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Paul James White, 82, of Cedar Park, Texas, passed away on January 2, 2018, in Austin, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Jeremy Fletcher. Burial will follow the service at Antioch Cemetery in Buna, Texas.

Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Born in Groves, Texas, on September 9, 1935, he was the son of Jasper White and Agnes Abshire White. Paul worked as an operation supervisor at Texas Chemical.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Agnes White; and his loving wife, Nelda White.

He is survived by his children, Rodney Paul White and wife Libby, of Beaumont, James Keith White and wife Trudy, of Bridge City, and Bryan White and wife Elois, of Cedar Park; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Quida Keel and husband Earl, Wayne White and wife Thelma, Luther White and wife Cheryl, Bonnie White and Mark White.

(Published by Claybar Funeral Home of Bridge City, TX)

Paul — Nelda Jo Matthews. Nelda was born 3 Jan 1938, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 22 Oct 2015, Orange, Orange County, California, USA; was cremated 25 Oct 2015, Antioch Cemetery - Buna, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. R.P. White
2. J.K. White
3. Dwight Wayne White was born 14 Mar 1962, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 14 Mar 1962, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 15 Mar 1962, Greenlawn Memorial Park - Groves, Texas, USA.
4. B.D. White

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Jasper White's Funeral Is Set

Funeral services for Jasper White, 53, of 5700 Georgia, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Levingston Funeral home chapel with the Rev. T. W. Williams, pastor of the Groves United Pentecostal church officiating.

Burial will be in Oak Bluff Memorial park in Port Neches. Pallbearers have been announced as Curtis Roberts, Charles Abshire, M. J. White, Forrest Jones, Kimmie DeHart and Arthur White.

Mr. White, a retired rigger for Texaco, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Houston's Veterans hospital.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on January 1, 1969)

Jasper — Agnes Mary Abshire. Agnes (daughter of Paul Abshire and Ada Marie Talbot) was born 22 Feb 1918, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; died 9 Mar 2002, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Mar 2002, Memory Gardens of Jefferson County - Nederland, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Agnes Arnold, 81, of Port Arthur died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Senior Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Arthur.

A native of and lifelong resident of Port Arthur, she was a member of United Pentecostal Church of Groves.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with the Rev. Tim Kelley officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Arnold; two daughters, Ouida Keel of Groves and Bonnie White of Nashville, Tenn.; four sons, Paul White of Bridge City, Wayne White of Lincoln, Neb., Luther White of Georgetown and Mark White of Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Dorothy Palmer of Center; four brothers, A.J. Abshire of Wildwood, Charles Abshire of Houston, Linwood Abshire of Beaumont and Louis Abshire of Port Neches; 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on March 10, 2002)

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BRIDGE CITY - Rosary for Paul Abshire, 73, of 753 Avenue B, will be recited today at 8 p.m. in the Levingston Funeral home chapel in Groves. Funeral services will be held in St. Henry's Catholic church Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Dazio, of St. Henry's, officiating. The Rev. Dale Calhoun of St. Pius Catholic church in Beaumont and the James Ingle of St. Anthony's Catholic church in Beaumont, will assist. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial park.

Mr. Abshire died Saturday at 1:10 a.m. in Doctors hospital in Groves. He had lived in the area for 50 years and was an operator at Ameripol in Port Neches.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on September 21, 1969)

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BRIDGE CITY - Rosaries for Paul Abshire, 73, of 753 Avenue B in Bridge City, who died today at 1:10 a.m. in Doctors hospital after a short illness, will be recited today and Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Levingston Funeral home chapel in Groves. The Knights of Columbus and Legion of Mary from Bridge City will conduct the rosary Sunday.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Henry's Catholic church with the Rev. Joseph Dazio, of St. Henry's, officiating. Assisting will be the Rev. Dale Calhoun of St. Pius Catholic church in Beaumont and the Rev. James Ingle of St. Anthony's Catholic church in Beaumont. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial park.

A native of Kaplin, La., Mr. Abshire was an operator at Ameripol in Port Neches. He had lived in the area for 50 years. He was a member of St. Henry's Catholic churhc.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertha Abshire of Bridge City; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes White of Groves and Mrs. D.J. Palmer of Center, Tex; five sons, Abbie P. Abshire of Port Arthur, Charles Abshire of Houston, A.J. Abshire of Groves, Linwood Abshire of Port Neches, and Louis Abshire of Groves; three sisters, Mrs. E.J. Breaux of Port Arthur, Mrs. T. Morceaux of Gibson, La. and Mrs. L. LeBlanc of Nederland; two brothers, J.J. Abshire of Port Arthur and E.A. Abshire of Marrero, La., 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Paul White, Luther White, Jack Palmer, Kenneth Palmer, Gene Brown and Earl Keel.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on September 20, 1969)

Paul married Ada Marie Talbot 5 Apr 1917, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA. Ada (daughter of Albert Alphonse Talbot and Ophelia Clement) was born 16 Jan 1900, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 9 Apr 1936, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Apr 1936, Calvary Cemetery - Port Arthur, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Abshire Succumbs Here

Resident 20 Years Dies Of Heart Trouble

Mrs. Paul Abshire, 36, a resident of this section for 20 years, died of heart trouble yesterday at 6 p.m. at her home at Kolb's crossing after an illness of three weeks.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery under direction of Grammier's.

Mrs. Abshire was a native of Rayne, La.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. J.M. White and Miss Dorothy Abshire; five sons, Abbie, A.J., Wilford, L.J. and L.E. Abshire, all of Kolb's crossing; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Talbot; two sisters, Mrs. E. Champagne and Mrs. Albert LeBouef; four brothers, E., F., W. and C. Talbot, all of Port Arthur; and one grandchild, James White of Kolb's crossing.

(Published in The Port Arthur News on April 10, 1936)

Albert married Ophelia Clement 18 Nov 1890, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ophelia (daughter of Don Louis Clement and Calisse Zelonise LeBlanc) was born 16 Sep 1873, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Sep 1947, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 29 Sep 1947, Calvary Cemetery - Port Arthur, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]