Obituaries for

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Elizabeth M. Yarbrough

Elizabeth M. Yarbrough

Jul 20, 2015

Elizabeth Velez Dupuy Yarbrough passed away on July 20, 2015, at her home in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, July 24, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from...

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell

Jul 20, 2015

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell Peggy Rae Bittick Russell, 86, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Bradshaw, of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...

Stormy Gail Cribb

Stormy Gail Cribb

Jul 18, 2015

Stormy Gale Cribb, 61, of Beaumont was born Dec. 31, 1953 in Challis, Idaho and passed away July 18, 2015 in Beaumont. A gathering of her family and friends will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 from 5-8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A private interment service will be held in Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Stormy...

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman

Jul 18, 2015

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away at her daughter’s home in Spring, Texas, on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM prior to the service. Born in Houston, Texas, on July 6, 1924, she...

Georgie Marie Long

Georgie Marie Long

Jul 17, 2015

Georgie Marie Dautreuil Long went to meet her Heavenly Father and her family that have gone before her on July 17, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, July 20, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, with a Rosary at 6:30pm,...

Lloyd Gene Hawkins

Lloyd Gene Hawkins

Jul 17, 2015

Lloyd Gene Hawkins, 80, of Orange, left his earthly life to go to his Heavenly home on July 17, 2015, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., with a visitation from 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow...

Laverne Pollock Ridley

Laverne Pollock Ridley

Jul 16, 2015

Laverne Pollock Ridley Laverne Pollock Ridley, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2015, at Golden Years in Orange. Service and inurnment of cremated remains will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 8, 1932, she was the daughter of Eugene Pollock and Ella Mae...

Judy Lynn DeCuir

Judy Lynn DeCuir

Jul 15, 2015

Judy Lynn DeCuir, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2015, in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be Tuesday, at 1:00pm, July 21, 2015, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, July...

James Michael Materne

James Michael Materne

Jul 15, 2015

James Michael Materne, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2015 in Sugar Land, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, July 18, 2015, at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Visitation will be from 12:00pm-1:30pm, Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Inglewood,...

Charlene Braneff

Charlene Braneff

Jul 14, 2015

Charlene Liza Braneff Charlene Liza Braneff, 59, of Starks, Louisiana, and formerly of Devil’s Pocket, Texas, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Reginald Brandenburg. Burial will follow at Laurel Sudduth Bluff...

Linda Noel LeLeux

Linda Noel LeLeux

Jul 13, 2015

Linda LeLeux Linda LeLeux, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 13, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. A graveside service will be held at 3:00pm, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at...

Eunice O. Martin

Eunice O. Martin

Jul 11, 2015

Eunice O. Martin Eunice O. Martin, 88, of Cypress and formerly of Bon Wier passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Houston. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., at Squire Cemetery in Cleveland on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Squire Cemetery in Cleveland, Texas. Born in Colgate, Oklahoma, on April 15, 1927, she was the daughter of...

Ann Bell Olliff

Ann Bell Olliff

Jul 11, 2015

Ann Bell Olliff, 84, of Orange, passed away on July 11, 2015, at Calder Woods in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to...

Albert John Gray

Albert John Gray

Jul 10, 2015

Albert John Gray, 73, of Orange, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at his home. There will be a visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a vigil service at 6:00, Sunday, July 12th at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 13th at St. Helen Catholic...

Faye Stewart

Faye Stewart

Jul 10, 2015

Faye Stewart Faye Geneva Stewart was called home on July 10, 2015 at the age of “29” and is now with her Heavenly Father. She was born in Van, TX on September 26, 1926 to James Clifton and Lilly Hale Stewart. She graduated from Van High school and moved to Orange in the 1940’s. She owned and operated the legendary...

Charles Jason Alvis

Charles Jason Alvis

Jul 9, 2015

Jason was a native South East Texan born in Beaumont on October 12th 1973 to Sharon Kay Boyett. He grew up in Silsbee TX & made his family home in Sour Lake TX. He left this world July 9th 2015. He is survived the love of his life Stephanie Hoppe & his greatest treasure Sawyer Alvis. He is also survived...

Harry Ray

Harry Ray

Jul 8, 2015

Lt. Harry Ray was born in Monroe, LA in 1925 and passed away in Converse, TX on July 8, 2015. He was raised, with his sister Lorraine, by an assiduous, caring, and devout mother, Wanda Ray. He wanted to fight in WW2 and in 1942 persuaded his mother to sign for him to enlist in the Navy as a minor....

Rena Joan Carter

Rena Joan Carter

Jul 7, 2015

A memorial service celebrating the life of Joan Carter, 73, of Nome, TX will be held July 10, 2015 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. Mrs. Carter was born June 13, 1942 in Dayton, Texas and passed away July 7, 2015 in Beaumont, TX. Mrs. Carter is survived by her sons, John Carter and his...

Merle Caillier

Merle Caillier

Jul 4, 2015

Merle Caillier Merle Caillier, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2015, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, July 9, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...

Craig Randolph Crosby

Craig Randolph Crosby

Jul 4, 2015

“Well done good and faithful servant…” – Matthew 25:21 Craig Randolph Crosby, 48, of Spring, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee, after a courageous battle with liver disease. A devoted husband, dedicated father, loving PopPop, and selfless friend, Craig’s zeal for life was a shining light to his friends and family. He never met a stranger...

