Obituaries
Barry Paul Prausa
Feb 12, 2010
Barry P, Prausa, 49, of Vidor died Friday, February 12, 2010 at his residence. A native of Hobbs, NM., he was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a self-employed tile setter. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home. Barry...
Shirley Ann Brucia
Feb 9, 2010
Shirley A. Brucia, 66, of Vidor died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born October 1, 1943 in Vidor, Texas to Paul and Virginia Hinch. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Shirley was a homemaker and a very loving mom to 3 kids. Her children and grandchildren were the love of her life....
Julius Leroy Engdahl
Feb 8, 2010
Leroy Engdahl, 90, of Vidor crossed over Monday, February 8, 2010. He was born December 12, 1919, in Brady, Texas, to Walter and Flora Engdahl. He was the oldest of four siblings and the only son. Visitation will be Friday, February 12, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, Texas. Services will be held...
Doris Maxine Hill
Feb 8, 2010
Doris Hill, 86, of Vidor died Monday, February 8, 2010 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Doris was born February 3, 1924 in Rocky Ford, CO to Jessie and Ruth Jones. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor were she also retired from as a Librarian. Funeral service will...
Larry Dean Helms, Sr.
Feb 7, 2010
Larry D. Helms, Sr., 63, of Vidor died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Tulia, TX., he has lived in Vidor for 31 years, and was a retired serviceman with Entergy. Larry served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,...
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Lynch
Feb 7, 2010
Betsy Lynch, 56, of Vidor died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Betsy was born on September 20, 1953 in Beaumont, Texas to Robert and Mildred Castille. She was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, before moving to Vidor two years ago. Betsy was an Educator for Oak Forest Elementary School in Vidor for 23 years....
Judson Lawrence Price
Feb 4, 2010
Judson L. Price, 58, of Vidor died on Thursday, February 4, 2010 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Vidor under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home. Jud was born...
Stephen Charles Williams, Jr
Feb 3, 2010
Stephen Williams, 33, of Vidor died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 in Vidor. A native of Nederland, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Stephen was a self employed labor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with cremation to follow. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, February...
Christopher Lee Strother
Jan 30, 2010
Christopher L. Strother, 26, of Vidor died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a boilermaker with J V Industrial. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will...
Ronald Andrew Wojtowich
Jan 29, 2010
Ronald A. Wojtowich, 63, of Vidor died Friday, January 29, 2010 in Vidor. A native of Hammond, IN., he was owner-operator and machinist of R W Machine Works. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Vidor, under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor,...
Gwindon Travis 'Charlie' Sharp
Jan 28, 2010
Charlie Sharp, 83, of Vidor went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 28, 2010 after a heroic battle with cancer. A native of Poyner, TX., he has lived in Vidor for 70 years, and was a retired chemical engineer after 38 years with Mobil Oil Refinery. Charlie is one of the founding fathers of the City of Pine Forest...
Annie Hilda Mae Marie
Jan 28, 2010
Hilda Marie, 80, of Vidor died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. A native of Gulfport, MS., she has lived in Vidor for 43 years and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1, 2010 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Del Rose...
Joe Parker, Jr.
Jan 25, 2010
Joe Parker, Jr., 75, of Vidor died Monday, January 25, 2010 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. He was born June 29, 1934 at the families old home place in Jasper, which is designated in the Texas Family Land Heritage Program as a Century Farm. He has lived in Vidor since 1957, and was a retired operator with B.F. Goodrich...
Freida Marie Simmons
Jan 25, 2010
Freida M. Simmons, 79, of Vidor died Monday, January 25, 2010 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Fredia was born October 29, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Adolf and Pearl Bunge. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and a member of First United Methodist Church in Vidor. Freida was a retired Bookkeeper for Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral...
Charles Allen Garrard
Jan 21, 2010
Charles A. Garrard, 63, of Vidor died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Charles was born November 11, 1946 in Hattesburg, Mississippi to Joe and Mildred Garrard. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor and was a member of the First Church of God in Beaumont. Charles was a self employed Water Well Driller and...
Lamar 'Doc' Junior Holliday
Jan 20, 2010
Doc Holliday, 76, of Vidor died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at his residence. Doc was born September 18, 1933 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi to Jimmie and Eunice (Boleware) Holliday and has lived in Vidor for 41 years. Doc was a Retired Warehouse Supervisor and served his country in the United States Army during Korean War. Funeral services will be held at...

Elsie L. Browning
Jan 20, 2010
Elsie L. Browning, 72, of Vidor died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at her residence in Vidor. Elsie was born December 24, 1937 in Modesto, California to Herbert and Mary Atkinson. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a homemaker. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Elsie was preceded in by all her children. She...
Merlene Carter
Jan 19, 2010
Merlene Carter, 72, of Vidor died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at her residence. Merlene was born on April 12, 1937 in Starks, Louisiana to Jerry and Mittie Perkins. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Vidor. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services will be held...
Annie Mae Miller
Jan 16, 2010
Annie M. Miller, 96, of Vidor died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A native of Blue Bayou, LA., she has lived in Vidor for 62 years, and was a domestic engineer. She was a member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on...

Eveline Bivens
Jan 16, 2010
Eveline Bivens, 95, of Vidor died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Vidor Health and Rehab Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Desoto Parish, LA., she has lived in Vidor for over 20 years, and was a homemaker. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Eveline was preceded in death by her husband Sam O. Bivens, daughter...