Obituaries

Shelby Allen Rostrom
Feb 27, 2005
Shelby A. Rostrom, 80, of Vidor died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Sulphur, LA, he lived in Vidor for 46 years. Shelby retired from Shell Oil after 35 years as a Operator. He was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2005...

Virginia Nell Wray
Feb 25, 2005
Nell Wray, 83, of Vidor died Friday, February 25, 2005 at her residence in Vidor. Nell has resided in Vidor for 13 years. She was a retired teacher having taught at Kilgore and Longview High Schools and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Longview. There will be a private service held at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor....

Ollie Mae Turner
Feb 24, 2005
Ollie M. Turner, 89, died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor and a member of Northwest Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor....

Howard Oliver Mathews, Sr.
Feb 23, 2005
Howard O. Mathews Sr., 83, of Vidor died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Riderwood, AL, he resided in Vidor since 1971. Howard was retired from Local Union 479 and a member of I.B.E.W. for 53 years. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, The Green Dragons WW II, Four Stack APD Veterans,...

Addie Belle Bryant
Feb 21, 2005
Addie B. Bryant, 83, of Vidor died Monday, February 21, 2005 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Cleveland, TX, she resided in Vidor for 64 years. Addie was a Homemaker and a member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at Eastgate United Pentecostal...

David Ray Cruse, Sr.
Feb 19, 2005
David R. Cruse, Sr., 58, of Beaumont died Saturday, February 19, 2005 at his residence. A native of Orange, he was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, and was a derrick hand for twenty-five years last working with Greywolf Drilling. Memorial services will be on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Sliver Lake Baptist Church in Grand Saline, TX....

Lora Viola Tarver
Feb 17, 2005
Lora V. Tarver, 86, of Jasper died Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper, TX. A native of San Augustine County, she has lived in Jasper for 10 years, and was a retired health care provider, and a proud member of the VFW post in Orange, TX. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at...

Leo James Boone
Feb 15, 2005
Leo Boone, 46, of Beaumont died Tuesday February 15, 2005 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Baltimore, MD, he lived in Beaumont since 1989. He is survived by his wife Loretta Boone of Beaumont, TX, son: James E. Boone of Beaumont, TX, daughter: Patricia Boone of Beaumont, TX, step-son: David Wayne Broussard of Beaumont, TX, parents: Noah Ray...
Mark Wayne Hayes
Feb 15, 2005
Mark W. Hayes, 41, of Vidor died Monday, February 14, 2005 in Vidor, TX. A native of Palatka, Florida he has lived in Vidor for 33 years, and was a construction carpenter with Moore’s Waterproofing. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Del Rose Cemetery...
Wanda Lee Mounts
Feb 14, 2005
Wanda L. Mounts, 79, of Vidor died Monday, February 14, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Logan, West Virginia she has lived in Vidor for 15 years, and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Vidor, under the direction of Memorial...

Thomas Frances Gandy
Feb 13, 2005
Thomas F. Gandy, 81, of Vidor died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Rockford, AL, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. He was a retired Merchant Marine and served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Thomas was a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church and the Odd Fellows. Graveside services...

Martha Jean Mccurley
Feb 12, 2005
Martha J. McCurley, 72, of Vidor died Saturday, February 12, 2005 at the Lucas House in Beaumont. A native of Anniston, AL, she was a resident of Vidor for 36 years. Martha was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 17, 2005 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with...

Cora Cornelia Coker
Feb 12, 2005
Cora C. Coker, 93, of Vidor died February 12, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Woodworth, LA, she was a resident of Vidor since 1960. Cora was a member of First Pentecostal Church in Vidor and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at Memorial Funeral Home...

Doris Paskell
Feb 11, 2005
Doris Paskell, 74, of Vidor died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Leesville, LA, she was a lifetime resident of Vidor. Doris was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor and the Eagles Club #116. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2005 at Memorial Funeral Home...
Zelma Lee Davis
Feb 8, 2005
Funeral services for Zelma Lee Davis, 89, who died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, 501 North Main Street, Vidor, under direction of Memorial Funeral Home, with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. She had been a resident of Vidor since 1952. Survivors include two sisters, Pauline Davis...

Harold Ray Bowlen
Feb 7, 2005
Harold Ray Bowlen, 70, of Vidor died Monday, February 7, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Tina, Missouri he has lived in Vidor since 1961, and was a retired self-employed paint contractor, and also proudly served in the United States Navy. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at Restlawn...
Richard Lee May
Feb 3, 2005
Richard L. May, 37, of Vidor died Thursday, February 3, 2005 at his residence. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana he has lived in Vidor for 20+ years, and was a construction worker for 2 years with Smith Construction. Graveside services will be Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor, with Rev. Paul Fregia officiating,...

Omma Latham
Feb 1, 2005
Omma Latham, 85, of Beaumont died on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Oakridge, TN., she has lived in Beaumont for 20+ years, and was a retired manager with The White House Department Store in Beaumont, TX. Graveside services will be Thursday, February 3, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Restlawn Memorial...
Marcel Nugent
Feb 1, 2005
Marcel Nugent, 63, of Vidor died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of New Iberia, LA., he has lived in Vidor since 1979, and was a retired operator after 38 years with Dupont in Orange, TX. Marcel has been a member of the Beaumont Yacht Club since 1979, and was a on-again...
Hazel Arlena Massey
Jan 29, 2005
Hazel A. Massey, 59, of Vidor died Saturday, January 29, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A native of Salem, NJ, she lived in Vidor for 28 years. Hazel was a bank teller for several of the area banks and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vidor. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February...