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

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Dec 14, 2013

Gertrude H. “Trudy” Peveto was born January 13, 1930, in York, Maine, to Robert and Eva Silsby. She passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, in Beaumont, Texas. Trudy grew up in Kittery, Maine, where her father was a commercial fisherman. During World War II she met Wayne Peveto while he was stationed at the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They married,...

Berniece M. Johnson

Berniece M. Johnson

Dec 14, 2013

Berniece McCarroll Johnson, nee Ethel Berniece McCarroll, died December 14, 2013, her 99th birthday, in Denver, Colorado. Born December 14, 1914 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Dr. Horace Rudolph and Pearl Henry McCarroll, she was the youngest of their six children. At the age of sixteen, Berniece entered Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, AR, where she was graduated in 1935...

Evelyn Mae Quinn

Evelyn Mae Quinn

Dec 11, 2013

Evelyn Mae Quinn, 83, of Winnie passed away at the Arboretum of Winnie on December 11, 2013. She was born December 1, 1930 in Woodbury, New Jersey to the late, Edward and Pearl Allen and was a longtime resident of Beaumont. Mrs. Quinn was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and proudly served as a volunteer at Christus Hospital-St....

Clyde E. Allen

Clyde E. Allen

Dec 10, 2013

Clyde Emery Allen, 81, was born October 11, 1932 in Dallas, TX to Cecil and Nona Dudley Allen and passed away December 10, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Thursday, December 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services, officiated by Reverend James Boykin and Reverend Clarence Day, will...

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dec 9, 2013

Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Deacon Melvin Payne officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Reable Foote

Reable Foote

Dec 9, 2013

Reable “Reba” Foote, 76, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home in Bridge...

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Dec 9, 2013

Josephine Amanda Watkins, 90, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, in Orange. A Graveside Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana. Born in Springhill, Louisiana on November 30, 1923, Josephine was the daughter of George and Alma (Griffith) Stiles. Preceded in death by her husband, H.R. Watkins and brother, L.D....

Billie Louise King

Billie Louise King

Dec 8, 2013

Billie Louise King, 84, of Beaumont passed away December 8, 2013 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. The celebration of Mrs. King’s life will be Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with interment to follow in Orange...

Bobbie L. Miller

Bobbie L. Miller

Dec 8, 2013

Bobbie L. Miller, 76, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Denver, Colorado on September 28, 1937, Bobbie was the daughter of R.T. and Lola Evelyn (Root) McAnally. Bobbie was the very first “Indianette” at Port Neches High School and graduated in 1955. She loved to bowl and play softball. Bobbie...

Kevin Dwayne Thompson

Kevin Dwayne Thompson

Dec 8, 2013

Kevin Dwayne Thompson, 47, was born September 21, 1966 in Houston, TX to Robert Thompson Sr. and Lillian "Tootsie" Thompson and passed away December 8, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Kevin was a resident of Warren and was employed as a stylist at Studio 77 in Beaumont. Kevin is survived by his mother, Lillian Thompson; his partner, Patrick Perry; sisters, Elaine...

Itamar DeLafuente

Itamar DeLafuente

Dec 6, 2013

Itamar DeLafuente, 53, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at DelRose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, on December 10, 1959, Itamar was the son...

Lula Mae LeDoux

Lula Mae LeDoux

Dec 4, 2013

Lula Mae Nicholas LeDoux, 87, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Silsbee Oaks Nursing Home. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13th. Lula was born in Calcasieu Parish, on May 26, 1926, and grew up in Saratoga, Texas as one of four children....

Morton A Curtice

Morton A Curtice

Dec 4, 2013

Morton Curtice was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Morton Augusta Curtice and Sadie Curtice on December 29, 1938. He spent most of his childhood life in Port Arthur and Nederland. After graduating from Bishop Byrne High School in 1958, Morton soon met Mary Katherine Palique and they were married in 1959. He started his career as a barber at...

