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"More Than 125 Years Of Time Honored Values"

EST. 1889

A Family Concern

In the late 1800's, Alex Broussard, owner of A. Broussard Livery Stable, opened the first funeral parlor in Southeast Texas. That first wood framed parlor was soon replaced by a large brick facility in downtown Beaumont which still stands today. Later, the family firm moved to a large, stately home at the corner of Calder Avenue and Forest Street. In 1958, they moved to one of their present locations in a quiet neighborhood on McFaddin in Beaumont.

Continuing Our Traditions

In this age of constant corporate funeral home buyouts and takeovers, families find comfort in knowing there is still a family owned and operated firm with five generations of compassion, continuity, and dignity. The Broussard family feels strongly about their traditions and their family's obligation to maintain both the high standards of excellence in service and their ability to serve the entire community by always keeping their services affordable.

James Roy Beard, Sr.

James Roy Beard, Sr., age 86, of China, Texas, passed peacefully Saturday, November 21, 2020, after a long battle with dementia. “Roy” was born October 17, 1934, in Boaz, Kentucky, to the late Rollie Roy Beard and Dorothy James Beard and was the loving husband of Connie S. Lange Beard. He was a life-long meat cutter (and could brag he still had all his fingers) and in his younger years worked many other colorful jobs including telephone lineman, riverboat crewman, shoe factory worker, timber cutter, shrimper, and farmer/cattleman. Throughout the years, his hobbies included hunting, fishing, beekeeping, gardening, and grass cutting (he loved his vintage Snapper mowers). Roy was a long standing member of Westgate Church of Christ and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and will be deeply missed. In addition to Connie, his wife of thirty-three years, he is survived by two sons, James Beard, Jr. (Anita) of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Cornell Beard...

Ronald Charles Walcutt

Ronald Charles Walcutt, 53, of Richmond, died Friday, November 20, 2020, at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston. A gathering of Mr. Walcutt's family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont. Please observe social distancing guidelines. By attending any public event you are acknowledging the risk of exposure to the Corona Virus. Please follow the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control: cdc.gov....

Kenneth McFarland

Kenneth Lane McFarland, 78, of Lumberton, died Saturday, November 21, 2020. He was born on April 27, 1942, in Lufkin, to Marie Young McFarland and Louie McFarland. Mr. McFarland proudly served his country in the United States Army. Survivors include his wife of fifty-five years, Judy McFarland; children, Kelly Dalton and her husband, Jeff, of Spring and Jerry McFarland and his wife, Tiffany, of Lumberton; grandchildren, Macie McFarland, Kambrie McFarland, Averie McFarland, and Emma Kate Dalton; brothers, Larry McFarland and Wayne McFarland; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents. A gathering of Mr. McFarland’s family and friends will begin at 9:30 a.m., with his funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2020, at Crestwood Baptist Church, 1150 Highway 69, Kountze, under the direction of Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. His interment will be at 4:00 p.m. at Mount Zion Cemetery, Apple Springs, Texas....

Jean Reiche

Jean Reiche, 85, of Beaumont, died Friday, November 20, 2020. She was born on February 10, 1935, to Rosealma Painter and Don H. Mayabb in Independence, Missouri. Jean lived most of her life in Beaumont. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ronald Reiche. She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Mohr and her husband, Danny, of Cypress, and Melanie Jones and her husband, Buddy, of Beaumont; sister, Dorothy Stephens of Harrisonville, Missouri; brother, James Mayabb of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; grandchildren, Heather Begnaud of Beaumont, Keri Renner of Southlake, Kimberly Sebastian of Cypress, Sierra Begnaud of Beaumont, and Justin Vaughan of Beaumont; great-grandchildren, Ryland Begnaud, Emory Begnaud, Caleb Renner, Ford Renner, Karsen Pellerin, Sophia Sebastian, Mason Sebastian, Landry Sebastian, Otto Begnaud and Oren Begnaud. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Her cremations arr...

Robert Dwight Nunn

Robert Dwight Nunn, 80, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Christus Southeast Texas-St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born on November 3, 1940, to Ruth Arlene Ham Nunn and Albert Neville Nunn, in Bushnell, Illinois, and was a graduate of Bushnell High School. Robert was a United States Army veteran having served in the Korean War. He was a former firefighter in Rock Island, Illinois, and former secretary of the firefighter union. After moving to Beaumont, Robert owned and operated Nunn’s Better Security. Survivors include his son, Bill Barnes of Beaumont; daughter, Shari Moratti and her husband, John, of Las Vegas; brothers, David Nunn and his wife, Jody, of Illinois; Larry Nunn and his wife, Lorrane, of Rock Island, Illinois; and Richard Nunn of Los Angeles, California; sister, Daisey Eddington and her husband, Chuck, of Bushnell, Illinois; and grandchildren, Ashley Brewer and her husband, Cutter and Todd Barnes. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Alan...