Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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Kellie Gentry

Kellie Gentry

May 22, 2014

Kellie Gentry, 53, of Orange, passed away on May 22, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on February 15, 1961, Kellie was the daughter of Marvin Prather O’Neal and Katrina Faye Outlaw....

Delores Anne Myers

Delores Anne Myers

May 22, 2014

Delores Anne Myers, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at...

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey

May 21, 2014

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey, 102, of Orange, passed away on May 21, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services to remember her life will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dr. Andy Pate of First Christian Church in Orange. Interment will be at Jett Cemetery in Orange...

Ben Culpepper

Ben Culpepper

May 19, 2014

Ben Culpepper (June 30, 1942 – May 19, 2014) Quillon Benton “Ben” Culpepper, Jr., 71, a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas, died Monday, May 19, 2014 in Houston, Texas after a short illness. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, as well as a civic, community and church leader, and he will be greatly missed. Ben was born on...

Elvie LeLeux Dubois

Elvie LeLeux Dubois

May 19, 2014

Elvie Lucille Dubois, 93, of Orange passed away on May 19, 2014, at Answered Prayer Private Care Facility. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Church in...

James Paul Permenter

James Paul Permenter

May 19, 2014

James Paul Permenter James Paul Permenter, 78, of Orange, passed away on May 19, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bro. Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will...

LeRoy Welch

LeRoy Welch

May 17, 2014

LeRoy Welch, 76, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday...

Betty Sue Wilson Storey

Betty Sue Wilson Storey

May 17, 2014

Betty Sue Wilson Storey An angel was called to heaven on Saturday, May 17, 2014 as Betty Sue Wilson Storey, 82, of Bridge City departed this earth at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Born to be a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty enjoyed a full life supporting, guiding, leading, and inspiring her family...

Nancy Marie Gray

Nancy Marie Gray

May 16, 2014

Nancy Marie Gray, 64, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 16, 2014, at her niece’s home in Winnie. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Cremation will follow under the care of...

Justin Taylor Martin

Justin Taylor Martin

May 15, 2014

A memorial service for Justin Taylor Martin, 21, of Bridge City will be at 5:30 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Bridge Point Fellowship, 1355 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Shores. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday at the church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 22, 1992, he was...

Rosey Abrego Molina

Rosey Abrego Molina

May 14, 2014

Rosey Abrego Molina Rosey Abrego Molina was born in Yorktown, Texas on May 28, 1924. After a lengthy illness, Rosey entered Heaven’s gates on May 14, 2014 welcomed by her father and mother, Onesimo and Cecilia Abrego, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Molina Sr. and Victoria Molina, and her grandson, David Foreman Molina. A consummate mother and homemaker, Rosey was...

Iva Nell Fields

Iva Nell Fields

May 14, 2014

Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May...

Melville George Hyatt

Melville George Hyatt

May 14, 2014

Melville George Hyatt, 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory...

Donna Zappa Broomes

Donna Zappa Broomes

May 13, 2014

Donna Zappa Broomes, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Monday...

Bobbie Smith Ivey

Bobbie Smith Ivey

May 12, 2014

Bobbie Smith Ivey, 77, of Orange, died on May 12, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Keith Giblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1-2PM at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Myrtle Mae Miller

Myrtle Mae Miller

May 11, 2014

Myrtle Mae Miller, 86, a resident of Orange since 1957 and formerly of Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Vidor. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ officiating. Myrtle was born October 7, 1927, in Friendsville, Tennessee, to William Herbert...

Paul Revere Warren

Paul Revere Warren

May 10, 2014

Paul Revere Warren Paul Revere Warren was born in Center on August 10, 1917 and passed away at age 96 on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Orange. He was the son of Mac Duff and Annie Brinkley Warren. Paul’s father, Mac Duff, was the first graduate of Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University. While his father was enrolled at SFA,...

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce

May 10, 2014

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce, 74, of Orange, died on May 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2PM Tuesday May 13, 2014, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-8PM, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral...

Virginia Ruth Hahn White

Virginia Ruth Hahn White

May 9, 2014

Virginia Ruth Hahn White, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 9, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Kosse Cemetery in Kosse, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Rita Sims of First United Methodist Church in Kosse, Texas. Born in Teague, Texas on September 1, 1917 she was the...

Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.

Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.

May 7, 2014

Leonard “Len” William Hargrave Jr., 63, of Bridge City, passed away on May 7, 2014, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Friday, May 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Hargrave. Friends and family will gather an hour before the memorial at 10:00AM Friday. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...

