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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall

Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall

Feb 6, 2012

Ernest Clyde "Paw Paw" Randall, 86, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Richard Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Born...

Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett

Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett

Feb 4, 2012

Jarvis E. "Plunk" Plunkett, 89, of Orange went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Deacon Willie Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Larry Ray Andrews

Larry Ray Andrews

Feb 3, 2012

Mr. Larry Andrews, 78, of Beaumont, TX passed away February 3, 2012 at Harbor Hospice with those who loved him surrounding him. Larry was a US Navy Veteran with service in Japan. Surviving him are his wife, Mary Andrews; daughters, Beverly Allen and her husband, Mark, of Nederland, TX, Karen Ives and her husband, Bob, of The Woodlands; son, Ken...

Sidney Fitch

Sidney Fitch

Feb 3, 2012

Sidney Lee "Doc" Fitch passed away February 3, 2012 at his home. Working as an independent contractor and home builder it was said, "there's nothing he couldn't do." Serving in the United States Navy, Doc was a Navy Seal who served tours in Viet Nam from 1963-67. In spite of various and numerous injuries Doc kept right on going. That...

Charlie Andrew Johnnie

Charlie Andrew Johnnie

Feb 3, 2012

Charlie Andrew Johnnie, 68, of Orangefield passed away Friday, February 03, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Sister Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Duncan Wood Cemetery near Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, at the...

Azeline Babineaux

Azeline Babineaux

Feb 2, 2012

Azeline Babineaux, 79, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be...

JB Jones, Jr.

JB Jones, Jr.

Feb 1, 2012

JB Jones, Jr., 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Winfree Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...

Jerry Charles Becka

Jerry Charles Becka

Feb 1, 2012

Funeral services for Jerry Charles Becka, Sr., 89, will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:00 – 8:00 at the funeral home. Mr. Becka is survived by two daughers, Carolyn Vogel and her husband, Arthur, of Zavalla,...

Mary Em Wall

Mary Em Wall

Jan 31, 2012

Mary Em Wall, 64, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Marv Howland officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral...

Marie Diane Guidry

Marie Diane Guidry

Jan 30, 2012

Marie Diane Guidry, 57, of Orange passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at her residence. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Sam Roe pastor, of Colony Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home...

H. B. Sparks, Jr.

H. B. Sparks, Jr.

Jan 29, 2012

H. B. Sparks Born on January 25, 1918, near Mt. Enterprise, TX, H.B. Sparks, Jr., passed away in Beaumont on January 29, 2012, only days after his 94th birthday. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th Street, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 31. Graveside services will take place at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...

Charles Lamar Eldridge

Charles Lamar Eldridge

Jan 29, 2012

A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...

Chuck Eldridge

Chuck Eldridge

Jan 29, 2012

A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...

Ian Marion Mitchell

Ian Marion Mitchell

Jan 28, 2012

Ian Marion Mitchell, son of Lyle and Megan Mitchell, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Jane Pate Rawson

Jane Pate Rawson

Jan 28, 2012

Jane Pate Rawson, 87, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, January 28, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Isaac Lowe Cemetery in Hemphill....

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens

Jan 27, 2012

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens, 81, passed away with her daughters by her side on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Ms. Stevens was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 6, 1930, the first child to Amelia McIlwain and George Talbot "G.T." Stevens. She graduated in 1948 from Thomas Jefferson High School, where she proudly served as a bass drummer...

Hilda Elise Heartfield

Hilda Elise Heartfield

Jan 27, 2012

Hilda Elise Tidwell Heartfield Hilda Elise Heartfield died on Friday, January 27, 2012. at Bayou Manor in Houston, TX. She was born in Fostoria, TX on August 19, 1920, to Albert Milton Tidwell and Rachel Ann Huffman Tidwell. Her family moved to Beaumont when she was three years old and she graduated from South Park High School when she was...

Frances McDaniel Strachn

Frances McDaniel Strachn

Jan 27, 2012

Frances Lorena McDaniel Strachn, 87, was born September 8, 1924 to George and Addie Stevens McDaniel in Beaumont. She currently resided and passed away January 27, 2012 in Irving, TX. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home prior to the graveside service at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park...

Tommy L. McKay

Tommy L. McKay

Jan 23, 2012

Tommy L. McKay, 82, of Orange passed away at his home on Monday, January 23, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at Orange First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar...

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso

Jan 23, 2012

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso, of Orange passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard H. Dunlevy and Mary Alice Kennedy Dunlevy; her husband, Anton Tony Dal Sasso; and her brother, Bernard J. Jerry Dunlevy. Margaret was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. She attended St. Mary's College in Manchester, New Hampshire and...

Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall

Ernest Clyde Paw Paw Randall

Feb 6, 2012

Ernest Clyde "Paw Paw" Randall, 86, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Brother Richard Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Born...

Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett

Jarvis E. Plunk Plunkett

Feb 4, 2012

Jarvis E. "Plunk" Plunkett, 89, of Orange went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Deacon Willie Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Larry Ray Andrews

Larry Ray Andrews

Feb 3, 2012

Mr. Larry Andrews, 78, of Beaumont, TX passed away February 3, 2012 at Harbor Hospice with those who loved him surrounding him. Larry was a US Navy Veteran with service in Japan. Surviving him are his wife, Mary Andrews; daughters, Beverly Allen and her husband, Mark, of Nederland, TX, Karen Ives and her husband, Bob, of The Woodlands; son, Ken...

Sidney Fitch

Sidney Fitch

Feb 3, 2012

Sidney Lee "Doc" Fitch passed away February 3, 2012 at his home. Working as an independent contractor and home builder it was said, "there's nothing he couldn't do." Serving in the United States Navy, Doc was a Navy Seal who served tours in Viet Nam from 1963-67. In spite of various and numerous injuries Doc kept right on going. That...

Charlie Andrew Johnnie

Charlie Andrew Johnnie

Feb 3, 2012

Charlie Andrew Johnnie, 68, of Orangefield passed away Friday, February 03, 2012, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Sister Ruth Burch officiating. Burial will follow at Duncan Wood Cemetery near Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, at the...

Azeline Babineaux

Azeline Babineaux

Feb 2, 2012

Azeline Babineaux, 79, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be...

JB Jones, Jr.

JB Jones, Jr.

Feb 1, 2012

JB Jones, Jr., 98, of Orange, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Winfree Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, and Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...

Jerry Charles Becka

Jerry Charles Becka

Feb 1, 2012

Funeral services for Jerry Charles Becka, Sr., 89, will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A gathering of friends and family will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:00 – 8:00 at the funeral home. Mr. Becka is survived by two daughers, Carolyn Vogel and her husband, Arthur, of Zavalla,...

Mary Em Wall

Mary Em Wall

Jan 31, 2012

Mary Em Wall, 64, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Marv Howland officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral...

Marie Diane Guidry

Marie Diane Guidry

Jan 30, 2012

Marie Diane Guidry, 57, of Orange passed away Monday, January 30, 2012, at her residence. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Sam Roe pastor, of Colony Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home...

H. B. Sparks, Jr.

H. B. Sparks, Jr.

Jan 29, 2012

H. B. Sparks Born on January 25, 1918, near Mt. Enterprise, TX, H.B. Sparks, Jr., passed away in Beaumont on January 29, 2012, only days after his 94th birthday. Visitation will be held at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home on 11th Street, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 31. Graveside services will take place at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...

Charles Lamar Eldridge

Charles Lamar Eldridge

Jan 29, 2012

A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...

Chuck Eldridge

Chuck Eldridge

Jan 29, 2012

A memorial service for Chuck Eldridge, 69, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Chuck was a retired auto salesman, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, a 1961 graduate of Beaumont High and had attended Lamar University. He is survived by three children, Christopher Lain Eldridge, Chad Eldridge, Terry Glenn Richard;...

Ian Marion Mitchell

Ian Marion Mitchell

Jan 28, 2012

Ian Marion Mitchell, son of Lyle and Megan Mitchell, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at UTMB in Galveston. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Jane Pate Rawson

Jane Pate Rawson

Jan 28, 2012

Jane Pate Rawson, 87, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, January 28, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Isaac Lowe Cemetery in Hemphill....

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens

Jan 27, 2012

Eleanor McIlwain Stevens, 81, passed away with her daughters by her side on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Houston, Texas. Ms. Stevens was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 6, 1930, the first child to Amelia McIlwain and George Talbot "G.T." Stevens. She graduated in 1948 from Thomas Jefferson High School, where she proudly served as a bass drummer...

Hilda Elise Heartfield

Hilda Elise Heartfield

Jan 27, 2012

Hilda Elise Tidwell Heartfield Hilda Elise Heartfield died on Friday, January 27, 2012. at Bayou Manor in Houston, TX. She was born in Fostoria, TX on August 19, 1920, to Albert Milton Tidwell and Rachel Ann Huffman Tidwell. Her family moved to Beaumont when she was three years old and she graduated from South Park High School when she was...

Frances McDaniel Strachn

Frances McDaniel Strachn

Jan 27, 2012

Frances Lorena McDaniel Strachn, 87, was born September 8, 1924 to George and Addie Stevens McDaniel in Beaumont. She currently resided and passed away January 27, 2012 in Irving, TX. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home prior to the graveside service at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park...

Tommy L. McKay

Tommy L. McKay

Jan 23, 2012

Tommy L. McKay, 82, of Orange passed away at his home on Monday, January 23, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at Orange First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar...

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso

Jan 23, 2012

Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso, of Orange passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard H. Dunlevy and Mary Alice Kennedy Dunlevy; her husband, Anton Tony Dal Sasso; and her brother, Bernard J. Jerry Dunlevy. Margaret was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. She attended St. Mary's College in Manchester, New Hampshire and...

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