Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Roy Joseph Guidry
WINNIE - Roy Joseph Guidry, 48, of Winnie died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at his home.
A native of Cankton, La., he was a resident of the Winnie area for most of his life. He was a logger.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Winnie with the Rev. Joe Constantine officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Broussard's Mortuary in Winnie.
Survivors include his wife Esther; four sons, Roy Guidry Jr., Robby Guidry, and Jason Guidry, all of Rayne, La. and Kedrick Guidry of Devers; one brother, Manuel Guidry of Rayne, La.; one daughter, Rita Gibson of Rayne, La.; and 10 grandchildren.
Rebecca Sue Prince
ORANGE - Rebecca Sue Prince, 55, of Orange died Sunday, November 19, 2000, in Orange.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Rose Marie Blanchard Richard
ORANGE - Services for Rose Marie Blanchard Richard, 84, of Orange will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange with the Rev. Joseph Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be at 8 a.m. Sunday, and a rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
She died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at her home.
Willie Mae Roberts
KERRVILLE - Services for Willie Mae Roberts, 95, of Kerrville will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grimes Funeral Home in Kerrville with the Rev. Ray Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Teel Cemetery in Saratoga.
She died Thursday, November 16, 2000, in a Kerrville nursing home.
Memorial contributions can be made to a charity of one's choice.
Phyllis Self
PORT NECHES - Services for Phyllis Self, 47, of Port Neches will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland with the Rev. Joe Worley officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
She died Saturday, November 18, 2000, at her home.
Oleta T. Thornton
GROVES - Oleta T. Thornton, 98, of Groves died Sunday, November 19, 2000, at Oak Grove Nursing Home.
Arrangements are pending with Levingston Funeral Home in Groves.
Mary Washington
Mary Washington, 92, died Saturday, November 18, 2000, at Christus St. Mary Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Hannah Funeral Home.
Kenneth 'Kenn' Wesley Washington
PORT NECHES - Services for Kenneth "Kenn" Wesley Williams, 81, of Port Neches will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church of Port Neches with the Rev. Michael Tolland officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches.
He died Saturday, November 18, 2000, at his home.
Rual 'R. B.' Brown Jr.
NEDERLAND - Rual "R.B." Brown Jr., 76, of Nederland died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
A native of Port Arthur, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a retired gasoline treater from Gulf Oil Corp. with 39 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Nederland, Nederland Masonic Lodge No. 1368, El Mina Shriners, El Mina Travlers RV Club, and Nem Loof Shrine Clowns. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving during World War II.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pat Riley Funeral Home in Nederland with the Rev. Bobby Dagnel officiating. Masonic graveside rites will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife Mary; two sons, Tom Brown of Beaumont and Mike Brown of LaBelle; one daughter, Debbie Champagne of Nederland; one sister, Ramona Hughes of Beaumont; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to El Mina Shrine Temple-Transportation Fund, 5500 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77550 or the First Baptist Church of Nederland, Building Fund, 1911 Nederland Ave., Nederland, Texas 77627.
Rhoma Morgan Ellison
Rhoma Morgan Ellison, 84, of Orange died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Doctor's Hospital in Groves.
A native of Broken Bow, Okla., she was a former resident of Winthrop, Ark. She lived for the past 60 years in Orange. She was a retired store clerk for the Duran Grocery Stores in Orange.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bobby Boren officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Survivors include her husband Art; two sons, A. L. Morgan of Mauriceville and Gilbert Morgan of Bridge City; two brothers, Rasho "Chuck" Woolever of Orange and Gene Woolever of Cottage Grove, Ore.; five sisters, Floy Simpson of Ashdown, Ark., Barbara Engdahl of Vidor, Jo McNabb of Orange, Melba Jenkins of Bridgewater, Mass. and Blondena Hawkins of Orange; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
