Morton A Curtice
Dec 4, 2013
Morton Curtice was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Morton Augusta Curtice and Sadie Curtice on December 29, 1938. He spent most of his childhood life in Port Arthur and Nederland. After graduating from Bishop Byrne High School in 1958, Morton soon met Mary Katherine Palique and they were married in 1959. He started his career as a barber at...
Lula Mae LeDoux
Dec 4, 2013
Lula Mae Nicholas LeDoux, 87, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Silsbee Oaks Nursing Home. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13th. Lula was born in Calcasieu Parish, on May 26, 1926, and grew up in Saratoga, Texas as one of four children....
Miriam Lee Kay
Dec 1, 2013
Miriam Lee Kay, RN, age 75 was born May 12, 1938 in Anderson, SC to Harold and Ella Whitten Kay and passed away December 1, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Ms. Kay was a long-time resident of Beaumont and retired from Baptist Hospital where she was a Registered Nurse. A memorial service, officiated by Chaplain David Cross, will take place 1:00...
Johanna Ann Bates
Nov 29, 2013
Johanna “Jo” Stevenson Bates went to be with her Lord at 6:05 AM, Friday, November 29, 2013 after a long stay at Baptist Hospital and Summer Place, Beaumont, TX. Jo was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, Harris County, TX May 25, 1945, daughter of Vincent Avery and Josephine (Traina) Stevenson. Jo was a loving, caring and giving person, always...
Lois Emma Hellen
Nov 21, 2013
Lois W. Hellen passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the age of 97. Lois was born on December 14, 1915 to Hassie Walker Webb and Thomas S. Webb in the Rosedale Community, now North Beaumont. She attended Voth-Rosedale elementary school and graduated from Beaumont High School in 1933. In 1935 Lois received an Associate Degree from Lamar Junior college,...
Mary Margaret Mullen Dennis
Nov 19, 2013
Margaret was born in Stigler, OK on November 2, 1924, the first daughter of Harvey and Sylvia Agee Mullen. Her parents and two brothers treated her like a princess; this concept of herself remained with Margaret throughout her life. Inside she knew she was somebody special. Having been forged on the events of The Great Depression and World War II...
Florence Virginia Lalande
Nov 18, 2013
Virginia Lalande, 73, of Lumberton passed away Nov. 18, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born August 15, 1940 to Clarence and Eloise Downs. There will be a gathering of family and friends Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be Friday, Nov. 22,...
Morris Gordon "Red" Keene
Nov 14, 2013
Morris Gordon “Red” Keene, 91 of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013. A long- time resident of Beaumont, he was born in Lincoln County, Mississippi on March 10, 1922 to Odie and Annah Keene. After serving in the Army Air Corp in India in WWII, he went on to work for Halliburton Oilwell Cementing Company. Red retired after thirty-five...
Grace Mary Whitman
Nov 9, 2013
Grace Mary Whitman, 88, of Vidor passed away November 9, 2013 in Houston, TX. She was born May 11, 1925 in Slagle, LA to Joseph and Mary Leone Garcia. Grace’s life was devoted to making a home for her husband and children. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of...
Forrest "Goo" Mullins
Nov 9, 2013
Forrest "Goo" Mullins, 64, of Beaumont was born on July 2, 1949 in Orange, Texas to his parents Fred and Kathleen Mullins. Goo passed away on November 9, 2013 at Christus St.Elizabeth Hospital. Forrest is survived by his wife, LaTaine Buckner Mullins; a daughter and son-in-iaw, Kelsey and James Eshliman of Lumberton; his sisters, Carolyn Craig of Orange and Barbara...
Billy Ray Cole
Nov 9, 2013
Billy Ray Cole, 72, of Kountze passed away on Nov. 9, 2013 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Born in Bragg City, Missouri on Feb 15, 1941, Billy was the son of Walter ‘Jimmy’ and Blanche (Harmon) Cole. After...
Yonnie Yvonne White
Nov 3, 2013
Yonnie Yvonne White, 76, of Buna, Texas passed away at Harbor Hospice November 3, 2013. Yvonne was born September 18, 1937 in Rodessa, LA to Archie L. and Evie Mae Golden. She was a housewife and mother most of her life and enjoyed living her life to the fullest with fishing and going across the river to gamble but most...
Bobby Marsh
Oct 21, 2013
Robert Allen “Bobby” Marsh, Sr. passed away quietly in the early morning of October 21, 2013. He was a member of Pipefitters Local 195. Bobby was born June 10, 1952 in Kingsville, TX to James Oscar and Mary June Chapman Marsh. He is survived by his wife, Becky; son, Robert Allen Marsh, Jr.; step-daughters, Audry Crawford and her husband, Michael,...
Rohnny Lee Barton
Oct 21, 2013
Rohnny Lee Barton, 42 of Fannett, Texas, along with his identical twin brother Johnny, departed this world on Monday, October 21, 2013 in a tragic accident on IH-10. Rohnny leaves behind so many friends and family who loved him dearly. Rohnny is the son of Vickie Metcalf of Joaquin, Texas, and Johnny and Loretta Barton of Orange, Texas. He leaves...
Reba Broussard Allen
Oct 20, 2013
Reba Broussard Allen was born Feb. 10, 1919 in Choupique, LA and died Oct. 20, 2013 in Conroe, TX. The youngest of 7 children born to Madison and Alice (Ellender) Broussard, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Allen, and her six siblings: Glenn, Velma, Ernest, Willie Lee, Roy and L.J. She will be fondly remembered by...
Thomas Mitchell Robbins
Oct 19, 2013
Thomas Mitchell “Mitch” Robbins, 50, of Beaumont, TX died at his home on Saturday, October 19 after a brief illness. He was born in Beaumont on June 7, 1963 to Don Ray Robbins and Jesslyn Gage Robbins. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He was preceded in death by his father, his step-father, Byron Mayfield and his cousin,...
Joyce Francis Edmonston
Oct 16, 2013
Joyce Francis Edmonston, 72, was born June 1, 1941 in Galvez, LA to Sidney and Elode Bajon and passed away October 16, 2013 in Beaumont. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 10:00 - 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 9505 College Street, Beaumont. Joyce is survived by her husband, Clarence Davis,...
David Lee Conner
Oct 16, 2013
David Conner, 62, was born in Houston, TX to Henry and Hazel Conner and passed away October 17, 2013 at his home in Woodville. Mr. Conner was a resident of Beaumont prior to moving to Woodville about 4 years ago. He was owner and manager of C & J A/C and Heating prior to his retirement. A gathering of family...
Terry Vaughn Breaux
Oct 14, 2013
Terry Breaux, 63, was born October 27, 1949 in Port Arthur, TX to Curtis and Bertie Browning Breaux and passed away October 14, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 PM Friday, October 18, 2013 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home, 1155 North 11th St, Beaumont. There will be a gathering...
Vernelia Catherine Webb
Oct 9, 2013
Vernelia (Neil) Webb, 90, passed away on October 9, 2013. She is survived by two daughters, Cathy Atkinson from Beaumont and Lisa Webb from Florida; 2 granddaughters, Natalie El Amrani of Florida and Helen Schlueter and husband Daniel Schluter and 2 great granddaughters--Elise Claire and Amelia Jean Katherine Schlueter of O'Fallon, MO. and many nephews and nieces. Neil was born...