Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Carl Edward Strong
Jan 14, 2014
Carl Edward Strong, 61, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services with military honors will be 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in...
Doyle Lon Egan
Jan 13, 2014
Doyle Lon Egan, 66, of Orange, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Reverend Keith Myers officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral...
Tammy Rene Wilder
Jan 13, 2014
A gathering of family and friends of Tammy Wilder, 37, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Tammy passed away unexpectedly January 13, 2014. She was born July 12, 1976 in Marion, Indiana to Cheryl Simonis Wyss and Jerry Hyman. Tammy had lived in Beaumont for...
Roy S. Wingate
Jan 12, 2014
Roy Stephen Wingate, 89, of Orange passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Orange, TX on May 21, 1924 to Claude Lewis Wingate and Lumea Bonin Wingate. Roy graduated from Orange High School in 1941 and then served his country in the US Army during World War II in Europe in ordnance. He...
Claud Eddie Gossett
Jan 11, 2014
Claud Eddie Gossett, 70, of Orange, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the...
Linda Herin Trahan
Jan 11, 2014
Linda Herin Trahan, 54, of Orange, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014, at her home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Jerry Dodson, pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Sheila Fite Stelly
Jan 11, 2014
Sheila Fite Stelly, 52, of Orange, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church, 1355 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lance Faulkner of Bridge Point Fellowship Church, and Reverend Todd DeVaney of Fellowship Greenville in Greenville, SC. Cremation will be performed under...
Dorothy Ann Watkins
Jan 11, 2014
Dorothy Ann Watkins, 69, was born September 28, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Grover and Vernel Crawford Cordell and passed away January 11, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. She was a long time resident of the Beaumont area and worked as a provider with A I Agency (Home Health). A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs....
Wilma Ida St. Germain
Jan 10, 2014
I thank you for the love each of you have shown. I’ve gone to the place my Lord has prepared for me. I left my earthly home and entered into my heavenly rest on January 10, 2014. Wilma St. Germain of Bridge City, Texas, died peacefully after a blessed 101 years. Wilma was cared for lovingly by her family, church...
Roy Dale Regier
Jan 9, 2014
Roy Dale Regier, 57, of Orange, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering with family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Newton, Kansas on November 6, 1956, Roy was the son of Elmer and Betty Louise (Tucker) Regier....
LeRoy Beech Maury
Jan 9, 2014
LeRoy Beech Maury, 71, was born December 3, 1942 in Pueblo, CO to Beech and Dixie Jones Maury and passed away January 9, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. Lee was a self-employed computer programmer as well as an accomplished musician. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 – 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....
Kenneth Armstrong Hartley
Jan 9, 2014
Kenneth Armstrong Hartley, 90, of Orange, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the...
June Lavelle Murff
Jan 8, 2014
June Lavelle Murff, 80, of Huntsville, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2013, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Mr. Mark Legendre officiating. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Holder, Stephen Rickard, Jimmy Henry, Ron Niederhofer, Glen Stephenson...
Rayma Lee Sanford
Jan 8, 2014
Rayma Lee Sanford 83, passed away January 8, 2014 in Lavinia, Tennessee after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. Rayma was born June 24, 1930, in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Leslie Ray and Ethel Tripp. She married Joseph Cheney Sanford November 12, 1950. They were married for 46 years. Rayma loved her work as a nurse doing patient care and especially...
Darby R. Byrd Sr.
Jan 7, 2014
Darby R. Byrd, Sr., 71, of Orange, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 10, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Orange, with Reverend John Warren officiating. Following the service, friends...
J D "Joe" Grantham
Jan 6, 2014
J.D. Grantham, 85, was born August 11, 1928 to J.W. and Sarah Seal Grantham in DeRidder, LA and passed away January 6, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. J.D. was a resident of Groves, prior to relocating to Spurger, TX in 1996. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps Force veteran from 1946 – 1947 and was employed as...
Reece Edward "Ed" Smith
Jan 6, 2014
Reece Edward “Ed” Smith, 71, longtime resident of Orange, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at his home in Orange surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1pm, Thursday, January 9, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Tom Phelan officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will...
Teresa Lynne Vincent Wilhite
Jan 6, 2014
Teresa Lynne Vincent Wilhite, 54, of Orange, died Monday, January 6, 2014, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Trinkle, chaplain at Baptist Hospital in Orange and Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday at...
Lawrence Moore Levingston, Jr.
Jan 5, 2014
Lawrence Moore Levingston, Jr., 83, of Orange, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 22, 1930, Lawrence was...
Ruth Alice Woodward
Jan 5, 2014
Ruth Alice Woodward, 94, of Orange passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at The Meadows. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 10, 2014 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery at 2312 Irving St, Orange, TX 77630. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Claybar Funeral Home before traveling...
