Lucille St. Clair
Jul 16, 2013
Lucille St. Clair was born in San Francisco, CA to John and Lucinda Dye November 10, 1911 and died July 16, 2013 at the age of 101 years 8 months. She came to Texas at 5 years of age after her mother died and was raised by an aunt and uncle, Belle and John Dillinger in Temple, TX. She was...
Rosa Lee Stone
Jul 13, 2013
Rosa Lee Stone, 91 was born June 1, 1922 to John Taylor Kane Sr.and Irene Monteau Kane and passed away July 13, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Mrs. Stone was a long-time resident of the Beaumont area and was co-owner of Tide Meat Packing Company. She served as Past President of the American Business Women’s Association, was two-time Woman of the...
Tom Harken
Jul 10, 2013
Tom Harken, business man and nationally-known literacy activist, succumbed to an illness in a Houston hospital on July 10. He was 76. A Michigan native, Harken and his beloved wife, whom he fondly called Miss Melba, moved to Beaumont, Texas, in 1962. Making their home and raising their family here, they also enjoyed a summer place on Lake Sam Rayburn...
Delbert R. Straw Jr.
Jul 10, 2013
Delbert R. Straw, 53, was born December 30, 1959 in Iowa to Delbert R. and Mary Straw and passed away July 10, 2013 in Nederland, TX. Mr. Straw worked with Patriot Security as a security officer. He served his country in Iraq with the US Army. Delbert is survived by his wife, Darla; daughters, Shannon and Molly Straw; one brother;...
David Kurt Bayreuther
Jul 9, 2013
David Kurt Bayreuther, 56, of Houston was born January 23, 1957 in Valdosta, Georgia and died July 9, 2013 in Beaumont, Texas. David had a very short journey with liver cancer. He was staying with his sister during his last weeks along side with his daughter Lacey as his caregivers. Prior to his illness David resided with his daughter and...
Marcelino "Little Moose" Lopez Jr.
Jul 3, 2013
Marcelino “Pelon” Lopez, Jr., 66 of Vidor, TX. passed away July 3, 2013, at Baptist Hospital Beaumont, TX. Born May 27, 1947 in Port Arthur, TX to Mary Arriola Lopez and Marcelino Lopez. He grew up in Beaumont and was a 1965 graduate of Beaumont High School. Having voiced to his mother at the age of 14 that he wanted...
"Rufus" Arnulfo Reyes Sr.
Jul 2, 2013
Rufus (Arnulfo) Reyes, Sr., 78, of Vidor passed away at his home July 2, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born January 13, 1935 to Ventura and Socorro Alviar Reyes in Beaumont, TX. He retired from Coburn Supply after 23 years of service. Rufus loved life and lived it to its fullest with fast pitch softball, dancing and his...
Dr. Robert Clifford Blackstone
Jul 1, 2013
Robert Clifford Blackstone, 75, of Beaumont reposed in Christ at 11:20 am on Monday, July 1, 2013, in the intensive care unit of Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in, Beaumont. “Dr. Bob”, as he was known to his friends, was born on December 14, 1937, in New Orleans, LA, the first child of Francis B. Blackstone and Ann Dorothy McMillen Blackstone....
Herman "Poppa T" Leslie Thompson
Jul 1, 2013
Herman Thompson, 55, of Beaumont made his exodus on Monday, July 1st, 2013. Herman was born January 8, 1958 in Crockett, TX to Elmer and Ernestine Thompson. He attended Hebert High School and joined the US Army in 1977. He worked for Southwestern Bell and Beaumont Fire Department. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Left to grieve...
Frances Kelly Hart
Jul 1, 2013
Frances Kelly Hart, loving wife of Robert Ernest Hart went to join her husband in heaven to live eternally with her first love, Jesus Christ. Frances was born on January 23, 1915 in Temple Texas to Lucile Cheney Kelly and Frank Kelly and has lived the majority of her 98 years in Beaumont, Texas where she was the mother of...
Hazel Baggett Embler
Jun 30, 2013
Hazel Embler, 87, was born December 6, 1925 in Lavonia, GA to Bartow and Rose Wright Minyard and passed away June 30, 2013 in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 5th at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM,...
Lillian Elizabeth Bourque
Jun 24, 2013
Lillian Bourque passed into God’s glory at her home in Beaumont after a short illness on June 24th, 2013 at the age of 91. Lillian was born in Sour Lake, TX on May 16, 1922 to Will L. and Lillian Smith. She was the youngest of five children in the family and the sister of State Representative, Will L. Smith....
Billy Randle Cole Sr.
Jun 23, 2013
Billy Randle Cole Sr., 84, was born February 1, 1929 to George and Merle Hampton Cole in Kaufman, TX and passed away June 23, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Billy was a long-time resident of Orange, TX for almost 45 years and was employed at DuPont -...
Margie Booker Gray
Jun 16, 2013
Margie Booker Gray died June 16, 2013, at the age of 93 in St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Beaumont, after fighting a good fight to recover from a scooter injury she sustained while in Portugal, almost completing her transatlantic European three week cruise. Margie lived a wonderful life. She was born in Brookeland, Texas to Zelma & Elijah Booker, May 6, 1920....
Randy Scott Lindsey Jr.
Jun 15, 2013
Randy Scott Lindsey, Jr. was born August 24, 2011 in Beaumont, Texas to Krystle Bob and Randy Scott Lindsey, Sr. After a courageous fight Randy passed away June 15, 2013 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. A celebration of Randy’s life will be held Saturday June 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Ruth Stella Shellenberger
Jun 13, 2013
Ruth Stella Shellenberger passed away Thursday, June 13th in Wimberly, TX. Ruth was born January 21, 1923 in Welsh, LA, the only child of Clarence and Elsie Monger. After growing up on her family’s rice farm near Fenton, LA, Ruth attended Northwestern State University, graduating with a degree in education. She married Rex Shellenger in 1945 and moved to Waco,...
Mary Lou Dillon
Jun 12, 2013
Mary L. Dillon, 72, was born February 21, 1941 in Salem, IL to James David and Ruby Lucille Moore Pogue and passed away June 12, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Mrs. Dillon worked as an administrative assistant/secretary for many years and last worked for the Federal...
J.B. Heiselbetz
Jun 11, 2013
John B. Heiselbetz, 87, was born April 15, 1926 in Beaumont to Herman and Lena Heiselbetz Sr. and passed away June 11, 2013 at Baptist Hospital. He was a life-time resident of Beaumont, owning and operating his service station on Mariposa (now MLK) for many years. J.B. served his country as a machinist mate (MM3C) with the US Navy during...
Margaret Faye (Vesser) Herzberg
Jun 6, 2013
Margaret Faye Vesser Herzberg, 93, of Beaumont passed away at her residence June 6, 2013. A celebration of her life will be held Monday, June 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Beaumont with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends is planned on June 9, 2013 from 6...
Gwendolyn Lea "Gwen" Massey
Jun 6, 2013
Gwen Massey was born January 12, 1941 and died June 6, 2013 in the Clear Lake Medical Center in Clear Lake, Texas. A resident of Houston, Gwen was a former resident of Beaumont for many years. She was a homemaker, loving and devoted “preacher’s” wife, mother and grandmother. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 11:00...