Beaumont Pair Booked For Automobile Theft
Two Beaumont men Arthur Lewis and Kenneth Ray Matthews were jailed in Hardin County on auto theft charges for taking a 1969 Oldsmobile from Caraway Motor Co. in Silsbee. Both held on 25000 bond after Dec 28 29 arrests and arraignment before Justice Kyle Reeves. The car was later found in Beaumont on Dec 13. Warrants issued by Justice Bennie Como following Beaumont Police findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Hardin County
Caraway Motor
Arthur Lewis
Kenneth Ray Matthews
Cole
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Caraway
Lewis and Matthews
Bennie Como
Spurgeon Busley 65 Dies at Baptist Hospital
Spurgeon C Busley 65 of Route One Spurger died at 11 10 am Jan 2 in Baptist Hospital after a long illness He was a retired paint contractor Funeral services set for 10 am today at Taerner Funeral Chapel Silsbee Rev John Couch and Rev Bernard Stott officiating Burial in Knapple Cemetery He survived by wife Geneva Busley four sons Robert Clayton two of Spurger a daughter Billie June Ling of Ft Worth brothers George Arthur Busley J W Busley sisters Etta David Sarah Johnson Pallbearers Cesar Dominguez Pat Trahan Ray Moore Cliff Compton Jeep Compton Clayton Busby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurgeon C. Busley
Route One
Spurger
Baptist Hospital
Taerner
Robert Clayton
Billie June Ling
Ft. Worth
George
Arthur Busley
Silsbee
J. W. Busley
Sandy
Utah
Etta David
Sarah Johnson
Cesar Dominguez
Pat Trahan
Ray Moore
Cliff Compton
Jeep Compton
Clayton Busbs
Christmas visitors greet Bartle home guests from multiple cities
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alf C. Bartle for Christmas included W. W. Bland Jr. and son Billy of Baytown with fiancée Lynn Prine of Orlando Florida. Howard Carney Jr. and children of Atlanta Texas. J. W. Wiggins Jr. and R. G. Stockholm with daughters from Beaumont. Ola Wiggins of Kountze Nursing Home. and Elmer R. Taylor with daughters from Clear Lake City Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf C. Bartle
W. W. Bland Jr
Billy
Baytown
Lynn Prine
Orlando
Fla
Howard Carney Jr
Atlanta
Texas
J. W. Wiggins Jr
R. G. Stockholm
Beaumont
Ola Wiggins
Kountze Nursing Home
Elmer R. Taylor
Cleay Lake City
Beaumont man linked to multiple burglaries in region
Glenn Doyle Huckaby, 21, of Beaumont, is jailed on a 25,000 bond for a burglary in Hardin County. Sheriff Paine said he is being held for questioning on other burglaries across five counties and six Louisiana parishes. DPS aided in another home burglary in Lumberton and an attack on a maintenance barn in Kountze where tools were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Doyle Huckaby
Beaumont
Hardin County
Billy Paine Ald
James Kelley
Kountze
Justce
Iowa Man Sentenced Six Years for Burglary
David William Taylor, 32, of Des Moines Iowa pled guilty December 28 to burglarizing the Oiler Case in Saratoga. He was sentenced to six years in the Texas State Penitentiary by 88th District Judge H A Coe. The burglary occurred on November 30, per Sheriff Billy Paine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David William Taylor
Des Moines
Iowa
Saratoga
Texas State Penitentiary
H. A. Coe
Billy Paine
Proceedings In Leslie Bowman Trial Set To Start Monday
Fred Foy Young Jr faces a January 1972 murder trial for the death of three year old Leslie Bowman in Tyler Smith County. Judge Galloway Calhoun will oversee the proceeding with a prior continuance already granted. Prosecution may call Dennis Ray Anderson, who is serving a life sentence for the McCormick murder linked to Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Foy Young Jr
Leslie Bowman
Young
Tyler
Smith County
114Th District
Galloway Calhoun
