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

Doris Ketterman

Doris Ketterman

Jul 7, 2013

Doris Ketterman, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Charles “Butch” Thurman, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving...

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux

Jul 7, 2013

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux, 89, of Orange, passed away at his home, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A graveside service and inurnment will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Born in Bosco, LA on March 31, 1924, Elton was the...

JoAnn Ross

JoAnn Ross

Jul 6, 2013

JoAnn Ross, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Sabine House in Orange surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 1pm Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lynn Hogg and Dr. Bob Webb of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery...

Stephanie Broussard Phillips

Stephanie Broussard Phillips

Jul 6, 2013

Stephanie Broussard Phillips, 56, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at her residence. Memorial Service will be 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church in Bridge City with Pastor Lance Faulkner officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory and Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Stephanie was born...

William E. Pearson

William E. Pearson

Jul 5, 2013

William E. Pearson William E. Pearson, 78, a former resident of Bridge City, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013, at Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, Washington. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service. Officiating will be Reverend...

Ricky Gene Goats

Ricky Gene Goats

Jul 5, 2013

Ricky Gene Goats, 58 was born November 21, 1954 in Pasadena, Texas. He attended and graduated from Bridge City High School, being part of the class of ‘75. He also attended Lamar University. Ricky was a long time resident of Lake Jackson, where he owned a successful painting business. "Uncle Rick" was best known for his generosity and his ever-positive...

Marcelino "Little Moose" Lopez Jr.

Marcelino "Little Moose" Lopez Jr.

Jul 3, 2013

Marcelino “Pelon” Lopez, Jr., 66 of Vidor, TX. passed away July 3, 2013, at Baptist Hospital Beaumont, TX. Born May 27, 1947 in Port Arthur, TX to Mary Arriola Lopez and Marcelino Lopez. He grew up in Beaumont and was a 1965 graduate of Beaumont High School. Having voiced to his mother at the age of 14 that he wanted...

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala

Jul 3, 2013

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala, 92, went to Heaven peacefully from her home in Orange, Texas on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tony Hoefner, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until...

Janette LeBlanc Owens

Janette LeBlanc Owens

Jul 3, 2013

Janette LeBlanc Owens, 84, of Orange, Texas passed away on July 3, 2013. Janette was born on January 1, 1929 in Port Acres, TX. She was the seventh child of Simon LeBlanc and Noeda Thibodeaux. Janette was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul R. Owens, sons Carl David Owens and Paul Roderick Owens, Jr. and siblings Verna...

Mayo R. Perry

Mayo R. Perry

Jul 2, 2013

Mayo Royce Perry, Sr., 82, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lloyd Whitman, pastor of Dry Prong Baptist Church. Serving as Pallbearers will be Shane Wilkerson, Christopher Allen, Randy Allen, Casey Allen, Ben...

"Rufus" Arnulfo Reyes Sr.

"Rufus" Arnulfo Reyes Sr.

Jul 2, 2013

Rufus (Arnulfo) Reyes, Sr., 78, of Vidor passed away at his home July 2, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born January 13, 1935 to Ventura and Socorro Alviar Reyes in Beaumont, TX. He retired from Coburn Supply after 23 years of service. Rufus loved life and lived it to its fullest with fast pitch softball, dancing and his...

James Michael "Mike" Clark

James Michael "Mike" Clark

Jul 1, 2013

Mike Clark, 54, of Orange, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 6 pm, Monday, July 8, 2013, at Eagle Heights Church in Orange. Born in Orange on July 13, 1958, Mike was the son of James Edward Clark and Dorothy Mae (Tucker) Yust. Mike is survived by his father, Freddie Yust,...

Dr. Robert Clifford Blackstone

Dr. Robert Clifford Blackstone

Jul 1, 2013

Robert Clifford Blackstone, 75, of Beaumont reposed in Christ at 11:20 am on Monday, July 1, 2013, in the intensive care unit of Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in, Beaumont. “Dr. Bob”, as he was known to his friends, was born on December 14, 1937, in New Orleans, LA, the first child of Francis B. Blackstone and Ann Dorothy McMillen Blackstone....

