Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Robert Luksic
Dec 29, 2016
Robert Lee Luksic, 78, of Saint Gabriel, Louisiana, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Joseph Howlett, of Grace Lutheran Church. Born in Joliet, Illinois, on September 15, 1938, he was the son...
Mildred Maxine "Granny" Morgan
Dec 29, 2016
Mildred Maxine “Granny” Morgan, 97, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Keith Meyer, of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will be follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery....
Audrey Mae McDonald
Dec 29, 2016
Audrey Mae McDonald Audrey Mae McDonald, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to...
Mildred Louise Brent
Dec 28, 2016
Mildred Louise Hudson Brent Mildred Louise Hudson Brent, a generous, and gracious southern lady, died peacefully on December 28, 2016, four months shy her 98th birthday, at Godfrey House, Berryville, Virginia, with caring staff and her favorite son-in-law by her side. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at...
Bernice Riling
Dec 27, 2016
Bernice Mathews Riling, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Smithers, West...
Charles Edward "CE" Patton Jr.
Dec 27, 2016
Charles “CE” Edward Patton, Jr., 82, of Vidor passed away peacefully at his home on December 27, 2016. A celebration of his life will be on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley Watkins Chapel. Interment will be on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 12:30p.m. at the US National Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends...
La,V Spector
Dec 26, 2016
Services for La,V (Ahlstrom) Spector will be December 28,2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on the evening of December 27, 2016. Officiating at La,V’s funeral will be Dr. Stephen Dollar from Pine Forest Baptist Church where she was a member for over 30 years. La,V passed away...
Alan Craig Chapman
Dec 26, 2016
Alan Craig Chapman, 66, was born on November 29, 1950 to Thomas Wayne and Josephine Chapman in Painesville, Ohio. He passed away on December 26, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. He was a 1970 graduate of Riverside High School and lived and worked in the area most of his life. Al also resided in Phoenix, Arizona and last lived in southeast...
Valentin Zapata
Dec 26, 2016
Valentin Zapata, 72, of Beaumont, passed away on December 26, 2016, at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., with a rosary at 6:00p.m., on Thursday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Debbie Caldwell
Dec 25, 2016
Debbie Caldwell, 61, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Barry Murchison. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to...
C.H. Williams Jr.
Dec 24, 2016
C.H. Williams, Jr. C.H. Williams, Jr., 96, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Grace Lutheran Church at 2300 Eddleman Rd. Orange, Texas 77630. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Haas. Burial will follow at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be prior...
Mary S. Pendleton
Dec 24, 2016
Mary S, Pendleton, passed into eternity on Saturday 24 December 2016, just 3 days after her 95th birthday. She is now reunited with her husband Norman L. Pendleton, her mother Mabel Hartley Sunderland, her father Fred Sunderland and her sister Nellie Davis. Mary, Norman and son Anthony arrived in Orange in mid June 1954 after arriving in America as immigrants...
William Henry Moulder Sr
Dec 23, 2016
William H. Moulder, Sr., 87, of Bridge City, passed away on December 23, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Sullivan. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Groves. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, December 26, 2016,...
Julie Lee Hall
Dec 22, 2016
Julie Lee Hall, 47, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 18, 1969, she was the daughter of Kenith Kelly and Carole Spence. Julie was a very devoted and loving mother who will be missed dearly. She was preceded in...
John Stanford, Jr.
Dec 22, 2016
John Stanford, Jr., 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be at 5:00...
Viola Marie Strong DeNarro
Dec 22, 2016
Viola Marie Strong DeNarro Viola Marie Strong DeNarro, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on December 22, 2016, at her home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Lee Strong and Bernice Andrews. Viola was a loving wife who was caring and comforting to all. She was a strong wife and...
Charline "Bill" Copes Childress
Dec 22, 2016
Charline “Bill” Copes Childress, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dr. John H. Smith. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Patricia Gail Collier
Dec 22, 2016
Patricia Gail Collier Patricia Gail Collier, 62, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, at her home surrounded by her husband of 20 years and her good friends, Pearlie Green and Maria Acosta. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...
Nathaniel Lee Welch
Dec 21, 2016
Nathaniel Lee Welch, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2016. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 7, 1951, he was the son of Junior and Ora Dee Welch. Nathaniel enjoyed spending time outside hunting, fishing, and woodworking....
Ruby Lee Turner Ott
Dec 20, 2016
Funeral services for Ruby Lee Turner Ott, 90, of Beaumont, Texas will be held Friday, December 23, 2016, at 10:00am, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a meal after interment at Lamar Baptist Church 1003 Oregon, Beaumont, Texas. A desert bar will be provided by the Houston and Louisiana Cake...
