Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Donna Zappa Broomes
May 13, 2014
Donna Zappa Broomes, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Monday...
Bobbie Smith Ivey
May 12, 2014
Bobbie Smith Ivey, 77, of Orange, died on May 12, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Keith Giblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1-2PM at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Myrtle Mae Miller
May 11, 2014
Myrtle Mae Miller, 86, a resident of Orange since 1957 and formerly of Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Vidor. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ officiating. Myrtle was born October 7, 1927, in Friendsville, Tennessee, to William Herbert...
Paul Revere Warren
May 10, 2014
Paul Revere Warren Paul Revere Warren was born in Center on August 10, 1917 and passed away at age 96 on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Orange. He was the son of Mac Duff and Annie Brinkley Warren. Paul’s father, Mac Duff, was the first graduate of Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University. While his father was enrolled at SFA,...
Harold "Dean" Ewing
May 10, 2014
A memorial services for Harold “Dean” Ewing, 62, of Beaumont, will be held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Dean was born on Jan. 7, 1952 and died May 10, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was employed by RDS...
Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce
May 10, 2014
Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce, 74, of Orange, died on May 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2PM Tuesday May 13, 2014, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-8PM, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral...
Virginia Ruth Hahn White
May 9, 2014
Virginia Ruth Hahn White, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 9, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Kosse Cemetery in Kosse, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Rita Sims of First United Methodist Church in Kosse, Texas. Born in Teague, Texas on September 1, 1917 she was the...
Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.
May 7, 2014
Leonard “Len” William Hargrave Jr., 63, of Bridge City, passed away on May 7, 2014, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Friday, May 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Hargrave. Friends and family will gather an hour before the memorial at 10:00AM Friday. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...
Margery McMillan Sargent
May 5, 2014
Margery McMillan Sargent, 90, of West Orange, passed away on May 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Coley of River City Hospice in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6-10 p.m., Wednesday...
Ray Shaffer
May 5, 2014
Ray Shaffer, 59, of Montgomery, Texas, died on May 5, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be Saturday May 10, 2014 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. with a Celebration of Life service at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City at 11:00 a.m. Born in Chinson, Kansas, on June 13, 1954, he was the son of Raymond George...
Vickie Russell Coburn
May 4, 2014
Vickie Russell Coburn, 56, of Orange, passed away on May 4, 2014. A Memorial Gathering will be Saturday, May, 10, 2014 from 10:00 to 12:00 with a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 12, 1957, she was the daughter of John Douglas Russell and Dorothy Geraldine Golden. Vickie was...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ware Boudreaux
May 3, 2014
Cynthia “Cindy” Ware Boudreaux Cindy Ware Boudreaux, aka "Nana", was reassigned to the post of guardian angel on May 3rd, 2014; where she will continue to watch out for us after losing her very courageous battle with cancer. It all started on May 5th, 1959, when Cindy was born to Geneva Mancill and Larry Gunter and she was much adored...
Ruth Wright
Apr 29, 2014
Mary Ruth Alborn Wright, 92, of Orange, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas will handle arrangements with visitation on Friday May 2, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...
Frank Wayne Ballard
Apr 29, 2014
Frank Wayne Ballard, 72, of Orange passed away at his home, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Mr. Ballard was born January 11, 1942 in Sulphur Springs to Horace E. and Dathel Leona (Rettman) Ballard. He had worked for several years at American...
Pastor Luther Maddoux
Apr 29, 2014
Luther Maddoux, 85, was born May 13, 1928 to Simon Luther and Novie Ann Williams Maddoux in Chester, TX and passed away April 29, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. Pastor Maddoux was a long term resident of Lumberton prior to moving to Honey Island in 2003. Pastor Maddoux founded and served as Pastor of Gospel Center Church in Beaumont for 32...
Edwin Joseph Johansson
Apr 29, 2014
Edwin Joseph Johansson, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on April 29, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday May 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft of First Baptist Church in Bridge City and Reverend Phil Sigman of Central Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow...
Wilbert Joseph LeDoux
Apr 28, 2014
Wilbert J. LeDoux, 85, of Orangefield, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the...
Lillie Irene McCauley
Apr 27, 2014
Lillie Irene Howard McCauley, 91, passed away April 27, 2014 in Lumberton, TX. She was born September 19, 1922 in Starks, Louisiana to Ed and Lucinda Raymer Howard. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with a celebration of her life to follow at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Larry Wall Suarez
Apr 27, 2014
Larry Wall Suarez, 57, of Orange, died on Sunday April 27, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering will be held an hour before the service at the funeral home. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 7, 1956, he was the son of Alex...
Gilbert Henry Myers
Apr 26, 2014
Gilbert Henry Myers, 93, of Orange, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Harbor House in Beaumont. Born in Matthews, Missouri, on September 26, 1920, he was the son of Henry George and Mary Lou (Webb) Myers. Gilbert served in the US Navy in World War II and Korea. He was a supervisor at DuPont Beaumont Works. He started square...
Donna Zappa Broomes
May 13, 2014
Donna Zappa Broomes, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Monday...
