Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Patricia Durso
NEDERLAND - Patricia Durso, 58, of Nederland died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at Mid Jefferson Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves.
Armando Espinoza
Services for Armando Espinoza, 34, of Port Arthur will be at 10 a.m. Monday at All Saints Catholic Church in Fort Worth under the direction of Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park. A rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
He died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Jefferson County.
Eva Gautreaux
GROVES - Services for Eva Gautreaux, 85, of Groves will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church under the direction of Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday with a rosary recited at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, at her home.
Vanessa Marie Harvey
SILSBEE - Vanessa Marie Harvey, 30, of Silsbee died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 in Silsbee.
A native of Port Arthur, she lived most of her life in Silsbee after moving from Port Arthur.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Survivors include her two sons, Travis Willis of Silsbee and Brandon Harvey of Bridge City; one daughter, Ashley Willis of Silsbee; mother, Paula Springer of Nederland; father, David Springer of Silsbee; two brothers, Justin Springer of College Station and Johnathon Bryan Willis of Port Neches; one sister, Lisa Rene Willis of Nederland; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Willis Sr. of Groves and Lois Marie Springer of Port Neches.
Ruby M. Juneaux
Ruby M. Juneaux, 85, of Port Arthur died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Mid Jefferson Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Gabriel Funeral Home.
Cecil Keel
JASPER - Graveside services for Cecil Keel, 84, of Jasper will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Homer Cemetery in Jasper under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.
He died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Herbert Carl Norton
GROVES - Herbert Carl Norton, 75, of Groves died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002, at his home.
A native and lifelong resident of Port Arthur, he was an electrician for IBEW Local No. 479. He was also a member of Groves VFW Post No. 797, Nederland American Legion No. 493 and the Nederland Masonic Lodge No. 1368. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with the Rev. Don Donahue officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park with Military Graveside Rites. A vigil service will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Serrette Norton; one daughter, Patricia Ann Norton; four sons, Richard Norton of Amarillo, Robert Norton of Belfast, Tenn., David Norton of Port Neches and Danny Norton of Houston; two sisters, Sybil Deskin and Daisy Norton both of Euporia, Miss.; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Donald Roy Procelle Jr.
CALL - Donald Roy Procelle Jr., 24, of Call died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital.
A native of Nederland, he lived in Call for 14 years. He was a service technician for Worldwide Mobile Homes in Lumberton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery. Visitation will at 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his mother, Sherry Matlock of Call; father, Donald Roy Procelle Sr. of Call; grandfather, Raymond P. Sonnier of Call; and two sisters, Glendora Lisanti of Boulder Creek, Calif. and Catina Tidwell of Call.
Laura Guidry Turner
Laura Guidry Turner, 85, of Port Arthur died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at the Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur.
A native of Eunice, La., she lived most of her life in the Nederland and Port Arthur areas. She was a homemaker and member of the Proctor Baptist Church in Port Arthur.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland with the Rev. Rick Erwin officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Survivors include her three daughters, Alverda Smith of Hillsboro, Donna Bordelon of Orange and Linda Pendergrass of LaPlace, La.; one son, A.J. Fontenot of Bridge City; seven stepchildren; 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Ich Van Tran
Ich Van Tran, 51, of Port Arthur died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in Corpus Christi.
A native of Vietnam, he lived in Port Arthur for 23 years. He was captain of a shrimping vessel.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael Tran officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Hannah Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Lo Nguyen; mother, Hue Tran; three daughters, Chi Tran and Quyen Tran both of Port Arthur and Oanh Tran of Montecello, Ky.; three sons, Quoc Tran of Houma, La., Bao Tran of Brookfield, Wis. and My Tran of Port Arthur; two sisters, Mau Leim Tran of Port Arthur and Mary Tran of Houma, La.; three brothers, Tich Tran, Bich Tran and Loi Tran all of Port Arthur.
