Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
William W. Raborn
Oct 3, 2008
William W. "Bill" Raborn William W. "Bill" Raborn, 87, of Beaumont , died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital in Orange . Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Bill was born on April 11, 1921 in Jacksonville , FL to William and Laura Weeks Raborn. He graduated from the University...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1933. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1993. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1993. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1933. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Hank Rivers
Oct 2, 2008
Henry V. Rivers, known to his friends as Hank, passed away on October, 2, 2008 at the Cypress Glen East Nursing Home. Hank was born in Spencer, Massachusetts on May 29, 1927, the fifth child of Wilfred P. and Harriet Viets Rivers. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps when he was only fourteen. He later completed high school with a...
Joseph A. Manning, Sr.
Oct 2, 2008
Graveside services for Joseph A. Manning, Sr., 84, of China, will be held Friday, October 3, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the China Cemetery. Mr. Manning was born April, 3, 1924 in Voth, Texas and passed away October 2, 2008 in Beaumont. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWI and a 32nd degree...
Clifford Mathews
Oct 2, 2008
Clifford Mathews, 92, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves . Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the temporary location for Claybar Funeral Home in Orange located at 1408 W. Park Ave. Reverend Dale Vance will officiate. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange . Visitation will be Sunday...
Henry Bascom Lee
Oct 1, 2008
Henry B. Lee, 81, of Kingwood, TX, formerly of Beaumont, passed away October 1, 2008, in Kingwood. He was born September 15, 1927, in Lake Charles, LA to John Edward Lee and Sara Edith Wood Lee. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He is survived by his son, John Lee and wife, Candy of Kingwood,...
Betty Hester Modica
Sep 30, 2008
Funeral services for Betty Hester Modica, 82, will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Reggie Lloyd of Praise Christian Church will officiate. Interment will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...
Henry Granger
Sep 29, 2008
Henry "Hoopy" Granger, 73, of Orange died Monday, September 29, 2008. Funeral service will 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Mose Granger Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home Hoopy was born December 15, 1934...
Daisy Marie Cooper
Sep 29, 2008
Daisy Marie Cooper, 97, of Jasper County, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. A private burial was held Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service is pending. Mrs. Cooper was born on November 16, 1910, in Holland, Kansas, the daughter...
Alvin Joseph Dischler
Sep 28, 2008
Alvin Joseph Dischler, 78, of Orange, TX died September 28, 2008, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 3, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan will be officiant. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at Claybar...
James R. Mouton
Sep 27, 2008
James R. Mouton, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. James was born June 20, 1938 in Jefferson County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retiree from Firestone/Bridgestone. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 30 years, Doris Mouton....
Brandy Lachelle Russell Tillery
Sep 27, 2008
Brandy Lachelle Russell Tillery, 27, passed away September 27, 2008 in Lumberton. A graveside service will be at Haven of Rest Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. A gathering of friends and family will be Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home from 4 until 8 p.m. Brandy was born October 6, 1980 in Beaumont...
Henry Keller Maier
Sep 26, 2008
Funeral services for Dr. Henry Keller Maier, Jr., 92, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Beaumont with Reverend Frank Fuller and Reverend Byron Crocker officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 - 7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Mary Lou Slocum
Sep 25, 2008
Mary Lou "Gertie" Slocum, 88, died September 25th, 2008, in Bryan, Texas, after evacuating for the hurricanes. She was a resident at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, at the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Brother Gary Wheeler officiating. Visitation will be at the Church on Monday, September...
Robert Frederick Wohler
Sep 25, 2008
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Robert Frederick "Bob" Wohler, Jr., 56, of Beaumont will be held Monday, September 29, 2008 at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral with a Vigil Service at 6...
Mary Cook
Sep 25, 2008
Mary Cook, 73, of the Little Cypress Community, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday, September 27th, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange , with the Reverend Gary P. Wheeler, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City . Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday at the...
Lola McCarver
Sep 25, 2008
Lola G. McCarver, 83, died September 25, 2008 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Services will be held Monday, September 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with the Reverend Gary P. Wheeler officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday night from 7 until 9 p.m. Interment will be at Orange...
