John Girlinghouse, SR, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 13, 2016, in Beaumont.
Memorial service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016, at First Baptist Church in West Orange starting at 10 A.M.
Born in Orange, Texas, on September 24, 1956, he was the son of M.J. Girlinghouse and Cynthia Girlinghouse. He graduated from Little Cypress- Mauriceville in 1975 and retired from the City of Orange where he was an electrician.
He is preceded in death by his mother Cynthia Lavender Girlinghouse, niece Lavender Marie Fernandez, and the mother of his children, Jackie Arlene Girlinghouse.
He is survived by his father, M.J. Girlinghouse and wife Mary Ann of Orange, Texas; his siblings, Rodney Girlinghouse and wife Charlotte of Crosby, Texas, and Lynn Fernandez and husband Richard of Jacksonville, Florida; children, Cynthia Bergeron and husband Elmer of Mauriceville, Texas, John R. Girlinghouse Jr. and wife Glynis of Buna, Texas, Timothy Girlinghouse and wife Maribeth of Mancelona, Michigan, and Anthony B. Girlinghouse of Orange, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.