Elsie Beatrice “Bea” Hemmenway

Elsie “Bea” Hemmenway, 93, of Beaumont, died Monday, April 27,2026. She was born to Elsie Crone Conger and John David Conger on January 1, 1933, in Cross Plains, TX.

Bea was a homemaker until all five kids were in school.  She served as an Avon representative for 30 years.  She enjoyed crocheting baby blankets for each of the grandkids.  She loved reading and never missed watching her favorite soap operas.

Survivors include husband, Harry Hemmenway; children, Mike Hemmenway and wife, Kim, Sandra Crain, Rebecca Gatewood and husband, Steve, Rachel Talalis and husband, Steve, Robert Hemmenway and wife, Karen; grandchildren, Amber Blanchard and husband, Kirk, David Hemmenway and wife, Heather, Kristin Newsom and husband, Cass, Aaron Gatewood, Tyler Berryhill, Kyle Berryhill and partner, Bailey Northington, Coy Hemmenway and wife, Emily, Dillan Hemmenway and wife, Ashleigh, Sarah Pricer and husband, Anthony, and Zach and Frances Allen; great-grandchildren, Skeet, Myla, Kinley, Nora, Rory, Andres, Harper, Carter, Knox, Beau, Baby Girl Hemmenway coming soon, Emily, Zoe, Evelyn, and Juniper; sister, Barbara Conger; brother, John Conger and his wife, Sandy; and sister-in-law. Barbara Huffman and husband, Bill.

She is preceded in death by son-in-law, Michael Crain, her mother, Elsie Conger; father, John D. Conger; and seven siblings.

A gathering of Mrs. Hemmenway’s family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 1. 2026 at Broussard’s, 505 North 12^th Street, Nederland. Her interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, TX.