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Janice Kennedy Ewing

Janice Kennedy Ewing

Dec 15, 2013

Janice Kennedy Ewing, 78, of Orange passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born...

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr.

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr.

Dec 15, 2013

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr., 85, of Orange and former resident of Orangefield, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend John Harrell, pastor of United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City and Reverend Jeffrey Pitman, pastor of United Pentecostal...

Edith (Grady) Jonas

Edith (Grady) Jonas

Dec 15, 2013

Edith (Grady) Jonas, 92, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Serving as Pallbearers will be Chris Briggs, Justin Briggs, Bruce Stewart, Daniel Frazier,...

Berniece M. Johnson

Berniece M. Johnson

Dec 14, 2013

Berniece McCarroll Johnson, nee Ethel Berniece McCarroll, died December 14, 2013, her 99th birthday, in Denver, Colorado. Born December 14, 1914 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Dr. Horace Rudolph and Pearl Henry McCarroll, she was the youngest of their six children. At the age of sixteen, Berniece entered Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, AR, where she was graduated in 1935...

Dr. John Edward Coratti

Dr. John Edward Coratti

Dec 14, 2013

Dr. John Edward Coratti, 63, of Orange, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2013, with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the funeral home, with Father Susil Fernando officiating. Born in...

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Dec 14, 2013

Gertrude H. “Trudy” Peveto was born January 13, 1930, in York, Maine, to Robert and Eva Silsby. She passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, in Beaumont, Texas. Trudy grew up in Kittery, Maine, where her father was a commercial fisherman. During World War II she met Wayne Peveto while he was stationed at the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They married,...

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Dec 9, 2013

Josephine Amanda Watkins, 90, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, in Orange. A Graveside Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana. Born in Springhill, Louisiana on November 30, 1923, Josephine was the daughter of George and Alma (Griffith) Stiles. Preceded in death by her husband, H.R. Watkins and brother, L.D....

Reable Foote

Reable Foote

Dec 9, 2013

Reable “Reba” Foote, 76, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home in Bridge...

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dec 9, 2013

Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Deacon Melvin Payne officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Bobbie L. Miller

Bobbie L. Miller

Dec 8, 2013

Bobbie L. Miller, 76, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Denver, Colorado on September 28, 1937, Bobbie was the daughter of R.T. and Lola Evelyn (Root) McAnally. Bobbie was the very first “Indianette” at Port Neches High School and graduated in 1955. She loved to bowl and play softball. Bobbie...

Billie Louise King

Billie Louise King

Dec 8, 2013

Billie Louise King, 84, of Beaumont passed away December 8, 2013 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. The celebration of Mrs. King’s life will be Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with interment to follow in Orange...

Itamar DeLafuente

Itamar DeLafuente

Dec 6, 2013

Itamar DeLafuente, 53, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at DelRose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, on December 10, 1959, Itamar was the son...

Kenneth M. Hodge

Kenneth M. Hodge

Dec 4, 2013

Kenneth M. Hodge, 78, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. A graveside service and burial will be 3:30pm, Saturday, at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison,...

Victor E. Landig

Victor E. Landig

Dec 2, 2013

Victor E. Landig, 81, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on December 2, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce “Mema” Landig and the many animals in the forest around his home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.

Linda Gayle Severns

Linda Gayle Severns

Nov 30, 2013

Linda Gayle Severns, 71, of Orange, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Barry Jones, minister of 9th & Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Nov 30, 2013

Arnold Rudolph Vickers, 85, of Orange, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be David Curry, minister of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Michael Vickers,...

Alice Ruth Whitton

Alice Ruth Whitton

Nov 29, 2013

Alice Ruth Caffey Whitton was called home to our Lord on November 29, 2013. Alice was born on March 21, 1931 in Corsicana, Tx to William T. & Lillian Fuller Caffey. She moved to Orange in May, 1941. She married her high school sweetheart and soul mate, Harold Curtis Whitton Sr., on November 21, 1946. They were married for 56...

Joyce Poche' Bernard

Joyce Poche' Bernard

Nov 28, 2013

Joyce Poche’ Bernard, 93, of Orange passed away on her birthday Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Christus St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with a memorial service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be...

Bessie Lecompte LaRose

Bessie Lecompte LaRose

Nov 28, 2013

Bessie Lecompte LaRose, 96, of West Orange, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, at her residence. A rosary and funeral service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will continue after the service until 9:00 p.m. The graveside service will be held at 2:00...

Helen Phelps

Helen Phelps

Nov 27, 2013

Helen Phelps, 93, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charles W....

