Obituaries
Lynda Sharon Maxwell
Jan 6, 2018
Lynda S. Maxwell, 77 of Vidor died Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at her residence. A native of Galveston, TX, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Lynda was a LVN and managed a Jason's Deli for a longtime. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Vidor and was an animals lover. Cremation arrangement were entrusted to Memorial Funeral...
Wayne Edward Miller, Sr.
Jan 4, 2018
Wayne Miller, 65, of Vidor, TX died Thursday, January 4th, 2018 in Beaumont, TX. A native of Beaumont he was a longtime resident of Vidor who loved fishing, hunting, playing golf and just being in the outdoors. Wayne worked in construction as a carpenter and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be Monday, January...
Mary "Vondell" Newton
Jan 3, 2018
Mary "Vondell" Newton, 78, of Vidor, TX died Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 in Orange, TX. A native of Kirbyville, TX she was a longtime resident of Vidor who enjoyed cooking, playing pokeno, and going to family picnics. She also enjoyed spending time with her family especially with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday, January 6, 2018 from...
Ellen "Shelly" Dehart
Jan 3, 2018
Ellen "Shelly" DeHart, of Taylor, TX, passed away on January 3rd, 2018 at the age of 42. She was born in Beaumont, TX on July 7th, 1975 to parents Ellen Schmidtchen and Robert D. Herrin. Shelly worked for Round Rock ISD as a diagnostician. Visitation will be Saturday, January 6, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral...
Latta Rearick
Dec 26, 2017
Latta Rearick, 89 of Vidor died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. She was a native and a lifelong resident of Vidor. Latta was a member of First United Methodist Church in Vidor. Her family said she was an excellent cook and enjoyed flower gardening. Latta also enjoyed fishing with her husband Walter. Funeral services...
Rita Thelma Morton
Dec 26, 2017
Thelma Morton, 87 of Vidor died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home of Vidor. Thelma was a native of Rayne, Louisiana, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Thelma enjoyed gardening and raising their livestock and Walker dogs. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Funeral services will...
Jerry Richard Croft
Dec 21, 2017
Jerry Richard Croft, 82, of Vidor, TX died Thursday, December 21st, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. A native of Kinder, LA he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Jerry retired from Southwestern Bell and liked to build things for people. He built homes, cabinets, staircases and was known as a "Jack of All Trades". He enjoyed listening to old country and...
Myra "Diane" Foreman
Dec 21, 2017
Myra "Diane" Foreman, 57, of Vidor, TX died Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at her home. A native of Pt. Arthur, TX she was a longtime resident of Vidor and a member of the Vidor Rocks Club. Diane worked for Entergy and retired after 33 years of employment. She liked gardening, animals, rock painting and drawing but she especially loved to...
Elizabeth Haire
Dec 21, 2017
Elizabeth G. Haire, 79, of Silsbee, TX died Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. A native Pleasant Hill, LA she was a longtime resident of Vidor, TX who liked cooking, sewing and working in her flower garden. Elizabeth loved spendting time with her family and friends and loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren very much. Visitation will...
Melba Etta James
Dec 19, 2017
Melba Richardson-James, 90, of Vidor, TX died Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 at Vidor Health and Rehab. She was a longtime resident and business woman of Vidor and owned her own restaurant. Melba enjoyed going to the lake and fishing but she especially loved to spend time with her family. She is survived by 3 sons; R.L. Richardson of Vidor, Jerry...
Gregory Kyle Wilson
Dec 18, 2017
Kyle Wilson, 58, of Vidor, TX died Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. He was a longtime resident of Vidor and liked hunting, fishing, and playing golf. Kyle was a welder and a member of Pipefitters Local 195. He is survived by 3 daughters; Mandy Bowers and her husband Robert, Melondy Seamann and her husband Brandon of San Antonio,...
Clara Anderson
Dec 18, 2017
Clara Anderson, 95, of Vidor, TX died Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Baytown, TX. A native of Orangefield, TX she was a longtime resident of Duncan Woods, TX. Clara was a cattle rancher and enjoyed deer hunting, crocheting and reading. She loved horses and in her younger years she was a barrel racer. Visitation will be Friday, December 22, 2017...
Cammie Lee Mooney
Dec 18, 2017
Cammie Mooney, 94, of Vidor, TX died Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Orange, TX. A native of Ville Platte, LA she was a longtime resident of Vidor. She liked to study her Bible and work in her garden. Cammie loved cooking, especially her roasts that everyone loved. Visitation will be Thursday, December 28, 2017 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Memorial...
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Emmert
Dec 16, 2017
Cindy Emmert, 60, of Nederland, TX died Saturday, December 16th, 2017 at home. A native of Pt. Arthur, TX she lived in Nederland for many years. Cindy was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland and enjoyed singing, playing pool, and helping other people. She enjoyed life and loved her children and grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday,...
Frances Ann Ryder
Dec 14, 2017
Frances A. Ryder, 73 of Orange died Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehab in Orange. Frances was a native and a lifelong resident of Orange. She attended St. Mary's Catholic Church for many years and was the owner/operator of Kid's and Company Day Care for many years in Orange. She was also a member of the...
Louis Edward Stanley
Dec 14, 2017
Louis E. Stanley, 69 of Vidor died Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Louis was a member Victory Temple Church in Beaumont and he retired from the Local Carpenters Union. He severed his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. with 2 tour in the Vietnam conflict and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Louis...
Anita Smith
Dec 14, 2017
Anita Smith, 67 of Vidor died Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at Vidor Health and Rehab. a native of Lake City, TN she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Anita enjoyed reading and was a homemaker. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Anita is survived by her daughters Dawn Boardman of Vidor, TX and Tina Boardman of...
Gladys Marie Blanton
Dec 12, 2017
Gladys Blanton, 80 of Vidor died Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Clayton, OK, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Gladys was a ministers wife and was a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church in Vidor. She was a Medical Assistant and enjoyed writting poetry. Gladys loved her yorky dogs. She also...
Matthew Louis Zambardino
Dec 10, 2017
Matt Zambardino, 67 of Vidor earned his angel wings and went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at his residence. A native of Beaumont, Texas, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Matt was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor and was retired from Bethlehem Steel in Beaumont. he served his country...
Clarence James "Cj" Mayea
Dec 9, 2017
Clarence James "CJ" Mayea. On December 9th, 2017 at 12:18 p.m. while surrounded by his loving wife and four daughters, CJ Mayea smiled one last time, then gently slipped into the arms of the angels. CJ was a 1957 graduate of Vidor High School, retired from the Pipe Fitters Local 195, and a long time resident of Buna, TX. Visitation...



