Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Margaret Beaulah Jordan
May 18, 2014
Margaret Jordan, 88, was born in Pelham, TN April 12, 1926 to W. T. and Hattie Partin Hill and passed away May 18, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. She was a long term resident of the area and was a florist and owner of Margaret’s Flowers & Gifts. Mrs. Jordan was a faithful member of Gospel Tabernacle of Beaumont, who also...
LeRoy Welch
May 17, 2014
LeRoy Welch, 76, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday...
Betty Sue Wilson Storey
May 17, 2014
Betty Sue Wilson Storey An angel was called to heaven on Saturday, May 17, 2014 as Betty Sue Wilson Storey, 82, of Bridge City departed this earth at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Born to be a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty enjoyed a full life supporting, guiding, leading, and inspiring her family...
Nancy Marie Gray
May 16, 2014
Nancy Marie Gray, 64, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 16, 2014, at her niece’s home in Winnie. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Cremation will follow under the care of...
Justin Taylor Martin
May 15, 2014
A memorial service for Justin Taylor Martin, 21, of Bridge City will be at 5:30 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Bridge Point Fellowship, 1355 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Shores. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday at the church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 22, 1992, he was...
Rosey Abrego Molina
May 14, 2014
Rosey Abrego Molina Rosey Abrego Molina was born in Yorktown, Texas on May 28, 1924. After a lengthy illness, Rosey entered Heaven’s gates on May 14, 2014 welcomed by her father and mother, Onesimo and Cecilia Abrego, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Molina Sr. and Victoria Molina, and her grandson, David Foreman Molina. A consummate mother and homemaker, Rosey was...
Iva Nell Fields
May 14, 2014
Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May...
Melville George Hyatt
May 14, 2014
Melville George Hyatt, 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory...
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...
Margaret Beaulah Jordan
May 18, 2014
Margaret Jordan, 88, was born in Pelham, TN April 12, 1926 to W. T. and Hattie Partin Hill and passed away May 18, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. She was a long term resident of the area and was a florist and owner of Margaret’s Flowers & Gifts. Mrs. Jordan was a faithful member of Gospel Tabernacle of Beaumont, who also...
LeRoy Welch
May 17, 2014
LeRoy Welch, 76, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday...
Betty Sue Wilson Storey
May 17, 2014
Betty Sue Wilson Storey An angel was called to heaven on Saturday, May 17, 2014 as Betty Sue Wilson Storey, 82, of Bridge City departed this earth at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Born to be a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Betty enjoyed a full life supporting, guiding, leading, and inspiring her family...
Nancy Marie Gray
May 16, 2014
Nancy Marie Gray, 64, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 16, 2014, at her niece’s home in Winnie. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Cremation will follow under the care of...
Justin Taylor Martin
May 15, 2014
A memorial service for Justin Taylor Martin, 21, of Bridge City will be at 5:30 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Bridge Point Fellowship, 1355 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Shores. The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday at the church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 22, 1992, he was...
Rosey Abrego Molina
May 14, 2014
Rosey Abrego Molina Rosey Abrego Molina was born in Yorktown, Texas on May 28, 1924. After a lengthy illness, Rosey entered Heaven’s gates on May 14, 2014 welcomed by her father and mother, Onesimo and Cecilia Abrego, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Molina Sr. and Victoria Molina, and her grandson, David Foreman Molina. A consummate mother and homemaker, Rosey was...
Iva Nell Fields
May 14, 2014
Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May...
Melville George Hyatt
May 14, 2014
Melville George Hyatt, 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory...
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...