Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Derrell Smith
Mar 8, 2008
Derrell Smith, 79, of Orange, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Promise Hospital. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Derrell was born on July 5,...
Jeannie Elizabeth McGee
Mar 8, 2008
Jeannie Elizabeth Romano McGee, 64, of Orange, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan, Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, Reverend Steve Testa and Deacon Harvey DuBois will officiate. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel...
Ann McGee Collins
Mar 8, 2008
Ann McGee Collins, 55, of Bridge City, passed away, Saturday, March 8, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Clara Edwards
Mar 7, 2008
Clara Edwards, 80, of Bridge City, died Friday, March 7, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral...
Dorothy Gunstream
Mar 7, 2008
Dorothy Gunstream, 82, of Orange, died Friday, March 7, 2008. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Dorothy was born...
Hollis Parker
Mar 7, 2008
Hollis Parker, 78 of Orange died Friday, March 7, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral...
James Taylor
Mar 6, 2008
James Austin "Jim" Taylor, 58, of Orange, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Jim worked for F.E.I. Corporation, working all over the world, as an engineer...
Misty Layne Smitherman Morgan
Mar 5, 2008
Misty Layne Smitherman Morgan, 32, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a lengthy battle with cancer. A memorial Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 3 p.m. at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, located at 4300 Meeks Drive, Orange, TX, with Father Thomas Phelan officiating. A gathering of...
Flossie M. Steglich
Mar 2, 2008
Flossie M. Steglich, 95, of Orange, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Loving Care, a private care facility in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, with Monsignor Kenneth Greig and Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as con-celebrants. The Rite of Committal will follow...
Almeda Seyer Kirby
Mar 1, 2008
Almeda Seyer Kirby, 88, of Orange passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008 in Orange. Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Sealy City Cemetery in Sealy, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Almeda was born in Peters, Texas on June...
Diane Johnson Green
Feb 29, 2008
Diane Johnson Green, 60, of Orange, passed away, Friday, February 29, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008, at 9th and Elm Church of Christ. Shawn Jones a family member and Barry Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m.,...
John Richard Wilcox
Feb 28, 2008
John Richard Wilcox, 72, of Branson, MO, died February 28, 2008, at Harbor Hospital of Southeast Texas in Orange. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Michael Cline of First United Methodist Church in Troup, TX, will officiate. Interment will be at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. John was...
Herman Lee Granger
Feb 28, 2008
Hermann Lee Granger, 61, of Brackettville, Texas and Vinton, Louisiana, died Thursday, February 28, 2008, at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vinton, with Father Susil Fernando serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton,...
Ruth Dickey
Feb 28, 2008
Ruth Dickey, 88, of Orange died, Sunday, February 24, 2008, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Danny Gillam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Ruth was...
William G. Collins
Feb 27, 2008
William "Bill" G. Collins, 80, lifelong resident of Bridge City passed away, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. A gathering...
Josephine Free
Feb 26, 2008
Josephine "Jo' Simar Free, 94, of Orange passed away, Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jospeh P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. A private entombment will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will...
Raul Diaz
Feb 23, 2008
Raul "Roy" Diaz, 81, of Orange, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at his residence. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Roy was born on September 15, 1926, in Laredo, TX. He was the son of...
Josephine Ratcliff
Feb 23, 2008
Josephine "Josie" Ratcliff, 95, of West Orange, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, two days before her 96th birthday. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday...
Bobbie McClusky
Feb 22, 2008
Funeral services for Bobbie McClusky, 78, of Beaumont, will be at 10:00 a.m., Sunday February 24, 2008, in the Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Reverend Wyatt D. Bradberry of Dawndale Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her family will receive guests from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at...
Helen Jeanise VanArsdale
Feb 21, 2008
Helen Jeanise VanArsdale, of Hammond, LA, died Thursday, February 21, 2008. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 26th at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Helen was born August 10, 1941 in Crowley, LA. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew...
