Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Peggy J. Morris
May 5, 2007
Peggy Joyce Minyard Morris On May 5, 2007, Peggy Joyce Minyard Morris passed peacefully away into the arms of her Lord whom she loved and faithfully served everyday of her beautiful life. Born July 27, 1928, in Franklin County, Georgia to Bartow and Rose Minyard. She grew up in Anderson, South Carolina. Peggy met and married the love of her...
Rebecca Cleghorn
May 4, 2007
Rebecca Cleghorn, 85, of Port Arthur, died, Friday, May 4, 2007, at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Orange. Reverend William Phillips will be officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at...
Kenneth Hugh Hulan Smith, Sr.
May 3, 2007
Kenneth Hulan Smith, Sr. A memorial service for Kenneth Hulan Smith, Sr. Hugh will be held Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Mr. Max Dawson officiating. The family will receive guests one hour prior to the service. Mr. Smith was born March 15, 1921, in Henderson, Texas to Sidney and Mattie Velera...
John Brunell
May 3, 2007
Johnnie Brunell, 83, died, Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Magnolia Manor. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Chaplain Bill Stevens will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Johnnie was born December 23, 1923,...
Dawnie Wilkinson
May 3, 2007
Dawnie E. Wilkinson, 97, of Orange, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange will be officiating. Burial to follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Samuel Hattman
Apr 30, 2007
Samuel Charles Hattman, 81, of Orange, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Bruce Lewis, Church of Christ in Weatherford, Oklahoma will be officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Graveside services and...
Mary Sue Gunn
Apr 30, 2007
Sue Gunn 94, of Orange, died Monday, April 30, 2007 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with a...
Brent Campbell
Apr 29, 2007
Brent Joseph Campbell, 41, of Vidor. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Johnny Harrison of First Christian Church of Sour Lake. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Campbell...
Inez Runnels
Apr 29, 2007
Inez Runnels, 83, of Orange, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Milton Pool of First Assembly of God Church in Humble. Eulogies will be given by Eriic Harris and Liz Guess. Burial will follow at...
James F. Bilbo
Apr 27, 2007
James ?Bucky? Bilbo Jr., 60, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2007, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 30, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Vaughn. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-10:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Blanche Mathis
Apr 27, 2007
Blanche Mathis Blanche Mathis, 80, resident of Pt. Neches 34 years and former resident of Beaumont died Friday, April 27, 2007, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas after a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Marvin and Rosa Means Boothe. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Doris Boothe
Apr 25, 2007
Doris M. Boothe Doris M. Boothe, 84, of Beaumont passed away April 25, 2007 at The Oaks at Beaumont. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2007 at St. Marks Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Mrs. Boothe was born September 9, 1923 in London, England to James Thomas and Violet May Walsh McCormack. In 1946, she left...
Ann M. Fletcher
Apr 25, 2007
Ann M. Fletcher, 84, of Orange, died, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 p.m....
Grace Corkran
Apr 25, 2007
Grace Corkran, 75, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2007, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City, with Pastor Paul Zoch, officiating. Born October 2, 1931,...
L.J. LeBlanc
Apr 24, 2007
L.J. LeBlanc, 77, of Bridge City, died, Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at The Meadows in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2007, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Jim McClintock will be officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, 5:00-8:00 p.m., with a...
Rogene Sexton
Apr 21, 2007
Rogene Sexton, 88 of Beaumont passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Clairmont Nursing Home. Graveside Services will be held Monday, April 23, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 12.00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A native of New Iberia, LA, she was born October 13, 1918...
Hazel S. Trahan
Apr 19, 2007
Hazel S. Trahan, 89, of West Orange, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2007. Visitation will be 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange followed by a graveside service at 12:00 noon at St. Mary?s Cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Trahan was born December 22, 1917, in Crowley, Louisiana, to Claude and Grace...
Rachel Jones Brooks
Apr 19, 2007
Rachel Jones Brooks Rachel Jones Brooks, 87, of Beaumont passed away April 19, 2007 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her family will receive guests from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Brooks was born October 1, 1919 in...
Hazel Irene Barrow
Apr 19, 2007
Hazel Barrow Hazel Barrow was born in Barham, Louisiana, on January 22, 1917, to William and Cora Riley and passed from this life on April 19, 2007. A longtime resident of Lumberton, she was a retired private duty nurse. Words to describe her would be love and devotion and she surrounded her children and grandchildren with both. Services for Mrs....
Hallie H. Hargrove
Apr 19, 2007
Hallie H. Hargrove Hallie H. Hargrove, born February 15, 1913, a long time Beaumont resident, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on April 19, 2007. For the last two years she had been living in Georgetown Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, William P. ?Bill? Hargrove and is survived by her three...
