Bessie Lou ScrogginsFuneral services for Bessie Lou Scroggins, 97, of Beaumont will be held Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Ralph Thompson officiating and assisted by the Rev. Tony Shaw. Interment will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Elkhart on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at 11 a.m. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday between 5 and 7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.Bessie was born in Elkhart, Texas on Jan. 17, 1912, daughter of the late Marvin and Helen (McKinney) Hortman. She was baptized in 1927 in Elkhart Club Lake. She lived in Elkhart and Freeport, and has been in Beaumont since 1987. She was a member of Amelia Baptist Church, Triple L Club, AARP, and KOPS 345 Alumni of Southeast, Texas. Those left to cherish her memory are daughter and son-in-law, Melba (Shipper) and Garland Stansel of Angleton; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Kenneth and Robbie Shipper of Beaumont; brother-in-law, Harry Dunnam of Palestine; sisters, Jewel Rainey of Angleton, Dora Quarles of Elkhart; and brother, Marion Hortman and wife, Kathleen, of Elkhart. Also, surviving her are her grandchildren, David Stansel, Wayne Stansel, Larry Stansel, Suzy (Stansel) Potts, Connie (Stansel) Dunn, Stanley Shipper, Ted Shipper, Greg Shipper and Cindy (Shipper) McMurrey; stepgranddaughter, Missy Sawyer; stepgrandson Butch Sawyer; 22 great-grandchildren, nine great-great grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by brothers, Elbert and Junior Hortman; sisters, Bulah (Hortman) Gilcrease and Martha (Hortman) Dunnam; and husbands, M.C. Shipper, Edward Pridgen, and Clifton Scroggins.Those who wish may make donations to Amelia Baptist Church or to the Dr. Kenneth Shipper Scholarship at Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas.
Published in the Herald-Press from 9/21/2009 - 9/22/2009
BESSIE LOU SCROGGINS Funeral services for Bessie Lou Scroggins, 97, of Beaumont, TX will be held Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 11:00 am in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Ralph Thompson officiating and assisted by Rev. Tony Shaw. Interment will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Elkhart, TX on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Bessie was born in Elkhart, TX on January 17, 1912, daughter of the late Marvin and Helen (McKinney) Hortman. She was baptized in 1927 in Elkhart Club Lake. She lived in Elkhart and Freeport, and has been in Beaumont since 1987. She was a member of Amelia Baptist Church, Triple L Club, AARP, and KOPS 345 Alumni of Southeast, TX. Those left to cherish her memory are daughter and son-in-law, Melba (Shipper) and Garland Stansel of Angleton; son and daughter- in-law, Dr. Kenneth and Robbie Shipper of Beaumont; brother-in-law, Harry Dunnam, of Palestine; sisters, Jewel Rainey of Angleton, Dora Quarles of Elkhart; and brother, Marion Hortman and wife, Kathleen, of Elkhart. Also, surviving her are her grandchildren, David Stansel, Wayne Stansel, Larry Stansel, Suzy (Stansel) Potts, Connie (Stansel) Dunn, Stanley Shipper, Ted Shipper, Greg Shipper and Cindy (Shipper) McMurrey; step-granddaughter, Missy Sawyer; step-grandson Butch Sawyer; twenty-two great- grandchildren, nine great- great grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by brothers, Elbert and Junior Hortman; sisters, Bulah (Hortman) Gilcrease and Martha (Hortman) Dunnam; and husbands, M.C. Shipper, Edward Pridgen, and Clifton Scroggins. Those who wish may make donations to Amelia Baptist Church or to the Dr. Kenneth Shipper Scholarship at Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, TX.
Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on 9/22/2009
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