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Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Marjorie Cecelia Buckhannan
Dec 28, 2013
Marjorie Buckhannan, 89, was born May 3, 1924 in Galveston, TX to Roy and Lucie Kaiser Henckel and passed away December 28, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Monday, December 30 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral service, with Reverend Pat Richey officiating, will take place 2:00 PM, Tuesday,...
Debbie Hurst Broer
Dec 28, 2013
Debbie Hurst Broer, 63, of Cottonwood Shores, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, in Roundrock, Texas. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls, pastor of Silver Oaks Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be from...
Betty Lou Brister
Dec 27, 2013
Betty Lou McDonald Brister, 85, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Josephine "JoLee" Cartwright
Dec 27, 2013
Josephine Lee “JoLee” Cartwright, 71, of West Orange, died December 27, 2013, at her residence. Born in Galveston County on September 17, 1942, she was the daughter of Lee Farina and Lillian (Rigsby) Farina and she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. She is survived by her long time companion,...
LaDean Collier
Dec 25, 2013
LaDean Collier, 57, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 25, 2013 after a short illness. She was born on September 15, 1956 to Gloria Pruitt. LaDean is survived by her daughter, Nicole McCown Beasley and husband, Brad; grandsons, Landon Colt Beasley and Anthoni Beasley; mother Gloria Pruitt and step-father, Gene Pruitt and brother and sister-in-law Dale and Carolyn Collier. She was...
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois
Dec 25, 2013
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois passed away December 25, 2013 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1947. Nancy graduated from Bridge City High School in 1965. She later received her degree in Education from Lamar University. She was married to Alexander Bourgeois. Nancy started her teaching career at West Orange Stark Middle School...
Larry Keith Lesher
Dec 25, 2013
Larry Keith Lesher, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Reverend Jerry Smith of Serenity Oaks Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery....
Kirk S. Brown
Dec 24, 2013
A memorial service for Kirk Steven Brown, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, January 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Jim Fuller officiating. A reception will follow in the family center of Calder Baptist Church, 1005 North 11th Street. Kirk was born June 7, 1952 in Beaumont and died Tuesday, December 24th, 2013...
Lamar Augustus Pillow
Dec 23, 2013
Lamar A. Pillow, 69, was born March 2, 1944 in Sour Lake, TX to Jo Alpers Seagroves and William Pillow and passed away December 23, 2013 in Vidor, TX. He was a long time resident of Beaumont prior to relocating to Vidor about six years ago. Mr. Pillow worked for over 35 years in the oilfield business in all positions...
Faye Smith
Dec 22, 2013
Faye E. Smith, a native of Port Arthur, passed away December 22, 2013 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. A gathering of family and friends will celebrate her life at a graveside service to be held at 11:30 a.m., on December 26, 2013 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur. Ms. Smith was a Real Estate...
Gussie Margaret Matthews
Dec 21, 2013
Margaret Matthews, 89, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry of Westgate Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Robert Wayne Brock
Dec 20, 2013
Funeral services for Robert Wayne Brock, 80, of Beaumont will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. Dr. Karen Dorris and Reverend Ben Burnside will officiate. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery on Hwy 90 in Beaumont. Robert was a native and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He...
Lawrence Gilmore
Dec 20, 2013
Lawrence Gilmore, 52, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Born in Orange on July 13, 1961, Lawrence...
Jimmy Franklin Welch
Dec 18, 2013
A Memorial Gathering for Jimmy Franklin Welch, 66, of Rye, TX will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, December, 22 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Jimmy was born, June 3, 1947 in Breckenridge, Texas to the late, Thomas Lee and Ella Clara (Schkade) Welch and had resided in Rye for the past 8 years. A former resident of Bridge...
Mary Wylene Blackburn
Dec 18, 2013
Mary Wylene Blackburn, 81, of Lumberton, TX passed away December 18, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born February 15, 1932 in Silsbee, TX to Calvin and Mary Belle Releford. Surviving Mrs. Blackburn are her sons, Philip David Blackburn, Jr. of Kountze, TX, Robert Earl Blackburn and his wife, Pamela, of Lumberton, TX, William Patrick Blackburn and his wife,...
Norma E. Cummings
Dec 18, 2013
Norma E. Cummings, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013,...
Georgia Gunter Jackson
Dec 18, 2013
Georgia Gunter Jackson, 89, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 Friday, December 20, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken
Dec 17, 2013
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken, 44, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Brother Keith Meyer officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday, at the church. Born in Orange on August...
John Franklin Moore
Dec 17, 2013
John Franklin Moore, 72, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the...
Namon Denson
Dec 17, 2013
Namon Denson, Jr., 74, of Beaumont, passed away December 17, 2013 at Harbor Hospice after a brief illness. He was born October 10, 1939 in Beaumont to Namon Denson, Sr. and Retha Marie Scott Hayes. Mr. Denson is survived by his children; Ernest Denson, of Beaumont, Norman Denson, Sr. and his wife, Tarrer, of Augusta, Georgia, Michael Denson, of Beaumont,...
