Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Karen Miller Sanders
Aug 6, 2014
In search of the Heavenly home she long and passionately sought, Karen Miller Sanders departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas, with family members at her side. Karen Ruth Miller was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Eunice, La., to Vera Brasseaux and Roy Joseph Miller Sr. She grew up in the Lake...
Mozelle Barnhill Gerald
Aug 5, 2014
Mozelle Barnhill Gerald, 76, of Orange, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from her home. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, August 9, 2014, at North Orange Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be her son, Reverend Gregary C. Gerald, her brother Reverend Glen Barnhill, as well as other ministers and friends. Burial will follow...
Howard Richard Kern
Aug 3, 2014
Howard Richard Kern, 87, of Lumberton was born October 7, 1926 in Beaumont Texas to Jules and Ollie Mae Kern and passed away at his residence on August 3, 2014. Mr. Kern retired as a 20 year veteran of the US Navy and US Army and served during WWII and Vietnam. Following his military service, he retired from the K-Mart...
Shirley Trahan
Aug 2, 2014
Shirley Trahan (Primeaux, Scherry) 73 of Orange, passed away on August 2, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Shirley was born on May 21, 1941 in Lafayette, La to Aurelien Primeaux and Mable Sonnier Maureen. She was a 43 year resident of Groves prior to moving to Orange 12 years ago. Shirley attended Midland High class of 1957. She...
Ronda Kay Martin
Aug 1, 2014
Ronda Kay Young Martin, 35, of Orange, passed away on August 1, 2014, at her home. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tony Storey of Family Worship Center in Orange. Born in Odessa, Texas, on July 22, 1979, she was the daughter of Richard Young...
Franklin Eugene VanBuskirk
Aug 1, 2014
Franklin Eugene VanBuskirk, 79, of Channelview, Texas passed away at his home. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., August 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Hoefner of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. A gathering of remembrance will be on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the service begins at the...
June Ellen Guidry
Aug 1, 2014
June Ellen Guidry, 58, of San Antonio, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, in San Antonio. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 7, 2014 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home...
Nadine "Bobbie" Mendoza
Jul 31, 2014
Bobbie Mendoza, 88, longtime resident of Orange, passed away on July 31, 2014, at Assisted Living Center at Sendera Ranch in Magnolia. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tommie Gore. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Monday, August 4, 2014...
Thomas Allen Thornton Sr.
Jul 30, 2014
Thomas Allen Thornton Sr., 82, longtime resident of Orange, passed away on July 30, 2014, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M.,...
Leonard Wayne Gallien
Jul 29, 2014
Leonard Wayne Gallien, 78, of Orange, passed away on July 29, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, August 1, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 P.M., Thursday, with a Rosary at...
James Randolph Wilson Sr.
Jul 29, 2014
A memorial service for James Randolph Wilson, Sr., 78, of Port Arthur will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Private interment was in the Houston National Cemetery. “Jim” was born May 1, 1936 in Louisiana and passed away at his residence. Jim was a US Air Force veteran of...
Gerald A. Higginbotham
Jul 28, 2014
Gerald Anthony Higginbotham, 65, of China, Texas passed away July 28, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. He was born July 30, 1948 in Church Point, Louisiana to Amelca (Mac) Higginbotham and Beatrice Young Higginbotham and moved to Texas in his teens. He never forgot his Cajun roots, Cajun music and gumbo were constants in his life. Surviving Gerald...
Larry Shane McCarver
Jul 28, 2014
Larry Shane McCarver, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2014, at Rayburn Healthcare in Jasper. A Graveside service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Danny Benson. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 13, 1954, he was the son of Tommie McCarver and Hazel Eugene (McFarland) McCarver....
Honor Sand Freeman
Jul 27, 2014
Honor Sand Freeman, 81, of Orange, passed away on July 27, 2014, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Fink. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 30th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...
Gloria Ann Kelly
Jul 27, 2014
Gloria Ann Kelly, 70, of Orange, passed away on July 27, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on December 6, 1943, she was the daughter of Aladdin...
Larry K. Smith
Jul 26, 2014
Larry K. Smith, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 26, 2014 at his residence in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 PM, Thursday with a memorial service at 7 P.M. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 23, 1953, he was the son of William “Tex” Smith and Hazel Dean (Gilliam) Smith. Larry graduated...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Brian leaves loving memories to his wife, Colette LaBeaux of Beaumont; daughters, Adriene LaBeaux of Beaumont, Victoria Stout of Hammond, Indiana; son, Joshua Stout of St. Louis, Missiori; sisters, Shelia Bradley and husband, Oneil, Lorrie Cormier and husband, Stephen, Mechelle Moye...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont was born September 16, 1966 and passed away July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Keith was a pipefitter and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He is survived by his wife, Colette. A memorial service is being planned at a later date. Details are pending at this time.
Robert H Taber
Jul 25, 2014
Robert H. Taber of Port Arthur, TX died July 25, 2014 after a long 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was full of life and had a beautiful smile that warmed people’s hearts. He will be greatly missed. Rob left the Army as a Staff Sergeant after serving 11 years. He is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield...
Madlyn Leona Borel
Jul 24, 2014
Madlyn Leona Borel, 79, of Beaumont passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10: 00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday afternoon, July 27, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. also...
