Weaver, Ruby
Ruby Weaver, 81, of Port Neches died Friday, April 22, 1988 at Golden Triangle Nursing Home after an illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Roganville with burial in Friendship Cemetery under the direction of Sheffield Funeral Home in Port Neches. A native of Bleakwood, she lived in Port Neches 12 years. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. W.T. Fuller of Port Neches; a son, N.C. Weaver of Bedias; three sisters, Irene Hawthorne and Eva Hanks, both of Silsbee, and Mildred Stark of Roganville; two brothers, O.N. Wilson of Kirbyville and Beavis Wilson of Kountze, four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Weaver, Theron
WOODVILLE – Funeral for Theron Weaver, 81, of Woodville will be at 11 a.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home in Woodville with burial in Campground Cemetery. He died at 5 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 1980 at Tyler County Hospital after an illness. A native of Kirbyville, he had lived in Woodville 20 years. He was a retired pipefitter and a World War I veteran. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Weaver of Woodville; son, Roy Weaver of Venezuela; two daughters, Jeanette Moore of Pasadena and Barbara Lastovica of Houston; three brothers, Aubrey Weaver of Kirbyville, Gordon Weaver of Farmerville, La., and Otis Weaver of Keene; sister, Sybil Gilbert of Newton; two grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Wells, Rev. Columbus N.
Funeral services for Rev. Columbus N. Wells, 87, of Silsbee will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Farmer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. W.A. Rashall officiating assisted by Rev. C.B. McCarty and the Rev. James Stephenson. Burial will be in Cunningham Cemetery. Rev. Wells Died at the Silsbee Doctor's Hospital at 8:42 p.m. Saturday, January 1, 1972 after a brief illness. He was a native of Fairfield and had lived in Silsbee for the past 20 years. He had been an ordained minister for the past 60 years, serving as pastor of the New Hope Pentecostal Church and the Kirbyville Church of God. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ester Wells of Silsbee; seven sons, Bernard B. Wells of Silsbee, Johnnie W. Wells of Quitman, Erzra E. Wells of Houston, Martin S. Wells Sr. of Baytown, Clifford N. Wells of Buffalo, Calvin Wells of Livingston; four daughters Mrs. Martha Tuck of Bastrop, Mrs. Linda Park of Shreveport, Mrs. Mattie Locke of Houston and Mrs. Ruth Davis of LaPort; three step-daughters, Mrs. Clara Arnold of Fort Worth, Mrs. Nell West of Nederland, and Mrs. Sue Lenamond of Baytown; one step-son, Tommy Oaks of Baytown.

Ward, Sebe
Funeral services for Sebe Ward, 83, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bean Cemetery. Ward died at 3 p.m. Monday, January 21, 1974 in a Buna hospital. A native of Walden County, Alabama, he had lived here most of his life where he was a retired carpenter. Survivors include three brothers, Sim Ward of Silsbee, Alvin Ward of Teague, and Rile Ward of Vidor; one stepdaughter, Evelyn Hutchison of Kirbyville; five stepsons, B.E. and Edgar Davis, both of Vidor, Leroy Davis of Groves, Marvin and J.C. Davis, both of Houston.

West, Artie
Mrs. Artie West, 54, died at a Newton hospital Sunday morning at 10:40 o'clock after a long illness. Mrs. West was born in Louisiana but had lived in the Old Salem Community near here for the last 33 years. She was a member of the Pentecostal church at Bleakwood. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Trout Creek Cemetery with Rev. C.N. Wells and Mrs. Mattie Hammock, Pentecostal ministers, officiating. Stringer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The following nephews will serve as pallbearers; Louis, Bertice, Lois, Herman, R.C., and Nathan Franks all of Merryville, La. Survivors are her husband, Otto West of Old Salem; four sons, Donald and J.D., both of Groves, Homer and Daniel, of Call; three daughters, Mrs. C.B. Harrison of Groves, Mrs. Roy Smith and Miss Dorothy West, both of Call; five brothers, Edgar, Asa, Tom, Albert and Carl Franks, all of Merryville; one sister, Mrs. Cora Wingate of Highland; and six grandchildren.

