Obituaries for

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Mary J Smith

Mary J Smith

May 15, 2009

Mary J. Smith, 69, of Lumberton, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She was born on May 23, 1939 to Theron and Louise Sturrock in Jasper. She was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. Mary retired from the Department of Human Resources for the State of Texas. She was preceded in death by her...

Joe Carl Norman

Joe Carl Norman

May 15, 2009

Joe Carl Norman, 82, of Vidor, Texas, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 15, 2009, at Harbor House in Beaumont. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening from 6-9 p.m., May 18, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Services celebrating Mr. Norman's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at...

Grace Marie Dupree Burton

Grace Marie Dupree Burton

May 15, 2009

Grace Marie Dupree Burton, 72, of Orange, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 3:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday...

Sandra Marie Meyers

Sandra Marie Meyers

May 14, 2009

Sandra Marie Meyers, 45, of Vidor passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. She is survived by her mother, Georgia Lee Densmore Meyers and children, Krista Miller of Plano and Kimberly and Zachary Sansano both of Buffalo, NY She is also...

Guy W. Burks

Guy W. Burks

May 14, 2009

Guy Wilburn Burks, 76, of Lumberton died Thursday, May 14, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Guy was born December 8, 1932 in Kirbyville to the late Frank and Claudia Burks and was a retired superintendent for Allco Construction. He and his wife, Betty Joy Burks resided in Beaumont for 48 years. After her passing, he married Shirley...

Linda Davis

Linda Davis

May 14, 2009

Linda "Granny" Davis, 68, of Vidor and former resident of Houston, passed away on May 14, 2009, at her residence. A private service will be held at a later time and date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Linda was born on April 6, 1941, in Weimar, Texas. She was the daughter of Boyce Holt...

Preston J. Premeaux

Preston J. Premeaux

May 12, 2009

Preston J. Premeaux, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-9pm, Friday,...

JC Childers

JC Childers

May 11, 2009

JC Childers, 89, of Orange, Texas died May 11, 2009, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, Beaumont after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. JC was born March 26, 1920, in Corsicana, Texas to Nora and Frank Childers. He married Jessie Jane Barber on May 30, 1942. He served his country during World War II in the United States...

Emily D. Jones

Emily D. Jones

May 11, 2009

Emily D. Jones, born November 18, 1918, died May 11, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 16, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Starks, Louisiana. A graveside service will be 3:00 pm, also Saturday, at Blue Branch Cemetery in Pitkin, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5-9 pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born...

Felix Roy Hebert

Felix Roy Hebert

May 10, 2009

Felix Roy Hebert, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Pastor Dale Lee, pastor of the Cowboy Church, officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in...

Florence Genevieve Fenner

Florence Genevieve Fenner

May 5, 2009

Florence Genevieve Fenner was born April 3, 1921 in Neame LA. She moved to Beaumont at 8 years of age with her parents Arthur A. and Florence Cowart Knight. She entered the 3rd grade with the move and eventually graduated from Beaumont High School in 1938. She departed this world May 5, 2009 at her home in Beaumont Texas. She...

Delbert Crane

Delbert Crane

May 5, 2009

A Celebration of Life for Delbert Crane, 79, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Brent Lambeth of Central City Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Delbert was born July 20, 1929 in...

William Bill Cook

William Bill Cook

May 4, 2009

Born in Beaumont, Texas in January, 1938; died May 4th, 2009 of throat cancer. Visitation will be observed from 4-7pm on May 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; Rosary will be recited at 7pm. Friday, May 8th, visitors can arrive anytime after 8:30am at Claybar Funeral Home. Procession from Claybar will be led by escort at 9:30am to...

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

May 4, 2009

Cleta "Mom" Ashcraft Cleta Marie Bailey Ashcraft, 90, of Orange, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with her son, the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time on Tuesday. A graveside service...

Brian Willey, Sr.

Brian Willey, Sr.

May 3, 2009

Brian Willey, Sr., 61, of Orange, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leo Anderson from The Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. also on Friday at the funeral home. Brian was born...

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Apr 30, 2009

Tommy L. Witterstaeter, 65, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 30, 2009. He was retired from Texaco. He was a master Mason and served in the Army Reserves. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and a Dallas Cowboy fan. Tommy leaves loving memories to his wife, Jerrie Witterstaeter; daughter, Cherry Lemire and her husband Blaine; brother, Robert Witterstaeter of Vidor;...

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Apr 30, 2009

Mr. S. A."Booty"Bourgeois Mr. S.A. "Booty" Bourgeois died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 81 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic...

Soule Erwin Cotten

Soule Erwin Cotten

Apr 29, 2009

Soule E. Cotten, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Orange Baptist Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born April 13, 1922 in McComb, Mississippi. He was the son of Amile...

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Apr 28, 2009

Funeral services for Gladys Overstreet Eller, 94, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May, 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in the Holland Cemetery in Village Mills. A visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Eller was born October 27, 1914 in Segno,...

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Apr 28, 2009

Migtonio "Mike" Prazeline Gomez, 63, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mike was born on November 1, 1945...

