Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Billie Jean Smith Sylvester
Sep 10, 2013
Billie Jean Smith Sylvester 84, of Orange passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Funeral Service at 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Beaumont...
Grady Laverne Smith
Sep 9, 2013
Grady Laverne Smith, 58 of Port Arthur passed away Monday, September 9, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bill Collier, pastor at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as...
Mary Doris Shelton
Sep 4, 2013
Mary Doris Shelton, 87, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at her home in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor, serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation...
Garlan Roy Franklin
Sep 3, 2013
Garlan Roy Franklin, 72, of Buna, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Steve Neesley officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be Randy Franklin, Wade Barron, Kody Fisette, Joshua Sims, Jess...
Daisy M Smith
Sep 3, 2013
Daisy McGrew Smith, 85, of West Orange, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, in a private care facility in Conroe. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a funeral service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church. A...
James Kenneth Eads
Sep 2, 2013
Kenneth Eads, 68 of Orange passed from this world into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 2, 2013, after a brief illness at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange with...
Robert Bob Arnold
Sep 2, 2013
Robert “Bob” Arnold, 77, of Bridge City, died Monday, September 2, 2013, at Hemann Hospital in Houston. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend Bob Boone. Born in Gilmer, Texas on April 11,...
Kenneth James Nelson
Sep 2, 2013
Kenneth James Nelson, 56, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur after a brief illness. Cremation will be conducted by Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Inurnment will be at a later date at the columbarium at the First Presbyterian Church in Orange.
Joan Chumley Pittman
Sep 1, 2013
Joan Chumley Pittman, age 77, of Bridge City Texas, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Thursday, September 5, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City;...
Kirk David Guyote
Aug 31, 2013
Kirk Guyote, 62, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be 11am, Friday, September 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Harold Nazworth. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. A visitation...
Donald L. Shockley
Aug 30, 2013
Donald L. Shockley, 75, of Bridge City, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1pm, Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A celebration of life will follow immediately at the Orange Boat Club. Visitation will be from 11am to 1pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Born in Silsbee,...
Hazel Warren Freeman
Aug 30, 2013
Hazel Warren Freeman, 89, of Natchez, Mississippi, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at Azalea Manor in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be at 3:30pm, Friday, September 6, 2013, at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton, Louisiana with interment to follow. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Born in Osceola, Arkansas, on November 20, 1923, Hazel was the daughter of...
Patsy Anita Evans
Aug 28, 2013
Patsy Anita Evans, 82, of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2pm, Saturday, August 31, 2013, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Kirk Ellender and Pastor Mark Bunch. A graveside service will be 2pm, Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Pinecrest Cemetery...
Ronnie J. Bufford
Aug 27, 2013
Ronnie J. Bufford, 50, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at UTMB Health in Galveston. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Benard Woods, pastor of Faith Harbor Church in Little Cypress. A Graveside Service will be 3:30 p.m. at East Hamilton Cemetery in Shelbyville....
Boyce “Butch” Kennon Stephenson, Jr.
Aug 26, 2013
Boyce Kennon Stephenson, Jr., 65, of Orange, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013, at his residence after a 13 year long battle with cancer. Born in Orange on July 14, 1948, Butch was the son of Boyce Kennon Stephenson, Sr. and Joyce Ann Gunstream. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years and was an Operator at Chevron. Preceded...
Mildred Mary "Millie" Lemoine
Aug 25, 2013
Mildred Mary “Millie” Lemoine, 83, of Bridge City, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Steve Leger officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home...
W. Wayland Payne
Aug 23, 2013
W. Wayland Payne, 76, of Orange, passed Friday, August 23, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Conroe. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday and again...
Wynonah Pattillo Freeman
Aug 23, 2013
Wynonah Pattillo Freeman, 85, of the McLewis Community, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, pastor of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the...
Mary Louise Hollabaugh
Aug 22, 2013
Mary Louise Hollabaugh was born 7 January 1923 in Quinton, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma to Mary (Fisher) Hollabaugh and Zoe Jackson Hollabaugh, Sr. The family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma a year and a half later and then to Wichita Kansas in 1927. She graduated from Wichita High School North in the spring of 1941 and went to University of Kansas...
Joyce Mary Wyrick
Aug 18, 2013
Joyce Mary Wyrick, 69, of Orange, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013, in her home. A celebration of life will be 2pm, Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the American Legion in Orange. Born in Seattle, Washington, on February 19, 1944, Joyce was the daughter of George Carney and Mary (Stephenson) Carney. She was an avid pool player and member of...
