Jesse W. Revia

Jesse W. Revia, 90 of Beaumont passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2004.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, February 12, 2004 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin in Beaumont, with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.  A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 – 8 PM Wednesday evening at the mortuary.

As Jesse would tell it, “I was born on July 1, 1913 on a riverboat in Beaumont”.  He lived in Beaumont most of his life, where he met and married his wife of 53 years, Alma Angelo Revia.  Jesse was a man of many talents and occupations, from working for sign companies to running his own upholstery shop.  The common thread throughout his life was music.  Jesse sang, made and played steel guitars, and played his share of “gigs” in the area including a few radio shows.  He was a man who knew a little about most things and a lot about some things.

Jesse is survived by his step-daughters, Patricia Lopez and her husband Kenneth of Beaumont, and Jo Vick and her husband Gerald of Beaumont; daughters, Elsie Williams and her husband Van of Vidor, Darlene Fontenot and her husband Tommy of Beaumont, Patricia Turner and her husband Wilbur of Vidor, and Ann Holcomb of Spurger; brothers, Buck Revia of Vidor and Harold Revia of Kountze; sisters, Norma LeBlanc of Vidor and Midge Eason of Batson; 14 grandchildren including Kenny Vick, whom he loved as a son, Rhonda O’Neill and Alma Wall; 28 great grandchildren including Justin O’Neill, Blake Busceme, Brooke Toups, Erik Toups, and Christopher Wall; and two great great grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support.