Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Nicole Regel, age 27, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at her home in Orange, Texas. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Harvest Chapel Church, 1305 Irving St. W. Orange, TX 77630, with Pastor Ruth Burch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Crest Memorial Park under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the church two hours prior to the service. Nicole was born on September 12, 1989...
For The Record-Colburn I hate cell phones and computers.My phone invariably rings at the most inopportune time or makes that little dinging noise which occasionally necessitates another painful attempt at trying to return the text.And, our computer never seems to work correctly unless my wife is at home at the time! Now, that was a therapeutic rant.Social media was more bearable this past week as the majority of my incoming texts and emails featured pictures of big flounder...
Isla Rae Procter, 94, of Beaumont, died Monday, November 14, 2016. She was born on September 6, 1922, to Mable White Mullican and Earl Mullican, in Eunice, Louisiana. She is survived by her son, Doak C. Procter III and his wife, Laura and daughter, Patricia Ann McSpadden and her husband, Floyd, all of Beaumont; grandchildren, Doak C. Procter IV, J. Winston Procter II, Jenni Rebecca McSpadden, and Floyd Fuller McSpadden III; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Eddie Clair Kent;...
Bert “BJ” Thibodaux, 89, of Orange, passed away on November 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Chacahoula, Louisiana, on October 19, 1927, he was the son of Dr. C. J. Thibodaux and Mabel (Lajaunie) Thibodaux. Bert served in the U. S. Navy and retired fro...
C.R. “Bill” Kiihnl, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 18, 2016, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend E. Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church of Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery in Port Neches, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:30 a.m. Born in Marks, Mississippi, on June 14, 1925, he was the son of John William Kiihnl and Hallie Bell (Jenkins) Kii...
Penny Denise Myres, 51, of Beaumont Texas, passed away on November 11, 2016, at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Nederland, Texas, on December 10, 1964, she was the daughter of Clifford and Melverine Myres. Penny worked at the Toby Hahn Post Office in Beaumont. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson Dylan. Penny was always happy,...
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Dorothy Mae Jones, 77, of Orange, will be Saturday, November 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Hollywood Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the church. She died November 13, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was a native and lifelong Orange resident. Mrs. Jones is the Church Mother of...
The Celebration of Life for Mr. Derrick Wayne Moses, 61, of Orange will be Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Sparrow Funeral Home. Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Magnolia Memorial Gardens. He died November 10, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A native and lifelong Orange resident, he worked at the former Levingston Shipyard. Survivors include his son, Derrick Moses, Jr. of Orange, daughter, Adrema Oneal of San Antonio, TX, brothers, Sterling Moses and Calvin Moses, both...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Monday Nov 14: Traffic Accident, IH WB 880 Damaged Property, 1805 11Th St Traffic Accident, 201 8th St Traffic Accident, Strickland & Edgar Brown Fraud, 201 8th St Found Property, 201 8Th St Fraud, 1079 Bassett St Burglary, 1011 4th St...
Gail Miranda, 76, of Beaumont, died Sunday, November 13, 2016, at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. A Rosary for Mrs. Miranda will be recited at 5:00 p.m. with her gathering to follow until 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 18, 2016, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2016, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 6825 Gladys Avenue, Beaumont. Her interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont....
The Record The holiday season is only a week away and that means it is about to get real busy around Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana with music, theater, holiday activities and more. Find some time to enjoy what you can and have fun. Remember to check out www.localmusicguide.net for updated information on artists and venues. Wednesday, Nov. 16 Phillip Glyn Band @ The Boudain Hut John Cessac and Dennis Shaeffer @ Buffalo Wild Wings Rod Rishard @ Cafe Del Rio Blake Stick...
Nancy McWhorter- For The Record With the busy Christmas holidays just around the corner, you will appreciate quick and easy recipes, especially One Dish Meals. I recently prepared this KEEPER for Ava’s and my dinner. All the ingredients are staples in my kitchen except for the corn chips. However that day I did have a partial bag of Fritos that I needed to use so no trip to the grocery store was necessary. When a recipe calls for one pound of ground beef, I always just use o...