Marjorie Cecelia Buckhannan
Dec 28, 2013
Marjorie Buckhannan, 89, was born May 3, 1924 in Galveston, TX to Roy and Lucie Kaiser Henckel and passed away December 28, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Monday, December 30 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral service, with Reverend Pat Richey officiating, will take place 2:00 PM, Tuesday,...
Debbie Hurst Broer
Dec 28, 2013
Debbie Hurst Broer, 63, of Cottonwood Shores, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, in Roundrock, Texas. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls, pastor of Silver Oaks Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be from...
Betty Lou Brister
Dec 27, 2013
Betty Lou McDonald Brister, 85, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be...
Josephine "JoLee" Cartwright
Dec 27, 2013
Josephine Lee “JoLee” Cartwright, 71, of West Orange, died December 27, 2013, at her residence. Born in Galveston County on September 17, 1942, she was the daughter of Lee Farina and Lillian (Rigsby) Farina and she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. She is survived by her long time companion,...
LaDean Collier
Dec 25, 2013
LaDean Collier, 57, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 25, 2013 after a short illness. She was born on September 15, 1956 to Gloria Pruitt. LaDean is survived by her daughter, Nicole McCown Beasley and husband, Brad; grandsons, Landon Colt Beasley and Anthoni Beasley; mother Gloria Pruitt and step-father, Gene Pruitt and brother and sister-in-law Dale and Carolyn Collier. She was...
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois
Dec 25, 2013
Nancy Ann Rampmaier Bourgeois passed away December 25, 2013 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1947. Nancy graduated from Bridge City High School in 1965. She later received her degree in Education from Lamar University. She was married to Alexander Bourgeois. Nancy started her teaching career at West Orange Stark Middle School...
Larry Keith Lesher
Dec 25, 2013
Larry Keith Lesher, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Reverend Jerry Smith of Serenity Oaks Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery....
Kirk S. Brown
Dec 24, 2013
A memorial service for Kirk Steven Brown, 61, of Beaumont will be held on Thursday, January 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Dr. Jim Fuller officiating. A reception will follow in the family center of Calder Baptist Church, 1005 North 11th Street. Kirk was born June 7, 1952 in Beaumont and died Tuesday, December 24th, 2013...
Lamar Augustus Pillow
Dec 23, 2013
Lamar A. Pillow, 69, was born March 2, 1944 in Sour Lake, TX to Jo Alpers Seagroves and William Pillow and passed away December 23, 2013 in Vidor, TX. He was a long time resident of Beaumont prior to relocating to Vidor about six years ago. Mr. Pillow worked for over 35 years in the oilfield business in all positions...
Faye Smith
Dec 22, 2013
Faye E. Smith, a native of Port Arthur, passed away December 22, 2013 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. A gathering of family and friends will celebrate her life at a graveside service to be held at 11:30 a.m., on December 26, 2013 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur. Ms. Smith was a Real Estate...
Gussie Margaret Matthews
Dec 21, 2013
Margaret Matthews, 89, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry of Westgate Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Robert Wayne Brock
Dec 20, 2013
Funeral services for Robert Wayne Brock, 80, of Beaumont will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. Dr. Karen Dorris and Reverend Ben Burnside will officiate. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery on Hwy 90 in Beaumont. Robert was a native and lifelong resident of Beaumont. He...
Lawrence Gilmore
Dec 20, 2013
Lawrence Gilmore, 52, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Born in Orange on July 13, 1961, Lawrence...
Jimmy Franklin Welch
Dec 18, 2013
A Memorial Gathering for Jimmy Franklin Welch, 66, of Rye, TX will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, December, 22 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Jimmy was born, June 3, 1947 in Breckenridge, Texas to the late, Thomas Lee and Ella Clara (Schkade) Welch and had resided in Rye for the past 8 years. A former resident of Bridge...
Mary Wylene Blackburn
Dec 18, 2013
Mary Wylene Blackburn, 81, of Lumberton, TX passed away December 18, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born February 15, 1932 in Silsbee, TX to Calvin and Mary Belle Releford. Surviving Mrs. Blackburn are her sons, Philip David Blackburn, Jr. of Kountze, TX, Robert Earl Blackburn and his wife, Pamela, of Lumberton, TX, William Patrick Blackburn and his wife,...
Norma E. Cummings
Dec 18, 2013
Norma E. Cummings, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013,...
Georgia Gunter Jackson
Dec 18, 2013
Georgia Gunter Jackson, 89, of Orange, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 Friday, December 20, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken
Dec 17, 2013
Dana Leigh Dauterive van der Stucken, 44, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Brother Keith Meyer officiating. A private burial will follow. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Friday, at the church. Born in Orange on August...
John Franklin Moore
Dec 17, 2013
John Franklin Moore, 72, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at the...
Namon Denson
Dec 17, 2013
Namon Denson, Jr., 74, of Beaumont, passed away December 17, 2013 at Harbor Hospice after a brief illness. He was born October 10, 1939 in Beaumont to Namon Denson, Sr. and Retha Marie Scott Hayes. Mr. Denson is survived by his children; Ernest Denson, of Beaumont, Norman Denson, Sr. and his wife, Tarrer, of Augusta, Georgia, Michael Denson, of Beaumont,...
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