Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Pauline Shafer Evans
Nov 19, 2013
Pauline Castleberry Shafer Evans went to be with her Lord on November 19, 2013 in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a short illness. She was born July 11, 1920 to William Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Johnson Castleberry of Nacogdoches County Texas and was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She married Lawrence (Larry) Orin Shafer...
Woodrow Carter Jr.
Nov 19, 2013
Woodrow Carter, Jr., 72, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his residence. A gathering of family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Dillon, South Carolina...
Juanita M. Sullivan
Nov 19, 2013
Juanita M. Sullivan, 83, of Orange, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Joshua Nobles and Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Timothy Sullivan, Brandon Sullivan, Brady...
George Ragsdale
Nov 18, 2013
George Ragsdale, 81, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
William Ronald Gilmore
Nov 18, 2013
William Ronald Gilmore, 72, passed away on November 18, 2013, peacefully in his sleep. William was born in rural Illinois on November 26, 1941. He graduated from Houston's Bellaire High School and went on to earn two undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas. While in college he married Glenda Elaine Musgrove; together they raised their four children and lived...
Sylvia R. Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
Sylvia R. Thompson, 89, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 17, 2013, following a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1924, in Havre, Montana, the daughter of pioneering wheat farmers. A member of the "greatest generation," she became a military wife and lived in a number of locations, including Oregon, where she gave birth...
John (JR) Broussard
Nov 16, 2013
John (JR) Broussard, 86, was born in Abbeville, LA to Nolen and Ozite Seaux Broussard and passed away in Pt. Arthur, TX November 16, 2013. He was a long-time resident of the community since 1965. He was employed in Public Relations/Sales with Acme Trucking Company prior to his retirement. He served during WWII with the US Army Corps of Engineers...
Martha Jo Seago
Nov 15, 2013
Martha Jo Seago passed away November 15, 2013, at the Orange Villa Nursing Home. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and friend to everyone who knew her. Her love of Little Cypress Baptist Church was well known in the community as she kept it clean for God and the congregation for over 15 years, and she served as a...
Anna Eleanor Breveleri
Nov 14, 2013
Anna Eleanor Breveleri, 96, of Orange, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, in Orange. Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on September 13, 1917, Anna was the daughter of Giovanni and Maria (Fini) Fortini. She was a member of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Breveleri and sister, Agnes Bluteau. She is...
Joseph "Jody" Paul Hickman
Nov 12, 2013
Jody Paul Hickman, 68, of Deweyville, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at his home. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday, November 15, 2013, at Sutton Cemetery in Honey Island, with graveside service following at 1:00 p.m. Born in Camden, Texas, on September 6, 1945, Jody was the son of B.B. and Ivy Belle (Kelley) Hickman. He served in the...
Lena Josephine (Foreman) Gaston
Nov 10, 2013
Lena Josephine (Foreman) Gaston went to be with the Lord our Savior after a short illness on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont surrounded by her family. Lena’s life and legacy will be forever remembered and cherished, and she will be deeply missed. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Florence B. Wingate
Nov 9, 2013
Florence B. Wingate, 91, of Beaumont, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Florence Josephine Brandt was born August 25, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas, the child of Ottomar Carl Brandt and Annie Marie Solleder Brandt. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1940, attended Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) for a year on a D.A.R. scholarship,...
John "Johnny" Paul Wolf Sr.
Nov 9, 2013
John Paul Wolf, Sr., 75, of Orange, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Estelle Rita Granger
Nov 9, 2013
Estelle Rita Granger, 91, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 09, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Monday, November 11, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5pm to 9pm, Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Margaret Ann Wilson
Nov 8, 2013
Margaret Ann Wilson, 80, former resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at her home in Wallis, Texas. A graveside service will be 3:00pm, Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Evergreen Cemetery in Jasper, Texas with Reverend David Milner officiating. Born in Russellville, Alabama on June 27, 1933, Margaret was married to Ivy J. Cuniff and then to...
Charles Allen "Charlie" Bergt II
Nov 7, 2013
Charles Allen “Charlie” Bergt II, 25, died Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 in Melbourne, FL. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with full military honors. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until service...
Margaret Prescott
Nov 3, 2013
Margaret “Peggy” Ebarb Prescott, 52, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at her residence. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Nibletts Bluff Park in Vinton, Louisiana with Mr. Anthony Grant officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Sulphur, Louisiana on September 4, 1961,...
H.B. Lindsey
Nov 2, 2013
H.B. “Curley” Lindsey, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2013, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Angie Swiney
Oct 31, 2013
Angie Swiney, 41, of Orange passed away October 31, 2013. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the funeral home. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Linscomb of Calvary’s Purchase...
Nita Clarice Mehl
Oct 30, 2013
Nita Clarice Mehl, 65, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Serving as Pallbearers will be Olan Weeks, John White, Joel “Dode” White,...