Peggy J. Morris
May 5, 2007
Peggy Joyce Minyard Morris On May 5, 2007, Peggy Joyce Minyard Morris passed peacefully away into the arms of her Lord whom she loved and faithfully served everyday of her beautiful life. Born July 27, 1928, in Franklin County, Georgia to Bartow and Rose Minyard. She grew up in Anderson, South Carolina. Peggy met and married the love of her...
Rebecca Cleghorn
May 4, 2007
Rebecca Cleghorn, 85, of Port Arthur, died, Friday, May 4, 2007, at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Orange. Reverend William Phillips will be officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at...
Kenneth Hugh Hulan Smith, Sr.
May 3, 2007
Kenneth Hulan Smith, Sr. A memorial service for Kenneth Hulan Smith, Sr. Hugh will be held Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Mr. Max Dawson officiating. The family will receive guests one hour prior to the service. Mr. Smith was born March 15, 1921, in Henderson, Texas to Sidney and Mattie Velera...
John Brunell
May 3, 2007
Johnnie Brunell, 83, died, Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Magnolia Manor. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Chaplain Bill Stevens will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Johnnie was born December 23, 1923,...
Dawnie Wilkinson
May 3, 2007
Dawnie E. Wilkinson, 97, of Orange, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange will be officiating. Burial to follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Samuel Hattman
Apr 30, 2007
Samuel Charles Hattman, 81, of Orange, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Bruce Lewis, Church of Christ in Weatherford, Oklahoma will be officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Graveside services and...
Mary Sue Gunn
Apr 30, 2007
Sue Gunn 94, of Orange, died Monday, April 30, 2007 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with a...
Brent Campbell
Apr 29, 2007
Brent Joseph Campbell, 41, of Vidor. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Johnny Harrison of First Christian Church of Sour Lake. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Campbell...
Inez Runnels
Apr 29, 2007
Inez Runnels, 83, of Orange, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Milton Pool of First Assembly of God Church in Humble. Eulogies will be given by Eriic Harris and Liz Guess. Burial will follow at...
James F. Bilbo
Apr 27, 2007
James ?Bucky? Bilbo Jr., 60, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2007, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 30, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Vaughn. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-10:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Blanche Mathis
Apr 27, 2007
Blanche Mathis Blanche Mathis, 80, resident of Pt. Neches 34 years and former resident of Beaumont died Friday, April 27, 2007, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas after a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Marvin and Rosa Means Boothe. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Doris Boothe
Apr 25, 2007
Doris M. Boothe Doris M. Boothe, 84, of Beaumont passed away April 25, 2007 at The Oaks at Beaumont. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2007 at St. Marks Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Mrs. Boothe was born September 9, 1923 in London, England to James Thomas and Violet May Walsh McCormack. In 1946, she left...
Ann M. Fletcher
Apr 25, 2007
Ann M. Fletcher, 84, of Orange, died, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 p.m....
Grace Corkran
Apr 25, 2007
Grace Corkran, 75, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2007, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City, with Pastor Paul Zoch, officiating. Born October 2, 1931,...
L.J. LeBlanc
Apr 24, 2007
L.J. LeBlanc, 77, of Bridge City, died, Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at The Meadows in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2007, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Reverend Jim McClintock will be officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, 5:00-8:00 p.m., with a...
Rogene Sexton
Apr 21, 2007
Rogene Sexton, 88 of Beaumont passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Clairmont Nursing Home. Graveside Services will be held Monday, April 23, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 12.00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A native of New Iberia, LA, she was born October 13, 1918...
Hazel S. Trahan
Apr 19, 2007
Hazel S. Trahan, 89, of West Orange, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2007. Visitation will be 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange followed by a graveside service at 12:00 noon at St. Mary?s Cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Trahan was born December 22, 1917, in Crowley, Louisiana, to Claude and Grace...
Rachel Jones Brooks
Apr 19, 2007
Rachel Jones Brooks Rachel Jones Brooks, 87, of Beaumont passed away April 19, 2007 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Her family will receive guests from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Brooks was born October 1, 1919 in...
Hazel Irene Barrow
Apr 19, 2007
Hazel Barrow Hazel Barrow was born in Barham, Louisiana, on January 22, 1917, to William and Cora Riley and passed from this life on April 19, 2007. A longtime resident of Lumberton, she was a retired private duty nurse. Words to describe her would be love and devotion and she surrounded her children and grandchildren with both. Services for Mrs....
Hallie H. Hargrove
Apr 19, 2007
Hallie H. Hargrove Hallie H. Hargrove, born February 15, 1913, a long time Beaumont resident, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on April 19, 2007. For the last two years she had been living in Georgetown Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, William P. ?Bill? Hargrove and is survived by her three...