Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 4, 1931, she was the...
The Bridge City Middle School 7th grade volleyball red team was defeated by Orangefield last night 22-25, 25-21 and 3-15. Caryss Carpenter was perfect from the service line with 18 super serves. Hannah Murchison, Kaylyn Dosch and Emma Gaspard all did a great job serving. Lauren Richter, Reesie Ryder and Kember Ess had pretty passes up to the setter while Hallie Boswell had some great digs. Mallory Silva and Ressie Ryder did a awesome job setting the ball up to their...
Deborah Bishop, 54, a lifelong resident of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Deborah was born December 6, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia to Grover and Betty (Rogers) Bishop. She was known for her great sense of humor and her enjoyment of photography. Deborah is preceded in...
Jacque Craft, 79, of Orange, passed away on October 24, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. Services will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Little Cypress Baptist Church with Rev. David Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 28, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Jacque was born May 18, 1937 in Port Arthur, TX to Joseph Alford and Grace Marie (Jennings) Hart. She shared a lifetime of...
Thomas Doyle ‘Tom’ Ray, Jr., 46, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the Robert A. ‘Bob’ Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas, with Reverend J.W. Harrell, pastor of the Bridge City Pentecostal Church, and Murry Ray officiating. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow services at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange,...
(ORANGE, TX) Join us Saturday, November 5, 2016 for Autumn Fair to celebrate Fall. Each October Shangri La Gardens hosts the largest Scarecrow Festival in Texas. Over 70 hand-crafted scarecrows are displayed throughout the gardens. Created by talented people from community organizations, businesses, schools, churches and families, scarecrow designs range from funny to clever to wacky and weird! Autumn Fair is the grand finale of the Scarecrow Festival and a day of family harve...
Forrest Malone “F.M.” Gordon, Jr. (92) was born to Forrest Malone Gordon and Sally Pauline Sellers in Timmonsville, South Carolina on January 13, 1924. He is survived by his three children and their families, Greg Gordon and his wife, Dale Gordon; Mark Gordon and his wife, Janney Gordon, and Martine Weber and her husband, Ernie Weber. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Douglas Gordon and wife, Amanda Gordon; Alexandria Gasper and husband James Gasper, Katherine Hor...
James O. “Speedy” Metcalf, 68, of Nederland, died Monday, October 24, 2016. He was born on January 7, 1948, in Center, to Norma Jean Wilson Metcalf and James Cleon Metcalf, Jr. James enjoyed working, fishing, and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Clara Metcalf of Nederland; son, Dane Theriot and his wife, Michelle, of Beaumont; daughter, Christie Sentell and her husband, Bradley, of Huffman; grandchildren, Brittney Stewart, Cade Theriot, Kayla Theriot, Charlee Hollyfield, a...
Alvin Mainard Sadler, age 91 of Orange, Texas, passed away at his home with his family by his side on Friday, October 21, 2016. Services will at 3:00 PM on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jay Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, where military honors will be provided by the Southeast Texas Veterans Group. Visitation will from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, October 28, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home. Alvin was...
Shirley Marie LeBlanc-LeLeux, 73, of West Orange, passed away on October 24, 2016. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00PM, Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A separate visitation and Memorial services will be 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman, Texas. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Coleman Cemetery in Coleman, Texas. Born in Coleman, Texas, on June 12, 1943, she was the daughter of Otto...
Frances Lee Wise Brooks, 85, of Conroe, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, in Montgomery County. She was born June 13, 1931, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to parents Thomas A. Wise and Auby L. Wise. A former resident of Orange, she was a longtime resident of Conroe. Mrs. Brooks was a volunteer serving the special needs people of Montgomery County for 22 years. Her biggest thrill was her annual Halloween party for these clients at her house under the pavilion. Her gift to...
Naomi McCormick was recognized by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce as the Student of the Month. Naomi is a senior at Deweyville High School where she is President of National Honor Society, member of History Club, Spanish Club, Student Council, and Annual Staff. Her awards include Citizenship Award in 11th Grade, 2016 Homecoming Court, and works the blood drive as well as being the head of the committee. Future goals are to attend Lamar University majoring in...
Mrs. Robyn Lovett and the Orangefield Junior High Student Council students received special recognition for collecting donations to make these five baskets, which will be auctioned at an Oct. 29 benefit to help with non-insured expenses for Coach Chad Coulter, who has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. For more information about the benefit, contact Stephanie Edgerly at [email protected]@orangefieldisd.net....
