Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
John Alexander Gilbert
Nov 11, 2017
John Alexander Gilbert, 81, of Orange, TX, passed away on November 11, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Harold Nazworth. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede...
Carl Bradey Snipes
Nov 11, 2017
Carl Bradey Snipes, 57, of Orange, passed away on November 11, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Pauline Louise Cable Hilsman
Nov 10, 2017
Pauline Louise Cable Hilsman, 93, a long-time resident of Orange, Texas and much-loved aunt to many nieces and nephews, died Friday the 10th of November in The Woodlands, Texas. Pauline was born July 10, 1924 to Joseph Mary Cable and Matilda Richardson Cable in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. After schooling, she worked...
Ruth Marilynn Hodge Coffey
Nov 9, 2017
Early November 9, 2017, at age 96, Marilynn passed into Eternity with God. Marilynn was the oldest of five children born to Harry Heard Hodge, Sr. and Adelena “Sug” Brown Hodge in Houston, Texas, 15 April 1921. She spent the first nine years of her life amidst extended family and the next two (during the Great Depression) living with relatives...
Malcolm Hernandez
Nov 9, 2017
Malcolm Hernandez, 71, of Beaumont, passed away on November 9, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Monday, November 13, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m with the rosary recited at 6:00p.m., on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins, Beaumont. Born in Cloutierville, Louisiana, on May 22, 1946, he...
Elmer Thomas Wismer Jr.
Nov 9, 2017
Elmer Thomas Wismer, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on November 9, 2017 at Kountze Nursing Center. Elmer was born in Beaumont on October 24, 1932 to Willie Alice Murphy. After graduating from high school, Elmer served in the U.S. Army. Elmer’s wife, Wanda Green Wismer preceded him in death. Elmer is survived by twins born on his...
Lawrence Andrew Wiggins Jr.
Nov 8, 2017
Lawrence Andrew Wiggins, Jr. Lawrence Andrew Wiggins, Jr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on November 8, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family in Mauriceville, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, November 13, 2017, at Cowboy Church of Orange County, in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Dale Lee with a eulogy delivered...
Brenda Gail Kelley
Nov 8, 2017
Brenda Gail Kelley, 61, of Orange, Texas passed away on November 8, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange with Reverend Travis Hood officiating. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 21, 1955, Brenda was the daughter of Douglas Theodore Morris and Dorothy Ann (Hebert)...
Wiley Frederick Pierce
Nov 6, 2017
Wiley Frederick Pierce Wiley Frederick Pierce, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Tylertown, Mississippi, on October 1, 1941, he was the son of Woodrow Pierce and Melba Jenkins Pierce. Wiley was a member of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City and worked as a truck driver for Central Freight...
Hiram Knox Clark, Sr.
Nov 6, 2017
Hiram Knox Clark, Sr. was born in Fairmont, Texas on February 16, 1928. He was the son of N.E. Clark and Bertie (Fullen) Clark. After serving his country in the United States Army, Knox went to work as a carpenter. He later established his own custom building business, H.K. Clark and Sons, Inc. An ordained Deacon since September 17, 1968,...
Mary Alice Johnnie
Nov 6, 2017
Mary Alice Johnnie, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Rob Harris. Burial will follow at Granger-Duncanwoods Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Joseph Bishop Stevens Jr.
Nov 6, 2017
Joseph Bishop Stevens, Jr., 91, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Jerry McNeil. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from at 2 p.m., Friday, November 10,...
Father Robert Galen Young, OFM
Nov 5, 2017
Father Robert G. Young, OFM, 68, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 in St. Petersburg. The family will receive friends for visitation at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 13, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary...
Nina Vincent Dilbert
Nov 4, 2017
Nina Vincent Dilbert, 86, of Orange, passed away on November 4, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sharron Sabom. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 2:00 p.m. Born...
Gerald Lee Bland
Nov 4, 2017
Gerald Lee Bland, 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 4, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Harris Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Lannie Wheat. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born...
Pamela Sue King
Nov 3, 2017
Pamela Sue King, 66, of Bridge City, passed away on November 3, 2017, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will...
Frances Marie Vincent
Nov 3, 2017
Frances Marie Vincent, of Beaumont, passed away on Friday, November 3. She was born August 20, 1942. She is predeceased by her parents Al and Alice Rose Vincent and siblings Albert Baxter Vincent and Carol Linda Vincent Patton. A native of Beaumont, in her youth Franny was active in the Melody Maids and the Beaumont Community Theater. She was a...
Dennis Anthony "Ratman" Prouse
Nov 3, 2017
Dennis Anthony “Ratman” Prouse, 76, of Vidor, passed away on November 3, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Paul Sumler. Burial will follow at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will begin at 7:00 p.m., and a Rosary will follow at 8:00 p.m.,...
Janis Carol Jackson
Nov 1, 2017
Janis Carol Jackson, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 1, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Chaplain Scooter Wenner officiating. Burial will follow the service at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday,...
Frances Ann Hoosier
Oct 31, 2017
Frances Ann Hoosier, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 31, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date in Bridge City. Born in Colmesneil, Texas, on March 24, 1936, she was the daughter of Allen Bendy and Maggie (Johnson) Bendy. She ran an in-home daycare for over 20 years, helping to raise...
