Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Alfred David Nelson
Feb 7, 2012
Alfred Nelson died peacefully in his home in Nederland on February 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Alfred proudly served as a radarman in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Dunlap in the Pacific for four years during World War II. He married his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth Fraser of Alta Loma, Texas and they were happily married for 66...
Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall
Feb 6, 2012
Ernest Clyde "Paw Paw" Randall, 86, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Richard Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Born...
William Eugene Bill Force
Feb 6, 2012
William Eugene "Bill" Force, 67, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren and Mr. Nick Colbert will be reading the eulogy. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett
Feb 4, 2012
Jarvis E. "Plunk" Plunkett, 89, of Orange went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Deacon Willie Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Sidney Fitch
Feb 3, 2012
Sidney Lee "Doc" Fitch passed away February 3, 2012 at his home. Working as an independent contractor and home builder it was said, "there's nothing he couldn't do." Serving in the United States Navy, Doc was a Navy Seal who served tours in Viet Nam from 1963-67. In spite of various and numerous injuries Doc kept right on going. That...
Larry Ray Andrews
Feb 3, 2012
Mr. Larry Andrews, 78, of Beaumont, TX passed away February 3, 2012 at Harbor Hospice with those who loved him surrounding him. Larry was a US Navy Veteran with service in Japan. Surviving him are his wife, Mary Andrews; daughters, Beverly Allen and her husband, Mark, of Nederland, TX, Karen Ives and her husband, Bob, of The Woodlands; son, Ken...
Charlie Andrew Johnnie
Feb 3, 2012
Charlie Andrew Johnnie, 68, of Orangefield passed away Friday, February 03, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Sister Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Duncan Wood Cemetery near Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, at the...
Azeline Babineaux
Feb 2, 2012
Azeline Babineaux, 79, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be...
Jerry Charles Becka
Feb 1, 2012
Funeral services for Jerry Charles Becka, Sr., 89, will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:00 – 8:00 at the funeral home. Mr. Becka is survived by two daughers, Carolyn Vogel and her husband, Arthur, of Zavalla,...
JB Jones, Jr.
Feb 1, 2012
JB Jones, Jr., 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Winfree Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Mary Em Wall
Jan 31, 2012
Mary Em Wall, 64, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Marv Howland officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral...
Marie Diane Guidry
Jan 30, 2012
Marie Diane Guidry, 57, of Orange passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at her residence. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Sam Roe pastor, of Colony Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
H. B. Sparks, Jr.
Jan 29, 2012
H. B. Sparks Born on January 25, 1918, near Mt. Enterprise, TX, H.B. Sparks, Jr., passed away in Beaumont on January 29, 2012, only days after his 94th birthday. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th Street, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 31. Graveside services will take place at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
Charles Lamar Eldridge
Jan 29, 2012
A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...
Chuck Eldridge
Jan 29, 2012
A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...
Ian Marion Mitchell
Jan 28, 2012
Ian Marion Mitchell, son of Lyle and Megan Mitchell, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Jane Pate Rawson
Jan 28, 2012
Jane Pate Rawson, 87, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, January 28, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Isaac Lowe Cemetery in Hemphill....
Eleanor McIlwain Stevens
Jan 27, 2012
Eleanor McIlwain Stevens, 81, passed away with her daughters by her side on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Ms. Stevens was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 6, 1930, the first child to Amelia McIlwain and George Talbot "G.T." Stevens. She graduated in 1948 from Thomas Jefferson High School, where she proudly served as a bass drummer...
Hilda Elise Heartfield
Jan 27, 2012
Hilda Elise Tidwell Heartfield Hilda Elise Heartfield died on Friday, January 27, 2012. at Bayou Manor in Houston, TX. She was born in Fostoria, TX on August 19, 1920, to Albert Milton Tidwell and Rachel Ann Huffman Tidwell. Her family moved to Beaumont when she was three years old and she graduated from South Park High School when she was...
Frances McDaniel Strachn
Jan 27, 2012
Frances Lorena McDaniel Strachn, 87, was born September 8, 1924 to George and Addie Stevens McDaniel in Beaumont. She currently resided and passed away January 27, 2012 in Irving, TX. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home prior to the graveside service at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park...