West, Attie Marze
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral services for Mrs. Attie Marze West, 75, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Trout Creek Cemetery. Mrs. West died at 4 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 1973 in a Beaumont Hospital. She was a native of Burkeville. Survivors include her husband, Everett West; five daughters, Mrs. Katie Hunt, Mrs. Ellen Perkins, and Mrs. Louise Gay, all of Beaumont, Mrs. Vertie Hale, Kirbyville, and Mrs. Delores Joe Briskell, Nome; one son, Claude West, Kirbyville; and two brothers, Lucky and Witt Marze, both of Merryville, La.

West, Bennett Edom
Graveside services for Bennett Edom West, 83, of Old Salem Community, were held Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Hamp Newton, Minister of Primitive Baptist Church officiated. Burial was under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. West died at 9 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 1969 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include five sons, Otis G. West of Baton Rouge, Vertis of Orange, Owen B. and Joel of Los Angeles, California, and Calvin D. of Nederland; four daughters, Mrs. Ruby Lee Johnson of Dallas, Mrs. Dovice Wilson of Groves, Mrs. Ava Arlan of Houston and Mrs. Velma Willet of Cortez Honduras; one brother Otto of Old Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Walker and Mrs. Drula Whitman of Buna; 24 grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

West, Dora A.
Jan. 13, 1981
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Dora A. West, 82, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Call Junction Baptist Church in Call with burial in Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper under the direction of Griner Funeral Home in Newton. She died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Newton County Memorial Hospital after an illness. A native of Louisiana, she had lived in Kirbyville 34 years. Survivors include five sons, Robert J. Leavings, John H. Leavings and J.W. Leavings, all of Kirbyville, Enoch Leavings of Splendora and Cecil D. Leavings of Call; daughter, Mary McClendon of Kirbyville; 33 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

West, Eva
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral services for Eva West, 73, will be at 2 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Trout Creek Cemetery. She died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, 1974 in a Newton Hospital. She was a native of Call and a lifelong area resident. Survivors include two brothers, Everett West of Call and Suddutha West Jr. of Woodville and two sisters, Mrs. Artie Lazenby of Newton and Ludie Mae Weaver of Kirbyville.

West, Everett
April 17, 1977
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Everett West, 82, of Call will be at 2 p.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Trout Creek Cemetery. West died at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont after an illness. A native and lifelong resident of Newton County, he was a retired oiler for Kirby Lumber Co. Survivors include his wife, Rena West; a son, Claude West of Kirbyville, five daughters, Katie Hunt, Ellen Perkins, and Louise Gay, all of Beaumont, Bertie Hale of Kirbyville and Jo Driskell of Nome; a sister Ludie Mae Weaver of Kirbyville; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

West, Bill
Funeral services for Bill West, 79, of Kirbyville will be at 2:00 p.m. today in the Rosevine Baptist Church near Bronson. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. West died about noon Saturday, January 6, 1973 in a Jasper hospital. He had lived in Kirbyville for 28 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virgie West; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Horn, Kirbyville and Mrs. Lamar Boyette, Groves: two sisters, Mrs. A.M. Ludlow, Shreveport, La. and Mrs. Corine Bo..man, Brookland.

West, George
George West, about 56, of Kirbyville died at 6 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 1973 in the Veterans Hospital in Houston. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the E.E. Stringer Funeral Home of Kirbyville. West was a native of this area and was a veteran of World War II. He operated a plumbing business. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Jennie Lee West; one son, Mark West of Kirbyville; his mother, Mrs. Jeff West Sr. of Beaumont; two sisters, Mrs. Estele Daniels of Groves, and Mrs. Merle Maxwell of Beaumont; one brother Jeff West of Beaumont.