Beaumont
Joe Goodwin
Mabel McCormick
Belton
Hardin County
H. A. Coe
Dennis Ray Anderson
Fred Foy
Young Jr
Yvear
Silsbee High
Silsbee Bee
Pine Ridge
Pet
Baylor
Grant Teaff
Houston Thompson
Silshee
C. E. Landolt Jr
Emmett Lack
Rolland Storey
Chamber of Commerce
John Eppes
Stephen Thomas
Douglas D. Fullingim
Lamar
Wayne Conner
Frank Elsdredge
Texas University
Silsbee
Dolph Briscoe
Ralph Hall
Hannah Robinson
E. C. Vanderburg
Haslam
FHA
North Hardin
Anderson
Bell County
Coe
Landolt
James L. Hays
Frank Grote
I. F. Eldredge
John Fordinal
Weeks Crawford Jr
Tigers
Cardinal
Horace Whittington
R. F. Sanford
SISD
Randy Skillern
Washington, D. C
Lamar University
March of Dimes
Marsha Hinkie
Melinda Bell
Crosby
Skunk
Bellow
Charles Wilson
U.S. Congress
Don Adams
State Senate
Clyde E Smith
Justice of Peace
Kyle Reeves
Roland Million
George Robinson Jr
Ricks
GSU
Ross Iles
Connie Gilder
Danese Buel
Elena Watts
Lumberton
Lawsuk
Corneil
Council
Dolph
Hog Heist Lands 3 In County Jail
Three men from Silsbee were jailed in Kountze on theft and trespass charges after two hogs were stolen from Dave Cook and buried remains found near Old Maid Road. James McNeely Simon O Quinn and David Reeves faced arraignment with varying pleas and bonds set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Kountze
Dave Cook
Cook
Billy Paine
James Emory McNeely
Simon Ray O’quinn
David Reeves
Fred Hryhorochuk
Southwest Cattle Raisers’ Association
Jesse Cartwright
Old Maid Road
Pal
McNeely le’Quinn
Reeves
Justice of the Peace
Kyle Reeves
Woman Hurt As Car Hits River Bridge
Mrs Lynn Moody of Buna was reported in satisfactory condition at St Elizabeth Hospital on January 2 after injuries from a one car crash near Evadale on December 30. Jerry Horton of Orange drove the 1973 Ford LTD east on US 96 when it hit the Neches River bridge, the vehicle overturning and crushing the roof. Horton was treated and released. Moody remained hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Moody
Buna
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Evadale
Highway
R. R. McBride
Ford
Silsbee Lions Club Sets January Meetings and Schedule
The Silsbee Lions Club will meet January 9 and 16 with Carlton Touchet of Beaumont as guest speaker explaining social security changes. Starting February, meetings move to the first and third Tuesdays each month at All Souls Catholic Church education building in Silsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee Lions Club
Farley Bowers
Lions Club
Carlton Touchet
Beaumont
All Souls Catholic Church
Silsbee
Two Hurt In Village Mills Auto Crash
Mr and Mrs E B McSwain of Woodville were treated at Tyler County Hospital on January 3 for injuries from a collision near Village Mills at 940 am. Their vehicle, a 1972 Chevrolet, collided with a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Donald Keith Jensenius 43 of Nederland. Jensenius was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. McSwain
Woodville
Tyler County Hospital
Donald Keith Jensenius
Nederland
Village Mills
Bobby Franklin
Jensenius
Franklin
The
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Charlie Wilson, 75, Dies in Beaumont on New Year’s Day
Charlie Wilson, 75, of Kirbyville died at 4 a.m. Monday in a Beaumont hospital. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Causey’s E. E. Stringer Funeral Home. Burial followed in Kirbyville Cemetery. Survivors include stepson Loyce Deggs of Sils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Wilson
Beaumont
Kirbyville
Beaumont Hospital
Causey
E. E. Stringer
Kirbyville Cemetery
Loyce Deggs
Silsbee
