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In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Josephine "Jo" McLemore Forey

Josephine "Jo" McLemore Forey

Jan 23, 2015

. Josephine Mae Adams Forey passed into God’s hands at age 88 on Friday January 23, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas. Jo was born May 1, 1926 in Coolidge, Texas to Lillie and William MacDonald Adams. Jo was the third of six children born to the Adams family. She grew up in Beaumont and graduated from South Park High School in...

Glenda Kinder

Glenda Kinder

Jan 23, 2015

Glenda Kinder, 63, of West Orange, passed away on January 23, 2015 at her home in West Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Willie Jo Amen

Willie Jo Amen

Jan 23, 2015

Willie Jo Amen, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on January 23, 2015 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in...

Elroyce Johnson

Elroyce Johnson

Jan 23, 2015

Elroyce Johnson Elroyce Johnson, 79, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Elroyce was born in Center, Texas on April 4, 1935, to Dorris and Annie Johnson. He was a member of Cove Baptist Church and recently attended MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dorris and...

Geraldine (Jerry) Stewart Sims

Geraldine (Jerry) Stewart Sims

Jan 21, 2015

Geraldine (Jerry) (Sister) Stewart Sims, 94, a resident of Calder Woods, passed away January 21, 2015. Jerry was born April 27, 1920 in Vinton, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar A. Sims; daughter, Jane E. Gay; mother, Laura Langley Stewart; brothers, Merle, Percy and Tyrus Stewart. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jo Ann...

Gary Paul Flowers

Gary Paul Flowers

Jan 21, 2015

Gary Paul Flowers, 58, of Bridge City, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Donald Toutcheque. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday. Gary was born on December 4, 1956 to William...

Dorothy Mae Abood

Dorothy Mae Abood

Jan 20, 2015

Funeral services for Dorothy Mae Abood, 88, will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Orthodox Christian Church. Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Friday at 5:00 p.m. with a Trisagion Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Dorothy was born January 2, 1917 and died January...

Betty Lou Dunaway

Betty Lou Dunaway

Jan 20, 2015

Betty Lou Hollingsworth, an Alabama native, married Wilton Dunaway in 1950 and they were happily married for 48 years. Early in their marriage, they were blessed with their first son, Neal, followed by Larry. Betty was an active member of her community, teaching Sunday School and running a small business. In the proceeding years, she enjoyed the arrival of grandchildren,...

William Lloyd Droddy

William Lloyd Droddy

Jan 19, 2015

William Lloyd Droddy Bill Droddy left this world on January 19, 2015. Bill was 76 years old. He was the son of Addis and Artie Droddy. He was born in Orange, Texas on October 1, 1938. From a very young age Bill instinctively knew how an engine should run and showed off his skill through many drag races out on...

William "Bill" Lanning

William "Bill" Lanning

Jan 18, 2015

William “Bill” Lanning, 82, of Winnie, passed away on January 18, 2015, at Arboretum of Winnie Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday January 20th at Claybar Funeral...

Jewell Dean Phillips

Jewell Dean Phillips

Jan 18, 2015

Jewell Dean Phillips, 83, of Lumberton, passed away on January 18, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00am, Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Alans Chapel Cemetery in Cookeville, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 2:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, January 20, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Selina, Tennessee, on July 30, 1931, she was...

Lanora Jean Taylor

Lanora Jean Taylor

Jan 16, 2015

Lanora Jean Taylor, 75, of Orangefield, passed away on January 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, January 22 at 1:00pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Clifton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00am on Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born...

Joyce Day Kervin

Joyce Day Kervin

Jan 15, 2015

Joyce Day Kervin, 80, of Orange, passed away on January 15, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Monday, January 19, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sunday, January 18th at...

Cindy Brandon

Cindy Brandon

Jan 15, 2015

Cindy Brandon, 53, of Orange, passed away on January 15, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Monday, January 19, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Darrell McCoy of First Pentecostal Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Sunday, January 18th,...

