Funeral Homes in Beaumont, TX

Facts about Beaumont, Texas

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Gary Gibbs (american football player and coach), Anthony Malbrough (american football player), Jerry Ball (american football player), Earl Dotson (american football player), Brandon Rideau (american football player), Lawrence Vickers (american football player), and Lucas Babin (actor).

Beaumont (/ˈboʊmɒnt/ BOH-mont) is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the Neches River and about 90 miles from Houston, the city had a population of 118,296 at the 2010 census making it the twenty-fourth most populous city in the state of Texas. Beaumont's early history was centered around the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892 Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first rice mill in the state, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also organized an irrigation authority to support rice culture. A big change occurred in 1901 with the Spindletop gusher, which demonstrated the potential of the huge oil field. The area transformed into one of the major petro-chemical refining areas in the country. Along with Port Arthur and Orange, Beaumont forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast.Beaumont is home of Lamar University, a national Carnegie Doctoral Research university with 15,000 students. Over the years, several corporations have called Beaumont home. For example, Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSU's Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont (as of 2011). With Spindletop, several energy companies developed in Beaumont, and some continue.

Beaumont Obituaries

It was revealed by The Commercial Appeal on June 23rd, 2018 that Mary Lee Starnes (Goodson) perished in Memphis, Tennessee.  Ms. Starnes was 84 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Lee's life.

It was reported by New Haven Register on April 15th, 2018 that Martha Wood (Windham) died in Branford, Connecticut.  Ms. Wood was 74 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Martha's life.

It was reported by Bristol Herald Courier on March 18th, 2018 that Joseph E Puckett died in Abingdon, Virginia.  Puckett was 64 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joseph E's life.

It was reported on February 25th, 2018 that Davylyn Lucille Mitchell (Foster) passed away in Coto de Caza, California.  Ms. Mitchell was 76 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Davylyn Lucille's life.

It was revealed by San Diego Union-Tribune on February 25th, 2018 that Paul Barrett Wells passed away in San Diego, California.  Wells was 89 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Paul Barrett's life.

It was written by Topeka Capital-Journal on January 19th, 2018 that Rose Mary Johnson perished in Topeka, Kansas.  Johnson was 66 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rose Mary's life.

It was reported by San Diego Union-Tribune on December 22nd, 2017 that William Drury "Fru" Stainback died in La Mesa, California.  Stainback was 94 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor William Drury "Fru"'s life.

It was disclosed on November 1st, 2017 that Connie Ray Wilson (Underwood) died in Riverhead, New York.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Connie Ray's life.

It was revealed by The Desert Sun on August 24th, 2017 that Roberta Sue Gonzales (Sweet) died in California.  Ms. Gonzales was 70 years old and was born in Beaumont, TX.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Roberta Sue's life.

It was written by Texarkana Gazette on July 25th, 2017 that Fred Rice passed away in Beaumont, Texas.  Rice was 79 years old and was born in Fort Riley, KS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fred's life.

History

By the early 1900s, the city was served by the Southern Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, and Missouri Pacific railroad systems. A race riot took place in Beaumont in June 1943 after a white woman said she had been raped by a black male. Beaumont's first mayor was Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) Calder. Beaumont was a small center for cattle raisers and farmers in its early years, and with an active riverport by the late 1800s, it became an important lumber and rice-milling town. Beaumont's lumber boom, which reached its peak in the late 1800s, was due in large part to the rebuilding and expansion of the railroads after the American Civil War War. Spindletop became the first major oil field and one of the largest in American history.

The official website for the city of Beaumont is http://beaumonttexas.gov/.