All Obituaries

Thomas Lee Hutson, a native of Hartburg, was born February 12, 1950 to Virgil and Ruth Hutson; the youngest of 4 children.  He went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2019.  He retired from Sabine River & Northern Railroad as an engineer.  He married the love of his life, Sharon Sims, on March 12, 1970; they enjoyed almost 50 years of marriage.  He loved spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, and watching football.  He was a role model to everyone;...

Susan “Susie” Scott Burch passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her home. Services Honoring her Life will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel. Family and friends will gather for a visitation from 12:00pm -2:00pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel. Susan “Susie” was born in Orange, Texas on November 3, 1946 to Edred Haddon Scott and Lillian Frankie Hemmenway.  She married James Bruce...

Nancy Jo Benfield Finchum, joined her husband Frank in Heaven on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Services to Honor her Life will be held on Saturday, November, 16, 2019, at 10:00am at the United Methodist Church in Orange, Texas with interment at Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery in Groves, Texas. Family and friends will gather for a visitation on Friday, November, 15, 2019 between 4:00pm, to 7:00pm, at United Methodist Church in Orange, Texas. Nancy was born on August 17, 1936 in Port Arthur,...

Loretta Fay Hickman, age 57 of Deweyville, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 in Beaumont , Texas. A memorial services to honor Loretta's life will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, with Rev. John Fortenberry officiating. Family and friends will gather for a visitation from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM prior to the service. Services are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home. Loretta was born in Orange, Texas on July...

  Virgil Isaac Hammerly, Jr. After a short illness, while in the Medical Center of Southeast Texas, Virgil went to heaven on Monday, Nov. 4th, to be with family and friends that passed before him. Virigl was born on August 24, 1951, in Orange, Texas. He was a resident of Orange, until 1983, when he moved his family to Mauriceville, Texas. Virgil graduated from Little Cypress High School, in 1969. After graduation he went to work for Equitable Pulp and Paper Mill, until 1976, when he...

Edgebert "EC" Jowell, Jr., age 85 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at his home. Services are pending with Dorman Funeral Home.

Kathy Irene Gifford was born on September 27, 1952 in Larned, KS to Eugene and Doris Gifford and gained her angel wings on October 28, 2019.  After her mother passed, her father married Phyllis Gifford.  She is survived by Phyllis Gifford as well as her siblings Mary Nolan, Kirk Mische, and Brad Mische. Kathy is survived by her husband, James Milton Ray, whom she married on December 20, 1969 in Sterling, Kansas.  She passed just short of their 50th wedding...

Priscilla Ann Gamblin McDonald; 79, of Orange, TX passed from this life into eternal rest on October 26, 2019. Priscilla “Ann” was born in Philadelphia, MS on December 19, 1939 to Reverend W.E. and Alma Gamblin. Ann enjoyed growing up in a minister’s home with her brother Don, where they never wanted for fellowship or fun. To say Ann was a devoted daughter to her parents would be an understatement. The only thing that rivaled her love of friends and family was the love for...

Gordon Fred Anthony passed from this life to his heavenly reward on October 26, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. Gordon was born on December 18, 1941 in Vivian, Louisiana to Lee and Ardella Anthony. He moved to Orange when he was in the third grade. He married Peggy Romero in 1961 and they lived in DeRidder, Louisiana and Vinton, Louisiana before moving back to Orange. Gordon was an avid West-Orange Stark football fan. He went to all of the games and loved cheering for the Mustangs. He was proud to...

Hyman K Taylor, 80, of Orange, died Saturday, October 26th in Orange of complications of Parkinson’s disease. A memorial service will be held at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel in Orange on Tuesday, October 29th at 11:00 AM with visitation starting at 10:00 AM. Officiating will be Pastor Ron Miller of the Bridge City Church of Christ. Hyman was born January 2, 1939, in Overton, Texas, the son of John D Taylor and Thelma Busby Taylor. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in...