Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Fleta Beth Wyatt
Apr 15, 2018
A service honoring the life of Fleta Beth Wyatt, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Liberty Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be on Tuesday evening from 5-7:00...
Margie Black Conner
Apr 15, 2018
Margie Black Conner, 91, of Lumberton, passed away on April 15, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Westlake, Louisiana, on January 7, 1927,...
Judy Diane Ferguson
Apr 15, 2018
Judy Diane Ferguson, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2018, at her home in Orange surrounded by her beloved husband, sons, and family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Bill Collier of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial...
Nora Mae Frazier
Apr 15, 2018
Nora Mae Frazier, long time resident of Beaumont Texas, passed from this life into eternity on April 15, 2018. A service honoring her life will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment in Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Gwendolyn Burrows
Apr 13, 2018
Gwendolyn Burrows, 85, died in Houston, Texas on April 13, 2018 after a long illness. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Orange, TX, on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 11 am. Gwen was born on September 19, 1932 in Henderson, Texas to James Clifford and Annie Laura (Muckleroy) Burrows. The family moved to Orange, Texas when she was...
Janet Marie Butaud
Apr 13, 2018
Janet Marie Butaud, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on April 13, 2018, in Beaumont. A memorial visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Crowley, Louisiana, on July 29, 1956, she was the daughter of Harold Louis Henry and Marilyn (Melancon) Henry. Janet was a...
Harold E. Welsh
Apr 11, 2018
Harold E. Welsh, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Point Marion, Pennsylvania,...
Edward Durward Casey Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
Edward Durward Casey, Jr., 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at First Christian Church in Orange. A graveside service with burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at First Christian Church....
Edna Mae King
Apr 10, 2018
Edna Mae King, 86, of Vidor, Texas, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 15, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
William Henry Thurston, Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
William Henry Thurston, Jr., 85, of Beaumont, passed away on April 10, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont where the Masonic Rights will be given. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Carey Franklin Roberts
Apr 9, 2018
Carey Franklin Roberts Carey Franklin Roberts, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 9, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Mary Joyce Landig
Apr 9, 2018
Mary Joyce Landig, 95, of Orange, Texas passed away on April 9, 2018, at Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1:00 p.m....
Dorothy Rougeau Prejean
Apr 8, 2018
Dorothy (Rougeau) Prejean was born on May 16, 1919 in Vinton, Louisiana. After graduating from La Grange High School in Lake Charles, she trained at Charity Hospital in New Orleans to be a registered nurse. After moving to Orange, Texas she pursued her nursing career at DuPont. She met and married “Rudy” Rougeau, a native Orangite. After the loss of...
Jeff Toney, Jr.
Apr 7, 2018
Jeff Toney, Jr., 25, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church and Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Speaking at the service will be members of Keepers...
Betty Jean Martin
Apr 7, 2018
Betty Jean Martin Betty Jean Martin, 83, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, in Orangefield. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be held at Weeks Chapel Cemetery at a later date. Born in San Augustine County,...
Betty Faye Cox Rowlett
Apr 7, 2018
Betty Faye Cox Rowlett, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 1:00 p.m. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on...
Billie Rae Stelly
Apr 6, 2018
Billie Rae Stelly, 88, of Orange, Texas went to be with Jesus on Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born on December 4, 1929 and grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Gussie Vincent of Lake Charles, La, and her husband of 57 years, Jim Stelly. Also preceding her in death...
Shan L. Zirlott
Apr 6, 2018
Shan L. Zirlott Shan L. Zirlott, 42, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2018, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John W. Harrell, of United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. Burial will follow...
Roger Livingston
Apr 6, 2018
Roger Livingston of Orange, TX passed away on Friday April 6, 2018 in Orange, TX. A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Saturday April 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Roger was born August 24, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a resident of Cypress...
Melba Jean Flippen
Apr 5, 2018
Melba Jean Flippen, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2018, peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 12:30 p.m.,...