Bobbie Smith Ivey
May 12, 2014
Bobbie Smith Ivey, 77, of Orange, died on May 12, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Keith Giblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 1-2PM at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Myrtle Mae Miller
May 11, 2014
Myrtle Mae Miller, 86, a resident of Orange since 1957 and formerly of Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Vidor. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ officiating. Myrtle was born October 7, 1927, in Friendsville, Tennessee, to William Herbert...
Paul Revere Warren
May 10, 2014
Paul Revere Warren Paul Revere Warren was born in Center on August 10, 1917 and passed away at age 96 on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in Orange. He was the son of Mac Duff and Annie Brinkley Warren. Paul’s father, Mac Duff, was the first graduate of Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University. While his father was enrolled at SFA,...
Harold "Dean" Ewing
May 10, 2014
A memorial services for Harold “Dean” Ewing, 62, of Beaumont, will be held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Dean was born on Jan. 7, 1952 and died May 10, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was employed by RDS...
Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce
May 10, 2014
Jeannette Marie Maze Pierce, 74, of Orange, died on May 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2PM Tuesday May 13, 2014, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-8PM, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral...
Virginia Ruth Hahn White
May 9, 2014
Virginia Ruth Hahn White, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 9, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Kosse Cemetery in Kosse, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Rita Sims of First United Methodist Church in Kosse, Texas. Born in Teague, Texas on September 1, 1917 she was the...
Leonard "Len"William Hargrave Jr.
May 7, 2014
Leonard “Len” William Hargrave Jr., 63, of Bridge City, passed away on May 7, 2014, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Friday, May 9, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Hargrave. Friends and family will gather an hour before the memorial at 10:00AM Friday. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...
Margery McMillan Sargent
May 5, 2014
Margery McMillan Sargent, 90, of West Orange, passed away on May 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Coley of River City Hospice in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6-10 p.m., Wednesday...
Ray Shaffer
May 5, 2014
Ray Shaffer, 59, of Montgomery, Texas, died on May 5, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be Saturday May 10, 2014 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. with a Celebration of Life service at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City at 11:00 a.m. Born in Chinson, Kansas, on June 13, 1954, he was the son of Raymond George...
Vickie Russell Coburn
May 4, 2014
Vickie Russell Coburn, 56, of Orange, passed away on May 4, 2014. A Memorial Gathering will be Saturday, May, 10, 2014 from 10:00 to 12:00 with a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 12, 1957, she was the daughter of John Douglas Russell and Dorothy Geraldine Golden. Vickie was...
Cynthia "Cindy" Ware Boudreaux
May 3, 2014
Cynthia “Cindy” Ware Boudreaux Cindy Ware Boudreaux, aka "Nana", was reassigned to the post of guardian angel on May 3rd, 2014; where she will continue to watch out for us after losing her very courageous battle with cancer. It all started on May 5th, 1959, when Cindy was born to Geneva Mancill and Larry Gunter and she was much adored...
Ruth Wright
Apr 29, 2014
Mary Ruth Alborn Wright, 92, of Orange, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas will handle arrangements with visitation on Friday May 2, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday May 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...
Frank Wayne Ballard
Apr 29, 2014
Frank Wayne Ballard, 72, of Orange passed away at his home, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Mr. Ballard was born January 11, 1942 in Sulphur Springs to Horace E. and Dathel Leona (Rettman) Ballard. He had worked for several years at American...
Pastor Luther Maddoux
Apr 29, 2014
Luther Maddoux, 85, was born May 13, 1928 to Simon Luther and Novie Ann Williams Maddoux in Chester, TX and passed away April 29, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. Pastor Maddoux was a long term resident of Lumberton prior to moving to Honey Island in 2003. Pastor Maddoux founded and served as Pastor of Gospel Center Church in Beaumont for 32...
Edwin Joseph Johansson
Apr 29, 2014
Edwin Joseph Johansson, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on April 29, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday May 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft of First Baptist Church in Bridge City and Reverend Phil Sigman of Central Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow...
Wilbert Joseph LeDoux
Apr 28, 2014
Wilbert J. LeDoux, 85, of Orangefield, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014, at St. Helen Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the...
Lillie Irene McCauley
Apr 27, 2014
Lillie Irene Howard McCauley, 91, passed away April 27, 2014 in Lumberton, TX. She was born September 19, 1922 in Starks, Louisiana to Ed and Lucinda Raymer Howard. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with a celebration of her life to follow at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Larry Wall Suarez
Apr 27, 2014
Larry Wall Suarez, 57, of Orange, died on Sunday April 27, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering will be held an hour before the service at the funeral home. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 7, 1956, he was the son of Alex...
Gilbert Henry Myers
Apr 26, 2014
Gilbert Henry Myers, 93, of Orange, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Harbor House in Beaumont. Born in Matthews, Missouri, on September 26, 1920, he was the son of Henry George and Mary Lou (Webb) Myers. Gilbert served in the US Navy in World War II and Korea. He was a supervisor at DuPont Beaumont Works. He started square...