Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Lenord Raymond Womack
Dec 21, 2015
Lenord Raymond Womack Lenord Raymond Womack, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2015, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. A graveside service will take place at 3:00pm at Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville, Texas....
Mildred Higginbotham
Dec 21, 2015
Mildred Higginbotham, 87, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2015, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, December 24, 2015, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, with a...
Joan Marie Trevino
Dec 21, 2015
Joan Marie Trevino, 82, of Orange passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 pm. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange on January 6, 1933, she...
Beverly Joan Capps
Dec 20, 2015
Beverly Joan Capps, 70, of Bridge City passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and eulogies will be given by Aaron Capps, Brandon Hanson and Bobby Tisdale. The family will receive friends...
William Lynn "Bill" Brown
Dec 19, 2015
Funeral services for William Lynn “Bill” Brown, 70 of Kountze, Texas will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, 2015 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Bill was...
Elton DeWitt Gipson
Dec 19, 2015
Elton DeWitt Gipson Elton DeWitt Gipson, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed peacefully on December 19, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Tuesday,...
Clois Jay
Dec 19, 2015
Clois Jay, 87, of Orange, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Monday, December 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Jay of County Line Baptist Church in Union, Mississippi. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to...
Linda Louise Knox Guillory
Dec 18, 2015
Linda Louise Knox Guillory Linda Louise Knox Guillory, 64, of Deweyville, Texas, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 4:00pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Ralph James Nunez
Dec 16, 2015
Ralph James Nunez Ralph James Nunez, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, December 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from prior to the service beginning at 9:00am. Born in...
John W. "Johnny" Mathis
Dec 15, 2015
John W. (Johnny) Mathis John W. (Johnny) Mathis, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2015, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Lake Alfred, Florida, on September 27, 1952, he was the son of John L. Mathis and Viola Ethel Lee Mathis. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Alton Cole; and brother, Donald Mathis. He...
Sybil Lynelle Sherrell
Dec 15, 2015
A celebration of the life of Sybil Lynelle Sherrell, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Thursday, December 17, 2015 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A lifelong resident of...
Robert Sterling Turner
Dec 14, 2015
Robert Sterling Turner Robert Sterling Turner, 21, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Claybar Funeral...
Shirley Roccaforte
Dec 14, 2015
Shirley Ann Roccaforte, age 67, died at her home in Bridge City, Texas on Monday, December 14, 2015. Her death was sudden and unexpected, with cause yet to be determined. Shirley was born December 15, 1947 to Paul and Betty Jo Potter in Phoenix, Arizona, where she also graduated from high school. Soon thereafter, she moved to Texas with the...
Windol Eston Phelps
Dec 13, 2015
Windol Eston Phelps, 78, passed away December 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice. Mr. Phelps was a longtime resident of Sour Lake, Texas. He was born February 28, 1937 in San Augustine County, Texas to Aaron Eston and Minnie May (Miller) Phelps. Mr. Phelps retired from Texaco where we worked for many years. He worked in many departments and at his...
Jean Jinkins Sittig
Dec 12, 2015
Jean Sittig Jean Jinkins Sittig, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed from her earthly home to her eternal home on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19th, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange....
Norma Jane Hanson
Dec 6, 2015
Funeral services for Norma Jane Hanson, 89, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Jane was born Sept. 28, 1926 in LaPorte, TX to George W. and Sybil Mae (Rodick) Isensee...
Patrick C. "Pop" Gillard
Dec 5, 2015
Patrick C. “Pop” Gillard, 84, of Beaumont was born May 20, 1931 in Welsh, LA and passed away Dec. 5, 2015 in Beaumont. A US Army Veteran of Korea, Pat was a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and a retired machinist with Texas Metal Works. He is survived by his wife, Nell Gillard of Beaumont; sons, Donald Gillard...
Rose Anna Smith
Dec 4, 2015
Rose Anna Smith was born May 31, 1954 in Sour Lake, Texas to James L. and Delores Dale (Winters) Hazelwood and passed away December 4, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She had resided in Orange for the past 8 years and was a former 20 year resident of China, Texas. Rose was a retired construction sales representative and a...
Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb
Dec 3, 2015
Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on December 3, 2015, in Vidor, Texas. Born in Indian Bayou, Louisiana, on August 8, 1929, she was the daughter of Jesse Milton Morgan and Attie Glennie (Hoffpauir) Morgan. Edith graduated from Stark High School and went on to work for Roy Wingate in...
