Obituaries

Another Birthday and the day God called you Home have rolled around. You are remembered every day but this special time the empty chair, the empty couch, the lack of your presence hits the heart a little bit heavier. We honor you for being the husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, neighbor and man of God you were. You are the angel that constantly watches over me. Your precious memories are all around wherever we go. You left a lasting imprint in our home, our church and city. I do my best to continue to feed all who come by. The pandemic has changed so many things. I know Heaven has no worries. Yes, Honey, you may be gone in flesh but your spirit still lives among us.

Beatrice Whitmore, 85, of Kountze, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at her home.

Irene Runnels Johnson, 77, of Houston, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in Silsbee.

Betty Inez Ferguson, 84, of Evadale, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Silsbee.

Joe Donald Mitchell, 66, of Lumberton, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Jackie Dewayne Apshire Sr., 64, of Silsbee, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020. He was born January 6, 1956 to Jack Doris Apshire and Ethel May Apshire. He was married to his wife, Carolina for 46 years and will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

Percy J. “P.J.” Vincent, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born on August 26, 1929 in Rayne, Louisiana, to Noemie Hebert Vincent and Otis Vincent, Sr. Mr. Vincent proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years. He later retired from Gulf States Utility as an engineer after thirty-four years of service.

Mary Annette Moss, 72, the third child of Alice DeHart Puntes and Robert Harris Puntes, Jr., came into this world on March 22, 1948. After a long two-year, crucial battle that Mary fought heroically while amazing others with her deep, inner strength, she passed on to her eternal home on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Mary’s parents; brothers, Edward and Albert Puntes; sisters-in-law, Cheryl Puntes, Sarah Puntes, Lavern Landis, Barbara Sanders, and Joy Havens; and brothers-in-law, David Moss, Merlin Moss, and Larry Moss, preceded her in death.