Elizabeth M. Yarbrough

Elizabeth M. Yarbrough

Jul 20, 2015

Elizabeth Velez Dupuy Yarbrough passed away on July 20, 2015, at her home in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, July 24, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from...

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell

Jul 20, 2015

Peggy Rae Bittick Russell Peggy Rae Bittick Russell, 86, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Bradshaw, of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...

Stormy Gail Cribb

Stormy Gail Cribb

Jul 18, 2015

Stormy Gale Cribb, 61, of Beaumont was born Dec. 31, 1953 in Challis, Idaho and passed away July 18, 2015 in Beaumont. A gathering of her family and friends will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 from 5-8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A private interment service will be held in Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Stormy...

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman

Jul 18, 2015

Helen Frances Crawford Sweatman, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away at her daughter’s home in Spring, Texas, on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM prior to the service. Born in Houston, Texas, on July 6, 1924, she...

Georgie Marie Long

Georgie Marie Long

Jul 17, 2015

Georgie Marie Dautreuil Long went to meet her Heavenly Father and her family that have gone before her on July 17, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, July 20, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, with a Rosary at 6:30pm,...

Lloyd Gene Hawkins

Lloyd Gene Hawkins

Jul 17, 2015

Lloyd Gene Hawkins, 80, of Orange, left his earthly life to go to his Heavenly home on July 17, 2015, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., with a visitation from 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow...

Laverne Pollock Ridley

Laverne Pollock Ridley

Jul 16, 2015

Laverne Pollock Ridley Laverne Pollock Ridley, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2015, at Golden Years in Orange. Service and inurnment of cremated remains will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 8, 1932, she was the daughter of Eugene Pollock and Ella Mae...

Judy Lynn DeCuir

Judy Lynn DeCuir

Jul 15, 2015

Judy Lynn DeCuir, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2015, in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be Tuesday, at 1:00pm, July 21, 2015, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, July...

James Michael Materne

James Michael Materne

Jul 15, 2015

James Michael Materne, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2015 in Sugar Land, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, July 18, 2015, at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Visitation will be from 12:00pm-1:30pm, Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Inglewood,...

Charlene Braneff

Charlene Braneff

Jul 14, 2015

Charlene Liza Braneff Charlene Liza Braneff, 59, of Starks, Louisiana, and formerly of Devil’s Pocket, Texas, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Reginald Brandenburg. Burial will follow at Laurel Sudduth Bluff...

Linda Noel LeLeux

Linda Noel LeLeux

Jul 13, 2015

Linda LeLeux Linda LeLeux, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 13, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. A graveside service will be held at 3:00pm, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at...

Eunice O. Martin

Eunice O. Martin

Jul 11, 2015

Eunice O. Martin Eunice O. Martin, 88, of Cypress and formerly of Bon Wier passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Houston. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., at Squire Cemetery in Cleveland on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Squire Cemetery in Cleveland, Texas. Born in Colgate, Oklahoma, on April 15, 1927, she was the daughter of...

Ann Bell Olliff

Ann Bell Olliff

Jul 11, 2015

Ann Bell Olliff, 84, of Orange, passed away on July 11, 2015, at Calder Woods in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to...

Albert John Gray

Albert John Gray

Jul 10, 2015

Albert John Gray, 73, of Orange, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at his home. There will be a visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a vigil service at 6:00, Sunday, July 12th at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 13th at St. Helen Catholic...

Faye Stewart

Faye Stewart

Jul 10, 2015

Faye Stewart Faye Geneva Stewart was called home on July 10, 2015 at the age of “29” and is now with her Heavenly Father. She was born in Van, TX on September 26, 1926 to James Clifton and Lilly Hale Stewart. She graduated from Van High school and moved to Orange in the 1940’s. She owned and operated the legendary...

Charles Jason Alvis

Charles Jason Alvis

Jul 9, 2015

Jason was a native South East Texan born in Beaumont on October 12th 1973 to Sharon Kay Boyett. He grew up in Silsbee TX & made his family home in Sour Lake TX. He left this world July 9th 2015. He is survived the love of his life Stephanie Hoppe & his greatest treasure Sawyer Alvis. He is also survived...

Harry Ray

Harry Ray

Jul 8, 2015

Lt. Harry Ray was born in Monroe, LA in 1925 and passed away in Converse, TX on July 8, 2015. He was raised, with his sister Lorraine, by an assiduous, caring, and devout mother, Wanda Ray. He wanted to fight in WW2 and in 1942 persuaded his mother to sign for him to enlist in the Navy as a minor....

Rena Joan Carter

Rena Joan Carter

Jul 7, 2015

A memorial service celebrating the life of Joan Carter, 73, of Nome, TX will be held July 10, 2015 at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. Mrs. Carter was born June 13, 1942 in Dayton, Texas and passed away July 7, 2015 in Beaumont, TX. Mrs. Carter is survived by her sons, John Carter and his...

Merle Caillier

Merle Caillier

Jul 4, 2015

Merle Caillier Merle Caillier, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2015, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, July 9, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...

Craig Randolph Crosby

Craig Randolph Crosby

Jul 4, 2015

“Well done good and faithful servant…” – Matthew 25:21 Craig Randolph Crosby, 48, of Spring, Texas, passed away on July 4, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee, after a courageous battle with liver disease. A devoted husband, dedicated father, loving PopPop, and selfless friend, Craig’s zeal for life was a shining light to his friends and family. He never met a stranger...

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