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Obituary:

GROVES - Joseph "Eddy" Champagne, 87, of Groves died Monday at St. Mary Hospital.

He was born in Erath, La., and was a Port Arthur-Groves area resident since 1912. He was a retired welder boilermaker with Chevron. He was a member of the AFL-CIO and Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 4-23.

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Vidrine of Groves; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on April 5, 1988)

Joseph married Leah Talbot 29 Sep 1921, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA. Leah (daughter of Albert Alphonse Talbot and Ophelia Clement) was born 14 Jul 1903, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 10 Mar 1986, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 12 Mar 1986, Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Rita Joyce Champagne was born 8 Dec 1924, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 12 Feb 2006, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 15 Feb 2006, Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA.