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Betty Lou Brister
Dec 27, 2013
Betty Lou McDonald Brister, 85, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Josephine "JoLee" Cartwright
Dec 27, 2013
Josephine Lee “JoLee” Cartwright, 71, of West Orange, died December 27, 2013, at her residence. Born in Galveston County on September 17, 1942, she was the daughter of Lee Farina and Lillian (Rigsby) Farina and she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. She is survived by her long time companion,...
Larry Keith Lesher
Dec 25, 2013
Larry Keith Lesher, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Reverend Jerry Smith of Serenity Oaks Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery....
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois
Dec 25, 2013
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois passed away December 25, 2013 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1947. Nancy graduated from Bridge City High School in 1965. She later received her degree in Education from Lamar University. She was married to Alexander Bourgeois. Nancy started her teaching career at West Orange Stark Middle School...
Gussie Margaret Matthews
Dec 21, 2013
Margaret Matthews, 89, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry of Westgate Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Lawrence Gilmore
Dec 20, 2013
Lawrence Gilmore, 52, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Born in Orange on July 13, 1961, Lawrence...
Georgia Gunter Jackson
Dec 18, 2013
Georgia Gunter Jackson, 89, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 Friday, December 20, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...
Norma E. Cummings
Dec 18, 2013
Norma E. Cummings, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013,...
John Franklin Moore
Dec 17, 2013
John Franklin Moore, 72, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the...
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken
Dec 17, 2013
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken, 44, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Brother Keith Meyer officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday, at the church. Born in Orange on August...
Garlon Ray Ashmore
Dec 15, 2013
Garlon Ray Ashmore, 65, of Brookeland, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 4:54 a.m., at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Matt King, preacher of Pineland Church of Christ. A Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Evergreen Cemetery...
Rickie De Leon
Dec 15, 2013
Rickie De Leon, 54, of El Paso, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange on April 22, 1959, Rickie was the son of Atilano and Dolly (Murakami) De Leon. He graduated from Bridge...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Betty Lou Brister
Dec 27, 2013
Betty Lou McDonald Brister, 85, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Josephine "JoLee" Cartwright
Dec 27, 2013
Josephine Lee “JoLee” Cartwright, 71, of West Orange, died December 27, 2013, at her residence. Born in Galveston County on September 17, 1942, she was the daughter of Lee Farina and Lillian (Rigsby) Farina and she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. She is survived by her long time companion,...
Larry Keith Lesher
Dec 25, 2013
Larry Keith Lesher, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Reverend Jerry Smith of Serenity Oaks Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery....
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois
Dec 25, 2013
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois passed away December 25, 2013 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1947. Nancy graduated from Bridge City High School in 1965. She later received her degree in Education from Lamar University. She was married to Alexander Bourgeois. Nancy started her teaching career at West Orange Stark Middle School...
Gussie Margaret Matthews
Dec 21, 2013
Margaret Matthews, 89, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry of Westgate Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Lawrence Gilmore
Dec 20, 2013
Lawrence Gilmore, 52, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Born in Orange on July 13, 1961, Lawrence...
Georgia Gunter Jackson
Dec 18, 2013
Georgia Gunter Jackson, 89, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 Friday, December 20, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...
Norma E. Cummings
Dec 18, 2013
Norma E. Cummings, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013,...
John Franklin Moore
Dec 17, 2013
John Franklin Moore, 72, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the...
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken
Dec 17, 2013
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken, 44, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Brother Keith Meyer officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday, at the church. Born in Orange on August...
Garlon Ray Ashmore
Dec 15, 2013
Garlon Ray Ashmore, 65, of Brookeland, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 4:54 a.m., at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Matt King, preacher of Pineland Church of Christ. A Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Evergreen Cemetery...
Rickie De Leon
Dec 15, 2013
Rickie De Leon, 54, of El Paso, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange on April 22, 1959, Rickie was the son of Atilano and Dolly (Murakami) De Leon. He graduated from Bridge...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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