Dr. Howard C. Williams

Dr. Howard C. Williams

Jan 14, 2015

Dr. Howard C. Williams was a devoted physician, noted historian, community photographer and loving father. Those were among some of the accomplishments of the man described as a genius with a curiosity to learn and a spirit to live a life full of the arts and sciences. He passed away January 14, 2015, at the age of 89 after a...

Doris Faye Davis

Doris Faye Davis

Jan 12, 2015

Doris Davis, 88, of Beaumont, TX passed away January 12, 2015. She was born June 29, 1926 in Buna, TX to Lillian Curry Wright and Thomas Rupert Wright, Sr. A service celebrating Mrs. Davis’ life will be held Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends...

Clyde Leleux

Clyde Leleux

Jan 12, 2015

Clyde Leleux, 93, of Orange, passed away on January 12, 2015, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00, Wednesday January 14th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Dorothy Melvin

Dorothy Melvin

Jan 12, 2015

Funeral services for Dorothy Melvin, 87, of Beaumont will be Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Crestwood Baptist Church, Kountze, TX. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Melvin is survived by her husband, William Jackson Melvin; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Linda Melvin; grandson Jeremy Melvin and his wife Shawna and her great-granddaughter, Allie.

Bennie "Penny" Wheat

Bennie "Penny" Wheat

Jan 12, 2015

Bennie “Penny” Wheat, 81, of Orange passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 12, 2015. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Friday, January 16, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Lanny Wheat. Entombment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday, January 15th, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Inez Memphis Hearn

Inez Memphis Hearn

Jan 11, 2015

Inez Memphis Hearn, 96, longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away on January 11, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Mattie Duplissey; husband, Leslie Hearn; brothers, Bill Duplissey, Carl Duplissey, Percy Duplissey; and sister, Demple Dalton. Inez is survived by her children, Janice Overman and husband, Lyle, Harold Hearn and...

Josephine "Jo" McLemore Forey

Josephine "Jo" McLemore Forey

Jan 23, 2015

. Josephine Mae Adams Forey passed into God’s hands at age 88 on Friday January 23, 2015 in Beaumont, Texas. Jo was born May 1, 1926 in Coolidge, Texas to Lillie and William MacDonald Adams. Jo was the third of six children born to the Adams family. She grew up in Beaumont and graduated from South Park High School in...

Glenda Kinder

Glenda Kinder

Jan 23, 2015

Glenda Kinder, 63, of West Orange, passed away on January 23, 2015 at her home in West Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Willie Jo Amen

Willie Jo Amen

Jan 23, 2015

Willie Jo Amen, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on January 23, 2015 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in...

Elroyce Johnson

Elroyce Johnson

Jan 23, 2015

Elroyce Johnson Elroyce Johnson, 79, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Elroyce was born in Center, Texas on April 4, 1935, to Dorris and Annie Johnson. He was a member of Cove Baptist Church and recently attended MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dorris and...

Geraldine (Jerry) Stewart Sims

Geraldine (Jerry) Stewart Sims

Jan 21, 2015

Geraldine (Jerry) (Sister) Stewart Sims, 94, a resident of Calder Woods, passed away January 21, 2015. Jerry was born April 27, 1920 in Vinton, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar A. Sims; daughter, Jane E. Gay; mother, Laura Langley Stewart; brothers, Merle, Percy and Tyrus Stewart. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jo Ann...

Gary Paul Flowers

Gary Paul Flowers

Jan 21, 2015

Gary Paul Flowers, 58, of Bridge City, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Donald Toutcheque. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday. Gary was born on December 4, 1956 to William...

Dorothy Mae Abood

Dorothy Mae Abood

Jan 20, 2015

Funeral services for Dorothy Mae Abood, 88, will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Orthodox Christian Church. Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Friday at 5:00 p.m. with a Trisagion Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Dorothy was born January 2, 1917 and died January...

