Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Raymon Ethridge Thompson
Feb 14, 2013
Raymon Ethridge Thompson went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2013. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Bethel Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Olan Thompson and assisting will be Reverend Chad Sangster and Reverend Jack Comer. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Barbara June Broer
Feb 13, 2013
Memorial services for Barbara June Broer, 59, of Beaumont will be held Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Barbara was born June 12, 1953 in Columbia, Mississippi and passed away on February 13, 2013 in Beaumont following a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and former resident of Orange. She is survived...
Bobby Franklin Goza, Sr
Feb 12, 2013
Graveside services for Bobby Franklin Goza, Sr., 78, of Beaumont will be held Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Friends who wish may direct memorial contributions the Humane Society...
Michelle Denise Anderson
Feb 11, 2013
Michelle Denise Anderson, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow under the...
Mark Kyle Smith
Feb 11, 2013
Mark Kyle Smith, 39, of Orange, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 11, 2013, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehabilitation in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John W. Harroll officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Bessie Andress
Feb 11, 2013
Bessie Andress, 90, of Orange, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, February 15, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:30pm to 9pm, Thursday at the funeral home. Born in Crowley, Louisiana, on June 7, 1922, Bessie was...
Paula Jean Thompson
Feb 10, 2013
Paula Jean Thompson, 73, of Orange, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John W. Harrell of United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City and Reverend Donald Bearce officiating. Visitation will be...
Doris M. Godfrey
Feb 10, 2013
Doris M. Godfrey, 82, of Orange, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday,...
Kenneth P. Nick Nichols
Feb 8, 2013
Kenneth P. "Nick" Nichols, 88, a longtime resident of Orange, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013. Born in Superior, Wisconsin the youngest of 13, he served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1948 in both theaters and as a Navy reservist, served during the Korean conflict from 1952 to 1953. He was employed by DuPont S.R.W. from 1948 until...
Charles Finley Smith
Feb 8, 2013
Charles Finley Smith, 89, of Orange, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
George Curtis Wilder
Feb 7, 2013
George Wilder, 83, was born October 1, 1929 in Crowley, Louisiana to Jesse and Ruth Blakeman Wilder and passed away on February 7, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Wilder served with the US Army during the Korean War. He was a long time resident of Vidor, employed as an instrument technician with Colonial Pipeline Company from where...
Shannon Anne Chadwick
Feb 7, 2013
A memorial service for Shannon Anne Finney Chadwick, 41, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Shannon was born September 21, 1971 in Illinois to Dennis James Finney and Barbara Ehlers Von Steffens and passed away February 7, 2013 in Beaumont. Shannon is survived by her husband, Scott Chadwick of...
Jimmie Wayne Kyle
Feb 7, 2013
The spirit of Jimmie Wayne Kyle, 88, passed beyond our sight on February 7, 2013. He was the fifth child born on July 15, 1924 to Lee Roy Kyle and Dovie Hoffman Kyle. They lived on the Vida M. Way oil lease near the small town of Oilton, OK where his Dad was employed with Magnolia Petroleum Company. He was...
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...
Raymon Ethridge Thompson
Feb 14, 2013
Raymon Ethridge Thompson went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2013. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Bethel Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Olan Thompson and assisting will be Reverend Chad Sangster and Reverend Jack Comer. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Barbara June Broer
Feb 13, 2013
Memorial services for Barbara June Broer, 59, of Beaumont will be held Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Barbara was born June 12, 1953 in Columbia, Mississippi and passed away on February 13, 2013 in Beaumont following a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and former resident of Orange. She is survived...
Bobby Franklin Goza, Sr
Feb 12, 2013
Graveside services for Bobby Franklin Goza, Sr., 78, of Beaumont will be held Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Friends who wish may direct memorial contributions the Humane Society...
Michelle Denise Anderson
Feb 11, 2013
Michelle Denise Anderson, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow under the...
Mark Kyle Smith
Feb 11, 2013
Mark Kyle Smith, 39, of Orange, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 11, 2013, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehabilitation in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John W. Harroll officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Bessie Andress
Feb 11, 2013
Bessie Andress, 90, of Orange, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2pm, Friday, February 15, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:30pm to 9pm, Thursday at the funeral home. Born in Crowley, Louisiana, on June 7, 1922, Bessie was...
Paula Jean Thompson
Feb 10, 2013
Paula Jean Thompson, 73, of Orange, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John W. Harrell of United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City and Reverend Donald Bearce officiating. Visitation will be...
Doris M. Godfrey
Feb 10, 2013
Doris M. Godfrey, 82, of Orange, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday,...
Kenneth P. Nick Nichols
Feb 8, 2013
Kenneth P. "Nick" Nichols, 88, a longtime resident of Orange, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013. Born in Superior, Wisconsin the youngest of 13, he served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1948 in both theaters and as a Navy reservist, served during the Korean conflict from 1952 to 1953. He was employed by DuPont S.R.W. from 1948 until...
Charles Finley Smith
Feb 8, 2013
Charles Finley Smith, 89, of Orange, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
George Curtis Wilder
Feb 7, 2013
George Wilder, 83, was born October 1, 1929 in Crowley, Louisiana to Jesse and Ruth Blakeman Wilder and passed away on February 7, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Wilder served with the US Army during the Korean War. He was a long time resident of Vidor, employed as an instrument technician with Colonial Pipeline Company from where...
Shannon Anne Chadwick
Feb 7, 2013
A memorial service for Shannon Anne Finney Chadwick, 41, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Shannon was born September 21, 1971 in Illinois to Dennis James Finney and Barbara Ehlers Von Steffens and passed away February 7, 2013 in Beaumont. Shannon is survived by her husband, Scott Chadwick of...
Jimmie Wayne Kyle
Feb 7, 2013
The spirit of Jimmie Wayne Kyle, 88, passed beyond our sight on February 7, 2013. He was the fifth child born on July 15, 1924 to Lee Roy Kyle and Dovie Hoffman Kyle. They lived on the Vida M. Way oil lease near the small town of Oilton, OK where his Dad was employed with Magnolia Petroleum Company. He was...
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...
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