Bill Monkhouse
Apr 15, 2017
John William “Bill” Monkhouse, 88, of Beaumont passed away April 15, 2017. A service celebrating his life will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will precede the service from 12 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery....
Robert Van Noland
Apr 11, 2017
Robert Van Noland, 70, of Beaumont, passed away on April 11, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00p.m., Friday, April 14, 2017, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Boykin of Sabine Tabernacle. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Claybar...
Wilma Lee Hilton Beall
Apr 10, 2017
Wilma Lee Hilton Beall, 91, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on April 10, 2017. Wilma was born on April 11, 1925 in Elmina, Texas to parents Elijah Ambrose Hilton and Edna Florence Tiner Hilton. She moved to Beaumont when she was 2 years old and lived there until her passing. She graduated from Beaumont High School and was an officer...
William Tim Edgar
Apr 7, 2017
William Tim Edgar was born on Tuesday, August 12, 1924 in Remlig, Texas to Edith Gertrude Edgar and William Tilman Edgar. Tim had five brothers, Willard, Dempsey, Wayne, Truett, and Tommy, and one sister, Billie Jean. In 1941 at age 16, Tim graduated valedictorian from Warren High School. He then moved to Beaumont to attend Chenier Business College and to...
Phillip Riley Winegeart
Apr 2, 2017
Mr. Phillip Riley Winegeart, 84, passed away April 2, 2017 at Harbor Hospice. A service celebrating his life will be Friday, April 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont with a gathering of family and friends held Thursday from 5 – 7 p.m. Mr. Winegeart was born November 30, 1932 in Melder, Louisiana to Alford David...
Charlotte Davis Woolwine
Mar 30, 2017
Charlotte Davis Woolwine, 78, passed away March 30, 2017 at Harbor Hospice. Mrs. Woolwine was retired from BISD after teaching for 43 years. She is survived by her daughter, Julie W. Burnaman and husband, Greg; grandchildren, Charlotte Tillery, Donovan Burnaman and Thomas Burnaman, and 3 great-grandchildren, Gage and Gavin Norris and Brooklynn Sharp; and nephew, Aaron Davis. She was preceded...
Ronald "Ronnie" Chesson
Mar 28, 2017
Ronald “Ronnie” Chesson, 60, of Beaumont, passed away on March 28, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on January 30, 1957, he was the son of Luther “Bud” Alsa Chesson and Anita Chesson Clark....
Jaime Ray Petree
Mar 26, 2017
Jaime Ray Petree, 40, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 31, 2017, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Minister Tony Fitzgerald, of South Park Church of Christ. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in...
Frances Elizabeth Scott Greene
Mar 19, 2017
Frances Elizabeth Scott Greene, 98, of Beaumont, passed away on March 19, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Larry Walker of First Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm Wednesday, at...
Mr. Joel Bonner THompson
Mar 16, 2017
Mr. Joel Bonner Thompson, 86, of Lumberton, Texas passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at his home. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 5:00-7:00p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a graveside service on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2:00p.m.at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death...
Albert Padilla
Mar 10, 2017
Albert Padilla, 72, of Shawnee, OK, died March 10, 2017 Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Cremation will be handled by Claybar Funeral Home with services at a later date. Albert was born June 22, 1944 in Shawnee, OK to Jessie and Andrea Padilla. Following graduation from high school, he entered the Army where he served as an infantryman. Upon returning...
Kenneth L. Venable
Mar 10, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Kenneth L. Venable, 66, of Vidor will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Harmony Baptist Church in Vidor with Pastor Doug Bray officiating. Ken was born June 24, 1950 in Lafayette, LA and passed away at his residence on March 10, 2017. A resident of Vidor for 40...
James Aaron Baisdon
Feb 20, 2017
Mr. James Aaron Baisdon, 89, of Beaumont, TX passed away at his home February 20, 2017. A service celebrating his life will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with burial to follow in Clines Prairie Cemetery in Huntsville, TX at 4 p.m. A gathering of family and friends will...
Cynthia L. (Peggy) Martin
Feb 5, 2017
Cynthia L. Martin (Peggy), passed away peacefully at the age of 74 on February 5th 2017 in Plano, TX from complications of a stroke. Cynthia was born to the late Eugene Davis and Rose Findleter on November 29th 1942, in Jamaica. Cynthia left Jamaica for England in her early twenties to pursue a nursing degree. She graduated from Ashford Hospital...
Mary Lou Wheeler Prichard
Feb 3, 2017
Mrs. Mary Lou Wheeler Prichard passed away February 3, 2017 at her home in Hillister, Texas. She was born February 11, 1935 in Glen Flora, Texas to James Fredrick and Willie Mae Wheeler. When Mary Lou and her husband, Alfred, moved to Hillister 36 years ago she began working as the secretary at Hillister Baptist Church. Mrs. Prichard was preceded...
Emil Weaver
Jan 31, 2017
Emil L. Weaver Emil L. Weaver, 87, passed away on January 31, 2017, at Calder Woods Senior Living. Emil, son of Elsie Elner and Elnora Dell Harmon Weaver, was born on April 2, 1929, in the front bedroom of their home in Hankamer, Texas. Emil moved to Beaumont when he was 14 and it wasn’t long before he met the...
Alicia S. "Suzy" Pelloat
Jan 30, 2017
Alicia S. “Suzy” Pelloat, 78, of Vidor was born August 27, 1938 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and passed away January 30, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was retired from the Orange County Treasurer’s office where she worked as a Treasurer Clerk. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor and a loving and...
Nell McCormick
Jan 26, 2017
Nell McCormick, 98 years of age, went to be with her Lord and her loved ones on January 26, 2018 at Calder Woods Assisted Living. She was born December 22, 1917 in Bude Mississippi to Fannie Mae and Floyd McManus. The family later moved to Beaumont and built one of the first homes on Lucas Drive. Nell was a woman...
Gabriel Joseph Meineke
Jan 26, 2017
A memorial service for Infant Gabriel Joseph Meineke, 6 weeks old, of Vidor will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Gabriel came into our world on December 15, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas and left us January 26, 2017. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. Sunday prior to the service. During the...
Curtis Mitch Menefee
Jan 25, 2017
Curtis Mitch Menefee was born on October 9, 1958, in Beaumont, Texas and passed away on January 25, 2017, at MD Anderson hospital with his wife and his parents at his side. He was raised in Nederland, Texas and attended and graduated from Nederland Independent School District. He worked at the Goodyear Chemical Plant in Beaumont for almost 40 years....