Crawford, Creola
Creola Crawford, 79, of Magnolia Spring died Nov. 18, 2000, at Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lilly of The Valley Baptist Church in Mount Union Community in Jasper with burial at Springhill Cemetery in Magnolia Springs under the direction of Robinson’s Community Funeral Home in Jasper. A wake will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was a native of Magnolia Springs. Survivors include her daughters, Alice Faye Perkins and Belivia Johnson, both of Kirbyville, John Ella Crawford of San Francisco, Calif., Mary Guillory of Palo Alto, Calif., and Georgia Jackson of Beaumont; sons, William Henry Crawford of Mount Union and Charles Crawford of Orange; sisters, Ada Phillips of Mount Union, Lillie Robinson of Baytown, Mary Booker of Beaumont and Coreen Bennett of Galveston; brothers, Willie Bluiett of Kirbyville and Jerry Bluiett of Crosby; 24 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Crosby, Barbara Faye
Barbara Faye Crosby, 53, of Freeport died Jan. 10, 2001, in Brazoria County. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Family Life Church in Lake Jackson with burial at Restwood Cemetery under the direction of Lakewood Funeral Home in Lakewood. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., and a former resident of Nederland, she lived in Freeport 29 years and was a Winway/Miken senior executive accountant. Survivors include her husband, Douglas Crosby of Jones Creek; daughter, Karen Mejia of Jones Creek; parents, Lloyd and Myrtle Noblitt of Kirbyville; brothers, Wayne Noblitt and Larry Noblitt, both of Beaumont; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to The Program Center, Girl Scouts of South Texas Council, 231 W. Hwy. 332, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566

Crow, Sibbia Roberts
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Sibbia Roberts Crow, 97, of Call, Texas, will be at 3 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery. She died at 2 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 1979 at Buna Nursing Home after an illness. A native of Cooper, Texas, she had lived in the area 85 years. Survivors include three daughters, Gladys Kirkindall of Kirbyville, Virgie Herrington and Rachael Smith, both of Call; seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

Cucancic, Sarah Lee
KIRBYVILLE – Sarah Lee Cucancic, 76, died at 8 a.m. Sunday, {August 11, 1974} in a Beaumont hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kirbyville Cemetery. She was a native of Bronson and had lived in the Kirbyville area 46 years. Survivors include one daughter, Jerdine Miller of Beaumont; one son, Empson Cucancic of Kirbyville; four brothers, Esau Garlington of Kirbyville, Price Garlington of Bend, Ore., Harl Garlington of Fresno, Calif. and Carson Garlington of Huntington and four sisters, Nellie Simmons of Vidor; Minnie Davis of Fresno, Calif., Nannie Watson and Alene Marlow, both of Tucson, Ariz.

Cummings, Rodney Jack
Rodney Jack Cummings, 40, of Kirbyville died July 27, 2001, at his residence. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Ford Cemetery in Bon Wier. A native of Jasper, he lived in the Kirbyville and Jasper areas most of his life and was a Brookshire Brothers in Kirbyville butcher. Survivors include his wife, Samantha Cummings of Kirbyville; sons, Billy Jack Cummings and Byron Billy Cummings, both of Kirbyville; daughter, Kendra Renee Cummings of Kirbyville; mother, Carletta Cummings of Newton; father, Jack Cummings Jr. of Jasper; and brother, Ronnie Cummings of Chicago, Ill.

Cunningham, Leon
Leon Cunningham, 71, of Buna died Dec. 24, 2000, at Pine Arbor Nursing Home in Silsbee. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Central Baptist Church in Buna with burial at Antioch Cemetery in Buna under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at the church. A lifelong resident of Buna, he was a retired East Texas Paper Mill operator. Survivors include sons, William Gilley of Monticello, Ark., and Alan Cunningham and David Cunningham, both of Buna; daughter, Lonie Casey of Buna; sister, Eloise Hollaway of Whitehouse; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Cunningham, William Henry
Funeral for William Henry Cunningham, 90, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Friendship Cemetery near Roganville. He died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 1975 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Survivors include his wife, Millie Cunningham; one son, Wiley Cunningham of Kirbyville; one daughter Ann Duhon of Houston and one sister, Bessie Westbrook of Kirbyville.

Curl, Maudie Strickland
Maudie Strickland Curl, 77, of Kirbyville died Sunday, June 19, 1994 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral was Monday, June 20, at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery near Jasper. A native of Hemphill, she lived in Kirbyville 50 years. Survivors include her son, Jerry Curl of Kirbyville; sisters, Meadie Williams and Nannie Watson, both of Kirbyville, and Maggie Wilburn of Buna; and three grandsons.

