Starr Baker Stout

Starr Baker Stout

Dec 1, 2017

Starr Baker Stout, 69, of Vidor was born October 25, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Grover August and Margaret Ella Starr “Peggy” Baker and passed away December 1, 2017 at her residence in Vidor. A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, December 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Turning Point Church in Vidor with dearest...

Martha Stell Foster

Martha Stell Foster

Nov 26, 2017

Martha Stell Foster, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on November 26, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Martha Foster was born in Munger, Texas, on January 14, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Forrest “Jim Foster; brother, JC Scarborough; sisters, Minnie Lee Reeves and Rena Mae Bairrington; and her son, Jackie Wayne...

Mary Louise Landry Havens

Mary Louise Landry Havens

Nov 22, 2017

Mary Louise Havens, 93, of Lumberton, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Village Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Lumberton. The family will receive friends for visitation at noon on Monday, November 27, 2017 followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Born in Abbeville,...

Beatrice Alviar

Beatrice Alviar

Nov 15, 2017

Beatrice Alviar, 82, of Rose City was born March 26, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late, Feliciano and Maria Gonzalez Lopez and passed away November 15, 2017 in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery....

Neva Jean Braswell

Neva Jean Braswell

Nov 14, 2017

Neva Jean Braswell, 71, of Buna was born December 13, 1945 in Jasper, Texas to the late James Louis and Neva Lee (Howell) Braswell and passed away November 14, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was a homemaker and a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Regina Randall...

Ruth Marilynn Hodge Coffey

Ruth Marilynn Hodge Coffey

Nov 9, 2017

Early November 9, 2017, at age 96, Marilynn passed into Eternity with God. Marilynn was the oldest of five children born to Harry Heard Hodge, Sr. and Adelena “Sug” Brown Hodge in Houston, Texas, 15 April 1921. She spent the first nine years of her life amidst extended family and the next two (during the Great Depression) living with relatives...

Malcolm Hernandez

Malcolm Hernandez

Nov 9, 2017

Malcolm Hernandez, 71, of Beaumont, passed away on November 9, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Monday, November 13, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m with the rosary recited at 6:00p.m., on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins, Beaumont. Born in Cloutierville, Louisiana, on May 22, 1946, he...

Elmer Thomas Wismer Jr.

Elmer Thomas Wismer Jr.

Nov 9, 2017

Elmer Thomas Wismer, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on November 9, 2017 at Kountze Nursing Center. Elmer was born in Beaumont on October 24, 1932 to Willie Alice Murphy. After graduating from high school, Elmer served in the U.S. Army. Elmer’s wife, Wanda Green Wismer preceded him in death. Elmer is survived by twins born on his...

Frances Marie Vincent

Frances Marie Vincent

Nov 3, 2017

Frances Marie Vincent, of Beaumont, passed away on Friday, November 3. She was born August 20, 1942. She is predeceased by her parents Al and Alice Rose Vincent and siblings Albert Baxter Vincent and Carol Linda Vincent Patton. A native of Beaumont, in her youth Franny was active in the Melody Maids and the Beaumont Community Theater. She was a...

Johnny Fay Richardson

Johnny Fay Richardson

Oct 30, 2017

Johnny Fay Richardson, 91, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 30, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th St., Beaumont, TX on Friday, November 3, 2017 from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. Funeral services will take place at 11:00a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the funeral home with Pastor Terry...

Ruth Rouse

Ruth Rouse

Oct 30, 2017

Ruth Rouse, 86, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 with family at her side. She was born December 19, 1930, in Elmira, Ontario, Canada the daughter of late Alvin and Esther Borchardt and sister to Roland, Walter, Paul and Barbara. After graduating high school her family moved to the United States, where she soon became a stewardess...

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Oct 28, 2017

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker passed away on October 28th, 2017 at Gracie Woods II Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Born on October 7, 1923, in Salt, Gerona, Spain, to Isador and Marina Dalga y Gibert, Rose Marie arrived in Beaumont, Texas in 1928 when she was about five years old, She attended schools in Beaumont, and graduated from Beaumont High...

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Oct 27, 2017

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr., 36, of Silsbee, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Galveston, Texas, on July 23, 1981, he was the son of Tuffy Schroeder, Sandra (Minter) Schroeder and Phillip Verrett. Jason was a stay at home daddy whose greatest joy was being a father and husband. His life revolved around...

Michael Dean Taylor

Michael Dean Taylor

Oct 27, 2017

Michael Dean Taylor, 54, of Lumberton, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James D. Sheppeard of Deliverance Tabernacle in New Caney, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Beaumont. Born in...

Julie Phillips Eggert

Julie Phillips Eggert

Oct 24, 2017

Julie Phillips Eggert, 56, of Beaumont Texas, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Claybar Funeral Home (1155 N 11th St, Beaumont, TX 77702) on November 3rd, 2017 at 1:00 PM. Julie was born in Beaumont Texas on October 2nd, 1961 to father Thomas Phillips and mother Helen Phillips. She attended school in...

Daryl Jordan

Daryl Jordan

Oct 20, 2017

Daryl Jordan, 53, of Lumberton, passed away on October 20, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be 12:00p.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Leatherwood Cemetery in Lumberton. Officiating will be family friend, Royce Keller Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00p.m., Friday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 27, 1964, He was the...

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Oct 20, 2017

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 20, 2017, at her home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held at...

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Oct 19, 2017

Louise Peveto Pitcher Louise Peveto Pitcher, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 19, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m., Monday, October 23, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Linda Celeste Hanks

Linda Celeste Hanks

Oct 8, 2017

Linda Celeste Hanks, born on August 31st 1951, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, October 8th. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rodger Dale Hanks; her parents, Walter and Gladys Nell Hankins, and her beloved, dog Hollie. She is survived by her three daughters, Erin Smith of Beaumont, Texas, Molly Prevost and her husband Branndon...

Jessie A. Brumley Sr.

Jessie A. Brumley Sr.

Oct 7, 2017

Jessie A. Brumley Sr, 84, of Kountze went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Lumberton, Texas. A service honoring his life and faith will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Pastor Jack Bell of Grace and Truth Gospel Tabernacle will officiant. Interment...