Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Clifton "Grandaddy" McGee
Aug 10, 2016
Clifton Arthur McGee, of Vidor, Texas died on August 10, 2016, at his home. He was born in Wylie, Texas on March 22, 1915 to Chester and Margaret Ann McGee. He worked for Gulf States Utilities at the Neches Station Power Plant in Beaumont until he retired. Clifton was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; sisters and his daughter,...
Delores Gilbert
Aug 10, 2016
Delores Gilbert, 70, of Beaumont passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be longtime friend, Mr. Benson Jarrell. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Born...
Darren Eugene Willingham
Aug 9, 2016
Darren Eugene Willingham, 48, of Beaumont passed away at his home, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Darren was born on March 26, 1968 in Dunoon, Scotland to Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. He was an incredibly talented artist who grew up in the McLewis Community and graduated in 1986 from Orangefield High School. He is preceded in death...
David "Dave" Vardaman
Aug 8, 2016
David “Dave” Vardaman, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2016, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m.,...
Ramona Galaviz
Aug 7, 2016
Ramona Galaviz, 90, of Vidor, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday August 11, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2016 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Officiating will be Mr. Walter Littleton of The...
Samuel Truett Anderson
Aug 5, 2016
Samuel T. Anderson Samuel Truett Anderson, Sr., 87, of Orange, passed away on August 5, 2016, at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 28, 1929, he was the son of Samuel Wallace Anderson and Nellie (Maddox) Anderson. He was a musician and his passion was playing the guitar. He was a tug boat captain...
Carroll "Chuck" Clark Allbright
Aug 5, 2016
Chuck Allbright Carroll Clark “Chuck” Allbright, 70, of Wimberley, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at Deer Creek Nursing Home in Wimberley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to...
Billie Jean Brown
Aug 5, 2016
Billie Jean Williams Brown Billie Jean Williams Brown, 88, of Tucson, Arizona, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her residence. The family will receive friends for visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A eulogy will be given by her grandsons, Nicholas and Ryan Brown, at 11:30 a.m. at the...
Richard Carl Bodin
Aug 3, 2016
Richard Carl Bodin was born in Port Arthur, TX on August 28, 1948 to Lloyd and Zoe Bodin. He passed away on August 3, 2016. Carl had a career with Gulf Oil that became Chevron in Port Arthur. He was a bulk oil supervisor. He coached Little League and Pony Colt baseball in Port Arthur. He enjoyed playing cards with...
Ethel Compton
Aug 2, 2016
Ethel Compton, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away, surrounded by her family, on August 2, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Lisa Lillian Vargo
Aug 1, 2016
Memorial services for Lisa Lillian Vargo, 84, of Bridge City will be held Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm in the Claybar Home in Bridge City, Tx. Lisa was born May 27, 1932, in Lufkin, Tx to the late Wayne M. and Oleta (Miller) Pittmon and passed away August 1, 2016 peacefully at her home in Bridge City, Tx....
Edna Lorena Peddy
Jul 31, 2016
Edna “Rena” Peddy Edna “Rena” Peddy, 75, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on July 31, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00...
Samantha Gayle "Sammie" Villere
Jul 30, 2016
Samantha Gayle “Sammie” Villere, 14, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Phil Weatherford, of Praise Church of Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Jeri L. Herford
Jul 29, 2016
Jeri Lavon Herford, 66, of Beaumont passed away peacefully Friday, July 29, 2016 while residing at Beaumont Health and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on...
Gracie Diane Rodriguez
Jul 26, 2016
Gracie Diane Yates Rodriguez Gracie Rodriguez, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in Greensburgh, Pennsylvania, on January...
Ruth Jacobs Toups
Jul 21, 2016
Ruth Jacobs Toups, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by family. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on February...
Terry Lynn Marshall
Jul 21, 2016
Terry Marshall, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2016, at Common Ground Community Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Bud Davis. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Sgt. Ryan Lee LeJeune
Jul 21, 2016
Sgt. Ryan Lee LeJeune Sergeant Ryan Lee LeJeune, 27, began feasting with his Viking brothers in Valhalla on July 21, 2016. Sgt. LeJeune, a lifelong resident of Texas, began his career with the United States Marine Corps eight years ago. He was employed as an Ordnanceman and stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherrypoint in North Carolina. His love of...
Paul S. LaBossiere
Jul 19, 2016
Paul S. LaBossiere, 80, of Beaumont passed away at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital on Monday, July 18, 2016. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday July 20, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Mr. LaBossiere was born in Woonsocket, RI on September 23, 1935 to Calixte Arthur and Eva (Paquin) LaBossiere. He served honorably in the United...
Eugene "Gene" Matthew Guillotte
Jul 18, 2016
Eugene “Gene” Matthew Guillotte, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 18, 2016, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 22, 1925, he was the son of Oscar Matthew Guillotte and Blanche (Daigle) Guillotte. He retired from DuPont Sabine River Works after many years of loyal service. Gene was a veteran of...
