the daughter of Carlton Gilmer Peebles, Sr. and Phyllis Geraldine (Phend) Peebles. She is survived by her daught...
George Pixley Padgett, Jr., 80, of Orange, Texas, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. He was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Lorena M. and George Padgett, Sr., before moving to Orange in 1941. He graduated from Little Cypress High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Allied Chemical and Ausimont USA in Orange, until retirement in 2000. He enjoyed wood carving, working in stained lead glass, and raising roses. George is survived by his wife of 56 years, Joan; son, Sc...
Adella Pauline (Stevens) Gravett, “Red Headed Lucy”, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, in Orange, Texas, at the age of 55. A memorial gathering, for family and friends, will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Monday, October 17, 2016, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Adella was born on Monday, July 31, 1961 in Orange, Texas, to parents Adella (Johnson) and Robert Stevens. She was a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas, where she lived...
Ramon Eugene “Gene” Davis, Jr., 56, of Orange, Texas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. A Graveside service, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Davis Cemetery in Bon Weir, Texas, with Bill Black officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Gene was born on Sunday, May 29, 1960, in Orange, Texas...
Arnold Vernal Schroeder was born on July 24, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas, to Emil August Schroeder and Hilda Kossaeth Schroeder. He passed away on October 9, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Arnold attended Fox Technical High School in San Antonio before serving in the Korean War in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Ashiya Air Force base in Japan where he met the office secretary to the chaplain, her name was Jean Yamagishi. They were married in Japan on July 17,...
There will only be one WOS 9th grade/JV football game (Pink Out) vs. Hardin-Jefferson on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 5:30pm....
A first edition King James Bible and a first edition Shakespeare First Folio are taking centerstage in the current Stark Museum of Art Exhibition. Collecting Conversations is an exhibition that invites the public to connect with the Collection of the Stark and Lutcher family in unique and interesting ways. Collecting Conversations explores objects the family collected for beauty, history, knowledge, and simply, self-expression. This exhibition encourages Museum guests to allow this experience to prompt them to think about...
Due to District rules, all tickets for the WOS vs. Hardin - Jefferson football game, Friday Oct. 14, must be purchased at the gate the evening of the game. Ticket prices are adults $5 and students $3....
The Bridge City Strutters will hold a link sale, from 10 am-2 pm, Saturday Oct. 15, at Walgreens in Bridge City. They will be serving links, boudain and pulled pork sandwiches....
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Oct. 3-7: Bernard J. Marks, Jr. and Jasmine N. Blackshire Anthony C. Brown and Kristina T. Bice Timothy A. Bass and Juanita D. LaBove Russell L. Welch and Patricia D. Barber Michael H. Burns, Jr. and Shirly L. Etter Bryan F. Johnson and Amy E. Lindsey Mark G. Stewart, Jr. and Katherine C. Prevost Mikel W. Roden and Shelbi A. Tucker Cameron C. Dishon and Bria R. Thibodeaux Brandon L. Poole and Amber N. Duncan...
Beth Arnold, Marketing Director of Wellspring Credit Union, was present on Thursday, Oct. 6, to present $50 cash cards to the winners of the Bridge City High School Perfect Attendance Program for the First Six Weeks grading period. The winners shown in the picture are, David Coleman, 9th Grade; Amanda Jones, 10th Grade; Shaney Wilbur, 11th Grade; Anna Watts, 12th Grade and Beth Arnold - Wellspring Credit Union Marketing Director....
The WOSMS Stallions hosted the Hamshire-Fannett short horns Thursday night to begin district play. The 8th grade B team kicked things off with a 14-0 win over HF. Jasachin Harris and Iverson Godfrey each rushed for a touchdown and Cristhofer Rodriguez scored on a 2 point conversion. The defense was lead by Robert Peeples, Malachi St. Julien and James Hales. The 7th grade team would follow that up winning 40-0. The scoring began with a punt return for a touchdown by Quinton Walker. The Stallions would have 7 other players scor...
St. Mary Catholic School has begun a new tradition of Academic Trivia Challenge that will be held each Friday. Students from each grade level will be asked trivia questions from the units they are studying in each of their subjects. They will have an opportunity to illustrate what they are learning and earn incentives....