Billie Jean Smith Sylvester
Sep 10, 2013
Billie Jean Smith Sylvester 84, of Orange passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Funeral Service at 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Beaumont...
Grady Laverne Smith
Sep 9, 2013
Grady Laverne Smith, 58 of Port Arthur passed away Monday, September 9, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bill Collier, pastor at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as...
Mary Doris Shelton
Sep 4, 2013
Mary Doris Shelton, 87, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at her home in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor, serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation...
Garlan Roy Franklin
Sep 3, 2013
Garlan Roy Franklin, 72, of Buna, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Steve Neesley officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be Randy Franklin, Wade Barron, Kody Fisette, Joshua Sims, Jess...
Daisy M Smith
Sep 3, 2013
Daisy McGrew Smith, 85, of West Orange, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013, in a private care facility in Conroe. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a funeral service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church. A...
James Kenneth Eads
Sep 2, 2013
Kenneth Eads, 68 of Orange passed from this world into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 2, 2013, after a brief illness at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange with...
Robert Bob Arnold
Sep 2, 2013
Robert “Bob” Arnold, 77, of Bridge City, died Monday, September 2, 2013, at Hemann Hospital in Houston. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend Bob Boone. Born in Gilmer, Texas on April 11,...
Kenneth James Nelson
Sep 2, 2013
Kenneth James Nelson, 56, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur after a brief illness. Cremation will be conducted by Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Inurnment will be at a later date at the columbarium at the First Presbyterian Church in Orange.
Joan Chumley Pittman
Sep 1, 2013
Joan Chumley Pittman, age 77, of Bridge City Texas, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Thursday, September 5, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City;...
Kirk David Guyote
Aug 31, 2013
Kirk Guyote, 62, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be 11am, Friday, September 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Harold Nazworth. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. A visitation...
Donald L. Shockley
Aug 30, 2013
Donald L. Shockley, 75, of Bridge City, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1pm, Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A celebration of life will follow immediately at the Orange Boat Club. Visitation will be from 11am to 1pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Born in Silsbee,...
Hazel Warren Freeman
Aug 30, 2013
Hazel Warren Freeman, 89, of Natchez, Mississippi, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at Azalea Manor in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be at 3:30pm, Friday, September 6, 2013, at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton, Louisiana with interment to follow. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Born in Osceola, Arkansas, on November 20, 1923, Hazel was the daughter of...
Patsy Anita Evans
Aug 28, 2013
Patsy Anita Evans, 82, of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2pm, Saturday, August 31, 2013, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Kirk Ellender and Pastor Mark Bunch. A graveside service will be 2pm, Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Pinecrest Cemetery...
Ronnie J. Bufford
Aug 27, 2013
Ronnie J. Bufford, 50, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at UTMB Health in Galveston. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Benard Woods, pastor of Faith Harbor Church in Little Cypress. A Graveside Service will be 3:30 p.m. at East Hamilton Cemetery in Shelbyville....
Boyce “Butch” Kennon Stephenson, Jr.
Aug 26, 2013
Boyce Kennon Stephenson, Jr., 65, of Orange, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013, at his residence after a 13 year long battle with cancer. Born in Orange on July 14, 1948, Butch was the son of Boyce Kennon Stephenson, Sr. and Joyce Ann Gunstream. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years and was an Operator at Chevron. Preceded...
Mildred Mary "Millie" Lemoine
Aug 25, 2013
Mildred Mary “Millie” Lemoine, 83, of Bridge City, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Steve Leger officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home...
W. Wayland Payne
Aug 23, 2013
W. Wayland Payne, 76, of Orange, passed Friday, August 23, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Conroe. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday and again...
Wynonah Pattillo Freeman
Aug 23, 2013
Wynonah Pattillo Freeman, 85, of the McLewis Community, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, pastor of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the...
Mary Louise Hollabaugh
Aug 22, 2013
Mary Louise Hollabaugh was born 7 January 1923 in Quinton, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma to Mary (Fisher) Hollabaugh and Zoe Jackson Hollabaugh, Sr. The family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma a year and a half later and then to Wichita Kansas in 1927. She graduated from Wichita High School North in the spring of 1941 and went to University of Kansas...
Joyce Mary Wyrick
Aug 18, 2013
Joyce Mary Wyrick, 69, of Orange, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013, in her home. A celebration of life will be 2pm, Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the American Legion in Orange. Born in Seattle, Washington, on February 19, 1944, Joyce was the daughter of George Carney and Mary (Stephenson) Carney. She was an avid pool player and member of...
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