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Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
W.B. "Bill" Yarbrough
Oct 13, 2015
W.B. “Bill” Yarbrough was born on January 4, 1931 in Mississippi to Redmon Y. and Lola (McLain) Yarbrough. He passed away on October 13, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Bill was strong in his faith and beliefs and was not afraid to minister to anyone who would listen. He loved discussing politics, the stock market and the...
Virginia Mae Brady
Oct 10, 2015
Virginia Mae Brady was born July 18, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away Oct. 10, 2015 in Lumberton, Texas. She is survived by her children, Harvey Joe Brady, David Brady, Becky Brady Burleson, Merle Brady Sehon, and Valerie Brady Prigg. She is also survived by her sixteen grandchildren, Kim Willis, Connie Stroud, Ginger Kelley, Mathew Brady, Jonathan Brady, James...
Mildred Clark
Oct 9, 2015
Mildred Clark, 84, of Beaumont was born December 7, 1930 in Bessmay, Texas to Pete and Mabel (Patterson) Knight and went to be with her Lord on October 9, 2015. A longtime resident of Beaumont, Mrs. Clark was a retired financial analyst with Mobil Oil and a member of First Baptist Church of Beaumont. She was preceded in death by...
Louisia Edna Thomason
Oct 9, 2015
Louisia Edna Thomason was born April 13, 1928 in Bon Ami, Louisiana to Edward Crow and Adella Armistead. She settled in Beaumont, Texas c. 1930 and was a proud Beaumont High Royal Purple graduate of the Class of 1945. On September 12, 1948, she married Wallace Early Thomason—whom never left her side for more than a day since 1948 and...
Chad Eugene Shields
Oct 9, 2015
Chad Eugene Shields Chad Eugene Shields, 41, lover of life, music and family passed away October 9, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Calvary Apostolic Church in Starks, Louisiana. Cremation will follow under the direction Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Bloomington, IN on November 8, 1973, he was the son...
Odis Welch
Oct 8, 2015
Odis l. Welch, 87, died peacefully on October 8, 2015, in Austin, TX. Odis was born February 13, 1928 to Jimmy and Janie Welch. He married Beatrice Dorman in 1948 and the couple had one child together. He lived in Orange, TX until 1971, then moved to Austin. Odis is survived by his daughter, Nelwyn Trantham, her husband Thomas Trantham;...
Edna Ruth Melgoza
Oct 8, 2015
Edna Ruth Melgoza, 54, of West Orange, Texas, passed away October 8, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Monday, October 12, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Mike Umbenhaur, of First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday and Sunday,...
Patrick Henry Belanger
Oct 6, 2015
Patrick Henry Belanger Patrick Henry Belanger, 71, of Bridge City, Texas, and longtime resident of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on October 6, 2015, at the Medical Center of SETX, in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 20, 1943, he was the son of Minor Belanger and Elizabeth Ann Cillessen. Patrick enjoyed woodworking projects; he was very...
Jeannine Carter Batchelor
Oct 6, 2015
Jeannine Carter Batchelor was born Feb. 25, 1930 in Kirbyville, Texas to James D. Lafayette and Bonnie Ola (Beard) Carter and passed away Oct. 6, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas. She resided in Kirbyville until 1948 when she married the love of her life, Bill Batchelor, and they moved to Beaumont. She attended business school and worked as a bookkeeper and...
Mary Lou Billeaud
Oct 3, 2015
Mary Lou Billeaud, 78, of Orange, passed away on October 3, 2015, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 2, 1937, she was the daughter of Lavon E. McClellan, Sr. and Mary (Sprouse) McClellan. From a young age and throughout her life; Mary worked as a horse groomer at various equestrian racetracks....
Graves Morris Jones, Jr
Oct 3, 2015
Graves Morris Jones, Jr., known as Morris to his friends, passed away October 3, 2015 in Beaumont, TX surrounded by his daughters and siblings. Morris was born July 11, 1946 in Beaumont and was living in Vidor, TX at the time of his death. Morris was a man of many interests and passions. He was a lover of animals and...
