S.R. — A.M. Myers. [Group Sheet]

1. C.M. Corkran

G.A. married S.L. Keel [Group Sheet]

R.E. married Ouida Ruth White Ouida (daughter of Jasper White and Agnes Mary Abshire) was born 9 Jul 1939, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 16 Oct 2023, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 20 Oct 2023, Old Cypress Cemetery - Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Ouida Ruth Keel
July 9, 1939 - October 16, 2023
Groves

Ouida Ruth Keel, 84, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Nederland Apostolic Church in Nederland. Officiating will be Reverend James Corkran. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m. in DeRidder, LA, at Old Cypress Cemetery on Friday, October 20, 2023.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Nederland Apostolic Church in Nederland.

Ouida was born July 9, 1939, in Port Arthur, Texas, she was the daughter of Jasper and Agnes White. She was an all-things collector and had everything. She loved sewing, quilting, and cooking for her family. Mostly she loved spoiling her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her and will forever be in our hearts.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather, Robert Arnold; brothers Paul and Mark White; and granddaughter Michelle Weeks.

She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-eight years, Ryan Earl Keel of Groves, TX; two daughters, Sherry Corkran and husband Greg of Nederland, TX; and Janice Caldwell and husband Troy of Groves, TX; six grandchildren, Tyran Weeks and wife Ronna, Alexis Caldwell, Seth Corkran and wife Andie, Leanne Weeks, step-grandchildren; Tania Burgess and husband Jeremy, and Jonathan Caldwell; nine great-grandchildren; sister Bonnie White of Nashville, TN; brother Wayne White and wife Thelma of Lincoln, NB; and Luther White and wife Cheryl of Georgetown, TX.

(Published by Melancon Levingston Funeral Home of Groves, TX)

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Jasper White's Funeral Is Set

Funeral services for Jasper White, 53, of 5700 Georgia, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Levingston Funeral home chapel with the Rev. T. W. Williams, pastor of the Groves United Pentecostal church officiating.

Burial will be in Oak Bluff Memorial park in Port Neches. Pallbearers have been announced as Curtis Roberts, Charles Abshire, M. J. White, Forrest Jones, Kimmie DeHart and Arthur White.

Mr. White, a retired rigger for Texaco, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Houston's Veterans hospital.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on January 1, 1969)

Jasper — Agnes Mary Abshire. Agnes (daughter of Paul Abshire and Ada Marie Talbot) was born 22 Feb 1918, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 9 Mar 2002, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Mar 2002, Memory Gardens of Jefferson County - Nederland, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Agnes Arnold, 81, of Port Arthur died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Senior Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Arthur.

A native of and lifelong resident of Port Arthur, she was a member of United Pentecostal Church of Groves.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with the Rev. Tim Kelley officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Arnold; two daughters, Ouida Keel of Groves and Bonnie White of Nashville, Tenn.; four sons, Paul White of Bridge City, Wayne White of Lincoln, Neb., Luther White of Georgetown and Mark White of Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Dorothy Palmer of Center; four brothers, A.J. Abshire of Wildwood, Charles Abshire of Houston, Linwood Abshire of Beaumont and Louis Abshire of Port Neches; 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on March 10, 2002)