Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Essie Elizabeth Nusom
Sep 14, 2011
Essie E. Nusom, 84, of Beaumont, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at her home. A gathering of friends and family will be held Thursday, September 15, from 5:30 ? 7:30 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16th at 10:00 in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial...
Louise Aunt Jean Hardin
Sep 14, 2011
Louise Hardin, 82, of Orange, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Cove Baptist Church with Reverend Jeff Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Howard Buddy Hollis
Sep 13, 2011
Howard ?Buddy? Hollis, 77, of Orange, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church and Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
Elizabeth Crew Hubert
Sep 13, 2011
Elizabeth Crew Hubert, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in Whidbey Island, Washington. Born in Orange on August 29, 1923, Elizabeth was the daughter of Forrest E. Crew Sr. and Gladys M. Crew. Elizabeth had been a resident of Orange all her life and a member of the Mauriceville Methodist Church before moving to Whidbey Island after her husband?s...
William Monroe Yancey
Sep 12, 2011
A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. William was born December 29, 1953...
William Monroe Yancey
Sep 12, 2011
A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. Pallbearers will include David Carroll, Barry...
Billie Jean Black
Sep 12, 2011
Billie Jean Harvey Black was born August 4, 1930 in Nacogdoches, TX and passed away September 12, 2011 in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM ? 1:30PM on Thursday, September 15 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A procession will go to Magnolia Cemetery for a graveside service at 2:00 PM. Prior to moving to Beaumont, she and her husband,...
Roger Louis Valdez
Sep 11, 2011
Roger Louis Valdez, 80, of Woodway, Texas passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation...
Jimmy Troy Stanley
Sep 10, 2011
Jimmy Troy Stanley, 56, of Orange passed away September 10, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...
Laura Belle Williams Short
Sep 9, 2011
Laura Belle Williams Short, 83, of Big Lake, Texas passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at a nursing home in Big Lake. There will be a family visitation 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Big Lake. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson?s Funeral Home. There will...
John L. Croto, Jr.
Sep 8, 2011
John was born in 1930, in Keene, NH. He was the son of the John Croto and Edythe Dulong. After graduating from Keene High School, he attended Keene Teacher's College. For over 20 years he served with distinction in the National Guard, U.S. Army and Army Reserves and excelled in the fields of cryptography and computers. He worked in New...
Lorena Mouton Petry
Sep 7, 2011
Lorena Petry, 88, of Beaumont was born November 4, 1922 to Louis and Fedora Broussard Mouton in Delcambre, LA and passed away September 7, 2011 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital. A gathering of friends and family will be from 9:00 ? 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 15 with the Rosary beginning at 10:30 AM at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic...
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy
Sep 6, 2011
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at a cemetery to be determined. Friends may...
Dorothy Zerzavy
Sep 6, 2011
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born...
Mary Nanny Foreman
Sep 6, 2011
Mary ?Nanny? Foreman, 88, a former resident of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her residence in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield with Reverend Forrest Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Juanita LeDoux Ellis
Sep 5, 2011
While surrounded by her loving family at home, Juanita LeDoux Ellis, 81, went to be with her Lord Monday, September 5, 2011, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Community Church in Orange with Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Ethel Adelle Hargis
Sep 3, 2011
Ethel Adelle Hargis, 95, of Orange, passed away September 3, 2011, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Born in Mt. Pleasant,...
Brittany Leanne Hogg
Sep 1, 2011
Brittany Leanne Hogg, of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Texas Children?s Hospital in Houston. A Graveside Service will be noon Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Those left to cherish Brittany?s memory are her parents, Michael Hogg and Laci McIntyre; grandparents, Chad...
Ruby S. Ryan
Aug 29, 2011
Ruby S. Ryan, 69, of Orange went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Visitation...
James L. Tippett
Aug 29, 2011
James L. Tippett, 88, of Lumberton, passed away August 29, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born August 20, 1923 in Port Arthur to David and Eulah Lang Tippett. Mr. Tippett has been a resident of Lumberton since 1966 and retired from Gulf Oil Corp in 1984. He is a long-time member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church. James...
