Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Waddell Charles
May 30, 2007
Charles E. Waddell, 84, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will be officiating. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday, with a Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange....
Kenneth James Broussard
May 29, 2007
Kenneth James Broussard, 64, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at Abbeville General Hospital. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Geesy-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley, LA. A time of visitation will precede at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be 2:00-10:00 p.m, Friday, June 1, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mr. Broussard was born...
Madeline Inez Frederick
May 28, 2007
Madeline Inez Frederick, 87, of Mauriceville, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at The Meadows of Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 1 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville will be officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday at the...
Nandell Berry Jones
May 28, 2007
Nandell Berry Jones, 71, of Winnie, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Christus St. Mary Hospital, Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Quinn of Bethel Baptist Church of Livingston and Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church of Deweyville. Burial will follow at...
Thelma Norwood Abshier
May 27, 2007
Thelma Norwood Abshier, 91, of Orangefield, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield. A eulogy will be give by a family friend, Johnny Brunnet. Burial will...
Debbie Keeney
May 27, 2007
Debbie Keeney, age 53, passed away Sunday May 27, 2007 at her residence in Bridge City after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Tuesday May 29 starting at 5:00 p.m. A rosary will be recited starting at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be officiated by Father Jim McClintock in...
James T Leach
May 26, 2007
James Thomas Leach James Thomas Leach, 58, of Lumberton was born August 5, 1948 in Beaumont and went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 26, 2007. A graduate of French High School, he was a Beaumont resident before moving to Lumberton in 2001. He owned Entergy Air and Sheet Metal Specialties before retiring. James was an avid fisherman...
Shawn T. Garrett
May 25, 2007
Shawn T. Garrett, 32, of Orange, died, Friday, May 25, 2007, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Randy Branch of Faith United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Grady Rawls
May 24, 2007
Grady Rawls, 88, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Reverend David Green, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper. Visitation will be...
Jack Ellis Burge
May 23, 2007
Jack Burge, 77, of Vidor passed away on May 23, 2007 at his residence. A family graveside service will be held Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the Burge Family Cemetery in Vidor. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mr. Burge is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mildred Burge; sons David, Stephen,...
Judith Woodard
May 23, 2007
Judy Woodard, 68, of Orange, died, Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Orange. Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield, former Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitations will be held...
Lucy Mae Simon
May 22, 2007
Lucy Mae Simon, 86, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, after a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2007 at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn J. Meeks. Burial will follow at St. Mary?s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00...
J.B. Riley
May 22, 2007
J.B. Riley, 86, of Orange, died, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at The Meadows Nursing Center of Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Riley...
Donald G. Rowell
May 22, 2007
Donald Rowell Donald Rowell, 71 was born in Sulphur Springs Texas and passed away in Beaumont at his residence on May 22, 2007. He retired as a Superintendent for APAC Construction Company after many years. He is survived by his wife, Pat Rowell of Beaumont; sons, Mike Rowell and wife Jo of Port Neches, Jon Rowell of Dallas, Lynn Rowell...
James David Buchanan, Sr.
May 22, 2007
James David Buchanan, Sr. 70, of Beaumont passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2007 in Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His family will receive guests beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a rosary...
Thelbert T.J. Hale
May 21, 2007
Thelbert Jefferson Hale Thelbert J. T.J. Hale, 87 of Beaumont went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 21, 2007. He was born April 28, 1920 in Onalaska, Texas. He is survived by his daughters, Joan Davis and husband, Troy of Nederland, Janet Brewster of Irving, Vicki McCown and husband Richard of Beaumont; brother R. W. Ray Hale of...
Lee Asher
May 21, 2007
Lee Asher, 85, of Orange, died, Monday, May 21, 2007, at Loving Care Private Care Facility. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Larry Tomlin of Orangefield Church of Christ will officiate. A visitation will follow the funeral service at the funeral home. A Graveside Service will be held 2:00...
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman
May 20, 2007
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman, 76, of Beaumont passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Visitation with be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Thursday, May 24, between 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. with a graveside service to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Wortman was born January 23, 1931,...
Jones E. Bernard
May 20, 2007
Bernard E. Jones, 91, of West Orange, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Shelby County on October 11, 1915, to Andrew and...
Dennis Lee Forston
May 20, 2007
Dennis Lee Forston, 69, of West Orange, passed away, Sunday, May 20, 2007, at his residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the funeral home. Dennis was born on July 6, 1937,...
Waddell Charles
May 30, 2007
Charles E. Waddell, 84, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will be officiating. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday, with a Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange....