Karen Miller Sanders
Aug 6, 2014
In search of the Heavenly home she long and passionately sought, Karen Miller Sanders departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas, with family members at her side. Karen Ruth Miller was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Eunice, La., to Vera Brasseaux and Roy Joseph Miller Sr. She grew up in the Lake...
Mozelle Barnhill Gerald
Aug 5, 2014
Mozelle Barnhill Gerald, 76, of Orange, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from her home. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, August 9, 2014, at North Orange Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be her son, Reverend Gregary C. Gerald, her brother Reverend Glen Barnhill, as well as other ministers and friends. Burial will follow...
Howard Richard Kern
Aug 3, 2014
Howard Richard Kern, 87, of Lumberton was born October 7, 1926 in Beaumont Texas to Jules and Ollie Mae Kern and passed away at his residence on August 3, 2014. Mr. Kern retired as a 20 year veteran of the US Navy and US Army and served during WWII and Vietnam. Following his military service, he retired from the K-Mart...
Shirley Trahan
Aug 2, 2014
Shirley Trahan (Primeaux, Scherry) 73 of Orange, passed away on August 2, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Shirley was born on May 21, 1941 in Lafayette, La to Aurelien Primeaux and Mable Sonnier Maureen. She was a 43 year resident of Groves prior to moving to Orange 12 years ago. Shirley attended Midland High class of 1957. She...
Ronda Kay Martin
Aug 1, 2014
Ronda Kay Young Martin, 35, of Orange, passed away on August 1, 2014, at her home. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tony Storey of Family Worship Center in Orange. Born in Odessa, Texas, on July 22, 1979, she was the daughter of Richard Young...
Franklin Eugene VanBuskirk
Aug 1, 2014
Franklin Eugene VanBuskirk, 79, of Channelview, Texas passed away at his home. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m., August 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Hoefner of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. A gathering of remembrance will be on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the service begins at the...
June Ellen Guidry
Aug 1, 2014
June Ellen Guidry, 58, of San Antonio, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, in San Antonio. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 7, 2014 at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home...
Nadine "Bobbie" Mendoza
Jul 31, 2014
Bobbie Mendoza, 88, longtime resident of Orange, passed away on July 31, 2014, at Assisted Living Center at Sendera Ranch in Magnolia. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tommie Gore. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Monday, August 4, 2014...
Thomas Allen Thornton Sr.
Jul 30, 2014
Thomas Allen Thornton Sr., 82, longtime resident of Orange, passed away on July 30, 2014, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M.,...
Leonard Wayne Gallien
Jul 29, 2014
Leonard Wayne Gallien, 78, of Orange, passed away on July 29, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, August 1, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 P.M., Thursday, with a Rosary at...
James Randolph Wilson Sr.
Jul 29, 2014
A memorial service for James Randolph Wilson, Sr., 78, of Port Arthur will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Private interment was in the Houston National Cemetery. “Jim” was born May 1, 1936 in Louisiana and passed away at his residence. Jim was a US Air Force veteran of...
Gerald A. Higginbotham
Jul 28, 2014
Gerald Anthony Higginbotham, 65, of China, Texas passed away July 28, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. He was born July 30, 1948 in Church Point, Louisiana to Amelca (Mac) Higginbotham and Beatrice Young Higginbotham and moved to Texas in his teens. He never forgot his Cajun roots, Cajun music and gumbo were constants in his life. Surviving Gerald...
Larry Shane McCarver
Jul 28, 2014
Larry Shane McCarver, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2014, at Rayburn Healthcare in Jasper. A Graveside service will be at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Danny Benson. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 13, 1954, he was the son of Tommie McCarver and Hazel Eugene (McFarland) McCarver....
Honor Sand Freeman
Jul 27, 2014
Honor Sand Freeman, 81, of Orange, passed away on July 27, 2014, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Fink. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 30th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...
Gloria Ann Kelly
Jul 27, 2014
Gloria Ann Kelly, 70, of Orange, passed away on July 27, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on December 6, 1943, she was the daughter of Aladdin...
Larry K. Smith
Jul 26, 2014
Larry K. Smith, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 26, 2014 at his residence in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 PM, Thursday with a memorial service at 7 P.M. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 23, 1953, he was the son of William “Tex” Smith and Hazel Dean (Gilliam) Smith. Larry graduated...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Brian leaves loving memories to his wife, Colette LaBeaux of Beaumont; daughters, Adriene LaBeaux of Beaumont, Victoria Stout of Hammond, Indiana; son, Joshua Stout of St. Louis, Missiori; sisters, Shelia Bradley and husband, Oneil, Lorrie Cormier and husband, Stephen, Mechelle Moye...
Brian Keith LaBeaux
Jul 25, 2014
Brian Keith LaBeaux, 47, of Beaumont was born September 16, 1966 and passed away July 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Keith was a pipefitter and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He is survived by his wife, Colette. A memorial service is being planned at a later date. Details are pending at this time.
Robert H Taber
Jul 25, 2014
Robert H. Taber of Port Arthur, TX died July 25, 2014 after a long 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was full of life and had a beautiful smile that warmed people’s hearts. He will be greatly missed. Rob left the Army as a Staff Sergeant after serving 11 years. He is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield...
Madlyn Leona Borel
Jul 24, 2014
Madlyn Leona Borel, 79, of Beaumont passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10: 00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday afternoon, July 27, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. also...
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