Mary J Smith

Mary J Smith

May 15, 2009

Mary J. Smith, 69, of Lumberton, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She was born on May 23, 1939 to Theron and Louise Sturrock in Jasper. She was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. Mary retired from the Department of Human Resources for the State of Texas. She was preceded in death by her...

Joe Carl Norman

Joe Carl Norman

May 15, 2009

Joe Carl Norman, 82, of Vidor, Texas, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 15, 2009, at Harbor House in Beaumont. The family will be receiving friends Monday evening from 6-9 p.m., May 18, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Services celebrating Mr. Norman's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at...

Grace Marie Dupree Burton

Grace Marie Dupree Burton

May 15, 2009

Grace Marie Dupree Burton, 72, of Orange, died Friday, May 15, 2009, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 3:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday...

Sandra Marie Meyers

Sandra Marie Meyers

May 14, 2009

Sandra Marie Meyers, 45, of Vidor passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. She is survived by her mother, Georgia Lee Densmore Meyers and children, Krista Miller of Plano and Kimberly and Zachary Sansano both of Buffalo, NY She is also...

Guy W. Burks

Guy W. Burks

May 14, 2009

Guy Wilburn Burks, 76, of Lumberton died Thursday, May 14, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Guy was born December 8, 1932 in Kirbyville to the late Frank and Claudia Burks and was a retired superintendent for Allco Construction. He and his wife, Betty Joy Burks resided in Beaumont for 48 years. After her passing, he married Shirley...

Linda Davis

Linda Davis

May 14, 2009

Linda "Granny" Davis, 68, of Vidor and former resident of Houston, passed away on May 14, 2009, at her residence. A private service will be held at a later time and date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Linda was born on April 6, 1941, in Weimar, Texas. She was the daughter of Boyce Holt...

Preston J. Premeaux

Preston J. Premeaux

May 12, 2009

Preston J. Premeaux, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-9pm, Friday,...

JC Childers

JC Childers

May 11, 2009

JC Childers, 89, of Orange, Texas died May 11, 2009, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, Beaumont after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. JC was born March 26, 1920, in Corsicana, Texas to Nora and Frank Childers. He married Jessie Jane Barber on May 30, 1942. He served his country during World War II in the United States...

Emily D. Jones

Emily D. Jones

May 11, 2009

Emily D. Jones, born November 18, 1918, died May 11, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 16, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Starks, Louisiana. A graveside service will be 3:00 pm, also Saturday, at Blue Branch Cemetery in Pitkin, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5-9 pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born...

Felix Roy Hebert

Felix Roy Hebert

May 10, 2009

Felix Roy Hebert, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Pastor Dale Lee, pastor of the Cowboy Church, officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in...

Florence Genevieve Fenner

Florence Genevieve Fenner

May 5, 2009

Florence Genevieve Fenner was born April 3, 1921 in Neame LA. She moved to Beaumont at 8 years of age with her parents Arthur A. and Florence Cowart Knight. She entered the 3rd grade with the move and eventually graduated from Beaumont High School in 1938. She departed this world May 5, 2009 at her home in Beaumont Texas. She...

Delbert Crane

Delbert Crane

May 5, 2009

A Celebration of Life for Delbert Crane, 79, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Brent Lambeth of Central City Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Delbert was born July 20, 1929 in...

William Bill Cook

William Bill Cook

May 4, 2009

Born in Beaumont, Texas in January, 1938; died May 4th, 2009 of throat cancer. Visitation will be observed from 4-7pm on May 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; Rosary will be recited at 7pm. Friday, May 8th, visitors can arrive anytime after 8:30am at Claybar Funeral Home. Procession from Claybar will be led by escort at 9:30am to...

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

May 4, 2009

Cleta "Mom" Ashcraft Cleta Marie Bailey Ashcraft, 90, of Orange, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with her son, the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time on Tuesday. A graveside service...

Brian Willey, Sr.

Brian Willey, Sr.

May 3, 2009

Brian Willey, Sr., 61, of Orange, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leo Anderson from The Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. also on Friday at the funeral home. Brian was born...

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Apr 30, 2009

Tommy L. Witterstaeter, 65, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 30, 2009. He was retired from Texaco. He was a master Mason and served in the Army Reserves. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and a Dallas Cowboy fan. Tommy leaves loving memories to his wife, Jerrie Witterstaeter; daughter, Cherry Lemire and her husband Blaine; brother, Robert Witterstaeter of Vidor;...

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Apr 30, 2009

Mr. S. A."Booty"Bourgeois Mr. S.A. "Booty" Bourgeois died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 81 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic...

Soule Erwin Cotten

Soule Erwin Cotten

Apr 29, 2009

Soule E. Cotten, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Orange Baptist Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born April 13, 1922 in McComb, Mississippi. He was the son of Amile...

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Apr 28, 2009

Funeral services for Gladys Overstreet Eller, 94, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May, 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in the Holland Cemetery in Village Mills. A visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Eller was born October 27, 1914 in Segno,...

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Apr 28, 2009

Migtonio "Mike" Prazeline Gomez, 63, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mike was born on November 1, 1945...

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