Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Calvin Windford Hailey
Apr 10, 2014
Calvin Windford Hailey, 90, passed away at Harbor Hospice on April 10, 2014 in Beaumont, TX surrounded by his family. Mr. Hailey was born on December 3, 1923 in Springfield, MO. He served in the United States Navy. Mr. Hailey attended the University of Texas, where he earned a Bachelor and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He was initiated into Lambda...
Juanita Coline Manuel
Apr 10, 2014
Juanita Coline Manuel, 72, of Orange, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Don Swanson, Mr. Chris Eppler, and Mr. Justin McCorkle of Mauriceville Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Mauriceville....
Michael Leroy Sisk
Apr 9, 2014
A memorial servicehonoring the life of Michael Leroy Sisk, 67, of Beaumont will be held Monday, April 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Reverend John Woodall, pastor of First Baptist Church of China, will officiate. Michael was born December 13, 1946 to Lolly (Soileau) and Cecil Welch Sisk and passed away at his residence...
James "Jim" Ross McGee
Apr 9, 2014
James “Jim” Ross McGee, 75, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at his home with his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Tony Goins of Bridge City Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation...
A.J. "Buster" Lapeyrolerie
Apr 9, 2014
A.J. “Buster” Lapeyrolerie, 92, of Bridge City, passed away on April 9, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 12, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven L. Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...
Norma C Mitchell
Apr 8, 2014
On April 8, 2014, while surrounded by her daughters and family, Norma C Mitchell earned her angel wings and joined her husband, John Howard Mitchell and daughter, Wanda (Poke) Meyer. Norma C was born in Maypearl, Texas in 1922 to Roy Dolphus and Gracie Busby. She spent her early years in Ellis County, Texas and graduated from Waxahachie High School....
John Ward
Apr 8, 2014
John Ward, 80, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday April 11, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Andalusia, Alabama, on December 26, 1933, he was the son...
Wayne Peveto
Apr 8, 2014
Wayne Peveto was born April 24, 1924 in Mauriceville, Texas, to Coleman and Mabel Clark Peveto. He passed from this life on April 8, 2014. Wayne graduated from Mauriceville High School then served his country in World War II. He was drafted into the Navy and served on the submarine USS Pollack in the Pacific Ocean. While stationed at the...
Wayne Peveto
Apr 8, 2014
Wayne Peveto was born April 24, 1924 in Mauriceville, Texas, to Coleman and Mabel Clark Peveto. He passed from this life on April 8, 2014. Wayne graduated from Mauriceville High School then served his country in World War II. He was drafted into the Navy and served on the submarine USS Pollack in the Pacific Ocean. While stationed at the...
Marco Kordie
Apr 6, 2014
Marco Kordie, 81, of Orange, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb from Trinity Baptist Church. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with Masonic Rites performed by Madison Lodge 126 AF&AM. Serving as pallbearers will be...
Howard J. Casto
Apr 6, 2014
Howard J “Brub” Casto Howard J. “Brub” Casto, 71 of Orange, Texas passed away, Sunday, April 6, 2014 due to complications of surgery. A Family Service will be held at the scattering of his ashes, as he requested. Friends are invited to a memorial service to be held from 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at his residence, 14075...
Nedra Smith
Apr 5, 2014
Nedra Smith, age 99, died quietly at the Sabine House on April 5, 2014. She was five months short of her 100th birthday. Nedra was born on September 2, 1914, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of E.C. and Lula Breedlove, and was one of eight children. In 1924 when Nedra was 10, her father, who was a banker,...
Nedra Smith
Apr 5, 2014
Nedra Smith, age 99, died quietly at the Sabine House on April 5, 2014. She was five months short of her 100th birthday. Nedra was born on September 2, 1914, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of E.C. and Lula Breedlove, and was one of eight children. In 1924 when Nedra was 10, her father, who was a banker,...
Anna Charlene Bradberry
Apr 5, 2014
Anna Charlene Bradberry was born February 17, 1943 in Little Rock, AR to Charles and Edythe Goforth Barber and passed away April 5, 2014 in Beaumont. Mrs. Bradberry was a longtime resident of Beaumont, employed as an LVN with Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital before retiring. She then worked with her daughter, Georgana in her antique business. Preceded in death by...
Herminia "Minnie" Almazon
Apr 4, 2014
Herminia “Minnie” Lopez Almazan, 76, of Deer Park and a former resident of Orange since 1963, joined her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Funeral services will be Two O’clock p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church...
Luella Viola Winebrenner
Apr 4, 2014
Luella Viola Winebrenner, 83, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday with a Memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. April 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Michael Wayne Green. Born in Austin, Texas, on August 21, 1930, Luella was...
James Michael Speake
Apr 4, 2014
James Michael Speake, 62, passed away at his Groves, TX home on April 4, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Speake was born on June 9, 1951 in Springfield, MO. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in 1969. Mr. Speake worked at the Gulf Oil Refinery for ten years and then later worked until...
Mark Gardner
Apr 4, 2014
Mark Gardner, 54, of Orange, died April 4, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 13, 2014, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in California, on October 23, 1959, Mark was the son of Wayne and Ruby Gardner. He played high-school football in Buna, Texas, and...
Mark August Nies
Apr 3, 2014
Mark August Nies, 64, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014, with a Memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. in Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church of Orange. Born in Orange,...
Gail Wilson
Apr 3, 2014
Gail Broussard Wilson, lovingly known by her family and friends as “Gail Beth”, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, teacher, and beloved Pastor’s wife. Her life was dedicated to her Savior Lord Jesus and her family. She fought the good fight, ran her race, and she has obtained her prize. Throughout her life she served her family,...
