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Thomas "Tom" "Papaw" Ray Gilcrease

Thomas "Tom" "Papaw" Ray Gilcrease

Nov 21, 2014

Thomas Ray Gilcrease, 73, of Orange, passed away on November 21, 2014 at his home in Orange Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A final viewing will be at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2014 with funeral services to follow at 10:00 a.m.at North...

Rodley Joseph Faulk

Rodley Joseph Faulk

Nov 21, 2014

Rodley Joseph Faulk, 77, of Bridge City, passed away on November 21, 2014, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at St. Henry Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m,...

Normandine (Gunter) Vann

Normandine (Gunter) Vann

Nov 20, 2014

Normandine Gunter Vann, 88, of Orange, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2014. Visitation will be from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Monday, November 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...

Jo Kathryn "Kitty" Howell

Jo Kathryn "Kitty" Howell

Nov 20, 2014

Jo Kathryn “Kitty” Howell, 95, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 at the age of 95. Kitty was born August 20, 1919 in Beaumont, Texas to Joe and Kathryn Wall, and was a graduate of Beaumont High. She retired from Jefferson County where she worked in the county clerk’s office as a title clerk. She was a member...

Curtis L. Armstrong

Curtis L. Armstrong

Nov 19, 2014

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchhill Curtis Lavergne Armstrong was born in Orange, Texas on May 9, 1921 to Curtis Lamar Armstrong and Mary Ethel Hatton Armstrong. A grandson of early Orange pioneer John Moses Hatton, Curtis grew up in a time when horses were an acceptable (and...

Robert "Bobby" Daniel Burroughs

Robert "Bobby" Daniel Burroughs

Nov 19, 2014

Robert “Bobby” Daniel Burroughs, 61, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2014, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 11:00 am, Monday, November 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Sherman West of The Anchor Church in Beaumont. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 3, 1953, Robert was the son...

Dorothy Hebert Burks

Dorothy Hebert Burks

Nov 19, 2014

Dorothy Hebert Burks passed away peacefully on November 19, 2014 in Richmond, TX. She was born on February 8, 1923 in Cow Island, Louisiana to Jerome and Lillian Hebert. She retired from the City of Orange after working for many years in the Water & Sewer Department. She lived in Orange for 48 years before moving to the Houston area...

Mary June Land

Mary June Land

Nov 18, 2014

Mary June Land Mary June Land, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 18, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00pm, Friday, November 21, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City....

Ruth "Bootsie" Mae Walker

Ruth "Bootsie" Mae Walker

Nov 15, 2014

Ruth “Bootsie” Mae Walker, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on November 15, 2014, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at...

Pauline Little Soape

Pauline Little Soape

Nov 15, 2014

Pauline Little Soape, 74, a long time Vinton resident, passed away peacefully on November 15, after a gradual decline in health. A native of Hackberry, Pauline attended various schools throughout the South and Southwest United States as her family moved for her father’s work in the oilfield before graduating from LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. Pauline participated in high...

Brittany Elaine Sheppard

Brittany Elaine Sheppard

Nov 15, 2014

Brittany Elaine Sheppard, 30, of Orangefield, passed away on November 15, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday November...

Keith Slaughter

Keith Slaughter

Nov 15, 2014

Keith Slaughter, 60, of Orange, passed away on November 15, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 1:00pm, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew Wesley Smith. Visitation will be at 5:00pm, Tuesday, November 18th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on November...

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger

Nov 14, 2014

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger was promoted to heaven on November 14, 2014 at age 77. A celebration of her life will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 17th at 10:00 a.m., with a graveside service following at 3:00 p.m. at Dunnigan Cemetery, located on FM 2261 in Patroon, Texas (Shelby County). Visitation will be held from...

Robert "Bob" Esco Walter

Robert "Bob" Esco Walter

Nov 14, 2014

Robert “Bob” Esco Walter, 72, of Moulton and formerly of Orange, passed away on November 14, 2014, at U.T. Southwestern Hospital in Dallas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Francis Conroy. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in...

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot

Nov 9, 2014

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary service at...

Ada Courtney Lane

Ada Courtney Lane

Nov 8, 2014

Funeral services for Ada Courtney Lane, 88, of Beaumont will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Church in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will be a 2:30 p.m. in the Lum Gardens Cemetery in Macedonia, Texas. Mrs. Lane was born July 7, 1926 in Macedonia,...

Edward Vassar

Edward Vassar

Nov 7, 2014

Edward Vassar, 84, of Vinton, LA, passed away on November 7, 2014, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Rodrigue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Vinton, La., on July...

Bobby Roy Meynig

Bobby Roy Meynig

Nov 6, 2014

Bobby Roy Meynig, 86, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home in Beaumont, Texas. Bob was born in Silsbee Texas on September 8, 1928 to Roy Meynig and Thelma Willard Meynig. He grew up in High Island, Tx. as an adventurous boy and moved with his parents to Beaumont in 1943. Bob graduated from French High School in 1944...

Cathy Moore Calhoun

Cathy Moore Calhoun

Nov 6, 2014

Cathy Denise Calhoun, 51, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Cathy was the manager for Trampolines U.S.A. for seventeen years and was a member of North Orange Baptist Church....

Veronica Lulane Braddock

Veronica Lulane Braddock

Nov 5, 2014

Funeral services for Veronica Lulane Braddock, 67, of Lumberton will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00...

