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...
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...