Kenneth M. Hodge

Kenneth M. Hodge

Dec 4, 2013

Kenneth M. Hodge, 78, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. A graveside service and burial will be 3:30pm, Saturday, at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison,...

Victor E. Landig

Victor E. Landig

Dec 2, 2013

Victor E. Landig, 81, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on December 2, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce “Mema” Landig and the many animals in the forest around his home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.

Miriam Lee Kay

Miriam Lee Kay

Dec 1, 2013

Miriam Lee Kay, RN, age 75 was born May 12, 1938 in Anderson, SC to Harold and Ella Whitten Kay and passed away December 1, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Ms. Kay was a long-time resident of Beaumont and retired from Baptist Hospital where she was a Registered Nurse. A memorial service, officiated by Chaplain David Cross, will take place 1:00...

Linda Gayle Severns

Linda Gayle Severns

Nov 30, 2013

Linda Gayle Severns, 71, of Orange, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Barry Jones, minister of 9th & Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Nov 30, 2013

Arnold Rudolph Vickers, 85, of Orange, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be David Curry, minister of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Michael Vickers,...

Johanna Ann Bates

Johanna Ann Bates

Nov 29, 2013

Johanna “Jo” Stevenson Bates went to be with her Lord at 6:05 AM, Friday, November 29, 2013 after a long stay at Baptist Hospital and Summer Place, Beaumont, TX. Jo was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, Harris County, TX May 25, 1945, daughter of Vincent Avery and Josephine (Traina) Stevenson. Jo was a loving, caring and giving person, always...

Alice Ruth Whitton

Alice Ruth Whitton

Nov 29, 2013

Alice Ruth Caffey Whitton was called home to our Lord on November 29, 2013. Alice was born on March 21, 1931 in Corsicana, Tx to William T. & Lillian Fuller Caffey. She moved to Orange in May, 1941. She married her high school sweetheart and soul mate, Harold Curtis Whitton Sr., on November 21, 1946. They were married for 56...

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Gertrude H. "Trudy" Peveto

Dec 14, 2013

Gertrude H. “Trudy” Peveto was born January 13, 1930, in York, Maine, to Robert and Eva Silsby. She passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, in Beaumont, Texas. Trudy grew up in Kittery, Maine, where her father was a commercial fisherman. During World War II she met Wayne Peveto while he was stationed at the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They married,...

Berniece M. Johnson

Berniece M. Johnson

Dec 14, 2013

Berniece McCarroll Johnson, nee Ethel Berniece McCarroll, died December 14, 2013, her 99th birthday, in Denver, Colorado. Born December 14, 1914 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Dr. Horace Rudolph and Pearl Henry McCarroll, she was the youngest of their six children. At the age of sixteen, Berniece entered Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, AR, where she was graduated in 1935...

Evelyn Mae Quinn

Evelyn Mae Quinn

Dec 11, 2013

Evelyn Mae Quinn, 83, of Winnie passed away at the Arboretum of Winnie on December 11, 2013. She was born December 1, 1930 in Woodbury, New Jersey to the late, Edward and Pearl Allen and was a longtime resident of Beaumont. Mrs. Quinn was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and proudly served as a volunteer at Christus Hospital-St....

Clyde E. Allen

Clyde E. Allen

Dec 10, 2013

Clyde Emery Allen, 81, was born October 11, 1932 in Dallas, TX to Cecil and Nona Dudley Allen and passed away December 10, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Thursday, December 12 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services, officiated by Reverend James Boykin and Reverend Clarence Day, will...

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dorothy Marie Morphew

Dec 9, 2013

Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Deacon Melvin Payne officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Reable Foote

Reable Foote

Dec 9, 2013

Reable “Reba” Foote, 76, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home in Bridge...

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Josephine Amanda Watkins

Dec 9, 2013

Josephine Amanda Watkins, 90, of Orange, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013, in Orange. A Graveside Service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana. Born in Springhill, Louisiana on November 30, 1923, Josephine was the daughter of George and Alma (Griffith) Stiles. Preceded in death by her husband, H.R. Watkins and brother, L.D....