Fenton A. "Mac" McPherson
Oct 2, 2015
Fenton A. “Mac” McPherson, 82, of Orange, passed away on October 2, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas of Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Grace V. Thompson
Sep 30, 2015
Grace V. Thompson, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Avenue, Orange, Texas.. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Claybar Funeral...
Mildred T. Howard
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral services for Mildred T. Howard, 76, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Mrs. Howard was born Feb. 14, 1939 in Beaumont to Horace Joseph and Theresa (Foux)...
Ann Guyote
Sep 29, 2015
Ann Guyote Ann Guyote, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2015, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...
Oscar Falcon Hereira
Sep 28, 2015
A memorial service for Oscar Falcon Hereira, 82 of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. Andres Prichard officiating. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Hereira was born December 8, 1932 in Bolodron, Cuba and passed away Sept....
Douglas Peveto
Sep 28, 2015
Douglas Peveto, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2015, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Winfree Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00pm....
Genevieve "Genny" LeBlanc
Sep 28, 2015
Genevieve “Genny” LeBlanc Genevieve “Genny” LeBlanc, 69, of Orange, passed away on September 28, 2015, at her home, after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00am, Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Deacon Edward Wise Blankenstein
Sep 27, 2015
Deacon Edward Wise Blankenstein, 77, of Orange, Texas, went to meet his Maker on September 27, at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., on Friday, October 2, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. A Wake Service will begin at 6 p.m., presided over by Deacon...
Harry Heard Hodge, Jr.
Sep 25, 2015
Harry H. Hodge, Jr. was born in Houston, TX on April 5, 1923 to Harry H. Hodge, Sr. and Adelena Brown Hodge. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 25, 2015. Harry moved to Beaumont at the age of 9 when his father was made the pastor of what was to become the Sabine Tabernacle and...
W.B. "Bill" Yarbrough
Oct 13, 2015
W.B. “Bill” Yarbrough was born on January 4, 1931 in Mississippi to Redmon Y. and Lola (McLain) Yarbrough. He passed away on October 13, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Bill was strong in his faith and beliefs and was not afraid to minister to anyone who would listen. He loved discussing politics, the stock market and the...
Virginia Mae Brady
Oct 10, 2015
Virginia Mae Brady was born July 18, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away Oct. 10, 2015 in Lumberton, Texas. She is survived by her children, Harvey Joe Brady, David Brady, Becky Brady Burleson, Merle Brady Sehon, and Valerie Brady Prigg. She is also survived by her sixteen grandchildren, Kim Willis, Connie Stroud, Ginger Kelley, Mathew Brady, Jonathan Brady, James...
Mildred Clark
Oct 9, 2015
Mildred Clark, 84, of Beaumont was born December 7, 1930 in Bessmay, Texas to Pete and Mabel (Patterson) Knight and went to be with her Lord on October 9, 2015. A longtime resident of Beaumont, Mrs. Clark was a retired financial analyst with Mobil Oil and a member of First Baptist Church of Beaumont. She was preceded in death by...
Louisia Edna Thomason
Oct 9, 2015
Louisia Edna Thomason was born April 13, 1928 in Bon Ami, Louisiana to Edward Crow and Adella Armistead. She settled in Beaumont, Texas c. 1930 and was a proud Beaumont High Royal Purple graduate of the Class of 1945. On September 12, 1948, she married Wallace Early Thomason—whom never left her side for more than a day since 1948 and...
Chad Eugene Shields
Oct 9, 2015
Chad Eugene Shields Chad Eugene Shields, 41, lover of life, music and family passed away October 9, 2015 in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Calvary Apostolic Church in Starks, Louisiana. Cremation will follow under the direction Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Bloomington, IN on November 8, 1973, he was the son...
