Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Flora Franceine Tuppen
Jul 9, 2014
Franceine Tuppen Flora Franceine Tuppen, 70, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her residence. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service to be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Scott McIntosh, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Services...
Alice Marie Sharp
Jul 8, 2014
Alice Marie Sharp Alice Marie Sharp, 71, of Orange, passed away on July 8, 2014, at her home. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on, Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church of Orangefield. Born on February 17, 1943, Alice was the daughter...
Sterling E. Werkheiser
Jul 8, 2014
Sterling E. Werkheiser, 85, of Bridge City, passed away on July 8, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger and Father Jim McClintock. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Dorothy Mazzola Gipson
Jul 7, 2014
Dorothy Marie Mazzola Gipson, 88, of Orange, passed away peacefully and gracefully on July 7, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m., Friday, with Reverend James Sichko reciting the Rosary at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2014,...
Anna Maria Bowman Warren
Jul 4, 2014
Anna Maria Bowman Anna Marie Bowman Warren, age 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 27th, 1965, she was the daughter of Howard Bowman, aka Mando, and Billie Marie Davis. She is preceded in death by her mother, Billie Marie Davis; uncle, Arthur R. Ellis;...
Lester Eugene Cammack Sr.
Jul 2, 2014
Funeral services for Lester Eugene Cammack, Sr., 83, of Port Neches, will be held Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Ave, Nederland, Texas. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday, July 4, 2014 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at...
Lonnie Andrew Henry
Jul 1, 2014
Lonnie Andrew Henry, 88, of Orange, passed away on July 1, 2014, at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Gary Grantham. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 A.M., Saturday at Claybar...
Sampson Smith
Jun 30, 2014
Mr. Sampson Smith, Jr. passed away in Beaumont, Texas June 30, 2014 at the age of 64. He was born September 9, 1949 in Jasper, Texas to Sampson Smith, Sr. and Vietta Young and worked as a laborer in the shipyard at the Port of Orange, Texas. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, and both of his...
Jeannette Holbrook Foster
Jun 29, 2014
Jeanette Holbrook Foster, 80, of Orange, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.C. Hall. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at...
Bruce D. Kelfstrom
Jun 28, 2014
Bruce Douglas Kelfstrom, 76, of Mauriceville, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on March 18, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Marie (Scanlon) Kelfstrom and Arthur Kelfstrom. Bruce was a United States Army veteran serving as a Military Police Officer with the K-9 unit. He retired in 2003 from IBEW local 134,...
Merna Loy Chance-Stanger
Jun 28, 2014
Merna Loy Chance Stanger, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...
John T. "Pete" Powell Jr.
Jun 27, 2014
John T. “Pete” Powell, Jr., 90, of Wallisville, and a former longtime resident of West Orange, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014, at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joe Orr, and the eulogy will be given by...
Jerry Smith
Jun 27, 2014
Jerry passed away on June 27, 2014. He was 87 years old and was a WWII Navy Veteran. He retired from Bethlehem and lived in Vidor most of his life. He leaves behind his loving wife Mary; his twin brother Gene Smith of Detroit, Michigan; four sons; one daughter; and many grand and great grandkids that will miss their “paw...
Bobby Gerald Permenter
Jun 26, 2014
Bobby Permenter, 70, of Orange, passed away on June 26, 2014, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be his niece, Alicia Kae Permenter of Port Neches. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home...
William Herbert Simonton
Jun 25, 2014
William Herbert Simonton, 89, was born February 8, 1925, to William and Ada Simonton, and passed away on June 25, 2014 in his son’s home in Pasadena, Texas. He graduated from Orange High School and studied at Rice University before going to the South Pacific to serve in the navy during World War II. He worked over 35 years at...
James Edgar "Eddie" Johnson
Jun 23, 2014
James Edgar “Eddie” Johnson James Edgar “Eddie” Johnson, 91, of Marianna, Florida died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Chipola Nursing Pavilion. Born in Huntington, Texas, on September 30, 1922, he was the son of Perry Edward Johnson and Montie Ann Collins Johnson. Mr. Johnson had resided in Marianna for the past 16 years. He was a United States Army Air...
Fannie Mae Clem
Jun 23, 2014
Fannie Mae Clem, 88, was born April 25, 1926 in Gravel Hill, Sabine County, TX to Charles and Madgie (Palmer) Conn and passed away June 23, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Clem was a lady of great energy who loved and enjoyed life to its fullest. Even in her later years, she enjoyed square dancing, round dancing, and line dancing...
Robert Keith Kessell
Jun 22, 2014
Robert Keith Kessell, 81 years old, passed into eternal life on Sunday, 22 June, 2014 while in care at Harbor Hospice. Keith was born to Naomi Ruth Kessell in 1932, and was raised in Dunbar, West Virginia. After completing High School, Keith met and fell in love with Mary Josephine Merideth. Keith and Mary shared 59 years of loving marriage...
James Daniel Dronett
Jun 20, 2014
James Daniel (J.D.) Dronett passed away on June 20, 2014 in Boca Raton Florida, from complications of open heart surgery. Born to Sidney and Lorena (Boudreaux) Dronett on May 22, 1932, he was raised in Orangefield. He lived in Cali Colombia and Boca Raton. J.D.served in the US Army, spending most of the time in Alaska. He spent his life...
Lester Colley Brizendine Jr.
Jun 20, 2014
Mr. Lester C. Brizendine, Jr., 86, passed away June 20, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating his life will be held Sunday, June 22, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake at 2:00 p.m. with interment to follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Brizendine is survived by his daughter, Colette Turner; son, Stuart Brizendine; grandchildren,...