Billie Louise King

Billie Louise King

Dec 8, 2013

Billie Louise King, 84, of Beaumont passed away December 8, 2013 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. The celebration of Mrs. King’s life will be Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with interment to follow in Orange...

Bobbie L. Miller

Bobbie L. Miller

Dec 8, 2013

Bobbie L. Miller, 76, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Denver, Colorado on September 28, 1937, Bobbie was the daughter of R.T. and Lola Evelyn (Root) McAnally. Bobbie was the very first “Indianette” at Port Neches High School and graduated in 1955. She loved to bowl and play softball. Bobbie...

Kevin Dwayne Thompson

Kevin Dwayne Thompson

Dec 8, 2013

Kevin Dwayne Thompson, 47, was born September 21, 1966 in Houston, TX to Robert Thompson Sr. and Lillian "Tootsie" Thompson and passed away December 8, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Kevin was a resident of Warren and was employed as a stylist at Studio 77 in Beaumont. Kevin is survived by his mother, Lillian Thompson; his partner, Patrick Perry; sisters, Elaine...

Itamar DeLafuente

Itamar DeLafuente

Dec 6, 2013

Itamar DeLafuente, 53, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013. Funeral services will be 1pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at DelRose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, on December 10, 1959, Itamar was the son...

Lula Mae LeDoux

Lula Mae LeDoux

Dec 4, 2013

Lula Mae Nicholas LeDoux, 87, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Silsbee Oaks Nursing Home. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13th. Lula was born in Calcasieu Parish, on May 26, 1926, and grew up in Saratoga, Texas as one of four children....

Morton A Curtice

Morton A Curtice

Dec 4, 2013

Morton Curtice was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Morton Augusta Curtice and Sadie Curtice on December 29, 1938. He spent most of his childhood life in Port Arthur and Nederland. After graduating from Bishop Byrne High School in 1958, Morton soon met Mary Katherine Palique and they were married in 1959. He started his career as a barber at...

Kenneth M. Hodge

Kenneth M. Hodge

Dec 4, 2013

Kenneth M. Hodge, 78, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10am, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. A graveside service and burial will be 3:30pm, Saturday, at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison,...

Victor E. Landig

Victor E. Landig

Dec 2, 2013

Victor E. Landig, 81, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on December 2, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce “Mema” Landig and the many animals in the forest around his home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.

Miriam Lee Kay

Miriam Lee Kay

Dec 1, 2013

Miriam Lee Kay, RN, age 75 was born May 12, 1938 in Anderson, SC to Harold and Ella Whitten Kay and passed away December 1, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Ms. Kay was a long-time resident of Beaumont and retired from Baptist Hospital where she was a Registered Nurse. A memorial service, officiated by Chaplain David Cross, will take place 1:00...

Linda Gayle Severns

Linda Gayle Severns

Nov 30, 2013

Linda Gayle Severns, 71, of Orange, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013, in Orange. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Barry Jones, minister of 9th & Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Arnold Rudolph Vickers

Nov 30, 2013

Arnold Rudolph Vickers, 85, of Orange, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be David Curry, minister of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Michael Vickers,...

Johanna Ann Bates

Johanna Ann Bates

Nov 29, 2013

Johanna “Jo” Stevenson Bates went to be with her Lord at 6:05 AM, Friday, November 29, 2013 after a long stay at Baptist Hospital and Summer Place, Beaumont, TX. Jo was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, Harris County, TX May 25, 1945, daughter of Vincent Avery and Josephine (Traina) Stevenson. Jo was a loving, caring and giving person, always...

Alice Ruth Whitton

Alice Ruth Whitton

Nov 29, 2013

Alice Ruth Caffey Whitton was called home to our Lord on November 29, 2013. Alice was born on March 21, 1931 in Corsicana, Tx to William T. & Lillian Fuller Caffey. She moved to Orange in May, 1941. She married her high school sweetheart and soul mate, Harold Curtis Whitton Sr., on November 21, 1946. They were married for 56...

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