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Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Shirley D. Pierce
Mar 15, 2017
Shirley D. Pierce Shirley D. Pierce, 90, of Orange, passed away on March 15, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mark Perkins of The West Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting...
Connie "Bit" Cox
Mar 13, 2017
Connie “Bit” Cox, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 30, 1946, she was the daughter of James Bennett and Mary Jo Lista. Connie...
Clyde "Wart" Leslie Duncan Jr
Mar 13, 2017
Clyde “Wart” Leslie Duncan, Jr. Clyde “Wart” Leslie Duncan, Jr., 76, of Beaumont, previously of Bridge City, passed away on March 13, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Prior to the services, a visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Born in Alva, Oklahoma, on August 11, 1940, he...
Joyce Kelley
Mar 13, 2017
Joyce Kelley Our mother, Joyce Kelley, went to her Heavenly home on March 13, 2017, at the age of 77, after her courageous battle with cancer. She was affectionately known to family and friends as Juice, Granny Juice, Gigi, and if you wanted “The Look”, Doretha, which was her middle name. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday,...
Albert Padilla
Mar 10, 2017
Albert Padilla, 72, of Shawnee, OK, died March 10, 2017 Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Cremation will be handled by Claybar Funeral Home with services at a later date. Albert was born June 22, 1944 in Shawnee, OK to Jessie and Andrea Padilla. Following graduation from high school, he entered the Army where he served as an infantryman. Upon returning...
Willie Mae Hanks
Mar 10, 2017
Willie Mae Waldrep Hanks, 93, of Bridge City, passed away on March 10, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Russell Duplantis. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2017, at Claybar Funeral...
Viola Watson
Mar 10, 2017
Viola L. Watson Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, February 17, 1933, she was the daughter of Wallace and Emilda LeLeux. She loved working in her yard with her flowers and going to church each week. She loved Jesus with her whole heart and enjoyed saying her rosary every day. Viola loved her family and all her brothers and sisters in Christ....
Kenneth L. Venable
Mar 10, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Kenneth L. Venable, 66, of Vidor will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Harmony Baptist Church in Vidor with Pastor Doug Bray officiating. Ken was born June 24, 1950 in Lafayette, LA and passed away at his residence on March 10, 2017. A resident of Vidor for 40...
Debra Ellis
Mar 9, 2017
Debra Ellis First off let me ask: How do you honor the life, the legacy of Debra Kay Hanks Bergeron Ellis? Where would you start? This is a really difficult task as there are not any words that can fully describe a woman who was known as "The Mother Theresa of Mauriceville". The woman who embraced life and all its...
Paul A. Smith
Mar 8, 2017
Paul A. Smith, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 8, 2017, in Vidor, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Elton, Louisiana, on November 13, 1933, Paul was the son of Paul and Mary...
Patricia Ann Ogg
Mar 7, 2017
Patricia Ann Ogg Patricia Ann Ogg, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Chandler, Oklahoma, on...
Bonnie Cochran Havard
Mar 7, 2017
Bonnie Cochran Havard, 97, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, at The Meadows in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 12, 1920, Bonnie was the daughter of Arthur and Annie Belle Cochran. She graduated from Orange High School in 1939. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in...
Loveless Joseph "Blackie" Benoit
Mar 7, 2017
Loveless Joseph “Blackie” Benoit Blackie Benoit, 90, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday March 11, 2017, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father Dan Malain. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Verna Frederick Hutto
Mar 6, 2017
Verna Frederick Hutto, 96, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on March 6, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Clifton Rankin and Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
James E. "Jimmy" Hooker
Mar 5, 2017
James E. (Jimmy) Hooker was born on May 19, 1933, to William Maxwell Hooker and Robbie Ruth (Butler) Hooker in Tenaha, Texas. He graduated from Tenaha High School and attended Texas A&M University. He joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp LeJeune during the Korean War. After the Marine Corps, he went to work for DuPont,...
Chiya Kato Staley
Mar 3, 2017
Chiya Kato Staley, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., with a...
Clifford Dalton Murphy Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Clifford Dalton Murphy, Sr. Clifford Dalton Murphy, Sr., 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 6, 2017, at Grace Point at Eagle Heights in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Kevin Inman and Brother Don Richey. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Rita Mae Martin
Feb 28, 2017
Rita Mae Martin Rita Mae Martin, 68, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on February 28, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church in Vinton. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation...
Marshall Wayne Dougharty Sr.
Feb 27, 2017
Marshall Wayne Dougharty, Sr., 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner and Glen Dry. Burial will follow at Dougharty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at...
