Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Scott Davis Ricks
Dec 17, 2009
Scott Davis Ricks passed away from this life on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the age of 59. Visitation will be held from 6pm to 8pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2009 with funeral services at 1pm, Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home, 800 Highland Drive in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Syd Thorne. Burial will follow burial at...
George H. Canizales
Dec 16, 2009
George H. Canizales, Sr., 73, of Beaumont passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2009, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A rosary will be recited at...
Bravo Frederick, Jr.
Dec 16, 2009
Bravo Frederick, Jr., 82, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Darrell Orange of First Pentecostal of Deweyville. Burial will follow at Wilkerson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m....
Mary Lee Pelaez
Dec 16, 2009
Mary Lee Glaze Pelaez, 84, a former resident of Bridge City, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Deanna Joyce Feagin
Dec 16, 2009
Memorial Services for Deanna Joyce Feagin, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, December 21, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Feagin was born December 13, 1948 in Mamou, LA to Elved and Delia Soileau and passed away on December 16, 2009 in Beaumont, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents....
Geraldine Abbott King
Dec 16, 2009
Funeral services for Geraldine Abbott King will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Clarence Day and Reverend James Boykin. Her grandsons, great-grandsons, and other family members will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday from 5:00 to 8:00...
Edith L. Rhoads
Dec 15, 2009
Services for Edith L. Rhoads, 95, will be held on Friday, December 18, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Reverend Kevin Kissel of Faith United Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Rhoads passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Arrangements are...
Linda Hargrave Rinehart
Dec 15, 2009
Linda Hargrave Rinehart, 60, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009, at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at First Assembly of God in Bridge City with Mr. Robbie Holland officiating. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory with arrangements made by Claybar Funeral Home in...
George Poland
Dec 14, 2009
George Poland, 76, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, December 14, 2009, at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Ruby Walton Gypins Ryder
Dec 13, 2009
Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother. She took the time to give love and attention to all her children and grandchildren. She loved gardening and had such joy seeing God's miracles when her plants and vegetables grew. Each of us has special memories of her which we will treasure. We will miss you but will meet again in God's heaven. Ruby Walton Gypins...
Michael W. Moses
Dec 13, 2009
Michael W. Moses, 60, of Orange, Texas passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009, at his home. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at...
Marie R. Arnall
Dec 13, 2009
Marie Arnall, 92, died in Lufkin on December 13. She was a long-time resident of Orange and for thirty-five years taught in area schools, retiring from Lutcher Stark High School. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Orange. Mrs. Arnall was born in Junction City, Arkansas on August 11, 1917, the oldest child of Alfred Marshall Risinger...
Charles Etgen
Dec 12, 2009
Memorial services for Charles Etgen, 85, of China will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of China. Charles was born July 6, 1924 in Dallas, Texas and passed away December 13, 2009 in Beaumont. He was a retired truck driver and U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Charlene...
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman
Dec 11, 2009
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman: A memorial service for Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman, 88, of Orange will be held Friday, December 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends and family beginning at 1:00 p.m. Reverend Kevin Kissel of Faith United Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Grossman passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, at...
Mildred Ruth Jones
Dec 8, 2009
Mildred Ruth Jones, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Seaton Center in Austin. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Danny Cryer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, at the funeral home. Mildred...
Marquita Lamar Smith
Dec 7, 2009
Marquita Lamar Smith, 85 of Beaumont passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Harbor Hospice. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral...
Bobbie Fountain Wells
Dec 5, 2009
Bobbie Fountain Wells, 88, of Orange, Texas and formerly of Logansport, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. The family will receive friends at McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jay Thomas. They will also receive friends at First...
John Thomas Ford
Dec 5, 2009
John Thomas Ford, 71, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Park near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Gloria Co-Co Ladd
Dec 4, 2009
Gloria "Co-Co" Ladd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. She was 84. "Co-Co" was born on a glorious day, December 25, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth Ladd. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. where she spent most of her childhood and adult life. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a...
James Jim Welch
Dec 4, 2009
James "Jim" Welch, 72, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. James was born on October 5, 1937, in Hampshire, Texas. He was the son...
