Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jimmy Ann Smith
Jun 5, 2007
Jimmy Ann Smith Jimmy Ann Watwood Smith, of Wildwood, Texas, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister died peacefully June 5, 2007 with her husband, Joe, at her side. She was 71. Jimmy Ann was born October 11, 1935 in Houston, Texas to the late Clera Varnell Watwood and Duncan Niven Watwood and grew up in Beaumont, Texas. She graduated from...
Henry Carl Burns
Jun 5, 2007
Henry Carl Burns Henry Carl Burns, 86, of Beaumont, TX, passed away on June 5, 2007. He was the son of Norma Burns, who preceded him in death. Mr. Burns was born, January 3, 1921 in Mertzon, TX. and worked as an oil field mechanic for Johnny Chance Well Service and retired from Teels Maintenance Service. He served his country...
Carolyn Martin
Jun 4, 2007
Carolyn Jean Chance Brones Martin, 54, died, Monday, June 4, 2007 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller of First Baptist Church in Groves. A visitation will be held Thursday, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral...
Allen Jean Barbara
Jun 3, 2007
Barbara Jean ?Young? Allen, 74, of Wildwood, died Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Vinton, LA. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Osborne. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Ruth Anne Reed
Jun 3, 2007
Ruth Anne Reed, 27, of Bridge City, died June 3, 2007. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Second Baptist Church. Ruth Anne was born on October 1, 1979, in Nederland. She was...
Thomas Dorrell
Jun 2, 2007
Thomas B. ?Tommy? Dorrell, 85, of Orange died June 2, 2007 at The Meadows in Orange. A funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday June 5, 2007 at Bethany Baptist Church in Colmesneil, TX. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Turner and Reverend J.C. Smith. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery in Colmesneil. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00...
Imogene Austin McElroy
Jun 2, 2007
Imogene ?Jean? Austin McElroy Imogene ?Jean? Austin McElroy, 69, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston after complications following a stroke on Monday. She was born on November 8, 1937 and was a native of Lumberton. She was a tax consultant/bookkeeper for 30 years and was currently working for Reeves Tile and Marble. She...
Alice Carolyn Bell
Jun 2, 2007
Alice Carolyn Bell Alice Carolyn Bell, 74, passed away June 2, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital after several lengthy illnesses. She was born March 17, 1933 and was the youngest daughter of Walter D. Bell and Anna L. McLester Bell of Rockport, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death as did her older brother, Walter D. Bell, Jr. and...
Novie Whitmire Cones
Jun 2, 2007
Novie Whitmire Cones Novie Whitmire Cones, 86, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on her birthday, June 2, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at the First Baptist Church in Silsbee with Dr. Scott Moody officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday at...
John Naumczik
Jun 2, 2007
John Naumczik John Naumczik, age 87, of Beaumont, TX, passed away at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital June 2, 2007. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 2, 1920 and had resided in Beaumont since 1974. He went in the Army in 1941 and was stationed in Fort Crockett, TX. He married his wife, Ruth Wiltz of Port Arthur, on...
Louise Hutchison
Jun 1, 2007
Louise Hutchison, 84, of Orange, died Friday, June 1, 2007 in Buffalo. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Francis of Assisi. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be begin at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a wake service at 7:00...
Emma Louise Hutchison
Jun 1, 2007
Louise Hutchison, 84, of Orange, died Friday, June 1, 2007 in Buffalo. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Francis of Assisi. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be beginning at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a wake service at 7:00...
Martin Ferguson
Jun 1, 2007
Martin Ferguson, son of Joe and Angella Ferguson, died, June 1, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday June 4, 2007 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of the Old First Orange Baptist Church. Martin is survived by his parents, Joe and Angie Ferguson; brother, Noah...
Helen Laverne Dunlap
May 31, 2007
Helen Laverne Dunlap, 86, of Bridge City, died, Thursday, May 31, 2007, at her residence. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Reverend Tino Barrera will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, with a Rosary at 7:00...
Dorthy Lea McGill Gilcrease
May 31, 2007
Dorthy Lea McGill Gilcrease, 90, of Orangefield, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Fort Worth. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Dale Vance, retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City....
Jim Ray
May 31, 2007
Jim Ray Jim Ray, 87, of Orange, died, Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. A visitation will be held from 6-8 pm, on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services and interment will be held in Jacksonville, FL. Jim Ray was born April, 27, 1920 in Chester, MS, to Henry Boyd and...
Grace Gilchriest Buckley
May 31, 2007
Grace Gilchriest Buckley Grace Gilchriest Buckley, 91 of Beaumont, passed away peacefully unto her Lord, May 31, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 4, 2007 in the Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Pastor Warren Wargo of Lamar Baptist Church officiating. Graveside services and burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in...
May Bertha
May 30, 2007
Bertha May, 90, of Hemphill, died, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Forest Bo Owens of Fairdale Baptist Church in Hemphill will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Mrs....
Frances Hilda Winfree Castellaw
May 30, 2007
Frances Hilda Winfree Castellaw, 83, of Winfree Community, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Pastor Bobby Granger will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Castellaw...
Ruth Brittain
May 30, 2007
Ruth Brittain, 60, lifelong resident of Orange died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend John Branham of the First Church of the Nazarene in Nacogdoches will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...
