Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Wendy Kay Lanthier
Nov 8, 2015
Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
John William Lutz Sr.
Nov 8, 2015
John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Lawson E. Loper Jr.
Nov 8, 2015
Lawson E. Loper, Jr. “Sonny” passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Vidor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Vidor, Texas following a lengthy illness. Sonny was born June 7, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Lawson E. Loper, Sr. and Evelyn Wellons Loper. He enlisted in the US Army and was...
Florence "Ponke" Sonnier
Nov 5, 2015
Florence “Ponke” Sonnier Florence “Ponke” Sonnier, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 5, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Julious Carpenter and Inez Hubbard Carpenter. Florence was very...
Carol Lynn McClain
Nov 5, 2015
Carol Lynn McClain, 70, of the Woodlands was born January 31, 1945 in N. Little Rock, Arkansas to Fred and Evie (Shock) Gilliland and passed away November 5, 2015 in the Woodlands. A resident of the Woodlands for the past two years, she was a former longtime resident of Beaumont where she owned and operated the Yellow Rose Property Management...
Betty Tiller
Nov 5, 2015
Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...
Kevin Mazzagate
Nov 5, 2015
Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...
Edmond Sheppard
Nov 4, 2015
Funeral services for Edmond Sheppard, 70, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Ray Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with military honors by the Southeast Texas Veterans’ Service Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 from...
Dorothy Jane Perry
Nov 3, 2015
Dorothy Jane Perry, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, in Cleveland, Tennessee. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church...
Mozelle Crump Francois
Nov 3, 2015
Mozelle Crump Francois, 95, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She was born October 20, 1920, in Silas, Texas, to Newtie and Sally Crump. She married J.R. “Blackie” Francois on February 15, 1946, in Orange, Texas. She was a resident of Bridge City for 59 years, living the last few months...
Ruby Terry
Nov 2, 2015
Ruby Lee Terry Ruby Lee Terry, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 2, 2015, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Born in Groesbeck, Texas, on December 25, 1925, she was the daughter...
Joe Reyes Jr.
Oct 31, 2015
Joe Reyes, Jr., 56, of Beaumont passed away at his home October 31, 2015. He was born December 26, 1958 to Joe and Gloria Marie (Garcia) Reyes. His first love when he was young was football. He played linebacker and full back for Assumption Catholic School, Monsignor Kelly High School and South Park High School. He excelled on his high...
Emma Josephine Knott
Oct 31, 2015
Emma Josephine Knott Our little angel, baby Emma Jo Knott, was called to be with the Lord on October 31, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 12:00pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. John Bickham. Emma is survived by her parents, Cory and Loretta Knott; maternal grandparents,...
Garnet Adams
Oct 30, 2015
Garnet Adams Garnet Adams, 85, of Bridge City, Texas and formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, October 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud...
Wanda Watkins
Oct 29, 2015
Wanda L. Watkins Wanda L. Watkins, 99, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2015, in Orange. Graveside services will be at 1:00p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother David Abshire. Born in Kingman, Kansas, on March 27, 1916, Wanda Watkins was the daughter of Thomas Dyche and Mabel (Hall) Dyche....
Kay Collier
Oct 29, 2015
Kay Collier Kay Collier, 64, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, October 29, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Trinity Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Gary Price. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00p.m. Born in Orange, on October 26, 1951, she was the daughter...
Shirley Ann Cone
Oct 27, 2015
Shirley Ann Cone Shirley Ann Cone, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A gathering of friends and...
Abigail Adams
Oct 25, 2015
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, 60, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church, in Vinton, Louisiana. Burial will be at 12:30pm at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery, in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation...
Ray S. Williamson
Oct 25, 2015
Ray S. Williamson Ray S. Williamson, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Parrish Cemetery in Little Cypress. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday, October...
Iris K. Mackechney
Oct 24, 2015
Gravesides services for Iris K. Mackechney, 86, of Beaumont will be on held Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Chris Kirkendall officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5-7:00 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Iris was born December 7, 1928 Martinsville, Texas to Iva (Pate) and Delta...
