Edith McDaniel, 91, a longtime resident of Beaumont, passed away May 13, 2004. Born in a small community in East Texas, she was the fourth of eight children born to Lavenia and Charles A. Bly, a Methodist minister who served churches in East Texas and Western Louisiana. The family eventually settled in Hemphill, Texas, where Mrs. McDaniel met and married her husband, William Fred McDaniel, in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1968.
Mrs. McDaniel is survived by a son, Dennis McDaniel of St. Petersburg, Florida and his wife Diane; a daughter, Virginia Hurley of Beaumont and her husband Jay; grandchildren, Sherry Goth of Beaumont, Karen McCain of Royse City, Donnie Jones of Baytown, Kevin Jones of London, England, Cindy McDaniel of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Danny McDaniel of Fort Worth, and Kathy Ortega of Clearwater, Florida; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She was retired from the White House Department Store, and had served many years as a volunteer at Beaumont Medical and Surgical Hospital. Mrs. McDaniel was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and a fifty-nine year member of Beaumont Chapter 71, Order of Eastern Star. She was a resident of Hotel Beaumont at the time of her death.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Broussard’s, 1605 N. Major Drive, Beaumont followed by burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday evening, May 14, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hotel Beaumont, 625 Orleans, Beaumont, Texas 77701.