Calvin Windford Hailey
Apr 10, 2014
Calvin Windford Hailey, 90, passed away at Harbor Hospice on April 10, 2014 in Beaumont, TX surrounded by his family. Mr. Hailey was born on December 3, 1923 in Springfield, MO. He served in the United States Navy. Mr. Hailey attended the University of Texas, where he earned a Bachelor and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He was initiated into Lambda...
Juanita Coline Manuel
Apr 10, 2014
Juanita Coline Manuel, 72, of Orange, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Don Swanson, Mr. Chris Eppler, and Mr. Justin McCorkle of Mauriceville Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Mauriceville....
Michael Leroy Sisk
Apr 9, 2014
A memorial servicehonoring the life of Michael Leroy Sisk, 67, of Beaumont will be held Monday, April 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Reverend John Woodall, pastor of First Baptist Church of China, will officiate. Michael was born December 13, 1946 to Lolly (Soileau) and Cecil Welch Sisk and passed away at his residence...
James "Jim" Ross McGee
Apr 9, 2014
James “Jim” Ross McGee, 75, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at his home with his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Tony Goins of Bridge City Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation...
A.J. "Buster" Lapeyrolerie
Apr 9, 2014
A.J. “Buster” Lapeyrolerie, 92, of Bridge City, passed away on April 9, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 12, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven L. Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...
Norma C Mitchell
Apr 8, 2014
On April 8, 2014, while surrounded by her daughters and family, Norma C Mitchell earned her angel wings and joined her husband, John Howard Mitchell and daughter, Wanda (Poke) Meyer. Norma C was born in Maypearl, Texas in 1922 to Roy Dolphus and Gracie Busby. She spent her early years in Ellis County, Texas and graduated from Waxahachie High School....
John Ward
Apr 8, 2014
John Ward, 80, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday April 11, 2014, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Andalusia, Alabama, on December 26, 1933, he was the son...
Wayne Peveto
Apr 8, 2014
Wayne Peveto was born April 24, 1924 in Mauriceville, Texas, to Coleman and Mabel Clark Peveto. He passed from this life on April 8, 2014. Wayne graduated from Mauriceville High School then served his country in World War II. He was drafted into the Navy and served on the submarine USS Pollack in the Pacific Ocean. While stationed at the...
Wayne Peveto
Apr 8, 2014
Wayne Peveto was born April 24, 1924 in Mauriceville, Texas, to Coleman and Mabel Clark Peveto. He passed from this life on April 8, 2014. Wayne graduated from Mauriceville High School then served his country in World War II. He was drafted into the Navy and served on the submarine USS Pollack in the Pacific Ocean. While stationed at the...
Marco Kordie
Apr 6, 2014
Marco Kordie, 81, of Orange, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb from Trinity Baptist Church. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with Masonic Rites performed by Madison Lodge 126 AF&AM. Serving as pallbearers will be...
Howard J. Casto
Apr 6, 2014
Howard J “Brub” Casto Howard J. “Brub” Casto, 71 of Orange, Texas passed away, Sunday, April 6, 2014 due to complications of surgery. A Family Service will be held at the scattering of his ashes, as he requested. Friends are invited to a memorial service to be held from 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at his residence, 14075...
Nedra Smith
Apr 5, 2014
Nedra Smith, age 99, died quietly at the Sabine House on April 5, 2014. She was five months short of her 100th birthday. Nedra was born on September 2, 1914, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of E.C. and Lula Breedlove, and was one of eight children. In 1924 when Nedra was 10, her father, who was a banker,...
Nedra Smith
Apr 5, 2014
Nedra Smith, age 99, died quietly at the Sabine House on April 5, 2014. She was five months short of her 100th birthday. Nedra was born on September 2, 1914, in Tupelo, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of E.C. and Lula Breedlove, and was one of eight children. In 1924 when Nedra was 10, her father, who was a banker,...
Anna Charlene Bradberry
Apr 5, 2014
Anna Charlene Bradberry was born February 17, 1943 in Little Rock, AR to Charles and Edythe Goforth Barber and passed away April 5, 2014 in Beaumont. Mrs. Bradberry was a longtime resident of Beaumont, employed as an LVN with Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital before retiring. She then worked with her daughter, Georgana in her antique business. Preceded in death by...
Herminia "Minnie" Almazon
Apr 4, 2014
Herminia “Minnie” Lopez Almazan, 76, of Deer Park and a former resident of Orange since 1963, joined her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. Funeral services will be Two O’clock p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church...
Luella Viola Winebrenner
Apr 4, 2014
Luella Viola Winebrenner, 83, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday with a Memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. April 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Michael Wayne Green. Born in Austin, Texas, on August 21, 1930, Luella was...
James Michael Speake
Apr 4, 2014
James Michael Speake, 62, passed away at his Groves, TX home on April 4, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Speake was born on June 9, 1951 in Springfield, MO. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in 1969. Mr. Speake worked at the Gulf Oil Refinery for ten years and then later worked until...
Mark Gardner
Apr 4, 2014
Mark Gardner, 54, of Orange, died April 4, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 13, 2014, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in California, on October 23, 1959, Mark was the son of Wayne and Ruby Gardner. He played high-school football in Buna, Texas, and...
Mark August Nies
Apr 3, 2014
Mark August Nies, 64, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014, with a Memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. in Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church of Orange. Born in Orange,...
Gail Wilson
Apr 3, 2014
Gail Broussard Wilson, lovingly known by her family and friends as “Gail Beth”, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, teacher, and beloved Pastor’s wife. Her life was dedicated to her Savior Lord Jesus and her family. She fought the good fight, ran her race, and she has obtained her prize. Throughout her life she served her family,...