Brenda King
May 7, 2018
Brenda King, 77, of Beaumont, passed away on May 7, 2018, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 3:00p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-2:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Sour Lake, Texas, on October 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Stanley Ray and...
Margaret Shaw Pokorney
May 6, 2018
Margaret Shaw Pokorney, of Lumberton, Texas was born on July 19, 1918 in New York City and went home to be with her Lord on May 6, 2018, she was 99 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Pokorney; daughter, Gail Brigman and grandson, Frederick E. Pokorney. She is survived by her 7 sons, Glenn, Gregory,...
Marion Louise Emenhiser
May 4, 2018
Marion Louise Emenhiser, 96, of Beaumont was born Sept. 6, 1921 in Beaumont, TX and passed away May 4, 2018 in Beaumont. Mrs. Emenhiser graduated from South Park High school, worked at Lamb’s Printing Co. and was a member of South Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; sisters, Ina Hille, Marguerite Lemieux and brother,...
Janie L. Vayon
Apr 29, 2018
Funeral Services for Janie L. Vayon, 88, of Fannett will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Wednesday, prior to the service. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Vayon was born March 10, 1930 in Fannett, Texas and...
Rojo Gilbert "Gil" Owens
Apr 21, 2018
Gil would like to let you know his WORK here is done. He received a call on April 21st, an offer he couldn’t refuse, to be reunited with family and friends that he hasn’t seen in a long time. But most importantly to be with Jesus Christ our Lord in his eternal home. Gil’s story started on December 21, 1923....
Fleta Beth Wyatt
Apr 15, 2018
A service honoring the life of Fleta Beth Wyatt, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Liberty Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be on Tuesday evening from 5-7:00...
Margie Black Conner
Apr 15, 2018
Margie Black Conner, 91, of Lumberton, passed away on April 15, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Westlake, Louisiana, on January 7, 1927,...
Nora Mae Frazier
Apr 15, 2018
Nora Mae Frazier, long time resident of Beaumont Texas, passed from this life into eternity on April 15, 2018. A service honoring her life will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment in Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
William Henry Thurston, Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
William Henry Thurston, Jr., 85, of Beaumont, passed away on April 10, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont where the Masonic Rights will be given. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Helen Loretta McMinn
Apr 5, 2018
Helen Loretta McMinn, 78, of Sour Lake was born February 22, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee and passed away April 5, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A service honoring her life will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m....
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...