Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Pauline Fergusson
Pauline Fergusson, 88, of Port Arthur died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at her granddaughter's home.
Arrangements are pending at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home.
Lorraine M. Gaspard
BRIDGE CITY - Services for Lorraine M. Gaspard, 76, of Bridge City will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with the Rev. Jim McClintock officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.
She died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, at her residence.
Jack Graham
LEVITTOWN, PENN. - Jack Graham, 85, of Levittown, Penn. died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at the Lower Bucks Hospital.
A native of Franklin, Penn., he lived in Nederland many years before moving to Levittown, Penn., 21 years ago.
He was a field operator for Quaker State Oil for 14 years and later worked as a regional manager for Giant Food Co. until his retirement in 1982. He was also a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Galzerano Funeral Home, 3500 Bristol Oxford Valley Road in Levittown. Interment will be at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, N.J. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Vivian Hayes
SULFUR, LA. - Services for Vivian Hayes, 73, of Sulfur will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carlyss, La., with the Rev. Francis Fitzsimmons officiating. Burial will be at Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Robinson Funeral Home. The Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at a local care center in Sulfur, La.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Alberta Roach Johnson
Alberta Roach Johnson, 74, of Orange died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at Park Place Medical Center.
A native of Franklin, La., she lived in Orange 33 years. She was a nurse's aide at the former Orange Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronnie A.E. Crockett officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Memorial Gardens under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to the time of the service time.
Survivors include three daughters, Laverne Owens and Lorraine Smith, both of Orange, and Sylvia Ledet of Baytown; one brother, Percy Roach Jr. of Port Arthur; seven sisters, Doris Roach, Caroline Roach, Deborah Roach, Mary Bell Roach, Bessie May Roach, Melba Maze and Loretta Marks, all of Louisiana; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
William 'Bill' Lyda
PORT NECHES - William "Bill" Lyda, 85, of Port Neches died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, at his home.
A native of Steveson, Ala., he lived in the Port Neches area for 62 years and was a retired pipefitter from Gulf Oil with 37 years of service. He was a member of Procter Baptist Church and Port Arthur Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 872 for over 50 years. He was also a U.S. Army World War II veteran.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with the Rev. Rick Erwin officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Allyne Lyda; one son, Dean Lyda of Port Neches; one sister, Evelyn Carroll of Stevenson, Ala.; one brother, David Lyda of Stevenson, Ala.; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Pauline McGaffey Fergusson
Pauline McGaffey Fergusson, 88, of Port Arthur died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002.
Arrangements are pending at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home.
Roger L. Patterson
Services for Roger L. Patterson, 95, of Port Arthur will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
He died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital.
Wilbur Pierre Thibodeaux
OCALA, FLA. - Services for Wilbur Pierre Thibodeaux, 86, of Ocala, Fla., will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland.
He died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at the Oakhurst Rehabilitation Center in Ocala, Fla.
