Eloise "Baby Doll" Gore Bean
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Eloise "Baby Doll" Gore Bean
June 4, 1922 - May 1, 2014
Eloise Gore Bean, 91, of Silsbee,
entered into heaven Thursday, May 1, 2014.
God in His sovereign mercy said her days of earthly service were over
and that it was time to come home. She
was born on June 4, 1922, in Silsbee, to Ada Eason Gore and W.K. Gore. She was known affectionately as, “Baby Doll”.
From her youngest years, she was
taught by her mother to serve others, which she did faithfully until her
passing. It was her joy to cook a pot of
chicken and dumplings for anyone in need.
Survivors include her children,
Harold Bean and his wife, Rosie, of Lumberton; Joanie Smart and her husband,
James, of Silsbee; and Sandra Johnson and her husband, Lucky, of Temple;
grandchildren, Jansen Bean and his wife, Amy, of Melissa; Brittany Bean of New
York City; Stephanie Smart of Silsbee; Shannon Smart and his wife, Amy, of
Kountze; Clint Callaway and his wife, Leslie, of Silsbee; Jamie Kerans and her
husband, Thomas, of Lumberton; Rhonda Webster and Jonathan Webster and his
wife, Alice, all of Vidor; Tracey Castle and her husband, Kenneth, of
Lumberton; Susannah Bean Crohn and her husband, Andy, of Austin; and Travis
Johnson and his wife, Jenny, of Temple; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Jeffcoat and Maxine Gilmore both of
Silsbee; and daughter-in-law, Jo Bean of Sam Rayburn. She is preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Maxie Maxwell Bean; son, Don Bean; brothers, Vernon Gore and Marshall
Gore; and sister, Lorraine Paine.
A gathering of Mrs. Bean’s family
and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Wiley Mae
Pentecostal Church,
Highway 92 North, Silsbee. Her funeral
service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the church, with interment
to follow at Cunningham
Cemetery, 13173 FM 92
North, Silsbee.
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