Obituaries

James Leo “Jim” Ruhland, 87, of Lumberton, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021. He was born in Morton, Minnesota to Mike and Catherine Ruhland.

William Bentley Breedlove, 60, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Lumberton.

Betty J. McCollum, 88, of Silsbee, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021.

Evelyn Leona Hargraves Odom, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at her home. She was born on September 1, 1928, in Beaumont, Texas, to Charles Paul Hargraves, Sr. and wife, Ruby Leona Cook. She married Iverson Tom “Ikey” Odom on September 8, 1945, until his passing on September 23, 1998. They were married for 53 years and called Silsbee, Texas their home.

Harriett Rose Tidwell, a native of Silsbee, Texas and a resident of Newton, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021. She was born February 8, 1952 in Silsbee to Plemage and Nora Woodward.

Thelma Clowers, 79, of Fred, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 in Beaumont. She was born in Fred to Roe Jenkins and Maudie Peterson.

Oliver H. “Ollie” Keene, 60, of Fred, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Nancy Ann Erwin, 86 of Lumberton passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born February 7, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Frank Mansel “Jim” Crow and Lottie B. Glen Crow.