Joseph Threats, Sr.

Published 3:53 pm Thursday, January 4, 2018

Mr. Joseph Threats, Sr., of Port Arthur died Friday, December 29, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas.  A native of Lake Providence, Louisiana, he was a resident of Port Arthur for 72 years and was a 34 year retiree of B.F. Goodrich.  Joseph was a member of Eastern Star Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and trustee.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Eastern Star Baptist Church with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time.  Rev. Vester Thompson will officiate.  Entombment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home.

Survivors include his lovely wife of 62 years, Mary Lou (Coleman) Threats; children, Joseph Threats, Jr., Brenda (Don) Scurlock, Terry (Greg) Jones, Tammy Williams, JoAnn (Anthony) Shankle and Lydia August (preceded in death 2005); a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.