Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Harold Roger "Buck" Buchanan
Nov 21, 2015
Harold Roger “Buck” Buchanan, 57 of Beaumont was born January 19, 1958 in Waco, Texas to Rudolph Lamar Buchanan and Judith Lynn McIntire and passed away at his residence on November 21, 2015. A lifelong resident of Beaumont, Buck worked much of his life as a steel worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Judith Lynn McIntire and...
Leva Noel Husband Feilder
Nov 21, 2015
Funeral services for Leva Noel Husband Fielder, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, November 24, at 10am in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 9am prior to the service. Leva was born on August 11, 1922 in Grand Chouteau, LA and passed away on November 21, 2015. She...
Laurence James Callahan Sr.
Nov 21, 2015
Laurence James Callahan, Sr., 71, of Mauriceville, passed away on November 21, 2015, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Ricky Land. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at...
Jimmie Smith
Nov 20, 2015
Jimmie L. Smith Jimmie L. Smith, 70, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on November 20, 2015, in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Sunday, December 6, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Terry Wright. Cremation was under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to the...
Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.
Nov 19, 2015
Charles “Charly” “Chuck” Ernest Brandon, Jr., 34, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00pm. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 26, 1981,...
Mary Ellen Posey
Nov 19, 2015
Graveside services for Mary Ellen Posey, 87, of Lumberton will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Posey was born on March 13, 1928 in Tennessee to Perry and Rose Ellen Quinton and...
Stephen Edward Hall
Nov 18, 2015
Stephen “Steven” Edward Hall, 44, a native of West Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, with a visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler of First Church of Orange....
Robert W. Bennett Jr.
Nov 18, 2015
Robert W. Bennett, Jr., 93, of Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Born in Central City, KY, on June 14, 1922, he was the son of Robert W. Bennett, Sr. and Bessie Raabe Bennett...
Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.
Nov 18, 2015
Arnold Lee Lilley Sr. "Tex" "Buddy" "Paw Paw Tex”, 74, passed away on November 18, 2015, at his home, accompanied by his wife, Cora. A gathering to honor his memory will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:00PM followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Orangefield. Graveside service to be held at Bland Cemetery. Pastor, Cody...
Bennie Lon Cotton
Nov 17, 2015
Bennie Lon Cotton Bennie Lon Cotton, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 and...
Kevin Dean Odom
Nov 17, 2015
Kevin Dean Odom, 42, of Orange, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November, 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Lee Wagliardo of Journey Community Church in...
Ruth Anderson Scales
Nov 16, 2015
Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...
Gloria Price
Nov 16, 2015
Gloria Price, 90, of West Orange, passed away on November 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Abshire, Chaplain with New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Born...
Arlon Duane Fields
Nov 16, 2015
Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...
Lloyd Wayne Bradley
Nov 13, 2015
Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...
Charles David Buchanan Jolly
Nov 13, 2015
Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....
Charles Michael Hogden
Nov 13, 2015
Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...
Walter Ebanks
Nov 13, 2015
Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...
Elodie Saurage McCown
Nov 13, 2015
Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...
Harold Roger "Buck" Buchanan
Nov 21, 2015
Harold Roger “Buck” Buchanan, 57 of Beaumont was born January 19, 1958 in Waco, Texas to Rudolph Lamar Buchanan and Judith Lynn McIntire and passed away at his residence on November 21, 2015. A lifelong resident of Beaumont, Buck worked much of his life as a steel worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Judith Lynn McIntire and...
Leva Noel Husband Feilder
Nov 21, 2015
Funeral services for Leva Noel Husband Fielder, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, November 24, at 10am in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 9am prior to the service. Leva was born on August 11, 1922 in Grand Chouteau, LA and passed away on November 21, 2015. She...
Laurence James Callahan Sr.
Nov 21, 2015
Laurence James Callahan, Sr., 71, of Mauriceville, passed away on November 21, 2015, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Ricky Land. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at...
Jimmie Smith
Nov 20, 2015
Jimmie L. Smith Jimmie L. Smith, 70, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on November 20, 2015, in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Sunday, December 6, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Terry Wright. Cremation was under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to the...
Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.
Nov 19, 2015
Charles “Charly” “Chuck” Ernest Brandon, Jr., 34, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00pm. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 26, 1981,...
Mary Ellen Posey
Nov 19, 2015
Graveside services for Mary Ellen Posey, 87, of Lumberton will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Posey was born on March 13, 1928 in Tennessee to Perry and Rose Ellen Quinton and...
Stephen Edward Hall
Nov 18, 2015
Stephen “Steven” Edward Hall, 44, a native of West Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, with a visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler of First Church of Orange....
Robert W. Bennett Jr.
Nov 18, 2015
Robert W. Bennett, Jr., 93, of Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Born in Central City, KY, on June 14, 1922, he was the son of Robert W. Bennett, Sr. and Bessie Raabe Bennett...
Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.
Nov 18, 2015
Arnold Lee Lilley Sr. "Tex" "Buddy" "Paw Paw Tex”, 74, passed away on November 18, 2015, at his home, accompanied by his wife, Cora. A gathering to honor his memory will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:00PM followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Orangefield. Graveside service to be held at Bland Cemetery. Pastor, Cody...
Bennie Lon Cotton
Nov 17, 2015
Bennie Lon Cotton Bennie Lon Cotton, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 and...
Kevin Dean Odom
Nov 17, 2015
Kevin Dean Odom, 42, of Orange, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November, 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Lee Wagliardo of Journey Community Church in...
Ruth Anderson Scales
Nov 16, 2015
Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...
Gloria Price
Nov 16, 2015
Gloria Price, 90, of West Orange, passed away on November 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Abshire, Chaplain with New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Born...
Arlon Duane Fields
Nov 16, 2015
Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...
Lloyd Wayne Bradley
Nov 13, 2015
Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...
Charles David Buchanan Jolly
Nov 13, 2015
Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....
Charles Michael Hogden
Nov 13, 2015
Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...
Walter Ebanks
Nov 13, 2015
Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...
Elodie Saurage McCown
Nov 13, 2015
Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...