Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Brittany Elaine Sheppard
Nov 15, 2014
Brittany Elaine Sheppard, 30, of Orangefield, passed away on November 15, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday November...
Robert "Bob" Esco Walter
Nov 14, 2014
Robert “Bob” Esco Walter, 72, of Moulton and formerly of Orange, passed away on November 14, 2014, at U.T. Southwestern Hospital in Dallas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Francis Conroy. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in...
Maxie "Burlene" Risinger
Nov 14, 2014
Maxie "Burlene" Risinger was promoted to heaven on November 14, 2014 at age 77. A celebration of her life will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 17th at 10:00 a.m., with a graveside service following at 3:00 p.m. at Dunnigan Cemetery, located on FM 2261 in Patroon, Texas (Shelby County). Visitation will be held from...
Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot
Nov 9, 2014
Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary service at...
Ada Courtney Lane
Nov 8, 2014
Funeral services for Ada Courtney Lane, 88, of Beaumont will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Church in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will be a 2:30 p.m. in the Lum Gardens Cemetery in Macedonia, Texas. Mrs. Lane was born July 7, 1926 in Macedonia,...
Edward Vassar
Nov 7, 2014
Edward Vassar, 84, of Vinton, LA, passed away on November 7, 2014, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Rodrigue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Vinton, La., on July...
Cathy Moore Calhoun
Nov 6, 2014
Cathy Denise Calhoun, 51, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Cathy was the manager for Trampolines U.S.A. for seventeen years and was a member of North Orange Baptist Church....
Bobby Roy Meynig
Nov 6, 2014
Bobby Roy Meynig, 86, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home in Beaumont, Texas. Bob was born in Silsbee Texas on September 8, 1928 to Roy Meynig and Thelma Willard Meynig. He grew up in High Island, Tx. as an adventurous boy and moved with his parents to Beaumont in 1943. Bob graduated from French High School in 1944...
Grace Ballard DeMary
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Grace Ballard DeMary, 94, of Houston will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday evening from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Grace Ballard DeMary was born June 9, 1920 in Jasper,...
Frances E. Cain
Nov 5, 2014
Frances E. Cain, 90, of Orange, passed away on November 5, 2014, at Village Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lumberton. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born...
Veronica Lulane Braddock
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Veronica Lulane Braddock, 67, of Lumberton will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00...
William Randall Peddy
Nov 4, 2014
Randall, 77, of Vidor, went to be with the Lord on November 4, 2014, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, November 7, 2014, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, November 6th...
Montie E. Moran
Nov 4, 2014
Montie E. Moran of Orange, Texas lived a wonderful life of 92 years that ended in his sleep November 4, 2014. That life began August 3rd, 1922 in Quanah, Texas as the little brother of Glenn to parents, Glenn Moran and Myrtle McCracken Moran. During the Great Depression, after withstanding and surviving the dustbowls of the 1930s, a WPA training...
Alice Blanche Singleton
Nov 3, 2014
Alice Blanche Singleton, 98, longtime resident of Hartburg, Texas, passed from this life peacefully in her home on November 3, 2014 in Tyler, Texas where she resided the last nine years. Her family was at her side. Alice lived a full and rewarding life by being a blessing to others. Alice and her husband, Raymond Buck Singleton, raised their family...
Mary Ann (Phillips) Hodgkinson
Nov 2, 2014
Mary Ann (Phillips) Hodgkinson, 68, of Orange, passed away on November 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Travis Hood of Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00am-1:00pm, Saturday...
Santa Dan Harriman
Oct 26, 2014
Santa Dan Harriman, 63, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2014, at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am, Thursday, October 30, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm, with...
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest
Oct 25, 2014
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest, 61, passed away October 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. She was born January 27, 1953 in West Bend, Wisconsin to Gerald B. and Dorothy A. (Baasch) Zimdars. She married James R. Priest on February 3, 1993 in West Bend. They then moved to Beaumont, Texas to settle down. She worked most of her career as a...
Jarrell "Jerry" Kirkmeyer
Oct 25, 2014
Jerry Kirkmeyer, 85, of Orange, passed away on October 25, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at...
Mahala "Polly" McCormack
Oct 23, 2014
Mahala “Polly” McCormack, 89, of Orange, passed away on October 23, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas. Born in Gist, Texas, on February 23, 1925, she was the daughter of Joseph Ernest Brooks and Sadie (Clark) Brooks. Polly is...
Bill Virgil Wallace
Oct 22, 2014
Bill Virgil Wallace, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 22, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, October 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Alan Wallace. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday October 27, 2014 at Claybar...
