Obituaries for

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Roy Edwards Owers

Roy Edwards Owers

Jan 6, 2016

Roy Edward Owers, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 6, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday January 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...

Charles "Bubba" King

Charles "Bubba" King

Jan 5, 2016

Graveside services for Charles “Bubba” King, 70, of Fannett will held on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Bubba was born Oct. 1, 1945 in Beaumont to the late Robert L. and Arthur Lee (Johnson) King and passed away Jan. 5, 2016 in Beaumont. Bubba...

Jerry Milford Standley

Jerry Milford Standley

Jan 5, 2016

Jerry Milford Standley, Sr., 75 of Orange passed away at this home peacefully Tuesday, January 5, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange with Pastor David Millner officiating. Born in the small town of Groveton, he was the son of Joe Benton and Esterline (Spurgeon) Standley....

Mary Ann Simpson

Mary Ann Simpson

Jan 4, 2016

Mary Ann Simpson Mary Ann Simpson, our sweet mother, grandmother and great grandmother met her Savior face to face on January 4, 2016. She has received her ultimate healing, and was reunited with the man she has loved since she was 14 and has missed for the 27 years he has been gone. The funeral service will be at 10:00...

Donald Ray Wiegand

Donald Ray Wiegand

Jan 3, 2016

Donald Ray Wiegand, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 3, 2016, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Stephen Samuel, of Cathedral in the Pines, in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior...

Dr. Thomas D. Gautreaux

Dr. Thomas D. Gautreaux

Jan 2, 2016

Dr. Tom D. Gautreaux, 65, of Beaumont, passed away on January 2, 2016. He was born on November 1, 1950 to David and Mamie (Richard) Gautreaux in Thibodaux, Louisiana, but moved to Beaumont at an early age. Dr. Gautreaux knew early on that he wanted to be a dentist. He graduated from South Park High School and went on to...

Karrie Leslie Baker

Karrie Leslie Baker

Jan 2, 2016

The world was made less bright on January 2, 2016, with the passing of Karrie Leslie Baker, 39, of League City, Texas. She was born June 24, 1976, in Memphis, Tennessee to Leslie B. Baker and Mary Susan Baker. Her children are Julian Hud Gibbins, Jude Leslie Gibbins, and Jaxtin Adele McCollum. She is survived by her sister, Kimberly Susan...

Christine Louise Moss

Christine Louise Moss

Jan 1, 2016

Christine Louise Moss Born in Silsbee, Texas on August 18, 1928, Christine Louise Moss enjoyed 87 years of life. She went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2016 in the comfort of her own home. She was the seventh child born to James Eli Neuman and Beulah Cooper Neuman. Christine was a faithful servant of the Lord, attending...

Della Marlene Bland

Della Marlene Bland

Dec 30, 2015

Della Marlene Bland, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 30, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Story of Family Worship Center in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will...

Gene Patrick Settle

Gene Patrick Settle

Dec 29, 2015

Gene Patrick Settle of Beaumont, Texas died Tuesday December 29th 2015 at Bay Area Regional Medical Center in Webster Texas. He was born on March 18th 1941 to Bertha Mae Clubb Settle and Auber Pierson Settle at St Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles, La. He lived the majority of his life in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by a large family of...

Stephen Ernest Hart

Stephen Ernest Hart

Dec 28, 2015

Stephen Ernest Hart, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on December 28, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born September 16, 1947 to Robert E. Hart and Frances Kelly Hart of Beaumont, Texas. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Mary Lee Beason Hart and son, Kevin...

Harriette R. Walters

Harriette R. Walters

Dec 28, 2015

Harriette R. Walters Harriette R. Walters, 92, of Huntsville, Texas, and lifetime resident of Orange, passed away on December 28, 2015, in Huntsville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Reagan Cooksey, of Northside Baptist Church in Huntsville. A graveside service will immediately follow at...

Howard Nelson

Howard Nelson

Dec 25, 2015

Howard P. Nelson, a 31 year resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2015. His service will be held in the Slade Chapel of the Orange First United Methodist Church at 11:00am Tuesday, December 29, 2015. His son-in-law, Reverend Michael L. Fraley and Reverend John Warren will be presiding. He will be interred in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery...

Carol Jean Martinez

Carol Jean Martinez

Dec 24, 2015

Carol Jean Martinez Carol Jean Martinez, 80, life-long resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2015, at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner of Calvary Baptist in West Orange, Texas. Graveside service held at noon at...

Theresa Brown

Theresa Brown

Dec 24, 2015

Theresa Rose May-Brown, 51, of Vidor, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, she was a daughter of...

JoAnn Taylor Hanks

JoAnn Taylor Hanks

Dec 23, 2015

JoAnn Taylor Hanks, 79, of Pinehurst, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. at West Hamilton Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will...

Martha Sue Benoit

Martha Sue Benoit

Dec 23, 2015

Martha Sue “Blondie” Smith Benoit Martha Sue “Blondie” Smith Benoit, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on December 23, 2015, in Port Arthur surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, December 28, 2015, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will...

Flora Parrish Crawford

Flora Parrish Crawford

Dec 22, 2015

Funeral services for Flora Parrish Crawford, 99, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Center Grove Cemetery near Livingston, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 from 4-6:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....

Brad Morphew

Brad Morphew

Dec 22, 2015

Brad Morphew, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...

John Gabriel Cordova

John Gabriel Cordova

Dec 22, 2015

John Gabriel Cordova, 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jimmy Ponton and Pastor Billy Manning. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:30p.m. - 10:00p.m., Saturday, at...

