Betty J. Beamon, 90, of Beaumont, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on February 10, 1924, in Rockwood, Tennessee, to Emma Grace Poole and James Floyd Poole.
In 1927, Betty moved with her family to Magnolia, Arkansas, where she met and married her beau, Duard Bell in 1940, at the sweet age of 16. Duard and Betty moved to Hope, Arkansas where Duard worked at Keith's Jewelry and Betty was a homemaker. After Duard 's death, Betty moved to Waco for several years before moving to Beaumont. Betty lived in Raintree Tower for twenty-eight years, prior to her death, where she encountered a lot of new friends and extended family. She was a member of Amelia Baptist Church in Beaumont where she accepted her Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and followed in believer’s baptism.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Keith Bell; granddaughter, Laura Bell; sisters, Ruth Carlson, Henrietta Mann, Emma Grace Hulse, Cleo Mann Godfrey, and Linda Mann; and brothers, Richard Jacobs and Edward Jacobs.
Survivors include her granddaughters, Rita Bell-Kincannon and Mary Bell of Waco; brother, Robert Jacobs and wife, Janie, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service for Ms. Beamon will be 6:30 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2014, at Meeker Baptist Church, 575 North Meeker Road, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont.
A family committal was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.
