Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
William Bill White, Jr
Apr 23, 2008
Memorial services for William "Bill" White, 71, of Orange, TX and formerly of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive guests that morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Pastor Ruby Nelson of St. Paul's United Methodist Church will officiate. Mr. White was born September 18,...
Alberta DeMary
Apr 23, 2008
Alberta "Bert" DeMary, 93, of the McLewis Community, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Keith Royal, pastor of Winfree Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dorman Cemetery in the McLewis Community. Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Friday at...
Richard L. Turner
Apr 22, 2008
Richard L. Turner, 86, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, TX. Reverend Martin Smith of Bandera Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will follow at Bandera Cemetery in Bandera, TX. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at...
Pam Graves
Apr 21, 2008
Pam Graves, 53, lifelong resident of Port Arthur passed away April 21, 2008. She was born June 10, 1954 in Port Arthur to Vernon L. and Essie Mae Graves. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melanie; father, Vernon Graves, and brother, Ralph Graves. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Essie Mae and Cliff Ward of Port...
Aaron Jacks
Apr 21, 2008
Aaron Jacks, 89, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Orange Villa in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 25, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Pastor Rocky Guerrero, chaplain of Harbor Hospice will officiate. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home....
Pam Graves
Apr 21, 2008
Pam Graves, 53, lifelong resident of Port Arthur passed away April 21, 2008. She was born June 10, 1954 in Port Arthur to Vernon L. and Essie Mae Graves. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melanie; father, Vernon Graves, and brother, Ralph Graves. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Essie Mae and Cliff Ward of Port...
Margaret Sutherland Davis
Apr 20, 2008
Margaret Sutherland Davis, 80, of Bridge City, died peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller of First Baptist Church in Groves. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Norma Lee Pearson Gilbert Cardiff
Apr 19, 2008
Norma Lee Pearson Gilbert Cardiff, 78, formerly of Orange passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her home in Bridge City. Funeral service will be held at11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Cothen. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held...
Mary Nan Davis Honeycutt
Apr 19, 2008
Mary Nan Davis Honeycutt., 81, of Orange died peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...
Teresa Catherine Jefferson
Apr 17, 2008
Teresa Catherine Jefferson, 37, of Bridge City, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer of Circle Drive Baptist Church. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at...
Cornelia Nelson
Apr 16, 2008
Cornelia Nelson died April 16, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Cornelia was born March 2, 1913 in Galveston, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nelson. She was five years old when the family moved to Beaumont. She graduated from Beaumont High School and Lamar Junior College. Cornelia was employed by the Employee Co-op Store, which was a part...
Lula B. Faires Richard
Apr 15, 2008
Our loving Lula was a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas and was preceded in death by her husband Tommy J. Richard, Jr. and our precious angel Amy Rene Richard. She was also a lifelong, second generation member of the First church of the Nazarene. Lula Richard departed this life early, Tuesday morning, April 15, 2008. She died at home with...
James H. Zerko
Apr 15, 2008
James H. "Zeke" Zerko, 80, of Pinehurst passed away at his lake home in Hemphill, TX, April 15, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Jeff Bell of Cove Baptist Church will officiate; assisting will be Mr. Mickey McNamara of Church of Christ in Orange and Elder John...
Ernest Ray Dyer, Sr.
Apr 14, 2008
Born in Oakdale, La on October 7, 1938. His family moved to Orange in 1946 and he claimed it as his hometown. He joined the United States Air Force on February 12, 1957. He served Twenty years for his country. While serving his country, he traveled to France, Germany, Thailand, Lubbock, TX, Abilene, TX, Dallas, TX, Sondrestrom, Greenland, Washington D.C.,...
Katherine Lois Perry
Apr 13, 2008
Katherine Lois Ezell Perry, 83, of Orange, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday the 16th, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend J.B. Prouse of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Ida Wilson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Lois was...
Jeannie Self Juneau
Apr 13, 2008
Jeannie Self Juneau, 62, of Bridge City, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, following a brief illness. The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Born in Palestine on July 6, 1945, Jeannie was the daughter of Clyde and Nell Nicholson Self. She was a longtime resident...
Freddie Stimac
Apr 12, 2008
Freddie Stimac, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Cypress Glen Nursing Center in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer, pastor of Community Church in Orange. Interment services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in...
Charles Doty Tullos, Sr.
Apr 10, 2008
Charles Doty Tullos, Sr. passed away on April 10, 2008 in Austin, Texas. He was 84 years old. Charles was born in Beaumont on July 7, 1923 to L. Paul Tullos, Sr. and Ruel Pratt Tullos. He graduated from Beaumont High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega...
Shirley Bisson
Apr 7, 2008
Shirley Bisson, 73, a former resident of Bridge City, died Monday, April 7, 2008. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange on November 7, 1934, Mrs. Bisson was a lifelong resident of...
Charles Chuck Salisbury
Apr 7, 2008
Memorial services for Charles "Chuck" Salisbury, 75, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Salisbury was born June 23, 1932 in...