Ellis Soileau, 96, of Beaumont, died Sunday, November 13, 2016. He was born on August 19, 1920, to Prudence Doucet Soileau and Paul Soileau, in Plaisance, Louisiana, and was a United States Navy veteran. After retiring from the Navy, Ellis later worked as the Assistant Superintendent of the Water Department for the City of Beaumont before his retirement. Survivors include his daughters, Cynthia S. Ogniben of Lafayette, Louisiana and Denise Soileau of Beaumont; granddaughter, Kay Ogniben of Lafayette, Louisiana; and...
For The Record- Meri Elen The third phase of the season for the West Orange-Stark Mustangs began like the other two did. With a stand full of fans…a lot of cheering…excited Mustangs….lots of points to no points. The Mustangs faced the Tarkington Longhorns for the first time ever and left a brand to the tune of 73-0.The victory advances WO-S to the second round to take on the Waco Robinson Rockets Friday night at 7:30 at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah. “Congrats to the...
Charles “Cupcake” Bailey, 62, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016. He was born on March 31, 1954, in Kountze, to Anna Frazier Bailey and Farrest Bailey. Charles worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Evadale Papermill for twenty-eight years and was a Past Master of Evadale Masonic Lodge #1366, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Survivors include his wife, Judi Bailey; children, Patty Bailey and her husband, Fiza Murshed, of Pearland and Charles Bailey, Jr. and his wife, Debra, of Lumberton; stepchildren, Chr...
For the Record While nothing as eye-catching as last week’s pictures of Donald Trump sitting down with Barack Obama in the Oval Office has surfaced, there is another post-election transition going on right here in Orange, Texas. Four newcomers to leadership roles at the county courthouse were officially elected last Tuesday and, like Trump, they will officially take office in January. But there was no November surprise in vote-counting for incoming county commissioners J...
WILL THE GLASS CEILING EVER BE BROKEN Hillary, on the campaign trail, often said, “It had a million cracks in it.” Well, now it really does. The voters gave the first woman to run for U.S. president a million more votes than her male opponent, denying Donald Trump a mandate from the people. He will become president through the Electoral College which meets on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. Hillary’s problem goes back to before she announced when Karl Rove branded her untrustworthy and disho...
Kimberly Murray and Bob Manning are the feature entertainers for the Depot Gala, this Saturday night, November 19, 2016 at the VFW on 87. There will be six more locals heading up this program....Mike Hennigan, Alex White, Mike Magnuson, Sheryl Brocato, Doug Childress, and Stephanie Pelham. We still have tickets!! If you or someone wants to buy a ticket, we will pick up the cash or check until Friday. Thanks for helping us reach our goal $50,000.00!Please call Rose Simar for...
For The Record- Dave Rogers A cardinal welcoming the holidays will be the official Christmas card for the Bridge City school district. It was created by sophomore Lacey Pender, center with Superintendent Todd Lintzen, in a contest for the district’s high school students. Jaelyn Nichols and Valeria Gonzales, with art teacher Debbie Gregg and Lintzen, were the second- and third-place winners....
For The Record- Dave Rogers Fish was on the menu for the Orange County Commissioners Tuesday and they were plenty anxious to reel in some economic benefit. Commissioners voted 4-0 to authorize spending $90,000 in Hotel/Motel Occupancy funds to promote the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open fishing tournament staging from the Orange Boat Ramp June 15-17. “The cost-benefit analysis is off the chart,” declared Jody Crump, Precinct 4 Commissioner. It will be the third Bassmaster tournament to come to Orange in three years. The...
For The Record- Dave Rogers The seeds of protest were served up with the blueberry scones Tuesday night in Vidor. The Coalition Opposing Vidor Loop 299 held a public meeting at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites and host Ellen Buchanan of the Big Thicket National Heritage Trust urged a group of about 30 people to take flyers and leaflets and go door to door to protest the proposed roadway. “A lot of folks don’t know about this,” she said. “We need to make sure people know th...
