Obituaries

Gerard Ernest Lasante
Nov 4, 2007
Gerard E. LaSante passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2007 after a brief illness. Born on March 11, 1921 in Sanford, Maine, he was a 25 year resident of Biddeford, Maine, a 35 year resident of Dover, N.H. and Port St. Lucie, FL, for 13 years before moving to Vidor, Texas. Gerard was a decorated WWII Army Veteran, having seen...

Lily Ronnie Doucet
Nov 2, 2007
Lily R. Doucet, 66, of Vidor died Friday, November 2, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Shanghai, China, she has lived in Vidor since 1973, and was a homemaker. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Lily is survived by her husband Kenneth Doucet of Vidor, sons Lonnie Doucet of Oklahoma,...

Mary Constance Minter-Brown
Nov 1, 2007
Mary Constance Minter-Brown, 25, of Vidor died Thursday, November 1, 2007 in Vidor. A native of Beaumont, TX she was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Funeral services will begin at 10 am Monday November 5, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor with a burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will begin at 6pm Sunday November...

Joseph Jesse Geer, Jr.
Oct 27, 2007
Joseph Jesse Geer, Jr. of Vidor died unexpectedly at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston on October 27, 2007 from a stroke. He was born to Joseph Jesse Sr. and Margaret Worley Geer in Beaumont on April 3, 1948. He is preceded in death by his parents and younger brother Robert Edward Geer. Surviving him is his loving wife of 38...

Jennifer Lynn Brown
Oct 25, 2007
Jennifer L. Brown, 46, of Vidor died Thursday, October 25, 2007. A lifelong resident of Vidor, she was a longtime client of Spindletop MHMR Center in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor, TX. Visitation will be...

Dorothy Fulton
Oct 25, 2007
Dorothy “Dot” Fulton, 73, of Vidor, died October 25, 2007 at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Holly Bluff, MS, she was a longtime resident of Vidor, TX. Dorothy was a homemaker. Funeral services will begin at 2pm for family and friends on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at her residence, under of direction of Memorial Funeral Home...

Mildred Lavern Thornton-Liles
Oct 25, 2007
Mildred Lavern Thornton Liles, 79, of Vidor passed away Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. She was born September 20, 1928 in Armstrong, OK. She was predeceased by her parents Harvey Violet Price Thornton and her brother, Arthur L. Thornton. She graduated from Durant High School in 1946 and then attended Southeastern State University and...

Elray Conner
Oct 24, 2007
Elray Conner, 84, of Vidor died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Jennings, LA., he has lived in Vidor for 25 years, and was a retired machinist after 25 years with Standard Alloy. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 26, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor,...

Daryl Eugene Perry
Oct 23, 2007
Daryl E. Perry, 14, of Vidor died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in Vidor, TX. A native of Houston, TX., he lived in Splendora, Texas for 5 years before moving to Vidor 7 months ago. and was a student at Vidor High School. Memorial services will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at First Pentecostal Church of Vidor,...

Walter James Stage
Oct 23, 2007
Walter J. Stage, 64, of Vidor died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at his residence. A native of Denver, CO., he lived in East Hartford, CT., for 30+ years before moving to Vidor 10 months ago. He was a QA inspector for Pratt and Whitney for 32 years. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Visitation will begin...

Louis Smith
Oct 21, 2007
Louis 'Lou' Smith of Vidor died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Joaquin, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. He was a heavy equipment operator for Temple Inland for many years. A member of the North Main Church of Christ, VISD school board member for 9 years, Little League...

Orelia Bea Spell
Oct 19, 2007
Orelia “Bea” Spell, 83, of Vidor died Friday, October 19, 2007 at her residence in Vidor. A native of Estherwood, LA, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Bea was a self employed Seamstress and a Homemaker. She was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church in Vidor. She was a member of Vidor Chapter #914 Order of the Eastern...

John Steven Spann
Oct 17, 2007
John S. Spann, 58, of Vidor died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Hot Springs, AR, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. John was an Estimator for Horizon Off Shore and was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. He served his country in the US Army during the Viet-Nam conflict were...

Harry A Petrie
Oct 17, 2007
Harry A. Petrie, 70, of Vidor passed away October 17, 2007 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. A native of Alexandria, LA he was a lifelong resident of Vidor, TX. Harry was an automotive mechanic most of his life and served his country in the US Army. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Sunday, October 21, 2007...

Lillia Jane Duhon
Oct 14, 2007
Lillia J. Duhon, 75, of Vidor died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Vidor Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, TX. A native of Leonville, LA., she has lived in Vidor since 1960, and was a meat wrapper with Kroger for 30+ years. A Funeral Liturgy outside Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Memorial Funeral...

Belinda Renee Gray
Oct 11, 2007
Belinda R. Gray, 47, of Vidor died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at UTMB Hospital in Galveston, TX. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a homemaker. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be held...

Luther Martin Lindley, Sr.
Oct 6, 2007
Luther Martin Lindley, Sr., 84, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Baylor Roberts Hospital in Dallas, TX. He was born in Winston County, Alabama, on May 21, 1923, to the late George William Monroe Lindley and Mary Elizabeth Lindley. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George Monroe Lindley and Jack Lindley, and one sister Lillie Belle Kennedy. Funeral...

Beulah M Rollins
Oct 5, 2007
Beulah Mae Rollins , 78, of Vidor died Friday, October 5, 2007 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Newport, AR., she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Beulah was a homemaker and a member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church of Vidor. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 8, 2007 at Eastgate United...

Robert Earl Fowler
Oct 5, 2007
Robert Earl Fowler, 40, of Vidor died Friday, October 5, 2007 in Vidor . A native of Nederland, Tx he was a self employed painter and was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Monday, October 8, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with a burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor....

Claude A Boulet, Jr.
Oct 3, 2007
Claude “Audie” Boulet, Jr, 80 of Vidor died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Indian Bayou, LA, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Claude was the owner/operator of Boulet Enterprises. He served in the Merchant Marines from 1944 - 1946. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2007...