Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Coley Capo

Coley Capo

Mar 25, 2008

Private graveside services for Coley Capo, 85, of Beaumont, will be held in the Jozye Cemetery in Madisonville, Texas. Coley was born April 25, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Sam and Francis Capo and passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Beaumont. He attended St. Anthony Catholic High School in Beaumont and was a U.S. Army Air Corps...

Roger Dale Garner

Roger Dale Garner

Mar 25, 2008

Roger Dale Garner, 57, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008, after a lengthy illness at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Brother Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church of Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...

Russell Suggs

Russell Suggs

Mar 25, 2008

Russell "Gypsy" Suggs, 80, of DeRidder, Louisiana, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in DeRidder. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 -8:00 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home in Orange. Mr. Suggs was born on April 3, 1927,...

Betty Ann Morgan

Betty Ann Morgan

Mar 21, 2008

Betty Ann Morgan, 61, of Lake Sam Rayburn, passed away, Friday, March 21, 2008, after courageously fighting leukemia. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 24, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday...

Howard Allen Schur

Howard Allen Schur

Mar 21, 2008

Howard Allen Schur, 78, of Bridge City, passed away, Friday, March 21, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Deacon Eddie Blankenstein will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Howard was born...

Marie Wingate Lindsey

Marie Wingate Lindsey

Mar 20, 2008

Marie Wingate Lindsey, 61, of Houston, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Pine Forest Nursing Home in Beaumont, after a long and valiant battle against kidney cancer. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 2:00, at Claybar Chapel in Orange, with visitation for family and friends beginning at 12:30. She was born and grew...

Juanita Mae Parker Marshall

Juanita Mae Parker Marshall

Mar 19, 2008

Graveside services for Juanita Mae Parker Marshall will be held on Friday, March 21, 2008, at 2:00 in the Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery which is located at 101 Block St in Port Neches, TX. Mrs. Marshall was born August 25, 1918, in Bon Ami, LA to Gregory & Mae Parker and passed away on March 19 in Port Arthur,...

Lillian H. Mercer

Lillian H. Mercer

Mar 19, 2008

Lillian H. Mercer, 83, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont after a long and happy life. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 21, 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...

Elmo Carson Spivey

Elmo Carson Spivey

Mar 19, 2008

Elmo Carson Spivey, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Tommy Gore will officiate. Interment will follow at Lee Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Services under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m.,...

Warren J. Stine

Warren J. Stine

Mar 17, 2008

Warren J. "Dub" Stine, 69, of Orange, passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2008, at Medical Center in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mickey McNamara of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ and Dwayne Davis of Silver Oaks Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery...

Atlas Vincent

Atlas Vincent

Mar 17, 2008

Atlas "Coon" Vincent, 88, a former resident of Bridge City, passed away March 17, 2008, at Hemphill Nursing Home in Hemphill, TX. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mary Hartman. He is survived by his wife, Virgie, son, Jerry Vincent and daughter, Sandra Trahan and...

Albert Henry Murray

Albert Henry Murray

Mar 17, 2008

Albert Henry "Buddy" Murray, 61, of Orange, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Deacon Harvey DuBois will officiate. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Buddy was...

Maurine Johnson Bryant

Maurine Johnson Bryant

Mar 16, 2008

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Maurine Johnson Bryant, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the age of 89. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Reverend Wearthy Shank will officiate. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home...

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills

Mar 16, 2008

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills, 66, of Bridge City died peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at her residence. A Memorial Gathering will be held form 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Frances was born on August 6, 1941, in DeRidder, LA to John Vivian and Elvie Ora Bailey McCraw. Frances was a...

Agnes Elby Soileau

Agnes Elby Soileau

Mar 16, 2008

Funeral services for Elby Soileau, 86, of China, will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the China Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Soileau was born February 16, 1922, in Church...

Captain Steve Cunningham

Captain Steve Cunningham

Mar 15, 2008

Captain Steve R. Cunningham, 52, of Orange, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh, officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the McLewis Community. Visitation will be 5-9...

Jewel Cowling

Jewel Cowling

Mar 14, 2008

Jewel Olene Cowling, 87, of Orange, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at Loving Care Private Care Facility. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery, in West Orange, with the Reverend Rob Fisher, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Orange, officiating. Visitation will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mrs....

Doris L. Broussard

Doris L. Broussard

Mar 14, 2008

Doris L. Broussard, 78, of Sour Lake was born on March 14, 1930 in Woodville to W.B. and Bertha Kirkland McAlister and passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 with her loving family surrounding her, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be held March 16, 2008, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev....

Tony J. Castino

Tony J. Castino

Mar 12, 2008

Tony J. Castino, 82, of Bridge City died March 12, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock. Interment will follow at Memory Garden Cemetery in Nederland. Visitation will begin at...

Julius Benton

Julius Benton

Mar 11, 2008

Julius Benton, 85, of Bridge City, Texas passed away, March 11, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. Julius was born in Ochlocknee, Georgia on October 11, 1922. Julius served in WW II in the U.S. Army from 1940-1944 as a tank commander in the European Theater. He received the Purple Heart, African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, and American Defense Service...

