Las Sabinas, Volume 35, Number 4, 2009 Page: 55
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a member of the Orange Boating Club and the VFW Post 2775. He was also a Golden
Glove Boxing champion in the 1950s then turned professional prior to entering the Navy.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Janice Lawrence,
daughter Tonya Suggs and her husband Johnny of Orange; son James Lawrence and his
wife Tina of Orange; two grandchildren and brother; John Lawrence.
Jesse Leon Parish, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, in his home. Funeral
services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel
in Orange. Officiating will be Rev. Mary Hawland. Burial will follow at Evergreen
Cemetery in Orange. Leon was born in Orange, Texas on January 1,1919, the son of
Jesse and Lillie (Lewis) Parish. He was a life long resident of Orange, a graduate of
Orange High School and served his country from November 1942 to April 1946. He was
awarded the Silver Star; Five Bronze Stars, Two Purple Hearts, one which had an Oak
Leaf cluster and a Presidential citation. Leon served in General George Patton's 3rd
Army and was the only officer to come out of Bastogne alive. After being discharged
from the Army, he opened his own accounting business which he operated until his
retirement in 2007. Leon was a life long member of the Lions Club and Ducks
Unlimited. He was an Enrolled Agent with the IRS and a member of TAFTS (Texas
Association of Financial and Tax Specialist). He was a member of the NRA, After
retiring, he enjoyed spending time in his beautiful gardens that surrounded his home. He
was proceded in death by his parents; and brother Arthur Lee Parish. He is survived by
his companion of 25 years, LaVerne Hubbard of Orange, cousin Juanita Holt of Monroe,
Louisiana.
Roy Earl Reeves, 68, of Orangefield, died Friday, March 13, 2009, in a Houston
Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Claybar
Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at
Hebron Cemetery near Pineland. Born in Broaddus on February 12, 1941, he was the son
of Ettie Mae (Thornton) and Ruben Cavey Reeves. Mr. Reeves was a retired air
conditioner and refrigeration mechanic; a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served in the
Vietnam War and he was a life member of the VFW. He is survived by his wife Nedra
Reeves of Orangefield; son, Roy Clifford Reeves of Lumberton; daughter and son-in-law,
Julie Dee Dugas and Toby Lansdale of Vidor; and son and daughter-in-law;Wesley Earl
and Laurie Reeves of Orangefield, and four grandchildren, sisters, Betty Ozan and Ruby
Ransom and brothers, Muriel Reeves, Frank Reeves and Jerry Reeves.
March 18, 2009
Loretta Mae Benoit, 66, of Orangefield died March 17, 2009 at Harbor Hospice in
Beaumont, TX. She was a long time resident of Bridge City before moving to
Orangefield 8 years ago. Loretta was a retired Administrator with Live Oak Warehouse
in Orange. She was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. A funeral
liturgy outside mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at
Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in
Orange. Loretta is survived by her husband of 45 years Calvin Benoit of Orangefield,
TX, son Todd Benoit and his wife Nicole of Orangefield, TX, daughter Theresa Benoit of55
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