Scott Davis Ricks
Dec 17, 2009
Scott Davis Ricks passed away from this life on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the age of 59. Visitation will be held from 6pm to 8pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2009 with funeral services at 1pm, Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home, 800 Highland Drive in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Syd Thorne. Burial will follow burial at...
George H. Canizales
Dec 16, 2009
George H. Canizales, Sr., 73, of Beaumont passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2009, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A rosary will be recited at...
Bravo Frederick, Jr.
Dec 16, 2009
Bravo Frederick, Jr., 82, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Darrell Orange of First Pentecostal of Deweyville. Burial will follow at Wilkerson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m....
Mary Lee Pelaez
Dec 16, 2009
Mary Lee Glaze Pelaez, 84, a former resident of Bridge City, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Deanna Joyce Feagin
Dec 16, 2009
Memorial Services for Deanna Joyce Feagin, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, December 21, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Feagin was born December 13, 1948 in Mamou, LA to Elved and Delia Soileau and passed away on December 16, 2009 in Beaumont, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents....
Geraldine Abbott King
Dec 16, 2009
Funeral services for Geraldine Abbott King will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Clarence Day and Reverend James Boykin. Her grandsons, great-grandsons, and other family members will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday from 5:00 to 8:00...
Edith L. Rhoads
Dec 15, 2009
Services for Edith L. Rhoads, 95, will be held on Friday, December 18, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Reverend Kevin Kissel of Faith United Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Rhoads passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Arrangements are...
Linda Hargrave Rinehart
Dec 15, 2009
Linda Hargrave Rinehart, 60, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009, at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at First Assembly of God in Bridge City with Mr. Robbie Holland officiating. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory with arrangements made by Claybar Funeral Home in...
George Poland
Dec 14, 2009
George Poland, 76, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, December 14, 2009, at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Ruby Walton Gypins Ryder
Dec 13, 2009
Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother. She took the time to give love and attention to all her children and grandchildren. She loved gardening and had such joy seeing God's miracles when her plants and vegetables grew. Each of us has special memories of her which we will treasure. We will miss you but will meet again in God's heaven. Ruby Walton Gypins...
Michael W. Moses
Dec 13, 2009
Michael W. Moses, 60, of Orange, Texas passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009, at his home. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at...
Marie R. Arnall
Dec 13, 2009
Marie Arnall, 92, died in Lufkin on December 13. She was a long-time resident of Orange and for thirty-five years taught in area schools, retiring from Lutcher Stark High School. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Orange. Mrs. Arnall was born in Junction City, Arkansas on August 11, 1917, the oldest child of Alfred Marshall Risinger...
Charles Etgen
Dec 12, 2009
Memorial services for Charles Etgen, 85, of China will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of China. Charles was born July 6, 1924 in Dallas, Texas and passed away December 13, 2009 in Beaumont. He was a retired truck driver and U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Charlene...
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman
Dec 11, 2009
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman: A memorial service for Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman, 88, of Orange will be held Friday, December 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends and family beginning at 1:00 p.m. Reverend Kevin Kissel of Faith United Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Grossman passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, at...
Mildred Ruth Jones
Dec 8, 2009
Mildred Ruth Jones, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Seaton Center in Austin. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Danny Cryer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, at the funeral home. Mildred...
Marquita Lamar Smith
Dec 7, 2009
Marquita Lamar Smith, 85 of Beaumont passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Harbor Hospice. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral...
Bobbie Fountain Wells
Dec 5, 2009
Bobbie Fountain Wells, 88, of Orange, Texas and formerly of Logansport, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. The family will receive friends at McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jay Thomas. They will also receive friends at First...
John Thomas Ford
Dec 5, 2009
John Thomas Ford, 71, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Park near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Gloria Co-Co Ladd
Dec 4, 2009
Gloria "Co-Co" Ladd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. She was 84. "Co-Co" was born on a glorious day, December 25, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth Ladd. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. where she spent most of her childhood and adult life. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a...
James Jim Welch
Dec 4, 2009
James "Jim" Welch, 72, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. James was born on October 5, 1937, in Hampshire, Texas. He was the son...