Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Alex Cook
Apr 29, 2012
Alex Cook, 19, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Little Cypress Baptist Church. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Alex was born December 16, 1992 in Orange to Stephen Floyd and Susan Smith...
Trudy Elizabeth Walker
Apr 28, 2012
Trudy Elizabeth Walker, 91, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Meyer, pastor of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Altha Rae Peveto
Apr 28, 2012
After a lengthy illness, Altha Rae Stanton Peveto, 86, of Orange is resting peacefully in her Father's arms. A native of Orange, she was born on June 24, 1925, to Albert and Lonnie Peveto Stanton. Rae was a member of Old First Orange Baptist Church. She graduated from Orangefield High School and Port Arthur Business College. Rae worked at the...
Robert Louis Johnson
Apr 21, 2012
Robert Louis Johnson, 63, was born November 21, 1948 to Dessie Johnson in Pitkin, LA and passed away April 21, 2012 in Beaumont. Funeral service will take place 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 24 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Doctor Stephen Dollar. Interment service will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of friends and family...
Frank Joseph Klima
Apr 19, 2012
Frank Joseph Klima, 64, was born July 31, 1947 in Beaumont, Texas to Frank Charles and Annie Marie Viktorin Klima and passed away April 19, 2012 at Baptist Hospital. A long-time resident of Beaumont, Frank retired as a mail handler from the US Post Office. He loved crossing into Louisiana and Mississippi to go to the casinos and the boats...
Tracy Lee Waltrip
Apr 19, 2012
Tracy Lee Waltrip, 61, was born November 12, 1950 to James Waltrip and Betty Jean Rose Foreman in Orange, TX and passed away April 19, 2012 in Beaumont. Graveside services will take place at 3:00 PM Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery, 920 Jackson Ave., Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Charles Smith
Apr 18, 2012
Charles 'Chuck' Smith of Beaumont died April 18, 2012 at home. Chuck was a career Navy man and was employed as an electrician after retirement from the military. An avid fisherman, Chuck closely followed both college and pro basketball and football. He is survived by his daughters; Rose Sigler of NM, Deborah Barney and Donna Wallace of Texas and their...
Elwood Paul Bergeron
Apr 17, 2012
Elwood Paul Bergeron, 74, of Bridge City passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home...
C.R. Dick Davis
Apr 17, 2012
C.R. "Dick" Davis, 93, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange, with Chaplain Kevin Trinkle officiating. Cremation was performed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Barbourville, Kentucky on December 8,...
Virginia Jean Perry Baker
Apr 16, 2012
Virginia "Jean" Perry Baker, 82, of Alvin passed away Monday, April 16, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her sons, Tony Perry with Roger Perry reading her eulogy. Interment will follow at Jett Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to...
Jean Marie Henley Zeto
Apr 15, 2012
"Away from the body, at Home with our Lord". Jean Marie Henley Zeto entered the Heavenly Realm Sunday April 15th. She was at home with her daughter and son in law, Vicki and John Crew in Dallas. She slipped away peacefully in the arms of her daughter, surrounded by treasured portraits of loved ones. Father Zimmerman of Christ the King...
Marion Bienvenu Robichaux
Apr 15, 2012
Marion Bienvenu Robichaux, 80, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00-7:30 p.m. on...
Rosella B. Toenges
Apr 15, 2012
Rosella B. Toenges, 88, passed from this life at 5:20 a.m., April 15, 2012 surrounded by her daughter holding her hand. Mrs. Toenges was born December 21, 1923, in Chicopee, KS to George Walker and Mary Morris Epps. She married at the age of 17 in Flatt River MO to the late Benjamin Toenges in 1940. She was a devoted...
Ellis Wheeler Brumbeloe
Apr 14, 2012
Ellis Wheeler Brumbeloe, 77, of Lumberton, TX passed away April 14, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. Ellis was born May 30, 1934 in Roanoke, AL to Maurice and Nancy Annie Kirby Brumbeloe. A talented and gifted carpenter, Ellis spent his life creating beautiful works. Even as he served in the U. S. Navy his craftsmanship was used. Ellis...
John S. Miller
Apr 14, 2012
John S. Miller, 59, was born July 21, 1952 to Robert and Brones Evan Miller in Panama City, Fl and passed away April 14, 2012 in Beaumont, TX. Memorial services will take place Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends will begin from 1:00 PM until the service at 3:00 PM. Mr....
Ralph Mast, Jr.
Apr 14, 2012
Ralph Mast, Jr., 85, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Mike Umbenhaur officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church. Inurnment will begin at 1:00 p.m., following the reception at the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium....
Cloyd W. Pete Mouton, Sr.
Apr 14, 2012
Cloyd W. "Pete" Mouton, Sr., 85, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, pastor of First United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be...
Lovic Wesley Ridenhour
Apr 14, 2012
Lovic Wesley Ridenhour, 96, of Beaumont, died April 14, 2012 at Sabine Oaks Home in Beaumont, TX. He was born in Birmingham, AL, on April 11, 1916. After his mother's death when he was eight years old, his maternal grandparents reared him and his three younger siblings. After graduation from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, he married Jimmie Dauris Johnson...
Josephine Luna
Apr 13, 2012
Josephine Luna, 86, of Orange passed away Friday, April 13, 2012, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Public Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00...
