Obituaries

Mavis Marie Chesser
Apr 18, 2013
Mavis M. Chesser, 83, of Vidor died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Vidor Health and Rehab Nursing Home in Vidor. Mavis was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and a homemaker. Mavis was a member of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m....
Juanita Flora Bailey
Apr 14, 2013
Juanita F. Bailey, 79, of Vidor died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Vidor Health and Rehab Center in Vidor. A native of Beaumont, she was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a homemaker. She was an avid bingo and card player. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Restlawn Memorial Park in...
Kevin Lee Hanks
Apr 11, 2013
Kevin L. Hanks, 47, of Mauriceville died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Vidor, TX., he was a longtime resident of Mauriceville. Kevin was a Maintenance Planner with Bridgestone Polymer in Orange. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, April 15,...
Susie O. Foy Bridges
Apr 11, 2013
Susie O. Bridges, 91, of Vidor died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Vidor Health and Rehab Center. A native of Sicily Island, Louisiana, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Susie was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, April 15, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park...
Charles Ray Oliver Sr.
Apr 11, 2013
Charles Ray Oliver Sr., 81, of Vidor died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Hemphill, Texas, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Charles was an Oil Field Worker and worked at Firestone Tire and Rubber as a floor hand. He was an avid fisherman and loved riding motorcycles. His favorite pass...
Billy Tommy Sanders
Apr 10, 2013
Billy T. Sanders, 79, of Mauriceville died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at his residence. A native of Bronson, TX., he was a longtime resident of Mauriceville, and was a heavy equipment crane operator with Local Union #450. Billy served his country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and later retired from the United States Marine Corps. Billy was a member...
Elmer Lester Krebs
Apr 10, 2013
Elmer L. Krebs, 89, of Vidor died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Beaumont, TX., he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Elmer was an Operator at Mobil Oil and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor. A service outside mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm...
Donald Joe 'Oop' Bryan
Apr 9, 2013
Donald 'OOP' Bryan, 80, of Vidor died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A lifelong resident of Vidor, Donald was a retired millwright with Owens Illinois-Inland Orange Papermill. Donald was a member of the Vidor Masonic Lodge #1286, where he reached his 32nd degree and became a Shriner. Donald served his country in the United...
Wanda Joette Arrington Brown
Apr 4, 2013
Wanda Joette Arrington Brown, 67, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor and worked for the Beaumont Enterprise for a number of years. A member of the LDS Church of Latter-Day Saints and was preceded in death by her granddaughter Angela Brown of Mauriceville, parents Paul & Sarah (Pat)...
Larry Lewis Teague
Apr 4, 2013
Larry L. Teague, 69, of Vidor died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at his residence. A native of Lake Village, AR., he has lived in Vidor since 1981, and was a retired boilermaker. He was a member of the NRA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Larry is survived by his sons: Fred Teague of Little Rock,...
Andrew Joseph 'A.J.' Jacobs, Sr.
Apr 3, 2013
A. J. Jacobs, Sr., 94, of Vidor died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Rayburn Healthcare and Rehab in Jasper. A native of Beaumont, he was a longtime resident of Vidor before moving to Kirbyville 2 years ago. A. J. was a retired labor foreman with Mobil Oil Refinery in Beaumont. A. J. served his country in the United States Army....
William Edmond Rossiter
Apr 2, 2013
William E. Rossiter, 77, of Vidor died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his residence. A native of Dalhart, TX., he has lived in Vidor for 20 years and was a retired gas foreman with Palmer's Barge Line. William was a past deacon with Lakeview Baptist Church in Vidor. William served his country in the United States Army. Graveside services will...
Brenda 'Sissy' Darlene Jones Dougharty
Apr 2, 2013
Brenda 'Sissy' Jones Dougharty, 53, of Doyline, LA., died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Willis- Knighten Hospital in Shreveport, LA. A native of Vidor, she has lived in Doyline for 15 years and was owner-secretary of Thoroughbred Floor Services in Doyline. Sissy was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
William Curtis Reel
Apr 1, 2013
Curtis Reel, 72, of Burkeville died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Groves, he was a longtime resident of Vidor and Kirbyville before moving to Burkeville in 2005. Curtis was a retired Water Well Driller. Curtis served his country in the United States Army. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of...
Lois Ann Dvorsky
Mar 30, 2013
Lois A. Dvorsky, 90, of Vidor died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Los Angeles, CA., she was a longtime resident of Vidor, and was a retired care provider with the Beaumont State Center. Lois was a member of the Beaumont Women's League. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on...
Ronald Allen Block
Mar 30, 2013
Ronald Allen Block, 67, was a resident of Oakwood Manor Nursing Facility since October 2010, went to be with his Savior after a long illness on March 30, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Beaumont on August 10, 1945, son of Hyman C. Block and Alva Thompson Block. He was the youngest of six brothers and...
Floyd Julian Kendall
Mar 26, 2013
Floyd J. Kendall, 68, of Vidor died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at his residence. Floyd was a native of Orange, TX, and was a longtime resident of Vidor. Floyd was owner/operator of Kendall's Towing and Recovery. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Vidor, with entombment to follow at...
Kathy Lynn Miller
Mar 25, 2013
Kathy L. Miller, 52, of Vidor died Monday, March 25, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Kathy was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and a retired crime scene investigator after 22 years of service with the Beaumont Police Department. Kathy was a member and past Fire Marshall of the Vidor Volunteer Fire Department for 17 years, and past...
Lois Ann Burleson Hill
Mar 24, 2013
Lois A. Hill, 77, of Vidor died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at her daughters residence in League City, TX. Lois was a native of Tyler, TX, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Lois was a true caregiver who tirelessly devoted her life to taking care of family and friends. She always put the needs of others above the needs...
Dana Langston Snider Sr.
Mar 24, 2013
Dana L. Snider Sr., 56, of Vidor died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, March 29th, 2013at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 6:00 pm Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home of...