Jack Wayne BauerMarch 5, 1951 - August 21, 2021

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Jack Wayne Bauer, 70, of Winnie, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Christus Southeast Texas – St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born March 5, 1951, in Beaumont, to Mary Heiner Bauer and Robert E. Bauer.

Jack served in multiple positions with the Texas Rice Improvement Association, East Chambers Agricultural Historical Society, Jefferson County Appraisal District, Hope Lutheran Church, Coastal Cattle Association, and the

Jefferson County Agricultural Committee. He was named the 1991 Texas Rice Festival Farmer of the Year. Jack was the third generation to farm rice and raise cattle. His son Gerald is continuing in his footsteps and hopefully one day his children, Kash or Kimber, will carry on the farm.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Christie Bauer; son, Gerald Bauer and his wife, Marcia, of Winnie; daughters, Sherri Tidwell and her husband, Gary, of DeQuincy, Louisiana; and Jennifer Abshire and her husband, Tim, of Fannett; mother, Mary Bauer of Winnie; sisters, Carol Walther of Maryville, Illinois, Janet Taylor of Houston, and Linda Bauer of Bastrop; grandchildren, Cheyenne Mengers, Shelby Bauer, Colton Elkins, Kash Bauer, Kimber Bauer, Kerri Gresham, Nicholas Abshire, and Gracelyn Abshire; and two great-grandchildren, Holden Gollihare and Allen Mengers.

He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Bauer, and his sister, Marilyn Erickson.

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Please sign Mr. Bauer’s guest book and share your memories at www.broussards1889.com

PallbearersGus MengersColton ElkinsTravis TaylorEverett TaylorPaul Walther

David WaltherBrandon EricksonJonathan Erickson

Funeral Service Thursday, August 26, 2021 11:00 a.m.

Hope Lutheran ChurchWinnie, Texas

Memorial ContributionsHope Lutheran Church

P.O. Box 701Winnie, Texas

IntermentFairview Cemetery

Winnie, Texas