Herman "Poppa T" Leslie Thompson

Herman "Poppa T" Leslie Thompson

Jul 1, 2013

Herman Thompson, 55, of Beaumont made his exodus on Monday, July 1st, 2013. Herman was born January 8, 1958 in Crockett, TX to Elmer and Ernestine Thompson. He attended Hebert High School and joined the US Army in 1977. He worked for Southwestern Bell and Beaumont Fire Department. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Left to grieve...

Frances Kelly Hart

Frances Kelly Hart

Jul 1, 2013

Frances Kelly Hart, loving wife of Robert Ernest Hart went to join her husband in heaven to live eternally with her first love, Jesus Christ. Frances was born on January 23, 1915 in Temple Texas to Lucile Cheney Kelly and Frank Kelly and has lived the majority of her 98 years in Beaumont, Texas where she was the mother of...

Hazel Baggett Embler

Hazel Baggett Embler

Jun 30, 2013

Hazel Embler, 87, was born December 6, 1925 in Lavonia, GA to Bartow and Rose Wright Minyard and passed away June 30, 2013 in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 5th at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM,...

John F. Clinton

John F. Clinton

Jun 30, 2013

John F. Clinton, 56, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, July 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Mr. Charles Chesson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4 pm...

James C. Hall

James C. Hall

Jun 30, 2013

James C. Hall, 77, of Orange Texas, passed away, Sunday, June 30, 2013 at his home. Jim was born Sept.15,1935 to the late Charlene Tiner and Clinton P. Hall, September 15, 1935, in Lindale, Texas. Jim is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia Richard , two children James (Pat) Hall, Paula Hall, and adopted daughter Jane Rawls all...

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier

Jun 29, 2013

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier, 97, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Rosary and funeral services will be 12:30 pm, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at...

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley

Jun 27, 2013

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley, 77, of Orange, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Larry David, St. Anthony Cathedral in Beaumont. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the fellow members of the Orange Fire...

Doris Ketterman

Doris Ketterman

Jul 7, 2013

Doris Ketterman, 86, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Charles “Butch” Thurman, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving...

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux

Jul 7, 2013

Elton Joseph Guilbeaux, 89, of Orange, passed away at his home, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A graveside service and inurnment will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Tom Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Born in Bosco, LA on March 31, 1924, Elton was the...

JoAnn Ross

JoAnn Ross

Jul 6, 2013

JoAnn Ross, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Sabine House in Orange surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 1pm Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lynn Hogg and Dr. Bob Webb of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery...

Stephanie Broussard Phillips

Stephanie Broussard Phillips

Jul 6, 2013

Stephanie Broussard Phillips, 56, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at her residence. Memorial Service will be 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church in Bridge City with Pastor Lance Faulkner officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory and Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Stephanie was born...

William E. Pearson

William E. Pearson

Jul 5, 2013

William E. Pearson William E. Pearson, 78, a former resident of Bridge City, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013, at Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, Washington. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service. Officiating will be Reverend...

Ricky Gene Goats

Ricky Gene Goats

Jul 5, 2013

Ricky Gene Goats, 58 was born November 21, 1954 in Pasadena, Texas. He attended and graduated from Bridge City High School, being part of the class of ‘75. He also attended Lamar University. Ricky was a long time resident of Lake Jackson, where he owned a successful painting business. "Uncle Rick" was best known for his generosity and his ever-positive...

Marcelino "Little Moose" Lopez Jr.

Marcelino "Little Moose" Lopez Jr.

Jul 3, 2013

Marcelino “Pelon” Lopez, Jr., 66 of Vidor, TX. passed away July 3, 2013, at Baptist Hospital Beaumont, TX. Born May 27, 1947 in Port Arthur, TX to Mary Arriola Lopez and Marcelino Lopez. He grew up in Beaumont and was a 1965 graduate of Beaumont High School. Having voiced to his mother at the age of 14 that he wanted...

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala

Jul 3, 2013

Cecelia Kleinot Kabala, 92, went to Heaven peacefully from her home in Orange, Texas on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tony Hoefner, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until...

