Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Helen Phelps
Nov 27, 2013
Helen Phelps, 93, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charles W....
Angela “Angie” Michele Shelton
Nov 25, 2013
Angela “Angie” Michele Shelton Angela “Angie” Michelle Shelton, 49, of Orange, beloved Wife, Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, peacefully went to be with the Lord on November 25, 2013, at her home with her family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville. Brother...
Timothy Jay Brock
Nov 24, 2013
Timothy Jay Brock, 46, of Orange passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his home after a long battle with cancer. A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until the memorial service begins at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Hoefner with Pastor...
Thomas Jerrell Ivy
Nov 23, 2013
Thomas Jerrell Ivy, 62, of Buna passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, November 23, 2013. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dennis Owens of First Assembly of God Church of Buna. Cremation will follow and be directed by Claybar Funeral Home. A gathering of...
Juanita Gerane Thompson Smith
Nov 23, 2013
Juanita Gerane Thompson Smith passed away at home surrounded by family on November 23rd 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be her son...
Gertrude "Trudy" Blair
Nov 22, 2013
Gertrude “Trudy” Blair was born on May 9, 1918 in Hunt County, Texas to William Benjamin and May (Griffin) Stamper. She was the last surviving blood relative of her Stamper Family, pioneers in the Grand Prairie, Texas area. Her grandfather was a well-known mid 18oo’s land owner and cattleman. Trudy maintains the original handdrawing of his patented 1903 plow. Trudy...
Lois Emma Hellen
Nov 21, 2013
Lois W. Hellen passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the age of 97. Lois was born on December 14, 1915 to Hassie Walker Webb and Thomas S. Webb in the Rosedale Community, now North Beaumont. She attended Voth-Rosedale elementary school and graduated from Beaumont High School in 1933. In 1935 Lois received an Associate Degree from Lamar Junior college,...
Bethel Stephens
Nov 20, 2013
Bethel Stephens, 77, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Linda Elaine Irons
Nov 20, 2013
Linda Elaine Irons, 60, of Orange, TX, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at UTMB in Galveston, TX. A graveside service will be 2pm, Monday, November 25, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, TX with interment to follow. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 1:30pm. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, on February 3, 1953, Linda was...
Joyce A. Johnson
Nov 20, 2013
Joyce A. Johnson, 85, of Orange, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2 pm, Saturday, November 23, 2013 at First Baptist Church Mauriceville. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown with a eulogy by her grandson, Kevin Johnson. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be...
Pauline Shafer Evans
Nov 19, 2013
Pauline Castleberry Shafer Evans went to be with her Lord on November 19, 2013 in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a short illness. She was born July 11, 1920 to William Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Johnson Castleberry of Nacogdoches County Texas and was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She married Lawrence (Larry) Orin Shafer...
Woodrow Carter Jr.
Nov 19, 2013
Woodrow Carter, Jr., 72, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his residence. A gathering of family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Dillon, South Carolina...
Mary Margaret Mullen Dennis
Nov 19, 2013
Margaret was born in Stigler, OK on November 2, 1924, the first daughter of Harvey and Sylvia Agee Mullen. Her parents and two brothers treated her like a princess; this concept of herself remained with Margaret throughout her life. Inside she knew she was somebody special. Having been forged on the events of The Great Depression and World War II...
Juanita M. Sullivan
Nov 19, 2013
Juanita M. Sullivan, 83, of Orange, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Joshua Nobles and Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Timothy Sullivan, Brandon Sullivan, Brady...
George Ragsdale
Nov 18, 2013
George Ragsdale, 81, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Florence Virginia Lalande
Nov 18, 2013
Virginia Lalande, 73, of Lumberton passed away Nov. 18, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born August 15, 1940 to Clarence and Eloise Downs. There will be a gathering of family and friends Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be Friday, Nov. 22,...
William Ronald Gilmore
Nov 18, 2013
William Ronald Gilmore, 72, passed away on November 18, 2013, peacefully in his sleep. William was born in rural Illinois on November 26, 1941. He graduated from Houston's Bellaire High School and went on to earn two undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas. While in college he married Glenda Elaine Musgrove; together they raised their four children and lived...
Sylvia R. Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
Sylvia R. Thompson, 89, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 17, 2013, following a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1924, in Havre, Montana, the daughter of pioneering wheat farmers. A member of the "greatest generation," she became a military wife and lived in a number of locations, including Oregon, where she gave birth...
John (JR) Broussard
Nov 16, 2013
John (JR) Broussard, 86, was born in Abbeville, LA to Nolen and Ozite Seaux Broussard and passed away in Pt. Arthur, TX November 16, 2013. He was a long-time resident of the community since 1965. He was employed in Public Relations/Sales with Acme Trucking Company prior to his retirement. He served during WWII with the US Army Corps of Engineers...
Martha Jo Seago
Nov 15, 2013
Martha Jo Seago passed away November 15, 2013, at the Orange Villa Nursing Home. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and friend to everyone who knew her. Her love of Little Cypress Baptist Church was well known in the community as she kept it clean for God and the congregation for over 15 years, and she served as a...