Pauline Shafer Evans
Nov 19, 2013
Pauline Castleberry Shafer Evans went to be with her Lord on November 19, 2013 in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a short illness. She was born July 11, 1920 to William Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Johnson Castleberry of Nacogdoches County Texas and was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She married Lawrence (Larry) Orin Shafer...
Woodrow Carter Jr.
Nov 19, 2013
Woodrow Carter, Jr., 72, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his residence. A gathering of family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Dillon, South Carolina...
Juanita M. Sullivan
Nov 19, 2013
Juanita M. Sullivan, 83, of Orange, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Joshua Nobles and Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Timothy Sullivan, Brandon Sullivan, Brady...
George Ragsdale
Nov 18, 2013
George Ragsdale, 81, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
William Ronald Gilmore
Nov 18, 2013
William Ronald Gilmore, 72, passed away on November 18, 2013, peacefully in his sleep. William was born in rural Illinois on November 26, 1941. He graduated from Houston's Bellaire High School and went on to earn two undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas. While in college he married Glenda Elaine Musgrove; together they raised their four children and lived...
Sylvia R. Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
Sylvia R. Thompson, 89, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 17, 2013, following a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1924, in Havre, Montana, the daughter of pioneering wheat farmers. A member of the "greatest generation," she became a military wife and lived in a number of locations, including Oregon, where she gave birth...
John (JR) Broussard
Nov 16, 2013
John (JR) Broussard, 86, was born in Abbeville, LA to Nolen and Ozite Seaux Broussard and passed away in Pt. Arthur, TX November 16, 2013. He was a long-time resident of the community since 1965. He was employed in Public Relations/Sales with Acme Trucking Company prior to his retirement. He served during WWII with the US Army Corps of Engineers...
Martha Jo Seago
Nov 15, 2013
Martha Jo Seago passed away November 15, 2013, at the Orange Villa Nursing Home. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and friend to everyone who knew her. Her love of Little Cypress Baptist Church was well known in the community as she kept it clean for God and the congregation for over 15 years, and she served as a...
Anna Eleanor Breveleri
Nov 14, 2013
Anna Eleanor Breveleri, 96, of Orange, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, in Orange. Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on September 13, 1917, Anna was the daughter of Giovanni and Maria (Fini) Fortini. She was a member of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Breveleri and sister, Agnes Bluteau. She is...
Joseph "Jody" Paul Hickman
Nov 12, 2013
Jody Paul Hickman, 68, of Deweyville, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at his home. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday, November 15, 2013, at Sutton Cemetery in Honey Island, with graveside service following at 1:00 p.m. Born in Camden, Texas, on September 6, 1945, Jody was the son of B.B. and Ivy Belle (Kelley) Hickman. He served in the...
Lena Josephine (Foreman) Gaston
Nov 10, 2013
Lena Josephine (Foreman) Gaston went to be with the Lord our Savior after a short illness on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont surrounded by her family. Lena’s life and legacy will be forever remembered and cherished, and she will be deeply missed. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Florence B. Wingate
Nov 9, 2013
Florence B. Wingate, 91, of Beaumont, died Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Florence Josephine Brandt was born August 25, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas, the child of Ottomar Carl Brandt and Annie Marie Solleder Brandt. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1940, attended Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) for a year on a D.A.R. scholarship,...
John "Johnny" Paul Wolf Sr.
Nov 9, 2013
John Paul Wolf, Sr., 75, of Orange, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Estelle Rita Granger
Nov 9, 2013
Estelle Rita Granger, 91, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 09, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Monday, November 11, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5pm to 9pm, Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Margaret Ann Wilson
Nov 8, 2013
Margaret Ann Wilson, 80, former resident of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at her home in Wallis, Texas. A graveside service will be 3:00pm, Sunday, November 10, 2013, at Evergreen Cemetery in Jasper, Texas with Reverend David Milner officiating. Born in Russellville, Alabama on June 27, 1933, Margaret was married to Ivy J. Cuniff and then to...
Charles Allen "Charlie" Bergt II
Nov 7, 2013
Charles Allen “Charlie” Bergt II, 25, died Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 in Melbourne, FL. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with full military honors. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until service...
Margaret Prescott
Nov 3, 2013
Margaret “Peggy” Ebarb Prescott, 52, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at her residence. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Nibletts Bluff Park in Vinton, Louisiana with Mr. Anthony Grant officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Sulphur, Louisiana on September 4, 1961,...
H.B. Lindsey
Nov 2, 2013
H.B. “Curley” Lindsey, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2013, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Angie Swiney
Oct 31, 2013
Angie Swiney, 41, of Orange passed away October 31, 2013. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the funeral home. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Linscomb of Calvary’s Purchase...
Nita Clarice Mehl
Oct 30, 2013
Nita Clarice Mehl, 65, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Serving as Pallbearers will be Olan Weeks, John White, Joel “Dode” White,...
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