LOOP - Charles Douglas Floyd 'aka Jimmy Ringo from Quitaque, 87, a lifelong resident of Loop passed away on January 26, 2024. Celebration of life was held at the First United Methodist Church in Seagraves at 11:00 a.m. on January 29, 2024, with Beverly Titus officiating. Graveside services followed at the Loop Cemetery in Loop. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Ratliff Funeral Home in Seagraves. Douglas was born to Doyle and Renee Floyd on December 4, 1936, in Afton. He moved to Loop in 1941 and grew up on the family farm. Douglas graduated Loop High School in 1956. He was an outstanding football and basketball player. He started as a freshman on both teams. He had a mean jump shot in basketball and the quickest and toughest one on the football field.
Wayne Reaud
BEAUMONT – Over the years, iconic attorneys Walter Umphrey and Wayne Reaud have contributed greatly to the Jefferson County courthouse – somewhat literally, as the two men and their law firms have been stuffing heaps of cash into the coffers of the judges who preside over their cases for decades now.
Now, apparently seeking to “honor” Umphrey and Reaud for their “accomplishments,” the Commissioners’ Court will vote tomorrow on whether to authorize the erection of busts of the men in the courthouse’s entry courtyard.
If authorized, a bust of Gilbert Low will also be erected alongside Umphrey and Reaud.