Thomas "Tom" "Papaw" Ray Gilcrease

Thomas "Tom" "Papaw" Ray Gilcrease

Nov 21, 2014

Thomas Ray Gilcrease, 73, of Orange, passed away on November 21, 2014 at his home in Orange Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A final viewing will be at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2014 with funeral services to follow at 10:00 a.m.at North...

Rodley Joseph Faulk

Rodley Joseph Faulk

Nov 21, 2014

Rodley Joseph Faulk, 77, of Bridge City, passed away on November 21, 2014, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at St. Henry Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m,...

Normandine (Gunter) Vann

Normandine (Gunter) Vann

Nov 20, 2014

Normandine Gunter Vann, 88, of Orange, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2014. Visitation will be from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Monday, November 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...

Jo Kathryn "Kitty" Howell

Jo Kathryn "Kitty" Howell

Nov 20, 2014

Jo Kathryn “Kitty” Howell, 95, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 at the age of 95. Kitty was born August 20, 1919 in Beaumont, Texas to Joe and Kathryn Wall, and was a graduate of Beaumont High. She retired from Jefferson County where she worked in the county clerk’s office as a title clerk. She was a member...

Curtis L. Armstrong

Curtis L. Armstrong

Nov 19, 2014

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchhill Curtis Lavergne Armstrong was born in Orange, Texas on May 9, 1921 to Curtis Lamar Armstrong and Mary Ethel Hatton Armstrong. A grandson of early Orange pioneer John Moses Hatton, Curtis grew up in a time when horses were an acceptable (and...

Robert "Bobby" Daniel Burroughs

Robert "Bobby" Daniel Burroughs

Nov 19, 2014

Robert “Bobby” Daniel Burroughs, 61, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2014, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 11:00 am, Monday, November 24, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Sherman West of The Anchor Church in Beaumont. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 3, 1953, Robert was the son...

Dorothy Hebert Burks

Dorothy Hebert Burks

Nov 19, 2014

Dorothy Hebert Burks passed away peacefully on November 19, 2014 in Richmond, TX. She was born on February 8, 1923 in Cow Island, Louisiana to Jerome and Lillian Hebert. She retired from the City of Orange after working for many years in the Water & Sewer Department. She lived in Orange for 48 years before moving to the Houston area...

Mary June Land

Mary June Land

Nov 18, 2014

Mary June Land Mary June Land, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 18, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00pm, Friday, November 21, 2014, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City....

Ruth "Bootsie" Mae Walker

Ruth "Bootsie" Mae Walker

Nov 15, 2014

Ruth “Bootsie” Mae Walker, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on November 15, 2014, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at...

Pauline Little Soape

Pauline Little Soape

Nov 15, 2014

Pauline Little Soape, 74, a long time Vinton resident, passed away peacefully on November 15, after a gradual decline in health. A native of Hackberry, Pauline attended various schools throughout the South and Southwest United States as her family moved for her father’s work in the oilfield before graduating from LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. Pauline participated in high...

Brittany Elaine Sheppard

Brittany Elaine Sheppard

Nov 15, 2014

Brittany Elaine Sheppard, 30, of Orangefield, passed away on November 15, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday November...

Keith Slaughter

Keith Slaughter

Nov 15, 2014

Keith Slaughter, 60, of Orange, passed away on November 15, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 1:00pm, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew Wesley Smith. Visitation will be at 5:00pm, Tuesday, November 18th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on November...

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger

Nov 14, 2014

Maxie "Burlene" Risinger was promoted to heaven on November 14, 2014 at age 77. A celebration of her life will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, Monday, November 17th at 10:00 a.m., with a graveside service following at 3:00 p.m. at Dunnigan Cemetery, located on FM 2261 in Patroon, Texas (Shelby County). Visitation will be held from...

Robert "Bob" Esco Walter

Robert "Bob" Esco Walter

Nov 14, 2014

Robert “Bob” Esco Walter, 72, of Moulton and formerly of Orange, passed away on November 14, 2014, at U.T. Southwestern Hospital in Dallas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Francis Conroy. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in...

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot

Nov 9, 2014

Ruby Lee Blackmon Guillot, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Eddie Blankenstein. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary service at...

Ada Courtney Lane

Ada Courtney Lane

Nov 8, 2014

Funeral services for Ada Courtney Lane, 88, of Beaumont will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Christian Fellowship Church in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Interment will be a 2:30 p.m. in the Lum Gardens Cemetery in Macedonia, Texas. Mrs. Lane was born July 7, 1926 in Macedonia,...

Edward Vassar

Edward Vassar

Nov 7, 2014

Edward Vassar, 84, of Vinton, LA, passed away on November 7, 2014, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Rodrigue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Vinton, La., on July...

Bobby Roy Meynig

Bobby Roy Meynig

Nov 6, 2014

Bobby Roy Meynig, 86, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home in Beaumont, Texas. Bob was born in Silsbee Texas on September 8, 1928 to Roy Meynig and Thelma Willard Meynig. He grew up in High Island, Tx. as an adventurous boy and moved with his parents to Beaumont in 1943. Bob graduated from French High School in 1944...

Cathy Moore Calhoun

Cathy Moore Calhoun

Nov 6, 2014

Cathy Denise Calhoun, 51, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation to follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Cathy was the manager for Trampolines U.S.A. for seventeen years and was a member of North Orange Baptist Church....

Veronica Lulane Braddock

Veronica Lulane Braddock

Nov 5, 2014

Funeral services for Veronica Lulane Braddock, 67, of Lumberton will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. An interment service will be held Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00...

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