Robert Charles Trahan, 76, of Kountze, died June 10, 2009, at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.
Robert was born July 24, 1932 in Port Neches to Minos Henry and Cecile (Dupre) Trahan. A resident of Kountze for five years, he was a retired pipefitter/pipe designer with the Local #195 and a member of First Baptist Church in Kountze. A 1951 graduate of Port Neches High School, he was an all district football player for the Indians in 1950 and 1951. He then attended Lamar Tech and played football there from 1951 until 1953. On August 16, 1951, he married Mary Ann Edgar. He was an active member of Masonic Lodges of Port Neches, Groves, and Kountze and proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict where he was awarded several medals.
He is survived by his wife, of fifty-eight years, Mary Ann Edgar Trahan of Kountze; sons, Edgar Trahan and his wife Bonny of Lumberton, and Thomas Trahan and his wife Cecilia of Houston; grandsons, Brett Trahan and his wife Nichole, and Garrret Trahan; and great granddaughter, Bailey Trahan.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Broussard’s, 505 12th Street, Nederland. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches with full Masonic rites. A gathering of his family and friends will be Friday, June 12, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Broussard’s, 530 W. Monroe, Kountze. The gathering of family and friends will continue on Saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until service time.
Memorial contributions may be made in Robert’s memory to First Baptist Church of Kountze, P.O. Box 638, Kountze, Texas 77625.
