Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Katie Sue Vaughn
Feb 20, 2008
Katie Sue Allen Vaughn passed away on February 20, 2008, at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX after a lengthy illness, at the age of 76. Katie was born on July 25, 1931, to Hilliard and Nola Allen of Trezevant, TN. She was the oldest of four children. Katie was preceded in death by her parents and her twin brothers,...
Dorothy Smith Covington
Feb 20, 2008
Funeral services for Dorothy "Dottie" Smith Covington, 87, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church with Dr. Frank Alegria officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Dottie was born January 8, 1921 in...
William Harold O'Brien
Feb 19, 2008
William Harold O'Brien, 91, of Denton, TX, formally of Orange died Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Randy Branch will officiate. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home....
Roger Wayne Bryan
Feb 19, 2008
Roger Wayne "Pappy" Bryan, 66, of Orange died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at his daughter's residence. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Pappy was born December 16, 1941, in Applebee, TX, to Dan and Raynell Williams Bryan. Pappy served in the US Army and was a member of the American Legion...
Renate K Miller
Feb 19, 2008
Renate K. Miller, 85, of Carencro, LA, and formerly of Beaumont, TX passed away on February 19, 2008 with her niece, Darnell Trahan, by her side. Mrs. Miller was born December 29, 1922, in Germany to Alexander and Katharina Seltenreich. Her parents and her husband, Walter Miller, preceded her in death. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, February...
Charles Russell Hebert
Feb 18, 2008
Charles Russell "Chick" Hebert, 85, of Orange died Monday, February 18, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Jeff Bell of Cove Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Chick was...
Margaret White
Feb 17, 2008
Margaret Elizabeth Peggy White passed away on Sunday, February 17th, at 4:37 p.m. while at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Wilber S. White, who departed in 1993 after 44 years of marriage. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Pearl & Theron Culver. She is survived by her 8...
Woodrow Benny Henry, Jr.
Feb 17, 2008
Woodrow Benny Henry Jr., 60, of Bridge City, died Sunday, February 17, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Steve Neal of In His Steps Church of Orange and Reverend Tony McCullough of Bethesda Church in Munson, FL will officiate....
Gloria Dora Tarver
Feb 17, 2008
Gloria Dora Tarver, 77, of Orangefield, died Sunday, February 17, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Forrest Wood of First Baptist Church of Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home....
George Johnson
Feb 16, 2008
George "Ollie" Johnson, 63, of Mauriceville passed away, Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Beaumont. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Cliffton Rankin of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Interment will follow at Autumn...
Margie Koonce
Feb 16, 2008
Margie Koonce, 91, much loved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away in Edmond, OK, February 16, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Barry Bradley will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home....
J.D. Savoie
Feb 16, 2008
James Douglas Savoie, 69, of Orange passed away, Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m....
George C. Shannon
Feb 14, 2008
George C. "Bud" Shannon, Jr., 83, of Vidor, died Thursday, February 14, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the McLewis...
Edmon Lee Nichols
Feb 13, 2008
Edmon Lee Nichols, 78, of Mauriceville, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Reverend Delphyn Meeks will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday, with a Wake Service at 7:30 p.m. at...
Charles Monroe Honeycutt
Feb 13, 2008
Charles Monroe Honeycutt, born March 26, 1932, in Orange, Texas, died February 13, 2008, at Southeast Texas Medical Center. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2008, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Roosevelt Payne of Harvest Time Baptist Church of Port Arthur will officiate. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. on Monday, at Claybar...
Eloise "Weise" Thorne
Feb 12, 2008
Eloise "Weise" Thorne, 55, of Orange, went home to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at her residence surrounded by those whom she loved and cherished most. Family will receive friends and loved ones at a special time of remembrance and celebration of life on Friday, February 15th, from 5-9...
Robert D. Laing
Feb 12, 2008
Robert "Bob" D. Laing, 67, of Orangefield passed away, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 15, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Snodgrass of Grace Church of the Nazarene in Port Arthur. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation...
Elmer Lee Queen
Feb 12, 2008
Elmer Lee Queen, 80, of Orange, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at his residence. Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Elmer Lee was born January 23, 1928, in Cheyenne, KS, to Leslie V. and Jane Eileen...
Juanita R Townsend
Feb 12, 2008
Funeral services for Juanita R. Townsend, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Neil Rogers will officiate and interment will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The visitation will be Thursday between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Townsend was...
Ona Mae Tevis
Feb 12, 2008
Funeral services for Ona Mae Gilmore Tevis, 85, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Robert Miller of North End Baptist Church will officiate with interment to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Wednesday between...
