Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Charles F. "Hoot" King
Aug 13, 2015
Charles F. “Hoot” King, 79, passed away on August 13, 2015 at the Arboretum of Winnie. Hoot was born in Sour Lake, Texas on February 27, 1936 to Forrest Fitzgereld King and Eunice “Diz” (Banning) King. He was Methodist and retired as a Senior VP Trust Officer in the Beaumont banking community. Hoot graduated from Texas A & M University...
Tommie K. Kennedy
Aug 12, 2015
Tommie K. Kennedy, 76, of Beaumont passed away on August 12, 2015 having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2015. She was born March 29, 1939 in Charleston, Arkansas and had resided in Beaumont since 1960. She was employed by Gateway National Bank for 41 years, retiring from successor bank Hibernia National Bank in 2001. Tommie is survived by...
Matilda Wright
Aug 11, 2015
Matilda Wright Matilda Wright, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, August 14, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with a Rosary...
Lula Mae Brian
Aug 11, 2015
Lula Mae Brian, 96, passed away August 11, 2015 in Beaumont, TX. She was born July 25, 1919 in Henderson, TX to Arthur and Lillie (Brooks) Stokes. Mrs. Brian was a strong woman with an even stronger faith. Even though her life held hard times and struggles she persevered and smiled her way through them. Never did she let anything...
Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett
Aug 11, 2015
Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett, 96, of Orange, Texas passed away on August 11, 2015, at The Meadows in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Robert James "Bobby" Bertrand
Aug 10, 2015
Robert James “Bobby” Bertrand, 61, of Beaumont, passed away at his residence on August 10, 2015. Bobby was born October 1, 1953 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Joseph and Olita (Menard) Bertrand and resided most of his life in Beaumont. He was a US Army veteran and a devout Catholic. During his life, Bobby worked as a musician, a truck driver...
Grady Louis Johnson
Aug 10, 2015
Grady Louis Johnson Grady Louis Johnson passed away at his home in Pinehurst on August 10, 2015. Mr. Johnson was born September 13, 1924, near Center, Texas to Coolie Johnson and Eva Belle Fielder Johnson. On January 11, 1943 he married Peggy Finklea Johnson. During World War II he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific. Mr. Johnson loved...
Terry James Comeaux
Aug 10, 2015
Terry James Comeaux Terry James Comeaux, 57, of Orange, Texas, died Monday, August 10, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud Davis and the eulogy will be given by Joe Broussard. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge...
Bobbie Walters
Aug 9, 2015
Bobbie Walters, 88, of Orange, passed away on August 9, 2015, in Port Arthur. Friends are invited to a graveside service at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. There will be no visitation. Born in Kountze, Texas, on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Carl Evans Elliott and Pauline Elizabeth...
Leonard G. Hall
Aug 9, 2015
Leonard G. Hall Leonard G. Hall, 93, of Orange, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, August 14, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch and Reverend J.B. Prouse. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Pallbearers will...
Geraldine "Jerry" Franken Bonnin
Aug 8, 2015
Geraldine “Jerry” Franken Bonnin Geraldine “Jerry” Franken Bonnin, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm, Friday, August 14, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Robby Simon. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-3:00pm, Friday, prior to...
Leonard Hutton
Aug 8, 2015
Leonard Hutton, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Monday, at the funeral home. Leonard was a former employee of Evergreen Cemetery and a WWII Navy veteran.
Kenneth Wayne Manuel
Aug 7, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Manuel, 65, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2015, in Beaumont. Visitation will begin Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 5:00 PM followed by a memorial service at 6:00 PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, on November 30, 1949, he was the son of Louis Manuel, Sr. and Olivia (Blanchette) Manuel. He was a...
Lida Lee Magness
Aug 7, 2015
Lida Lee Magness passed away in Denver, Colorado on August 7, 2015. Lida possessed an unfailing reservoir of faith (especially in God and her family) and hope (that the best in everyone would find its way out and triumph). But what Lida really excelled at was love. Her sweet love was expressed as thoughtfulness, kindness, patience and friendship. When people...
