Robert Eugene Smallwood, 83, of Port Neches, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at Christus Hospital St. Mary in Port Arthur.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, November 17, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches with Rev. Bennie Patillo officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Thursday with a Christina Vigil service to be held at 6:00 PM at the mortuary.
Mr. Smallwood was a native of Saybrook, Illinois and lived in the Port Neches and Nederland area since 1946. He retired from Texaco Asphalt as a supervisor with 37 years of service, also served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Mr. Smallwood is survived by his wife, Ethel of Port Neches; one daughter, Carolyn Whaley and her husband Al of Nederland; two brothers, William Smallwood of Oaklawn, Illinois, and Phillip Smallwood of Peoria, Illinois; also surviving are his grandchildren, Darren Miles and wife Meredith, Charlotte Dugas, Jill Braud and husband Jimmy, Cathy Hagner and husband Matt, and Danny Whaley and wife Marcella; great grandchildren, Madison Miles, Lee Wilson, Heather Wilson, Bryce Whaley, Reid Whaley, and Chris Hagner.
