Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
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...
Peggy Ann Dunbar
Mar 9, 2012
Peggy Ann Dunbar, 64, of Orange, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Eagle Heights Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Vermillion of Eagle Heights Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Celesgin Victor Belanger Sr.
Mar 8, 2012
C.V. Belanger Sr., 83, a long-time Beaumont resident, was born in Bay City, TX and passed away March 8, 2012 in Austin, TX. Mr. Belanger served in the US Navy until his honorable medical discharge from rheumatic fever in 1946. He retired after 44 years from Texas Gulf Sulphur Incorporated. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 PM...
Malissa Ruth Woodruff
Mar 8, 2012
Malissa Ruth Woodruff Malissa Ruth Woodruff, 90 was born 1922 in Athens, TX to Joseph Daniel and Seena Pound Hagains and passed away March 8, 2012 in Webster, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont officiated by Associate Pastor David Goolsby. Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery, Hwy 105 North,...
Ada Yoakum Bourgeois
Mar 7, 2012
Ada Yoakum Bourgeois, 82, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. The celebrant will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City...
Larry Little
Mar 7, 2012
Larry Little, 72, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Masonic rites under...
Norris Joseph Broussard
Mar 7, 2012
Norris Joseph Broussard, 87, of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Bridge City. Mr. Broussard was born...
Tom Smith
Mar 6, 2012
Thomas Earl Smith, 81, of Orange, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with his family by his side at The Orange Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with grandson, Michael Procella officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City with Reverend...
Larry Leon Leggett
Mar 6, 2012
Larry Leon Leggett, 59, of Victoria passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Victoria. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Orange. Mr. Leggett was born February 19, 1953,...
Joseph R. Joey McCormick
Mar 6, 2012
Joseph R. "Joey" McCormick went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 6, 2012 at the age of 65. Joe was born in Orange, TX to J.R. "Dixie" and Elizabeth Langford McCormick on February 17, 1947. He grew up and attended school in Orange, TX. Joe worked at Dixie Glass Co. with his dad and then at...
Glen Johnson
Mar 6, 2012
Glen Johnson, 80, of Nederland, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will Elder Pat Young, Elder Mike Rhodes and Elder Gary Rhodes, with the Canaan Primitive Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow...
John Thomas Melton
Mar 5, 2012
John Thomas Melton was born on May 24, 1931 in Troup, Texas to Rayford and Lorene Rucker Melton. He departed this life on Monday, March 5th, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother James Melton and sisters Louise Umland and Helen Underwood. An informal Memorial will be held at 2: pm Sat, March 10th at...
Jerry Howington
Mar 5, 2012
Jerry Howington, 83, of Orange passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. There will be a...
Martha Lou Holmes
Mar 5, 2012
Martha Lou Holmes, 62, of Orange passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Orange Villa. A Graveside Service will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Harris Cemetery in West Orange with Reverend Robert Edwards officiating. Born in Orange on March 15, 1949, Martha was the daughter of Stanley Joseph LeBouef, Jr. and Margery Jean Hagy. She...
Kenneth Kenny Dale Perkins
Mar 3, 2012
Kenneth "Kenny" Dale Perkins, 72, of Orange passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 3, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday March 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Phynice Juanita Morehead Fuller
Mar 3, 2012
Phynice Juanita Morehead Fuller, 90, of Orange went home to be with the Lord and her family March 3, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Thomas Crossing United Pentecostal Church in Rocky Hill, Texas with Reverend Randall McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Sims Cemetery also in Rocky Hill, Texas. Visitation will be...
Calvin Harvey
Mar 1, 2012
Calvin Elmer Harvey, 84, of Bridge City passed away March 1, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012, at First Baptist Church Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone and Reverend Tommy McRight officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Stella Tryer
Feb 28, 2012
Graveside services for Stella Frances Shepherd Tryer, 92, of Wichita Falls, TX will be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, Texas. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Mrs. Tryer was born August 1, 1919 in Doucette, TX...
Daniel Danny Coleman Aaron
Feb 27, 2012
Daniel Coleman Aaron, 69, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away at his home on Monday, February 27, 2012. Danny had been a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas. He was born on April 7, 1942, to Amos C. Aaron and Ouida McCoy Aaron in DeBerry, Texas, and he served as a Buck Sgt. in the United States Marine Corp. Danny retired from...
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...
