Mary Louise Smith Mathis
Mar 28, 2022
Mary Louise Smith Mathis, 95, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2022, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April...
Joseph Henry Tanner
Mar 24, 2022
Joseph Henry Tanner “Bill” “Sleepy”, 88, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 24, 2022, at, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on May 21, 1933,...
Martha Wathen Smith
Mar 24, 2022
Martha Wathen Smith passed peacefully surrounded by her family at home on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Martha was first and foremost a wife and partner to her husband, Loyd, a highly respected and much-loved physician in Beaumont for many years. He ran his practice with more than a little assistance from Martha; to put it simply: he was the man...
Christina Marie Newcomb
Mar 17, 2022
Christina Marie Newcomb, 63, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 17, 2022, at, St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Nate Jordan. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 5:00 p.m., Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....
Heather Anders
Mar 10, 2022
Heather Anders, 42, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2022, in Beaumont. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Joe Reed. Burial will follow at 12:00 p.m., at Morse Cemetery in Buna, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service,...
Naomi Cromwell Cabe
Mar 8, 2022
Naomi Cromwell Cabe, 89, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 8, 2022, at, her home in Beaumont, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Rick White. Burial will follow at China Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to attend a reception at...
Gloria Maxine Pruitt
Mar 3, 2022
Gloria Maxine Pruitt, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2022, at, Collier Park Senior Living, in Beaumont. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Sabine Tabernacle Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Brother James Boykin. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the...
David Gerald Taylor Sr.
Mar 3, 2022
David Gerald Taylor, 95, formerly of Beaumont, Texas, passed away from this earth on March 3, 2022, in Lafayette, Louisiana. David was born on September 22, 1926, in Aberdeen, Mississippi. After graduating from Aberdeen High School in 1943, he joined the Army Air Corp, where he served until 1945. After returning from the Army, he entered Mississippi College where he...
Chris Joyner
Feb 15, 2022
Chris Joyner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, February 14. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 21, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. He was the oldest son of Henry and Chrissie Joyner of Beaumont. Chris had one child, his daughter Samantha Sloane Joyner Odom of Bridge City, and her husband,...
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark
Feb 14, 2022
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark was born on February 11, 1929, in Merryville, Louisiana, to Maudie C. Mysell and Floyd Everitt Livingston. She grew up in Merryville and had several part-time jobs as a teenager. One of the most memorable was when she helped her father gather pulpwood in the woods for him to sell to the paper-making industry. After graduating...
Lula Belle Livingston
Feb 12, 2022
Lula Belle Livingston, 93, of Beaumont, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Dr. Phil Holder. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from I :30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar...
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro
Feb 12, 2022
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro, 43, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Father Michael Minifie of Cristo Rey Church. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, February 17,...
Nan Touchet
Feb 12, 2022
Nan Touchet, 81, of Vidor, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Chance Residence in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 26, 1940, she was the daughter of Warren Wilson Nereaux and Beulah Mae (Brannon) Nereaux. Nan had a huge heart for all...
Karen Denice Jauer
Feb 11, 2022
Karen Denice Boren Jauer, 58, of Kountze, passed away on February 11, 2022, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Pasadena, Texas, on January 16, 1964, she was the...
Peter Hamilton
Feb 7, 2022
Peter Hamilton, 75, of Beaumont, passed away on February 7, 2022, in Lumberton. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Minnesota, on September 7, 1946, he was the son of Peter Lewis Hamilton, Sr. and Ruth (Stegall) Hamilton. Peter attended Austin...
Rhonda McMullen
Feb 5, 2022
Rhonda McMullen, 59, of Beaumont, passed away on February 5, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Allen C. Swist. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., Saturday, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home...
Elia Salgado
Feb 5, 2022
Elia Salgado, 71, of Beaumont, passed away on February 5, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Cristo Rey Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a rosary beginning at 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 14, 2022, at...
Donald Gladney Heath
Feb 2, 2022
Donald Gladney Heath, 78, of Lumberton, TX passed away on February 2, 2022. Born in Cordele, Ga to Naomi Amanda (née Grace) and Robert Clifford Heath on December 11, 1943. He was an intelligent and dedicated man who was the first in his family to attend college, earning his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Insurance from Georgia State...
Melvin Maurice Elkins Sr.
Feb 2, 2022
Melvin Maurice Elkins Sr, 90, a longtime resident of Beaumont Texas, went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2022. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 2:00 pm with visitation to be held prior to the service at 12:00 pm. Both will be held at Woodland Baptist Church, Beaumont, where Melvin was a member. Officiating...
Kenny Ray Richardson
Jan 26, 2022
Kenny Ray Richardson, 68, formerly of Vidor, Texas, passed away on January 26, 2022, in Houston, Texas. He was born in Athens, Texas, on July 5, 1953. Kenny was the son of Letha Merle (Holman) Richardson and Paul David Richardson. He was a certified public accountant, having graduated from Vidor High School and the University of Houston. He worked many...