James Douglas Gordey, 83, of Beaumont died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at his residence.
He was a native of Melder, Louisiana and has been a resident of this area since 1946. James was a radio operator in Word War II and worked his way up from refrigeration mechanic to Executive Director of Beaumont Housing Authority and retired in December 1974. Then he was staff accountant at Epps and Underhill, CPA in Silsbee until he became self-employed as Gordey’s Bookkeeping Service.
James is survived by his wife, Irble Gordey of Beaumont; children, Beverly Sikes and her husband Donald of Lumberton, Molly Sewell and her husband Rusty of Beaumont, Mark Gordey and his wife Lillie of Bridge City, Julie Gordey Wesseling of Ridgway, Colorado; grandchildren, Jennifer Parrott, Shelly Rao, Robyn Matthaei, Jason Sikes, Erin Sewell, Kyle Sewell, Frankie Morgan, Michael Gordey, Jimmy Wesseling, Leah Wesseling; sisters, Beatrice Guffey and Jolene Wheaton; and eight grand grandchildren.
The family would like to express their thanks to Dr. Federico Valderrama for his kindness, Doctors at MD Anderson Hospital for giving us two more years, and Professional Health Care Hospice.
Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Forest Park United Methodist Church. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday until time of service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Forest Park United Methodist Church, 225 South Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77707 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5144, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5144.
