Bobby Lee Comer
Sep 22, 2014
Funeral services for Bobby Lee Comer, 86, of Beaumont, will be held Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Ralph Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 24th from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Comer was born August 12, 1928 in Maud,...
Baby Kye Alexander Harris
Sep 21, 2014
Graveside services for Baby Kye Alexander Harris, infant son of Shelby Basha and Xavier Harris will be held on Thursday, October 25, 2014 in the Kirby Cemetery in Silsbee, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be from Noon until 1:00 PM Thursday the funeral home.
John Colvin Lane
Sep 20, 2014
John Colvin Lane, 97, of Beaumont passed away September 20, 2014 at his residence. A celebration of his life will be Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Christian Fellowship Worship Center at 2:00 p.m. with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Lane is survived by his wife,...
Willie Ann Decker
Sep 18, 2014
Funeral services for Willie Ann Decker, 85, of Beaumont will be held Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will take place from 2:00 p.m. until service time. Mrs. Decker was born March 29, 1929 in Glenmora, Louisiana to A. R. Johnson and Jincy Mancil...
Hally Dee Sullivan
Sep 15, 2014
Funeral services for Hally Dee Sullivan, 98, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Mr. Tony Fitzgerald of Lamar Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at the funeral home. Mrs. Sullivan was...
Velma "Dump" Foux
Sep 7, 2014
Velma “Dump” Foux was born May 21, 1927 in Polk County, TX to Henry and Myrtie Perkins and passed away September 7, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Friday, September 12, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from...
Kemp David Mead
Sep 3, 2014
Kemp was born on October 11, 1961 in Dallas, Texas and passed away at his residence in Beaumont on September 3, 2014. Kemp’s love of sports was life long. He participated in multiple sports in high school and was a great supporter of the kids in his extended family and the sports activities they were involved in. He also loved...
Warren Joseph Fontenot Sr.
Aug 28, 2014
Warren Joseph Fontenot, Sr., 83, of Mauriceville was born October 17, 1930 in Opelousas, LA to the late Guilliam and Elena (Manuel) Fontenot. He passed away August 28, 2014 in Beaumont TX. A resident of Mauriceville for the past 20 years, he was a former longtime resident of Mamou, LA. He was a graduate of LSU, a retired teacher with...
Lela Mae Hale Williams
Aug 27, 2014
Lela Mae Hale Williams, 93, a native of Verda, Louisiana and resident of Cedar Park, Texas, died August 27, 2014. Gravesides services will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday evening, September 5, 2014 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Jose Ignacio Parra
Aug 18, 2014
Jose Ignacio Parra, 39, of Orange, passed away on August 18, 2014. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Thursday August 21st at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 5, 1975, he was...
Melba D. Long
Aug 15, 2014
A celebration of the life of Melba D. Long, 97, of Beaumont will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Ridgewood Church of Christ. Beginning with a service of remembrance at 2:30 p.m., the celebration will continue with a reception and time of fellowship until 4:30 p.m. Melba was born December 27, 1916 in Horatio, Arkansas and went to...
Kay Cunningham
Aug 10, 2014
Kay Ellen Brake was born on August 16, 1943 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Her father left when she was a baby. But she was fortunate to soon become a member of the Heller family with her brother Greg Heller (wife Cee) and sister Michelle Heller Barron, and was raised by a loving extended family. She met Stonie O. Clay while he...
Evelyn Crochet
Aug 6, 2014
Evelyn Crochet, 84, of Beaumont was born July 23, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas and passed away August 6, 2014 at her residence in Beaumont. A lifelong resident of Southeast, Texas, Mrs. Crochet was a retired cafeteria worker with the Beaumont Independent School District and a member of the Apostolic Church in Beaumont. She was preceded in death by her...
Howard Richard Kern
Aug 3, 2014
Howard Richard Kern, 87, of Lumberton was born October 7, 1926 in Beaumont Texas to Jules and Ollie Mae Kern and passed away at his residence on August 3, 2014. Mr. Kern retired as a 20 year veteran of the US Navy and US Army and served during WWII and Vietnam. Following his military service, he retired from the K-Mart...
James Randolph Wilson Sr.
Jul 29, 2014
A memorial service for James Randolph Wilson, Sr., 78, of Port Arthur will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Private interment was in the Houston National Cemetery. “Jim” was born May 1, 1936 in Louisiana and passed away at his residence. Jim was a US Air Force veteran of...
Gerald A. Higginbotham
Jul 28, 2014
Gerald Anthony Higginbotham, 65, of China, Texas passed away July 28, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. He was born July 30, 1948 in Church Point, Louisiana to Amelca (Mac) Higginbotham and Beatrice Young Higginbotham and moved to Texas in his teens. He never forgot his Cajun roots, Cajun music and gumbo were constants in his life. Surviving Gerald...
Gloria Ann Kelly
Jul 27, 2014
Gloria Ann Kelly, 70, of Orange, passed away on July 27, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on December 6, 1943, she was the daughter of Aladdin...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Brian leaves loving memories to his wife, Colette LaBeaux of Beaumont; daughters, Adriene LaBeaux of Beaumont, Victoria Stout of Hammond, Indiana; son, Joshua Stout of St. Louis, Missiori; sisters, Shelia Bradley and husband, Oneil, Lorrie Cormier and husband, Stephen, Mechelle Moye...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont was born September 16, 1966 and passed away July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Keith was a pipefitter and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He is survived by his wife, Colette. A memorial service is being planned at a later date. Details are pending at this time.
Robert H Taber
Jul 25, 2014
Robert H. Taber of Port Arthur, TX died July 25, 2014 after a long 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was full of life and had a beautiful smile that warmed people’s hearts. He will be greatly missed. Rob left the Army as a Staff Sergeant after serving 11 years. He is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield...