Clarence Joseph Lartigue, 63, passed away, Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Mr. Lartigue’s favorite past time was spending time with his family, cooking for them, and spreading his love around.
Born on May 27, 1941 in Beaumont, Texas to Ida and Clenis Lartigue, he lived in Beaumont his entire life. He was a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. Upon graduating he began working at the BPM Club. He later went on to work for The Beaumont Country Club where he retired after giving 43 years of excellence and dedicated service.
Clarence was a very wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to us all. He was generous and loving in spirit and through the course of his life Clarence met no strangers; he touched the hearts of many people, young and old. Those who knew him loved him and thought highly of him. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ida Lartigue and father, Clenis Lartigue.
Clarence leaves his wonderful wife, Johnnie to cherish his memory; four sons, Shelley Foster and his wife Carolyn, Wayne Johnson and his wife Cathy, Sterling Johnson and his wife Cynthia, Wendell Johnson and his wife Nora; three daughters, Subrena Woods and her husband Ronald, Karen Patterson and her husband Larry, Shawna Goodman and her husband Gregory; sister, Mary Sells along with her two daughters Rosalind and Tudy (his nieces); step-mother, Leatrice Lartigue; aunt, Octavia Carrier; along with twenty-five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004 at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Beaumont, with interment to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday evening, June 18, 2004 with a Christian Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Clarence Lartigue Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 3945, Beaumont, Texas 77704.