John Alexander Gilbert
Nov 11, 2017
John Alexander Gilbert, 81, of Orange, TX, passed away on November 11, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Harold Nazworth. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede...
Carl Bradey Snipes
Nov 11, 2017
Carl Bradey Snipes, 57, of Orange, passed away on November 11, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Pauline Louise Cable Hilsman
Nov 10, 2017
Pauline Louise Cable Hilsman, 93, a long-time resident of Orange, Texas and much-loved aunt to many nieces and nephews, died Friday the 10th of November in The Woodlands, Texas. Pauline was born July 10, 1924 to Joseph Mary Cable and Matilda Richardson Cable in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. After schooling, she worked...
Ruth Marilynn Hodge Coffey
Nov 9, 2017
Early November 9, 2017, at age 96, Marilynn passed into Eternity with God. Marilynn was the oldest of five children born to Harry Heard Hodge, Sr. and Adelena “Sug” Brown Hodge in Houston, Texas, 15 April 1921. She spent the first nine years of her life amidst extended family and the next two (during the Great Depression) living with relatives...
Malcolm Hernandez
Nov 9, 2017
Malcolm Hernandez, 71, of Beaumont, passed away on November 9, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Monday, November 13, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m with the rosary recited at 6:00p.m., on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins, Beaumont. Born in Cloutierville, Louisiana, on May 22, 1946, he...
Elmer Thomas Wismer Jr.
Nov 9, 2017
Elmer Thomas Wismer, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on November 9, 2017 at Kountze Nursing Center. Elmer was born in Beaumont on October 24, 1932 to Willie Alice Murphy. After graduating from high school, Elmer served in the U.S. Army. Elmer’s wife, Wanda Green Wismer preceded him in death. Elmer is survived by twins born on his...
Lawrence Andrew Wiggins Jr.
Nov 8, 2017
Lawrence Andrew Wiggins, Jr. Lawrence Andrew Wiggins, Jr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on November 8, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family in Mauriceville, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, November 13, 2017, at Cowboy Church of Orange County, in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Dale Lee with a eulogy delivered...
Brenda Gail Kelley
Nov 8, 2017
Brenda Gail Kelley, 61, of Orange, Texas passed away on November 8, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange with Reverend Travis Hood officiating. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 21, 1955, Brenda was the daughter of Douglas Theodore Morris and Dorothy Ann (Hebert)...
Wiley Frederick Pierce
Nov 6, 2017
Wiley Frederick Pierce Wiley Frederick Pierce, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Tylertown, Mississippi, on October 1, 1941, he was the son of Woodrow Pierce and Melba Jenkins Pierce. Wiley was a member of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City and worked as a truck driver for Central Freight...
Hiram Knox Clark, Sr.
Nov 6, 2017
Hiram Knox Clark, Sr. was born in Fairmont, Texas on February 16, 1928. He was the son of N.E. Clark and Bertie (Fullen) Clark. After serving his country in the United States Army, Knox went to work as a carpenter. He later established his own custom building business, H.K. Clark and Sons, Inc. An ordained Deacon since September 17, 1968,...
Mary Alice Johnnie
Nov 6, 2017
Mary Alice Johnnie, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Rob Harris. Burial will follow at Granger-Duncanwoods Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Joseph Bishop Stevens Jr.
Nov 6, 2017
Joseph Bishop Stevens, Jr., 91, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on November 6, 2017, in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Jerry McNeil. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from at 2 p.m., Friday, November 10,...
Father Robert Galen Young, OFM
Nov 5, 2017
Father Robert G. Young, OFM, 68, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 in St. Petersburg. The family will receive friends for visitation at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 13, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary...
Nina Vincent Dilbert
Nov 4, 2017
Nina Vincent Dilbert, 86, of Orange, passed away on November 4, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sharron Sabom. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 2:00 p.m. Born...
Gerald Lee Bland
Nov 4, 2017
Gerald Lee Bland, 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 4, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Harris Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Lannie Wheat. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born...
Pamela Sue King
Nov 3, 2017
Pamela Sue King, 66, of Bridge City, passed away on November 3, 2017, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will...
Frances Marie Vincent
Nov 3, 2017
Frances Marie Vincent, of Beaumont, passed away on Friday, November 3. She was born August 20, 1942. She is predeceased by her parents Al and Alice Rose Vincent and siblings Albert Baxter Vincent and Carol Linda Vincent Patton. A native of Beaumont, in her youth Franny was active in the Melody Maids and the Beaumont Community Theater. She was a...
Dennis Anthony "Ratman" Prouse
Nov 3, 2017
Dennis Anthony “Ratman” Prouse, 76, of Vidor, passed away on November 3, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Paul Sumler. Burial will follow at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will begin at 7:00 p.m., and a Rosary will follow at 8:00 p.m.,...
Janis Carol Jackson
Nov 1, 2017
Janis Carol Jackson, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 1, 2017, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Chaplain Scooter Wenner officiating. Burial will follow the service at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday,...
Frances Ann Hoosier
Oct 31, 2017
Frances Ann Hoosier, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 31, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date in Bridge City. Born in Colmesneil, Texas, on March 24, 1936, she was the daughter of Allen Bendy and Maggie (Johnson) Bendy. She ran an in-home daycare for over 20 years, helping to raise...
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