Derrell Smith
Mar 8, 2008
Derrell Smith, 79, of Orange, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Promise Hospital. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Derrell was born on July 5,...
Jeannie Elizabeth McGee
Mar 8, 2008
Jeannie Elizabeth Romano McGee, 64, of Orange, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan, Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, Reverend Steve Testa and Deacon Harvey DuBois will officiate. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel...
Ann McGee Collins
Mar 8, 2008
Ann McGee Collins, 55, of Bridge City, passed away, Saturday, March 8, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Clara Edwards
Mar 7, 2008
Clara Edwards, 80, of Bridge City, died Friday, March 7, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral...
Dorothy Gunstream
Mar 7, 2008
Dorothy Gunstream, 82, of Orange, died Friday, March 7, 2008. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. Dorothy was born...
Hollis Parker
Mar 7, 2008
Hollis Parker, 78 of Orange died Friday, March 7, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral...
James Taylor
Mar 6, 2008
James Austin "Jim" Taylor, 58, of Orange, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Jim worked for F.E.I. Corporation, working all over the world, as an engineer...
Misty Layne Smitherman Morgan
Mar 5, 2008
Misty Layne Smitherman Morgan, 32, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a lengthy battle with cancer. A memorial Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 3 p.m. at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, located at 4300 Meeks Drive, Orange, TX, with Father Thomas Phelan officiating. A gathering of...
Flossie M. Steglich
Mar 2, 2008
Flossie M. Steglich, 95, of Orange, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Loving Care, a private care facility in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, with Monsignor Kenneth Greig and Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as con-celebrants. The Rite of Committal will follow...
Almeda Seyer Kirby
Mar 1, 2008
Almeda Seyer Kirby, 88, of Orange passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008 in Orange. Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Sealy City Cemetery in Sealy, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Almeda was born in Peters, Texas on June...
Diane Johnson Green
Feb 29, 2008
Diane Johnson Green, 60, of Orange, passed away, Friday, February 29, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008, at 9th and Elm Church of Christ. Shawn Jones a family member and Barry Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m.,...
John Richard Wilcox
Feb 28, 2008
John Richard Wilcox, 72, of Branson, MO, died February 28, 2008, at Harbor Hospital of Southeast Texas in Orange. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Michael Cline of First United Methodist Church in Troup, TX, will officiate. Interment will be at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. John was...
Herman Lee Granger
Feb 28, 2008
Hermann Lee Granger, 61, of Brackettville, Texas and Vinton, Louisiana, died Thursday, February 28, 2008, at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vinton, with Father Susil Fernando serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton,...
Ruth Dickey
Feb 28, 2008
Ruth Dickey, 88, of Orange died, Sunday, February 24, 2008, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Danny Gillam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Ruth was...
William G. Collins
Feb 27, 2008
William "Bill" G. Collins, 80, lifelong resident of Bridge City passed away, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. A gathering...
Josephine Free
Feb 26, 2008
Josephine "Jo' Simar Free, 94, of Orange passed away, Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jospeh P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. A private entombment will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will...
Raul Diaz
Feb 23, 2008
Raul "Roy" Diaz, 81, of Orange, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at his residence. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Roy was born on September 15, 1926, in Laredo, TX. He was the son of...
Josephine Ratcliff
Feb 23, 2008
Josephine "Josie" Ratcliff, 95, of West Orange, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, two days before her 96th birthday. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday...
Bobbie McClusky
Feb 22, 2008
Funeral services for Bobbie McClusky, 78, of Beaumont, will be at 10:00 a.m., Sunday February 24, 2008, in the Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Reverend Wyatt D. Bradberry of Dawndale Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her family will receive guests from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at...
Helen Jeanise VanArsdale
Feb 21, 2008
Helen Jeanise VanArsdale, of Hammond, LA, died Thursday, February 21, 2008. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 26th at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Helen was born August 10, 1941 in Crowley, LA. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew...