Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
Laura M. Havens
Oct 9, 2014
Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...
David Lee Lyons
Oct 8, 2014
David Lee Lyons, 59, of Lumberton, TX passed away October 8, 2014. He was born February 17, 1955 in Port Arthur, TX to Vernon Lyons and Sherry Lyons Shell. David was a U.S. Marine veteran who served part of his enlistment in Naples, Italy as a “favored” cook. Recipes were not necessary for David, and his men feasted on gumbo...
Annie Lee Borel
Oct 8, 2014
Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...
William Russell Swinburn
Oct 8, 2014
William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...
Tommy Kay White
Oct 7, 2014
On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...
Linda Laurine Dowell
Oct 7, 2014
Linda Laurine Dowell, of Beaumont, passed away October7, 2014. She was born June 20, 1948 in Beaumont to Clarence Herbert Dowell and Velma Hatley Dowell. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Laurine attended school in Beaumont and was a 1966 graduate of French High...
Earl Edward Drake
Oct 6, 2014
Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....
Lorena Mary Davis
Oct 5, 2014
Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...
Addie Lou Batson
Oct 4, 2014
Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...
Larry Dean Salsbury
Oct 3, 2014
Larry Dean Salsbury SGT. Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, of Mico, Texas, and a former resident of Bridge City, Texas, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Bexar County, Texas Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Reverend Jack Comer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow...
Rayford E. Jimerson
Oct 3, 2014
Rayford E. Jimerson, 85, of Orange, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Nazworth and Reverend Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...
Pamela Jann Alred
Oct 2, 2014
Pamela Jann Alred left this life to be with the Lord on Oct. 2, 2014. Pam was employed for 35 years at Rexel Electric. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy C. and Ruby Bennett of Fulton, MS and C. V. and Erin Alred of Texas. Pam is survived by her parents, Jerry and Etoyl Alred; siblings, Chris...
Patricia Jean Soileau
Oct 2, 2014
Patricia Jean Soileau, 45, of Vidor, passed away on October 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation held prior to the service from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Born in Church Point, Louisiana, on January 1, 1969, she was the daughter of Ray Menard and...
Sebastine Frank Magliolo
Oct 1, 2014
Sebastine Frank Magliolo, 86, of Beaumont passed away October 1, 2014 at Jefferson health and Rehab. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a rosary to be recited at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St....
Lyndall Icylene Wainwright
Oct 1, 2014
Lyndall Icylene Smith Wainwright was born February 13, 1916 to W. J and Mary Vay Smith and passed away October 1, 2014 in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will take place Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. A celebration of her life with Rev. W. C. Hall leading the service will be held at...
Karol Tandberg Hughes
Sep 30, 2014
Karol Tandberg Hughes, 63, of Rusk, passed away on September 30, 2014. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday October 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Rusk, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Mr. Steve Slover. Graveside service and burial will follow at...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
Laura M. Havens
Oct 9, 2014
Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...
David Lee Lyons
Oct 8, 2014
David Lee Lyons, 59, of Lumberton, TX passed away October 8, 2014. He was born February 17, 1955 in Port Arthur, TX to Vernon Lyons and Sherry Lyons Shell. David was a U.S. Marine veteran who served part of his enlistment in Naples, Italy as a “favored” cook. Recipes were not necessary for David, and his men feasted on gumbo...
Annie Lee Borel
Oct 8, 2014
Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...
William Russell Swinburn
Oct 8, 2014
William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...
Tommy Kay White
Oct 7, 2014
On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...
Linda Laurine Dowell
Oct 7, 2014
Linda Laurine Dowell, of Beaumont, passed away October7, 2014. She was born June 20, 1948 in Beaumont to Clarence Herbert Dowell and Velma Hatley Dowell. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Laurine attended school in Beaumont and was a 1966 graduate of French High...
Earl Edward Drake
Oct 6, 2014
Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....
Lorena Mary Davis
Oct 5, 2014
Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...
Addie Lou Batson
Oct 4, 2014
Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...
Larry Dean Salsbury
Oct 3, 2014
Larry Dean Salsbury SGT. Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, of Mico, Texas, and a former resident of Bridge City, Texas, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Bexar County, Texas Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Reverend Jack Comer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow...
Rayford E. Jimerson
Oct 3, 2014
Rayford E. Jimerson, 85, of Orange, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Nazworth and Reverend Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...
Pamela Jann Alred
Oct 2, 2014
Pamela Jann Alred left this life to be with the Lord on Oct. 2, 2014. Pam was employed for 35 years at Rexel Electric. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy C. and Ruby Bennett of Fulton, MS and C. V. and Erin Alred of Texas. Pam is survived by her parents, Jerry and Etoyl Alred; siblings, Chris...
Patricia Jean Soileau
Oct 2, 2014
Patricia Jean Soileau, 45, of Vidor, passed away on October 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation held prior to the service from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Born in Church Point, Louisiana, on January 1, 1969, she was the daughter of Ray Menard and...
Sebastine Frank Magliolo
Oct 1, 2014
Sebastine Frank Magliolo, 86, of Beaumont passed away October 1, 2014 at Jefferson health and Rehab. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, October 5, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a rosary to be recited at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St....
Lyndall Icylene Wainwright
Oct 1, 2014
Lyndall Icylene Smith Wainwright was born February 13, 1916 to W. J and Mary Vay Smith and passed away October 1, 2014 in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will take place Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. A celebration of her life with Rev. W. C. Hall leading the service will be held at...
Karol Tandberg Hughes
Sep 30, 2014
Karol Tandberg Hughes, 63, of Rusk, passed away on September 30, 2014. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday October 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Rusk, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Mr. Steve Slover. Graveside service and burial will follow at...