Kenneth James Broussard
May 29, 2007
Kenneth James Broussard, 64, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at Abbeville General Hospital. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Geesy-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley, LA. A time of visitation will precede at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be 2:00-10:00 p.m, Friday, June 1, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mr. Broussard was born...
Madeline Inez Frederick
May 28, 2007
Madeline Inez Frederick, 87, of Mauriceville, died Monday, May 28, 2007, at The Meadows of Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 1 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville will be officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday at the...
Nandell Berry Jones
May 28, 2007
Nandell Berry Jones, 71, of Winnie, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Christus St. Mary Hospital, Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Quinn of Bethel Baptist Church of Livingston and Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church of Deweyville. Burial will follow at...
Thelma Norwood Abshier
May 27, 2007
Thelma Norwood Abshier, 91, of Orangefield, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield. A eulogy will be give by a family friend, Johnny Brunnet. Burial will...
Debbie Keeney
May 27, 2007
Debbie Keeney, age 53, passed away Sunday May 27, 2007 at her residence in Bridge City after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Tuesday May 29 starting at 5:00 p.m. A rosary will be recited starting at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be officiated by Father Jim McClintock in...
James T Leach
May 26, 2007
James Thomas Leach James Thomas Leach, 58, of Lumberton was born August 5, 1948 in Beaumont and went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 26, 2007. A graduate of French High School, he was a Beaumont resident before moving to Lumberton in 2001. He owned Entergy Air and Sheet Metal Specialties before retiring. James was an avid fisherman...
Shawn T. Garrett
May 25, 2007
Shawn T. Garrett, 32, of Orange, died, Friday, May 25, 2007, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Randy Branch of Faith United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Grady Rawls
May 24, 2007
Grady Rawls, 88, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Reverend David Green, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper. Visitation will be...
Jack Ellis Burge
May 23, 2007
Jack Burge, 77, of Vidor passed away on May 23, 2007 at his residence. A family graveside service will be held Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the Burge Family Cemetery in Vidor. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mr. Burge is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mildred Burge; sons David, Stephen,...
Judith Woodard
May 23, 2007
Judy Woodard, 68, of Orange, died, Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Orange. Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield, former Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitations will be held...
Lucy Mae Simon
May 22, 2007
Lucy Mae Simon, 86, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, after a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2007 at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn J. Meeks. Burial will follow at St. Mary?s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00...
J.B. Riley
May 22, 2007
J.B. Riley, 86, of Orange, died, Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at The Meadows Nursing Center of Orange. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Riley...
Donald G. Rowell
May 22, 2007
Donald Rowell Donald Rowell, 71 was born in Sulphur Springs Texas and passed away in Beaumont at his residence on May 22, 2007. He retired as a Superintendent for APAC Construction Company after many years. He is survived by his wife, Pat Rowell of Beaumont; sons, Mike Rowell and wife Jo of Port Neches, Jon Rowell of Dallas, Lynn Rowell...
James David Buchanan, Sr.
May 22, 2007
James David Buchanan, Sr. 70, of Beaumont passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2007 in Charles S. Kelley Memorial Chapel at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His family will receive guests beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a rosary...
Thelbert T.J. Hale
May 21, 2007
Thelbert Jefferson Hale Thelbert J. T.J. Hale, 87 of Beaumont went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 21, 2007. He was born April 28, 1920 in Onalaska, Texas. He is survived by his daughters, Joan Davis and husband, Troy of Nederland, Janet Brewster of Irving, Vicki McCown and husband Richard of Beaumont; brother R. W. Ray Hale of...
Lee Asher
May 21, 2007
Lee Asher, 85, of Orange, died, Monday, May 21, 2007, at Loving Care Private Care Facility. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Larry Tomlin of Orangefield Church of Christ will officiate. A visitation will follow the funeral service at the funeral home. A Graveside Service will be held 2:00...
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman
May 20, 2007
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman Gwendolyn Elizabeth Wortman, 76, of Beaumont passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Visitation with be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Thursday, May 24, between 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. with a graveside service to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Wortman was born January 23, 1931,...
Jones E. Bernard
May 20, 2007
Bernard E. Jones, 91, of West Orange, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Shelby County on October 11, 1915, to Andrew and...
Dennis Lee Forston
May 20, 2007
Dennis Lee Forston, 69, of West Orange, passed away, Sunday, May 20, 2007, at his residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at the funeral home. Dennis was born on July 6, 1937,...