Flora Franceine Tuppen
Jul 9, 2014
Franceine Tuppen Flora Franceine Tuppen, 70, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her residence. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service to be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Scott McIntosh, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Services...
Alice Marie Sharp
Jul 8, 2014
Alice Marie Sharp Alice Marie Sharp, 71, of Orange, passed away on July 8, 2014, at her home. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on, Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church of Orangefield. Born on February 17, 1943, Alice was the daughter...
Sterling E. Werkheiser
Jul 8, 2014
Sterling E. Werkheiser, 85, of Bridge City, passed away on July 8, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger and Father Jim McClintock. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Dorothy Mazzola Gipson
Jul 7, 2014
Dorothy Marie Mazzola Gipson, 88, of Orange, passed away peacefully and gracefully on July 7, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m., Friday, with Reverend James Sichko reciting the Rosary at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2014,...
Anna Maria Bowman Warren
Jul 4, 2014
Anna Maria Bowman Anna Marie Bowman Warren, age 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 27th, 1965, she was the daughter of Howard Bowman, aka Mando, and Billie Marie Davis. She is preceded in death by her mother, Billie Marie Davis; uncle, Arthur R. Ellis;...
Lester Eugene Cammack Sr.
Jul 2, 2014
Funeral services for Lester Eugene Cammack, Sr., 83, of Port Neches, will be held Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Ave, Nederland, Texas. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday, July 4, 2014 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at...
Lonnie Andrew Henry
Jul 1, 2014
Lonnie Andrew Henry, 88, of Orange, passed away on July 1, 2014, at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Gary Grantham. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 A.M., Saturday at Claybar...
Sampson Smith
Jun 30, 2014
Mr. Sampson Smith, Jr. passed away in Beaumont, Texas June 30, 2014 at the age of 64. He was born September 9, 1949 in Jasper, Texas to Sampson Smith, Sr. and Vietta Young and worked as a laborer in the shipyard at the Port of Orange, Texas. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, and both of his...
Jeannette Holbrook Foster
Jun 29, 2014
Jeanette Holbrook Foster, 80, of Orange, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.C. Hall. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at...
Bruce D. Kelfstrom
Jun 28, 2014
Bruce Douglas Kelfstrom, 76, of Mauriceville, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on March 18, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Marie (Scanlon) Kelfstrom and Arthur Kelfstrom. Bruce was a United States Army veteran serving as a Military Police Officer with the K-9 unit. He retired in 2003 from IBEW local 134,...
Merna Loy Chance-Stanger
Jun 28, 2014
Merna Loy Chance Stanger, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...
John T. "Pete" Powell Jr.
Jun 27, 2014
John T. “Pete” Powell, Jr., 90, of Wallisville, and a former longtime resident of West Orange, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014, at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joe Orr, and the eulogy will be given by...
Jerry Smith
Jun 27, 2014
Jerry passed away on June 27, 2014. He was 87 years old and was a WWII Navy Veteran. He retired from Bethlehem and lived in Vidor most of his life. He leaves behind his loving wife Mary; his twin brother Gene Smith of Detroit, Michigan; four sons; one daughter; and many grand and great grandkids that will miss their “paw...
Bobby Gerald Permenter
Jun 26, 2014
Bobby Permenter, 70, of Orange, passed away on June 26, 2014, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be his niece, Alicia Kae Permenter of Port Neches. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home...
William Herbert Simonton
Jun 25, 2014
William Herbert Simonton, 89, was born February 8, 1925, to William and Ada Simonton, and passed away on June 25, 2014 in his son’s home in Pasadena, Texas. He graduated from Orange High School and studied at Rice University before going to the South Pacific to serve in the navy during World War II. He worked over 35 years at...
James Edgar "Eddie" Johnson
Jun 23, 2014
James Edgar “Eddie” Johnson James Edgar “Eddie” Johnson, 91, of Marianna, Florida died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Chipola Nursing Pavilion. Born in Huntington, Texas, on September 30, 1922, he was the son of Perry Edward Johnson and Montie Ann Collins Johnson. Mr. Johnson had resided in Marianna for the past 16 years. He was a United States Army Air...
Fannie Mae Clem
Jun 23, 2014
Fannie Mae Clem, 88, was born April 25, 1926 in Gravel Hill, Sabine County, TX to Charles and Madgie (Palmer) Conn and passed away June 23, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Clem was a lady of great energy who loved and enjoyed life to its fullest. Even in her later years, she enjoyed square dancing, round dancing, and line dancing...
Robert Keith Kessell
Jun 22, 2014
Robert Keith Kessell, 81 years old, passed into eternal life on Sunday, 22 June, 2014 while in care at Harbor Hospice. Keith was born to Naomi Ruth Kessell in 1932, and was raised in Dunbar, West Virginia. After completing High School, Keith met and fell in love with Mary Josephine Merideth. Keith and Mary shared 59 years of loving marriage...
James Daniel Dronett
Jun 20, 2014
James Daniel (J.D.) Dronett passed away on June 20, 2014 in Boca Raton Florida, from complications of open heart surgery. Born to Sidney and Lorena (Boudreaux) Dronett on May 22, 1932, he was raised in Orangefield. He lived in Cali Colombia and Boca Raton. J.D.served in the US Army, spending most of the time in Alaska. He spent his life...
Lester Colley Brizendine Jr.
Jun 20, 2014
Mr. Lester C. Brizendine, Jr., 86, passed away June 20, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating his life will be held Sunday, June 22, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake at 2:00 p.m. with interment to follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Brizendine is survived by his daughter, Colette Turner; son, Stuart Brizendine; grandchildren,...
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