Joe G. Vassar

Joe G. Vassar, 92, of Kountze, died Monday, November 29, 2021, at Harbor Hospice, Beaumont. He was born on March 20, 1929, in Tryon, Oklahoma, to Lillian Edna Walters and Charles C. Vassar. Joe was a United States Army veteran. He retired from Gulf Coast Machine Supply after many years of employment.

Joe is survived by his sons, Harold Vassar and his wife, Gwen, of Kountze and Nolan Vassar and his wife, Glenda, of Edinburgh; grandchildren, Joshua Vassar and Micah, of Lumberton; Derrik Vassar and  his wife, Pearl and Phillip Vassar and his wife, Liza, all of Houston; Fernie Martinez and Alex Martinez, both of Edinburgh; great-grandchildren, Jacob Vassar, Phoenix Vassar, and Madison Vassar; siblings, Fred Vassar, of Livingston; Louise Jones and her husband, Harold and Judy Brumley, all of Beaumont; and nephews, Jerry Flowers and Roland Collier, both of Lumberton.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty Ruth Vassar; sister, Roberta Flowers; and nephew, Carroll Vassar.

A gathering of Mr. Vassar’s family and friends will be from 11:00 a.m., until 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. His graveside service will follow Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., at Magnolia Cemetery, 2291 Pine Street, Beaumont.

The family wishes to thank the employees of Harbor Hospice for their compassionate care of Mr. Vassar during his short time at Harbor Hospice on Major Drive, in Beaumont.