Roy Edwards Owers

Roy Edwards Owers

Jan 6, 2016

Roy Edward Owers, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 6, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday January 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...

Charles "Bubba" King

Charles "Bubba" King

Jan 5, 2016

Graveside services for Charles “Bubba” King, 70, of Fannett will held on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Bubba was born Oct. 1, 1945 in Beaumont to the late Robert L. and Arthur Lee (Johnson) King and passed away Jan. 5, 2016 in Beaumont. Bubba...

Jerry Milford Standley

Jerry Milford Standley

Jan 5, 2016

Jerry Milford Standley, Sr., 75 of Orange passed away at this home peacefully Tuesday, January 5, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange with Pastor David Millner officiating. Born in the small town of Groveton, he was the son of Joe Benton and Esterline (Spurgeon) Standley....

Mary Ann Simpson

Mary Ann Simpson

Jan 4, 2016

Mary Ann Simpson Mary Ann Simpson, our sweet mother, grandmother and great grandmother met her Savior face to face on January 4, 2016. She has received her ultimate healing, and was reunited with the man she has loved since she was 14 and has missed for the 27 years he has been gone. The funeral service will be at 10:00...

Donald Ray Wiegand

Donald Ray Wiegand

Jan 3, 2016

Donald Ray Wiegand, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 3, 2016, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Stephen Samuel, of Cathedral in the Pines, in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior...

Dr. Thomas D. Gautreaux

Dr. Thomas D. Gautreaux

Jan 2, 2016

Dr. Tom D. Gautreaux, 65, of Beaumont, passed away on January 2, 2016. He was born on November 1, 1950 to David and Mamie (Richard) Gautreaux in Thibodaux, Louisiana, but moved to Beaumont at an early age. Dr. Gautreaux knew early on that he wanted to be a dentist. He graduated from South Park High School and went on to...

Karrie Leslie Baker

Karrie Leslie Baker

Jan 2, 2016

The world was made less bright on January 2, 2016, with the passing of Karrie Leslie Baker, 39, of League City, Texas. She was born June 24, 1976, in Memphis, Tennessee to Leslie B. Baker and Mary Susan Baker. Her children are Julian Hud Gibbins, Jude Leslie Gibbins, and Jaxtin Adele McCollum. She is survived by her sister, Kimberly Susan...

Christine Louise Moss

Christine Louise Moss

Jan 1, 2016

Christine Louise Moss Born in Silsbee, Texas on August 18, 1928, Christine Louise Moss enjoyed 87 years of life. She went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2016 in the comfort of her own home. She was the seventh child born to James Eli Neuman and Beulah Cooper Neuman. Christine was a faithful servant of the Lord, attending...

Della Marlene Bland

Della Marlene Bland

Dec 30, 2015

Della Marlene Bland, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 30, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Story of Family Worship Center in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will...

Gene Patrick Settle

Gene Patrick Settle

Dec 29, 2015

Gene Patrick Settle of Beaumont, Texas died Tuesday December 29th 2015 at Bay Area Regional Medical Center in Webster Texas. He was born on March 18th 1941 to Bertha Mae Clubb Settle and Auber Pierson Settle at St Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles, La. He lived the majority of his life in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by a large family of...

Stephen Ernest Hart

Stephen Ernest Hart

Dec 28, 2015

Stephen Ernest Hart, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on December 28, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born September 16, 1947 to Robert E. Hart and Frances Kelly Hart of Beaumont, Texas. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, Mary Lee Beason Hart and son, Kevin...

Harriette R. Walters

Harriette R. Walters

Dec 28, 2015

Harriette R. Walters Harriette R. Walters, 92, of Huntsville, Texas, and lifetime resident of Orange, passed away on December 28, 2015, in Huntsville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Reagan Cooksey, of Northside Baptist Church in Huntsville. A graveside service will immediately follow at...

Howard Nelson

Howard Nelson

Dec 25, 2015

Howard P. Nelson, a 31 year resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2015. His service will be held in the Slade Chapel of the Orange First United Methodist Church at 11:00am Tuesday, December 29, 2015. His son-in-law, Reverend Michael L. Fraley and Reverend John Warren will be presiding. He will be interred in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery...

Carol Jean Martinez

Carol Jean Martinez

Dec 24, 2015

Carol Jean Martinez Carol Jean Martinez, 80, life-long resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2015, at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner of Calvary Baptist in West Orange, Texas. Graveside service held at noon at...

Theresa Brown

Theresa Brown

Dec 24, 2015

Theresa Rose May-Brown, 51, of Vidor, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, she was a daughter of...

JoAnn Taylor Hanks

JoAnn Taylor Hanks

Dec 23, 2015

JoAnn Taylor Hanks, 79, of Pinehurst, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. at West Hamilton Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will...

Martha Sue Benoit

Martha Sue Benoit

Dec 23, 2015

Martha Sue “Blondie” Smith Benoit Martha Sue “Blondie” Smith Benoit, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on December 23, 2015, in Port Arthur surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, December 28, 2015, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will...

Flora Parrish Crawford

Flora Parrish Crawford

Dec 22, 2015

Funeral services for Flora Parrish Crawford, 99, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Center Grove Cemetery near Livingston, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 from 4-6:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....

Brad Morphew

Brad Morphew

Dec 22, 2015

Brad Morphew, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...

John Gabriel Cordova

John Gabriel Cordova

Dec 22, 2015

John Gabriel Cordova, 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jimmy Ponton and Pastor Billy Manning. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:30p.m. - 10:00p.m., Saturday, at...

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