Janette LeBlanc Owens

Janette LeBlanc Owens

Jul 3, 2013

Janette LeBlanc Owens, 84, of Orange, Texas passed away on July 3, 2013. Janette was born on January 1, 1929 in Port Acres, TX. She was the seventh child of Simon LeBlanc and Noeda Thibodeaux. Janette was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul R. Owens, sons Carl David Owens and Paul Roderick Owens, Jr. and siblings Verna...

Mayo R. Perry

Mayo R. Perry

Jul 2, 2013

Mayo Royce Perry, Sr., 82, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lloyd Whitman, pastor of Dry Prong Baptist Church. Serving as Pallbearers will be Shane Wilkerson, Christopher Allen, Randy Allen, Casey Allen, Ben...

"Rufus" Arnulfo Reyes Sr.

"Rufus" Arnulfo Reyes Sr.

Jul 2, 2013

Rufus (Arnulfo) Reyes, Sr., 78, of Vidor passed away at his home July 2, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born January 13, 1935 to Ventura and Socorro Alviar Reyes in Beaumont, TX. He retired from Coburn Supply after 23 years of service. Rufus loved life and lived it to its fullest with fast pitch softball, dancing and his...

James Michael "Mike" Clark

James Michael "Mike" Clark

Jul 1, 2013

Mike Clark, 54, of Orange, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 6 pm, Monday, July 8, 2013, at Eagle Heights Church in Orange. Born in Orange on July 13, 1958, Mike was the son of James Edward Clark and Dorothy Mae (Tucker) Yust. Mike is survived by his father, Freddie Yust,...

Dr. Robert Clifford Blackstone

Dr. Robert Clifford Blackstone

Jul 1, 2013

Robert Clifford Blackstone, 75, of Beaumont reposed in Christ at 11:20 am on Monday, July 1, 2013, in the intensive care unit of Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in, Beaumont. “Dr. Bob”, as he was known to his friends, was born on December 14, 1937, in New Orleans, LA, the first child of Francis B. Blackstone and Ann Dorothy McMillen Blackstone....

Herman "Poppa T" Leslie Thompson

Herman "Poppa T" Leslie Thompson

Jul 1, 2013

Herman Thompson, 55, of Beaumont made his exodus on Monday, July 1st, 2013. Herman was born January 8, 1958 in Crockett, TX to Elmer and Ernestine Thompson. He attended Hebert High School and joined the US Army in 1977. He worked for Southwestern Bell and Beaumont Fire Department. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Left to grieve...

Frances Kelly Hart

Frances Kelly Hart

Jul 1, 2013

Frances Kelly Hart, loving wife of Robert Ernest Hart went to join her husband in heaven to live eternally with her first love, Jesus Christ. Frances was born on January 23, 1915 in Temple Texas to Lucile Cheney Kelly and Frank Kelly and has lived the majority of her 98 years in Beaumont, Texas where she was the mother of...

Hazel Baggett Embler

Hazel Baggett Embler

Jun 30, 2013

Hazel Embler, 87, was born December 6, 1925 in Lavonia, GA to Bartow and Rose Wright Minyard and passed away June 30, 2013 in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 5th at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM,...

John F. Clinton

John F. Clinton

Jun 30, 2013

John F. Clinton, 56, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, July 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Mr. Charles Chesson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4 pm...

James C. Hall

James C. Hall

Jun 30, 2013

James C. Hall, 77, of Orange Texas, passed away, Sunday, June 30, 2013 at his home. Jim was born Sept.15,1935 to the late Charlene Tiner and Clinton P. Hall, September 15, 1935, in Lindale, Texas. Jim is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia Richard , two children James (Pat) Hall, Paula Hall, and adopted daughter Jane Rawls all...

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier

Jun 29, 2013

Nona Olean Delno Sonnier, 97, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Rosary and funeral services will be 12:30 pm, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at...

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley

Jun 27, 2013

Chief Jerry W. Wimberley, 77, of Orange, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Larry David, St. Anthony Cathedral in Beaumont. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the fellow members of the Orange Fire...

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