Cooper, Eliza Jane Bean
Mrs. Eliza Jane Bean Cooper, 102, died Saturday, {August 3, 1974} at 11 p.m. in Max Mixson Memorial Hospital in Kirbyville after a brief illness. Her family, the late Jesse and Mrs. Bean, moved to Magnolia Springs from Georgia in 1878, and she had spent her entire life in this area. She was a charter member of the Kirbyville Church of Christ and was a devoted member. Her good works were known by all who knew her, and she was active until the last few weeks of her life. Services will be in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home at 10 a.m. today with A.A. Berryman, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Burial will be in the Kirbyville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ferris Bean, Oscar Bean, Ornan Bean, Emil Bean, C.R. Guy, A.V. Wright, C.N. Yeary and W.D. Tucker. Mrs. Cooper is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ferelle Rischard of Kirbyville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Weldon and Julia Cooper of Charlottesville, Va., and Roy and Beulah Lea of Kirbyville; four grandchildren. one great-grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Cottonjim, Grace Mae
Funeral for Grace Mae Cottonjim, 78, of Bleakwood was held Sunday, January 20 at 2 p.m. at Fawell Pentecostal Church in Bon Wier with burial in Davis Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Newton. She died Friday, January 18, 1985 at her home after an illness. She was a lifelong resident of Bleakwood. Survivors include her husband, Stamps B. Cottonjim of Bleakwood; a son, O’Neal Cottonjim of Kirbyville; three daughters, Louise Christopherson of Burkeville, Doris Skinner of Longview, Washington, and Dixie Arrant of Newton; two brothers, Jim Davis of Burkeville and Eldridge Davis of Westlake, Louisiana; a sister, Bernice Grice of DeRidder; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Cousins, Mertice Withers
{July 11, 1979}
BUNA – Funeral for Mertice Withers Cousins, 68, of Kirbyville will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with burial in Withers Cemetery. She died at 8:05 a.m. Wednesday at Danforth Memorial Hospital in Texas City. A native of Caro Springs, she had lived in Buna most of her life. Survivors include her husband, Harvey A. Cousins of Kirbyville; a stepson, Bruce Cousins of Port Neches; three daughters, Georgia Hollowell of Little Rock, Ark., Betty Fuller of Texas City, and Julia Campbell of Vernal, Utah; three sisters, Gladys Andress of Longview, Inez Hughes of Houston, and Johnileen Peckinpough of Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Craft, Visa
October 23, 2001
Visa Craft, 89, of Kirbyville died Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral was Friday, October 26 at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Trout Creek Cemetery. A native and longtime resident of Singer, Louisiana, she lived in Kirbyville seven years. Survivors include her sons, Jerry Craft and Freddy Craft, both of Kirbyville; daughters, Billie Lee of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Evelyn Davis of Elrod, Alabama; sister Adaline Rector of Vidor; 24 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.

Cochran, Beulah
Beulah Cochran, 95, of Kirbyville died Jan. 29, 2001, at Avalon Place Nursing Home. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Franks Cemetery in Bivens, La. A native of Newton County, she lived in Kirbyville 34 years. Survivors include her son, Joseph Herman Cochran of Corrigan; daughters, Mildred Mitchell of Corrigan and Maggie Lazenby and Frances Crane, both of Call; sister, Alta Roff of Angleton; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lakes Area Hospice, P.O. Box 2086, Jasper, Texas 75951.

Cochran, Clarico Lula
Clarico Lula Cochran, 89, of Bon Wier died Jan. 1, 2001, at Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday at the funeral home. A native and former resident of Jasper, she lived in Bon Wier 16 years. Survivors include her husband, Silas Cochran of Bon Wier; son, James Clark of Jasper; stepson, Jimmy Cochran of Kirbyville; daughter, Delories Chambers of Jasper; stepdaughter, Martha Davis of Vidor; sisters, Beatrice Scott of Marshall and Florine Perry of Jasper; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Cochran, Mollie Terry
Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie Terry Cochran, 75, of the Bleakwood community, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Causey's E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Bleakwood Cemetery. She died Thursday, September 21, 1972 in a Newton hospital. She was a lifelong resident of the area. Among survivors are two sons, Charles Cochran, Alaska, and Ben Cochran, Bleakwood; two daughters, Mrs. Willa King and Mrs. Doris Wellman, Kirbyville; three sisters, Mrs. Jewel Gilmore and Mrs. Grace King, Beaumont, and Mrs. Amber Miller, Bleakwood.

