Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Alberta Revia
Aug 28, 2017
Alberta Revia, 89, 0f Beaumont, died peacefully August 28, 2017. At her request, no services will be held. Mrs. Revia was born March 26, 1928, in Oakdale, LA to Andrew and Nancy Perkins. She came to Beaumont, TX as a child and grew up in the area of Voth. She worked many years for Pinkerton in various petro chemical facilities...
Marie Carlton Ellis
Aug 26, 2017
Marie Carlton Ellis Marie Carlton Ellis, 95, of Orange, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Born in Patroon (Shelby County), Texas, on March 19, 1922, Marie was the daughter of Charles henry (Charlie) and Phama (Anderson) Carlton. She was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Pinehurst. She was a housewife and a Mama. She...
Richard Eugene McLaughlin
Aug 26, 2017
Richard Eugene McLaughlin, 90, of Beaumont was born October 28, 1926 in Buffalo, New York and passed away at his Collier Park residence in Beaumont. Mr. McLaughlin was a retired electrician and member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church. He was also a US Navy veteran and for over 20 years served as a volunteer at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He...
Sara Elizabeth Green Bertles
Aug 24, 2017
Sara Elizabeth Green Bertles, known to most as "Sallie," of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 24th, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A celebration and memorial service honoring her will be held at Noon, Saturday September 9, 2017 at Winfree Baptist Church on Highway 62 in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Gary Hopkins, and Pastor Bill Collier. The family...
Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr.
Aug 22, 2017
Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr. Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr., 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 22, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 25, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary...
Marian Godwin
Aug 21, 2017
Funeral services for Marian Godwin, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Godwin was born in Beaumont,...
Alvah J. Brown
Aug 21, 2017
Alvah J. Brown, 81, of Mauriceville, passed away on August 21, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown and Reverend Brandon Hanson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday,...
Delores Ann Bird
Aug 20, 2017
Delores “MawMaw” Bird Delores “MawMaw” Bird, 86, of Orange, passed away on August 20, 2017. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Cremation is under the direction...
Harold Alexander Brunson
Aug 20, 2017
Harold Alexander Brunson, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 20, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial...
Opal Maxine Douville
Aug 19, 2017
Opal Maxine Douville, 77, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2017, at Kindred Hospital in Spring, Texas. A memorial service will be 1:00p.m., Thursday August 24, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Stowell of Believers Christian Fellowship in Jasper, Texas. The family will accept friends an hour prior to the service....
Ralph Lloyd Richardson
Aug 17, 2017
Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson, 94, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 12,...
Thomas H. Corley
Aug 17, 2017
Thomas H. Corley peacefully passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 84. Tom was born on February 20, 1933 in Normangee, TX. He put himself through college working in the oil fields and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1954 with a degree in business. He met his wife Barbara Roll, at a St. Patrick’s Day...
Dickey Wayne Savage
Aug 15, 2017
Dickey Wayne Savage Dickey Wayne Savage, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 3, 1961, he was the...
Velma E. Odom
Aug 13, 2017
Velma E. Odom Velma E. Odom, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, received her wings Sunday, August 13, 2017, joining her family in heaven. Velma was born on July 24, 1932, on a houseboat in the Cove with her twin sister Thelma. She was a kind, loving person, wonderful wife, sister and aunt always thinking of others before herself. She enjoyed...
Jeff Bartow
Aug 13, 2017
Jeffrey Neal Bartow, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2017. Jeff loved to spend his free time fishing. He is survived by his brother, Lee Bartow (Sherry Lyn). Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.
Carole Anne Bass Ford
Aug 13, 2017
Carole Anne Bass Ford Carole Anne Bass Ford, 75, of Orange, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at her home. Graveside services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 15, 1941, Carole was the daughter of A.B. and Eva Jewell (Sanford)...
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr.
Aug 12, 2017
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr., 82, passed away to be with His Lord on August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Zigler, assisted by Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Myra Katherine Caillouet
Aug 12, 2017
Myra Katherine Caillouet Myra Katherine Caillouet, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2017, at MD Anderson in Houston with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Francis “Bo” Majors and Reverend Steve Leger...
Mavis Hollingsworth Powell
Aug 12, 2017
Mavis Holllingsworth Powell, Orange, TX native, died peacefully at home in Dallas on August 12, 2017. Born in Orange on October 3, 1921 to Pearl and Ernest Hollingsworth, she is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 50 years, Joe M. Powell. Mavis, affectionately known as "Mae-Mae", is survived by daughters Janis Powell of New York City,...
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos
Aug 12, 2017
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos, born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, she was the daughter of Torivio Almaguer and Ignacia Abrego Almaguer. Annette was a monitor technician for Baptist Hospital in Orange for 30...
