Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Anabel DeMary Anderson
Mar 26, 2012
Anabel DeMary Anderson, 90, of Orange passed away Monday, March 26, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Friends are invited to the St. Mary Parish Hall for a meal...
Robert Bob Andrews
Mar 25, 2012
Robert "Bob" Andrews, 72, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his home in Bridge City. Funeral Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Brother Jeffrey Sanders. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday at the church. He...
Clarence Lewis LuLu Martin
Mar 25, 2012
Clarence Lewis Martin, 93, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his home in Bridge City, Texas. He was also called Frenchie, Chubby, Candyman and PaPa. He was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on March 16, 1919, to Francis Key Martin, Sr. and Lavinia Pellerin Martin. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas as a young boy. Lewis graduated from Thomas...
Joseph A. Edgerton
Mar 23, 2012
Joseph Arel Edgerton, 63, of Orange, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A memorial gathering will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Born in Orange, Texas on March 4, 1949, Mr. Edgerton was the son of Charles Kalvin and Edith...
Elizabeth Ann Colleps
Mar 22, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Colleps passed away at home in Houston Thursday, March 22, 2012. Ann was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 28, 1946 to Mercer Cameron Eason and Elizabeth Lucy Steffenhagen Eason. She worked in the financial services industry for many years in Houston, Denver and Chicago. Ann grew up in Orange, Texas and attended Stark High School, graduating...
J. C. Baker
Mar 20, 2012
Joseph Clarence Baker, Sr. was born September 26, 1928 to Amith Pugh and Louise Snider Baker in Little Pine Island, TX and passed away March 20, 2012 at his residence in Lumberton. Mr. Baker was a life-time resident of Lumberton, served in the Merchant Marines for two years, four years in the US Navy and was a retired iron worker....
Robert Bob Bland, Jr.
Mar 20, 2012
Robert Bob Bland Jr., 84, of Mauriceville, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Services to honor his life will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Kevin Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville. Interment will follow services at Evergreen Cemetery....
Col. Ret Milton B Richmond
Mar 19, 2012
Col. Ret Milton B. Richmond, 92, died March 19 in Bar Harbor, jFL. He was born May 3, 1919, the second of five sons to Fhedric M. Richmond and Louise Shaw Richmond in Baldwin, LA. He was a graduate of SLI now Southwest Louisiana and a World War II US Army Air Corps veteran, flying 30 missions over Europe. He...
Joe Miller
Mar 18, 2012
Joe Miller, 80, of Orange, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Orange Villa. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Brother Gordon Miller. Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home in Bridge City....
Julian W. Meadows, Jr.
Mar 17, 2012
Julian Wade Meadows, Jr., 71, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Clifton Rankin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born in Port Arthur on...
Michael Torry Shroff
Mar 16, 2012
Michael Shroff, 68, of Orange, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Dallas on February 2, 1944, Michael is survived by his mother, Peggy Ardis of McKinney; daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Paul Carline of Orange; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Becky Shroff of Thicket; grandchildren, Ryan, Michael, Trey, Chris and Kyle;...
E.E. Red Brown
Mar 15, 2012
Eugene E. "Red" Brown, 84, a former resident of Hemphill and Bridge City, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge...
Rosita Brandon
Mar 15, 2012
Rosita Brandon, 75, of Brookeland, went to the Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at her daughter's residence in Sam Rayburn. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. A Rosary will begin at...
Gary Gene Young
Mar 15, 2012
Gary Gene Young, 58, was born in Beaumont on February 25, 1954 to Donald and Jeannie Young and passed away March 15, 2012 in Beaumont. He graduated from Forrest Park High School and later, took quite a few computer courses. He was employed at various companies as an estimator-scheduler for turnarounds. His latest employment was with World Wide Turnaround in...
Harry George Daniels
Mar 14, 2012
Harry George Daniels, 86, of Lumberton, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the...
Ruth Schilling
Mar 13, 2012
Ruth Beard Anderson Schilling, 98, formerly of Beaumont, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Houston, TX. A celebration of her life is scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be held Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Mary Lou Stuckey Vela
Mar 12, 2012
Mary Lou Stuckey Vela of Vidor was called home to Heaven on Monday, March 12, 2012, after a long battle with breast cancer. You can always find Mary outside in her yard tending to her flowers. Mary loved her children, grandchildren, sisters and brothers. She always had a kind and gentle way with each of them. She had a smile...
Terry T.G. Granger
Mar 12, 2012
Funeral services for Terry "T.G." Granger, 52, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in...
Rosalie Christine Gentry
Mar 11, 2012
Rosalie Christine Gentry, 71, of Orange, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 30, 1940, Rosalie was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Edward Olsen. Rosalie settled in Orange in 1968, where she was a well-respected member of the community. She served in the U.S. Amy during the...
LeRoy Lee Brown
Mar 9, 2012
LeRoy "Lee" Brown, 78, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 9, 2012 in Beaumont. Mr. Brown was born June 21, 1933, in Trenton, N.J. to LeRoy Phillips and Rose Magyar Brown. He served honorably in the United States Navy, attended the University of Houston, and 50 years ago in 1962 he founded Brown Hearing Centers...
