Page, Harvey Paul
Harvey Paul Page Sr., 86, of Kirbyville died Sunday, ?? 1994 at his residence. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. A native of Lufkin, he lived in Kirbyville 52 years and was a retired pipe fitter for local 195 in Beaumont. Survivors include his sons, Harvey Page Jr. of Vidor and George Page of Buna; daughters, Louise Evans of Lufkin and Mary Midkiff of Kirbyville; sisters, Clara Thorn and Dollie Winchester, both of Baytown, Ruby Skillern of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ethyl Nations of Jefferson; brother, Clarence Page; 27 grandchildren; and 37 great-great grandchildren.

Page, Selman
July 28, 1981
KIRBYVILLE – Selman Page, 67, of Call died at 8 a.m. Tuesday at his home after an illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery. A native of Hardin County, he had lived in Call eight years and was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Fox Page, and his mother, Emma Lummus, both of Call.

Page, Ruby Louise
Graveside service for Ruby Louise Page, 73, of Kirbyville was held October 13 at Antioch Cemetery in Buna under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. She died Saturday, October 11, 1986 at Kirbyville Community Hospital after an illness. A native of Buna, she was a lifelong resident of the Buna-Kirbyville Area. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Page Sr. of Kirbyville; two sons, George Page of Buna and Harvey Page Jr. of Vidor; two daughters, Ruby Louise Evans of Lafayette, La., and Mary Midkiff of Kirbyville; two sisters, Lillian Mensel of Alta Loma, Texas, and Grace Sweet of Riverside, California; 15 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

Palmer, Thomas Harvey Sr.
KIRBYVILLE – Thomas Harvey Palmer Sr., 79, of Kirbyville died at 2:20 a.m. Friday, July 25, 1980 at Shady Acres Nursing Home after an illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery. A native of Cushing, Texas, he had lived in the Kirbyville area most of his life and was a retired millwright for Kirby Lumber Co. Survivors include his wife, Maggie Vera Palmer of Buna; one daughter, Gwen Brown of Kirbyville; two sons, T.H. Palmer Jr. of Nederland and Henry L. Palmer of Woodville; one brother, Eugene A. Palmer of Kirbyville; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Palmer, J.A. “Runt”
BUNA – Funeral for J.A. “Runt” Palmer, 68, of Buna will be at 2 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Cemetery. He died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 1980 at Buna Medical Hospital after an illness. A native of Jasper County, he had lived in Buna all of his life and was a retired service station owner. Survivors include he wife, Sudie Palmer of Buna; a daughter, Dorothy Marie Wofford of Houston; a brother, Mack Palmer of Houston; three sisters, Mary Benter of Houston, Lissian Knight of Batson, and Ola Calk of Austin; and one grandchild.

Parker, Angie Mae
Funeral services for Angie Mae Parker, 71, of Kirbyville will be at 3 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Fred Lange, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kirbyville Cemetery under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Jerry Nobles, Crawford Woods, Pat Day, Paul Parker, James Parker, and Dr. Scott Parker. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John T. Moore and Ralph Beirhalter. Mrs. Parker died at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 1980 at Beaumont’s Baptist Hospital after an illness. She was a lifelong resident of Kirbyville and widow of Aubrey Parker, pharmacist and Gulf Oil distributor. She attended Sam Houston State University, taught in the Kirbyville Schools, and had operated the Merle Norman Studio, was a member of the United Methodist Church, and the Women’s Civic Club. She is survived by two daughters, Lynda Frank and Priscilla Rouse of Beaumont; a son, Dr. Wade M. Parker of Beaumont; a sister, Lila Casteel of Beaumont; a brother, Wilmer Singletary of Tampa, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.

Parker, J. Aubrey
Oct. 6, 1974
Funeral services for J. Aubrey Parker, 72, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. today in the Kirbyville United Methodist Church. The Rev. James Neff of Rosenberg, a former pastor, will officiate assisted by the Rev. Byron Boyett, pastor. Burial will be in the Kirbyville Cemetery directed by Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Fred Casteel, W.O. Danzy, Prentiss Woods, Jerry Nobles, Ralph Bierhalter, Elton Pryor, Crawford Woods, Sib Mixon, and Ed Wilson. Members of the Beeler Bible Class will be honorary pallbearers. Mr. Parker died at 3 p.m. Sunday in Nassau, the Bahamas, where he and his wife were on a trip with Gulf Oil personnel. A native of Oakdale, La., he had lived in Kirbyville about 50 years. He was past president of the school board, a former member of the City Council, a charter member of the Beeler Bible Class, and a member of the Nathan Corley Masonic Lodge #294 AF & AM. He had served on the official board of the Methodist Church in many capacities and was a member of the Kirbyville Lions Club. At the time of his death, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Kirbyville Housing Authority. He was a registered pharmacist and came to Kirbyville and worked for Woods Drug Store and after 10 years opened his own drug store. He later became associated with the Gulf Oil Corporation and was the consignee for some 35 years. He volunteered for retirement and was honored with a special banquet by the Gulf officials at the Red Carpet Inn in Beaumont. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Angie Mae Singletary Parker; one son, Dr. Wade M. Parker of Beaumont; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Frank, and Mrs. Pricilla Rouse, both of Beaumont; three brothers, Bill, Elbert, and Robert Parker, all of Oakdale; and six grandchildren. The family requests that in lieu of the usual remembrances, memorial contributions be made to the Kirbyville United Methodist Church.