Kellie Gentry

Kellie Gentry

May 22, 2014

Kellie Gentry, 53, of Orange, passed away on May 22, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on February 15, 1961, Kellie was the daughter of Marvin Prather O’Neal and Katrina Faye Outlaw....

Delores Anne Myers

Delores Anne Myers

May 22, 2014

Delores Anne Myers, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at...

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey

May 21, 2014

Suewillow Wilkinson Casey, 102, of Orange, passed away on May 21, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services to remember her life will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dr. Andy Pate of First Christian Church in Orange. Interment will be at Jett Cemetery in Orange...

Ben Culpepper

Ben Culpepper

May 19, 2014

Ben Culpepper (June 30, 1942 – May 19, 2014) Quillon Benton “Ben” Culpepper, Jr., 71, a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas, died Monday, May 19, 2014 in Houston, Texas after a short illness. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, as well as a civic, community and church leader, and he will be greatly missed. Ben was born on...

Elvie LeLeux Dubois

Elvie LeLeux Dubois

May 19, 2014

Elvie Lucille Dubois, 93, of Orange passed away on May 19, 2014, at Answered Prayer Private Care Facility. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Church in...

James Paul Permenter

James Paul Permenter

May 19, 2014

James Paul Permenter James Paul Permenter, 78, of Orange, passed away on May 19, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bro. Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will...

LeRoy Welch

LeRoy Welch

May 17, 2014

LeRoy Welch, 76, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday...

Betty Sue Wilson Storey

Betty Sue Wilson Storey

May 17, 2014

Betty Sue Wilson Storey An angel was called to heaven on Saturday, May 17, 2014 as Betty Sue Wilson Storey, 82, of Bridge City departed this earth at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Born to be a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty enjoyed a full life supporting, guiding, leading, and inspiring her family...

Nancy Marie Gray

Nancy Marie Gray

May 16, 2014

Nancy Marie Gray, 64, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 16, 2014, at her niece’s home in Winnie. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Cremation will follow under the care of...

Justin Taylor Martin

Justin Taylor Martin

May 15, 2014

A memorial service for Justin Taylor Martin, 21, of Bridge City will be at 5:30 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Bridge Point Fellowship, 1355 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Shores. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday at the church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 22, 1992, he was...

Rosey Abrego Molina

Rosey Abrego Molina

May 14, 2014

Rosey Abrego Molina Rosey Abrego Molina was born in Yorktown, Texas on May 28, 1924. After a lengthy illness, Rosey entered Heaven’s gates on May 14, 2014 welcomed by her father and mother, Onesimo and Cecilia Abrego, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Molina Sr. and Victoria Molina, and her grandson, David Foreman Molina. A consummate mother and homemaker, Rosey was...

Iva Nell Fields

Iva Nell Fields

May 14, 2014

Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May...

Melville George Hyatt

Melville George Hyatt

May 14, 2014

Melville George Hyatt, 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory...

Donna Zappa Broomes

Donna Zappa Broomes

May 13, 2014

Donna Zappa Broomes, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Monday...

Bobbie Smith Ivey

Bobbie Smith Ivey

May 12, 2014

Bobbie Smith Ivey, 77, of Orange, died on May 12, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Keith Giblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1-2PM at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Myrtle Mae Miller

Myrtle Mae Miller

May 11, 2014

Myrtle Mae Miller, 86, a resident of Orange since 1957 and formerly of Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Vidor. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ officiating. Myrtle was born October 7, 1927, in Friendsville, Tennessee, to William Herbert...

Paul Revere Warren

Paul Revere Warren

May 10, 2014

Paul Revere Warren Paul Revere Warren was born in Center on August 10, 1917 and passed away at age 96 on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Orange. He was the son of Mac Duff and Annie Brinkley Warren. Paul’s father, Mac Duff, was the first graduate of Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University. While his father was enrolled at SFA,...

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce

May 10, 2014

Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce, 74, of Orange, died on May 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2PM Tuesday May 13, 2014, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-8PM, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral...

Virginia Ruth Hahn White

Virginia Ruth Hahn White

May 9, 2014

Virginia Ruth Hahn White, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 9, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Kosse Cemetery in Kosse, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Rita Sims of First United Methodist Church in Kosse, Texas. Born in Teague, Texas on September 1, 1917 she was the...

Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.

Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.

May 7, 2014

Leonard “Len” William Hargrave Jr., 63, of Bridge City, passed away on May 7, 2014, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Friday, May 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Hargrave. Friends and family will gather an hour before the memorial at 10:00AM Friday. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...

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