Obituaries
Susan Ann Bertrand
Jan 22, 2004
Susan A. Bertrand, 40, of Vidor died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Beaumont, she has lived in Vidor for 17 years, and was a Land Surveyor for Mark W. Whiteley and Associates, since 1997. She is a active member of the Vidor Flag Tackle Football League. Funeral services will be...
Simon Springer
Jan 21, 2004
Simon Springer, 89, of Vidor died Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Groninigen, Holland he has lived in Vidor since 1955, and was a General Superintendent for Arthur G. McKee International Contractors out of Cleveland, Ohio for 40 years. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at...

Paul Douglas Crow
Jan 20, 2004
Paul Crow, 53, of Vidor died Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Green Acres Parkdale Nursing Home in Beaumont, TX. A native of Galveston he lived in Duncanville, Texas for 25 years, before moving to Vidor 6 months ago. Cremation arrangements are being arranged by Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Paul is survived by his son, Thomas Crow, daughter, Jamie Crow...

Eva Mae Aldridge
Jan 19, 2004
Eva Mae Aldridge, 63, of Navarre, Florida died Monday, January 19, 2004 at Baptist Gulf Breeze Hospital in Gulf Breeze, Florida. A native of Vidor, she lived in Vidor for many years before moving to Navarre, Florida 8 months ago, and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of...

Junies Shorty Upshaw
Jan 11, 2004
Shorty Upshaw, 83, of Vidor died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Coushatta, LA., he has lived in Vidor since 1973, and was a retired sheet metal worker for local #196. Shorty proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Graveside services will be...
Bobby Slick Morgan
Jan 11, 2004
Bobby “Slick” Morgan, 66, of Vidor died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Beaumont, he has lived in Vidor for 42 years, and he retired from Local # 195 after 38 years as a pipe-fitter-welder. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of...

Syble Bernice Dupree
Jan 8, 2004
Syble Dupree, 76, of Vidor died Thursday, January 8, 2004 at Kountze Nursing Center in Kountze, TX. A native of Honey Island, TX., she lived in Vidor for 34years before making her home in Kountze, Texas 2 years ago. Mrs. Dupree was a member of The First United Methodist Church of Vidor, and was a homemaker. Syble loved spending time...

Ray Donald Brown
Jan 6, 2004
Ray Brown, 58, of Vidor died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, he has lived in Vidor since 1983, and was the owner of Brown Nationwide Escort Service in Vidor, TX. Funeral services were Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with cremation...

Lillian Frances Bell
Jan 6, 2004
Lillian F. Bell, 90, of Vidor died Tuesday January 6, 2004 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. She lived in Wildwood for 8 years before moving to Vidor 1 ½ years ago. Lillian retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after 47 years as an Telephone Operator, she spent a lot of her retirement fishing with her two best friends,...

Donna Sue Nevada Sims
Jan 4, 2004
Donna Sims, 74, of Vidor died Sunday, January 4, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A native of Slagle, LA., she was a lifelong resident of Vidor, and was a homemaker. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church of Vidor, under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of...

Hobert Robert Pyle
Jan 3, 2004
Hobert Robert Pyle, 86, of Vidor died Saturday January 3, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Lake City, TN., he lived in Vidor for the past 20 years. Hobert is survived by his wife Letha M. Pyle of Vidor, TX., daughter: Barbara L. Maultsby of KY., Opal G. Dillingham of IN., Anita Smith of TX.,...

Mary Lee Liston
Jan 3, 2004
Mary Lee Liston, LVN, Born April 27, 1930 in Gingess, West Virginia, died January 3, 2004 in Vidor, Texas. Mary a widower lived in Vidor and worked in area Nursing Homes for 30 years, prior to moving to Austin with her oldest daughter in 1990. In 2002, after a progressive respiratory illness prevented her traveling, she returned to Vidor, where...

Everett Lloyd Smith
Jan 3, 2004
Everett L. Smith, 66, of Vidor died Friday January 2, 2004 at Spring Season Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Nowata, OK., he lived in Vidor for the past 12 years. He served his country in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife Margie Smith of Vidor, TX., sons: Ruben Venable, Kirk Venable,...

Hester Greer
Jan 1, 2004
Hester Greer, 82, of Vidor died Thursday January 1, 2004 at Park Place Medical Center in Port Arthur. A native of Neely, MS., she lived in Vidor since 1989. Hester was a homemaker and a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday January 4, 2004 at Memorial Funeral Home of...

Raymond Daniel Broussard
Dec 29, 2003
Raymond Daniel Broussard, 74, of Vidor died Monday December 29, 2003 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Port Arthur, TX., he lived in Vidor for the past 45 years. He retired from Gulf State Utilities as an Electrical Engineer. Raymond served his country in the U.S. Airforce and was a 4th degree Knights of Columbus. He was the...

Robert James Godeaux
Dec 28, 2003
Robert J. Godeaux, 69, of Vidor died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at his residence. A native of Church Point, LA., he has lived in Vidor for 65 years, and he retired from N.L. Shaffer after 45 years as a electrician. He was a proud member of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor. He...

Pete Vick Morreale
Dec 28, 2003
Pete Morreale, 81, of Vidor died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in New Orleans LA, raised in Beaumont Texas and graduated from South Park High School. He worked as a Lineman with IBEW 390 since 1945 and lived in Vidor for 38 years. He proudly served his country in the...
Luther Lee Brown
Dec 27, 2003
On December 27, 2003 Luther Lee Brown shed his suffering and pain after battling Alzheimer’s for more than three years. He died at his residence at the age of 85. Luther Lee Brown of Vidor was born in Huffman, Texas on February 18, 1918. He lived in Beaumont, Texas where he attended school. He was truly a cowboy. He use...

Ollie Jeffers Goodman
Dec 27, 2003
Ollie Jeffers Goodman, 75, of Silsbee, Texas died Saturday, Decemeber 27, 2003 at Pine Arbor Nursing Home in Silsbee, Texas. A native of Browndale, TX., she lived in Vidor for 10 years before moving to Silsbee 3 months ago. Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor, TX., under the direction...

Elizabeth Sylvania Griffin
Dec 26, 2003
Elizabeth S. Griffin, 83, of Vidor died Friday, December 26, 2003 at Spring Seasons Nursing Home of Vidor. A native of Atlanta GA., she has lived in Vidor since 1957, and was a bookkeeper for Dr. James Russell M.D.. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2003 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor, Texas. She is survived...