J D "Joe" Grantham
Jan 6, 2014
J.D. Grantham, 85, was born August 11, 1928 to J.W. and Sarah Seal Grantham in DeRidder, LA and passed away January 6, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. J.D. was a resident of Groves, prior to relocating to Spurger, TX in 1996. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps Force veteran from 1946 – 1947 and was employed as...
Ruth Alice Woodward
Jan 5, 2014
Ruth Alice Woodward, 94, of Orange passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at The Meadows. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 10, 2014 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery at 2312 Irving St, Orange, TX 77630. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Claybar Funeral Home before traveling...
Claude Martinez
Jan 2, 2014
Funeral services for Claude Martinez, 91, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, January 8, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Brent Lambert, pastor of Central City Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation for friends will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Claude was born on Aug....
Mary Etta White Abshier
Jan 1, 2014
Mary Etta White Abshier went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. She was born on February 23, 1925, the second of five children born to Charles Cleveland and Ruth Lyon White near Devers, Texas in Liberty County. She grew up in a close community of small farms which included the home of Bentley and Ethel Abshier....
James Harvey Allen
Jan 1, 2014
James Harvey Allen, 88, of Beaumont passed away January 1, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday, January 3, 2014 from 5:00- 7:00 pm at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow Saturday, January 4 at 2:00 p.m. also at the funeral home. Interment will be at Haven of...
Marjorie Cecelia Buckhannan
Dec 28, 2013
Marjorie Buckhannan, 89, was born May 3, 1924 in Galveston, TX to Roy and Lucie Kaiser Henckel and passed away December 28, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Monday, December 30 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral service, with Reverend Pat Richey officiating, will take place 2:00 PM, Tuesday,...
Mittie Lucile Elliott
Dec 28, 2013
Mittie Lucille Elliott, affectionately known as Lucy, passed away 12-28-2013 at the age of 95. She was born August 17, 1918 in Clarkwood, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Roy H. Elliott, Jr. and is survived by her four children and their families, including seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; Larry Roy Elliott and...
LaDean Collier
Dec 25, 2013
LaDean Collier, 57, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 25, 2013 after a short illness. She was born on September 15, 1956 to Gloria Pruitt. LaDean is survived by her daughter, Nicole McCown Beasley and husband, Brad; grandsons, Landon Colt Beasley and Anthoni Beasley; mother Gloria Pruitt and step-father, Gene Pruitt and brother and sister-in-law Dale and Carolyn Collier. She was...
Kirk S. Brown
Dec 24, 2013
A memorial service for Kirk Steven Brown, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, January 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Jim Fuller officiating. A reception will follow in the family center of Calder Baptist Church, 1005 North 11th Street. Kirk was born June 7, 1952 in Beaumont and died Tuesday, December 24th, 2013...
Lamar Augustus Pillow
Dec 23, 2013
Lamar A. Pillow, 69, was born March 2, 1944 in Sour Lake, TX to Jo Alpers Seagroves and William Pillow and passed away December 23, 2013 in Vidor, TX. He was a long time resident of Beaumont prior to relocating to Vidor about six years ago. Mr. Pillow worked for over 35 years in the oilfield business in all positions...
Faye Smith
Dec 22, 2013
Faye E. Smith, a native of Port Arthur, passed away December 22, 2013 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. A gathering of family and friends will celebrate her life at a graveside service to be held at 11:30 a.m., on December 26, 2013 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur. Ms. Smith was a Real Estate...
Robert Wayne Brock
Dec 20, 2013
Funeral services for Robert Wayne Brock, 80, of Beaumont will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. Dr. Karen Dorris and Reverend Ben Burnside will officiate. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery on Hwy 90 in Beaumont. Robert was a native and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He...
Mary Wylene Blackburn
Dec 18, 2013
Mary Wylene Blackburn, 81, of Lumberton, TX passed away December 18, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born February 15, 1932 in Silsbee, TX to Calvin and Mary Belle Releford. Surviving Mrs. Blackburn are her sons, Philip David Blackburn, Jr. of Kountze, TX, Robert Earl Blackburn and his wife, Pamela, of Lumberton, TX, William Patrick Blackburn and his wife,...
Jimmy Franklin Welch
Dec 18, 2013
A Memorial Gathering for Jimmy Franklin Welch, 66, of Rye, TX will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, December, 22 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Jimmy was born, June 3, 1947 in Breckenridge, Texas to the late, Thomas Lee and Ella Clara (Schkade) Welch and had resided in Rye for the past 8 years. A former resident of Bridge...
Namon Denson
Dec 17, 2013
Namon Denson, Jr., 74, of Beaumont, passed away December 17, 2013 at Harbor Hospice after a brief illness. He was born October 10, 1939 in Beaumont to Namon Denson, Sr. and Retha Marie Scott Hayes. Mr. Denson is survived by his children; Ernest Denson, of Beaumont, Norman Denson, Sr. and his wife, Tarrer, of Augusta, Georgia, Michael Denson, of Beaumont,...
Bobbie Jo Hayes
Dec 16, 2013
Bobbie Jo Hayes of Lumberton, Texas passed away at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, TX Monday, December 16, 2013. Visitation will be from 11:00 – 1:00 PM Thursday at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home with the funeral service to immediately follow at 1:00 PM. Rev. Robert Turnage and Rev. Charles Turnage will officiate. Born in Denison, Texas on December 2, 1933,...
Daniel Benton McNeel
Dec 14, 2013
Daniel B. McNeel, 97, was born September 21, 1916 in Beaumont, TX to Jerry Mills and Shirley Morris McNeel and passed away December 14, 2013 in Woodville. Mr. McNeel worked as an electrician from Local 479 in construction for over 45 years. He honorably served his country in the US Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class from October 1940 until...
Evelyn Mae Quinn
Dec 11, 2013
Evelyn Mae Quinn, 83, of Winnie passed away at the Arboretum of Winnie on December 11, 2013. She was born December 1, 1930 in Woodbury, New Jersey to the late, Edward and Pearl Allen and was a longtime resident of Beaumont. Mrs. Quinn was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and proudly served as a volunteer at Christus Hospital-St....
Clyde E. Allen
Dec 10, 2013
Clyde Emery Allen, 81, was born October 11, 1932 in Dallas, TX to Cecil and Nona Dudley Allen and passed away December 10, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Thursday, December 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services, officiated by Reverend James Boykin and Reverend Clarence Day, will...
Kevin Dwayne Thompson
Dec 8, 2013
Kevin Dwayne Thompson, 47, was born September 21, 1966 in Houston, TX to Robert Thompson Sr. and Lillian "Tootsie" Thompson and passed away December 8, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Kevin was a resident of Warren and was employed as a stylist at Studio 77 in Beaumont. Kevin is survived by his mother, Lillian Thompson; his partner, Patrick Perry; sisters, Elaine...