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

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...

Beverly May Guilbeaux

Beverly May Guilbeaux

Jun 27, 2013

Beverly May Guilbeaux, 86, of Orange, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Father Tom Phelan serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until...

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia

Jun 26, 2013

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia, 40, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery in Niblett’s Bluff, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 9:00 p.m....

Mildred L. Norsworthy

Mildred L. Norsworthy

Jun 25, 2013

Mildred L. Norsworthy, 92, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andy Pate, pastor of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...

Christopher Joseph Trahan

Christopher Joseph Trahan

Jun 25, 2013

Christopher Joseph Trahan, the son of Daniel Joseph Trahan and Candice Marie (Richard) Trahan passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will...

Velma Lea Sellers

Velma Lea Sellers

Jun 25, 2013

Velma Lea Cain Sellers, 95, of Hartburg, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James M. Sellers, Jr., Reverend Randy Van Pay and Reverend Glen Landry. Burial will follow at King...

Carl W. Reed

Carl W. Reed

Jun 25, 2013

Carl W. Reed, 80, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Serving as...

Ronald Scott Chauvin

Ronald Scott Chauvin

Jun 25, 2013

Ronald Scott Chauvin Ronald Scott Chauvin, 49, of Orange, Texas passed from his earthly life onto his home in heaven on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Scottie was born on April 19, 1964 in Lakewood, California to Richard and Judy Chauvin. He attended OCARC school in Orange, Texas until the age of 18. Scottie enjoyed...

Lillian Elizabeth Bourque

Lillian Elizabeth Bourque

Jun 24, 2013

Lillian Bourque passed into God’s glory at her home in Beaumont after a short illness on June 24th, 2013 at the age of 91. Lillian was born in Sour Lake, TX on May 16, 1922 to Will L. and Lillian Smith. She was the youngest of five children in the family and the sister of State Representative, Will L. Smith....

Billy Randle Cole Sr.

Billy Randle Cole Sr.

Jun 23, 2013

Billy Randle Cole Sr., 84, was born February 1, 1929 to George and Merle Hampton Cole in Kaufman, TX and passed away June 23, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Billy was a long-time resident of Orange, TX for almost 45 years and was employed at DuPont -...

Charles E. Hudgins

Charles E. Hudgins

Jun 22, 2013

Charles E. Hudgins, 80, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Louie Lawson and Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...

Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders

Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders

Jun 22, 2013

Richard Lee Saunders, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oaks Groves Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral service will be 10am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in New Boston,...

Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.

Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.

Jun 21, 2013

Joseph T. Luna, Jr. of Orange, aged 60, passed away at his home in Pinehurst, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, hard-fought, courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born on August 22, 1952, in Orange, Texas to the late Josephine Arriola Luna and Joseph D. Luna, Sr. Joe was the ultimate outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, camping, barbequing,...

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...

Beverly May Guilbeaux

Beverly May Guilbeaux

Jun 27, 2013

Beverly May Guilbeaux, 86, of Orange, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Father Tom Phelan serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until...

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia

Jun 26, 2013

Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia, 40, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery in Niblett’s Bluff, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 9:00 p.m....

Mildred L. Norsworthy

Mildred L. Norsworthy

Jun 25, 2013

Mildred L. Norsworthy, 92, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andy Pate, pastor of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...

Christopher Joseph Trahan

Christopher Joseph Trahan

Jun 25, 2013

Christopher Joseph Trahan, the son of Daniel Joseph Trahan and Candice Marie (Richard) Trahan passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will...

Velma Lea Sellers

Velma Lea Sellers

Jun 25, 2013

Velma Lea Cain Sellers, 95, of Hartburg, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James M. Sellers, Jr., Reverend Randy Van Pay and Reverend Glen Landry. Burial will follow at King...

Carl W. Reed

Carl W. Reed

Jun 25, 2013

Carl W. Reed, 80, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Serving as...

Ronald Scott Chauvin

Ronald Scott Chauvin

Jun 25, 2013

Ronald Scott Chauvin Ronald Scott Chauvin, 49, of Orange, Texas passed from his earthly life onto his home in heaven on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Scottie was born on April 19, 1964 in Lakewood, California to Richard and Judy Chauvin. He attended OCARC school in Orange, Texas until the age of 18. Scottie enjoyed...

Lillian Elizabeth Bourque

Lillian Elizabeth Bourque

Jun 24, 2013

Lillian Bourque passed into God’s glory at her home in Beaumont after a short illness on June 24th, 2013 at the age of 91. Lillian was born in Sour Lake, TX on May 16, 1922 to Will L. and Lillian Smith. She was the youngest of five children in the family and the sister of State Representative, Will L. Smith....

Billy Randle Cole Sr.

Billy Randle Cole Sr.

Jun 23, 2013

Billy Randle Cole Sr., 84, was born February 1, 1929 to George and Merle Hampton Cole in Kaufman, TX and passed away June 23, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Billy was a long-time resident of Orange, TX for almost 45 years and was employed at DuPont -...

Charles E. Hudgins

Charles E. Hudgins

Jun 22, 2013

Charles E. Hudgins, 80, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Louie Lawson and Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...

Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders

Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders

Jun 22, 2013

Richard Lee Saunders, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oaks Groves Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral service will be 10am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in New Boston,...

Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.

Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.

Jun 21, 2013

Joseph T. Luna, Jr. of Orange, aged 60, passed away at his home in Pinehurst, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, hard-fought, courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born on August 22, 1952, in Orange, Texas to the late Josephine Arriola Luna and Joseph D. Luna, Sr. Joe was the ultimate outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, camping, barbequing,...

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