Evelyn Virginia Walston
Sep 27, 2018
Evelyn Virginia Walston, 92, of Beaumont, passed away on September 27, 2018, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Monday, October 1, 2018, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Boykin and Reverend Clarence Day of Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00p.m., Sunday,...
Lallace Richard (Rick) Menard
Sep 17, 2018
Rick Menard, 62, of Silsbee, formerly of Vidor, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on March 7, 1956 in Beaumont, to the late Ruby (Berwick) Zeek and James Joseph Menard. He was a heavy equipment operator for T. Johnson Industries, Inc. for 20 plus years and a prior owner of...
Martha Jackson Lester
Sep 16, 2018
Martha Lester, 86, of Beaumont was born June 8, 1932 in Beaumont and passed away Sept.16, 2018 at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Martha lived most of her life in Beaumont and was a proud graduate of French High School class of 1950. In her earlier life, Martha worked as an X-Ray Technician at Baptist Hospital and as a draftswoman with...
David Zoch
Sep 7, 2018
David Zoch, 49, of Beaumont was born December 22, 1968 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away September 7, 2018 in Beaumont. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3175 S Major Dr, Beaumont, Texas. Elder Marcus Roland will officiate. David lived most of his...
Brenda Sue Vogel
Sep 6, 2018
Brenda Sue Vogel, 66, of Beaumont, passed away on September 6, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Friendship Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Art Graham of Friendship Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm,...
Barbara A. "Bobbye" Schmitt
Sep 5, 2018
Barbara A. “Bobbye” Schmitt, 90, of Lumberton was born October 20, 1927 in Denver, Colorado to the late Elmer John and Florence W. Muehlig and passed away September 5, 2018 in Lumberton, Texas. A former longtime resident of Beaumont, Bobbye was a homemaker and member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. A memorial service honoring her life will be held on...
Geneva Hamshire Cline
Aug 25, 2018
Geneva Hamshire Cline, 75, of Vidor was born July 16, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away August 25, 2018 in Vidor. She was a retired restaurant manager, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Geneva was preceded in death by her parents, Frank David Hamshire and Katherine Revia Hamshire; and son, Darrell Lee Cline. She is survived by four sons, David...
Donald Wayne Jacobs
Aug 24, 2018
Donald Wayne Jacobs, writer, musician, folk historian and friends with uncountable people from the woods of Deep East Texas to the spires of refineries in Southeast Texas, died Aug. 24, 2018. He passed peacefully just 12 hours after enjoying breakfast, conversation and making plans to return to his Beaumont home after some medical treatment at Harbor Hospice.He was 80. He...
Diane Lynn Simpson
Aug 18, 2018
Diane Lynn Simpson, 71, of Kountze, Texas was born January 8, 1947 in Brazos County, Texas and passed away August 18, 2018 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Parkway Life Church in Lumberton. Mrs. Simpson was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Those left to cherish...
Jim Wells
Aug 18, 2018
Jim Wells, 56, of Beaumont, passed away on August 18, 2018, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 3:00pm with a visitation from 2:00pm-3:00pm, Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 31, 1961, he was the son of Gene Wells and Sue (Walker) Wells. Jim followed...
Bobbie Minette Lemons True
Aug 17, 2018
Bobbie Minette Lemons True, passed away on August 17, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Bobbie touched the life of every person who knew her. In addition, she enjoyed the engagement with friends not only within the church but in the many communities in which she lived. Bobbie’s friends were dear to her, and she would be the first to provide meals...
Carolyn Marie Carter
Aug 14, 2018
Carolyn Marie Carter, 49, of Vidor was born November 11, 1968 in Fort Polk, Louisiana to Eugene and Mary Ellen Louviere and passed away August 14, 2018 in Beaumont. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. Carolyn loved helping people. She always put everyone else first and always saw the good in people. She enjoyed fishing and boat riding. She...
Lillian Ruth "Cookie" Holliday
Aug 13, 2018
Cookie Holliday passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, at the age of 97. She was born December 28, 1920, in Winder, GA, the daughter of Clifford Cook and Gertrude Ross. A country girl determined to become a city nurse, she graduated first in her class from nursing school at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, then enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Lillian "Cookie" Holliday
Aug 13, 2018
Cookie Holliday passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, at the age of 97. She was born December 28, 1920, in Winder, GA, the daughter of Clifford Cook and Gertrude Ross. A country girl determined to become a city nurse, she graduated first in her class from nursing school at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, then enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Priscilla Alameda
Aug 13, 2018
Priscilla Alameda, 85, of China, Texas was born November 28, 1932 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and passed away August 13, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas. A celebration of her life and faith will be held on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Bill Fabriquze officiating. Interment will follow in the China Cemetery. Visitation...
Clarence Loren Gayle
Aug 5, 2018
Clarence Loren Gayle was born to James R. Gayle and Sarrah Edgin Gayle on June 26, 1920 in Yuma, Arizona. He moved with his family to Texas in 1929 and died in Beaumont, Texas on August 5, 2018. Loren married Velma “Snooks” Kennedy on August 6, 1938. They moved to Yoakum County, Texas where Loren farmed for 46 years. “Snooks”...
Donald Anthony Borel Sr.
Jul 30, 2018
Donald Anthony Borel, Sr., 87, of Beaumont was born April 10, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas to William and Viola Borel and passed away July 30, 2018 in Beaumont. A celebration of his life is being planned for Monday, August 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and...
Joseph Charles Butler
Jul 26, 2018
On the afternoon of July 26, 2018, Charles was called home to heaven by Jesus with his loving family by his side. He was born February 4, 1940, to Tommy and Johnnie Butler in Doucette, Texas of Tyler County. He loved his family especially his grand and great-grandchildren. Charles enjoyed watching the shows The Riffleman and Gunsmoke, as well as...
Patsy (Clawson) Cornelius
Jul 25, 2018
1932 - 2018 Funeral services for Patsy (Clawson) Cornelius, 86, of Beaumont, Texas, will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 27, 2018, from 5:00pm-7:00pm, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Patsy Floye Clawson was...
William Andrew Saunders
Jul 25, 2018
William Andrew Saunders, 33, of Beaumont was born November 27, 1984 in Houston, Texas and passed away July 25, 2018 in Beaumont. A service of remembrance will be held on Monday, July 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sabine Tabernacle of Beaumont with interment to follow in the Sandhill Cemetery in Colmesneil, Texas. A gathering of family and friends...