Finis David Bean
Oct 5, 2013
Finis David Bean Finis David Bean, 83, was born March 20, 1930 in Votaw, TX to Hudson and Carrie Musgrove Bean and passed away October 5, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Bean was a long term resident of Beaumont and self-employed as a barber and owner of Headmaster’s Barber Shop for many years. A gathering of family and friends will...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver
Oct 5, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver, 85, passed away quietly on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. She was born October 12, 1927, in Beaumont to Ethel V. Normand and Andrew Joseph Alexander. She had just celebrated 65 years of marriage to the love of her life, Emil L. Weaver. Together they had three children. They loved to...
Marco Antonio Reyes
Oct 5, 2013
Marco Antonio Reyes, 24, of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 5, 2013. He was born December 6, 1988 in San Luis, Mexico to Antonio and Maria Reyes. Surviving Marco are his parents; sisters, Anna Reyes, Martha Reyes, Blanca Reyes and Martha Reyes; brothers, Luis Reyes and Oscar Reyes and many others who loved him. A celebration of Marco’s life directed...
Charlotte Ann Langham
Sep 30, 2013
Graveside services for Charlotte Ann Langham, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery located on Hwy 90 at Greens Pond Road, five miles past the Major Drive. Pastor Brenda Finnel, Chaplain of Harbor Hospice will officiate. Charoltte was born February 4, 1952 in Portales, New Mexico and passed...
Elizabeth Reese Greeves
Sep 25, 2013
Elizabeth Reese Greeves passed away on September 25, 2013 at the Hampton at Tanglewood in Houston, Texas. She was born to Jeptha and Elma Connell Reese in Henderson, Texas on October 16, 1910. A service of worship remembering her life will be held Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of First Baptist Church, 900 Calder, Beaumont,...
Doris Weisiger Kelley
Sep 19, 2013
Doris Weisiger Kelley, 91, mother of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Chuck Kelley and Dorothy Kelley Patterson, wife of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson, died Sept. 19 at her home in New Orleans. Mrs. Kelley was born in San Antonio, Texas, on April 25, 1922, to Hood Daniel Weisiger and Emily Julia Pancoast English Weisiger. After she...
Eileen Kuhl Gronning
Sep 18, 2013
Eileen Gronning, 81 was born February 22, 1932 in Beaumont, TX to Ellen Tanner Kuhl and Walter Kuhl and passed away September 18, 2013 in Silsbee, TX. Mrs. Gronning was a long-time resident of Beaumont prior to relocating for a brief period of time in Silsbee. She was employed as a draftsman with Dollinger Steel prior to her retirement. A...
Alban "Buddy" Richardson
Sep 5, 2013
Alban “Buddy” Richardson passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, TX. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th St., Beaumont, TX on Saturday, September 7 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Funeral services will take place at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the funeral home with Pastor Terry Wright...
Lambert L. Barkman
Sep 4, 2013
Lambert L. Barkman, 91 was born December 27, 1921 in Fouke, AR to Lambert and Mable Lynn Barkman and passed away September 4, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of friends and family will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, September 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will follow the gathering at 7:00 PM....
Devanee "Dee" Kirby Faircloth
Aug 30, 2013
Devanee “Dee” Kirby Faircloth was born August 5, 1965 in Odessa, Texas and went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 30, 2013 at her residence in Conroe, Texas. She was surrounded by family and friends. Dee grew up in Lumberton and Beaumont. She attended Forest Park High School, class of 1983. She is a member of Crossing Church...
Mary Helen Gilbert
Aug 29, 2013
Mary Helen Gilbert, 90, of Lumberton, passed away August 29, 2013 at her home. She was born May 14, 1923 in Pitken, LA to William and Lou Ella Ashmore. Surviving Helen are her children David Gilbert and his wife, Susan, of Lumberton and Delores Gilbert and her significant other, Evelyn Strickland, of Beaumont. She is also survived by 3 grandchildren,...
Judge Jack Brookshire III
Aug 28, 2013
Judge Jack Brookshire, III, 92, of Beaumont was born May 20, 1921 in Beaumont, TX and passed away August 28, 2013 at Baptist Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, August 30, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of First United Methodist Church. A private interment will be held prior to the service at Magnolia Cemetery....
Goldie Mary Frazier
Aug 27, 2013
Goldie Mary Frazier, 91, passed away August 27, 2013 in Center, TX. She was born March 8, 1922 in Esther, LA to Alex and Eleanor Cessac and was a former resident of Beaumont. She is survived by her sons, Elliott “Buddy” Gough and his wife, Kathryn of Rogers, AR and David Frazier and his wife, Danielle, of Center, TX; daughters,...
Nola Bebee Slack Prudhome
Aug 18, 2013
Funeral services for Nola Bebee Slack Prudhome, of China, TX will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will be at 1:00 p.m. in the Graceland Cemetery in Lake Charles, LA. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 20, 2013...
Edith Josephine Dixon
Aug 15, 2013
Edith J. Dixon, 57, went to be with the Lord August 15, 2013. A funeral for Edith will be held Monday, August 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Victory Temple Church in Beaumont with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held Sunday from 2 to 6 pm at Claybar Kelly-Watkins...
Marie Pearl Warnock
Aug 13, 2013
Marie Pearl Warnock, 80, of Beaumont passed away August 13, 2013 at Summer Place Nursing Home. Pearl was born January 23, 1923 in Beaumont to Rene and Dollie Huval. She is survived by her sisters, JoAnn Abshure of Tenn., Betty Jean Hatfield of Nederland and Shirley Bailey of Mineral Wells, TX and was preceded in death by her parents, 5...
Ernie B. Wilkerson
Aug 12, 2013
Ernie Wilkerson, 87, was born May 2, 1926 in San Augustine, TX to Emery and Rosa Lee Byley Wilkerson and passed away August 12, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Ernie was a long time resident of Beaumont, working as an electrician with Mobil Oil Company of Beaumont. He was a Seaman with the US Navy during World War II, serving in...
Charles Hugh Kimbrough
Aug 2, 2013
What is the definition of a great man? On Friday, August 2, 2013 a truly great man slipped peacefully from this mortal coil surrounded by those that knew and loved him most. He was not a celebrity, nor did he achieve any sort of recognition or fame with the masses. He produced no revolutionary technology nor did he create any...
James W. Cook "Cookie"
Jul 21, 2013
James W. Cook, 63, was born March 28, 1950 in Beaumont, TX to Joseph Cook Sr. and Margaret Owens Cook and passed away July 21, 2013 in Beaumont. He was a long-time resident of the Beaumont area before moving to Baytown. James was a US Marine Corps veteran, serving in Okinawa during the Vietnam War era. He was employed as...
Charlie Joe Goodell
Jul 20, 2013
Charlie Joe Goodell, 91, passed away peacefully while sleeping in his bed at his home at Collier park in Beaumont, Texas, early Saturday morning, July 20, 2013. Born near Phalbe, Texas, October 30, 1921, he was the youngest child of Florence and Thomas Goodell and grew up in Athens, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, 5 siblings...