Marshall Peveto
Aug 7, 2015
Marshall Peveto, 76, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 7, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m., Sunday,...
Ralph Edward Martin
Aug 6, 2015
Ralph Edward Martin, 59, of Beaumont passed away August 6, 2015. He was born May 30, 1956 to I. E. and Melva Martin. He is survived by his wife, Becky Kay Martin; daughters, Stacie Audilet and her husband, Jimmy, of China, TX and Neko Doughtery; son, E. J. Martin, of Vidor, TX; sister, Shirley Watkins and her husband, Bill; brother,...
William Loyd
Aug 5, 2015
William “Mr. Bill” Loyd, 78, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Christus DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation...
Kimberly Oliver
Aug 5, 2015
Kimberly Oliver Kimberly Oliver, 36, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 5, 2015 in Galveston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm, Monday, August 10, 2015 at McDonald Baptist Church in Orange. Born in Fairfield, California, on January 11, 1979, Kimberly was the daughter of Hershel and Deborah Oliver. She was a homemaker, a loving daughter, mother,...
Gloria Mildred Pettersen
Aug 4, 2015
Gloria Mildred Pettersen, 86, of Orange, Texas, recently residing in Newton, Texas, passed away on August 4, 2015, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Thomas P. Haas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Bonnie Jean Brauer
Aug 4, 2015
Bonnie Bland Brauer died unexpectedly in Houston, Texas at the age of 87. Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Lisa Edmunds Russell of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Lillie Jean Russell, Carter Edmunds Russell; sister, Joann Bland Gabriel of Orange, TX; brother, Henry T. Bland, Jr. of Orange, TX; nieces, Gina Gabriel Owens, Georgeann Gabriel Smith, Debbie Bland Linscomb; nephew, Larry Bland,...
Charles F. "Hoot" King
Aug 13, 2015
Charles F. “Hoot” King, 79, passed away on August 13, 2015 at the Arboretum of Winnie. Hoot was born in Sour Lake, Texas on February 27, 1936 to Forrest Fitzgereld King and Eunice “Diz” (Banning) King. He was Methodist and retired as a Senior VP Trust Officer in the Beaumont banking community. Hoot graduated from Texas A & M University...
Tommie K. Kennedy
Aug 12, 2015
Tommie K. Kennedy, 76, of Beaumont passed away on August 12, 2015 having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2015. She was born March 29, 1939 in Charleston, Arkansas and had resided in Beaumont since 1960. She was employed by Gateway National Bank for 41 years, retiring from successor bank Hibernia National Bank in 2001. Tommie is survived by...
Matilda Wright
Aug 11, 2015
Matilda Wright Matilda Wright, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, August 14, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with a Rosary...
Lula Mae Brian
Aug 11, 2015
Lula Mae Brian, 96, passed away August 11, 2015 in Beaumont, TX. She was born July 25, 1919 in Henderson, TX to Arthur and Lillie (Brooks) Stokes. Mrs. Brian was a strong woman with an even stronger faith. Even though her life held hard times and struggles she persevered and smiled her way through them. Never did she let anything...
Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett
Aug 11, 2015
Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett, 96, of Orange, Texas passed away on August 11, 2015, at The Meadows in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Robert James "Bobby" Bertrand
Aug 10, 2015
Robert James “Bobby” Bertrand, 61, of Beaumont, passed away at his residence on August 10, 2015. Bobby was born October 1, 1953 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Joseph and Olita (Menard) Bertrand and resided most of his life in Beaumont. He was a US Army veteran and a devout Catholic. During his life, Bobby worked as a musician, a truck driver...
