Obituaries
John Paul Castilaw Iii
Dec 18, 2022
Johnny Paul Castilaw III, 14, of Vidor, died Sunday, December 18th, 2022. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor. He was a member of Rose City Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Vidor. He was a freshman at Vidor High School and loved fishing, hunting, and playing video games. Services for Johnny will take place Friday, December 23, 2022...
Barry Elliott Welch
Dec 17, 2022
Barry E. Welch, 86 of Vidor died Saturday, December 17th, 2022 at his residence. A native of Dry Prong, LA, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Barry was a member of Maplecrest Baptist Church in Vidor and was a carpenter. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Barry is survived by his son Clifton Welch of...
Robert Glenn Cleveland
Dec 16, 2022
Robert Glenn "Bob" Cleveland passed from this life on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. Born in Beaumont, February 21, 1939, the son of C.W. and Mattie Jo Cleveland, attended school in Vidor, graduating in Class of 1958 and joining the U.S. Army soon after graduation. Bob married Joy Sullivan of South Carolina in 1961 and...
Kyle Brandon Stephenson
Dec 11, 2022
Kyle Brandon Stephenson, 53 of Houston died Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at his residence. A native of Beaumont, he was a longtime resident of Houston. Kyle was raised in Vidor and graduated from Vidor High School in 1987. He was the Ceo of Goliath Industries in Houston. Kyle enjoyed hunting and was an avid Houston Astros and Dallas Cowboy fan....
Lee Edward Eanes
Dec 11, 2022
He was born on March 9, 1941, to Harvey Radnor Eanes and Elizabeth Jane Tinsley Eanes in Haynesville, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Haynesville High School, Kilgore College, Centenary College, and received his master’s degree in history from Lamar University. He taught in Sour Lake, Kountze, and several other schools. North End Baptist Church was his church home for...
James "Jim" Edward Kibodeaux
Dec 10, 2022
Jim E. Kibodeaux, 59 of Colmesniel died Saturday, December 10th, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska. A native of Beaumont, he was a longtime resident of Vidor and Colmesniel. Jim was a member of Turning Point Church in Vidor and was a safety man for 20+ years. Jim enjoyed shopping, spending time with family and looking for family on ancestry. Must of...
Sally Mae Runnels
Dec 9, 2022
Sally Mae Runnels infant baby girl of Ryan and Emily Runnels was born and passed Friday, December 9th, 2022 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be held Sunday, December 18th, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Rice Belt Cemetery in Devers, TX. Sally was preceded in death by her great grandmother Joyce Runnels. She is survived by...
Dale Erwin Baxter
Dec 8, 2022
Dale Erwin Baxter Sr, 70 of Vidor died Thursday, December 8th, 2022 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, he was longtime resident of Vidor. Dale was a member of Maplecrest Baptist Church in Vidor and was a retired property manager for Capital One Banking. Dale enjoyed hunting and fishing, but he loved attending the events of...
Carlene "Terre" Guidry
Dec 5, 2022
Carlene "Terre" Guidry, 62 of Buna died Monday, December 5th, 2022 at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. A native of Port Arthur, she was a longtime resident of Vidor and Buna. Carlene was of Catholic belief and was a homemaker. She enjoyed riding her motorcycle and fishing. Carlene loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Carlene also loved her 2 dogs...
Janie Laurine Brown
Dec 4, 2022
Janie Laurine Brown, 64, of Vidor died Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy, Tx. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Janie attended Spindletop Center in Beaumont for many years where she enjoyed participating in numerous activities, including bowling in The Special Olympics. She enjoyed watching her nephews and nieces growing up and cheering for them...
Georgia Mae Hill
Dec 4, 2022
Georgia Mae Hill, 84 of Vidor died Sunday, December 4th, 2022 at Vidor Health and Rehab Center. A native of Bleakwood, TX, she was longtime resident of Vidor. Georgia was a member of Church of the Lord Jesus Christ for 50+ years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting. Visitation will begin at 8:30 am and the funeral will be...
Sharon Neill
Dec 4, 2022
Sharon Neill, 73 of Vidor died Sunday, December 4th, 2022 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Liberty, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Sharon was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Vidor and worked as a florist with Johnson's Wholesale 20+ years. She enjoyed spending time with family, especially her grandchildren and going on adventures...
Jo Ann Manning
Nov 30, 2022
Jo Ann Manning, 81, of Vidor, died Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor and member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. She was a homemaker who's greatest passion in life was being a Nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren that she loved dearly. Jo Ann also enjoyed...
Cecil Earl Cook
Nov 30, 2022
Cecil Earl Cook, 82, of Vidor died Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was a longtime resident of Vidor. He loved fishing, Bama sports, and loved the holidays, especially Christmas. He was a very family oriented man, he loved his wife and loved his grandchildren and great granddaughter Eden. He enjoyed Westerns and was...
Derek Todd Williams Sr.
Nov 29, 2022
Derek "Todd" Williams Sr., 53, of Vidor died Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor. He hauled scrap loads and worked with machines. He loved his kids and grandkids and his friends, and getting to spend time with them. He loved all people and was a people person....
Arlington James Blount Jr.
Nov 29, 2022
Arlington James Blount Jr., 27, of Houston passed away November 29th, 2022. He was born August 23rd 1995 in Beaumont Texas to Dana Heiman LaBrie and Arlington James Blount Sr. AJ, as he was known to his friends and family, was a kind gentle soul. He would literally give the last dollar he had and the clothes off his back...
Edna May Knight
Nov 29, 2022
Edna May Knight, 75, of Vidor, died Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and member of Bridge City Baptist Church. She loved Elvis and music in general, singing gospel music in the church choir, and just being a part of church activities. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Memorial FUneral...
Frank Alan Mccarty
Nov 20, 2022
Frank A. McCarty, 83,of Vidor Sunday, November 20th, 2022 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, he was a longtime resident of Houston, before moving to Vidor in 2011. Frank enjoyed feeding the squirrels and birds. He would help anybody that needed held and loved to talk. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Frank was...
Lori Ann Claiborne
Nov 18, 2022
Lori Ann Claiborne, 55, of Houston, died November 18th, 2022. She graduated from Vidor High School but lived in Houston after. She was a member of Hope City Church in Houston. She loved cooking and was an avid Santa Claus collector. She loved traveling and worked at Houston Methodist Hospital as a senior coding specialist. She was hardworking, humble, trustworthy,...
Logan Lestat Brading
Nov 17, 2022
Logan L. Brading, 30 of Vidor died Thursday, November 17th, 2022 in Lake Charles, LA. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, he was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Logan was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church and was a 2011 Vidor High School graduate. Logan is survived by his father Lee Brading of Vidor, TX, mother , Christy Oxley...