Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Joseph William Hart
Feb 5, 2013
Joseph William Hart, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in Port Arthur, TX. He was born July 24, 1923 in Beaumont to Richard Eli and Velma Burdett Hart. Mr. Hart retired from Transit Mix concrete. A celebration of Mr. Hart's life is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Elizabeth "Betty" Miller
Feb 5, 2013
Elizabeth Plaas Miller died Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 in Beaumont, Texas. Betty was born November 13th, 1917, in Larimore, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Dr. George A. and Augusta R. Plaas. Betty attended high school in Larimore, excelling in music. She was a member of her high school girls' basketball team which won the North Dakota state championship...
Faedell Elizabeth Norris
Feb 4, 2013
Faedell Norris, 93, was born November 18, 1919 in Mount Sylvian, TX to Ode and Ola Clifton Dennis and passed away February 4, 2013 in Lumberton, TX. At the age of 3, she moved to Pineland, TX and then Beaumont at age 4. Faedell and her sister, Winifred and other friends would catch the bus or walk downtown to go...
Jannell Marie Dye
Feb 4, 2013
Jannell Marie Manriquez Dye, 53, of Orange, died Monday, February 4, 2013. Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on August 23, 1959, Jannell was the daughter of Nacho Manriquez and Hazel Ruth Moses Manriquez. Jannell worked as a caregiver. She had a great sense of humor and never met a stranger. Her family described her as a "free bird". Jannell was preceded...
Cecil Paul Bryant
Feb 2, 2013
Cecil Paul Bryant, Sr. was born on February 13, 1921 to William F. Bryant, Sr. and Lelia Self Bryant, of Hicks, La. Funeral services will be 2pm, Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Dorothy Dixie Goolsby Bunkley
Feb 1, 2013
Services for Dixie Bunkley, 95, of Temple will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas with the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur of First Presbyterian Church of Orange officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, February 8 at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Anna Marie Bond Ferguson
Jan 31, 2013
January 31st, 2013 saw the end of a ninety four year journey that started on November 3rd, 1918. The young mother, Emma Bond, brought wailing into this world a little girl who she named Anna Marie. Little could she have known, but that tiny baby that she held to her breast would live almost a full century. That baby girl...
Francis Comeaux
Jan 30, 2013
Francis Comeaux, 75, of Orange, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, February 1, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 6pm to 10pm at...
Janet Rae Hamilton
Jan 29, 2013
Janet Rae Hamilton passed on. A service of remembrance for Janet will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A gathering of friends and family will begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Janet was born in Big Spring, Texas on October 20, 1950 to John R. and Ruth...
Beverly Jo Rougeau Norwood
Jan 28, 2013
Beverly Jo Rougeau Norwood, 62, of Orange passed away Monday, January 28, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Cowboy Church of Orange County with Brother E. Dale Lee officiating. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Michael B. Mickey Downs
Jan 26, 2013
Michael B. "Mickey" Downs, 77, of Bridge City, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at St. Henry's Catholic...
Rossie GaGa Bishop
Jan 26, 2013
Rossie "GaGa" Bishop, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Harvest Chapel Church in Orange with Pastor Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the church. Born...
Jerry Kibodeaux, Sr.
Jan 26, 2013
Jerry Kibodeaux, Sr., 67, of Orangefield passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, in Mauriceville. A Memorial Gathering will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013, at his son, Jerry Kibodeaux, Jr.'s home in Mauriceville. Born in Vidor, Texas on February 25, 1945, Jerry was the son of Willie and Margaret Donovan Kibodeaux. He worked as a truck driver. Arrangements were...
Ronnie Barrett
Jan 26, 2013
Ronnie Eugene Barrett, 65, of Orange, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Barrett Cemetery in Bernice, Louisiana with Reverend Steve Barrett officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kokomo, Indiana on January...
Pauline Busher Cordova
Jan 26, 2013
Pauline Busher Cordova, 81, of Orange passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Port Arthur. Gathering of family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. A Mass...
Willie Bill Derwin Lindsey
Jan 25, 2013
Willie "Bill" Derwin Lindsey, 85, of Orange passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Jay Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Born in Perryville,...
Ronald Wayne Frazier
Jan 24, 2013
Ronald Wayne Frazier, 61, of Mauriceville passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013, at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in New Orleans on January 30, 1951, Ronald was the son of Lawrence and Melba Miller Frazier. Ronald is survived by his mother, Melba Reed;...
Alvin "Bear" Wayne Hebert
Jan 24, 2013
Alvin "Bear" Wayne Hebert, 66, of Orange, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Burchett of First Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will be from 4pm to 8pm,...
Joyce Freeland Kinder
Jan 23, 2013
Joyce Freeland Kinder, 58, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, at the funeral...
John O'Neil Mendoza
Jan 22, 2013
John O'Neil Mendoza, 77, of the McLewis Community, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Gathering of family and friends will be...