Cofty, Effie Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Smith Cofty, 63, of Kirbyville will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Davis Cemetery at Fawil. Mrs. Cofty died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 1973 in a Jasper hospital. She was a lifelong resident of the Call and Kirbyville area. Survivors include her husband, Dewey Cofty; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Lou Brown, Kirbyville; three sons, John Cofty, Jasper, Donald Cofty, Kirbyville and Thomas Cofty, Detroit, Mich.; three stepsons, Vernon Cofty, Bon Wier, Dewey Cofty, Monroe, Mich. and Samuel Cofty, Kirbyville; a sister, Mrs. Vivian Droddy, Buna; and three brothers, Cecil Smith, Lester and J.B. Smith, all of Kirbyville.

Cofty, John Dewey Sr.
{Sept. 11, 1975}
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for John Dewey Cofty Sr., 77, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Davis Cemetery in Fawil. He died at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Jasper Memorial Hospital after an illness. A native of Georgia, he had lived most of his life in the Kirbyville area. He was a retired salesman. Survivors include one daughter, Wanda Brown of Kirbyville; six sons, John D. Jr. and Thomas Cofty, both of Mont Belvieu, Vernon Cofty of Bon Wier, Samuel Cofty of Ft. Polk, Donald Cofty of Kirbyville, and John Bennie Cofty of Jasper; four sisters, Frances Gordon of Houston, Willie Wilson and Edna Moss, both of Fort Worth, Edith Cruz of Kirbyville, and one brother, Joe Cofty of Kirbyville.

Cofty, John Dewey Jr.
{August 6, 1977}
Wreck kills Kirbyville man ROGANVILLE – A Kirbyville man was killed when his car and another vehicle collided head-on on a dirt road between Kirbyville and Jasper. John Dewey Cofty, 51, was dead on arrival at Jasper Memorial Hospital at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, according to Jasper Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Clifford Woods. Woods said the two cars collided on a turn on the narrow dirt road. The other driver escaped with minor injuries, Woods said. A native of Kirbyville, Cofty was a pipefitter. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial in Davis Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Anne Rosser of Dayton, a son, Darrell Cofty of Kirbyville; a sister, Wanda Brown of Kirbyville; five brothers, Sam Cofty and Donald Cofty, both of Kirbyville, Vernon Cofty of Bon Wier, Thomas Cofty of Dayton and John Bennie Cofty of Toledo Bend.

Cofty, Rev. Joseph William
{June 30, 1976}
Funeral services for the Rev. Joseph William Cofty, 82, Pentecostal minister and evangelist of Kirbyville, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3 at the United Pentecostal Church in bon Wier with the Rev. T.E. Ewing, G.L. Glass and R.B. Gray, Pentecostal ministers, officiating. Burial will be in Kyle Cemetery near Roganville under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. He will lie in state in Call United Pentecostal Church until 8 a.m. Saturday. Brother ministers will serve as pallbearers. He died Wednesday afternoon in a Buna hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of Blakely, Ga., he had lived most of his life in the Kirbyville area. He was an ordained Pentecostal minister for 50 years and had served Call, Bon Wier, Orange, Jasper and other churches. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vada Nixon Cofty of Kirbyville; five daughters, Mrs. Inez Durand, Mrs. Beatrice Odom of Kirbyville, Mrs. Mary Martin of South Houston, Mrs. Pauline Werner of Orange and Mrs. Billie Nash of Call; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Gordon of Houston, Mrs. Willie Wilson of fort Worth, Mrs. Edna Maas and Mrs. Edith Cruse, both of Kirbyville; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Vester Cofty, and a daughter, Lillie Frances Cofty.

Cole, Minnie Smith
{March 26, 1977}
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Minnie Smith Cole, 91, will be at 3 p.m. today in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery. She died at 10:30 p.m. Friday in the Buna Nursing Home after an illness. Survivors include three sons, H.O. Weston of Houston, Morris Weston of Eunice, N.M., and Pete Nations of Marysville, Calif.; three daughters, Lee Haskins and Vivian Wilson, both of Stephenville, Tex., and Edyphe Hudgeons of Houston; a sister, Jennie Ratcliff of Buna; 17 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.

