Obituaries

Dannie Harold Cramer
Aug 24, 2006
Dannie H. Cramer, 57, of Vidor died Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Columbia, MS, he has lived in Vidor since 2002. Dannie was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 28, 2006 at Del-Rose Cemetery in Vidor, under the direction of Memorial...

Wasson Lynn Hay
Aug 23, 2006
Wasson Lynn Hay, 84, of Vidor died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Vidor, he was raised and attended school in West Orange and lived in Vidor since 1956. Lynn retired from Dupont Orange Works after 30 years. He proudly served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army Air Corp. and the...

Ralph Kenneth Turner
Aug 19, 2006
Ralph K. Turner, 59, of Austin died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at St. David Medical Center in Austin, TX. A native of Kansas City, MO., he has lived in Austin for 1 year, and was a self-employed painter. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow...

Laurence Chapman
Aug 17, 2006
Laurence Chapman, 55, of Vidor died Thursday, August 17, 2006 in Austin, TX. A native of Dallas, TX., he has lived in Austin for 2 years and was a retired electrician lineman. Memorial services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. He was preceded in death by his parents George and...

Dorothy Lillian Woods
Aug 15, 2006
Dorothy L. Woods, 88, of Vidor died Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor, with the last four years at Hotel Beaumont. She was a retired medical secretary after 15 years of faithful service, and was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will begin at...

Billie Joyce Harper
Aug 10, 2006
Billie J. Harper, 71, of Vidor died Thursday, August 11, 2006 at Anahuac Health Center in Anahuac, TX. A native of Corrigan, TX, she lived in Vidor for 63 years. Billie was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor,...

Don Claudius Poole, Jr
Aug 10, 2006
Don C. Poole, Jr, 89, of Beaumont died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Gloster, MS, he lived in the Beaumont/Vidor area for 63 years. Don was an Operator at Pure Oil/Union Oil for over 30 years and served his country as a Captain in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member...

Billie Eldon Harland
Aug 10, 2006
Billie quot;Billquot; E. Harland, 76, of Vidor died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Christus St.Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, he lived in Vidor for 44 years. Bill retired from Gulf States Utility as a right-of-way agent after 30 years of service . He was a former Orange County Pct.4 County Commissioner for 8 years and was the...

Burton Lee Tucker
Aug 9, 2006
Burton Lee Tucker, 67, of Vidor died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Newton, TX, he lived in Vidor for 36 years. Burton was a retired truck driver and was on the honor roll for the Vidor Volunteer Fire Department. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Restlawn...

Nancy Carolee Jackson
Aug 8, 2006
Nancy Carolee Jackson, 68, of Vidor died Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital of Beaumont. A native of Lake Charles, LA, she lived in Vidor since 1967. Carolee was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 11, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of...

Wanda Kaye Farmer
Aug 7, 2006
W. Kaye Farmer, 51, of Mauriceville died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Dallas, TX, she lived in Mauriceville for 25 years. Kaye was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Eaves Cemetery in...

Kenneth Ivan Croak
Aug 5, 2006
Kenneth “Butch” Ivan Croak, 65, of Vidor died August 5, 2006 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Orange, TX, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Ivan was a 1958 Vidor High School graduate and attended Sam Houston State University. He was a retired Corrosion Technician with Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Co., was a member of...

Agnes Lucille Mayes
Aug 3, 2006
Agnes Mayes, 82, of Vidor died Thursday, August 3, 2006 at her residence. A native of Joaquin, TX., she has lived in Vidor since 1960, and was a homemaker. She was a proud member of the Vidor Eastern Star Chapter # 914, and the Vidor Ladies Auxillary. Funeral Services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 7, 2006 at...

Shirley Ann Gallier
Jul 31, 2006
Shirley A. Gallier, 64, of Bryan, TX., died Monday, July 31, 2006 at her residence. A native of Pattison, MS., she has lived in Bryan for 10 years, and was a store manager for Valero. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Granger Cemetery...

J. Berry Steeley, Sr.
Jul 30, 2006
J. Berry Steeley, Sr., 88, of Vidor died Sunday, July 30, 2006 at his residence. A native of Tahlequah, OK., he has lived in Vidor for 60 years and retired after 38 years with Mobil Oil Refinery, and he owned and operated Hwy Trailer Park in Vidor for 25 years. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August...

Newton Wentworth Pells, Jr.
Jul 29, 2006
Newton Pells, Jr., 80, of Vidor died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, TX. A native of Philadelphia, PA., he has lived in Vidor for 62 years, and was a retired concrete finisher. Graveside services will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor under the direction of Memorial...

Samuel Dyer Martin
Jul 28, 2006
Samuel D. Martin, 82, of Vidor died Friday, July 28, 2006 at Vidor Manor Nursing Home. A native of Laurel, Montana he has lived in Vidor for 8 years and was a retired Ironworker for American Valve and Hydrant, and was a minister for 3 years in the hill country. Cremation arrangements were arranged with Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor....

L. Annette Werner
Jul 25, 2006
L. Annette Werner, 84, of Vidor died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston. A native of Bronson, TX, she lived in Vidor since 1954. Annette was a retired cafeteria worker with Vidor High School for over 10 years and was a member of Vidor Glory Church of God. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m....

Nellie Gray Chance
Jul 25, 2006
Nellie Chance, 67, of Vidor died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at The Oaks at Beaumont. A native of Haddix, KY., she has lived in Vidor since 1965 and was a homemaker. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor, Texas....

Gary Frank Mccabe, Sr.
Jul 24, 2006
Gary McCabe, Sr., 55 of Vidor died Monday, July 24, 2006 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and a construction welder. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial services to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery in Roganville, TX. Visitation will begin...