Peggy Ann Dunbar
Mar 9, 2012
Peggy Ann Dunbar, 64, of Orange, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Eagle Heights Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Vermillion of Eagle Heights Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Celesgin Victor Belanger Sr.
Mar 8, 2012
C.V. Belanger Sr., 83, a long-time Beaumont resident, was born in Bay City, TX and passed away March 8, 2012 in Austin, TX. Mr. Belanger served in the US Navy until his honorable medical discharge from rheumatic fever in 1946. He retired after 44 years from Texas Gulf Sulphur Incorporated. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 PM...
Malissa Ruth Woodruff
Mar 8, 2012
Malissa Ruth Woodruff Malissa Ruth Woodruff, 90 was born 1922 in Athens, TX to Joseph Daniel and Seena Pound Hagains and passed away March 8, 2012 in Webster, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, March 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont officiated by Associate Pastor David Goolsby. Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery, Hwy 105 North,...
Ada Yoakum Bourgeois
Mar 7, 2012
Ada Yoakum Bourgeois, 82, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. The celebrant will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City...
Larry Little
Mar 7, 2012
Larry Little, 72, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Masonic rites under...
Norris Joseph Broussard
Mar 7, 2012
Norris Joseph Broussard, 87, of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Bridge City. Mr. Broussard was born...
Tom Smith
Mar 6, 2012
Thomas Earl Smith, 81, of Orange, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with his family by his side at The Orange Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with grandson, Michael Procella officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City with Reverend...
Larry Leon Leggett
Mar 6, 2012
Larry Leon Leggett, 59, of Victoria passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Victoria. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Orange. Mr. Leggett was born February 19, 1953,...
Joseph R. Joey McCormick
Mar 6, 2012
Joseph R. "Joey" McCormick went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 6, 2012 at the age of 65. Joe was born in Orange, TX to J.R. "Dixie" and Elizabeth Langford McCormick on February 17, 1947. He grew up and attended school in Orange, TX. Joe worked at Dixie Glass Co. with his dad and then at...
Glen Johnson
Mar 6, 2012
Glen Johnson, 80, of Nederland, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will Elder Pat Young, Elder Mike Rhodes and Elder Gary Rhodes, with the Canaan Primitive Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow...
John Thomas Melton
Mar 5, 2012
John Thomas Melton was born on May 24, 1931 in Troup, Texas to Rayford and Lorene Rucker Melton. He departed this life on Monday, March 5th, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother James Melton and sisters Louise Umland and Helen Underwood. An informal Memorial will be held at 2: pm Sat, March 10th at...
Jerry Howington
Mar 5, 2012
Jerry Howington, 83, of Orange passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. There will be a...
Martha Lou Holmes
Mar 5, 2012
Martha Lou Holmes, 62, of Orange passed away Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Orange Villa. A Graveside Service will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Harris Cemetery in West Orange with Reverend Robert Edwards officiating. Born in Orange on March 15, 1949, Martha was the daughter of Stanley Joseph LeBouef, Jr. and Margery Jean Hagy. She...
Kenneth Kenny Dale Perkins
Mar 3, 2012
Kenneth "Kenny" Dale Perkins, 72, of Orange passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 3, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday March 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Phynice Juanita Morehead Fuller
Mar 3, 2012
Phynice Juanita Morehead Fuller, 90, of Orange went home to be with the Lord and her family March 3, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Thomas Crossing United Pentecostal Church in Rocky Hill, Texas with Reverend Randall McCoy officiating. Burial will follow at Sims Cemetery also in Rocky Hill, Texas. Visitation will be...
Calvin Harvey
Mar 1, 2012
Calvin Elmer Harvey, 84, of Bridge City passed away March 1, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012, at First Baptist Church Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone and Reverend Tommy McRight officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Stella Tryer
Feb 28, 2012
Graveside services for Stella Frances Shepherd Tryer, 92, of Wichita Falls, TX will be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, Texas. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Mrs. Tryer was born August 1, 1919 in Doucette, TX...
Daniel Danny Coleman Aaron
Feb 27, 2012
Daniel Coleman Aaron, 69, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away at his home on Monday, February 27, 2012. Danny had been a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas. He was born on April 7, 1942, to Amos C. Aaron and Ouida McCoy Aaron in DeBerry, Texas, and he served as a Buck Sgt. in the United States Marine Corp. Danny retired from...