Mr. Pervis Jack Syas, Jr., 90, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, in Beaumont, Texas.

The Celebration Service celebrating the life of Mr. Syas will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, located at 3920 W. Cardinal Dr., Beaumont, Texas under the direction of Mercy Funeral Home. A public visitation will be held on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 p.m. at Mercy Funeral Home Chapel and on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m. at the church. The practice of social distancing and facial masks recommended.

A Tribute to Life, Legacy, and the Obituary

Pervis Jack Syas, Jr.

Pervis Jack Syas, Jr., age 90, a lifelong resident of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 5, 1935, Pervis Jack Syas, Jr. was the son of the late Pervis Jack Syas, Sr. and Louella Robinson. He was a proud graduate of Charlton-Pollard High School Class of 1954.

Jack joined the United States Navy in 1954 and served for four years, where he received an honorable discharge, follow by a distinguished  career with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the United States Postal Service for fifty-five years. He was employed as a school crossing guard for Beaumont Independent School District.  Jack loved to barbecue, make links and travel.

In 1956, he married Donna Merle Thomas, who is the mother of their four children, Donna Gail Syas-Johnson (Robert), Pervis Syas, III (Traci), Linda Joyce Jones, and Wilton Allen Syas, Sr.  Jack later married Veada Redo, who preceded him death.

Jack is preceded in death by his parents, Pervis Jack Syas, Sr. and Louella Robinson, his wife, Veada Redo-Syas; sisters, Vivian Gaskin and Darlene Syas; brother, Isum Syas, Sr.; son, James Redo; grandsons, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Jr. and Jamal Redo.

Jack is survived by his four children; grandchildren, Jacquelyn LaWanda Syas, Denisha Syas, Pervis Syas IV, Wilton Syas Jr., Jeremy Syas, Hunter Syas, Gavin Syas, and Ridge Syas; great-grandchildren, Madison Shields, Breanna LaStrappe, Wilton Syas III, Aykra Syas, and Kenneth Wayne Jones, III; sisters, Savannah Syas-Taplin and Dyiene Syas; brothers, Clifton Syas and Roland Syas; sisters-in-law, Berlyn Briggs, Davillion Norman, Melodey Jackson and Inez Broussard (Wayne); and a host of  nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.