May 4, 1924 to May 18, 1996   Port Neches - Services for Ernest "Sam" Cormier, 72, of Port Neches will be at 3 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church of Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park of Port Neches under the direction of Pat. A. Riley Funeral Home in Nederland.   He died Saturday at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. A native of Rayne, La., he was a longtime resident of Port Neches and was a retired welder from Coastal Marine. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Port Neches.   Survivors include his wife, Clophina Meche Cormier of Port Neches; three daughters, Stephanie Bodin and Marcia Meche, both of Port Neches, and Chere Dugas of Port Arthur; three brothers, Firmin Cormin of Port Neches, Clifton Broussard of Johnson's Bayou, La., and Leroy Broussard of Port Arthur; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.   Pallbearers will be Bobby Bodin, Damien Bodin, Steve Dugas, Mark Gallion, Tony Gallion and Earl Badeaux.   Your gentle face and patient smile With sadness we recall You had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all.   The voice is mute and stilled the heart That loved us well and true Ah, bitter was the trial part From one so good as you.   You are not forgotten loved on Nor will you ever be As long as life and memory last We will remember thee.   We miss you now, our hearts are sore As time goes bye we miss you more Your loving smile, your gentle face No one can ever fill you vacant place.