Lenord Raymond Womack
Dec 21, 2015
Lenord Raymond Womack Lenord Raymond Womack, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2015, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. A graveside service will take place at 3:00pm at Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville, Texas....
Mildred Higginbotham
Dec 21, 2015
Mildred Higginbotham, 87, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2015, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, December 24, 2015, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, with a...
Joan Marie Trevino
Dec 21, 2015
Joan Marie Trevino, 82, of Orange passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 pm. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange on January 6, 1933, she...
Beverly Joan Capps
Dec 20, 2015
Beverly Joan Capps, 70, of Bridge City passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and eulogies will be given by Aaron Capps, Brandon Hanson and Bobby Tisdale. The family will receive friends...
William Lynn "Bill" Brown
Dec 19, 2015
Funeral services for William Lynn “Bill” Brown, 70 of Kountze, Texas will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, 2015 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Bill was...
Elton DeWitt Gipson
Dec 19, 2015
Elton DeWitt Gipson Elton DeWitt Gipson, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed peacefully on December 19, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Tuesday,...
Clois Jay
Dec 19, 2015
Clois Jay, 87, of Orange, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Monday, December 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Jay of County Line Baptist Church in Union, Mississippi. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to...
Linda Louise Knox Guillory
Dec 18, 2015
Linda Louise Knox Guillory Linda Louise Knox Guillory, 64, of Deweyville, Texas, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 4:00pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Ralph James Nunez
Dec 16, 2015
Ralph James Nunez Ralph James Nunez, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, December 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from prior to the service beginning at 9:00am. Born in...
John W. "Johnny" Mathis
Dec 15, 2015
John W. (Johnny) Mathis John W. (Johnny) Mathis, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2015, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Lake Alfred, Florida, on September 27, 1952, he was the son of John L. Mathis and Viola Ethel Lee Mathis. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Alton Cole; and brother, Donald Mathis. He...
Sybil Lynelle Sherrell
Dec 15, 2015
A celebration of the life of Sybil Lynelle Sherrell, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Thursday, December 17, 2015 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A lifelong resident of...
Robert Sterling Turner
Dec 14, 2015
Robert Sterling Turner Robert Sterling Turner, 21, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Claybar Funeral...
Shirley Roccaforte
Dec 14, 2015
Shirley Ann Roccaforte, age 67, died at her home in Bridge City, Texas on Monday, December 14, 2015. Her death was sudden and unexpected, with cause yet to be determined. Shirley was born December 15, 1947 to Paul and Betty Jo Potter in Phoenix, Arizona, where she also graduated from high school. Soon thereafter, she moved to Texas with the...
Windol Eston Phelps
Dec 13, 2015
Windol Eston Phelps, 78, passed away December 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice. Mr. Phelps was a longtime resident of Sour Lake, Texas. He was born February 28, 1937 in San Augustine County, Texas to Aaron Eston and Minnie May (Miller) Phelps. Mr. Phelps retired from Texaco where we worked for many years. He worked in many departments and at his...
Jean Jinkins Sittig
Dec 12, 2015
Jean Sittig Jean Jinkins Sittig, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed from her earthly home to her eternal home on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19th, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange....
Norma Jane Hanson
Dec 6, 2015
Funeral services for Norma Jane Hanson, 89, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Jane was born Sept. 28, 1926 in LaPorte, TX to George W. and Sybil Mae (Rodick) Isensee...
Patrick C. "Pop" Gillard
Dec 5, 2015
Patrick C. “Pop” Gillard, 84, of Beaumont was born May 20, 1931 in Welsh, LA and passed away Dec. 5, 2015 in Beaumont. A US Army Veteran of Korea, Pat was a member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and a retired machinist with Texas Metal Works. He is survived by his wife, Nell Gillard of Beaumont; sons, Donald Gillard...
Rose Anna Smith
Dec 4, 2015
Rose Anna Smith was born May 31, 1954 in Sour Lake, Texas to James L. and Delores Dale (Winters) Hazelwood and passed away December 4, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She had resided in Orange for the past 8 years and was a former 20 year resident of China, Texas. Rose was a retired construction sales representative and a...
Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb
Dec 3, 2015
Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb Edith Lorraine Morgan Webb, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on December 3, 2015, in Vidor, Texas. Born in Indian Bayou, Louisiana, on August 8, 1929, she was the daughter of Jesse Milton Morgan and Attie Glennie (Hoffpauir) Morgan. Edith graduated from Stark High School and went on to work for Roy Wingate in...