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In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Helen McCullough Odom

Helen McCullough Odom

Jun 5, 2014

Funeral services for Helen McCullough Odom, of Beaumont, will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Benjamin West, associate pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday prior to the service. Helen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren will...

Bob William Travis Jr.

Bob William Travis Jr.

Jun 5, 2014

Bob William Travis, Jr. Bob William Travis, Jr., 69, of Orange, passed away on June 5, 2014, at his home. The memorial service is to be held June 18, 2014 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Chruch Family Activity Center: 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, Texas 77611 Born in New Orleans, Louisiana he was the son of Bob...

John Dominic Romano

John Dominic Romano

Jun 3, 2014

John Dominic Romano, age 56, passed away at Lewisville Medical Center on June 3, 2014, as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest he suffered on May 21. John was born to Joe and Rosalie Romano on October 5, 1957, in Orange, Texas. He grew up there as part of a big, loving, traditional Italian-American family and enjoying an idyllic...

George C. Brooks Jr.

George C. Brooks Jr.

Jun 2, 2014

Funeral services for George C. Brooks, Jr. 86, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mr. Brooks was born Nov. 18, 1927...

Argelia Alvarez

Argelia Alvarez

Jun 2, 2014

Gathering of family and friends from 12 noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery.

Betty Jo Dillard

Betty Jo Dillard

Jun 2, 2014

Betty Jo Dillard, 84, of Orange, passed away on June 2, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Powell of The Church of Christ in West Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Virginia D. "Ginny" Green

Virginia D. "Ginny" Green

Jun 2, 2014

Virginia D. “Ginny” Green, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 2, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 5th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday...

Frances Binagia Choate

Frances Binagia Choate

Jun 1, 2014

Frances Binagia Choate, 98, of Vinton, LA, passed away on June 1, 2014, at Resthaven Nursing Home in Lake Charles, LA. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014,...

Sharlet Boehme Courmier

Sharlet Boehme Courmier

May 31, 2014

Sharlet Boehme Courmier, 67, of Vinton, LA, passed away on May 31, 2014, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00...

Thomas George Gonzales Sr

Thomas George Gonzales Sr

May 31, 2014

Thomas George Gonzales Sr., 68, of Beaumont went to be with the Lord Saturday May 31, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born July 6, 1945 and lived most of his life in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delia Thornell and his grandmother, Isabella Costello. Survivors include his children Felicia Reyes, Thomas Gonzales...

Marilyn Lomie Cotton

Marilyn Lomie Cotton

May 31, 2014

Marilyn Lomie Cotton, 86, of Orangefield, passed away on May 31, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bobby Granger of West Orange Christian Church. The eulogy will be given by Will “Sarge” Cotton and Mark Scales. Burial will follow at Mary...

Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker

Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker

May 30, 2014

On May 30, 2014, Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker went to her heavenly home while surrounded by her loving family: Valerie Keneson (Bradley) of Vidor; Ralph Buker (Geneva) of Orange; and Vickie Doucet of Melbourne, Florida, as well as extended family and friends. Goldie Louise was born on December 26, 1923 in Dunbar, West Virginia to the late Herbert William Lindsey...

Scott Reeves

Scott Reeves

May 28, 2014

Scott Reeves, 49, was born May 27, 1965 in Beaumont to Tom and Lynda Chisum Reeves and passed away May 28, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Saturday, May 31 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services, officiated by Reverend Linda Hopkins will start at 2:00 PM after the...

Robert Marlon Anthony Jr.

Robert Marlon Anthony Jr.

May 28, 2014

Robert Marlon Anthony, Jr., 61, of Westlake, Louisiana, rock-n-rolled to Heaven on May 28, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Kenedy, Texas, on July 10, 1952, he was the son of Robert Marlon Anthony, Sr. and Sarah Maxine Anthony. A Stark graduate of 1970, he was all regional in High School football. Robert was very...

Francis Cleveland Brantley

Francis Cleveland Brantley

May 26, 2014

Francis Cleveland Brantley Francis Cleveland Brantley, 78, of Orange, passed away on May 26, 2014, at his home. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born on August 30, 1935, he was the son of...

L. B. "Snookie" Brashear

L. B. "Snookie" Brashear

May 26, 2014

Levis Boyce Brashear died on Monday, May 26, 2014 at the age of 81 at his home surrounded by family. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 30th at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Lynn Ashcraft will officiate. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in McLewis Community. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to...

Edward Ashworth

Edward Ashworth

May 25, 2014

Edward Ashworth, 52, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., May 29, 2014 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Cremation was held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June...

Robert Paul Campbell Sr.

Robert Paul Campbell Sr.

May 25, 2014

Robert Paul Campbell Sr., 50, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Rev. Welton McGallien officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday at the...

Mae Byrd Smith

Mae Byrd Smith

May 25, 2014

Mae Byrd Smith, 88, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. A graveside service and burial will be...

Laura Ann "Cherokee" Flowers

Laura Ann "Cherokee" Flowers

May 24, 2014

Laura Ann “Cherokee” Flowers, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on May 24, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Winfree Baptist Church. Born in Gaines...

