Grady McGee Smith was born to Nicholas Grady Smith and Margery McGee Smith on March 31, 1932, in Daingerfield, Texas. Grady Smith, who obtained a degree in general business in 1953 from Lamar University's first four-year graduating class and was a long-time employee of Gulf States Utilities. Grady is survived by his wife of 14 years, Betty (May) Smith, his beloved daughter, Glenda Ferguson, and her husband Jerry; Step-children: Terry and Sandra Ling, Timothy and Stephanie Ling, Tammy and Toby Davis; Grandchildren: Haylee Wheeler, Andre' Frame and Macey Estridge, Kristian Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Andrea Johnson, Karlii Shankle, Katherine and husband, Dwight Landor, Brittany Ling, Casey Ling,...

Barbara Loraine Perry VanMeter went to meet her Heavenly Father on February 10, 2021. She was born September 15th, 1933 to Vernon and Nellie Perry. Barbara grew up in Beaumont, TX and graduated from South Park High School in 1950. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Gene, on April 20, 1951, and made their home in Beaumont. Together, they raised 2 sons. After several years, Barbara returned to school, where she received her degree in Home Economics in 1967 and master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from Lamar University. She became a Home Economics teacher at Forest Park High School, and later a counselor for the next 14 years. Barbara enjoyed china painting as a...

Augie W. Saxe Jr. ,91, passed from this life on Feb 10, 2021. He was born December 23, 1929 to parents Pat and Augie Saxe Sr. He was a longtime resident of Houston. Augie was raised in Beaumont Texas and attended South Park High School. He excelled in sports, lettering in football, basketball, baseball and track. In 1947 he was named Southeast Texas Most Valuable Player in football. He then attended Texas A & M on a football scholarship and was a key contributor on some very good Aggie teams. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree and did architecture projects as he served in the US Air Force until 1957. Following his discharge from the military he returned to Beaumont to...

Augie W. Saxe Jr. ,91, passed from this life on Feb 10, 2021. He was born December 23, 1929 to parents Pat and Augie Saxe Sr. He was a longtime resident of Houston. Augie was raised in Beaumont Texas and attended South Park High School. He excelled in sports, lettering in football, basketball, baseball and track. In 1947 he was named Southeast Texas Most Valuable Player in football. He then attended Texas A & M on a football scholarship and was a key contributor on some very good Aggie teams. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree and did architecture projects as he served in the US Air Force until 1957. Following his discharge from the military he returned to Beaumont to...

William Wallace Bryan, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the age of 90 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, TX. Wallace was born September 29, 1930 to William Wallace and Blanche Spinks Bryan in Beaumont. Wallace graduated from Beaumont High in 1948. He married his high school sweetheart Lucille Etheredge in 1950. He worked at Mobil Oil for 37 years, and was very active with the Local Union OCAW #4-243, and was an officer with the AFLCIO. After retirement Wallace and Lucille enjoyed traveling, they also worked the polls for many elections. Wallace was very active with Northwood Christian Church and currently attended St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Wallace loved his family and looked...

William Wallace Bryan, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the age of 90 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, TX. Wallace was born September 29, 1930 to William Wallace and Blanche Spinks Bryan in Beaumont. Wallace graduated from Beaumont High in 1948. He married his high school sweetheart Lucille Etheredge in 1950. He worked at Mobil Oil for 37 years, and was very active with the Local Union OCAW #4-243, and was an officer with the AFlCIO. After retirement Wallace and Lucille enjoyed traveling, they also worked the polls for many elections. Wallace was very active with Northwood Christian Church and currently attended St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Wallace loved his family and looked...

John Milton Davis was born to Willard Milton and Una Belle Mahon Davis on January 26, 1930, in the small town of Clanton, Alabama. He was the oldest of six boys with two older sisters. Upon graduation from high school, he left Alabama to attend Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, where he met the love of his life Gena Chesshir. They married December 24, 1950, and enjoyed 48 years together until her death, February 13, 1999. John earned his undergraduate degree working in the college cafeteria making breakfast. The early morning duties not only taught him how to make delicious omelets and homemade biscuits, but also developed in him a pre-dawn work ethic he maintained until his health no...