Alberta Revia
Aug 28, 2017
Alberta Revia, 89, 0f Beaumont, died peacefully August 28, 2017. At her request, no services will be held. Mrs. Revia was born March 26, 1928, in Oakdale, LA to Andrew and Nancy Perkins. She came to Beaumont, TX as a child and grew up in the area of Voth. She worked many years for Pinkerton in various petro chemical facilities...
Marie Carlton Ellis
Aug 26, 2017
Marie Carlton Ellis Marie Carlton Ellis, 95, of Orange, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Born in Patroon (Shelby County), Texas, on March 19, 1922, Marie was the daughter of Charles henry (Charlie) and Phama (Anderson) Carlton. She was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Pinehurst. She was a housewife and a Mama. She...
Richard Eugene McLaughlin
Aug 26, 2017
Richard Eugene McLaughlin, 90, of Beaumont was born October 28, 1926 in Buffalo, New York and passed away at his Collier Park residence in Beaumont. Mr. McLaughlin was a retired electrician and member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church. He was also a US Navy veteran and for over 20 years served as a volunteer at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He...
Sara Elizabeth Green Bertles
Aug 24, 2017
Sara Elizabeth Green Bertles, known to most as "Sallie," of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 24th, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A celebration and memorial service honoring her will be held at Noon, Saturday September 9, 2017 at Winfree Baptist Church on Highway 62 in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Gary Hopkins, and Pastor Bill Collier. The family...
Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr.
Aug 22, 2017
Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr. Joseph Dorey Luna, Sr., 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 22, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 25, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary...
Marian Godwin
Aug 21, 2017
Funeral services for Marian Godwin, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Godwin was born in Beaumont,...
Alvah J. Brown
Aug 21, 2017
Alvah J. Brown, 81, of Mauriceville, passed away on August 21, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown and Reverend Brandon Hanson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday,...
Delores Ann Bird
Aug 20, 2017
Delores “MawMaw” Bird Delores “MawMaw” Bird, 86, of Orange, passed away on August 20, 2017. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Cremation is under the direction...
Harold Alexander Brunson
Aug 20, 2017
Harold Alexander Brunson, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 20, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial...
Opal Maxine Douville
Aug 19, 2017
Opal Maxine Douville, 77, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2017, at Kindred Hospital in Spring, Texas. A memorial service will be 1:00p.m., Thursday August 24, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Stowell of Believers Christian Fellowship in Jasper, Texas. The family will accept friends an hour prior to the service....
Ralph Lloyd Richardson
Aug 17, 2017
Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson, 94, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 12,...
Thomas H. Corley
Aug 17, 2017
Thomas H. Corley peacefully passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 84. Tom was born on February 20, 1933 in Normangee, TX. He put himself through college working in the oil fields and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1954 with a degree in business. He met his wife Barbara Roll, at a St. Patrick’s Day...
Dickey Wayne Savage
Aug 15, 2017
Dickey Wayne Savage Dickey Wayne Savage, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 3, 1961, he was the...
Velma E. Odom
Aug 13, 2017
Velma E. Odom Velma E. Odom, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, received her wings Sunday, August 13, 2017, joining her family in heaven. Velma was born on July 24, 1932, on a houseboat in the Cove with her twin sister Thelma. She was a kind, loving person, wonderful wife, sister and aunt always thinking of others before herself. She enjoyed...
Jeff Bartow
Aug 13, 2017
Jeffrey Neal Bartow, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2017. Jeff loved to spend his free time fishing. He is survived by his brother, Lee Bartow (Sherry Lyn). Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.
Carole Anne Bass Ford
Aug 13, 2017
Carole Anne Bass Ford Carole Anne Bass Ford, 75, of Orange, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at her home. Graveside services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 15, 1941, Carole was the daughter of A.B. and Eva Jewell (Sanford)...
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr.
Aug 12, 2017
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr., 82, passed away to be with His Lord on August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Zigler, assisted by Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Myra Katherine Caillouet
Aug 12, 2017
Myra Katherine Caillouet Myra Katherine Caillouet, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2017, at MD Anderson in Houston with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Francis “Bo” Majors and Reverend Steve Leger...
Mavis Hollingsworth Powell
Aug 12, 2017
Mavis Holllingsworth Powell, Orange, TX native, died peacefully at home in Dallas on August 12, 2017. Born in Orange on October 3, 1921 to Pearl and Ernest Hollingsworth, she is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 50 years, Joe M. Powell. Mavis, affectionately known as "Mae-Mae", is survived by daughters Janis Powell of New York City,...
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos
Aug 12, 2017
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos, born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, she was the daughter of Torivio Almaguer and Ignacia Abrego Almaguer. Annette was a monitor technician for Baptist Hospital in Orange for 30...