Mrs Maud Moody 66 Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Funeral services for Mrs Maud Nash Moody 66 of Silsbee were held at Causey s E E Stringer Funeral Home Buna with Rev Billy Bob Moore officiating Burial was in Antioch Cemetery She died at 1250 am Tuesday in St Elizabeth Hospital from injuries suffered in a December 23 auto accident near Buna She was a native of Leesville Louisiana and had lived in Buna and Silsbee the past 15 years Survivors include her husband L T Moody two sons Lee Moody Kirbyville and DeWitt Moody Buna and a daughter Mrs W V Welsh Buna
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Nash Moody
Silsbee
Causey
E. E. Stringer
Buna
Billy Bob Moore
Antioch Cemetery
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Leesville
L. T. Moody
Lee Moody
Kirbyville
DeWitt Moody
Ana la
W. V. Welsh
Twenty four men ordered to report for examinations
Twenty four area men have been ordered to report for armed forces physical examinations on January 8 from Texas Local Board No. 86 in Liberty. The list includes Garrell Glenn Norwood and Philip Tony LeVrier among others, with several last names partially cut off in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Local Board No
Liberty
Garrell
Glenn Norwood
Tommy Frank Huffman
Philip Tony LeVrier
James Preston Rogers
Robert Sidney Jasper Cecil Bryce Thompson
Ronald Glenn Henley
John Edgar Henley
John Edgar Faulkne
Anthony Charl
Dearborne
Elvis Alan Parker
Clinton Wayne Fancher
Robert Glen Gaspard
Tray l William Brown
Ronald Paul Fontenot
Danny Wayne Moody
David Cecil
Auto Kills Child Near Beaumont on New Year Eve
A child named Young Coleman died after darting into traffic at 6 30 p m on New Year Eve 1965. George Gilbert Mitchell 17 of Silsbee drove a 1965 Mercury that struck the child in front of the United Pentecostal Church on old Highway 96 2 9 miles north of Beaumont. Funeral services were held at 3 p m Tuesday Jan 2 at the United Pentecostal Church with burial in Loeb Cemetery. Survivors include the mother Geneva I Coleman Beaumont father Varnis Coleman Lumberton three sisters Geneva Nell Patricia Ann and Tammy Coleman and grandparents Tommy Coleman of Beaumont and Cecil Eason of Lumberton. Patrolman Baldwin and Truman Dougharty assisted DPS Set C L I Graham of Orange noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gilbert Mitchell
Silsbee
United Pentecostal Church
Beaumont
Mitchell
Baldwin
Rev
S. Davis
E. W. Stanley
Bural
Loeb Cemetery
Young Coleman
Geneva I Coleman
Varnis Coleman
Lumberton
Geneva Nell
Patricia Ann
Tammy
Truman Dougharty
DPS Set
C. L. I Graham
Orange
Last Rites For Mrs. Ruby Fedrick Held In Silsbee
Mrs. Ruby E. Fedrick 58 of Silsbee died Friday at Silsbee Doctors Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at Farmer Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. E. Barclay and Rev. Lester Sensat officiating. Burial followed in Holland Cemetery. She was a Village Mills native, a Good Shepherd Baptist Church member, and is survived by a son Arthur Earl Fedrick, a daughter Connie Clark, four sisters, two brothers, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby E. Fedrick
Silsbee
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Farmer
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Lester Sensat
Holland Cemetery
Kountze
Marvin Waddell
Charles Waddell
James Waddell
Odell Wiliams
Vic Davis
J. I. Griffin
Village Mills
Texas
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Arthur Earl Fedrick
Connie Clark
Orange
Mary Griffin
Beaumont
Lucy Palmer
Leona Reagan
Jewel Davis
Brack Waddell
Warren
Jim Waddell
Bridge City
Hardin County 1972 roundup marks murders and politics
This Silsbee Bee year in review highlights the Hardin County murder cases. Fred Foy Young and Leslie Bowman face trials for the McCormick murder while John Dowdy and local officials figure prominently in 1972 political shifts.