Youth Weekend important for many reasons Chuck Uzzle For The Record One of perhaps the most anticipated hunting days of the year is upon us; Saturday morning starts off the annual youth hunting weekend in Texas. Young hunters and adults alike look forward to this very special weekend for a variety of reasons. For many young hunters this is their opportunity to take center stage and reap the benefits of all the practice and preparation they have been through during the off season. The trips to the range, the work at the...
IT CAN ALWAYS GET WORSE Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record Unfortunately, the longer I fish the longer my “It can’t get any worse than this...” list grows.Easily one of the most annoying and potentially dangerous mishaps involves wrapping a ghost crab trap around your prop.Colder weather only magnifies the problem as it invariably requires climbing out of the boat to solve the problem. A ghost trap, by frustrated angler definition, is one of the countless wire traps lying on the bottom of the lake with no visible float...
Jerry Glen Donahoe, 77, of Vidor died Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 in Vidor. A native of Brookeland, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Jerry was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor, where he was in the Knights of Columbus. Jerry served his country in the US Air Force and retired from TRW in Beaumont where he was a computer programer. He enjoyed hunting with black power and build several guns. He also enjoyed making rosary beads, reading and watching...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY-- The luster came off of the hype for this game when the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks upset the Panthers Friday night erasing the advance stories about two undefeated teams clashing for the sole possession of first place in District 12-4A II. Instead, the Mustangs will come off their bye week ready to crush Liberty and probably will do it!!! BRIDGE CITY over NAVASOTA—Since last season when the Rattlers changed their head coach and district in which to play they’ve transformed from a s...
TV RATINGS REVEAL NFL LOSING POPULARITY Joe Kazmar For The Record As the National Football League’s 2016 season begins its eighth week this week several websites, newspapers and radio and television sports talk shows are indicating that the ratings have plunged downward somewhat so far this season. There are scores of reasons and explanations for the drop in the football fans’ interest, some which make perfect sense to me and others that seem a bit far out. We first must explain that the attendance at the games in the sta...
For the Record The Bridge City Cardinals survived the frying pan in fine fashion. Now, they’ll play with fire. Navasota, a new opponent for the Cardinals in District 10-4A Division I, has won two state football titles in the past four years – the 2012 Class 3A Division II title and the 2014 Class 4A Division I crown. The Rattlers are 2-1 in district. But they’re 2-6 for the season, having started 0-5. In district, they’ve beaten Huffman and Cleveland and lost to Silsbee...
For The Record The end of the regular season spells the start of another postseason for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville volleyball squad. The Lady Bears were playing at Silsbee Tuesday night, seeking to avenge their only District 22-4A loss. They improved to 8-1 in district with a 3 sets to 1 win over Orangefield Oct. 21. Ally White put away 13 kills, Madison Taggart 12 and Berkley Dobranski added 10 in the 25-14, 15-25, 25-18, 25-14 win. Kayla Dominguez lofted 25 set-assists...
For The Record Ninth-grader Maddison Helm of Orangefield and sophomore Eli Peveto of Little Cypress-Mauriceville will lead three Orange County cross country teams into Saturday’s Region III Class 4A meet in Huntsville. Both Peveto and Helm were individual winners in last week’s District 22-4A meet at Claiborne West Park. While Peveto is seeking to qualify for his second straight state meet, Helm is a newcomer to the regional meet. But her coach, Stephanie Williams, was not...
Pictured: Tom Ray and his wife Mariah. Tom died Sunday unexpectedly. For The Record Tom Ray, 46, unexpectedly died Sunday, but not before leaving his mark on the hearts of those who came in contact with him over the years. Ray was a Captain with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and was known for his dedication to his chosen profession, but more importantly he was a son, husband and father. Ray who was a first generation cop in his family was raised a Christian and to help...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Bret Michaels, best known as the frontman of the rock group Poison, will perform with his solo band at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 for ages 21 and older. Tickets are $20-$35 at all Ticketmaster outlets. If you are looking for some great music, then there are plenty of options to be found and heard across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, including shows featuring national acts on both sides of the...
For the Record The Bridge City school district trustees have voted unanimously to move along a process they hope will lead to more local control for educating its 3,000 students. The vote at the monthly board meeting created a District of Innovation Committee made up of trustees, district educators, parents and patrons. It will meet over the next three months to decide which, if any from a list of about a dozen, state requirements it would like to opt out of. “The c...
Early voting in Orange County got off to a fast start this week and first-day figures suggest another record voter turnout in 2016. With no contested county-wide races on the local ballots, it is clear the U.S. Presidential race between Republican Donald J. Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton is the big driver bringing people to the polls. Orange County’s Election Administration reported 3,460 votes cast on Monday, including 898 received via mail. That’s nearly a 7 percent increase over the number of first-day votes in the...