West, Jack H.
Funeral services for Jack H. West, 60, Commissioner of Precinct Three, Jasper County, were held at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Kirbyville Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Percy H. Bailey, pastor, and the Rev. Robert Pate officiating. Burial was in Zion Hill Cemetery with members of the Oddfellows Lodge of Kirbyville conducting graveside rites under the direction of Causey's E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Doyle Smith, Corbit Whitehead, B.C. Woods, Carlton Daugharty, Calvin Davis, Bill Miranda, J.F. Ferguson and Lou Chafin. Honorary pallbearers were Jasper County Judge Bilber Adams, Commissioners George May and Doyle Hancock and employees of Precinct Three. West died at 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 1971 in Jasper Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Roganville and was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. At one time he was a stump woods contractor. He served as Justice of the Peace of Precinct Three for one term and was serving his second four-year term as commissioner of the precinct. He was a Baptist and was Past Noble Grand of the local Oddfellows Lodge. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jo Frances West, Four sons, Richard West of Kirbyville, Ernest West of Port Neches, David West of Pasadena and Glenn West of Orange; one daughter, Mrs. Laura Sims of Kirbyville; three brothers, Tim West of Austin, William West of Kirbyville and Mitchell West of Buna; one sister, Mrs. Mary Davis of Kirbyville and seven grandchildren.

West, Leah Odom
Nov. 20, 1976
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Leah Odom West, 78, of Old Salem will be at 10 a.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Wilkinson Cemetery in Newton. She died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday in Newton County Memorial Hospital after an illness. She was a lifelong resident of Newton. Survivors include two daughters, Arnese Allen of Old Salem and Justine Powell of Lufkin; two step-daughters, Iva Smith of Old Salem and Dorothy Christopherson of Groves; three stepsons; J.D. West of Deweyville, Homer West of Old Salem and Daniel West of Newton; and two brothers, John Odom of Center and Travis Odom of Beaumont.

West, Mitchell
March 20, 1976
BUNA – Funeral for Mitchell West, 74, will be at 2 p.m. today in the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church near Buna with burial in the Davis Cemetery near Kirbyville under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. West died at 6 p.m. Saturday in Mixson Hospital in Kirbyville. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Nina Keller West; two sons, Harlan and Richard West, both of Buna; two brothers, Tim West of Austin and William West of Kirbyville, and a sister, Mary Davis of Kirbyville.

West, Otto
March 31, 1975
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Otto West, 84, of Old Salem community will be at 2 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Trout Creek Cemetery. West died at 5:15 a.m. Monday in Newton County Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Merryville, La., and had lived most of his life in the Kirbyville area. Survivors include his wife, Leah West of Newton; three Sons, J.D. West of Deweyville, Homer W. West of Old Salem and Daniel West of Newton; two daughters, Iva Lee Smith of Old Salem and Dorothy Christopherson of Groves; one stepdaughter, Arness Allen of Old Salem; one sister, Eula Walker of Buna.

West, Rena Wingate
Rena Wingate West, 93, of Old Salem died Monday, June 20, 1988 at Doctor’s Hospital in Silsbee. Funeral will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial in Trout Creek Cemetery. A native of Merryville, La., she lived in Old Salem Community most of her life. Survivors include four daughters, Ruby Lee Brazer of Seagoville, Dovie Wilson of Old Salem, Ava Arlan of Silsbee and Velma Willett of Kirbyville; five sons, Ottis West of Baker, La., Lee West of Orange, Calvin West of Jasper, O.B. West of Old Salem and Joe West of Georgia; 24 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

West, Robert Barney
Funeral services for Robert Barney West, 75, of Kirbyville will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Causey's E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. The Rev. Kimble Watson, pastor of the Call Pentecostal Church, and the Rev. Tommy Long, Pastor of the Newton Church of God, will be officiating. Burial will be in the Bean Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mack Cole, Ed Bradley, Cecil Fowler, Chester White, Clarence Lamb, Robert DeFriend and Starr Griffith. West died at 8 a.m. Friday, October 15, 1971 in a Jasper hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Nashville and had lived in Kirbyville since 1939 where he was a woodsman. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sudie Rish West; two sons, Barney Leroy West of Kirbyville and J.C. West of Brookeland; one sister, Mrs. May Chavineau of Shreveport; four brothers, Gus and Tom West of Zwolle, La. And Jack West of Warren and Hubert West of Bronson; two half-brothers, Ed Napier of Converse, La. And John Napier of Zwolle; 15 grandchildren and -- great-grandchildren.

