TJ Wills, Author at Port Arthur News

Obituaries

Charles Royall Wills Jr.

Charles Royall Wills Jr. 1956 to 2017 They called him Bear in high school. He was the oldest of four boys and forever our protector. ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Thursday, January 5, 2017 9:11 pm

Home and Garden

OUT IN THE YARD: About cats, kids and Christmas

By Ann Bares Early one Christmas morning, many years ago, a friend and his little daughter came by for hot chocolate and to show us ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Saturday, December 3, 2016 11:27 pm

Lifestyle

CULINARY THRILL SEEKING: Darragh’s mom makes gin raisins

Editor’s note: Culinary Thrill Seeking columnist Darragh Doiron is the way she is because of her mother, Jeannette Doiron. This week she’s encouraged Mom to ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 11:53 pm

Obituaries

Services today and death notices for Oct. 26

Services today Shirley Ann Blanchard, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, China, 10 a.m. Lucius Cormier Jr., St. Anne Catholic Church, Beaumont, 11 a.m. Nancy ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 11:51 pm

Uncategorized

Services today and death notices for Sept. 28

  Services today Kathy Hobbs Hay, Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaumont, 10 a.m. Preston Cooper Jr., Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland, 10 a.m. James ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 12:39 am

Home and Garden

OUT IN THE YARD: Inside scoop on watermelons

Summer is a time for vacations, swimming, and watermelons!  Watermelons have always been a part of my life.  My mother craved watermelon while she was ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Sunday, July 17, 2016 12:29 am

Uncategorized

Services today and death notices for June 29

Services today Madeline Rose Korenek Fruge, St. Anne Catholic Church, Beaumont, 3 p.m. Alan Brian “Big Al” Theobald, Broussard’s, McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, 11 a.m. Mary ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 12:21 am

Obituaries

Services today and death notices for June 17

Services today Deborah Thompson Saide, Melancon’s Funeral Home, 2 p.m. David Nunez, Broussard’s, McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, 10 a.m.   Death notices Brunson Franklin “B.F.” Williams ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Thursday, June 16, 2016 11:10 pm

Obituaries

Services today and death notices for May 26

Services today Bula Kinsey, Melancon’s Funeral Home, 2 p.m. Kathleen Mabel Carr, Broussard’s, Major Drive, Beaumont, 5 p.m. Linda Baca Bargainer, Oak Bluff Memorial Park, ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:35 pm

Home and Garden

OUT IN THE YARD: May Day throughout time

By Jefferson County Master Gardener Eileen Slater Traditional May Day celebrations were agricultural festivals known for the coming of summer and associated with flowers and trees. ... Read more

by TJ Wills, Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:04 pm

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