Jimmy Ann Smith
Jun 5, 2007
Jimmy Ann Smith Jimmy Ann Watwood Smith, of Wildwood, Texas, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister died peacefully June 5, 2007 with her husband, Joe, at her side. She was 71. Jimmy Ann was born October 11, 1935 in Houston, Texas to the late Clera Varnell Watwood and Duncan Niven Watwood and grew up in Beaumont, Texas. She graduated from...
Henry Carl Burns
Jun 5, 2007
Henry Carl Burns Henry Carl Burns, 86, of Beaumont, TX, passed away on June 5, 2007. He was the son of Norma Burns, who preceded him in death. Mr. Burns was born, January 3, 1921 in Mertzon, TX. and worked as an oil field mechanic for Johnny Chance Well Service and retired from Teels Maintenance Service. He served his country...
Carolyn Martin
Jun 4, 2007
Carolyn Jean Chance Brones Martin, 54, died, Monday, June 4, 2007 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller of First Baptist Church in Groves. A visitation will be held Thursday, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral...
Allen Jean Barbara
Jun 3, 2007
Barbara Jean ?Young? Allen, 74, of Wildwood, died Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Vinton, LA. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Osborne. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Ruth Anne Reed
Jun 3, 2007
Ruth Anne Reed, 27, of Bridge City, died June 3, 2007. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Second Baptist Church. Ruth Anne was born on October 1, 1979, in Nederland. She was...
Thomas Dorrell
Jun 2, 2007
Thomas B. ?Tommy? Dorrell, 85, of Orange died June 2, 2007 at The Meadows in Orange. A funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday June 5, 2007 at Bethany Baptist Church in Colmesneil, TX. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Turner and Reverend J.C. Smith. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery in Colmesneil. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00...
Imogene Austin McElroy
Jun 2, 2007
Imogene ?Jean? Austin McElroy Imogene ?Jean? Austin McElroy, 69, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston after complications following a stroke on Monday. She was born on November 8, 1937 and was a native of Lumberton. She was a tax consultant/bookkeeper for 30 years and was currently working for Reeves Tile and Marble. She...
Alice Carolyn Bell
Jun 2, 2007
Alice Carolyn Bell Alice Carolyn Bell, 74, passed away June 2, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital after several lengthy illnesses. She was born March 17, 1933 and was the youngest daughter of Walter D. Bell and Anna L. McLester Bell of Rockport, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death as did her older brother, Walter D. Bell, Jr. and...
Novie Whitmire Cones
Jun 2, 2007
Novie Whitmire Cones Novie Whitmire Cones, 86, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on her birthday, June 2, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at the First Baptist Church in Silsbee with Dr. Scott Moody officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday at...
John Naumczik
Jun 2, 2007
John Naumczik John Naumczik, age 87, of Beaumont, TX, passed away at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital June 2, 2007. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 2, 1920 and had resided in Beaumont since 1974. He went in the Army in 1941 and was stationed in Fort Crockett, TX. He married his wife, Ruth Wiltz of Port Arthur, on...
Louise Hutchison
Jun 1, 2007
Louise Hutchison, 84, of Orange, died Friday, June 1, 2007 in Buffalo. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Francis of Assisi. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be begin at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a wake service at 7:00...
Emma Louise Hutchison
Jun 1, 2007
Louise Hutchison, 84, of Orange, died Friday, June 1, 2007 in Buffalo. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Francis of Assisi. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be beginning at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a wake service at 7:00...
Martin Ferguson
Jun 1, 2007
Martin Ferguson, son of Joe and Angella Ferguson, died, June 1, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday June 4, 2007 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of the Old First Orange Baptist Church. Martin is survived by his parents, Joe and Angie Ferguson; brother, Noah...
Helen Laverne Dunlap
May 31, 2007
Helen Laverne Dunlap, 86, of Bridge City, died, Thursday, May 31, 2007, at her residence. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2007, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Reverend Tino Barrera will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, with a Rosary at 7:00...
Dorthy Lea McGill Gilcrease
May 31, 2007
Dorthy Lea McGill Gilcrease, 90, of Orangefield, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Fort Worth. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Dale Vance, retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City....
Jim Ray
May 31, 2007
Jim Ray Jim Ray, 87, of Orange, died, Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. A visitation will be held from 6-8 pm, on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services and interment will be held in Jacksonville, FL. Jim Ray was born April, 27, 1920 in Chester, MS, to Henry Boyd and...
Grace Gilchriest Buckley
May 31, 2007
Grace Gilchriest Buckley Grace Gilchriest Buckley, 91 of Beaumont, passed away peacefully unto her Lord, May 31, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 4, 2007 in the Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Pastor Warren Wargo of Lamar Baptist Church officiating. Graveside services and burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in...
May Bertha
May 30, 2007
Bertha May, 90, of Hemphill, died, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Forest Bo Owens of Fairdale Baptist Church in Hemphill will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Mrs....
Frances Hilda Winfree Castellaw
May 30, 2007
Frances Hilda Winfree Castellaw, 83, of Winfree Community, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Pastor Bobby Granger will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Castellaw...
Ruth Brittain
May 30, 2007
Ruth Brittain, 60, lifelong resident of Orange died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend John Branham of the First Church of the Nazarene in Nacogdoches will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...