Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Andrew Guidry
Dec 28, 2008
Andrew Guidry, 76, of Orange passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, December...
Edith Burleigh Metrejean
Dec 28, 2008
Edith Burleigh Metrejean, 94, died on December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City on Thursday, January 1, 2009,...
Florence Bostick
Dec 28, 2008
Memorial services for Florence Bostick, 95, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Nederland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mrs. Bostick was born October 20, 1913 in Call, TX to William and Fannie Landrum and passed away on December 28, 2008, in Winnie, TX. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall...
John Wilson Summers
Dec 27, 2008
John Wilson Summers, 49, of Orange, died December 27, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Ratcliff. John was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 31, 1959, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Joyce Laverne Floyd Summers....
Ray E. Bobby Parker
Dec 26, 2008
Ray E. "Bobby" Parker, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 in Houston. A funeral service will be Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church. A private family only interment will follow at Dorman Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 5:00-8:00 p.m....
Emma Joyce Pevey
Dec 24, 2008
Emma Joyce Pevey, 81, passed peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home with Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church officiating. A graveside service will be held Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm, at Zavalla Cemetery in Zavalla,...
Jesse Rourke Miller
Dec 23, 2008
Jesse Rourke Miller, a long time resident of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully December 23, 2008. Born October 2, 1914 in Teddy, LA and raised in Norwood, LA where he was known as "Fritz", he resided in Orange from 1946 until 2004 at which time he and his wife relocated to the Atlanta area to be near his children. He...
Howard Wayne Lowe
Dec 23, 2008
Howard Wayne Lowe, 52, formerly of Orange died on December 21, 2008, in Reno, NV. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Claybar Funeral Home at 504 N 5th St in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Burial will follow at the Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Sarah Thomas Lilley
Dec 23, 2008
Sarah Thomas Lilley, 88, died in Beaumont on December 23, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Claybar Funeral Home on 504 N. 5th St in Orange. Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Friday,...
Albert J Abshire
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...
Albert J. Abshire
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...
Milton Doc Livingston
Dec 22, 2008
Milton "Doc" Livingston, 88, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born March 14, 1920 in Texas, served in the Army and was an engineer at Mobile Oil. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Livingston is preceded in death by his father and...
Norris Honeycutt
Dec 22, 2008
Norris Honeycutt, died December 22, 2008 at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December 23, 2008 at the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Mr. Honeycutt was the son of Gus and Clara Clark Honeycutt. He retired from Equitable Bag Company in Orange,...
Mary Allie Hilson Matkin
Dec 22, 2008
Mary Allie Hilson Matkin was born on July 31, 1939, in the small community of Banks, Arkansas and grew up about 40 miles away in Camden, Arkansas. She was the second of five children born to Aaron and Marjorie Hilson. A proud graduate of Fairview High School in Camden, she often talked of happy childhood memories and good friends that...
Aline Worthy
Dec 19, 2008
Aline Worthy, 87, passed away, Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home in Warren. A funeral service will be on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Klock of Grace Bible Church in Mauriceville. Interment will be on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas with Reverend...
Flo Anne Mazzola Moore
Dec 19, 2008
Flo Anne Mazzola Moore, 76, born February 14, 1932, to Samuel J. Mazzola and Dora A. Mazzola, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 19, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her beloved family. At age sixteen, Flo Anne graduated valedictorian from Beaumont High School in 1948. She attended Texas State College for...
Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm
Dec 18, 2008
Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm died December 18, 2008 at Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont following a brief illness. Born to Charles and Ruth Brockman on February 21, 1923, Emma lived in Beaumont her entire life. After graduating from South Park High School as third highest girl in the Class of 1940, Emma went on to earn a degree from Lamar...
Larry E. Hudson
Dec 17, 2008
Larry Edgar Hudson, 52, of Houston, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the temporary location of Claybar Funeral Home, 1408 W. Park Ave., in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial...
Manah Lunsford
Dec 17, 2008
Manah Lunsford, 86, of Orange, Texas died December 17, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, temporarily located at 1408 W. Park. Mr. Larry Tomlin will officiate. A Committal Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, at the West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs,...
Bill McFarlane
Dec 16, 2008
Bill McFarlane, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A private memorial service will be held Tuesday at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Bill was born in Orange on May 28, 1929, to Charles Harold and Ethel Emma Smith McFarlane. He was a long time resident of New York...