Margie Birdwell Hildabrant
Feb 25, 2017
Margie Birdwell Hildabrant, 81, of Orange, passed away on February 25, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Shirley D. Pierce
Mar 15, 2017
Shirley D. Pierce Shirley D. Pierce, 90, of Orange, passed away on March 15, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mark Perkins of The West Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting...
Connie "Bit" Cox
Mar 13, 2017
Connie “Bit” Cox, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 30, 1946, she was the daughter of James Bennett and Mary Jo Lista. Connie...
Clyde "Wart" Leslie Duncan Jr
Mar 13, 2017
Clyde “Wart” Leslie Duncan, Jr. Clyde “Wart” Leslie Duncan, Jr., 76, of Beaumont, previously of Bridge City, passed away on March 13, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Prior to the services, a visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Born in Alva, Oklahoma, on August 11, 1940, he...
Joyce Kelley
Mar 13, 2017
Joyce Kelley Our mother, Joyce Kelley, went to her Heavenly home on March 13, 2017, at the age of 77, after her courageous battle with cancer. She was affectionately known to family and friends as Juice, Granny Juice, Gigi, and if you wanted “The Look”, Doretha, which was her middle name. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday,...
Albert Padilla
Mar 10, 2017
Albert Padilla, 72, of Shawnee, OK, died March 10, 2017 Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Cremation will be handled by Claybar Funeral Home with services at a later date. Albert was born June 22, 1944 in Shawnee, OK to Jessie and Andrea Padilla. Following graduation from high school, he entered the Army where he served as an infantryman. Upon returning...
Willie Mae Hanks
Mar 10, 2017
Willie Mae Waldrep Hanks, 93, of Bridge City, passed away on March 10, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Russell Duplantis. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2017, at Claybar Funeral...
Viola Watson
Mar 10, 2017
Viola L. Watson Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, February 17, 1933, she was the daughter of Wallace and Emilda LeLeux. She loved working in her yard with her flowers and going to church each week. She loved Jesus with her whole heart and enjoyed saying her rosary every day. Viola loved her family and all her brothers and sisters in Christ....
Kenneth L. Venable
Mar 10, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Kenneth L. Venable, 66, of Vidor will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Harmony Baptist Church in Vidor with Pastor Doug Bray officiating. Ken was born June 24, 1950 in Lafayette, LA and passed away at his residence on March 10, 2017. A resident of Vidor for 40...
Debra Ellis
Mar 9, 2017
Debra Ellis First off let me ask: How do you honor the life, the legacy of Debra Kay Hanks Bergeron Ellis? Where would you start? This is a really difficult task as there are not any words that can fully describe a woman who was known as "The Mother Theresa of Mauriceville". The woman who embraced life and all its...
Paul A. Smith
Mar 8, 2017
Paul A. Smith, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 8, 2017, in Vidor, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Elton, Louisiana, on November 13, 1933, Paul was the son of Paul and Mary...
Patricia Ann Ogg
Mar 7, 2017
Patricia Ann Ogg Patricia Ann Ogg, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Chandler, Oklahoma, on...
Bonnie Cochran Havard
Mar 7, 2017
Bonnie Cochran Havard, 97, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, at The Meadows in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 12, 1920, Bonnie was the daughter of Arthur and Annie Belle Cochran. She graduated from Orange High School in 1939. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in...
Loveless Joseph "Blackie" Benoit
Mar 7, 2017
Loveless Joseph “Blackie” Benoit Blackie Benoit, 90, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday March 11, 2017, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father Dan Malain. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Verna Frederick Hutto
Mar 6, 2017
Verna Frederick Hutto, 96, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on March 6, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Clifton Rankin and Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
James E. "Jimmy" Hooker
Mar 5, 2017
James E. (Jimmy) Hooker was born on May 19, 1933, to William Maxwell Hooker and Robbie Ruth (Butler) Hooker in Tenaha, Texas. He graduated from Tenaha High School and attended Texas A&M University. He joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp LeJeune during the Korean War. After the Marine Corps, he went to work for DuPont,...
Chiya Kato Staley
Mar 3, 2017
Chiya Kato Staley, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., with a...
Clifford Dalton Murphy Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Clifford Dalton Murphy, Sr. Clifford Dalton Murphy, Sr., 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 6, 2017, at Grace Point at Eagle Heights in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Kevin Inman and Brother Don Richey. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Rita Mae Martin
Feb 28, 2017
Rita Mae Martin Rita Mae Martin, 68, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on February 28, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church in Vinton. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation...
Marshall Wayne Dougharty Sr.
Feb 27, 2017
Marshall Wayne Dougharty, Sr., 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner and Glen Dry. Burial will follow at Dougharty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at...
Margie Birdwell Hildabrant
Feb 25, 2017
Margie Birdwell Hildabrant, 81, of Orange, passed away on February 25, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
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