Wendy Kay Lanthier
Nov 8, 2015
Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
John William Lutz Sr.
Nov 8, 2015
John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Lawson E. Loper Jr.
Nov 8, 2015
Lawson E. Loper, Jr. “Sonny” passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Vidor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Vidor, Texas following a lengthy illness. Sonny was born June 7, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Lawson E. Loper, Sr. and Evelyn Wellons Loper. He enlisted in the US Army and was...
Florence "Ponke" Sonnier
Nov 5, 2015
Florence “Ponke” Sonnier Florence “Ponke” Sonnier, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 5, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Julious Carpenter and Inez Hubbard Carpenter. Florence was very...
Carol Lynn McClain
Nov 5, 2015
Carol Lynn McClain, 70, of the Woodlands was born January 31, 1945 in N. Little Rock, Arkansas to Fred and Evie (Shock) Gilliland and passed away November 5, 2015 in the Woodlands. A resident of the Woodlands for the past two years, she was a former longtime resident of Beaumont where she owned and operated the Yellow Rose Property Management...
Betty Tiller
Nov 5, 2015
Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...
Kevin Mazzagate
Nov 5, 2015
Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...
Edmond Sheppard
Nov 4, 2015
Funeral services for Edmond Sheppard, 70, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Ray Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with military honors by the Southeast Texas Veterans’ Service Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 from...
Dorothy Jane Perry
Nov 3, 2015
Dorothy Jane Perry, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, in Cleveland, Tennessee. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church...
Mozelle Crump Francois
Nov 3, 2015
Mozelle Crump Francois, 95, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She was born October 20, 1920, in Silas, Texas, to Newtie and Sally Crump. She married J.R. “Blackie” Francois on February 15, 1946, in Orange, Texas. She was a resident of Bridge City for 59 years, living the last few months...
Ruby Terry
Nov 2, 2015
Ruby Lee Terry Ruby Lee Terry, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 2, 2015, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Born in Groesbeck, Texas, on December 25, 1925, she was the daughter...
Joe Reyes Jr.
Oct 31, 2015
Joe Reyes, Jr., 56, of Beaumont passed away at his home October 31, 2015. He was born December 26, 1958 to Joe and Gloria Marie (Garcia) Reyes. His first love when he was young was football. He played linebacker and full back for Assumption Catholic School, Monsignor Kelly High School and South Park High School. He excelled on his high...
Emma Josephine Knott
Oct 31, 2015
Emma Josephine Knott Our little angel, baby Emma Jo Knott, was called to be with the Lord on October 31, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 12:00pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. John Bickham. Emma is survived by her parents, Cory and Loretta Knott; maternal grandparents,...
Garnet Adams
Oct 30, 2015
Garnet Adams Garnet Adams, 85, of Bridge City, Texas and formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, October 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud...
Wanda Watkins
Oct 29, 2015
Wanda L. Watkins Wanda L. Watkins, 99, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2015, in Orange. Graveside services will be at 1:00p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother David Abshire. Born in Kingman, Kansas, on March 27, 1916, Wanda Watkins was the daughter of Thomas Dyche and Mabel (Hall) Dyche....
Kay Collier
Oct 29, 2015
Kay Collier Kay Collier, 64, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, October 29, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Trinity Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Gary Price. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00p.m. Born in Orange, on October 26, 1951, she was the daughter...
Shirley Ann Cone
Oct 27, 2015
Shirley Ann Cone Shirley Ann Cone, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A gathering of friends and...
Abigail Adams
Oct 25, 2015
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, 60, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church, in Vinton, Louisiana. Burial will be at 12:30pm at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery, in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation...
Ray S. Williamson
Oct 25, 2015
Ray S. Williamson Ray S. Williamson, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Parrish Cemetery in Little Cypress. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday, October...
Iris K. Mackechney
Oct 24, 2015
Gravesides services for Iris K. Mackechney, 86, of Beaumont will be on held Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Chris Kirkendall officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 5-7:00 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Iris was born December 7, 1928 Martinsville, Texas to Iva (Pate) and Delta...
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