Obituaries

Mattie Elizabeth Eaves

Mattie Elizabeth Eaves

Jan 31, 2017

Mattie Elizabeth-Rash Eaves, 72, of Vidor, TX died Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A native of Joaquin, TX she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Mattie was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church who liked to read, travel and taking pictures. She especially enjoyed spending quality time with her family and will be...

Margaret Inez Knowles

Margaret Inez Knowles

Jan 30, 2017

Margaret Inez Knowles, 85, of Vidor, TX died Monday, January 30th, 2017 at her home. A native of Premont, TX she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Margaret was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Azalea Garden Club of Vidor where she was a past President and the current First Vice President. She loved gardening, sewing, reading,...

Milton Richard Smith

Milton Richard Smith

Jan 26, 2017

Richard Smith, 71, of Vidor died Thursday, January 26th, 2017 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, Texas, he was a lifelong residence of Vidor. Richard retired from pipefitters Local Union #195 after 50 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was a member of Masonic Lodge #1286 in Vidor. Richard enjoyed...

Theda Johnson

Theda Johnson

Jan 23, 2017

Theda Johnson, 92, died Monday, January 23rd, 2017 in Vidor, TX. A native of Starks, LA, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Theda worked as an LVN in ICU on the nightshift at Baptist Hospital. She attended Northwest Baptist Church and enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing. Her own recipe for dirty rice made it in the Beaumont Enterprise. Visitation...

Howard Percy Morse

Howard Percy Morse

Jan 22, 2017

Born to T.N. & Emily Jane (Waldrep) Morse on November 25, 1923 in Saratoga, Texas, died Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 at his Vidor residence. He was a retired grocer having began his career in Bridge City in 1954. In 1956, he had the opportunity to open Howard's Big Star/Big Red Pantry and remained in the grocery and convenience store business...

Robin Renae Leavings-Williams

Robin Renae Leavings-Williams

Jan 22, 2017

Robin R. Leavins-Williams, 42, of Vidor died Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 at her Vidor residence. A native of Galveston, TX, she was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Robin was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Vidor and was a homemaker. She enjoyed writing and drawing. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Memorial...

Curley John Myers, Sr.

Curley John Myers, Sr.

Jan 21, 2017

Curley John Myers Sr., 84, died Saturday, January 21st, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. A native of Estherwood, LA, he was a longtime resident of Orange, TX. Curley enjoyed hunting and fishing, gardening and spending quality time with his family especially his grandchildren. He also volunteered time at his church. Visitation will be Monday, January 23 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at...

Jon Alva Cothern

Jon Alva Cothern

Jan 20, 2017

Jon Alva Cothern, 45, died Friday, January 20th, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Born in Ft. Worth, TX, he was a lifelong resident in Vidor, TX. Jon enjoyed automotive technology, especially installing radar detectors and stereos. Jon also loved to spend quality time with his teenage daughter Whitney. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 25, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m....

Dorothy "Dee" Siau

Dorothy "Dee" Siau

Jan 19, 2017

Dorothy "Dee" Siau, 69, died Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A native of Frederick, MD she was a longtime resident of Vidor, TX. Dee enjoyed painting, doing crafts, cooking, crocheting, jarring and canning items she grew from her own garden. She also loved animals. Dee was a loving wife and caretaker for her...

Frances M. Ford

Frances M. Ford

Jan 18, 2017

Frances M. Ford, 86, of Vidor died Wednesday, January 18th, 2017. She was a native of Crowell, TX and a longtime resident of Vidor and a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Frances worked as an LVN and retired from Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. During her spare time she enjoyed bowling, reading and writing short stories and drawing....

Marion R. Saul

Marion R. Saul

Jan 15, 2017

Marion R. Saul, 82, died Sunday, January 15th, 2017 at her home in Vidor surrounded by family. She was a native of Wildwood, NJ and a longtime resident of Vidor. Marion liked reading, gardening and going to casinos. She also loved to spend quality time with her family. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Wilma Jean Anderson

Wilma Jean Anderson

Jan 12, 2017

Wilma J. Anderson, 81 of DeRidder, Louisiana died Thursday, January 12th, 2017 at DeRidder Rehab. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was living in DeRidder, Louisiana for the past several years. Wilma was a homemaker. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, January 19, 2017 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Wilma is survived by her sons David...

Robert Mitchell Eaves

Robert Mitchell Eaves

Jan 9, 2017

Robert "Mickey" M. Eaves, 71 of Vidor died Monday, January 9th, 2017 at his Vidor residence. A native of Gist, TX, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Robert retired from Motiva Refinery after 34 years as a process operator and worked at NASA as an jet engine mechanic when he was younger. He served his country in the US...

Charles Goines

Charles Goines

Jan 9, 2017

Charles "Shoby" E. Goines, 86, of Vidor died Monday, January 9, 2017 at his Vidor residence. A native of Beaumont, TX, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Charles was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a devoted worker as a chemical engineer. He worked in local and overseas refineries. Charles enjoyed watching...

Joyce Mae Layfield

Joyce Mae Layfield

Jan 6, 2017

Joyce Layfield, 79, died Friday, January 6th, 2017 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She was a longtime resident of Vidor, TX who loved to spend quality time with her family and grandchildren. Visitation will be Monday, January 9, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor with her funeral service to begin...

Ingeborg Harrell

Ingeborg Harrell

Jan 6, 2017

Ingeborg Harrell, 60, died Friday, January 6th, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Germany and has been a resident of Vidor, TX for the past 20 years. Ingeborg enjoyed life and listening to all kinds of music, especially Rock & Roll. She loved spending quality time with her family and pets. Ingeborg is survived...

Louis Monroe "Cookie" Cook, Jr.

Louis Monroe "Cookie" Cook, Jr.

Jan 4, 2017

Louis Monroe "Cookie" Cook, Jr., 65, died Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 in Galveston, TX. Born in Beaumont, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor before moving to Crystal Beach, TX 10 years ago. Cookie loved to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed fireworks and was a nature lover and bird watcher. He was also an avid fan of the...

Charles "Junior" O'Neal, Jr

Charles "Junior" O'Neal, Jr

Jan 4, 2017

Charles "Junior" Ray O'Neal Jr., 62, died Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 at his home in Lafayette, LA surrounded by his family. A native of Clarksville, TX he was a longtime resident of Lafayette, LA. Junior was a corporate pilot and ordained Baptist minister who enjoyed woodworking, hunting, barbeques and crawfish boils. He also enjoyed being a drone pilot and was...

Claudia Marian Ogden

Claudia Marian Ogden

Jan 3, 2017

Claudia B. Ogden, 74, died Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. A native of Columbus, Georgia she was a longtime resident of Vidor and a member of the 4-H Club. She loved animals, going on cruises and cooking. Claudia was a senior citizen advocate who stood up for senior's rights and worked as a Social Worker...

Vanessa Ann Sowell

Vanessa Ann Sowell

Dec 29, 2016

Ann Sowell, 61, of Mauriceville died Thursday, December 29th, 2016 at Summer Place Nursing Home in Beaumont. A native of Jackson, MS, she was a longtime resident of Mauriceville, TX. Ann was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church and enjoyed helping people mainly though her cooking. She always gave more than she received. Ann was a hair dresser in...