Odis Welch
Oct 8, 2015
Odis l. Welch, 87, died peacefully on October 8, 2015, in Austin, TX. Odis was born February 13, 1928 to Jimmy and Janie Welch. He married Beatrice Dorman in 1948 and the couple had one child together. He lived in Orange, TX until 1971, then moved to Austin. Odis is survived by his daughter, Nelwyn Trantham, her husband Thomas Trantham;...
Edna Ruth Melgoza
Oct 8, 2015
Edna Ruth Melgoza, 54, of West Orange, Texas, passed away October 8, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Monday, October 12, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Mike Umbenhaur, of First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday and Sunday,...
Patrick Henry Belanger
Oct 6, 2015
Patrick Henry Belanger Patrick Henry Belanger, 71, of Bridge City, Texas, and longtime resident of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on October 6, 2015, at the Medical Center of SETX, in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 20, 1943, he was the son of Minor Belanger and Elizabeth Ann Cillessen. Patrick enjoyed woodworking projects; he was very...
Jeannine Carter Batchelor
Oct 6, 2015
Jeannine Carter Batchelor was born Feb. 25, 1930 in Kirbyville, Texas to James D. Lafayette and Bonnie Ola (Beard) Carter and passed away Oct. 6, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas. She resided in Kirbyville until 1948 when she married the love of her life, Bill Batchelor, and they moved to Beaumont. She attended business school and worked as a bookkeeper and...
Mary Lou Billeaud
Oct 3, 2015
Mary Lou Billeaud, 78, of Orange, passed away on October 3, 2015, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 2, 1937, she was the daughter of Lavon E. McClellan, Sr. and Mary (Sprouse) McClellan. From a young age and throughout her life; Mary worked as a horse groomer at various equestrian racetracks....
Graves Morris Jones, Jr
Oct 3, 2015
Graves Morris Jones, Jr., known as Morris to his friends, passed away October 3, 2015 in Beaumont, TX surrounded by his daughters and siblings. Morris was born July 11, 1946 in Beaumont and was living in Vidor, TX at the time of his death. Morris was a man of many interests and passions. He was a lover of animals and...
Fenton A. "Mac" McPherson
Oct 2, 2015
Fenton A. “Mac” McPherson, 82, of Orange, passed away on October 2, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas of Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Grace V. Thompson
Sep 30, 2015
Grace V. Thompson, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Avenue, Orange, Texas.. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Claybar Funeral...
Mildred T. Howard
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral services for Mildred T. Howard, 76, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service. Mrs. Howard was born Feb. 14, 1939 in Beaumont to Horace Joseph and Theresa (Foux)...
Ann Guyote
Sep 29, 2015
Ann Guyote Ann Guyote, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2015, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...
Oscar Falcon Hereira
Sep 28, 2015
A memorial service for Oscar Falcon Hereira, 82 of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. Andres Prichard officiating. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Hereira was born December 8, 1932 in Bolodron, Cuba and passed away Sept....
Douglas Peveto
Sep 28, 2015
Douglas Peveto, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2015, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Winfree Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00pm....
Genevieve "Genny" LeBlanc
Sep 28, 2015
Genevieve “Genny” LeBlanc Genevieve “Genny” LeBlanc, 69, of Orange, passed away on September 28, 2015, at her home, after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00am, Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Deacon Edward Wise Blankenstein
Sep 27, 2015
Deacon Edward Wise Blankenstein, 77, of Orange, Texas, went to meet his Maker on September 27, at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., on Friday, October 2, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. A Wake Service will begin at 6 p.m., presided over by Deacon...
Harry Heard Hodge, Jr.
Sep 25, 2015
Harry H. Hodge, Jr. was born in Houston, TX on April 5, 1923 to Harry H. Hodge, Sr. and Adelena Brown Hodge. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 25, 2015. Harry moved to Beaumont at the age of 9 when his father was made the pastor of what was to become the Sabine Tabernacle and...
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