Jo Kathryn "Kitty" Howell
Nov 20, 2014
Jo Kathryn “Kitty” Howell, 95, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 at the age of 95. Kitty was born August 20, 1919 in Beaumont, Texas to Joe and Kathryn Wall, and was a graduate of Beaumont High. She retired from Jefferson County where she worked in the county clerk’s office as a title clerk. She was a member...
Ada Courtney Lane
Nov 8, 2014
Funeral services for Ada Courtney Lane, 88, of Beaumont will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Church in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will be a 2:30 p.m. in the Lum Gardens Cemetery in Macedonia, Texas. Mrs. Lane was born July 7, 1926 in Macedonia,...
Bobby Roy Meynig
Nov 6, 2014
Bobby Roy Meynig, 86, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home in Beaumont, Texas. Bob was born in Silsbee Texas on September 8, 1928 to Roy Meynig and Thelma Willard Meynig. He grew up in High Island, Tx. as an adventurous boy and moved with his parents to Beaumont in 1943. Bob graduated from French High School in 1944...
Grace Ballard DeMary
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Grace Ballard DeMary, 94, of Houston will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday evening from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Grace Ballard DeMary was born June 9, 1920 in Jasper,...
Veronica Lulane Braddock
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Veronica Lulane Braddock, 67, of Lumberton will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00...
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest
Oct 25, 2014
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest, 61, passed away October 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. She was born January 27, 1953 in West Bend, Wisconsin to Gerald B. and Dorothy A. (Baasch) Zimdars. She married James R. Priest on February 3, 1993 in West Bend. They then moved to Beaumont, Texas to settle down. She worked most of her career as a...
Nora Ruth Dunaven
Oct 15, 2014
Nora Ruth Dunaven, 74, of Beaumont passed away October 15, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born June 14, 1940 in Hackberry, LA to Chester and Jesse Mae Gibbs Abbott and grew up in Orange, TX. Before moving back to Beaumont to work at All Saints Episcopal School she lived in South Dakota and Oregon. After retiring...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
David Lee Lyons
Oct 8, 2014
David Lee Lyons, 59, of Lumberton, TX passed away October 8, 2014. He was born February 17, 1955 in Port Arthur, TX to Vernon Lyons and Sherry Lyons Shell. David was a U.S. Marine veteran who served part of his enlistment in Naples, Italy as a “favored” cook. Recipes were not necessary for David, and his men feasted on gumbo...
Linda Laurine Dowell
Oct 7, 2014
Linda Laurine Dowell, of Beaumont, passed away October7, 2014. She was born June 20, 1948 in Beaumont to Clarence Herbert Dowell and Velma Hatley Dowell. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Laurine attended school in Beaumont and was a 1966 graduate of French High...
Pamela Jann Alred
Oct 2, 2014
Pamela Jann Alred left this life to be with the Lord on Oct. 2, 2014. Pam was employed for 35 years at Rexel Electric. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy C. and Ruby Bennett of Fulton, MS and C. V. and Erin Alred of Texas. Pam is survived by her parents, Jerry and Etoyl Alred; siblings, Chris...
Sebastine Frank Magliolo
Oct 1, 2014
Sebastine Frank Magliolo, 86, of Beaumont passed away October 1, 2014 at Jefferson health and Rehab. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a rosary to be recited at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St....
Lyndall Icylene Wainwright
Oct 1, 2014
Lyndall Icylene Smith Wainwright was born February 13, 1916 to W. J and Mary Vay Smith and passed away October 1, 2014 in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will take place Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. A celebration of her life with Rev. W. C. Hall leading the service will be held at...
Diane T. Baxter
Sep 30, 2014
Diane T. Baxter, 73, of Beaumont was born June 1, 1941 in Cleburne, TX and passed away Sept. 30, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A longtime resident of Beaumont, Diane retired as the bookkeeper for the Beaumont Chapter of The American Red Cross. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Baxter and is survived by her daughter,...
Tina L. Oliver
Sep 25, 2014
Tina L. Rogers Oliver, 52, was born September 15, 1962 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away September 25, 2014. She is survived by her son, Bruce Oliver, II of Vidor, Texas; daughters, Wendy and Charlene Oliver of Beaumont; Bruce Oliver, former husband and father of Tina’s children; grandchildren, Jenasis, Journey, Mackenzie, Skylar, Aryanna, and Stormy Oliver. Memorial services may be...
Charlotte Ann Baine
Sep 24, 2014
Charlotte Ann Baine, 73, of Beaumont fell asleep in the Lord on September 24, 2014 to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and with her family. Born on April 7, 1941, she was a lifelong resident of Beaumont, Texas where she attended Junker Elementary, Dick Dowling Jr. High and Beaumont High Schools. As a faithful and active member...