Betty Lou Dunaway

Betty Lou Dunaway

Jan 20, 2015

Betty Lou Hollingsworth, an Alabama native, married Wilton Dunaway in 1950 and they were happily married for 48 years. Early in their marriage, they were blessed with their first son, Neal, followed by Larry. Betty was an active member of her community, teaching Sunday School and running a small business. In the proceeding years, she enjoyed the arrival of grandchildren,...

William Lloyd Droddy

William Lloyd Droddy

Jan 19, 2015

William Lloyd Droddy Bill Droddy left this world on January 19, 2015. Bill was 76 years old. He was the son of Addis and Artie Droddy. He was born in Orange, Texas on October 1, 1938. From a very young age Bill instinctively knew how an engine should run and showed off his skill through many drag races out on...

William "Bill" Lanning

William "Bill" Lanning

Jan 18, 2015

William “Bill” Lanning, 82, of Winnie, passed away on January 18, 2015, at Arboretum of Winnie Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday January 20th at Claybar Funeral...

Jewell Dean Phillips

Jewell Dean Phillips

Jan 18, 2015

Jewell Dean Phillips, 83, of Lumberton, passed away on January 18, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00am, Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Alans Chapel Cemetery in Cookeville, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 2:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, January 20, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Selina, Tennessee, on July 30, 1931, she was...

Lanora Jean Taylor

Lanora Jean Taylor

Jan 16, 2015

Lanora Jean Taylor, 75, of Orangefield, passed away on January 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, January 22 at 1:00pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Clifton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00am on Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born...

Joyce Day Kervin

Joyce Day Kervin

Jan 15, 2015

Joyce Day Kervin, 80, of Orange, passed away on January 15, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Monday, January 19, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sunday, January 18th at...

Cindy Brandon

Cindy Brandon

Jan 15, 2015

Cindy Brandon, 53, of Orange, passed away on January 15, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Monday, January 19, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Darrell McCoy of First Pentecostal Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Sunday, January 18th,...

Dr. Howard C. Williams

Dr. Howard C. Williams

Jan 14, 2015

Dr. Howard C. Williams was a devoted physician, noted historian, community photographer and loving father. Those were among some of the accomplishments of the man described as a genius with a curiosity to learn and a spirit to live a life full of the arts and sciences. He passed away January 14, 2015, at the age of 89 after a...

Doris Faye Davis

Doris Faye Davis

Jan 12, 2015

Doris Davis, 88, of Beaumont, TX passed away January 12, 2015. She was born June 29, 1926 in Buna, TX to Lillian Curry Wright and Thomas Rupert Wright, Sr. A service celebrating Mrs. Davis’ life will be held Friday, January 16, 2015 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends...

Clyde Leleux

Clyde Leleux

Jan 12, 2015

Clyde Leleux, 93, of Orange, passed away on January 12, 2015, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00, Wednesday January 14th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Dorothy Melvin

Dorothy Melvin

Jan 12, 2015

Funeral services for Dorothy Melvin, 87, of Beaumont will be Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Crestwood Baptist Church, Kountze, TX. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Melvin is survived by her husband, William Jackson Melvin; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Linda Melvin; grandson Jeremy Melvin and his wife Shawna and her great-granddaughter, Allie.

Bennie "Penny" Wheat

Bennie "Penny" Wheat

Jan 12, 2015

Bennie “Penny” Wheat, 81, of Orange passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 12, 2015. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Friday, January 16, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Lanny Wheat. Entombment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday, January 15th, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Inez Memphis Hearn

Inez Memphis Hearn

Jan 11, 2015

Inez Memphis Hearn, 96, longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away on January 11, 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Mattie Duplissey; husband, Leslie Hearn; brothers, Bill Duplissey, Carl Duplissey, Percy Duplissey; and sister, Demple Dalton. Inez is survived by her children, Janice Overman and husband, Lyle, Harold Hearn and...

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