Andrew Guidry
Dec 28, 2008
Andrew Guidry, 76, of Orange passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, December...
Edith Burleigh Metrejean
Dec 28, 2008
Edith Burleigh Metrejean, 94, died on December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City on Thursday, January 1, 2009,...
Florence Bostick
Dec 28, 2008
Memorial services for Florence Bostick, 95, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Nederland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mrs. Bostick was born October 20, 1913 in Call, TX to William and Fannie Landrum and passed away on December 28, 2008, in Winnie, TX. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall...
John Wilson Summers
Dec 27, 2008
John Wilson Summers, 49, of Orange, died December 27, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Ratcliff. John was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 31, 1959, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Joyce Laverne Floyd Summers....
Ray E. Bobby Parker
Dec 26, 2008
Ray E. "Bobby" Parker, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 in Houston. A funeral service will be Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church. A private family only interment will follow at Dorman Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 5:00-8:00 p.m....
Emma Joyce Pevey
Dec 24, 2008
Emma Joyce Pevey, 81, passed peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home with Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church officiating. A graveside service will be held Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm, at Zavalla Cemetery in Zavalla,...
Jesse Rourke Miller
Dec 23, 2008
Jesse Rourke Miller, a long time resident of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully December 23, 2008. Born October 2, 1914 in Teddy, LA and raised in Norwood, LA where he was known as "Fritz", he resided in Orange from 1946 until 2004 at which time he and his wife relocated to the Atlanta area to be near his children. He...
Howard Wayne Lowe
Dec 23, 2008
Howard Wayne Lowe, 52, formerly of Orange died on December 21, 2008, in Reno, NV. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Claybar Funeral Home at 504 N 5th St in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Burial will follow at the Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Sarah Thomas Lilley
Dec 23, 2008
Sarah Thomas Lilley, 88, died in Beaumont on December 23, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Claybar Funeral Home on 504 N. 5th St in Orange. Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Friday,...
Albert J Abshire
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...
Albert J. Abshire
Dec 23, 2008
Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...
Milton Doc Livingston
Dec 22, 2008
Milton "Doc" Livingston, 88, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born March 14, 1920 in Texas, served in the Army and was an engineer at Mobile Oil. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Livingston is preceded in death by his father and...
Norris Honeycutt
Dec 22, 2008
Norris Honeycutt, died December 22, 2008 at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December 23, 2008 at the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Mr. Honeycutt was the son of Gus and Clara Clark Honeycutt. He retired from Equitable Bag Company in Orange,...
Mary Allie Hilson Matkin
Dec 22, 2008
Mary Allie Hilson Matkin was born on July 31, 1939, in the small community of Banks, Arkansas and grew up about 40 miles away in Camden, Arkansas. She was the second of five children born to Aaron and Marjorie Hilson. A proud graduate of Fairview High School in Camden, she often talked of happy childhood memories and good friends that...
Aline Worthy
Dec 19, 2008
Aline Worthy, 87, passed away, Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home in Warren. A funeral service will be on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Klock of Grace Bible Church in Mauriceville. Interment will be on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas with Reverend...
Flo Anne Mazzola Moore
Dec 19, 2008
Flo Anne Mazzola Moore, 76, born February 14, 1932, to Samuel J. Mazzola and Dora A. Mazzola, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 19, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her beloved family. At age sixteen, Flo Anne graduated valedictorian from Beaumont High School in 1948. She attended Texas State College for...
Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm
Dec 18, 2008
Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm died December 18, 2008 at Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont following a brief illness. Born to Charles and Ruth Brockman on February 21, 1923, Emma lived in Beaumont her entire life. After graduating from South Park High School as third highest girl in the Class of 1940, Emma went on to earn a degree from Lamar...
Larry E. Hudson
Dec 17, 2008
Larry Edgar Hudson, 52, of Houston, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the temporary location of Claybar Funeral Home, 1408 W. Park Ave., in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial...
Manah Lunsford
Dec 17, 2008
Manah Lunsford, 86, of Orange, Texas died December 17, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, temporarily located at 1408 W. Park. Mr. Larry Tomlin will officiate. A Committal Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, at the West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs,...
Bill McFarlane
Dec 16, 2008
Bill McFarlane, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A private memorial service will be held Tuesday at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Bill was born in Orange on May 28, 1929, to Charles Harold and Ethel Emma Smith McFarlane. He was a long time resident of New York...