Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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.
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
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....
Jessie Lea Young Sartin
Jan 11, 2015
Jessie Lea Young Sartin, 96, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care in Silsbee. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend J.W. Harrell and Reverend Alfred Gibson. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Thursday...
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...
Marjorie E. Stansbury
Jan 9, 2015
Marjorie E. Stansbury, 80, of Orange, passed away on January 9, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,...
Robert Arnold Reon
Jan 8, 2015
Robert passed away Jan 8th 2015 at Baptist Hospital. He was born in Beaumont TX on Oct, 4th 1961. He worked on cars as a mechanic. Bob loved to fly Radio controlled air planes. He is survived by his parents James Curtis and Betty Reon; his sister Wanda Joyce and her husband Brian Bailey, and several nieces and nephews. He...
Linda Faye Laughlin
Jan 8, 2015
Linda Faye Laughlin, 70, passed away on January 8, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 with a visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born on February 16, 1944, Linda was the daughter of Hazel and Adam LeBouf. In June of...
Tommy Trahan
Jan 7, 2015
Tommy Trahan Tommy Trahan, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 7, 2015, at his home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on June 14, 1955, Tommy was the son of Lenis Trahan, Jr. and Helen (LeBlanc) Trahan. He was a 1973 graduate of West Orange High School. Tommy was an animal lover. He was an avid sports fan,...
Rosa Marie Foreman
Jan 7, 2015
Rosa Marie Foreman, 58, returned to her heavenly home on January 7, 2015 after a valiant battle with a long illness. Her devotion to her family and her belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Rosa was born to Grady and Viola Dykes, in Abbieville, LA on January 25, 1956. She was preceeded in...
Keith Leo Jenkins
Jan 7, 2015
Keith Leo Jenkins, 41, of Orange passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 5:00 until 10:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Keith was born in Galveston on August 7, 1973 to Robert Lee and...
Rob Martinez
Jan 6, 2015
Rob Martinez, 52, of Beaumont passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Visitation will be on Saturday evening at the funeral home from 4:00 until 10:00 p.m. A funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday January 11, 2015 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont with a visitation following until 6:00 p.m. Mr. Martinez was born June 4,1962 in Houston...
Doris Allyne Martin
Jan 4, 2015
Funeral services for Doris Allyne Martin will be held Thursday, January 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of her family and friends will be Wednesday from 4-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Doris, 83, was born September 23, 1931 in Ganado, Texas to Walter Henry Schulte...
Ronald Glenn Courtney
Jan 4, 2015
Ronald Glenn Courtney, 60, of Beaumont was born Sept. 1, 1954 in Houston and passed away Jan. 4, 2015 in Beaumont. Ronald was a longtime resident of Beaumont and retired as an operator for Motiva He is survived by his children, Lacey Courtney Rhoades and husband, Jason, Hayley Courtney, and Chase Courtney and wife, Ashley; and brother and sister-in-law, Larry...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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.
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
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....
Jessie Lea Young Sartin
Jan 11, 2015
Jessie Lea Young Sartin, 96, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care in Silsbee. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Reverend J.W. Harrell and Reverend Alfred Gibson. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Thursday...
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...
Marjorie E. Stansbury
Jan 9, 2015
Marjorie E. Stansbury, 80, of Orange, passed away on January 9, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,...
Robert Arnold Reon
Jan 8, 2015
Robert passed away Jan 8th 2015 at Baptist Hospital. He was born in Beaumont TX on Oct, 4th 1961. He worked on cars as a mechanic. Bob loved to fly Radio controlled air planes. He is survived by his parents James Curtis and Betty Reon; his sister Wanda Joyce and her husband Brian Bailey, and several nieces and nephews. He...
Linda Faye Laughlin
Jan 8, 2015
Linda Faye Laughlin, 70, passed away on January 8, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 with a visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born on February 16, 1944, Linda was the daughter of Hazel and Adam LeBouf. In June of...
Tommy Trahan
Jan 7, 2015
Tommy Trahan Tommy Trahan, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 7, 2015, at his home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on June 14, 1955, Tommy was the son of Lenis Trahan, Jr. and Helen (LeBlanc) Trahan. He was a 1973 graduate of West Orange High School. Tommy was an animal lover. He was an avid sports fan,...
Rosa Marie Foreman
Jan 7, 2015
Rosa Marie Foreman, 58, returned to her heavenly home on January 7, 2015 after a valiant battle with a long illness. Her devotion to her family and her belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Rosa was born to Grady and Viola Dykes, in Abbieville, LA on January 25, 1956. She was preceeded in...
Keith Leo Jenkins
Jan 7, 2015
Keith Leo Jenkins, 41, of Orange passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 5:00 until 10:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Keith was born in Galveston on August 7, 1973 to Robert Lee and...
Rob Martinez
Jan 6, 2015
Rob Martinez, 52, of Beaumont passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Visitation will be on Saturday evening at the funeral home from 4:00 until 10:00 p.m. A funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday January 11, 2015 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont with a visitation following until 6:00 p.m. Mr. Martinez was born June 4,1962 in Houston...
Doris Allyne Martin
Jan 4, 2015
Funeral services for Doris Allyne Martin will be held Thursday, January 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of her family and friends will be Wednesday from 4-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Doris, 83, was born September 23, 1931 in Ganado, Texas to Walter Henry Schulte...
Ronald Glenn Courtney
Jan 4, 2015
Ronald Glenn Courtney, 60, of Beaumont was born Sept. 1, 1954 in Houston and passed away Jan. 4, 2015 in Beaumont. Ronald was a longtime resident of Beaumont and retired as an operator for Motiva He is survived by his children, Lacey Courtney Rhoades and husband, Jason, Hayley Courtney, and Chase Courtney and wife, Ashley; and brother and sister-in-law, Larry...