Essie Elizabeth Nusom
Sep 14, 2011
Essie E. Nusom, 84, of Beaumont, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at her home. A gathering of friends and family will be held Thursday, September 15, from 5:30 ? 7:30 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16th at 10:00 in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial...
Louise Aunt Jean Hardin
Sep 14, 2011
Louise Hardin, 82, of Orange, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Cove Baptist Church with Reverend Jeff Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Howard Buddy Hollis
Sep 13, 2011
Howard ?Buddy? Hollis, 77, of Orange, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church and Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
Elizabeth Crew Hubert
Sep 13, 2011
Elizabeth Crew Hubert, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in Whidbey Island, Washington. Born in Orange on August 29, 1923, Elizabeth was the daughter of Forrest E. Crew Sr. and Gladys M. Crew. Elizabeth had been a resident of Orange all her life and a member of the Mauriceville Methodist Church before moving to Whidbey Island after her husband?s...
William Monroe Yancey
Sep 12, 2011
A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. William was born December 29, 1953...
William Monroe Yancey
Sep 12, 2011
A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. Pallbearers will include David Carroll, Barry...
Billie Jean Black
Sep 12, 2011
Billie Jean Harvey Black was born August 4, 1930 in Nacogdoches, TX and passed away September 12, 2011 in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM ? 1:30PM on Thursday, September 15 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A procession will go to Magnolia Cemetery for a graveside service at 2:00 PM. Prior to moving to Beaumont, she and her husband,...
Roger Louis Valdez
Sep 11, 2011
Roger Louis Valdez, 80, of Woodway, Texas passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation...
Jimmy Troy Stanley
Sep 10, 2011
Jimmy Troy Stanley, 56, of Orange passed away September 10, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...
Laura Belle Williams Short
Sep 9, 2011
Laura Belle Williams Short, 83, of Big Lake, Texas passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at a nursing home in Big Lake. There will be a family visitation 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Big Lake. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson?s Funeral Home. There will...
John L. Croto, Jr.
Sep 8, 2011
John was born in 1930, in Keene, NH. He was the son of the John Croto and Edythe Dulong. After graduating from Keene High School, he attended Keene Teacher's College. For over 20 years he served with distinction in the National Guard, U.S. Army and Army Reserves and excelled in the fields of cryptography and computers. He worked in New...
Lorena Mouton Petry
Sep 7, 2011
Lorena Petry, 88, of Beaumont was born November 4, 1922 to Louis and Fedora Broussard Mouton in Delcambre, LA and passed away September 7, 2011 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital. A gathering of friends and family will be from 9:00 ? 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 15 with the Rosary beginning at 10:30 AM at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic...
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy
Sep 6, 2011
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at a cemetery to be determined. Friends may...
Dorothy Zerzavy
Sep 6, 2011
Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born...
Mary Nanny Foreman
Sep 6, 2011
Mary ?Nanny? Foreman, 88, a former resident of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her residence in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield with Reverend Forrest Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Juanita LeDoux Ellis
Sep 5, 2011
While surrounded by her loving family at home, Juanita LeDoux Ellis, 81, went to be with her Lord Monday, September 5, 2011, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Community Church in Orange with Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Ethel Adelle Hargis
Sep 3, 2011
Ethel Adelle Hargis, 95, of Orange, passed away September 3, 2011, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Born in Mt. Pleasant,...
Brittany Leanne Hogg
Sep 1, 2011
Brittany Leanne Hogg, of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Texas Children?s Hospital in Houston. A Graveside Service will be noon Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Those left to cherish Brittany?s memory are her parents, Michael Hogg and Laci McIntyre; grandparents, Chad...
Ruby S. Ryan
Aug 29, 2011
Ruby S. Ryan, 69, of Orange went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Visitation...
James L. Tippett
Aug 29, 2011
James L. Tippett, 88, of Lumberton, passed away August 29, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born August 20, 1923 in Port Arthur to David and Eulah Lang Tippett. Mr. Tippett has been a resident of Lumberton since 1966 and retired from Gulf Oil Corp in 1984. He is a long-time member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church. James...