Tigers and Buffs Clash In 3 A Action At Port Arthur
Silsbee meets French High at 7 30 p m tonight in 3 A play following a December tourney run where the Tigers dropped three 4 A foes. Eight of ten pre district wins came against 4 A teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Silsbee Tiger
French High
Buffaloes
Tigers
Spring Branch
Silsbee Driver License Office Closed Indefinitely
The Silsbee Driver License Office was closed at 5 pm on December 29 1972 with service moved to the Kountze Courthouse on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:40 am to 5 pm for renewals and complete exams. Beaumont office remains open Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm at 7200 Eastex Freeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
Kountze
Beaumont
Eastex Freeway
Final Rites For Eugene Ward Bell Are Held Monday
Funeral services for Eugene Ward Bell 62 of Silsbee were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Farmer Funeral Home chapel with Rev. R E Barclay officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont. Bell, an engineer for Santa Fe Railway, died Friday night in Temple after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Evelener Bell of Silsbee, son Frank Allen Bell of San Antonio, three brothers and four sisters, a granddaughter and a grandson. Pallbearers included D E Wilson Nolan Pryor Bo Roy M D Jordan Jy P W Watkins and Bob Herron. Honorary pallbearers were all trainmen retired and active engineers and firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ward (Sankey) Bell
Read Street
Silsbee
Chapel of Farmer Funeral Home
R. E. Barclay
First Baptist Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Beaumont
Bell
Scott-Wyatt
Temple
Santa Fe Railway Co
Evelener Bell
Frank Allen Bell
San Antoni
Edgar
W. A. Bell
Bill Bell
Port Arthur
Johnnie Gilchriest
McNeil Bell
Gertie Humble
Josie Cain
Becky Bell
Allen Bell
San Antonio
D. E
Last rites for Wiliam Bryan Waters Sr. Held in Silsbee
Funeral rites for 74 year old William Bryan Waters Sr of Route 2 Silsbee were held January 3 at Farm er Funeral Home Chapel Silsbee with Rev Doug Fincher officiating Burial was at Mt Pisgah Cemetery near Woodville He was a retired carpenter and died January 2 in Baptist Hospital Beaumont He was a Polk County native and a Fletcher Emanuel Baptist Church member He is survived by wife Eula Waters two sons Bryan Waters Victor and Cecil Waters Houston a daughter Shirley Flowers Houston sisters Arelia Riley Woodville Trudie Mae Carlton Houston Ruby Forrest Houston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Bryan Waters Sr
Silsbee
Lumberton
Farmer Funeral Home
Doug Fincher
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
Woodville
Waters
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Polk County
Fletcher- Emanuel Baptist Church
Eula Waters
Bryan Waters
Victor
Cecil Waters
Houston
Shirley Flowers
Arelia Riley
Trudie Mae Carlton
Ruby Forrest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jason Kevin Hollis
Robert Hollis
Sam Copeland
Hollis
Robert Hollis Jr
Darwin Harrison
Ruth Lewis
Spurgeon Busley
G. Huckaby
Pet. 2
Virgil L. Caraway
Ira Moore
McCormick
Hunts Home
Pearlandville
Youn
McCormick Home
Lions Announte
Millis
Mrs. Moody
Lumbert
Robert Neal Irton
St. Elizai Pital
Ruby Fedrick
Politics
Goodwin
Charles Easterling
Anderson and Young
Bob Lorden
William Steger
Pat Pace
R. C. Williams
Jack Gore
Ruby
Dabney
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Beers
James Hunter
Grambling
Bobby Woodard
Ronnie Calvert
Lamar U
Morris Cole
Bim Armour
McNeese
Landolt Bulk Plant
US 96
Wilmer - Hutchins
Dan Montgomery
David Brown
William Walters
Enterprise
Austin
Odessa Ector
Charlotte White
Vicki Long
Neches River Festival
SHS
Briscoe
Herman Adams
Brrefoot Sanders
George P. Kirkpatrick Jr
Hugh Bevil Meats
Rex Moore
Paul M. Trest
Virgil Caraway
Olan Davis
Bennew
GoMmn
Rip Rae
Willams
S. Hooks
Hooks
Judge Coe
P. Green
Judge Green
Cablevision
Paige
Mike Dabnes
Steve Albrecht
SB Mustangs
Dee
South Park
Baytown Lee
Mustangs
Mitch Dinkle
Albrecht
Dinkle
Montgomery
James Simmons
Herbert Sapp
Tiger
Varsity
Jasper Bulldogs
Forest Park
Eugene Ward Bell
W. B. Waters Sr
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