Coley Capo

Coley Capo

Mar 25, 2008

Private graveside services for Coley Capo, 85, of Beaumont, will be held in the Jozye Cemetery in Madisonville, Texas. Coley was born April 25, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Sam and Francis Capo and passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Beaumont. He attended St. Anthony Catholic High School in Beaumont and was a U.S. Army Air Corps...

Roger Dale Garner

Roger Dale Garner

Mar 25, 2008

Roger Dale Garner, 57, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008, after a lengthy illness at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Brother Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church of Orangefield will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...

Russell Suggs

Russell Suggs

Mar 25, 2008

Russell "Gypsy" Suggs, 80, of DeRidder, Louisiana, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in DeRidder. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 -8:00 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home in Orange. Mr. Suggs was born on April 3, 1927,...

Betty Ann Morgan

Betty Ann Morgan

Mar 21, 2008

Betty Ann Morgan, 61, of Lake Sam Rayburn, passed away, Friday, March 21, 2008, after courageously fighting leukemia. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 24, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday...

Howard Allen Schur

Howard Allen Schur

Mar 21, 2008

Howard Allen Schur, 78, of Bridge City, passed away, Friday, March 21, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Deacon Eddie Blankenstein will officiate. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Howard was born...

Marie Wingate Lindsey

Marie Wingate Lindsey

Mar 20, 2008

Marie Wingate Lindsey, 61, of Houston, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Pine Forest Nursing Home in Beaumont, after a long and valiant battle against kidney cancer. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 2:00, at Claybar Chapel in Orange, with visitation for family and friends beginning at 12:30. She was born and grew...

Juanita Mae Parker Marshall

Juanita Mae Parker Marshall

Mar 19, 2008

Graveside services for Juanita Mae Parker Marshall will be held on Friday, March 21, 2008, at 2:00 in the Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery which is located at 101 Block St in Port Neches, TX. Mrs. Marshall was born August 25, 1918, in Bon Ami, LA to Gregory & Mae Parker and passed away on March 19 in Port Arthur,...

Lillian H. Mercer

Lillian H. Mercer

Mar 19, 2008

Lillian H. Mercer, 83, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont after a long and happy life. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 21, 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...

Elmo Carson Spivey

Elmo Carson Spivey

Mar 19, 2008

Elmo Carson Spivey, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at his residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Tommy Gore will officiate. Interment will follow at Lee Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Services under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m.,...

Warren J. Stine

Warren J. Stine

Mar 17, 2008

Warren J. "Dub" Stine, 69, of Orange, passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2008, at Medical Center in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mickey McNamara of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ and Dwayne Davis of Silver Oaks Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery...

Atlas Vincent

Atlas Vincent

Mar 17, 2008

Atlas "Coon" Vincent, 88, a former resident of Bridge City, passed away March 17, 2008, at Hemphill Nursing Home in Hemphill, TX. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mary Hartman. He is survived by his wife, Virgie, son, Jerry Vincent and daughter, Sandra Trahan and...

Albert Henry Murray

Albert Henry Murray

Mar 17, 2008

Albert Henry "Buddy" Murray, 61, of Orange, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Deacon Harvey DuBois will officiate. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Buddy was...

Maurine Johnson Bryant

Maurine Johnson Bryant

Mar 16, 2008

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Maurine Johnson Bryant, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the age of 89. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Reverend Wearthy Shank will officiate. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home...

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills

Mar 16, 2008

Frances Lydia McCraw Mills, 66, of Bridge City died peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at her residence. A Memorial Gathering will be held form 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Frances was born on August 6, 1941, in DeRidder, LA to John Vivian and Elvie Ora Bailey McCraw. Frances was a...

Agnes Elby Soileau

Agnes Elby Soileau

Mar 16, 2008

Funeral services for Elby Soileau, 86, of China, will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the China Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Soileau was born February 16, 1922, in Church...

Captain Steve Cunningham

Captain Steve Cunningham

Mar 15, 2008

Captain Steve R. Cunningham, 52, of Orange, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh, officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in the McLewis Community. Visitation will be 5-9...

Jewel Cowling

Jewel Cowling

Mar 14, 2008

Jewel Olene Cowling, 87, of Orange, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at Loving Care Private Care Facility. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery, in West Orange, with the Reverend Rob Fisher, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Orange, officiating. Visitation will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mrs....

Doris L. Broussard

Doris L. Broussard

Mar 14, 2008

Doris L. Broussard, 78, of Sour Lake was born on March 14, 1930 in Woodville to W.B. and Bertha Kirkland McAlister and passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 with her loving family surrounding her, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be held March 16, 2008, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev....

Tony J. Castino

Tony J. Castino

Mar 12, 2008

Tony J. Castino, 82, of Bridge City died March 12, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock. Interment will follow at Memory Garden Cemetery in Nederland. Visitation will begin at...

Julius Benton

Julius Benton

Mar 11, 2008

Julius Benton, 85, of Bridge City, Texas passed away, March 11, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. Julius was born in Ochlocknee, Georgia on October 11, 1922. Julius served in WW II in the U.S. Army from 1940-1944 as a tank commander in the European Theater. He received the Purple Heart, African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, and American Defense Service...

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