Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Chester Field Stakes Jr
Oct 16, 2013
Chester Field Stakes, Jr., 81, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur on May 23, 1932, Chester was the son of Chester F. Stakes, Sr. and Irene (Stutes) Stakes. Chester served in the National Guard and worked at DuPont in maintenance for eighteen years. He...
David Lee Conner
Oct 16, 2013
David Conner, 62, was born in Houston, TX to Henry and Hazel Conner and passed away October 17, 2013 at his home in Woodville. Mr. Conner was a resident of Beaumont prior to moving to Woodville about 4 years ago. He was owner and manager of C & J A/C and Heating prior to his retirement. A gathering of family...
Bobbie Lee Ward
Oct 15, 2013
Bobbie Lee Ward, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, October 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chris Eppler and Justin McCorkle, both of Mauriceville Church of Christ and Don Swanson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Velma Wiley
Oct 15, 2013
Velma Wiley, 98, a longtime resident of McLewis Community in Orange, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10am, Friday, October 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acers. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park...
Harold Loyd Smith
Oct 14, 2013
Harold Loyd Smith, 86, of Orange, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, October 17, 2013, at The First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Vaughn and Pastor K. Ray McDowell. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...
Terry Vaughn Breaux
Oct 14, 2013
Terry Breaux, 63, was born October 27, 1949 in Port Arthur, TX to Curtis and Bertie Browning Breaux and passed away October 14, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 PM Friday, October 18, 2013 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home, 1155 North 11th St, Beaumont. There will be a gathering...
Howard Sparks
Oct 13, 2013
Howard “Sparky” Sparks, 84, longtime resident of Orange and formerly of Vinton, LA passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Port Arthur at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Tibbets of The Crossroads Baptist Church in Vinton and...
Shirley "Pat" Walden Criss
Oct 12, 2013
Shirley “Pat” Walden Criss, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be 2pm, Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, Texas; the family will receive friends at 1:30pm at the graveside. Born May 25, 1931 in Ithaca, New York, Pat was the daughter of LeRoy...
Grover Dail Browning
Oct 12, 2013
Grover Dail Browning, 86, of Orange, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Don Peters and Gerald Morris. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Monday at...
Vernelia Catherine Webb
Oct 9, 2013
Vernelia (Neil) Webb, 90, passed away on October 9, 2013. She is survived by two daughters, Cathy Atkinson from Beaumont and Lisa Webb from Florida; 2 granddaughters, Natalie El Amrani of Florida and Helen Schlueter and husband Daniel Schluter and 2 great granddaughters--Elise Claire and Amelia Jean Katherine Schlueter of O'Fallon, MO. and many nephews and nieces. Neil was born...
Robert Lee LeBlanc
Oct 8, 2013
Robert Lee LeBlanc, 59, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, October 11, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Segura. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be Melvin DeVaugh, Dale Reynolds, Don Bracker, Darlene Wisby, Harold...
Robert Dozar
Oct 6, 2013
Robert “Bull” Dozar, 79, of Orange, died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh, Chaplain with the Orange Fire Department. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Serving as Pallbearers will be Ryan...
Donald Charles Pettersen
Oct 6, 2013
Donald Charles Pettersen, 58, of Orange passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Rayburn Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Jasper. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange with Reverend Tom Haas officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Boyett, Lucas Boyett,...
Wilson Paul Pattillo
Oct 5, 2013
Wilson Paul Pattillo, 59, of Orange passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Orange Villa. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, with Sister Ruth Burch of Harvest Chapel officiating. Born in Orange, Texas on January 18, 1954, Wilson was the son of William Paul and Barbara (Morris) Pattillo. He worked...
Finis David Bean
Oct 5, 2013
Finis David Bean Finis David Bean, 83, was born March 20, 1930 in Votaw, TX to Hudson and Carrie Musgrove Bean and passed away October 5, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Bean was a long term resident of Beaumont and self-employed as a barber and owner of Headmaster’s Barber Shop for many years. A gathering of family and friends will...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver
Oct 5, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver, 85, passed away quietly on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. She was born October 12, 1927, in Beaumont to Ethel V. Normand and Andrew Joseph Alexander. She had just celebrated 65 years of marriage to the love of her life, Emil L. Weaver. Together they had three children. They loved to...
Marco Antonio Reyes
Oct 5, 2013
Marco Antonio Reyes, 24, of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 5, 2013. He was born December 6, 1988 in San Luis, Mexico to Antonio and Maria Reyes. Surviving Marco are his parents; sisters, Anna Reyes, Martha Reyes, Blanca Reyes and Martha Reyes; brothers, Luis Reyes and Oscar Reyes and many others who loved him. A celebration of Marco’s life directed...
Rose M Hancock
Oct 4, 2013
Rose M. Hancock, 90, of Mauriceville passed away October 4, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. The funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in the chapel at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Anderson of New Testament Apostolic Holiness Church in Longville, LA and Reverend Mack McDonald of The Temple in...
Rachel Taryn Ford
Oct 4, 2013
Rachel Taryn Ford, 20, of Orange, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bill Collier, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City and Reverend Terry Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Burial...
Gene Allen Breaux
Oct 3, 2013
Gene Allen Breaux, 77, of Orange passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 7, 2013, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Father Tom Phelan will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Julian Breaux, Joshua Morris, God-Son; Jerry...