Robert Luksic
Dec 29, 2016
Robert Lee Luksic, 78, of Saint Gabriel, Louisiana, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Joseph Howlett, of Grace Lutheran Church. Born in Joliet, Illinois, on September 15, 1938, he was the son...
Mildred Maxine "Granny" Morgan
Dec 29, 2016
Mildred Maxine “Granny” Morgan, 97, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Keith Meyer, of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will be follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery....
Audrey Mae McDonald
Dec 29, 2016
Audrey Mae McDonald Audrey Mae McDonald, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to...
Mildred Louise Brent
Dec 28, 2016
Mildred Louise Hudson Brent Mildred Louise Hudson Brent, a generous, and gracious southern lady, died peacefully on December 28, 2016, four months shy her 98th birthday, at Godfrey House, Berryville, Virginia, with caring staff and her favorite son-in-law by her side. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at...
Bernice Riling
Dec 27, 2016
Bernice Mathews Riling, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Smithers, West...
Charles Edward "CE" Patton Jr.
Dec 27, 2016
Charles “CE” Edward Patton, Jr., 82, of Vidor passed away peacefully at his home on December 27, 2016. A celebration of his life will be on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley Watkins Chapel. Interment will be on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 12:30p.m. at the US National Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends...
La,V Spector
Dec 26, 2016
Services for La,V (Ahlstrom) Spector will be December 28,2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on the evening of December 27, 2016. Officiating at La,V’s funeral will be Dr. Stephen Dollar from Pine Forest Baptist Church where she was a member for over 30 years. La,V passed away...
Alan Craig Chapman
Dec 26, 2016
Alan Craig Chapman, 66, was born on November 29, 1950 to Thomas Wayne and Josephine Chapman in Painesville, Ohio. He passed away on December 26, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. He was a 1970 graduate of Riverside High School and lived and worked in the area most of his life. Al also resided in Phoenix, Arizona and last lived in southeast...
Valentin Zapata
Dec 26, 2016
Valentin Zapata, 72, of Beaumont, passed away on December 26, 2016, at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., with a rosary at 6:00p.m., on Thursday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...
Debbie Caldwell
Dec 25, 2016
Debbie Caldwell, 61, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Barry Murchison. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to...
C.H. Williams Jr.
Dec 24, 2016
C.H. Williams, Jr. C.H. Williams, Jr., 96, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Grace Lutheran Church at 2300 Eddleman Rd. Orange, Texas 77630. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Haas. Burial will follow at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be prior...
Mary S. Pendleton
Dec 24, 2016
Mary S, Pendleton, passed into eternity on Saturday 24 December 2016, just 3 days after her 95th birthday. She is now reunited with her husband Norman L. Pendleton, her mother Mabel Hartley Sunderland, her father Fred Sunderland and her sister Nellie Davis. Mary, Norman and son Anthony arrived in Orange in mid June 1954 after arriving in America as immigrants...
William Henry Moulder Sr
Dec 23, 2016
William H. Moulder, Sr., 87, of Bridge City, passed away on December 23, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Sullivan. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Groves. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, December 26, 2016,...
Julie Lee Hall
Dec 22, 2016
Julie Lee Hall, 47, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 18, 1969, she was the daughter of Kenith Kelly and Carole Spence. Julie was a very devoted and loving mother who will be missed dearly. She was preceded in...
John Stanford, Jr.
Dec 22, 2016
John Stanford, Jr., 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be at 5:00...
Viola Marie Strong DeNarro
Dec 22, 2016
Viola Marie Strong DeNarro Viola Marie Strong DeNarro, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on December 22, 2016, at her home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Lee Strong and Bernice Andrews. Viola was a loving wife who was caring and comforting to all. She was a strong wife and...
Charline "Bill" Copes Childress
Dec 22, 2016
Charline “Bill” Copes Childress, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dr. John H. Smith. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Patricia Gail Collier
Dec 22, 2016
Patricia Gail Collier Patricia Gail Collier, 62, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2016, at her home surrounded by her husband of 20 years and her good friends, Pearlie Green and Maria Acosta. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Port Arthur, Texas,...
Nathaniel Lee Welch
Dec 21, 2016
Nathaniel Lee Welch, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2016. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 7, 1951, he was the son of Junior and Ora Dee Welch. Nathaniel enjoyed spending time outside hunting, fishing, and woodworking....
Ruby Lee Turner Ott
Dec 20, 2016
Funeral services for Ruby Lee Turner Ott, 90, of Beaumont, Texas will be held Friday, December 23, 2016, at 10:00am, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a meal after interment at Lamar Baptist Church 1003 Oregon, Beaumont, Texas. A desert bar will be provided by the Houston and Louisiana Cake...