Carl Edward Strong
Jan 14, 2014
Carl Edward Strong, 61, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services with military honors will be 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in...
Doyle Lon Egan
Jan 13, 2014
Doyle Lon Egan, 66, of Orange, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Reverend Keith Myers officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral...
Tammy Rene Wilder
Jan 13, 2014
A gathering of family and friends of Tammy Wilder, 37, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Tammy passed away unexpectedly January 13, 2014. She was born July 12, 1976 in Marion, Indiana to Cheryl Simonis Wyss and Jerry Hyman. Tammy had lived in Beaumont for...
Roy S. Wingate
Jan 12, 2014
Roy Stephen Wingate, 89, of Orange passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Orange, TX on May 21, 1924 to Claude Lewis Wingate and Lumea Bonin Wingate. Roy graduated from Orange High School in 1941 and then served his country in the US Army during World War II in Europe in ordnance. He...
Claud Eddie Gossett
Jan 11, 2014
Claud Eddie Gossett, 70, of Orange, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the...
Linda Herin Trahan
Jan 11, 2014
Linda Herin Trahan, 54, of Orange, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014, at her home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Jerry Dodson, pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Sheila Fite Stelly
Jan 11, 2014
Sheila Fite Stelly, 52, of Orange, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church, 1355 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lance Faulkner of Bridge Point Fellowship Church, and Reverend Todd DeVaney of Fellowship Greenville in Greenville, SC. Cremation will be performed under...
Dorothy Ann Watkins
Jan 11, 2014
Dorothy Ann Watkins, 69, was born September 28, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Grover and Vernel Crawford Cordell and passed away January 11, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. She was a long time resident of the Beaumont area and worked as a provider with A I Agency (Home Health). A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs....
Wilma Ida St. Germain
Jan 10, 2014
I thank you for the love each of you have shown. I’ve gone to the place my Lord has prepared for me. I left my earthly home and entered into my heavenly rest on January 10, 2014. Wilma St. Germain of Bridge City, Texas, died peacefully after a blessed 101 years. Wilma was cared for lovingly by her family, church...
Roy Dale Regier
Jan 9, 2014
Roy Dale Regier, 57, of Orange, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering with family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Newton, Kansas on November 6, 1956, Roy was the son of Elmer and Betty Louise (Tucker) Regier....
LeRoy Beech Maury
Jan 9, 2014
LeRoy Beech Maury, 71, was born December 3, 1942 in Pueblo, CO to Beech and Dixie Jones Maury and passed away January 9, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. Lee was a self-employed computer programmer as well as an accomplished musician. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 – 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....
Kenneth Armstrong Hartley
Jan 9, 2014
Kenneth Armstrong Hartley, 90, of Orange, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the...
June Lavelle Murff
Jan 8, 2014
June Lavelle Murff, 80, of Huntsville, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2013, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Mr. Mark Legendre officiating. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Holder, Stephen Rickard, Jimmy Henry, Ron Niederhofer, Glen Stephenson...
Rayma Lee Sanford
Jan 8, 2014
Rayma Lee Sanford 83, passed away January 8, 2014 in Lavinia, Tennessee after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. Rayma was born June 24, 1930, in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Leslie Ray and Ethel Tripp. She married Joseph Cheney Sanford November 12, 1950. They were married for 46 years. Rayma loved her work as a nurse doing patient care and especially...
Darby R. Byrd Sr.
Jan 7, 2014
Darby R. Byrd, Sr., 71, of Orange, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 10, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Orange, with Reverend John Warren officiating. Following the service, friends...
J D "Joe" Grantham
Jan 6, 2014
J.D. Grantham, 85, was born August 11, 1928 to J.W. and Sarah Seal Grantham in DeRidder, LA and passed away January 6, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. J.D. was a resident of Groves, prior to relocating to Spurger, TX in 1996. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps Force veteran from 1946 – 1947 and was employed as...
Reece Edward "Ed" Smith
Jan 6, 2014
Reece Edward “Ed” Smith, 71, longtime resident of Orange, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at his home in Orange surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1pm, Thursday, January 9, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Tom Phelan officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will...
Teresa Lynne Vincent Wilhite
Jan 6, 2014
Teresa Lynne Vincent Wilhite, 54, of Orange, died Monday, January 6, 2014, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Trinkle, chaplain at Baptist Hospital in Orange and Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday at...
Lawrence Moore Levingston, Jr.
Jan 5, 2014
Lawrence Moore Levingston, Jr., 83, of Orange, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 22, 1930, Lawrence was...
Ruth Alice Woodward
Jan 5, 2014
Ruth Alice Woodward, 94, of Orange passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at The Meadows. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 10, 2014 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery at 2312 Irving St, Orange, TX 77630. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Claybar Funeral Home before traveling...