Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
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...
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...
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...
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...