Anthony Cole "Tony" Courts

Anthony Courts Obituary

Anthony Tony Cole Courts, age 69, passed away on October 19, 2012. Anthony was born on September 11, 1943 to James Coley Courts and Mary Louise Bonin Courts. He graduated from Beaumont High School in 1962. Tony was a consistent sales achiever who always stood out above his peers in sales, not only in South Texas but in the U.S. Anthony Tony worked as a financial advisor at MetLife for 45 years and was well recognized in the insurance industry as a leader. He received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career including: Leaders Conference; 5 times qualified Million Dollar Round Table; Chairman's Awards with Kestler Financial Group; and Masters Forum Platinum Club Producer for Allianz. Anthony was a loving father, brother, uncle, father-in-law, genuine friend, mentor and confidant. He never met a stranger. He had a love for people and everyone loved him. To him everyone was Babe. His hobbies included a love for all cars, hot rods, vintage and new. Anthony is survived by his two children, Holly A. Clapp (Norman), and L. Cole Courts (former wife Holly Courts); grandchildren, Bridget and Bethany Clapp, Riley, Bailey and Brady Courts; Anthony's former wife, Mary Courts Knocke; six siblings, Kirby Courts (Camilla) and his children, Lisa and Laurie; Shirley Burke and her children Scott, Lance and Kim; Charles Peanut Courts (Jo Ann) and children, Cindy, Linda and Nikki; Patricia Conley (Kenneth) and children, Kenny, Lynne and Kristen; Nancy White and children, Darin and Mallory; and Jerry Courts. The family would like to thank all the staff, nurses and doctors at Corpus Christi Cancer Center and Corpus Christi Medical/Bay Area Hospital for all love and caring. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Seaside Funeral Home Chapel with Services to be held at 11:00 a.m. Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont, TX officiated by Reg Lloyd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia Society and MD Anderson. To view tribute, please visit www.seasidefuneral.com

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Published by The Beaumont Enterprise on Oct. 21, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Anthony Courts

16 Entries

Irene Adame

October 26, 2012

My deepest condolences to Tony's family. I met Tony before I retired from MetLife, and he was such a very nice person. It happened that some of my relatives, whom I had not seen in many years, were his policyholders, and he was able to get us together. I was so grateful for that. Rest in the peace of our Lord, Tony.

October 25, 2012

Babe, I love you. You will always be remembered when we are at Waltonia. We will bring orange slices every year in honor of you.

October 25, 2012

On behalf of the Metropolitan Veterans Association of Texas we send our prayers and condolences to the Courts families on the passing of our fellow sales professional. May God bless you and yours!
James L. Josey
MetLife Veterans Assoc.Tx

Kim Touchstone

October 25, 2012

Anthony will be sorely missed. My deepest sympathy to all my family, but especially Holly and Cole and their families. Much love

October 25, 2012

Holly & Cole,
My heart so goes out to you two, I know how it feels to loose a parent. I loved your dad he was always full of life!! Always remember he is now your Angel watching over you two and all those grandkids!! Hugs to you both!!!

carol fore

October 25, 2012

I was so sorry to hear of Tony's passing. I have known and worked with him for over 25 years. He was always the consummate gentleman. He was admired and respected many of his peers in the insurance industry. May you rest in Peace Tony ~ Your friend, Carol Fore (c4)San Antonio Texas (MetLife)

Rhonda Kay

October 25, 2012

I know he will be so missed and was a great person. So happy I got to spend a little time with him and will never forget his words of wisdom he shared with me. May he rest in peace and bring a smile in memory to all who loved him.

Norma Broussard

October 24, 2012

So sorry to the Courts Compound for the loss of Anthony. I have such good memories of him. He was definitely a people person!

Travis Blount

October 22, 2012

To all the Courts family, I'm so sorry that we lost Anthony at such a young age. He was a wonderful person who learned from Uncle Coley to be a friend to everyone he met, and to tell the many stories that made us laugh. I'll miss you Anthony , God Bless You,
, Your Cousin,
Travis Blount

mark church

October 22, 2012

may God be with you all, Anthony was a fine person, theres no doubt about that.

Leroy and Lois West

October 21, 2012

Anthony we are so glad that we got to spend 3 weeks with you 4 years ago. You made us so welcome, we got to meet your Daughter, Son, and your Precious Grandchildren. We sat at Nights and Days in your Driveway watching T. V. with your Son, Grandchildren and your Wonderful Friends. You took us to so many places around Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas. You showed us the Beautiful Beaches in Corpus Christi and we went with you to the Main street where all the boats and yachts were, this was a daily thing for you to do and we so much enjoyed everything about the yacht Basin. Thank you for sharing your family and friends with us. Of course we will never forget that visit, The first night we were there someone just about totaled our Van, we didn't know it till your Son came and told us. Please Rest In Peace with your Mother and Father. We will miss the many phone calls we had with you. Thank you for being Our Very Good Friend.

October 21, 2012

Dear Nancy, Shirley, Patricia, Kirby, Charles & Jerry, I am so sorry to hear that Anthony has passed away. I have many fond memories of Anthony while we were growing up together and later when we were in Corpus together. He was one of a kind-so much fun to be with-always laughing and cutting up. I will miss him dearly. May God be with you and help you thru this sorrowful time. We have lost a dear cousin. We send our love. Brenda & Larry Musselwhite

Gary Davidson

October 21, 2012

Tony you will forever be in our memories, You are one the best friends a person could have. We will miss you " Babe " .

October 21, 2012

I'm so sorry to hear that Anthony has passed on. A few months ago I talked to him by phone for about an hour. I tried to talk him to coming to our 50th. Reunion, he said he wanted to visit places he hadn't been to while he could and I wished him well and said I loved him. He was a great friend, I hope he got his wishes.

Larry Harvey

October 21, 2012

To all the Courts Family, I want to express my sympathy for your loss. So many good memories of Anthony and the Courts family when we just young boys together. I know he will be missed by all.

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