Blanche E. Kirksey, 90, of Beaumont died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Calder Woods in Beaumont. A native of Halsell, Texas and a resident of Beaumont for sixty-one years, Mrs. Kirksey was a retired school teacher with twenty-nine years of service. She was a member of Beaumont Women’s Club, Beaumont Art League, Gulf Coast Art League, Lamar Bridge Club and Sara Sunday School class at First Baptist Church. Her hobbies included sewing, gourmet cooking, oil painting and bridge.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. C. D. Kirksey of Beaumont; daughter, Dara Carr and husband Glen of Bloomington, Illinois ; and her children, Darren Carlton and his wife Liszandra, and Adam Carlton and his wife Julie; son, Dale Kirksey and his wife Marianne of Conway, Arkansas; and their son, Stephen of Round Rock, Texas; great grandchildren, Michaela, Elijah and Jacob; and sister, Oneta Anderson of Greensboro, North Carolina.
Her brothers, A. C. Ashley, Jr. and Coleman Ashley; and sister, Dorothy Butterfield preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at First Baptist Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the church.
