Claude "Marty" Martin McMillin Jr.
Mar 3, 2020
Claude “Marty” Martin McMillin, Jr., 62, of Beaumont, passed away on March 3, 2020. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2020, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Wayne Werner and Pastor Jessie Wright. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the...
Lanell Johnson
Mar 2, 2020
Beatrice “Lanell” Johnson, 91, of Keller, passed away on March 2, 2020, in Bedford, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March, 9, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Born in Leesville, Louisiana, on January 22, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence H. Scoggins and Mamie Cole Scoggins. Lanell was always known for...
Vincent "Vince" Francis Dilley Jr.
Mar 1, 2020
Vincent Francis Dilley, Jr., 64, of Vidor, passed away on March 1, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Chase Courtney. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2020, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral...
Jeffrey Lee Schaefer
Feb 23, 2020
Jeffrey Lee Schaefer, 61, of Stowell, Texas, passed away on February 23, 2020, at his home. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Homes. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on March 13, 1958, he was the son of Laurance Thomas Schaefer, Sr. and Mildred Stratman. Jeffrey was an honest and hard worker who put everything he...
JoAnn King Janise
Feb 20, 2020
JoAnn King Janise, 72, of Beaumont, passed away on February 20, 2020, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2020, at Haven of Rest Cemetery in China, Texas. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, on...
Gloria Jean Carr
Feb 16, 2020
Gloria Jean Carr was born on October 23, 1959 in Galveston Texas to Dorothy Carr-Joseph. Funeral services for Gloria will be at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor John Ortiz. Visitation will follow the service until 5:00 p.m. She lived a life of love and hope. Gloria’ life was full of...
Edgar Leeroy Oliver
Feb 13, 2020
Edgar Leeroy Oliver, 87, of Lumberton, passed away on February 13, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Jason Mitchell. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Ola Mae Jackson
Feb 9, 2020
Ola Mae Jackson was born June 14, 1931, in Floresville, Texas, to A.L. and Willie (Heathcock) Popham. She went to be with the Lord on February 9, 2020. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Justin Edgerly of Calvary Baptist Church in Lumberton. Visitation will be...
William "Ted" Robert Estes Jr.
Feb 3, 2020
William “Ted” Robert Estes, Jr., 86, of Beaumont, passed away on February 3, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on February 15, 2020, at the Rustic Diamond Event Center in Vidor. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 15, 1933, he was the son of William Estes, Sr. and Dorothy Rittenhouse Estes. Ted served his country in...
Janet Lee Adams
Feb 2, 2020
Janet Lee Adams was a lifelong resident of southeast Texas and had lived in Sour Lake for over 20 years. She worked for the City of Sour Lake. She passed away peacefully on February 2, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn Maddox Gray; her father, Cyrus Paul Adams; and sister, Vicki Adams Thompson all of Sour...
James Ferguson Miller
Jan 24, 2020
Jim was a Scottish lad born in Airdrie, Scotland. He moved to Chicago when he was eleven, attended the University of Illinois and received a B.A. degree is History before being drafted into the Army. He went back to the U. of I. for his Master’s Degree. Jim met his wife, Linda, in college and when she asked him if...
Martha Parker
Jan 22, 2020
Martha Parker, 84, of Beaumont, passed away on January 22, 2020. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 27, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Blackwell. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Gladys Erin Wimberly Pullin
Jan 22, 2020
Gladys Erin Wimberly Pullin, 99, formerly of Beaumont, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in Rockwall, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. An escorted procession will depart the funeral home at 12:00 p.m. for Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake, Texas where the graveside...
Deborah Richmond
Jan 20, 2020
Deborah Richmond, 68, of Lumberton, passed away on January 20, 2020, in Silsbee. A graveside service will be held at 2 O’clock p.m., Friday, January 24, 2020, at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas, with burial to follow. Born in Jasper, Texas, on July 12, 1951, she was the daughter of Marcus Ener and Clifford Marie (Johnson) Ener. Deborah...
Yael Elizabeth Good
Jan 16, 2020
Yael Elizabeth Good, 20, of Crosby, Texas, former resident of Nederland, passed away on January 16, 2020, in Houston, Texas. A graveside service was held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2020, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating was Edgar Ramos. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2020, at Huffman Church,...
Karen Lynn Savant
Jan 4, 2020
Karen Lynn Savant, 72, of Beaumont, passed away on January 4, 2020. A memorial service in Karen’s honor will be held February 15, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at The Apostolic Church of Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September 28, 1947, she was the daughter of Pierre Savant and Effie Savant. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant...
Kay (Freddie) Baker
Dec 27, 2019
Kay (Freddie) Baker, 77, of Beaumont, passed away on December 27, 2019, at Lucas Place Assisted Living, in Beaumont. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 2, 2020, at St. Jude Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A reception will be held immediately after...
Victor Galaviz, Sr.
Dec 25, 2019
Victor Galaviz, Sr., 91, of Vidor, passed away on December 25 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Steve Hancock and Ed Huffman. Burial will follow at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 27, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins. Born...
Robert "Scooby-Doo" Reyes
Dec 16, 2019
Robert “Scooby-Doo” Reyes, 81, of Kountze, passed away on December 16, 2019, in Beaumont. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a sharing of memories at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 15, 1938, he was the son of Ventura Reyes and Socorro...
Dora Jannise
Dec 14, 2019
Dora Jannise, 83, of China, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Burial will follow at China Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Newton, Kansas, on August 11, 1936, she...