Helen Phelps
Nov 27, 2013
Helen Phelps, 93, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charles W....
Angela “Angie” Michele Shelton
Nov 25, 2013
Angela “Angie” Michele Shelton Angela “Angie” Michelle Shelton, 49, of Orange, beloved Wife, Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, peacefully went to be with the Lord on November 25, 2013, at her home with her family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville. Brother...
Timothy Jay Brock
Nov 24, 2013
Timothy Jay Brock, 46, of Orange passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his home after a long battle with cancer. A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until the memorial service begins at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tony Hoefner with Pastor...
Thomas Jerrell Ivy
Nov 23, 2013
Thomas Jerrell Ivy, 62, of Buna passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, November 23, 2013. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dennis Owens of First Assembly of God Church of Buna. Cremation will follow and be directed by Claybar Funeral Home. A gathering of...
Juanita Gerane Thompson Smith
Nov 23, 2013
Juanita Gerane Thompson Smith passed away at home surrounded by family on November 23rd 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be her son...
Gertrude "Trudy" Blair
Nov 22, 2013
Gertrude “Trudy” Blair was born on May 9, 1918 in Hunt County, Texas to William Benjamin and May (Griffin) Stamper. She was the last surviving blood relative of her Stamper Family, pioneers in the Grand Prairie, Texas area. Her grandfather was a well-known mid 18oo’s land owner and cattleman. Trudy maintains the original handdrawing of his patented 1903 plow. Trudy...
Lois Emma Hellen
Nov 21, 2013
Lois W. Hellen passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the age of 97. Lois was born on December 14, 1915 to Hassie Walker Webb and Thomas S. Webb in the Rosedale Community, now North Beaumont. She attended Voth-Rosedale elementary school and graduated from Beaumont High School in 1933. In 1935 Lois received an Associate Degree from Lamar Junior college,...
Bethel Stephens
Nov 20, 2013
Bethel Stephens, 77, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Linda Elaine Irons
Nov 20, 2013
Linda Elaine Irons, 60, of Orange, TX, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at UTMB in Galveston, TX. A graveside service will be 2pm, Monday, November 25, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, TX with interment to follow. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 1:30pm. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, on February 3, 1953, Linda was...
Joyce A. Johnson
Nov 20, 2013
Joyce A. Johnson, 85, of Orange, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2 pm, Saturday, November 23, 2013 at First Baptist Church Mauriceville. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown with a eulogy by her grandson, Kevin Johnson. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be...
Pauline Shafer Evans
Nov 19, 2013
Pauline Castleberry Shafer Evans went to be with her Lord on November 19, 2013 in Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a short illness. She was born July 11, 1920 to William Taylor and Elizabeth Ann Johnson Castleberry of Nacogdoches County Texas and was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She married Lawrence (Larry) Orin Shafer...
Woodrow Carter Jr.
Nov 19, 2013
Woodrow Carter, Jr., 72, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his residence. A gathering of family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Dillon, South Carolina...
Mary Margaret Mullen Dennis
Nov 19, 2013
Margaret was born in Stigler, OK on November 2, 1924, the first daughter of Harvey and Sylvia Agee Mullen. Her parents and two brothers treated her like a princess; this concept of herself remained with Margaret throughout her life. Inside she knew she was somebody special. Having been forged on the events of The Great Depression and World War II...
Juanita M. Sullivan
Nov 19, 2013
Juanita M. Sullivan, 83, of Orange, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Joshua Nobles and Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Timothy Sullivan, Brandon Sullivan, Brady...
George Ragsdale
Nov 18, 2013
George Ragsdale, 81, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Florence Virginia Lalande
Nov 18, 2013
Virginia Lalande, 73, of Lumberton passed away Nov. 18, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born August 15, 1940 to Clarence and Eloise Downs. There will be a gathering of family and friends Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be Friday, Nov. 22,...
William Ronald Gilmore
Nov 18, 2013
William Ronald Gilmore, 72, passed away on November 18, 2013, peacefully in his sleep. William was born in rural Illinois on November 26, 1941. He graduated from Houston's Bellaire High School and went on to earn two undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas. While in college he married Glenda Elaine Musgrove; together they raised their four children and lived...
Sylvia R. Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
Sylvia R. Thompson, 89, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 17, 2013, following a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1924, in Havre, Montana, the daughter of pioneering wheat farmers. A member of the "greatest generation," she became a military wife and lived in a number of locations, including Oregon, where she gave birth...
John (JR) Broussard
Nov 16, 2013
John (JR) Broussard, 86, was born in Abbeville, LA to Nolen and Ozite Seaux Broussard and passed away in Pt. Arthur, TX November 16, 2013. He was a long-time resident of the community since 1965. He was employed in Public Relations/Sales with Acme Trucking Company prior to his retirement. He served during WWII with the US Army Corps of Engineers...
Martha Jo Seago
Nov 15, 2013
Martha Jo Seago passed away November 15, 2013, at the Orange Villa Nursing Home. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and friend to everyone who knew her. Her love of Little Cypress Baptist Church was well known in the community as she kept it clean for God and the congregation for over 15 years, and she served as a...