Jane Brown, age 89, of Sour Lake and Pinewood, Texas passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. Jane was born October 1, 1931 in Laneville, Texas to Herbert and Vivian Singletary. Jane grew up in East Texas and her family moved to Beaumont at an early age. She attended South Park High School and graduated in 1949. On September 17, 1949 she married Paul Brown. Jane was a homemaker who spent her time raising her two sons, Michael and Rick. They lived in South Park until moving to the Sour Lake/Pinewood area in 1973. Jane was a person who loved spending time with others. She loved to play tennis and bridge and taking her morning walks. She cherished enjoying with a warm cup of coffee with...

Patty M. O'Dell born March 8, 1927 Patty left us on December 10, 2020, to be reunited with her twin sister, Peggy, after nearly eighty years apart. Patty completed nursing school and was a nurse for over twenty years. She then returned to school to complete her teaching degree. She became an elementary school teacher and taught for over twenty years. After retiring, Patty loved to travel and traveled all over the world. Predeceased by her parents Maude and Jim McCarthy, brother Darrell McCarthy, and twin sister Peggy McCarthy. Survived by three sons and their wives, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation and services will be held at...

Nathan Waye Maynor, 58 of Houston, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Houston. Nathan was born in Kountze, Texas on February 24, 1962 to Reedus and Huberta Maynor. Nathan was the owner of The Sugar Shoppe, a bakery in Bellaire, TX. Nathan was preceded in death by his mother Huberta Abney Maynor. Survivors include his loving husband, Virgil Burke of Houston; father, Reedus Maynor; sister, Melinda Mooney and her husband John of Baton Rouge; brother, Kerwin Maynor and his wife Dianne of Florida; nephews, Brad Mooney and his wife Sarah, Gary Mooney; nieces, Nicki Weaver and her husband Chris, Krystal Maynor, Kalina Maynor; great nephews and nieces, Brady Mooney, Eli Mooney,...

Elsie Marion Holt (Ware), of Beaumont, TX, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, beloved wife of the late Charles Henry Holt of Orange, TX, married 1970. Marion was born October 1, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas, cherished daughter of William C. Ware, Sr. and Elsie Josephine Ware (Isgrig). She attended Little Rock High School, graduated from Hendrix College in 1951, and received her Master's Degree in History from LSU in 1956. Marion studied abroad in France on a Fulbright grant in 1951, sailing on the SS De Grasse of the French Line from New York. She taught at the Arkansas School for the Blind prior to her appointment at Lamar University-Beaumont in 1960, and...

Robert Courtney Rogan of Beaumont peacefully passed away on Oct. 7, 2020 at the age of 98. He was born Sept. 26, 1922, to Courtney Crittenden Rogan and Edith McNown Rogan of Topeka, Kansas. After childhood in Topeka, Robert served in the U.S. Army during World War II. As a sergeant in a command company's intelligence section, he was assigned to reconnaissance missions along the rapidly changing front lines, as Patton's Third Army moved across Germany in 1945. Upon Germany's surrender, his unit was immediately dispatched to the Philippines (via the Panama Canal), where it participated in the final weeks of military action against Japan. During the Korean War, Robert was again called to...

John Larry Moore was born on September 23, 1939 and passed away at the age of 80 on September 9, 2020, in Lumberton, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Gail McMillon Moore; his children Donna Moore, Adam Moore, and Lisa Elony and their families; grandchildren Mason and Rami Elony; step-children Emily and Riley McMillon; sisters Delores Webb and Sherry Wanca and families; his closest first cousin Charles Hines; and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by parents, John Lee Moore and Syble Moore Ray, and brother Owen Kent Moore. John Larry Moore was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and spent the majority of his childhood in Beaumont, Texas. He held several...

Cynthia May Bowers went to meet her heavenly Father on August 24, 2020. She was born May 17th, 1942 to Winfred and Mary Bayliff. Cynthia grew up in Rogersville, MO and graduated from Rogersville High School in 1961. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Paul, on August 4, 1961. They move to Texas in 1962, where they made their home. Together, they raised 2 daughters. Cynthia was an avid reader, loved painting, and was always helping at various jobs outside the home. She was a devoted wife, mother, Maw Maw, great Maw Maw, and friend to many. Cynthia was a past Wothy Matron of Beaumont Chapter #71 Order of the Eastern Star and was a former member of South Park Lions Club,...