Joseph William Hart
Feb 5, 2013
Joseph William Hart, 89, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in Port Arthur, TX. He was born July 24, 1923 in Beaumont to Richard Eli and Velma Burdett Hart. Mr. Hart retired from Transit Mix concrete. A celebration of Mr. Hart's life is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Elizabeth "Betty" Miller
Feb 5, 2013
Elizabeth Plaas Miller died Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 in Beaumont, Texas. Betty was born November 13th, 1917, in Larimore, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Dr. George A. and Augusta R. Plaas. Betty attended high school in Larimore, excelling in music. She was a member of her high school girls' basketball team which won the North Dakota state championship...
Faedell Elizabeth Norris
Feb 4, 2013
Faedell Norris, 93, was born November 18, 1919 in Mount Sylvian, TX to Ode and Ola Clifton Dennis and passed away February 4, 2013 in Lumberton, TX. At the age of 3, she moved to Pineland, TX and then Beaumont at age 4. Faedell and her sister, Winifred and other friends would catch the bus or walk downtown to go...
Jannell Marie Dye
Feb 4, 2013
Jannell Marie Manriquez Dye, 53, of Orange, died Monday, February 4, 2013. Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on August 23, 1959, Jannell was the daughter of Nacho Manriquez and Hazel Ruth Moses Manriquez. Jannell worked as a caregiver. She had a great sense of humor and never met a stranger. Her family described her as a "free bird". Jannell was preceded...
Cecil Paul Bryant
Feb 2, 2013
Cecil Paul Bryant, Sr. was born on February 13, 1921 to William F. Bryant, Sr. and Lelia Self Bryant, of Hicks, La. Funeral services will be 2pm, Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Dorothy Dixie Goolsby Bunkley
Feb 1, 2013
Services for Dixie Bunkley, 95, of Temple will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas with the Reverend Mike Umbenhaur of First Presbyterian Church of Orange officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, February 8 at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Anna Marie Bond Ferguson
Jan 31, 2013
January 31st, 2013 saw the end of a ninety four year journey that started on November 3rd, 1918. The young mother, Emma Bond, brought wailing into this world a little girl who she named Anna Marie. Little could she have known, but that tiny baby that she held to her breast would live almost a full century. That baby girl...
Francis Comeaux
Jan 30, 2013
Francis Comeaux, 75, of Orange, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, February 1, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 6pm to 10pm at...
Janet Rae Hamilton
Jan 29, 2013
Janet Rae Hamilton passed on. A service of remembrance for Janet will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. A gathering of friends and family will begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Janet was born in Big Spring, Texas on October 20, 1950 to John R. and Ruth...
Beverly Jo Rougeau Norwood
Jan 28, 2013
Beverly Jo Rougeau Norwood, 62, of Orange passed away Monday, January 28, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Cowboy Church of Orange County with Brother E. Dale Lee officiating. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Michael B. Mickey Downs
Jan 26, 2013
Michael B. "Mickey" Downs, 77, of Bridge City, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at St. Henry's Catholic...
Rossie GaGa Bishop
Jan 26, 2013
Rossie "GaGa" Bishop, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Harvest Chapel Church in Orange with Pastor Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the church. Born...
Jerry Kibodeaux, Sr.
Jan 26, 2013
Jerry Kibodeaux, Sr., 67, of Orangefield passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, in Mauriceville. A Memorial Gathering will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013, at his son, Jerry Kibodeaux, Jr.'s home in Mauriceville. Born in Vidor, Texas on February 25, 1945, Jerry was the son of Willie and Margaret Donovan Kibodeaux. He worked as a truck driver. Arrangements were...
Ronnie Barrett
Jan 26, 2013
Ronnie Eugene Barrett, 65, of Orange, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Barrett Cemetery in Bernice, Louisiana with Reverend Steve Barrett officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kokomo, Indiana on January...
Pauline Busher Cordova
Jan 26, 2013
Pauline Busher Cordova, 81, of Orange passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Port Arthur. Gathering of family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. A Mass...
Willie Bill Derwin Lindsey
Jan 25, 2013
Willie "Bill" Derwin Lindsey, 85, of Orange passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Jay Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Born in Perryville,...
Ronald Wayne Frazier
Jan 24, 2013
Ronald Wayne Frazier, 61, of Mauriceville passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013, at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in New Orleans on January 30, 1951, Ronald was the son of Lawrence and Melba Miller Frazier. Ronald is survived by his mother, Melba Reed;...
Alvin "Bear" Wayne Hebert
Jan 24, 2013
Alvin "Bear" Wayne Hebert, 66, of Orange, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Burchett of First Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will be from 4pm to 8pm,...
Joyce Freeland Kinder
Jan 23, 2013
Joyce Freeland Kinder, 58, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, at the funeral...
John O'Neil Mendoza
Jan 22, 2013
John O'Neil Mendoza, 77, of the McLewis Community, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Gathering of family and friends will be...
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