Helen (Chaney) Clawson

Helen came to Beaumont with her parents when she was just a small girl, and she remembered that they rode to Beaumont from Mayflower in a wagon. She was a graduate of Beaumont High School. In 1950 she married Don Clawson and together they raised 3 boys. Helen was a devoted wife and mother and stayed home to raise her children. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, cleaning, and tending to all of her family's needs.

Helen was such a bubbly person; she could always be found laughing and giggling. Whenever someone would come to visit and announce their presence, they would be met with a cheerful "Yoo-Hoo!" from Helen. She enjoyed bowling and was part of a local league. Her children remember fondly time spent at the bowling alley. She loved dancing with her husband, Don; their favorites were the Jitterbug and the Bop.

Helen's love for family was extended through the years as she became a grandmother. She enjoyed her grandchildren immensely and spent as much time with them as she could. When they were old enough to join activities and play sports, she never missed a game.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mamie Chaney; her husband, Don Clawson; her son, Glen Clawson; her brother, Joseph Franklin Chaney; and by her sisters, Larue Chaney Greenwood, Justine Chaney Tinkle, Earnestine Chaney, and Clarabel Chaney Hamm.

Those left behind to remember Helen are sons, Kirby Clawson and Randall Clawson; her grandchildren, Joshua Clawson, Matthew Clawson, B.J. Thomas, Stephen Clawson, Chris Thomas, Cadie Cassell and Casie Needham; her great-grandchildren, Morgan Clawson, Gavin Needham, Emerson Clawson, Tylen Cassell, Seren Cassell, C.J. Cassell, Timothy Morrow, Jr., Brock McManus, Meghan Rhodes, Hannah Falke, Isaiah McBride, Nathan Nash, Maddison Miller, and Abbigail Thomas; her brothers-in-law, Jimmy Cornelius and Larry Tinkle. She also had many great-great grandchildren.

Helen will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

A Gathering of Friends and Family for Helen will be held Saturday, December 31, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM in the chapel at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 4955 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77703, followed by a Celebration of Helen's Life at 2:00 PM.

Serving as pallbearers are nephews James Edwards, Claude Whitaker, Rip Tinkle, and Lee Lowery, and great nephews John Greenwood and Adam Greenwood.

Helen will be laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Oakcrest Garden.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.forestlawnmpfh.com for the Clawson family.