OllieV Pitre
Apr 13, 2012
OllieV Pitre, 97, of Orange passed away Friday, April 13, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Stephen McCrate of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Alex Cook
Apr 29, 2012
Alex Cook, 19, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Little Cypress Baptist Church. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Alex was born December 16, 1992 in Orange to Stephen Floyd and Susan Smith...
Trudy Elizabeth Walker
Apr 28, 2012
Trudy Elizabeth Walker, 91, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Meyer, pastor of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Altha Rae Peveto
Apr 28, 2012
After a lengthy illness, Altha Rae Stanton Peveto, 86, of Orange is resting peacefully in her Father's arms. A native of Orange, she was born on June 24, 1925, to Albert and Lonnie Peveto Stanton. Rae was a member of Old First Orange Baptist Church. She graduated from Orangefield High School and Port Arthur Business College. Rae worked at the...
Robert Louis Johnson
Apr 21, 2012
Robert Louis Johnson, 63, was born November 21, 1948 to Dessie Johnson in Pitkin, LA and passed away April 21, 2012 in Beaumont. Funeral service will take place 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 24 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Doctor Stephen Dollar. Interment service will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of friends and family...
Frank Joseph Klima
Apr 19, 2012
Frank Joseph Klima, 64, was born July 31, 1947 in Beaumont, Texas to Frank Charles and Annie Marie Viktorin Klima and passed away April 19, 2012 at Baptist Hospital. A long-time resident of Beaumont, Frank retired as a mail handler from the US Post Office. He loved crossing into Louisiana and Mississippi to go to the casinos and the boats...
Tracy Lee Waltrip
Apr 19, 2012
Tracy Lee Waltrip, 61, was born November 12, 1950 to James Waltrip and Betty Jean Rose Foreman in Orange, TX and passed away April 19, 2012 in Beaumont. Graveside services will take place at 3:00 PM Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery, 920 Jackson Ave., Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Charles Smith
Apr 18, 2012
Charles 'Chuck' Smith of Beaumont died April 18, 2012 at home. Chuck was a career Navy man and was employed as an electrician after retirement from the military. An avid fisherman, Chuck closely followed both college and pro basketball and football. He is survived by his daughters; Rose Sigler of NM, Deborah Barney and Donna Wallace of Texas and their...
Elwood Paul Bergeron
Apr 17, 2012
Elwood Paul Bergeron, 74, of Bridge City passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home...
C.R. Dick Davis
Apr 17, 2012
C.R. "Dick" Davis, 93, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange, with Chaplain Kevin Trinkle officiating. Cremation was performed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Barbourville, Kentucky on December 8,...
Virginia Jean Perry Baker
Apr 16, 2012
Virginia "Jean" Perry Baker, 82, of Alvin passed away Monday, April 16, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her sons, Tony Perry with Roger Perry reading her eulogy. Interment will follow at Jett Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to...
Jean Marie Henley Zeto
Apr 15, 2012
"Away from the body, at Home with our Lord". Jean Marie Henley Zeto entered the Heavenly Realm Sunday April 15th. She was at home with her daughter and son in law, Vicki and John Crew in Dallas. She slipped away peacefully in the arms of her daughter, surrounded by treasured portraits of loved ones. Father Zimmerman of Christ the King...
Marion Bienvenu Robichaux
Apr 15, 2012
Marion Bienvenu Robichaux, 80, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00-7:30 p.m. on...
Rosella B. Toenges
Apr 15, 2012
Rosella B. Toenges, 88, passed from this life at 5:20 a.m., April 15, 2012 surrounded by her daughter holding her hand. Mrs. Toenges was born December 21, 1923, in Chicopee, KS to George Walker and Mary Morris Epps. She married at the age of 17 in Flatt River MO to the late Benjamin Toenges in 1940. She was a devoted...
Ellis Wheeler Brumbeloe
Apr 14, 2012
Ellis Wheeler Brumbeloe, 77, of Lumberton, TX passed away April 14, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. Ellis was born May 30, 1934 in Roanoke, AL to Maurice and Nancy Annie Kirby Brumbeloe. A talented and gifted carpenter, Ellis spent his life creating beautiful works. Even as he served in the U. S. Navy his craftsmanship was used. Ellis...
John S. Miller
Apr 14, 2012
John S. Miller, 59, was born July 21, 1952 to Robert and Brones Evan Miller in Panama City, Fl and passed away April 14, 2012 in Beaumont, TX. Memorial services will take place Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends will begin from 1:00 PM until the service at 3:00 PM. Mr....
Ralph Mast, Jr.
Apr 14, 2012
Ralph Mast, Jr., 85, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Mike Umbenhaur officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church. Inurnment will begin at 1:00 p.m., following the reception at the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium....
Cloyd W. Pete Mouton, Sr.
Apr 14, 2012
Cloyd W. "Pete" Mouton, Sr., 85, of Orange passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, pastor of First United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be...
Lovic Wesley Ridenhour
Apr 14, 2012
Lovic Wesley Ridenhour, 96, of Beaumont, died April 14, 2012 at Sabine Oaks Home in Beaumont, TX. He was born in Birmingham, AL, on April 11, 1916. After his mother's death when he was eight years old, his maternal grandparents reared him and his three younger siblings. After graduation from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, he married Jimmie Dauris Johnson...
Josephine Luna
Apr 13, 2012
Josephine Luna, 86, of Orange passed away Friday, April 13, 2012, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Public Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00...
OllieV Pitre
Apr 13, 2012
OllieV Pitre, 97, of Orange passed away Friday, April 13, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Stephen McCrate of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...