Katie Sue Vaughn
Feb 20, 2008
Katie Sue Allen Vaughn passed away on February 20, 2008, at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX after a lengthy illness, at the age of 76. Katie was born on July 25, 1931, to Hilliard and Nola Allen of Trezevant, TN. She was the oldest of four children. Katie was preceded in death by her parents and her twin brothers,...
Dorothy Smith Covington
Feb 20, 2008
Funeral services for Dorothy "Dottie" Smith Covington, 87, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church with Dr. Frank Alegria officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Dottie was born January 8, 1921 in...
William Harold O'Brien
Feb 19, 2008
William Harold O'Brien, 91, of Denton, TX, formally of Orange died Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Randy Branch will officiate. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home....
Roger Wayne Bryan
Feb 19, 2008
Roger Wayne "Pappy" Bryan, 66, of Orange died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at his daughter's residence. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Pappy was born December 16, 1941, in Applebee, TX, to Dan and Raynell Williams Bryan. Pappy served in the US Army and was a member of the American Legion...
Renate K Miller
Feb 19, 2008
Renate K. Miller, 85, of Carencro, LA, and formerly of Beaumont, TX passed away on February 19, 2008 with her niece, Darnell Trahan, by her side. Mrs. Miller was born December 29, 1922, in Germany to Alexander and Katharina Seltenreich. Her parents and her husband, Walter Miller, preceded her in death. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, February...
Charles Russell Hebert
Feb 18, 2008
Charles Russell "Chick" Hebert, 85, of Orange died Monday, February 18, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Jeff Bell of Cove Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Chick was...
Margaret White
Feb 17, 2008
Margaret Elizabeth Peggy White passed away on Sunday, February 17th, at 4:37 p.m. while at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Wilber S. White, who departed in 1993 after 44 years of marriage. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Pearl & Theron Culver. She is survived by her 8...
Woodrow Benny Henry, Jr.
Feb 17, 2008
Woodrow Benny Henry Jr., 60, of Bridge City, died Sunday, February 17, 2008, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Steve Neal of In His Steps Church of Orange and Reverend Tony McCullough of Bethesda Church in Munson, FL will officiate....
Gloria Dora Tarver
Feb 17, 2008
Gloria Dora Tarver, 77, of Orangefield, died Sunday, February 17, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Reverend Forrest Wood of First Baptist Church of Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home....
George Johnson
Feb 16, 2008
George "Ollie" Johnson, 63, of Mauriceville passed away, Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Beaumont. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Cliffton Rankin of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Interment will follow at Autumn...
Margie Koonce
Feb 16, 2008
Margie Koonce, 91, much loved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away in Edmond, OK, February 16, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Barry Bradley will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home....
J.D. Savoie
Feb 16, 2008
James Douglas Savoie, 69, of Orange passed away, Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m....
George C. Shannon
Feb 14, 2008
George C. "Bud" Shannon, Jr., 83, of Vidor, died Thursday, February 14, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the McLewis...
Edmon Lee Nichols
Feb 13, 2008
Edmon Lee Nichols, 78, of Mauriceville, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Reverend Delphyn Meeks will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday, with a Wake Service at 7:30 p.m. at...
Charles Monroe Honeycutt
Feb 13, 2008
Charles Monroe Honeycutt, born March 26, 1932, in Orange, Texas, died February 13, 2008, at Southeast Texas Medical Center. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2008, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Roosevelt Payne of Harvest Time Baptist Church of Port Arthur will officiate. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. on Monday, at Claybar...
Eloise "Weise" Thorne
Feb 12, 2008
Eloise "Weise" Thorne, 55, of Orange, went home to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at her residence surrounded by those whom she loved and cherished most. Family will receive friends and loved ones at a special time of remembrance and celebration of life on Friday, February 15th, from 5-9...
Robert D. Laing
Feb 12, 2008
Robert "Bob" D. Laing, 67, of Orangefield passed away, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 15, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Snodgrass of Grace Church of the Nazarene in Port Arthur. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation...
Elmer Lee Queen
Feb 12, 2008
Elmer Lee Queen, 80, of Orange, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at his residence. Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Elmer Lee was born January 23, 1928, in Cheyenne, KS, to Leslie V. and Jane Eileen...
Juanita R Townsend
Feb 12, 2008
Funeral services for Juanita R. Townsend, 90, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Neil Rogers will officiate and interment will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The visitation will be Thursday between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Townsend was...
Ona Mae Tevis
Feb 12, 2008
Funeral services for Ona Mae Gilmore Tevis, 85, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Robert Miller of North End Baptist Church will officiate with interment to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Wednesday between...