Emil D. "Pete" Wade
Jan 23, 2017
Emil D. "Pete” Wade, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017. Pete was born April 6, 1925 in Texas City where he lived until graduating high school in 1941. He entered the Air Force, attended Navigation school and served in the Pacific Theater of WWII as a navigator aboard a B29. He and his crew flew over...
Ralph Jesters
Jan 22, 2017
The Scripture says—“In all things give thanks” and I stand here tonight to give thanks for the life of Ralph Leroy Jester, who died on the 22nd of January in our city. He would have been 75 next month, but coronary arteries blocked by plaque took his life. He died alone, but not without people who cared—Yolanda Vanapalli was one...
Bill Smith
Jan 15, 2017
Bill Smith, 89, of Beaumont, passed away on January 15, 2017, at Village Creek Nursing Home in Lumberton. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m., Thursday prior to the service. Bill is survived by his daughter, Linda See; son, William “Mick” See; three grandchildren; two...
Beverly Jane Hinson
Jan 13, 2017
Beverly Jane Hinson, 80, of Beaumont was born December 9,1936 in Lufkin, Texas to Yancy L. and Katherine (Cruse) Hinson and went to be with her Lord January 13, 2017. A longtime resident of Beaumont, Beverly became a member of First Baptist Church when she was in the third grade and this relationship continued as an important foundation in her...
Janice Carol (Fielder) Lawson
Jan 12, 2017
Janice Carol (Fielder) Lawson, 58, of Beaumont was born February 5, 1958 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Thomas E. and Jan Ann Fielder and passed away January 12, 2017 at her residence in Beaumont. Janice was a retired paramedic who loved spending time on the bayou, dancing and listening to Cajun music. She loved her family and had a...
Charles Edward "CE" Patton Jr.
Dec 27, 2016
Charles “CE” Edward Patton, Jr., 82, of Vidor passed away peacefully at his home on December 27, 2016. A celebration of his life will be on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley Watkins Chapel. Interment will be on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 12:30p.m. at the US National Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends...
Alan Craig Chapman
Dec 26, 2016
Alan Craig Chapman, 66, was born on November 29, 1950 to Thomas Wayne and Josephine Chapman in Painesville, Ohio. He passed away on December 26, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. He was a 1970 graduate of Riverside High School and lived and worked in the area most of his life. Al also resided in Phoenix, Arizona and last lived in southeast...
Valentin Zapata
Dec 26, 2016
Valentin Zapata, 72, of Beaumont, passed away on December 26, 2016, at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., with a rosary at 6:00p.m., on Thursday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Ruby Lee Turner Ott
Dec 20, 2016
Funeral services for Ruby Lee Turner Ott, 90, of Beaumont, Texas will be held Friday, December 23, 2016, at 10:00am, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a meal after interment at Lamar Baptist Church 1003 Oregon, Beaumont, Texas. A desert bar will be provided by the Houston and Louisiana Cake...
Billie Craig Hodge
Dec 16, 2016
Funeral services for Billie Craig Hodge, 90, of Beaumont will be held Monday, December 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Sabine Tabernacle. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Hodge was born April 1, 1926 in Beaumont and went to be with her Lord December 16, 2016...
Elof "Sonny" Carlson
Dec 15, 2016
Funeral services for Elof “Sonny” Carlson, 88, of Beaumont, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.21, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. David Goolsby, officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 from 4-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Carlson was...
Arney Lee Strickland Sr.
Dec 7, 2016
Arney Lee Strickland, Sr., 86, died December 7, 2016. He was born on January 1, 1930, in a rural community near Henderson, Texas, the twelfth of 13 children born to Maybell Wilson Strickland and Clarence Edgar Strickland. Arney served in the U.S. Air Force, where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant. While still in the Air Force, having...
Jocelyn Leona Webb
Dec 7, 2016
Jocelyn Leona Webb was the second daughter of an unconditional loving and self-sacrificing mother, Ethel B. Lee Webb and James Webb. She was born and lived her entire life in Port Arthur, Texas. She aspired to be an honorable person of good character. For those who knew her and prayed for her, please say a final prayer of thanks to...
Rickey Eugene Bolton
Dec 5, 2016
Rickey Eugene Bolton, 51, of Beaumont passed from this life December 5, 2016. He was born in Texas City, the son of Lois Bolton and Edward Bolton. He was educated in the Texas City public schools and later enlisted in the US Navy where he joined the submarine program. He was honorably discharged from the Armed Services. In 1995, he...
Alma Lois Counce
Dec 3, 2016
Graveside services for Alma Lois (Frederick) Counce, 94, of Sour Lake will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. Mrs. Counce was born October 23, 1922 in Sour Lake, Texas and passed away December 3, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church...
Arthur "Chip" Fore
Nov 6, 2016
A graveside service for Arthur “Chip” Fore, 72, of Hutchins, Texas will be held on Friday, November 11, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Chip was born April 11, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas to Arthur Francis and Anna Marvine Fore and passed away November 6, 2016 in New Braunfels, Texas. He earned a B.S. Degree...
Jessie Marcos Guzman
Nov 4, 2016
Jessie Marcos Guzman, 73, of Beaumont, passed away on November 4, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Born in Havana, Cuba, on April 25, 1943, Jessie was the son of Angela Martinez...
Hugh Hardy Blalock Jr.
Nov 3, 2016
Hugh Hardy Blalock, Jr. Funeral services for Hugh Hardy Blalock, Jr. 80, of Tomball will be held Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will be in the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Blalock was born October 23, 1936 in Quitman, Georgia...
Bryan Gary Moss
Oct 31, 2016
Bryan Gary Moss, 43, of Atascocita, passed away October 31, 2016 in Lafayette, Louisiana. A time of visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2016 with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont, TX. A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with burial to follow at...
Tina Renea Dean
Oct 30, 2016
Tina Renea Dean, 44, of Beaumont, passed away on October 30, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00p.m., Friday, November 4, 2016, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Officiating will be Rev. Robert Bailey. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m, Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on...