Antonia Costilla
Mar 31, 2018
Antonia Costilla, 85, of Beaumont, passed away on March 31, 2018, at her home. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2018, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., with a rosary recited at 6:30pm, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at...
Mary Eleanor Kleinhen
Mar 28, 2018
Mary Eleanor Kleinhen, 73, of Beaumont was born May 18, 1944 in Richmond, Indiana and died March 28, 2018 in Beaumont. She was retired from the Johns Mansville Company in Indiana where she worked in fiberglass production. She was preceded in death by her parents, Murvel Riley Garner and Mary Esther (Miller) Garner and son, John Michael Kleinhen. She is...
June Marcella Kimbrough
Mar 26, 2018
June Marcella Kimbrough, 88, of Beaumont was born November 16, 1929 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away March 26, 2018 at her residence. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel officiated by Dr. Robert Shield, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in...
Eva Audrene Click
Mar 15, 2018
Audrene Click, 87, of Vidor, passed away on March 15, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00am, Monday, March 19, 2018, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor. Officiating will be Pastor George Gau of Turning Point Church in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born...
Dwayne Budd Godkin Sr.
Mar 8, 2018
Dwayne Budd Godkin, Sr. of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the age of 83. Buddy was born to the parents of Zora and Freddie Godkin on September 14, 1934 in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Beaumont High (The Royal Purples). He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS...
Lenora Emerald White
Mar 2, 2018
Lenora Emerald White, 97, of Beaumont, died peacefully on March 2, 2018. A graveside service will be 10:00am, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00a.m., on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born September 25, 1920 in Waco, Texas, Lenora was the older of two daughters born...
Louis Henry Beard
Feb 22, 2018
Louis Henry Beard 12/03/1920 to 02/22/2018 Louis Beard was born December 3rd, 1920 in Rosedale, Texas to Robert Smith Beard and Annie Mary Beard. He was a resident of Beaumont for 97 years. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family singing his favorite hymns. A service of worship honoring his life will be held on Tuesday, February...
James Gordon Murphy
Feb 21, 2018
James Gordon Murphy, 83, of Jasper, Texas was born December 6, 1935 in Texas and passed away February 21, 2018 at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont. A longtime resident of Jasper, Mr. Murphy was a US Air Force veteran, a member of First Baptist Church of Jasper, a former police officer in Alaska and retired as a civil service accountant....
Robert Alan Scott
Feb 15, 2018
Robert Alan Scott, 71, of Fort Worth, passed away on February 15, 2018, at in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 12:00pm prior to the service. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 26,...
Ellis "Benny" Summerlin
Feb 12, 2018
Ellis “Benny” Summerlin, 66, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2018, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas hospital, surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be Thursday February 22, from 5-8 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins funeral home on North 11th St. in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Friday 23, at 10 a.m., also at Claybar funeral...
Kathryn Grace Worthey
Feb 11, 2018
Kathryn Grace Worthey, 87, of Beaumont was born Feb. 23, 1930 in Shelby County to the late, John and Anna (Ballard) Hitt and went to be with her Lord on Feb. 11, 2018. A service of worship honoring her life will be held on Wed. Feb. 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sabine Tabernacle. Interment will follow in Forest...
Ila June Watson
Feb 10, 2018
Ila June Watson, 92, peacefully passed away on February 10, 2018 in Georgetown, Texas, with her three sons at her side. Born in Alma, Oklahoma, to Sadie and Ernest Martin Wesner on March 13, 1925, Ila June Wesner Seely moved to Beaumont, Texas in the 1940’s. Ila met and married John Allison Watson in the late 1940s and they raised...
Danny W. Cross
Feb 8, 2018
Danny W. Cross, 68, of Beaumont, passed away on February 8, 2018, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Woodland Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Irene G. Carr
Feb 2, 2018
Funeral services for Irene G. Carr, 99, of Wildwood, Texas will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the funeral Home. Mrs. Carr was...
Ruby "Necy" Janice LaRocca
Jan 31, 2018
Ruby “Necy” Janice LaRocca, 86, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Meadows Church of Christ in Beaumont. Born in Palacios, Texas, on December 14, 1931, she was the daughter of Andrew Duncan “A.D.” and Laura (Fowler) Whitten. Janice grew...
Earl Eugene Pruitt
Jan 30, 2018
Earl Eugene Pruitt, 90, of Beaumont, passed away on January 30, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Friday, February 2, 2018, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on...
Adolfo Balderas Jr.
Jan 27, 2018
Adolfo Balderas, Jr., 20, of Beaumont passed away on January 27, 2018 at his home. He was born in Houston, Texas to Adolfo Balderas, Sr. and Maria Orozco. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00am, on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Cristo Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with a...
Gwinette B. Price
Jan 25, 2018
Gwin was born in Cardiff, Wales on April 2, 1919 and passed away January 25, 2018 in Lockhart, Texas. She arrived in America March 1, 1946 to join her beloved husband, Arthur, to whom she was married for almost 46 years. He preceded her in death. She retired from Dollinger Steel. She was an active member of Beaumont Community Players....
Johanna Martha Hayes
Jan 23, 2018
Johanna Martha Hayes, 69, of Beaumont, passed away on January 23, 2018, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, January 27, 2018, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with the rosary recited at 5:30pm on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins, Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on January 29, 1948, she was...
Fred Andrews
Jan 22, 2018
Fred Andrews, 87, of Port Arthur, passed away on January 22, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Boston, New York, on January 12, 1931, he was the son of Bernell and Louise (Vogt) Andrews. Fred grew up on farms in Western New York and graduated from Springville Griffith Institute. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy where...