Parrish, Betty L.
Jan 2, 2002
Betty L. Parrish, 64, of Kirbyville died Jan. 2, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Kirbyville Missionary Baptist Church in Kirbyville with burial at Townsend Cemetery in San Augustine County under the direction of E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. A native of Bronson, she had lived in Kirbyville 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Arthur T. Parrish of Kirbyville; 3 sons, Thomas A. Parrish of Groves; J. Patrick Parrish of Groves; and Arthur N. Parrish of Kirbyville; 2 brothers, G.N. Hammock of Nederland and Jackie P. Hammock of Pt. Neches, and 11 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kirbyville Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, Rt. 2, Box 264-C, Kirbyville, Texas 75956.

Payne, Mattie Davis
Jan. 21, 1976
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Mattie Davis Payne, 81, will be at 2 p.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Friendship Cemetery near Roganville. She died at 3 p.m. Tuesday in a Pasadena hospital. She was born in Beulah Springs near Kirbyville and was a lifelong resident there. Survivors include one son, Morris Clayton Payne of Port Arthur; five daughters, Lorene Hoffman of Deer Park, Alline Rochelle and Kathlyne Nelson, both of Houston, Mildred Simmons of Kirbyville and Babel Lazenby of Vidor; one brother, George Davis of Kirbyville, and five sisters, Etoila Meehamm and Ada Fields, both of Houston, Laura Porter of Longview, Dorothy Erwin of Baytown and Senith Kelly of Silsbee.

April Rene Pearson
Ashley Nicole Pearson
Jan 28, 2002
April Rene Pearson, 14, and Ashley Nicole Pearson, 10, both of Kirbyville, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002 after injuries they received in a home invasion shooting in Kirbyville. Their mother and younger sister were also injured. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the First Baptist Church in Kirbyville with burial at Kirbyville Cemetery. April, a 7th grade student at Kirbyville Junior High, and Ashley, a 5th grade student at Kirbyville Elementary School, were lifelong residents of Kirbyville. They are survived by their parents, Gary and Gwen Pearson; a sister, Katelyn Pearson of Kirbyville; grandparents, James and Billie Pearson of Kirbyville and W.L. and Brenda Fussell of Kirbyville; great grandmothers, Louise Joseph of Kirbyville and Billie Crane of Kirbyville; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. An account has been set up at Community Bank for donations to help the family with medical expenses. The account # is 280129143. Donations can be mailed to Gary & Gwen Pearson, C/O P.O. Box 388, Kirbyville, TX 75956.

The funeral is today for April and Ashley Pearson, shot and killed early Monday.
KIRBYVILLE - April Pearson was boy crazy. Shy and usually quiet, the threat of revealing her crush of the week to the object of her affection was enough to start her squealing, though, her uncles said. Some of those oblivious boys could be among the mourners that pour into First Baptist Church of Kirbyville at 11 this morning to say good-bye to the 14-year-old and her 10-year-old sister, Ashley Pearson. Both girls were shot and killed early Monday when an intruder entered their home in the Call community. Their mother, Gwen Pearson, 33, and 5-year-old sister, Katelyn, also were shot and were in stable condition at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital on Wednesday night. After a 33-hour manhunt, authorities arrested Perry Anthony Stevenson, 42, and charged him with aggravated robbery. He also is expected to be charged with capital murder in the deaths of April and Ashley Pearson and is suspected in the shooting death of Mirian McElroy, 51, with whom he lived in Little Cypress. The Pearson girls' father, Gary, 42, was sound asleep upstairs when the intruder entered, according to Gary's younger brother, Todd Pearson. He said Gwen's cries woke Gary, who initially thought maybe Ashley or Katelyn, who like him had diabetes, was having an insulin attack. Gary Pearson saw Gwen at the foot of the stairs and heard her say she had been shot. That prompted him to get his gun before hurrying downstairs where he found his wife and three daughters shot and called 911, his brother said. "I'm going to miss my girls," Gary Pearson said. "They were everything in my life to me." "Ashley was real kind and gentle, and she loved everyone. She loved her daddy, too," he said. Though April was a teen-ager, "she still was my baby and loved me and trusted me. She was special, really special. "You just don't know how special they are 'til you lose them. They were the greatest thing that ever happened to me in my life." Friends and teachers of the two girls stopped in the entryway of E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville on Wednesday evening to write a few words in a memory book. "I hope you like heaven," one girl wrote to Ashley. "I will miss you." Their Christian faith that both girls are in heaven has been a comfort, family members said. "Even though the pain is there and it hurts, our inner peace comes from the Lord," said Gary Pearson's twin brother, Greg Pearson. That peace also has prevented a desire for revenge, he said. "It's not good for you to be angry and bitter," Greg Pearson said. "All I want or Gary wants is for justice to prevail. We don't want him on the street. We don't want him to hurt anybody else." If prosecutors decide justice means seeking the death penalty, Greg Pearson said, "I'll be all right with that. I'm not sitting here saying I want him to be dead."

Pace, Katie V.
Dec. 3, 1981
...Model employee
JASPER – Funeral for Katie V. Pace, of Jasper will be at 2 p.m. today at J.O. Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper with burial in the Jasper City Cemetery. She died Thursday at her home after an illness. A lifelong resident of Jasper, she was an employee with the Model Clothing Store in Jasper. Survivors include two nephews, Lee Henry of Kirbyville and Wesley Pace of Jasper; and four nieces, Mary Emma Kilbus of Baton Rouge, La., Pauline Pace and Dorothy Smith, both of Jasper, and Mrs. Richard Hollis of Garden Grove, Calif.