A.D. “Gus” Daniels, 75, of Kountze, passed away at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont on February 3, 2004 at 8:44 a.m. He was born on May 5, 1928 to Erice and Bessie May Jordan Daniels in Batson, Texas. He was a resident of Kountze for over forty years.
Gus worked in the oil field for several years before going to work for Daniels Building and Construction, Inc. He retired after 37 years of service to DBCI. After retiring, he founded and operated Quality Cabinet and Millwork in Kountze until his death. Gus served two terms as mayor of Kountze and was also in the Kountze Volunteer Fire Department for twenty years serving as fire chief for five of those years. He will be remembered for his love of life, family and constant practical jokes. He will be missed by many.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Dorothy Daniels, of 27 years and two brothers Charles E. Daniels and Jerry Dwayne (J.D.) Daniels.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Johann Daniels, of Kountze; sons, Wayne Daniels and his wife Sue of Kountze and Carlton Trimble of Lumberton; daughter, Robin Geese and her husband Jeff of Tyler; brother, Larry Daniels and wife Lois of Batson; sisters-in-law Lucille Daniels of Kountze and Kay Daniels of Warren; grandsons Rodney E. Daniels and his wife Melissa and Brandon Daniels of Kountze, and Kenneth Cody Trimble of Lumberton and granddaughters: Shelley Daniels of Kountze and Meredith Geese of Tyler; three great grandchildren: Jesse Graham, Aaron Daniels, and Abigail Daniels all of Kountze. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, which he loved as his own children and grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Ronnie Daniels, Eric Daniels, Ray Blackwell, Terry Daniels, and Gary Frazier, and Don Frazier. Honorary Pallbearers are Otis Will, Junior Jordan and Randy Blackwell and all superintendents of Daniels Construction.
Funeral service will be today at 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church of Kountze with Reverend Tony Thornton officiating. Interment will follow at Guedry Cemetery in Batson, Texas.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gus’s memory to the First Baptist Church of Kountze Building Fund, P.O. Box 638, Kountze, Texas 77625.