Elodie Saurage McCown
Nov 13, 2015
Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...
Lawson E. Loper Jr.
Nov 8, 2015
Lawson E. Loper, Jr. “Sonny” passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Vidor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Vidor, Texas following a lengthy illness. Sonny was born June 7, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Lawson E. Loper, Sr. and Evelyn Wellons Loper. He enlisted in the US Army and was...
Florence "Ponke" Sonnier
Nov 5, 2015
Florence “Ponke” Sonnier Florence “Ponke” Sonnier, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 5, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Julious Carpenter and Inez Hubbard Carpenter. Florence was very...
Carol Lynn McClain
Nov 5, 2015
Carol Lynn McClain, 70, of the Woodlands was born January 31, 1945 in N. Little Rock, Arkansas to Fred and Evie (Shock) Gilliland and passed away November 5, 2015 in the Woodlands. A resident of the Woodlands for the past two years, she was a former longtime resident of Beaumont where she owned and operated the Yellow Rose Property Management...
Edmond Sheppard
Nov 4, 2015
Funeral services for Edmond Sheppard, 70, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Ray Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with military honors by the Southeast Texas Veterans’ Service Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 from...
Joe Reyes Jr.
Oct 31, 2015
Joe Reyes, Jr., 56, of Beaumont passed away at his home October 31, 2015. He was born December 26, 1958 to Joe and Gloria Marie (Garcia) Reyes. His first love when he was young was football. He played linebacker and full back for Assumption Catholic School, Monsignor Kelly High School and South Park High School. He excelled on his high...
Iris K. Mackechney
Oct 24, 2015
Gravesides services for Iris K. Mackechney, 86, of Beaumont will be on held Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Chris Kirkendall officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5-7:00 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Iris was born December 7, 1928 Martinsville, Texas to Iva (Pate) and Delta...
Richard E. Foreman
Oct 20, 2015
Richard E. Foreman, 60, of Vidor passed away on October 20, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 23, 1955 to Felix Foreman and Hugh Lauren Hurst. He is survived by his children, Richard Foreman, Jr., Thomas Jaganeaux, Michael Jaganeaux, Felix Foreman, Charlie Foreman-Trahan, Codi Reed, Christy Jaganeaux, Dorothy Foreman, Joshua Jaganeaux and Thomas Foreman; twenty-three grandchildren; one...
Louise LeBlanc
Oct 20, 2015
Louise LeBlanc, 78, of Beaumont passed away on October 20, 2015 at her home.She was born in Golden, Colorado on June 14, 1937, but lived in Beaumont most of her life and was a member of Rosedale Baptist Church in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday October 24, 2015 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont...
Donald Jenkins
Oct 17, 2015
Donald Jenkins, 45, of Beaumont was born January 5, 1970 in Orange, Texas and passed away October 17, 2015 in Cameron, Louisiana. Donald had resided in Beaumont for eleven years. He worked as a painter for Bechtel and was a US Army Veteran. He is survived by his mother, Alice Jenkins of Beaumont; grandmother, Rebecca Hightower of Orange; brother Michael...
Jody Wayne Ball
Oct 15, 2015
Jody Wayne Ball was born in Beaumont, Texas on September 2, 1968 to Gary Eugene Ball and Carolyn Sue (Legato) Ball. He passed away on October 15, 2015 at his home. Jody was born and raised in Beaumont and was a graduate of Kelly High School and Lamar University. He was a longtime employee of UPS and later worked in...
John Rufus Ardoin Jr.
Oct 14, 2015
John Rufus Ardoin Jr. John Rufus Ardoin Jr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 14, 2015, at his home. A memorial gathering will be 3:00p.m-6:00p.m, Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 5105 Westmore Ave, in Orange Texas 77630. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 22, 1957,...
W.B. "Bill" Yarbrough
Oct 13, 2015
W.B. “Bill” Yarbrough was born on January 4, 1931 in Mississippi to Redmon Y. and Lola (McLain) Yarbrough. He passed away on October 13, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Bill was strong in his faith and beliefs and was not afraid to minister to anyone who would listen. He loved discussing politics, the stock market and the...
Virginia Mae Brady
Oct 10, 2015
Virginia Mae Brady was born July 18, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away Oct. 10, 2015 in Lumberton, Texas. She is survived by her children, Harvey Joe Brady, David Brady, Becky Brady Burleson, Merle Brady Sehon, and Valerie Brady Prigg. She is also survived by her sixteen grandchildren, Kim Willis, Connie Stroud, Ginger Kelley, Mathew Brady, Jonathan Brady, James...
Louisia Edna Thomason
Oct 9, 2015
Louisia Edna Thomason was born April 13, 1928 in Bon Ami, Louisiana to Edward Crow and Adella Armistead. She settled in Beaumont, Texas c. 1930 and was a proud Beaumont High Royal Purple graduate of the Class of 1945. On September 12, 1948, she married Wallace Early Thomason—whom never left her side for more than a day since 1948 and...
Mildred Clark
Oct 9, 2015
Mildred Clark, 84, of Beaumont was born December 7, 1930 in Bessmay, Texas to Pete and Mabel (Patterson) Knight and went to be with her Lord on October 9, 2015. A longtime resident of Beaumont, Mrs. Clark was a retired financial analyst with Mobil Oil and a member of First Baptist Church of Beaumont. She was preceded in death by...
Jeannine Carter Batchelor
Oct 6, 2015
Jeannine Carter Batchelor was born Feb. 25, 1930 in Kirbyville, Texas to James D. Lafayette and Bonnie Ola (Beard) Carter and passed away Oct. 6, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas. She resided in Kirbyville until 1948 when she married the love of her life, Bill Batchelor, and they moved to Beaumont. She attended business school and worked as a bookkeeper and...
Patrick Henry Belanger
Oct 6, 2015
Patrick Henry Belanger Patrick Henry Belanger, 71, of Bridge City, Texas, and longtime resident of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on October 6, 2015, at the Medical Center of SETX, in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 20, 1943, he was the son of Minor Belanger and Elizabeth Ann Cillessen. Patrick enjoyed woodworking projects; he was very...
Graves Morris Jones, Jr
Oct 3, 2015
Graves Morris Jones, Jr., known as Morris to his friends, passed away October 3, 2015 in Beaumont, TX surrounded by his daughters and siblings. Morris was born July 11, 1946 in Beaumont and was living in Vidor, TX at the time of his death. Morris was a man of many interests and passions. He was a lover of animals and...
Mildred T. Howard
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral services for Mildred T. Howard, 76, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Mrs. Howard was born Feb. 14, 1939 in Beaumont to Horace Joseph and Theresa (Foux)...