Fleta Beth Wyatt
Apr 15, 2018
A service honoring the life of Fleta Beth Wyatt, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Liberty Cemetery in Harleton, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be on Tuesday evening from 5-7:00...
Margie Black Conner
Apr 15, 2018
Margie Black Conner, 91, of Lumberton, passed away on April 15, 2018, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Westlake, Louisiana, on January 7, 1927,...
Judy Diane Ferguson
Apr 15, 2018
Judy Diane Ferguson, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2018, at her home in Orange surrounded by her beloved husband, sons, and family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Bill Collier of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial...
Nora Mae Frazier
Apr 15, 2018
Nora Mae Frazier, long time resident of Beaumont Texas, passed from this life into eternity on April 15, 2018. A service honoring her life will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment in Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Gwendolyn Burrows
Apr 13, 2018
Gwendolyn Burrows, 85, died in Houston, Texas on April 13, 2018 after a long illness. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Orange, TX, on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 11 am. Gwen was born on September 19, 1932 in Henderson, Texas to James Clifford and Annie Laura (Muckleroy) Burrows. The family moved to Orange, Texas when she was...
Janet Marie Butaud
Apr 13, 2018
Janet Marie Butaud, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on April 13, 2018, in Beaumont. A memorial visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Crowley, Louisiana, on July 29, 1956, she was the daughter of Harold Louis Henry and Marilyn (Melancon) Henry. Janet was a...
Harold E. Welsh
Apr 11, 2018
Harold E. Welsh, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Point Marion, Pennsylvania,...
Edward Durward Casey Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
Edward Durward Casey, Jr., 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at First Christian Church in Orange. A graveside service with burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at First Christian Church....
Edna Mae King
Apr 10, 2018
Edna Mae King, 86, of Vidor, Texas, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 15, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
William Henry Thurston, Jr.
Apr 10, 2018
William Henry Thurston, Jr., 85, of Beaumont, passed away on April 10, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont where the Masonic Rights will be given. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Carey Franklin Roberts
Apr 9, 2018
Carey Franklin Roberts Carey Franklin Roberts, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 9, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Mary Joyce Landig
Apr 9, 2018
Mary Joyce Landig, 95, of Orange, Texas passed away on April 9, 2018, at Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1:00 p.m....
Dorothy Rougeau Prejean
Apr 8, 2018
Dorothy (Rougeau) Prejean was born on May 16, 1919 in Vinton, Louisiana. After graduating from La Grange High School in Lake Charles, she trained at Charity Hospital in New Orleans to be a registered nurse. After moving to Orange, Texas she pursued her nursing career at DuPont. She met and married “Rudy” Rougeau, a native Orangite. After the loss of...
Jeff Toney, Jr.
Apr 7, 2018
Jeff Toney, Jr., 25, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church and Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Speaking at the service will be members of Keepers...
Betty Jean Martin
Apr 7, 2018
Betty Jean Martin Betty Jean Martin, 83, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, in Orangefield. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be held at Weeks Chapel Cemetery at a later date. Born in San Augustine County,...
Betty Faye Cox Rowlett
Apr 7, 2018
Betty Faye Cox Rowlett, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 1:00 p.m. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on...
Billie Rae Stelly
Apr 6, 2018
Billie Rae Stelly, 88, of Orange, Texas went to be with Jesus on Friday, April 6, 2018. She was born on December 4, 1929 and grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Gussie Vincent of Lake Charles, La, and her husband of 57 years, Jim Stelly. Also preceding her in death...
Shan L. Zirlott
Apr 6, 2018
Shan L. Zirlott Shan L. Zirlott, 42, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2018, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John W. Harrell, of United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. Burial will follow...
Roger Livingston
Apr 6, 2018
Roger Livingston of Orange, TX passed away on Friday April 6, 2018 in Orange, TX. A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Saturday April 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Roger was born August 24, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a resident of Cypress...
Melba Jean Flippen
Apr 5, 2018
Melba Jean Flippen, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2018, peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 12:30 p.m.,...