Alfred David Nelson
Feb 7, 2012
Alfred Nelson died peacefully in his home in Nederland on February 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Alfred proudly served as a radarman in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Dunlap in the Pacific for four years during World War II. He married his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth Fraser of Alta Loma, Texas and they were happily married for 66...
Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall
Feb 6, 2012
Ernest Clyde "Paw Paw" Randall, 86, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Richard Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Born...
William Eugene Bill Force
Feb 6, 2012
William Eugene "Bill" Force, 67, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren and Mr. Nick Colbert will be reading the eulogy. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett
Feb 4, 2012
Jarvis E. "Plunk" Plunkett, 89, of Orange went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Deacon Willie Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Sidney Fitch
Feb 3, 2012
Sidney Lee "Doc" Fitch passed away February 3, 2012 at his home. Working as an independent contractor and home builder it was said, "there's nothing he couldn't do." Serving in the United States Navy, Doc was a Navy Seal who served tours in Viet Nam from 1963-67. In spite of various and numerous injuries Doc kept right on going. That...
Larry Ray Andrews
Feb 3, 2012
Mr. Larry Andrews, 78, of Beaumont, TX passed away February 3, 2012 at Harbor Hospice with those who loved him surrounding him. Larry was a US Navy Veteran with service in Japan. Surviving him are his wife, Mary Andrews; daughters, Beverly Allen and her husband, Mark, of Nederland, TX, Karen Ives and her husband, Bob, of The Woodlands; son, Ken...
Charlie Andrew Johnnie
Feb 3, 2012
Charlie Andrew Johnnie, 68, of Orangefield passed away Friday, February 03, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Sister Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Duncan Wood Cemetery near Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, at the...
Azeline Babineaux
Feb 2, 2012
Azeline Babineaux, 79, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be...
Jerry Charles Becka
Feb 1, 2012
Funeral services for Jerry Charles Becka, Sr., 89, will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:00 – 8:00 at the funeral home. Mr. Becka is survived by two daughers, Carolyn Vogel and her husband, Arthur, of Zavalla,...
JB Jones, Jr.
Feb 1, 2012
JB Jones, Jr., 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Winfree Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Mary Em Wall
Jan 31, 2012
Mary Em Wall, 64, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Marv Howland officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral...
Marie Diane Guidry
Jan 30, 2012
Marie Diane Guidry, 57, of Orange passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at her residence. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Sam Roe pastor, of Colony Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
H. B. Sparks, Jr.
Jan 29, 2012
H. B. Sparks Born on January 25, 1918, near Mt. Enterprise, TX, H.B. Sparks, Jr., passed away in Beaumont on January 29, 2012, only days after his 94th birthday. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th Street, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 31. Graveside services will take place at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
Charles Lamar Eldridge
Jan 29, 2012
A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...
Chuck Eldridge
Jan 29, 2012
A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...
Ian Marion Mitchell
Jan 28, 2012
Ian Marion Mitchell, son of Lyle and Megan Mitchell, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Jane Pate Rawson
Jan 28, 2012
Jane Pate Rawson, 87, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, January 28, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Isaac Lowe Cemetery in Hemphill....
Eleanor McIlwain Stevens
Jan 27, 2012
Eleanor McIlwain Stevens, 81, passed away with her daughters by her side on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Ms. Stevens was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 6, 1930, the first child to Amelia McIlwain and George Talbot "G.T." Stevens. She graduated in 1948 from Thomas Jefferson High School, where she proudly served as a bass drummer...
Hilda Elise Heartfield
Jan 27, 2012
Hilda Elise Tidwell Heartfield Hilda Elise Heartfield died on Friday, January 27, 2012. at Bayou Manor in Houston, TX. She was born in Fostoria, TX on August 19, 1920, to Albert Milton Tidwell and Rachel Ann Huffman Tidwell. Her family moved to Beaumont when she was three years old and she graduated from South Park High School when she was...
Frances McDaniel Strachn
Jan 27, 2012
Frances Lorena McDaniel Strachn, 87, was born September 8, 1924 to George and Addie Stevens McDaniel in Beaumont. She currently resided and passed away January 27, 2012 in Irving, TX. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home prior to the graveside service at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park...
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