Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Nita Odelle Cooper
Nov 9, 2012
Nita Odelle Cooper, 82, of Orange, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at her home. A Graveside Service will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on October 9, 1930, Nita was the daughter of Russell...
Joseph Brown Eddleman
Nov 9, 2012
Joseph Brown Eddleman Joe Brown Eddleman, 72, of Pittsburg, Texas, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Mr. Mike Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Wilkerson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00...
Lavina Faye Stewart Saltzman
Nov 9, 2012
Lavina Faye Stewart Saltzman, 76 of Bridge City, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...
Rita Arlene Morris
Nov 8, 2012
Rita Arlene Morris, 85, of Orange, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Brad Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, at St....
Donnel W McCann
Nov 8, 2012
Donnel W. McCann, 74, of Orange, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Powell, minister of West Orange Church of Christ. Private burial will be at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will...
James Robert Hill
Nov 7, 2012
James Robert Hill, 55, a lifelong resident of Orange, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at his home. Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, at First Church of God on the corner of 9th and Main in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Demetrius Moffett. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Born...
Catherine Ramirez Lopez
Nov 5, 2012
Catherine Ramirez Lopez, 92, of Beaumont went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 5, 2012. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Sierra Blanca, Texas on November 25, 1919 to Maria and Lorenzo Ramirez. She moved to Beaumont in 1942, after marrying Domingo "Joe" Lopez, who preceded her in death. She...
Marjorie Ellen Carroll
Nov 4, 2012
Marjorie Carroll, 100, was born May 27, 1912 in Humble, TX to W.E. and Mellie Welch Rembert Sr. and passed away November 4, 2012 in Beaumont. Mrs. Carroll was a long time resident of Beaumont and an active and longstanding member of First Baptist Church. She taught the Esther Class for almost 60 years and was a member of various...
Vertis Kerry Raymer
Nov 3, 2012
Vertis Kerry Raymer, 71, of Orange, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Orange on August 3, 1941,...
Sam W. Moses, Jr.
Nov 2, 2012
Sam W. Moses, Jr., 91, of Orange, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh and Dr. Larry Lormand, pastors with North Orange Baptist Church. Serving as pallbearers will be the...
Elsie Busby
Nov 2, 2012
Elsie Busby, 82, of Bridge City passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir officiating. A graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. at Trout Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday,...
Helen Florence Klafka Morgan
Nov 1, 2012
Helen Florence Klafka Morgan, 93, of Orange passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The family will receive friends for...
Lee Alan Potts
Oct 31, 2012
Lee Alan Potts, 49, of Destrehan, Louisiana, and formerly of Bridge City, Texas, died October 31, 2012. Memorial services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m., after the service. Born on March 3, 1963, Lee was the son of John Harmon...
Lydia Cheatham
Oct 30, 2012
Lydia Cheatham, 94, or Meme as she was known, passed away October 30, 2012 in Lumberton, TX. She lived in the South Park area and later moved to Lumberton, where she lived most of her life. She loved the outdoors, including gardening, hunting and fishing. She was also an avid baseball fan, especially the Astros. She enjoyed her family and...
Ruby L. Pickard
Oct 30, 2012
Ruby L. Pickard, 84, of Orange, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, in the chapel Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Eulogies will be given by Judge James Stringer and Mrs. Pickard's grandson,...
Kermit Bud Burleson, Jr.
Oct 28, 2012
Kermit "Bud" Burleson, Jr., 79, of Orange passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 in Orange. The funeral service will be Wednesday October 31, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Center. Deacon Eddie Blankenstein of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate...
Thomas Lee Ballard
Oct 26, 2012
Thomas Lee Ballard, 55, of Orange passed away Friday, October 26, 2012. Born in Houston on March 18, 1957, Thomas was the son of James W. and Katy Griffin Ballard. He loved football; especially the Houston Texans. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, James Ballard, Thomas is survived by his sons, Christopher Ballard, Aaron Ballard and Tommy Ballard,...
W.M. Butch Herman Herman
Oct 25, 2012
W.M. "Butch" Herman, 86, died on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 18, 1926, he was the son of Willie and Nora Alleen Henderson Herman. He married the former Elberta "Bertie" Updike, daughter of Roland and Sylvia Hinds Updike from Indiana on February 1, 1951 in...
Betty Marie LeBlanc Shiver
Oct 24, 2012
Betty Marie LeBlanc Shiver, 61, of Orangefield passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Gathering will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Shiver's residence at 6747 McGill, in Orangefield. Born in Orange on July 2, 1951, Betty was the daughter of Wilson and Mary Miller LeBlanc. Betty is survived by...
Trinedad Josefina Boudreaux
Oct 22, 2012
Trinedad Josefina Boudreaux, 55, of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 22, 2012 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born March 27, 1957 in Beaumont to Joe Gonzales and Martina Alivar Gonzales. Trinedad was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Fred Alfaro, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Martina Taylor of Beaumont; sons, Jason Gonzales and...