Virginia Mendoza, age 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Virginia was born July 17, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas to Juanita Martinez and Louis R. Galaviz. Virginia grew up in Vidor, TX and graduated from Vidor High School. She graduated from business school and worked for Stewart Title and Judge J. Paul McNeil. Virginia met her husband of 67 years at the age of 17 in Vidor while he was in the service. Virginia and her husband raised four children. After leaving J. Paul McNeil, she went to work for the Beaumont Independent School District with Title 1 Community Involvement as community liaison and translator until retiring at 84. Virginia spent several decades...

Ann Barton Tillery, age 77, passed away July 13, 2020, following a long illness. Ann was born March 19, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas, where she lived most of her life. She was a long-time employee of Gulf States Utilities, where she met her dearest friend and the love of her life, husband Manning Eugene Tillery Jr. They both enjoyed spending time at their beach house in Emerald Beach, where they made many wonderful memories with their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Ann loved to walk on the shore and collect seashells. She taught several generations of kids how to find sharks' teeth and sand dollars and shared with them her passion for nature and the calming and healing...

Myrtle Dauphine Bonner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on March 29, 2020 in her home at the age of 95. She was born on September 9, 1924. She married Louis Bonner in 1943. Louis and Dauphine were lifelong residents of Nome. She enjoyed reading, fishing, gardening, spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved attending a monthly luncheon and traveling in the motorhome with friends. She is proceeded in death by her parents Hubert and Mable Abney; her siblings Conway Abney, Huberta Maynor, Shirley Hart Abney; and her beloved husband Louis. Dauphine is survived by her children and spouses; Louise and Jamey Glenn of...

John Christopher Paredez, age 55, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020. John was born in Beaumont in 1964 and attended Kelly Monseigneur HS. One day, when he was riding his bike as a teenager, he met Brenda Gail Hayes . They fell in love and married at the age of 23 in 1987. Two years later they had their first daughter, Jade, and another two years later their second daughter, Jewels, was born. John was a man that loved life and had many friends. He did not care what your past was or the mistakes you made, he only cared if you were having a good time. When John and Brenda's two daughter were little, his favorite thing to do was take them on nature hikes and...

Michael "Mike" Krepper, age 68, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 19 at 10:50 PM in his sister Suzanne's home in Dallas. He was a victim of colon cancer. He never lost his spirit or sharp wit while he battled. The cancer never once broke his determination to fight. Michael was born March 23, 1951 in Beaumont, Texas to Muriel June and Gabriel Krepper, his loving parents. He graduated from Beaumont High School and Lamar University. He secured a position in Memphis, Tennessee at Christian Brothers High School. He became their band director and music teacher. His tenure there was from 1980 till 2000. After his stay there he entered the Memphis public school system and taught there...

Michael "Mike" Krepper, age 68, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 19 at 10:50 PM in his sister Suzanne's home in Dallas. He was a victim of colon cancer. He never lost his spirit or sharp wit while he battled. The cancer never once broke his determination to fight. Michael was born March 23, 1951 in Beaumont, Texas to Muriel June and Gabriel Krepper, his loving parents. He graduated from Beaumont High School and Lamar University. He secured a position in Memphis, Tennessee at Christian Brothers High School. He became their band director and music teacher. His tenure there was from 1980 till 2000. After his stay there he entered the Memphis public school system and taught there...

Ruth Keith, 95, of Beaumont, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 in Beaumont. Ruth was born on June 6, 1924 in Winnsboro, Texas to the late Jesse and Katie Stevens Knight. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Marshall Keith. She was the true matriarch of her family, delighting in her role as wife, mother and homemaker. Ruth was a long-time member of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church and enjoyed playing dominoes with her dear friends. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra W. Mauer and her husband George, son Larry Keith and his wife Dona; grandchildren, Jeff Lindow and his wife Genie, Heather Alton and her husband Dean, Laura Davis and her husband Ernie, Amy Morton and her...