Helen McCullough Odom

Helen McCullough Odom

Jun 5, 2014

Funeral services for Helen McCullough Odom, of Beaumont, will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Benjamin West, associate pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday prior to the service. Helen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren will...

Bob William Travis Jr.

Bob William Travis Jr.

Jun 5, 2014

Bob William Travis, Jr. Bob William Travis, Jr., 69, of Orange, passed away on June 5, 2014, at his home. The memorial service is to be held June 18, 2014 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Chruch Family Activity Center: 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, Texas 77611 Born in New Orleans, Louisiana he was the son of Bob...

John Dominic Romano

John Dominic Romano

Jun 3, 2014

John Dominic Romano, age 56, passed away at Lewisville Medical Center on June 3, 2014, as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest he suffered on May 21. John was born to Joe and Rosalie Romano on October 5, 1957, in Orange, Texas. He grew up there as part of a big, loving, traditional Italian-American family and enjoying an idyllic...

George C. Brooks Jr.

George C. Brooks Jr.

Jun 2, 2014

Funeral services for George C. Brooks, Jr. 86, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mr. Brooks was born Nov. 18, 1927...

Argelia Alvarez

Argelia Alvarez

Jun 2, 2014

Gathering of family and friends from 12 noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery.

Betty Jo Dillard

Betty Jo Dillard

Jun 2, 2014

Betty Jo Dillard, 84, of Orange, passed away on June 2, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Powell of The Church of Christ in West Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Virginia D. "Ginny" Green

Virginia D. "Ginny" Green

Jun 2, 2014

Virginia D. “Ginny” Green, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 2, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 5th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday...

Frances Binagia Choate

Frances Binagia Choate

Jun 1, 2014

Frances Binagia Choate, 98, of Vinton, LA, passed away on June 1, 2014, at Resthaven Nursing Home in Lake Charles, LA. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014,...

Sharlet Boehme Courmier

Sharlet Boehme Courmier

May 31, 2014

Sharlet Boehme Courmier, 67, of Vinton, LA, passed away on May 31, 2014, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00...

Thomas George Gonzales Sr

Thomas George Gonzales Sr

May 31, 2014

Thomas George Gonzales Sr., 68, of Beaumont went to be with the Lord Saturday May 31, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born July 6, 1945 and lived most of his life in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delia Thornell and his grandmother, Isabella Costello. Survivors include his children Felicia Reyes, Thomas Gonzales...

Marilyn Lomie Cotton

Marilyn Lomie Cotton

May 31, 2014

Marilyn Lomie Cotton, 86, of Orangefield, passed away on May 31, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bobby Granger of West Orange Christian Church. The eulogy will be given by Will “Sarge” Cotton and Mark Scales. Burial will follow at Mary...

Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker

Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker

May 30, 2014

On May 30, 2014, Goldie Louise Lindsey Buker went to her heavenly home while surrounded by her loving family: Valerie Keneson (Bradley) of Vidor; Ralph Buker (Geneva) of Orange; and Vickie Doucet of Melbourne, Florida, as well as extended family and friends. Goldie Louise was born on December 26, 1923 in Dunbar, West Virginia to the late Herbert William Lindsey...

Scott Reeves

Scott Reeves

May 28, 2014

Scott Reeves, 49, was born May 27, 1965 in Beaumont to Tom and Lynda Chisum Reeves and passed away May 28, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Saturday, May 31 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services, officiated by Reverend Linda Hopkins will start at 2:00 PM after the...

Robert Marlon Anthony Jr.

Robert Marlon Anthony Jr.

May 28, 2014

Robert Marlon Anthony, Jr., 61, of Westlake, Louisiana, rock-n-rolled to Heaven on May 28, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Kenedy, Texas, on July 10, 1952, he was the son of Robert Marlon Anthony, Sr. and Sarah Maxine Anthony. A Stark graduate of 1970, he was all regional in High School football. Robert was very...

Francis Cleveland Brantley

Francis Cleveland Brantley

May 26, 2014

Francis Cleveland Brantley Francis Cleveland Brantley, 78, of Orange, passed away on May 26, 2014, at his home. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born on August 30, 1935, he was the son of...

L. B. "Snookie" Brashear

L. B. "Snookie" Brashear

May 26, 2014

Levis Boyce Brashear died on Monday, May 26, 2014 at the age of 81 at his home surrounded by family. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 30th at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Lynn Ashcraft will officiate. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in McLewis Community. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to...

Edward Ashworth

Edward Ashworth

May 25, 2014

Edward Ashworth, 52, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., May 29, 2014 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Cremation was held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June...

Robert Paul Campbell Sr.

Robert Paul Campbell Sr.

May 25, 2014

Robert Paul Campbell Sr., 50, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Rev. Welton McGallien officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday at the...

Mae Byrd Smith

Mae Byrd Smith

May 25, 2014

Mae Byrd Smith, 88, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. A graveside service and burial will be...

Laura Ann "Cherokee" Flowers

Laura Ann "Cherokee" Flowers

May 24, 2014

Laura Ann “Cherokee” Flowers, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on May 24, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Winfree Baptist Church. Born in Gaines...

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