West, Robert [Ruben] William
Sept. 25, 1976
KIRBYVILLE – Graveside services for Robert William West, 83, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Bean Cemetery under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. He was found dead about 7:45 a.m. Saturday in his home in Kirbyville. A native of Pickering, La., he had lived here since 1932. He was a laborer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Force West; four sons, Walter West of Call, Wilburn West of Buna, Earl West of Kirbyville and David West of Houston; two daughters, Marylin Nolan of Houston and Ruthie Vahlenkamp of Balch Springs, Tex.

West, Steven Wayne
Feb. 12, 1977
Funeral services for Steven Wayne West, 2, were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ with the Rev. Jimmy Phillips and Mattie Hammock officiating. Burial was in Trout Creek Cemetery under direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. He died Sunday morning in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont following a tractor accident at his parents’ home. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wayne West of Old Salem, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer West, Old Salem and Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Weaver of Kirbyville, and maternal great-grandmothers Lucille Doyen and Lula Weaver both of Kirbyville.

West, William W.
Jan. 10, 1980
KIRBYVILLE - Funeral for William W. West, 80, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Zion Hill Cemetery. He died at 2 a.m. Thursday at Pinewood Manor Nursing Home in Jasper after an illness. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County and a retired farmer. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Miller of Vidor; a sister, Mary Davis of Kirbyville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

West, Vadie
Vadie West, 91, of Kirbyville died Monday at Avalon Place Nursing Home in Kirbyville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Kirbyville Cemetery. A native of Merryville, La., she lived in Kirbyville most of her life. Survivors include her son, Harold West of Kirbyville; daughters, Juanice Lumpkin of Kirbyville, Bonice McBride of Kirbyville, Bernice Grimes of Baytown and Mary Smith of Highlands; sisters, Lena Bruggman and Ottie Bell Loughridge, both of Livingston; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild.

Westbrook, Andrew L.
Funeral services for Andrew L. Westbrook, 83, of Kirbyville will be at 3 p.m. today in the Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Magnolia Springs Cemetery. He died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 1973 in a Newton nursing home. He was a native of Jasper County and a retired employee of the Jasper-Newton Electric Coop. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bessie Cunningham Westbrook; two daughters, Mrs. R.L. Powell, Kirbyville, and Mrs. A.L. Simmons, Vidor; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Arthur Bailey, Laredo; one brother, R.J. Westbrook, Westlake, La.; and two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Milner, Kirbyville, and Mrs. Artie Morgan, Silsbee.

Westbrook, Jarvie I.
April 9, 1977
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Jarvie I. Westbrook, 81, of Magnolia Springs, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Magnolia Springs United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. He died at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Pinewood Manor Nursing Home in Jasper after an illness. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He was a retired millwright. Survivors include two daughters, LaValle Rutledge and Jane Smith, both of Kirbyville.

Westbrook, Walter Hoy Sr.
Walter Hoy Westbrook Sr., 85, of Buna died Wednesday, Jan. 26 in Roganville. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with burial at Antioch Cemetery. A native of Roganville, he lived in Buna 44 years and was a retired Kirby Lumber Co. forester. Survivors include his wife, Vera "Johnnie’’ Westbrook of Buna; sons, Walter H. Westbrook Jr. of Panama City, Fla., and Billy Westbrook of Buna; daughters, Doris Carrell of Selah, Wash., and Nell Tomlin of Buna; brother, J.E. Westbrook of Kirbyville; sister, Lurlie Royals of Jasper; nine grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Wetherington, Mary McDonald
June 2, 1977
KIRBYVILLE – Mary McDonald Wetherington, 69, of Kirbyville died at 2:20 a.m. Thursday at University Hospital in Tampa, Fla., after an illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Zion Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Wetherington, a Kirbyville native, was a retired office employee with American national Insurance Co. in LaPorte. She was a Kirbyville resident seven years following her retirement. Survivors include her husband, I.G. Wetherington; three daughters, Betty Fyfe of Tampa, Fla., Burris Posey of LaPorte; and Joy DeGeorge; of Houston; a sister, Ruby Stark of Kirbyville; a brother, Alvin McDonald of Kirbyville; 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.