Brittany Elaine Sheppard
Nov 15, 2014
Brittany Elaine Sheppard, 30, of Orangefield, passed away on November 15, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday November...
Robert "Bob" Esco Walter
Nov 14, 2014
Robert “Bob” Esco Walter, 72, of Moulton and formerly of Orange, passed away on November 14, 2014, at U.T. Southwestern Hospital in Dallas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Francis Conroy. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in...
Maxie "Burlene" Risinger
Nov 14, 2014
Maxie "Burlene" Risinger was promoted to heaven on November 14, 2014 at age 77. A celebration of her life will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 17th at 10:00 a.m., with a graveside service following at 3:00 p.m. at Dunnigan Cemetery, located on FM 2261 in Patroon, Texas (Shelby County). Visitation will be held from...
Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot
Nov 9, 2014
Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary service at...
Ada Courtney Lane
Nov 8, 2014
Funeral services for Ada Courtney Lane, 88, of Beaumont will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Church in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will be a 2:30 p.m. in the Lum Gardens Cemetery in Macedonia, Texas. Mrs. Lane was born July 7, 1926 in Macedonia,...
Edward Vassar
Nov 7, 2014
Edward Vassar, 84, of Vinton, LA, passed away on November 7, 2014, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Rodrigue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Vinton, La., on July...
Cathy Moore Calhoun
Nov 6, 2014
Cathy Denise Calhoun, 51, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Cathy was the manager for Trampolines U.S.A. for seventeen years and was a member of North Orange Baptist Church....
Bobby Roy Meynig
Nov 6, 2014
Bobby Roy Meynig, 86, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home in Beaumont, Texas. Bob was born in Silsbee Texas on September 8, 1928 to Roy Meynig and Thelma Willard Meynig. He grew up in High Island, Tx. as an adventurous boy and moved with his parents to Beaumont in 1943. Bob graduated from French High School in 1944...
Grace Ballard DeMary
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Grace Ballard DeMary, 94, of Houston will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday evening from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Grace Ballard DeMary was born June 9, 1920 in Jasper,...
Frances E. Cain
Nov 5, 2014
Frances E. Cain, 90, of Orange, passed away on November 5, 2014, at Village Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lumberton. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born...
Veronica Lulane Braddock
Nov 5, 2014
Funeral services for Veronica Lulane Braddock, 67, of Lumberton will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00...
William Randall Peddy
Nov 4, 2014
Randall, 77, of Vidor, went to be with the Lord on November 4, 2014, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, November 7, 2014, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, November 6th...
Montie E. Moran
Nov 4, 2014
Montie E. Moran of Orange, Texas lived a wonderful life of 92 years that ended in his sleep November 4, 2014. That life began August 3rd, 1922 in Quanah, Texas as the little brother of Glenn to parents, Glenn Moran and Myrtle McCracken Moran. During the Great Depression, after withstanding and surviving the dustbowls of the 1930s, a WPA training...
Alice Blanche Singleton
Nov 3, 2014
Alice Blanche Singleton, 98, longtime resident of Hartburg, Texas, passed from this life peacefully in her home on November 3, 2014 in Tyler, Texas where she resided the last nine years. Her family was at her side. Alice lived a full and rewarding life by being a blessing to others. Alice and her husband, Raymond Buck Singleton, raised their family...
Mary Ann (Phillips) Hodgkinson
Nov 2, 2014
Mary Ann (Phillips) Hodgkinson, 68, of Orange, passed away on November 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Travis Hood of Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00am-1:00pm, Saturday...
Santa Dan Harriman
Oct 26, 2014
Santa Dan Harriman, 63, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2014, at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am, Thursday, October 30, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00pm, with...
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest
Oct 25, 2014
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest, 61, passed away October 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. She was born January 27, 1953 in West Bend, Wisconsin to Gerald B. and Dorothy A. (Baasch) Zimdars. She married James R. Priest on February 3, 1993 in West Bend. They then moved to Beaumont, Texas to settle down. She worked most of her career as a...
Jarrell "Jerry" Kirkmeyer
Oct 25, 2014
Jerry Kirkmeyer, 85, of Orange, passed away on October 25, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at...
Mahala "Polly" McCormack
Oct 23, 2014
Mahala “Polly” McCormack, 89, of Orange, passed away on October 23, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas. Born in Gist, Texas, on February 23, 1925, she was the daughter of Joseph Ernest Brooks and Sadie (Clark) Brooks. Polly is...
Bill Virgil Wallace
Oct 22, 2014
Bill Virgil Wallace, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 22, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, October 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Alan Wallace. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday October 27, 2014 at Claybar...