William Bill White, Jr
Apr 23, 2008
Memorial services for William "Bill" White, 71, of Orange, TX and formerly of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive guests that morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Pastor Ruby Nelson of St. Paul's United Methodist Church will officiate. Mr. White was born September 18,...
Alberta DeMary
Apr 23, 2008
Alberta "Bert" DeMary, 93, of the McLewis Community, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Keith Royal, pastor of Winfree Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dorman Cemetery in the McLewis Community. Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Friday at...
Richard L. Turner
Apr 22, 2008
Richard L. Turner, 86, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, TX. Reverend Martin Smith of Bandera Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will follow at Bandera Cemetery in Bandera, TX. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at...
Pam Graves
Apr 21, 2008
Pam Graves, 53, lifelong resident of Port Arthur passed away April 21, 2008. She was born June 10, 1954 in Port Arthur to Vernon L. and Essie Mae Graves. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melanie; father, Vernon Graves, and brother, Ralph Graves. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Essie Mae and Cliff Ward of Port...
Aaron Jacks
Apr 21, 2008
Aaron Jacks, 89, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Orange Villa in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 25, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Pastor Rocky Guerrero, chaplain of Harbor Hospice will officiate. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home....
Pam Graves
Apr 21, 2008
Pam Graves, 53, lifelong resident of Port Arthur passed away April 21, 2008. She was born June 10, 1954 in Port Arthur to Vernon L. and Essie Mae Graves. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melanie; father, Vernon Graves, and brother, Ralph Graves. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Essie Mae and Cliff Ward of Port...
Margaret Sutherland Davis
Apr 20, 2008
Margaret Sutherland Davis, 80, of Bridge City, died peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller of First Baptist Church in Groves. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Norma Lee Pearson Gilbert Cardiff
Apr 19, 2008
Norma Lee Pearson Gilbert Cardiff, 78, formerly of Orange passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her home in Bridge City. Funeral service will be held at11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Cothen. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held...
Mary Nan Davis Honeycutt
Apr 19, 2008
Mary Nan Davis Honeycutt., 81, of Orange died peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...
Teresa Catherine Jefferson
Apr 17, 2008
Teresa Catherine Jefferson, 37, of Bridge City, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer of Circle Drive Baptist Church. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at...
Cornelia Nelson
Apr 16, 2008
Cornelia Nelson died April 16, 2008 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Cornelia was born March 2, 1913 in Galveston, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nelson. She was five years old when the family moved to Beaumont. She graduated from Beaumont High School and Lamar Junior College. Cornelia was employed by the Employee Co-op Store, which was a part...
Lula B. Faires Richard
Apr 15, 2008
Our loving Lula was a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas and was preceded in death by her husband Tommy J. Richard, Jr. and our precious angel Amy Rene Richard. She was also a lifelong, second generation member of the First church of the Nazarene. Lula Richard departed this life early, Tuesday morning, April 15, 2008. She died at home with...
James H. Zerko
Apr 15, 2008
James H. "Zeke" Zerko, 80, of Pinehurst passed away at his lake home in Hemphill, TX, April 15, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Jeff Bell of Cove Baptist Church will officiate; assisting will be Mr. Mickey McNamara of Church of Christ in Orange and Elder John...
Ernest Ray Dyer, Sr.
Apr 14, 2008
Born in Oakdale, La on October 7, 1938. His family moved to Orange in 1946 and he claimed it as his hometown. He joined the United States Air Force on February 12, 1957. He served Twenty years for his country. While serving his country, he traveled to France, Germany, Thailand, Lubbock, TX, Abilene, TX, Dallas, TX, Sondrestrom, Greenland, Washington D.C.,...
Katherine Lois Perry
Apr 13, 2008
Katherine Lois Ezell Perry, 83, of Orange, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday the 16th, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend J.B. Prouse of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Ida Wilson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Lois was...
Jeannie Self Juneau
Apr 13, 2008
Jeannie Self Juneau, 62, of Bridge City, died Sunday, April 13, 2008, following a brief illness. The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Born in Palestine on July 6, 1945, Jeannie was the daughter of Clyde and Nell Nicholson Self. She was a longtime resident...
Freddie Stimac
Apr 12, 2008
Freddie Stimac, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Cypress Glen Nursing Center in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer, pastor of Community Church in Orange. Interment services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in...
Charles Doty Tullos, Sr.
Apr 10, 2008
Charles Doty Tullos, Sr. passed away on April 10, 2008 in Austin, Texas. He was 84 years old. Charles was born in Beaumont on July 7, 1923 to L. Paul Tullos, Sr. and Ruel Pratt Tullos. He graduated from Beaumont High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega...
Shirley Bisson
Apr 7, 2008
Shirley Bisson, 73, a former resident of Bridge City, died Monday, April 7, 2008. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange on November 7, 1934, Mrs. Bisson was a lifelong resident of...
Charles Chuck Salisbury
Apr 7, 2008
Memorial services for Charles "Chuck" Salisbury, 75, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Salisbury was born June 23, 1932 in...