Marjorie Combest Tilley
Dec 6, 2014
Marjorie Combest Tilley, 93, of College Station, formerly of Beaumont, went to be with Jesus on December 6, 2014. She was born in Beaumont, TX, on July 3, 1921 to Ross and Magdalena Duperier Combest. Marjorie graduated from Beaumont High School in 1938. She graduated from Lamar Junior College in 1940. During World War II, she worked in the Beaumont...
Jerry Lynn Wilson
Dec 2, 2014
Jerry Lynn Wilson, 71, of Orange, passed away on December 2, 2014, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on July 7, 1943, he was the son of Thomas Jefferson Wilson and Verna Estelle (Stimits) Wilson. Jerry served in the U.S. Air Force and worked at car dealerships as a mechanic and salesman. He...
Arlene Coleman
Dec 1, 2014
Funeral services for Arlene Coleman, 48, of Beaumont will be held Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Arlene was born October 5, 1966 in Kountze, Texas to the late Jesse James and Murrell Arlean (Jacks) Baker. She passed away December 1, 2014 at...
Maria Sanchez
Nov 29, 2014
Maria Luisa Sanchez peacefully united with Our Lord on November 28, 2014 at the age of 91 in Beaumont, Texas where she resided. She was one of 5 children born to the late Marciano Guerrero and Refujio Lerma. She was born on September 2, 1923 in Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was the beloved wife of Lorenzo Perez Sanchez, Sr. for...
Nedeene Nell Harris
Nov 28, 2014
Nedeene Nell Harris, 88, of Beaumont, Texas passed away November 28, 2014. She was born August 24, 1926 to Edward and Julia McAuley Jones. Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by two nephews, Rheubin Farrar, Jr and Leslie Jones. She is survived by her sister, Pauline Farrar; brother Charles Jones and his wife Xena; nieces and nephews, George and Karen...
Susan Ann Cruz Davis
Nov 27, 2014
Susan Ann Cruz Davis, 58, was born May 29, 1956 to W.W. "Bob" and Velma Simmons in Crosby, TX and left to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 27, 2014. Susan worked in a managerial role for AT&T for 17 years. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church where she dedicated countless hours praising the Lord...
Mr. Jimmie Sterling Sr.
Nov 27, 2014
Jimmie Lee Sterling, Sr. passed away November 27, 2014 at his home in Milam, TX. He was born November 3, 1938 in Beaumont to Jerry and Mary Matteson Sterling. After retiring he moved to God’s country – the lake where he could hunt and fish to his heart’s delight. Jimmy was preceded in death by 2 grand-daughters and 1 unborn...
Robert Marshall "Bob" Wells
Nov 23, 2014
A memorial service for Robert Marshall “Bob” Wells, 81, of Beaumont will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. A reception will precede the service at 10:00 a.m. Bob was born Dec. 26, 1932 in North Wilkesboro, NC and passed away Nov. 23, 2014 in Houston, TX. He was U.S. Navy Veteran of...
Juanita Marthene Milholland King
Nov 22, 2014
Juanita Marthene Milholland King went to be with her Lord on November 22, 2014. She was born March 4, 1924 to Edgar and Drucie McDowell Milholland in Wenatchee, Washington. Juanita had three brothers-Harry, Roy and Eddie and one sister-Jean. She had two step sisters – Corita and Bonita and one stepbrother – Murry. During her younger years she lived in...
Emma Olivia Cross
Nov 21, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Olivia Cross, 90 of Beaumont will be held Monday, November 24, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at Woodland Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be on Sunday from 5-7:00 p.m. at Woodland Baptist Church. Mrs. Cross was born July 8, 1924 in Deville, Louisiana to the...
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...