Janice Kennedy Ewing

Janice Kennedy Ewing

Dec 15, 2013

Janice Kennedy Ewing, 78, of Orange passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born...

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr.

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr.

Dec 15, 2013

Joseph Gus Cormier, Sr., 85, of Orange and former resident of Orangefield, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend John Harrell, pastor of United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City and Reverend Jeffrey Pitman, pastor of United Pentecostal...

Edith (Grady) Jonas

Edith (Grady) Jonas

Dec 15, 2013

Edith (Grady) Jonas, 92, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Serving as Pallbearers will be Chris Briggs, Justin Briggs, Bruce Stewart, Daniel Frazier,...

Berniece M. Johnson

Berniece M. Johnson

Dec 14, 2013

Berniece McCarroll Johnson, nee Ethel Berniece McCarroll, died December 14, 2013, her 99th birthday, in Denver, Colorado. Born December 14, 1914 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Dr. Horace Rudolph and Pearl Henry McCarroll, she was the youngest of their six children. At the age of sixteen, Berniece entered Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, AR, where she was graduated in 1935...

Dr. John Edward Coratti

Dr. John Edward Coratti

Dec 14, 2013

Dr. John Edward Coratti, 63, of Orange, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2013, with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the funeral home, with Father Susil Fernando officiating. Born in...

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Dec 14, 2013

Gertrude H. “Trudy” Peveto was born January 13, 1930, in York, Maine, to Robert and Eva Silsby. She passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, in Beaumont, Texas. Trudy grew up in Kittery, Maine, where her father was a commercial fisherman. During World War II she met Wayne Peveto while he was stationed at the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They married,...

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Dec 9, 2013

Josephine Amanda Watkins, 90, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, in Orange. A Graveside Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana. Born in Springhill, Louisiana on November 30, 1923, Josephine was the daughter of George and Alma (Griffith) Stiles. Preceded in death by her husband, H.R. Watkins and brother, L.D....

Reable Foote

Reable Foote

Dec 9, 2013

Reable “Reba” Foote, 76, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home in Bridge...

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dec 9, 2013

Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Deacon Melvin Payne officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Bobbie L. Miller

Bobbie L. Miller

Dec 8, 2013

Bobbie L. Miller, 76, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Denver, Colorado on September 28, 1937, Bobbie was the daughter of R.T. and Lola Evelyn (Root) McAnally. Bobbie was the very first “Indianette” at Port Neches High School and graduated in 1955. She loved to bowl and play softball. Bobbie...

Billie Louise King

Billie Louise King

Dec 8, 2013

Billie Louise King, 84, of Beaumont passed away December 8, 2013 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. The celebration of Mrs. King’s life will be Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with interment to follow in Orange...

Itamar DeLafuente

Itamar DeLafuente

Dec 6, 2013

Itamar DeLafuente, 53, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at DelRose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, on December 10, 1959, Itamar was the son...

Kenneth M. Hodge

Kenneth M. Hodge

Dec 4, 2013

Kenneth M. Hodge, 78, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. A graveside service and burial will be 3:30pm, Saturday, at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison,...

Victor E. Landig

Victor E. Landig

Dec 2, 2013

Victor E. Landig, 81, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on December 2, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce “Mema” Landig and the many animals in the forest around his home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.

Linda Gayle Severns

Linda Gayle Severns

Nov 30, 2013

Linda Gayle Severns, 71, of Orange, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Barry Jones, minister of 9th & Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Nov 30, 2013

Arnold Rudolph Vickers, 85, of Orange, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be David Curry, minister of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Michael Vickers,...

Alice Ruth Whitton

Alice Ruth Whitton

Nov 29, 2013

Alice Ruth Caffey Whitton was called home to our Lord on November 29, 2013. Alice was born on March 21, 1931 in Corsicana, Tx to William T. & Lillian Fuller Caffey. She moved to Orange in May, 1941. She married her high school sweetheart and soul mate, Harold Curtis Whitton Sr., on November 21, 1946. They were married for 56...

Joyce Poche' Bernard

Joyce Poche' Bernard

Nov 28, 2013

Joyce Poche’ Bernard, 93, of Orange passed away on her birthday Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Christus St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with a memorial service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be...

Bessie Lecompte LaRose

Bessie Lecompte LaRose

Nov 28, 2013

Bessie Lecompte LaRose, 96, of West Orange, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, at her residence. A rosary and funeral service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will continue after the service until 9:00 p.m. The graveside service will be held at 2:00...

Helen Phelps

Helen Phelps

Nov 27, 2013

Helen Phelps, 93, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charles W....

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