Cole, Robert Cleveland
Robert Cleveland Cole, 46, of Kirbyville died at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, 1973 in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont following injuries reportedly received at 10:45 a.m. while he was flagging traffic for W.R. Boyd Construction Co. near Jasper. He was a native of Hemphill and had lived in Kirbyville 27 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Cole; four sons, Jack C. Cole; Germany, and Perrell, Russell and James Cole, all of Kirbyville; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Stark, Germany, and Miss Dorris Cole, Kirbyville; father, Grover C. Cole, Kirbyville; a brother, Rodney Cole, Bessmay; two half brothers, Jack Ferguson, Houston and Cecil Ferguson, Buna; and three sisters, Mrs. Margie Busby and Mrs. Alice Middleton, both of Silsbee and Mrs. Wilder McKinnon, Kirbyville.

Cole, Sarah Bragg
Mrs. Sarah Bragg Cole, 79, of Kirbyville died at 10 a.m. Sunday, December 29, 1973 in a Beaumont Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Call Junction Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Bean Cemetery under direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. She was a native of Milam and lived in Kirbyville since 1946. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Evon Cousins of Woodville, Mrs. Mozelle Roach of Call and Mrs. Edna Pitts of Silsbee; one son, Mack Cole of Kirbyville; two sisters, Mrs. Alma McLemore of Hemphill and Mrs. Zella Gomer of Silsbee and one brother, William Bragg of Bastrop, La.

Coleman, Susie Wright
Funeral service for Susie Wright Coleman, 78, of Kirbyville was held Monday, January 14 at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Bean Cemetery here. She died Saturday, January 12, 1985 at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after an illness. A native of Magnolia Springs, she lived in Kirbyville most of her life. Survivors include five daughters, Marithe Boyett and Nancy Revia, both of Kirbyville, and Annie Sue roach of Port Acres, Mary Elizabeth Marshall of Nederland and Bobbie Dale West of Fannett; five sons, James T. Coleman, Edward L. Coleman, J.C. Coleman and Arlie Coleman, all of Kirbyville, and Johnny Coleman of Orange; a brother, Jimmy Wright of Silsbee; 35 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Coleson, Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean Coleson, 44, of Pasadena died Tuesday, December 15, 1987 at Sunbelt Regional Hospital in Houston. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Kirbyville Memorial Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery. A native of Bessmay and a former resident of Kirbyville, he lived in Pasadena 15 years and was an operator for Shell Oil. Survivors include a son, Bryan Douglas Coleson of Beaumont; two daughters, Jackie Denise Smart of Houston and Pamela Deanne Berryman of Kirbyville; four Brothers, J.C. Coleson, Eddie Coleson and Jackie Coleson, all of Kirbyville, and Dalton Miller of Jasper; a sister, Betty Jones of Kirbyville; and six grandchildren.

Coleson, Jewett Burton
Funeral services for Jewett Burton Coleson, 48, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. Burial will be in the Kirbyville City Cemetery. Coleson died Saturday, September 15, 1973. He was a native and lifelong resident of Jasper County and an employee of Kirbyville Lumber Corp. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Odelle Conn Coleson; one son, James B. Coleson, Beaumont; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Coleson, Call; one sister, Mrs. Mildred Osborne, Pasadena, and one brother, Hobart Coleson, Saudi Arabia.

Collins, Allie
Nov. 29, 2001
Allie Collins, 98, of Kirbyville died Nov. 29, 2001, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kirbyville Cemetery in Kirbyville under the direction of E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. Visitation will be today at the funeral home until 1:30 p.m. A native of Prairie County, Ky., she lived in Kirbyville many years. Survivors include grandsons, James E. Pickett of Kirbyville, John Miller of Houston and Doug Woods of Shreveport, La.

Collier, Henry
Funeral services for Henry Collier, 80, Pine Tree Lodge, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Weldon Davis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Magnolia Springs Cemetery near Kirbyville. collier died in his residence Thursday, September 18, 1973. He was retired from Mobil Oil Pipeline. He is a 32nd Degree Mason and member of the Kirbyville Masonic Lodge No. 294 AM &FM. He has been a mason for 56 years. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Katherine Lively, Labelle, Mrs. Inez Walker, Bryan, Mrs. Helen Bevil, Corpus Christi, and Mrs. Eva Rae Lewis, Houston; two brothers, Dallas Collier, Silsbee and Frank Collier, Baytown; nine grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. Graveside rites will be held by the Kirbyville Masonic Lodge.

