Obituaries

Dec 8, 2021

Jerry "J.D." Dale Barnett, 66, of Vidor died Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at his residence. He was a longtime resident of Vidor and a member of Pine Forest Baptist Church. J.D. was a retired Pipe Fitter / Welder and a member of Local Union # 195. He loved to cook and bbq and dance. He had a knack for building...

Dec 8, 2021

Dale Ray Chandler Sr., 79, of Vidor died Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of Vidor and retired from the City of Vidor. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Interment will take place at Restlawn Memorial Park on Friday, December 10th, 2021. Dale is...

Dec 6, 2021

Nancy G. Pipps, 59 of Vidor died Monday, December 6th, 2021 at her residence. Born in Beaumont, she was a lifelong resident of Vidor. Nancy was very artistic and enjoyed drawing, painting and writing poems. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, December 10, 2021 at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor. Nancy is survived by her daughter Nicole Speight...

Dec 3, 2021

Nov 30, 2021

Angela Goza Gilmore, 52, of Vidor, died Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 in Orange, TX. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor and member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church in Vidor. She loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren, and playing outside with them. She loved cooking, reading her bible, taking care of her's and her mother's chickens...

Nov 28, 2021

Geraldine Marshall Guillory, 85, of Vidor died Sunday, November 28th, 2021 at her residence. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and a faithful member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church. During her life she worked for ATT as a supervisor. She loved going to church and would always help others whenever she could. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial...

Nov 27, 2021

Shorty Segura, 83 of Vidor died Saturday, November 27th, 2021 at Baptist Hospitals of South East Texas in Beaumont. A native of Galveston, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Shorty was a member of Central Baptist Church in Vidor and was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, westerns movies and watching wrestling on tv. Cremation arrangements were...

Nov 26, 2021

Lester Lott went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 26, 2021. He was born on March 15, 1940, in Voth, Texas but moved to Vidor the same year. He graduated from Vidor High School in 1959 and continued to reside in Vidor until his death. Lester was a loving husband, brother, uncle and friend. He loved spending...

Nov 23, 2021

Lloyd Ray Cargill, Jr, 63 of Waco, TX was born March 9, 1958 and passed away November 23, 2021. Lloyd was survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Karen Cargill; daughters: Britiany (Adrian) Baker, Chelsea (Johnathan) Broderick, Brandy (Kevin) Bernat, and Michelle (Matt Rind, fiance); sons Landon (Jordan) Cargill and Jason Cargill; sisters Kathy (DW) Davis, Cheryl (Gene) Bell;...

Nov 22, 2021

Michael "Mike" Wayne Singer, 63, of Vidor, died Monday, November 22nd, 2021 at his residence. He was a lifetime resident of Vidor. Mike worked as a painter, and he enjoyed fishing and spending time with his loving family. He also loved his dog "Snoopy". Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. There will be a memorial...

Nov 22, 2021

Barbara “Bobbie Ann” Kunst Johns, 85, of Vidor, Texas passed away on November 22, 2021 at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A native of Grafton, West Virginia, she was born on August 8, 1936, to William A. and Ruth V. (Poling) Barlow. Bobbie Ann graduated valedictorian of St. Augustine Catholic High School in Grafton. Following high school, she...

Nov 19, 2021

Texas McNeely Call (91) passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas on Friday, November 19, 2021, following a series of sudden strokes. Born in Rockford, Illinois on February 26, 1930, to Everett Carter Call and Emma Gertrude McNeely Call, he resided for most of his life in Vidor, Texas, where in eighth grade he met his life-long sweetheart Norma Jean Henderson....

Nov 19, 2021

Norma Faye "Sissy" Smith, 59, of Vidor, died Friday, November 19th, 2021 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. She was a lifelong resident of Vidor and longtime member of Turning Point Church in Vidor. She worked for the Vidor Independent School District for a while as well as for the City of Vidor as the city secretary. She...

Nov 19, 2021

Rev. Jerry L. Smith December 10, 1956- November 19th, 2021 Rev. Jerry L. Smith, of Vidor TX, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on the morning of November 19th. No longer confined to a body that suffered with pain, discomfort, medicine, or doctors. He now rejoices in the presence of the One he loved, served, and spent...

Nov 18, 2021

Tammy S. Swindell, 51 of Mauriceville died Thursday, November 18th, 2021 at her residence. A native of Port Arthur, TX, she was a longtime resident of Mauriceville. Tammy was a member of Cowboy Church of Orange County. She was a Child Care worker. She enjoyed crafts, sewing and cooking. Tammy was a volunteer at the Orange Expo Center. Cremation arrangements...

Nov 18, 2021

Deana Jean Hebert, 54, died Thursday, November 18th, 2021 at Vidor Health and Rehab in Vidor, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Orangefield and loved doing her crafts, especially crocheting. She was a fan of the Houston Texans, and enjoyed gardening as well and definitely had a green thumb. Deana loved animals, spending precious time with family especially her...

Nov 16, 2021

Patricia Louise Fields, 69, of Vidor died Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Colorado and has called Vidor her home for the last 8 years. Patricia loved her family dearly and was one of the most kindhearted people you could meet. She was a rodeo fan and animal...

Nov 12, 2021

Joissine Oldbury Tucker was born to Otha Edward and Alice Beulah Oldbury on August 6, 1939, in Vidor, Texas. She was the seventh child of nine children. She loved sports and played basketball for Vidor High School. Jo graduated in the class of 1956. She married her sweetheart, James Ronnow Tucker, in Vidor on January 6, 1956, just before he...

Nov 10, 2021

Tolla Parker, 95, of Vidor died Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Vidor, and a member of the North Main Church of Christ. Tolla was a loving homemaker who enjoyed tending to her garden. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. There will be...

Nov 9, 2021

Kathleen "Kathy" Miriam DeVillier, 77, of Vidor died Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 at Yaya House in Bevil Oaks. She was a longtime resident of Vidor and worked for Fairmont Supply in Beaumont, Texas for many years. Kathy was an avid collector and loved her dog Dudley. He was her faithful companion for 14 years. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to...