Obituaries

Darrel William Tingley

Darrel William Tingley

Oct 2, 2007

Darrel W. “D.W.” Tingley, 96 of Vidor died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Houston. A native of Martinsville, IL, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. D.W. was a retired Pipefitter with Local Union #105 and was a founding member of the Vidor Volunteer Fire Department. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will...

Hubert Weldon Baker

Hubert Weldon Baker

Oct 1, 2007

Hubert W. Baker, 82 of Vidor died Monday, October 1, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Tanglewood, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Hubert was a retired operator with Union Oil and served his country in the US Navy. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 4, 2007 at...

Loraine Brodnax

Loraine Brodnax

Sep 29, 2007

Loraine Brodnax, 82, of Vidor died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Vidor, she was a homemaker. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Mansfield Cemetery in Vidor, TX. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1,...

Cody Macklin Cunningham

Cody Macklin Cunningham

Sep 29, 2007

Cody M. Cunningham, 20, of Vidor died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A lifelong resident of Vidor, he was a certified operator with Southeast Texas Industries of Vidor for 5 months. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow...

Ila Craft

Ila Craft

Sep 28, 2007

Ila Craft, 86, of Vidor died Friday, September 28, 2007 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, TX. A native of Pickering, Louisiana she has lived in Vidor since 1950, and was a homemaker. Graveside services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor, under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of...

Fred Edward Porter

Fred Edward Porter

Sep 25, 2007

Fred E. Porter, 83, of Vidor died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Beaumont, Texas, he was a resident of Vidor most of his life. Fred was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. He attended South Park schools in Beaumont. He joined the US Navy in 1942 and served as a Signalman aboard...

Stonewall James Ellis

Stonewall James Ellis

Sep 25, 2007

Stonewall “Stoney” Ellis, 59, of Vidor died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Houston, TX. A native of Perry, GA., he has lived in Vidor for 18 years and was a machinist with CBH Services for 15 years, and with Gulf Copper for 3 years. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2007...

Daryl Frederick Rogers

Daryl Frederick Rogers

Sep 22, 2007

Daryl F. Rogers, 41, of Vidor died Saturday, September 22, 2007 in Beaumont, TX. A native of Pensacola, FL., he has lived in the Golden Triangle for 5 months. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home. He is survived by his...

George William Tull

George William Tull

Sep 16, 2007

George W. Tull, 92, of Vidor died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Crisfield, MD, he was a resident of Vidor since 1999. George retired from the U.S. Navy were he was in WW II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Fleet Reserve, The Elks Club and The VFW in...

Mildred Florence Tomlin

Mildred Florence Tomlin

Sep 7, 2007

Mildred F. Tomlin, 85, of Vidor died Friday, September 7, 2007 at Oakwood Manor Nursing in Vidor. A native of Pickering, LA, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Mildred was a homemaker and a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 10, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of...

George Nepevux

George Nepevux

Sep 6, 2007

George Nepevux, 81, of Vidor died Thursday, September 6, 2007 at his residence in Vidor. A native of New Orleans, LA, he has lived in Vidor since 1966. George served his country in the U.S. Army for 20 years before retiring. He was a WW II, a Korean Conflict and a Viet-Nam Conflict veteran. Funeral services will be held at...

Van Vertis Willey

Van Vertis Willey

Sep 6, 2007

Van V. Willey, 95, of Gist died Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Buna Medical Center in Buna, TX. A native of Orange, TX, he was a longtime resident of Gist. Van was a Dairy Farmer with Franklin Dairy Farms in Buna. He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army and was a member of Genesis Baptist Church...

Patricia Ann Lavallee

Patricia Ann Lavallee

Sep 3, 2007

Patricia A. Lavallee, 71, of Vidor died Monday, September 3, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Beaumont, TX., she has lived in Vidor for 49 years, and was a retired LVN. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Vidor. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services...

Loma Pearl Bitner

Loma Pearl Bitner

Aug 28, 2007

Loma P. Bitner, 74, of Vidor died Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at her residence. A native of Lovelady, TX., she has lived in Vidor since 1957. Loma was a homemaker and a member of North Main Church of Christ. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to...

Cyrusta Alain Dorn

Cyrusta Alain Dorn

Aug 26, 2007

Cyrusta A. Dorn infant daughter of Cyrus and Amanda Dorn, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor, TX. Cyrusta is survived by her loving parents, brother Cyrus Kain Dorn of Vidor, and grandparents Shorty Strother and...

Kenneth Joseph Chambles

Kenneth Joseph Chambles

Aug 21, 2007

Joseph Chambles, 27, of Vidor died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 in Vidor. A native of Beaumont, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a deckhand with Quality Boat Store in Port Arthur, TX. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 24, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Mansfield Cemetery...

Robert Whitney Corbett

Robert Whitney Corbett

Aug 19, 2007

Robert “Bobby” W. Corbett, 62, of Vidor died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Thibodeaux, LA, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Bobby was a welder with Dragon Products, a member of the Pipefitters Local Union 195 and a Technician at Evadale Raceway. He was a member of Pine Forest Baptist...

Joseph Hardy Perritt

Joseph Hardy Perritt

Aug 17, 2007

Joseph H. Perritt, 74, of Cedar Park, TX., died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Breckinridge Hospital in Austin, TX. A native of Kilgore, TX., he has lived in Cedar Park for 27 years and was a retired self-employed CPA. Memorial services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Joseph is survived...

Judith Ann Foux

Judith Ann Foux

Aug 17, 2007

Judy Foux, 61, of Vidor died Thursday, August 17, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Beaumont, she has lived in Vidor for 33 years and was a homemaker. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2007 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow Del Rose Cemetery in...

Kamisha Jane Block

Kamisha Jane Block

Aug 16, 2007

Kamisha J. Block, 20, of Vidor died Thursday, August 16, 2007 in Iraq. A lifelong resident of Vidor, she was a 2005 graduate of Vidor High School, and a member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church of Vidor, and was proudly serving her country in the United States Army in Iraq as a Military Police Officer. Funeral services will begin at...