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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1966
Page
3
Lumberton Loeb items highlight church events and education. Woodcrest Methodist Church invites members to a Mission Study Workshop at Trinity Methodist, Beaumont, with quarters and kindergarten enrollments noted. Local weddings, visits, illnesses, and funeral notices shape a dense community update from Woodcrest, Silsbee, Port Arthur and Beaumont areas.
The family of John W. Moffett expresses gratitude for the menu cards notes prayers flowers and other kindnesses shown during his illness and after his death Rosamond Richardson Yvonne Clinefelter Betty Skillern express appreciation for friends and support in their loss.
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Irene Phillips 53 were held at Farmer Funeral Home with Rev Norman Walters and Rev T B Patillo officiating. Burial was in Gann Cemetery near Lufkin. She died on arrival at Wilde Clinic after a seizure at home on Evadale highway. Rex Moore JP ruled natural causes. Survived by husband J W Phillips a son William Hayes Houston a daughter Katheryn Pickett Eva dale two brothers Jimmy Rogers Shreveport and R J Rogers Lolo Mont six grandchildren.
Kirby Elementary School hosts the Parent-Teachers Association meeting Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Mrs Wayne Dubose will preside over the business meeting. Teachers will be introduced to parents and children will be entertained with a movie in the nursery.
The annual Gore reunion will be held Sunday September 18 at the Franks Branch church, 14 miles north of Sitchee. All relatives and friends are invited and asked to bring a big lunch to be served at noon. Prizes will go to the oldest attendee and the farthest traveler.
The Silsbee Woman's Club announces a rummage sale and odds and ends sale at Santa Fe Park this Saturday. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Funeral services for O. P. Roden 66 of Silsbee were held at 2 pm in First Baptist Church of Loch with Rev. Kelly Terrell and Rev. James Bradford officiating. Burial followed in Village Mills Cemetery. Roden, a retired contractor, died Monday night in Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a short illness. a native of Gladewater he had lived in the Chance Loeb area 21 years.
The North Zone of Beaumont District gathered at First Methodist Church Silsbee for a joint Quarterly Conference. Dr Eel Mathison presided and pastors reports were heard from Kirbyville Buna Woodcrest Kountze Sour Lake Warren Woodville Spurger Magnolia Springs Watsons Chapel and Silsbee. District lay leader Paul Hargraves outlined lay program history and announced the Lakeview retreat September 30 to October 2 and Laymen's Day October 9. Robert Neyland was elected associate district lay leader. 125 members attended. Second Quarterly Conference set for Kountze in three months. Coffee and cake served by Silsbee Woman's Society.
A Terrell area man and founder of Kountze business district, who built the Roden Theater in Buna and belonged to First Baptist Church of Loeb, has died. Survivors include his wife Ruth Roden a son Hyman Roden with the Marines at Santa Ana California a daughter Mrs. Guy Thomson of Buna four sisters Mrs. George Monehyhan of Kirbyville and a brother R C Roden of Terrell.
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