Chester Field Stakes Jr
Oct 16, 2013
Chester Field Stakes, Jr., 81, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur on May 23, 1932, Chester was the son of Chester F. Stakes, Sr. and Irene (Stutes) Stakes. Chester served in the National Guard and worked at DuPont in maintenance for eighteen years. He...
David Lee Conner
Oct 16, 2013
David Conner, 62, was born in Houston, TX to Henry and Hazel Conner and passed away October 17, 2013 at his home in Woodville. Mr. Conner was a resident of Beaumont prior to moving to Woodville about 4 years ago. He was owner and manager of C & J A/C and Heating prior to his retirement. A gathering of family...
Bobbie Lee Ward
Oct 15, 2013
Bobbie Lee Ward, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, October 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chris Eppler and Justin McCorkle, both of Mauriceville Church of Christ and Don Swanson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Velma Wiley
Oct 15, 2013
Velma Wiley, 98, a longtime resident of McLewis Community in Orange, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10am, Friday, October 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acers. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park...
Harold Loyd Smith
Oct 14, 2013
Harold Loyd Smith, 86, of Orange, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, October 17, 2013, at The First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Vaughn and Pastor K. Ray McDowell. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...
Terry Vaughn Breaux
Oct 14, 2013
Terry Breaux, 63, was born October 27, 1949 in Port Arthur, TX to Curtis and Bertie Browning Breaux and passed away October 14, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 PM Friday, October 18, 2013 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home, 1155 North 11th St, Beaumont. There will be a gathering...
Howard Sparks
Oct 13, 2013
Howard “Sparky” Sparks, 84, longtime resident of Orange and formerly of Vinton, LA passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Port Arthur at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Tibbets of The Crossroads Baptist Church in Vinton and...
Shirley "Pat" Walden Criss
Oct 12, 2013
Shirley “Pat” Walden Criss, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be 2pm, Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, Texas; the family will receive friends at 1:30pm at the graveside. Born May 25, 1931 in Ithaca, New York, Pat was the daughter of LeRoy...
Grover Dail Browning
Oct 12, 2013
Grover Dail Browning, 86, of Orange, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Don Peters and Gerald Morris. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Monday at...
Vernelia Catherine Webb
Oct 9, 2013
Vernelia (Neil) Webb, 90, passed away on October 9, 2013. She is survived by two daughters, Cathy Atkinson from Beaumont and Lisa Webb from Florida; 2 granddaughters, Natalie El Amrani of Florida and Helen Schlueter and husband Daniel Schluter and 2 great granddaughters--Elise Claire and Amelia Jean Katherine Schlueter of O'Fallon, MO. and many nephews and nieces. Neil was born...
Robert Lee LeBlanc
Oct 8, 2013
Robert Lee LeBlanc, 59, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, October 11, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Segura. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near Bridge City. Serving as pallbearers will be Melvin DeVaugh, Dale Reynolds, Don Bracker, Darlene Wisby, Harold...
Robert Dozar
Oct 6, 2013
Robert “Bull” Dozar, 79, of Orange, died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh, Chaplain with the Orange Fire Department. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Serving as Pallbearers will be Ryan...
Donald Charles Pettersen
Oct 6, 2013
Donald Charles Pettersen, 58, of Orange passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Rayburn Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Jasper. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange with Reverend Tom Haas officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Boyett, Lucas Boyett,...
Wilson Paul Pattillo
Oct 5, 2013
Wilson Paul Pattillo, 59, of Orange passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Orange Villa. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, with Sister Ruth Burch of Harvest Chapel officiating. Born in Orange, Texas on January 18, 1954, Wilson was the son of William Paul and Barbara (Morris) Pattillo. He worked...
Finis David Bean
Oct 5, 2013
Finis David Bean Finis David Bean, 83, was born March 20, 1930 in Votaw, TX to Hudson and Carrie Musgrove Bean and passed away October 5, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Bean was a long term resident of Beaumont and self-employed as a barber and owner of Headmaster’s Barber Shop for many years. A gathering of family and friends will...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver
Oct 5, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver, 85, passed away quietly on Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. She was born October 12, 1927, in Beaumont to Ethel V. Normand and Andrew Joseph Alexander. She had just celebrated 65 years of marriage to the love of her life, Emil L. Weaver. Together they had three children. They loved to...
Marco Antonio Reyes
Oct 5, 2013
Marco Antonio Reyes, 24, of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 5, 2013. He was born December 6, 1988 in San Luis, Mexico to Antonio and Maria Reyes. Surviving Marco are his parents; sisters, Anna Reyes, Martha Reyes, Blanca Reyes and Martha Reyes; brothers, Luis Reyes and Oscar Reyes and many others who loved him. A celebration of Marco’s life directed...
Rose M Hancock
Oct 4, 2013
Rose M. Hancock, 90, of Mauriceville passed away October 4, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. The funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in the chapel at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Anderson of New Testament Apostolic Holiness Church in Longville, LA and Reverend Mack McDonald of The Temple in...
Rachel Taryn Ford
Oct 4, 2013
Rachel Taryn Ford, 20, of Orange, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bill Collier, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City and Reverend Terry Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Burial...
Gene Allen Breaux
Oct 3, 2013
Gene Allen Breaux, 77, of Orange passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 7, 2013, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Father Tom Phelan will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Julian Breaux, Joshua Morris, God-Son; Jerry...