Collins, Lizzie
BUNA – Funeral for Lizzie Collins, 87, will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with burial in Quicksand Cemetery near Newton. Mrs. Collins died at 5:30 a.m. Friday {March 25, 1977} in Buna Nursing Home after an illness. She was an Arkansas native and had lived many years in Newton County. Survivors include a nephew, Denny Roberts of Beeville.

Collins, Onie Lelee
Onie Lelee Collins, 94, of Newton died Dec. 9, 2000, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home in Newton with burial at Newton City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A native of Hemphill, she was a longtime resident of Newton. Survivors include her sons, Sam Force Collins of Newton and John Edward Collins of Dallas; daughter, Beth Collins Lazenby of Port Arthur; sister, Zuma Dennard of Beaumont; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Combs, Pauline
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Combs, 68, of Kirbyville will be held at Causey's E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with the Rev. Marcus Green, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Mrs. Combs died at about 3:30 p.m. Friday in her home after a long illness. She was a native of Decatur, Ill., and had lived in this area for about six years. She was a Baptist. She is survived by one son, David W. Combs of Melbourne, Australia, and three grandchildren.

Compton, Bessie Turner
Funeral for Bessie Turner Compton, 85, of Kirbyville was held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in Bean Cemetery. She died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Buna Medical Center after an illness. A native of Salem, Ill., she had lived in Kirbyville 50 years. Survivors include a daughter, Augusta Griffin of Salem; a brother, Charles Turner of Salem; five grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.

Conn, Edwin Dixon Sr.
{Nov. 15, 1980}
KIRBYVILLE – Edward Dixon Conn Sr., 73, of Kirbyville died at 1:11 a.m. Saturday at Mixson Memorial Hospital in Kirbyville after an illness. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Kirbyville United Methodist Church with burial in Kirbyville Cemetery under the direction of Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home. A lifelong resident of Kirbyville, he was the former owner and operator of the Chevrolet dealership in Kirbyville. He was also an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include three sons, Edwin Dixon Conn Jr. and Robert F. Conn, both of Kirbyville, and Charles H. Conn of Beaumont; two sisters, Opal Peebles and Gertrude Tehan, both of Kirbyville; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Conn, Leslie C.
{Mar. 7, 1976}
KIRBYVILLE – Funeral for Leslie C. Conn, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today at Causey’s E.E. Stringer Funeral Home with burial in the Kirbyville Cemetery. He died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in Mixson Memorial Hospital here after a long illness. A native of Kirbyville, he was a former employee of the American National Bank in Beaumont, and was associated later with the Kirbyville Motor Co. before retiring. Survivors include his wife, Janice Anderson Conn; a son John S. Conn of Beaumont; four daughters, Mary Jane O’Dell of Texas City, Carolyn Conn of Houston, Sarah Ferguson of Beaumont and Cornelia Gordon of Waco; a brother, Dixon Conn Sr. of Kirbyville and two sisters, Opal Peebles and Gertrude Teahan, both of Kirbyville.

Coon, James Jerry Sr.
{Dec. 24, 1978}
BAYTOWN – Funeral for James Jerry Coon Sr., 40, of Baytown will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Earthman Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Trout Creek Cemetery in Kirbyville. Coon died at 8 p.m. Sunday in a Baytown hospital after an illness. He is survived by his wife, Faye Coon of Baytown; three daughters, Dena, Cindi and Brenda Coon, all of Baytown; one son, James J. Coon Jr. of Baytown; his mother, Mrs. S.T. Coon Sr. of Kirbyville; one brother, S.T. Coon Jr. of Kirbyville, and two sisters, Mrs. Paunee Wilson of Call, Texas, and Mrs. Dyan Jones of Baytown.

Cooper, Carla Renee
Carla Renee Cooper, 21, of Kirbyville died Sunday, December 5, 1993 at Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Trout Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin Tuesday at the funeral home. A native of Orange, she lived most of her life in Kirbyville. Survivors include her husband, David Barnett of Kirbyville; daughters, Brittany Cooper, Tiffany Cooper and Stephanie Cooper, all of Kirbyville; father, Marvin Cooper of Orange; mother and stepfather, Niki and Robert Nations of Kirbyville; grandparents, Lena Cooper of Orange, George Marshall of Buna and Raymond and Elaine Farmer of Kirbyville; brothers, Marvin C. Cooper Jr. of Orange and Kevin Nations of Kirbyville; sisters, Lisa McGee of Orange, Kimberly Pirtie of Wheatville, Ind., and Deanna Cooper of Orange.