Obituaries

Carrie Solly Rees

Carrie Solly Rees

Mar 25, 2008

Carrie S. Rees, 47 of Vidor went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont after a brief illness. A lifetime resident of Vidor, she was a clerical assistant with Blood and Plasma until this past December when she left to help take care of her very sick dad. She...

Dovie Maglean Statum

Dovie Maglean Statum

Mar 25, 2008

Dovie M. Statum, 85, of Dayton died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at her residence. A native of Newton, she has lived in Dayton for 6 years, and was a retied custodian after 20 years with Vidor ISD. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at...

Sandra Lee Williams

Sandra Lee Williams

Mar 23, 2008

Sandra L. Williams, 63, of Livingston died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at UTMB in Galveston, TX. A native of Beaumont, she lived in Vidor for 5 years before moving to Livingston 1 year ago. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with memorial services to be held at a later date. She is survived by her husband...

James Elton Trumble, Sr

James Elton Trumble, Sr

Mar 21, 2008

Elton Trumble, 57, of Vidor died Friday, March 21, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Elton was a retired Pipefitter and attended Good Samaritan Fellowship Church in Fred, TX. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor,...

Olson Christopher Williams

Olson Christopher Williams

Mar 21, 2008

Olson Williams, 55, of Beaumont died Friday, March 21, 2008 at his residence. A native of St. Andrew, Grenada, West Indies, he was longtime resident of Beaumont. Olson was a self employed Electrician and served in the US Army during the Viet-Nam Era. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the VA Cemetery in Houston. Olson is...

Bonnie Rose Cornwell

Bonnie Rose Cornwell

Mar 19, 2008

Bonnie R. Cornwell, 80, of Vidor died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Port Arthur, TX, She was a longtime resident of Vidor. Bonnie was a retired Purchasing Agent with Lone Star Compression. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with...

Joyce Ann Clayton

Joyce Ann Clayton

Mar 17, 2008

Joyce A. Clayton, 71, of Vidor died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Ardmoore, OK, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Joyce was a homemaker and a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Restlawn Memorial Park...

Homer T. Young

Homer T. Young

Mar 17, 2008

Homer T. Young, 78, of Vidor died Monday, March 17, 2008 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Evadale, TX, he was a longtime resident of Evadale before moving to Vidor 3 years ago. Homer was a Heavy Equipment Operator and served his country in the US Army During the Korean Conflict. Funeral services will be held at 10:00...

Andrew Joseph Jacobs, Jr

Andrew Joseph Jacobs, Jr

Mar 16, 2008

Andrew J. Jacobs, 61, of Vidor died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Houston, TX, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Andrew was an Electrical Designer for Englobal Engineering in Beaumont. He was a member of River of Life Church in Vidor and served his country in the US Air Force...

Sylvia Lea Warner

Sylvia Lea Warner

Mar 14, 2008

Sylvia L. Warner, 75, of Vidor died Friday, March 14, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Newton, she has lived in Vidor for 4 years, and was a retired nurse with Newton County Hospital in Newton, TX. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of...

Rhonda Suzan Safar Wisby

Rhonda Suzan Safar Wisby

Mar 13, 2008

Rhonda Wisby, 52, of Buna died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A native of Beaumont, she has lived in Buna for 25 years and was an assistant vice president with Hibernia Bank. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to...

Jimmy Ray Brumley

Jimmy Ray Brumley

Mar 11, 2008

Jimmy R. Brumley, 71, of Vidor died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A native of LaPorte, TX., he has lived in Vidor since 1978, and was a retired insulator with Local #22. He proudly served his country in the U S Marines Corp. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2008...

Evelyn Hart

Evelyn Hart

Mar 5, 2008

Evelyn Hart, 80, of Vidor died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A native of Fruithurst, AL, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Evelyn was a mother and worked as a custodian at Vidor High School for some 10 years before retiring. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2008 at...

Travis Ryan Sellers

Travis Ryan Sellers

Mar 2, 2008

Travis R. Sellers, 30, of Orange died Sunday, March 2, 2008 in Orange, Texas. A native of Nederland, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor, before moving to Orange 9 months ago. He was a proud eagle scout, and a process operator with Calabrian Chemical Plant. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at The...

James Thomas Whitten

James Thomas Whitten

Feb 29, 2008

James 'T is for Terrific' Whitten, 60, of Vidor left his family today Friday, February 29, 2008 to go to his heavenly home. A lifelong resident of Vidor, and a past graduate from Vidor High School, he was a warehouse purchasing agent with Printpack Polyethylene Plant in Orange for 39 years. He served in the Army Reserves for seven years....

Wilbert Carl Moore, Sr.

Wilbert Carl Moore, Sr.

Feb 29, 2008

Wilbert C. Moore, Sr., 74, of Vidor died Friday, February 29, 2008 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Nacogdoches, TX., he has lived in Vidor for 66 years and was a retired self-employed painter. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Burial services were held at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008...

Mildred Carlene Brock

Mildred Carlene Brock

Feb 25, 2008

Mildred C. Brock, 80, of Vidor died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, TX. A native of Philadelphia, MS., she has lived in Vidor since 1979, and was a retired secretary with Smith Hayes Optical. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial...

Billie Sue Hale

Billie Sue Hale

Feb 25, 2008

Billie S. Hale, 76, of Vidor died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A native of Flourence, AL., she has lived in Vidor since 1960, and was a homemaker. Cremation arrangements were entrusted with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at First Pentecostal...

Justin Moral Harvey

Justin Moral Harvey

Feb 25, 2008

Justin M. Harvey, 25, of Vidor died Monday, February 25, 2008 in Vidor, TX. A native of Beaumont, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a foreman with Valero. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Vidor under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home...

Vivian Marie Preston

Vivian Marie Preston

Feb 22, 2008

Vivian M. Preston, 95, of Woodville died Friday, February 22, 2008 at Memorial Medical Center of Lufkin, TX. Vivian was a longtime resident of Vidor before moving to Woodville three years ago. Vivian was an Artist right up to the time of her death and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held...