Anabel DeMary Anderson
Mar 26, 2012
Anabel DeMary Anderson, 90, of Orange passed away Monday, March 26, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Friends are invited to the St. Mary Parish Hall for a meal...
Robert Bob Andrews
Mar 25, 2012
Robert "Bob" Andrews, 72, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his home in Bridge City. Funeral Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Brother Jeffrey Sanders. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday at the church. He...
Clarence Lewis LuLu Martin
Mar 25, 2012
Clarence Lewis Martin, 93, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his home in Bridge City, Texas. He was also called Frenchie, Chubby, Candyman and PaPa. He was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on March 16, 1919, to Francis Key Martin, Sr. and Lavinia Pellerin Martin. He moved to Port Arthur, Texas as a young boy. Lewis graduated from Thomas...
Joseph A. Edgerton
Mar 23, 2012
Joseph Arel Edgerton, 63, of Orange, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A memorial gathering will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church in Vidor. Born in Orange, Texas on March 4, 1949, Mr. Edgerton was the son of Charles Kalvin and Edith...
Elizabeth Ann Colleps
Mar 22, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Colleps passed away at home in Houston Thursday, March 22, 2012. Ann was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 28, 1946 to Mercer Cameron Eason and Elizabeth Lucy Steffenhagen Eason. She worked in the financial services industry for many years in Houston, Denver and Chicago. Ann grew up in Orange, Texas and attended Stark High School, graduating...
J. C. Baker
Mar 20, 2012
Joseph Clarence Baker, Sr. was born September 26, 1928 to Amith Pugh and Louise Snider Baker in Little Pine Island, TX and passed away March 20, 2012 at his residence in Lumberton. Mr. Baker was a life-time resident of Lumberton, served in the Merchant Marines for two years, four years in the US Navy and was a retired iron worker....
Robert Bob Bland, Jr.
Mar 20, 2012
Robert Bob Bland Jr., 84, of Mauriceville, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Services to honor his life will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Kevin Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville. Interment will follow services at Evergreen Cemetery....
Col. Ret Milton B Richmond
Mar 19, 2012
Col. Ret Milton B. Richmond, 92, died March 19 in Bar Harbor, jFL. He was born May 3, 1919, the second of five sons to Fhedric M. Richmond and Louise Shaw Richmond in Baldwin, LA. He was a graduate of SLI now Southwest Louisiana and a World War II US Army Air Corps veteran, flying 30 missions over Europe. He...
Joe Miller
Mar 18, 2012
Joe Miller, 80, of Orange, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Orange Villa. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Brother Gordon Miller. Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home in Bridge City....
Julian W. Meadows, Jr.
Mar 17, 2012
Julian Wade Meadows, Jr., 71, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Clifton Rankin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born in Port Arthur on...
Michael Torry Shroff
Mar 16, 2012
Michael Shroff, 68, of Orange, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Dallas on February 2, 1944, Michael is survived by his mother, Peggy Ardis of McKinney; daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Paul Carline of Orange; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Becky Shroff of Thicket; grandchildren, Ryan, Michael, Trey, Chris and Kyle;...
E.E. Red Brown
Mar 15, 2012
Eugene E. "Red" Brown, 84, a former resident of Hemphill and Bridge City, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge...
Rosita Brandon
Mar 15, 2012
Rosita Brandon, 75, of Brookeland, went to the Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at her daughter's residence in Sam Rayburn. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. A Rosary will begin at...
Gary Gene Young
Mar 15, 2012
Gary Gene Young, 58, was born in Beaumont on February 25, 1954 to Donald and Jeannie Young and passed away March 15, 2012 in Beaumont. He graduated from Forrest Park High School and later, took quite a few computer courses. He was employed at various companies as an estimator-scheduler for turnarounds. His latest employment was with World Wide Turnaround in...
Harry George Daniels
Mar 14, 2012
Harry George Daniels, 86, of Lumberton, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the...
Ruth Schilling
Mar 13, 2012
Ruth Beard Anderson Schilling, 98, formerly of Beaumont, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Houston, TX. A celebration of her life is scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be held Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Mary Lou Stuckey Vela
Mar 12, 2012
Mary Lou Stuckey Vela of Vidor was called home to Heaven on Monday, March 12, 2012, after a long battle with breast cancer. You can always find Mary outside in her yard tending to her flowers. Mary loved her children, grandchildren, sisters and brothers. She always had a kind and gentle way with each of them. She had a smile...
Terry T.G. Granger
Mar 12, 2012
Funeral services for Terry "T.G." Granger, 52, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in...
Rosalie Christine Gentry
Mar 11, 2012
Rosalie Christine Gentry, 71, of Orange, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 30, 1940, Rosalie was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Edward Olsen. Rosalie settled in Orange in 1968, where she was a well-respected member of the community. She served in the U.S. Amy during the...
LeRoy Lee Brown
Mar 9, 2012
LeRoy "Lee" Brown, 78, of Orange went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 9, 2012 in Beaumont. Mr. Brown was born June 21, 1933, in Trenton, N.J. to LeRoy Phillips and Rose Magyar Brown. He served honorably in the United States Navy, attended the University of Houston, and 50 years ago in 1962 he founded Brown Hearing Centers...