Clifton "Grandaddy" McGee
Aug 10, 2016
Clifton Arthur McGee, of Vidor, Texas died on August 10, 2016, at his home. He was born in Wylie, Texas on March 22, 1915 to Chester and Margaret Ann McGee. He worked for Gulf States Utilities at the Neches Station Power Plant in Beaumont until he retired. Clifton was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; sisters and his daughter,...
Delores Gilbert
Aug 10, 2016
Delores Gilbert, 70, of Beaumont passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be longtime friend, Mr. Benson Jarrell. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Born...
Darren Eugene Willingham
Aug 9, 2016
Darren Eugene Willingham, 48, of Beaumont passed away at his home, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Darren was born on March 26, 1968 in Dunoon, Scotland to Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. He was an incredibly talented artist who grew up in the McLewis Community and graduated in 1986 from Orangefield High School. He is preceded in death...
David "Dave" Vardaman
Aug 8, 2016
David “Dave” Vardaman, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2016, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m.,...
Ramona Galaviz
Aug 7, 2016
Ramona Galaviz, 90, of Vidor, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday August 11, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2016 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Officiating will be Mr. Walter Littleton of The...
Samuel Truett Anderson
Aug 5, 2016
Samuel T. Anderson Samuel Truett Anderson, Sr., 87, of Orange, passed away on August 5, 2016, at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 28, 1929, he was the son of Samuel Wallace Anderson and Nellie (Maddox) Anderson. He was a musician and his passion was playing the guitar. He was a tug boat captain...
Carroll "Chuck" Clark Allbright
Aug 5, 2016
Chuck Allbright Carroll Clark “Chuck” Allbright, 70, of Wimberley, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at Deer Creek Nursing Home in Wimberley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to...
Billie Jean Brown
Aug 5, 2016
Billie Jean Williams Brown Billie Jean Williams Brown, 88, of Tucson, Arizona, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her residence. The family will receive friends for visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A eulogy will be given by her grandsons, Nicholas and Ryan Brown, at 11:30 a.m. at the...
Richard Carl Bodin
Aug 3, 2016
Richard Carl Bodin was born in Port Arthur, TX on August 28, 1948 to Lloyd and Zoe Bodin. He passed away on August 3, 2016. Carl had a career with Gulf Oil that became Chevron in Port Arthur. He was a bulk oil supervisor. He coached Little League and Pony Colt baseball in Port Arthur. He enjoyed playing cards with...
Ethel Compton
Aug 2, 2016
Ethel Compton, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away, surrounded by her family, on August 2, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Lisa Lillian Vargo
Aug 1, 2016
Memorial services for Lisa Lillian Vargo, 84, of Bridge City will be held Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 12:00 pm in the Claybar Home in Bridge City, Tx. Lisa was born May 27, 1932, in Lufkin, Tx to the late Wayne M. and Oleta (Miller) Pittmon and passed away August 1, 2016 peacefully at her home in Bridge City, Tx....
Edna Lorena Peddy
Jul 31, 2016
Edna “Rena” Peddy Edna “Rena” Peddy, 75, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on July 31, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00...
Samantha Gayle "Sammie" Villere
Jul 30, 2016
Samantha Gayle “Sammie” Villere, 14, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 30, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Phil Weatherford, of Praise Church of Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Jeri L. Herford
Jul 29, 2016
Jeri Lavon Herford, 66, of Beaumont passed away peacefully Friday, July 29, 2016 while residing at Beaumont Health and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on...
Gracie Diane Rodriguez
Jul 26, 2016
Gracie Diane Yates Rodriguez Gracie Rodriguez, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in Greensburgh, Pennsylvania, on January...
Ruth Jacobs Toups
Jul 21, 2016
Ruth Jacobs Toups, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by family. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on February...
Terry Lynn Marshall
Jul 21, 2016
Terry Marshall, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2016, at Common Ground Community Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Bud Davis. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Sgt. Ryan Lee LeJeune
Jul 21, 2016
Sgt. Ryan Lee LeJeune Sergeant Ryan Lee LeJeune, 27, began feasting with his Viking brothers in Valhalla on July 21, 2016. Sgt. LeJeune, a lifelong resident of Texas, began his career with the United States Marine Corps eight years ago. He was employed as an Ordnanceman and stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherrypoint in North Carolina. His love of...
Paul S. LaBossiere
Jul 19, 2016
Paul S. LaBossiere, 80, of Beaumont passed away at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital on Monday, July 18, 2016. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday July 20, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Mr. LaBossiere was born in Woonsocket, RI on September 23, 1935 to Calixte Arthur and Eva (Paquin) LaBossiere. He served honorably in the United...
Eugene "Gene" Matthew Guillotte
Jul 18, 2016
Eugene “Gene” Matthew Guillotte, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 18, 2016, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 22, 1925, he was the son of Oscar Matthew Guillotte and Blanche (Daigle) Guillotte. He retired from DuPont Sabine River Works after many years of loyal service. Gene was a veteran of...
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