Velma Mae Edwards Pulliam, 83, of Bridge City, Tx, passed away on January 11, 2017, in Beaumont, Tx., after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Funeral services are to be held 2:00 PM, Monday, January 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Tommy Anthony of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Visitation will precede the service Monday, starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Goshen, Arkansas, on October 13, 1933, … [Read more...] about Velma Mae Edwards Pulliam
Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux
Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, TX with Rev. Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Betty was born in Orangefield, Texas on December 25, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Orelia Roy. Betty’s greatest passion in life was dancing the Cajun … [Read more...] about Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux
It’s Brighter In Pinehurst
Things are looking brighter in Pinehurst with the announcement back in November by the HEB Grocery Company that it would be opening a 68,000 square-foot store in the old Sears location on MacArthur Drive. Harry Vine with the City of Pinehurst indicates the shopping at the Orangehurst Shopping Center also on MacArthur will be getting brighter as well. Vine has been working with Eric Meadows the owner of the shopping center which features the Stage and Big Lots stores. Meadows arranged a contract with Beaumont Electric to rework some of the lights in the shopping center parking lot. This … [Read more...] about It’s Brighter In Pinehurst
Ice Storm Turns Twenty
As the local hospital closes during the night, a remainder of a local disaster still stands strong after 20 years outside the hospital’s front door. On January 12, 1997, a rare ice storm hit Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. The weight of the ice on trees snapped limbs and giant branches, sending them crashing to the ground. A wide, sprawling live oak tree stands near the curving driveway to the front door of the hospital. A closer exam of the tree showed that two acorns with two sprouts grew together decades ago to form what made the giant tree. The ice on the leaves and limbs … [Read more...] about Ice Storm Turns Twenty
Board Appreciation Month-BC
The 5.3 million students in our Texas public schools depend on the adults in their communities to see that their educational opportunities are the best they can be. Our schoolchildren can’t vote in bond elections, can’t debate testing or vouchers, and can’t run for the school board. They are totally dependent on us to provide for them. It is absolutely critical that we adults take this responsibility seriously. We must be the guardians who ensure that we have excellent, nurturing, inspirational schools for our children—all of our children. We can’t focus solely on our … [Read more...] about Board Appreciation Month-BC
Board Appreciation Month-LCM
January is School Board Recognition Month and Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD has joined other districts across the state to thank these local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our students and public schools. As elected officials, they are the voice of their communities, serving first and foremost in the best interest of Texas school children. According to Dr. Pauline Hargrove, Superintendent of LCM CISD, "It is an honor and a privilege to recognize and appreciate our outstanding Board Members who serve voluntarily, 365 days of the year, to make a … [Read more...] about Board Appreciation Month-LCM
Lester Ray Robins
Lester Ray Robins went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 9, 2017. He was born October 13, 1919 near Stigler, Oklahoma to Duell Robins and Eva Arnold Robins. Lester, or “Red” as he was known in his youth, resided with his parents in the same area and graduated from Stigler High School in 1937. He met his wife to be, Laura Harmon while working behind the soda bar in a drug store in Stigler. They were married on May 29, 1939, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. They were lifelong sweethearts and were married for 73 years. Lester grew up during the great depression and lost his Dad in a car … [Read more...] about Lester Ray Robins
Emma Mae Joiner Broussard
Emma Mae Joiner Broussard, 90, of Orange, passed away on January 11, 2017, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Pat Cammarata of Carpenters Way Fellowship in Groves. Emma was born on November 28, 1926. She was a hardworking mother who loved to sew, knit, cook, and take care of her family. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Whitney Broussard; and son, Daryl Broussard. She is survived by her sons, Whitney Joseph Broussard and wife, … [Read more...] about Emma Mae Joiner Broussard
Loyd Alvin Welch
Loyd Alvin Welch, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral service will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at 2:00 PM, with Pastor Gary Wheeler of the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, Texas, officiating; Rite of Interment and Committal will immediately follow at Wilkinson Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the funeral service on Saturday, January 14, 2017, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral Home. On Wednesday, March 11, 1936, in … [Read more...] about Loyd Alvin Welch
Ruby Marie Gibbens
Ruby Marie Gibbens, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, in Groves, Texas, at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home. Ruby was born on Saturday, April 27, 1929, in Louisiana to the late Yolonda (Guidry) and William Authement. She was a Christian woman of the Catholic faith and attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. In 1954, Ruby married the love of her life; Donald W. Gibbens. Ruby and Donald lived in Orange and raised a beautiful family together. In her spare time, Ruby enjoyed taking walks and … [Read more...] about Ruby Marie Gibbens
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