William W. Raborn
Oct 3, 2008
William W. "Bill" Raborn William W. "Bill" Raborn, 87, of Beaumont , died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital in Orange . Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Bill was born on April 11, 1921 in Jacksonville , FL to William and Laura Weeks Raborn. He graduated from the University...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1933. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1993. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1993. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Bonnie Eloise Milam
Oct 3, 2008
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam passed away on October 3, 2008 after reaching the milestone age of 100. She was born in Anahuac, Texas to Cosby C. and Mary Alice Farris Rush. She married her husband, Mason Thomas Milam, on June 1, 1933. He preceded her in death on August 18, 1991. Also preceding her in death are her parents and...
Hank Rivers
Oct 2, 2008
Henry V. Rivers, known to his friends as Hank, passed away on October, 2, 2008 at the Cypress Glen East Nursing Home. Hank was born in Spencer, Massachusetts on May 29, 1927, the fifth child of Wilfred P. and Harriet Viets Rivers. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps when he was only fourteen. He later completed high school with a...
Joseph A. Manning, Sr.
Oct 2, 2008
Graveside services for Joseph A. Manning, Sr., 84, of China, will be held Friday, October 3, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the China Cemetery. Mr. Manning was born April, 3, 1924 in Voth, Texas and passed away October 2, 2008 in Beaumont. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWI and a 32nd degree...
Clifford Mathews
Oct 2, 2008
Clifford Mathews, 92, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves . Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the temporary location for Claybar Funeral Home in Orange located at 1408 W. Park Ave. Reverend Dale Vance will officiate. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange . Visitation will be Sunday...
Henry Bascom Lee
Oct 1, 2008
Henry B. Lee, 81, of Kingwood, TX, formerly of Beaumont, passed away October 1, 2008, in Kingwood. He was born September 15, 1927, in Lake Charles, LA to John Edward Lee and Sara Edith Wood Lee. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He is survived by his son, John Lee and wife, Candy of Kingwood,...
Betty Hester Modica
Sep 30, 2008
Funeral services for Betty Hester Modica, 82, will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Reggie Lloyd of Praise Christian Church will officiate. Interment will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...
Henry Granger
Sep 29, 2008
Henry "Hoopy" Granger, 73, of Orange died Monday, September 29, 2008. Funeral service will 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Mose Granger Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home Hoopy was born December 15, 1934...
Daisy Marie Cooper
Sep 29, 2008
Daisy Marie Cooper, 97, of Jasper County, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. A private burial was held Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service is pending. Mrs. Cooper was born on November 16, 1910, in Holland, Kansas, the daughter...
Alvin Joseph Dischler
Sep 28, 2008
Alvin Joseph Dischler, 78, of Orange, TX died September 28, 2008, at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 3, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan will be officiant. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at Claybar...
James R. Mouton
Sep 27, 2008
James R. Mouton, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. James was born June 20, 1938 in Jefferson County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retiree from Firestone/Bridgestone. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 30 years, Doris Mouton....
Brandy Lachelle Russell Tillery
Sep 27, 2008
Brandy Lachelle Russell Tillery, 27, passed away September 27, 2008 in Lumberton. A graveside service will be at Haven of Rest Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. A gathering of friends and family will be Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home from 4 until 8 p.m. Brandy was born October 6, 1980 in Beaumont...
Henry Keller Maier
Sep 26, 2008
Funeral services for Dr. Henry Keller Maier, Jr., 92, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Beaumont with Reverend Frank Fuller and Reverend Byron Crocker officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Sunday from 5 - 7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Mary Lou Slocum
Sep 25, 2008
Mary Lou "Gertie" Slocum, 88, died September 25th, 2008, in Bryan, Texas, after evacuating for the hurricanes. She was a resident at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, at the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Brother Gary Wheeler officiating. Visitation will be at the Church on Monday, September...
Robert Frederick Wohler
Sep 25, 2008
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Robert Frederick "Bob" Wohler, Jr., 56, of Beaumont will be held Monday, September 29, 2008 at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral with a Vigil Service at 6...
Mary Cook
Sep 25, 2008
Mary Cook, 73, of the Little Cypress Community, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday, September 27th, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange , with the Reverend Gary P. Wheeler, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City . Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday at the...
Lola McCarver
Sep 25, 2008
Lola G. McCarver, 83, died September 25, 2008 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Services will be held Monday, September 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with the Reverend Gary P. Wheeler officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday night from 7 until 9 p.m. Interment will be at Orange...