Grady Louis Johnson
Aug 10, 2015
Grady Louis Johnson Grady Louis Johnson passed away at his home in Pinehurst on August 10, 2015. Mr. Johnson was born September 13, 1924, near Center, Texas to Coolie Johnson and Eva Belle Fielder Johnson. On January 11, 1943 he married Peggy Finklea Johnson. During World War II he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific. Mr. Johnson loved...
Terry James Comeaux
Aug 10, 2015
Terry James Comeaux Terry James Comeaux, 57, of Orange, Texas, died Monday, August 10, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud Davis and the eulogy will be given by Joe Broussard. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge...
Bobbie Walters
Aug 9, 2015
Bobbie Walters, 88, of Orange, passed away on August 9, 2015, in Port Arthur. Friends are invited to a graveside service at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. There will be no visitation. Born in Kountze, Texas, on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Carl Evans Elliott and Pauline Elizabeth...
Leonard G. Hall
Aug 9, 2015
Leonard G. Hall Leonard G. Hall, 93, of Orange, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, August 14, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch and Reverend J.B. Prouse. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Pallbearers will...
Geraldine "Jerry" Franken Bonnin
Aug 8, 2015
Geraldine “Jerry” Franken Bonnin Geraldine “Jerry” Franken Bonnin, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm, Friday, August 14, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Robby Simon. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-3:00pm, Friday, prior to...
Leonard Hutton
Aug 8, 2015
Leonard Hutton, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, Monday, at the funeral home. Leonard was a former employee of Evergreen Cemetery and a WWII Navy veteran.
Kenneth Wayne Manuel
Aug 7, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Manuel, 65, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2015, in Beaumont. Visitation will begin Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 5:00 PM followed by a memorial service at 6:00 PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, on November 30, 1949, he was the son of Louis Manuel, Sr. and Olivia (Blanchette) Manuel. He was a...
Lida Lee Magness
Aug 7, 2015
Lida Lee Magness passed away in Denver, Colorado on August 7, 2015. Lida possessed an unfailing reservoir of faith (especially in God and her family) and hope (that the best in everyone would find its way out and triumph). But what Lida really excelled at was love. Her sweet love was expressed as thoughtfulness, kindness, patience and friendship. When people...
Marshall Peveto
Aug 7, 2015
Marshall Peveto, 76, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 7, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m., Sunday,...
Ralph Edward Martin
Aug 6, 2015
Ralph Edward Martin, 59, of Beaumont passed away August 6, 2015. He was born May 30, 1956 to I. E. and Melva Martin. He is survived by his wife, Becky Kay Martin; daughters, Stacie Audilet and her husband, Jimmy, of China, TX and Neko Doughtery; son, E. J. Martin, of Vidor, TX; sister, Shirley Watkins and her husband, Bill; brother,...
William Loyd
Aug 5, 2015
William “Mr. Bill” Loyd, 78, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Christus DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation...
Kimberly Oliver
Aug 5, 2015
Kimberly Oliver Kimberly Oliver, 36, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 5, 2015 in Galveston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm, Monday, August 10, 2015 at McDonald Baptist Church in Orange. Born in Fairfield, California, on January 11, 1979, Kimberly was the daughter of Hershel and Deborah Oliver. She was a homemaker, a loving daughter, mother,...
Gloria Mildred Pettersen
Aug 4, 2015
Gloria Mildred Pettersen, 86, of Orange, Texas, recently residing in Newton, Texas, passed away on August 4, 2015, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Thomas P. Haas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Bonnie Jean Brauer
Aug 4, 2015
Bonnie Bland Brauer died unexpectedly in Houston, Texas at the age of 87. Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Lisa Edmunds Russell of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Lillie Jean Russell, Carter Edmunds Russell; sister, Joann Bland Gabriel of Orange, TX; brother, Henry T. Bland, Jr. of Orange, TX; nieces, Gina Gabriel Owens, Georgeann Gabriel Smith, Debbie Bland Linscomb; nephew, Larry Bland,...
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