Nita Odelle Cooper
Nov 9, 2012
Nita Odelle Cooper, 82, of Orange, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at her home. A Graveside Service will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on October 9, 1930, Nita was the daughter of Russell...
Joseph Brown Eddleman
Nov 9, 2012
Joseph Brown Eddleman Joe Brown Eddleman, 72, of Pittsburg, Texas, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Mr. Mike Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Wilkerson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00...
Lavina Faye Stewart Saltzman
Nov 9, 2012
Lavina Faye Stewart Saltzman, 76 of Bridge City, died Friday, November 9, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...
Rita Arlene Morris
Nov 8, 2012
Rita Arlene Morris, 85, of Orange, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Brad Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, at St....
Donnel W McCann
Nov 8, 2012
Donnel W. McCann, 74, of Orange, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Darrell Powell, minister of West Orange Church of Christ. Private burial will be at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will...
James Robert Hill
Nov 7, 2012
James Robert Hill, 55, a lifelong resident of Orange, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at his home. Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012, at First Church of God on the corner of 9th and Main in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Demetrius Moffett. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Born...
Catherine Ramirez Lopez
Nov 5, 2012
Catherine Ramirez Lopez, 92, of Beaumont went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 5, 2012. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Sierra Blanca, Texas on November 25, 1919 to Maria and Lorenzo Ramirez. She moved to Beaumont in 1942, after marrying Domingo "Joe" Lopez, who preceded her in death. She...
Marjorie Ellen Carroll
Nov 4, 2012
Marjorie Carroll, 100, was born May 27, 1912 in Humble, TX to W.E. and Mellie Welch Rembert Sr. and passed away November 4, 2012 in Beaumont. Mrs. Carroll was a long time resident of Beaumont and an active and longstanding member of First Baptist Church. She taught the Esther Class for almost 60 years and was a member of various...
Vertis Kerry Raymer
Nov 3, 2012
Vertis Kerry Raymer, 71, of Orange, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Orange on August 3, 1941,...
Sam W. Moses, Jr.
Nov 2, 2012
Sam W. Moses, Jr., 91, of Orange, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh and Dr. Larry Lormand, pastors with North Orange Baptist Church. Serving as pallbearers will be the...
Elsie Busby
Nov 2, 2012
Elsie Busby, 82, of Bridge City passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir officiating. A graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. at Trout Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday,...
Helen Florence Klafka Morgan
Nov 1, 2012
Helen Florence Klafka Morgan, 93, of Orange passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The family will receive friends for...
Lee Alan Potts
Oct 31, 2012
Lee Alan Potts, 49, of Destrehan, Louisiana, and formerly of Bridge City, Texas, died October 31, 2012. Memorial services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m., after the service. Born on March 3, 1963, Lee was the son of John Harmon...
Lydia Cheatham
Oct 30, 2012
Lydia Cheatham, 94, or Meme as she was known, passed away October 30, 2012 in Lumberton, TX. She lived in the South Park area and later moved to Lumberton, where she lived most of her life. She loved the outdoors, including gardening, hunting and fishing. She was also an avid baseball fan, especially the Astros. She enjoyed her family and...
Ruby L. Pickard
Oct 30, 2012
Ruby L. Pickard, 84, of Orange, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, in the chapel Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Eulogies will be given by Judge James Stringer and Mrs. Pickard's grandson,...
Kermit Bud Burleson, Jr.
Oct 28, 2012
Kermit "Bud" Burleson, Jr., 79, of Orange passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 in Orange. The funeral service will be Wednesday October 31, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Center. Deacon Eddie Blankenstein of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate...
Thomas Lee Ballard
Oct 26, 2012
Thomas Lee Ballard, 55, of Orange passed away Friday, October 26, 2012. Born in Houston on March 18, 1957, Thomas was the son of James W. and Katy Griffin Ballard. He loved football; especially the Houston Texans. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, James Ballard, Thomas is survived by his sons, Christopher Ballard, Aaron Ballard and Tommy Ballard,...
W.M. Butch Herman Herman
Oct 25, 2012
W.M. "Butch" Herman, 86, died on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 18, 1926, he was the son of Willie and Nora Alleen Henderson Herman. He married the former Elberta "Bertie" Updike, daughter of Roland and Sylvia Hinds Updike from Indiana on February 1, 1951 in...
Betty Marie LeBlanc Shiver
Oct 24, 2012
Betty Marie LeBlanc Shiver, 61, of Orangefield passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Gathering will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Shiver's residence at 6747 McGill, in Orangefield. Born in Orange on July 2, 1951, Betty was the daughter of Wilson and Mary Miller LeBlanc. Betty is survived by...
Trinedad Josefina Boudreaux
Oct 22, 2012
Trinedad Josefina Boudreaux, 55, of Beaumont, Texas passed away October 22, 2012 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born March 27, 1957 in Beaumont to Joe Gonzales and Martina Alivar Gonzales. Trinedad was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Fred Alfaro, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Martina Taylor of Beaumont; sons, Jason Gonzales and...