Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Walter Loyd Johnson
Jul 4, 2012
Walter Loyd "W.L" Johnson, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James Sellars. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-9, Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Jonesville,...
Newt Thayer
Jul 4, 2012
Francis Newton Thayer, Jr. was born March 23, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Francis Newton Thayer and Helen Foulke. Newt died peacefully on July 4, 2012 in Orange, Texas. Newt earned the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Corps of the Army of the United States during World War II. While stationed in Iowa, he met...
Geraline Miller
Jul 3, 2012
Geraline Miller, 86, was born July 20, 1925 in Lufkin, TX to Charles C. and Vera Rowe Gault and passed away July 3, 2012 in Kingwood, TX. Mrs. Miller was a longtime resident of Beaumont and retired as a secretary from Beaumont Independent School District after 31 years. A gathering of friends and family will take place Thursday, July 5...
RaDonna Goodsell Fancher
Jul 1, 2012
RaDonna Goodsell Fancher, 57, of Joaquin, Texas, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Parkwood Nursing Home in Lufkin. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Word of Faith Outreach Center in Joaquin. Born in Orange on August 1, 1954, RaDonna was the daughter of Donald and Hazel Hutchison Goodsell. She was a former...
Paula Hilton
Jun 27, 2012
Mrs. Paula Hilton, 82, of Beaumont died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Summer Place Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont with Rev. John Johnson and Rev. Jim Boykin officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday...
Celeste Smith Hart
Jun 27, 2012
Celeste Smith Hart of Orange died in Beaumont on June 27 at the age of 89. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Slade Chapel of the First United Methodist Church of Orange. Officiating...
Gerald Redbird Bird
Jun 26, 2012
Gerald Lee "Redbird" Bird, Jr., 56, a resident of Orange and Hemphill, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
Billie Kate Walker
Jun 26, 2012
Billie Walker, 85, was born March 8, 1927 to William Jennings and Laura Velma Mitchell Ware in Gadsden, AL and passed away June 26, 2012 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, June 29 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 30...
George Henry Besse, Jr.
Jun 25, 2012
George Henry Besse, Jr., 88, of Bridge City, died Monday, June 25, 2012, in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am Friday, June 29, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8pm, Thursday...
Bettie Schrieber
Jun 23, 2012
Bettie Schrieber, 82, of Orange died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:00am Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Wagner of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Faye Williams
Jun 23, 2012
Faye Williams, 66, of Orange, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at her residence. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange County, TX, on November 14, 1945, Faye was the daughter of Joe and Elaine Duncan. She worked at Baptist Hospital in Orange and was a wonderful grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded...
Kate T. Hurley
Jun 23, 2012
Kate T. Hurley, 91, of Orange, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Grove, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Kate was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas on January 15,...
Imogene McKinney
Jun 22, 2012
Imogene McKinney, 86, of Bridge City, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00am Monday, June 25, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 6-9pm,...
Robert B. Strickland
Jun 22, 2012
Robert "Strick" Strickland passed away on Friday June 22, 2012 at MD Anderson. Strick, son of John and Kathleen Strickland, was born in Tarpan Springs, Florida on Aug. 11, 1928. He received a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry from North Georgia College and a commission as 2nd Lt. in the Army Reserves. Strick then served his country as 1st Lieutenant in...
Betty Jane Verrett
Jun 21, 2012
Betty Jane Verrett, 82, of Buna passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend George Cruse officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Ester Burgos Gaytan
Jun 18, 2012
Ester Gayton, beloved daughter of Alfredo and Silvia Gaytan and sister of Maria and Sara, went home to be with the Lord June 18, 2012. She may not have lived long at home in this world but now she is in her Father's house in Heaven for all eternity. A graveside service, officiated by Reverend Tim McGraw, will take place...
Larry C. McGee
Jun 18, 2012
Larry C. McGee, 80, of Bridge City passed away Monday, June 18, 2012, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Clifton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m....
Bettye Dawson Richmond
Jun 16, 2012
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, educator, died June 16th. She was 1st born of three children to William Noah Dawson, II and Ruth Vee Colleps on July 23, 1927. She was a retired teacher of 40 years of service with Beaumont, old South Park and Lumberton ISD's. She served as President of Beaumont Retired Teachers' Assn. for two terms. She enjoyed...
James Harold Butch Johnston
Jun 16, 2012
James Harold "Butch" Johnston, 59, of West Orange, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Butch was born in Bastrop, Louisiana on July 7, 1952. He was the son of Johnny and Eileen Soulant Johnston. He was a pipefitter and fabricator and last worked for Turner Industries. Preceded in death by his father, Butch is survived by...
Elton M. Guillot
Jun 14, 2012
Elton was born September 27, 1927, in Bunkie, Louisiana. He was the son of Clinton Guillot and Elezon Bordelon Guillot. He move to Orange in 1929, and he started working at an early age, sweeping floors, halls and classrooms all through high school. As a child of depression, he learned that the value of hard work, and the need to...
Walter Loyd Johnson
Jul 4, 2012
Walter Loyd "W.L" Johnson, 70, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James Sellars. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-9, Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Jonesville,...
Newt Thayer
Jul 4, 2012
Francis Newton Thayer, Jr. was born March 23, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Francis Newton Thayer and Helen Foulke. Newt died peacefully on July 4, 2012 in Orange, Texas. Newt earned the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Corps of the Army of the United States during World War II. While stationed in Iowa, he met...
Geraline Miller
Jul 3, 2012
Geraline Miller, 86, was born July 20, 1925 in Lufkin, TX to Charles C. and Vera Rowe Gault and passed away July 3, 2012 in Kingwood, TX. Mrs. Miller was a longtime resident of Beaumont and retired as a secretary from Beaumont Independent School District after 31 years. A gathering of friends and family will take place Thursday, July 5...
RaDonna Goodsell Fancher
Jul 1, 2012
RaDonna Goodsell Fancher, 57, of Joaquin, Texas, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Parkwood Nursing Home in Lufkin. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Word of Faith Outreach Center in Joaquin. Born in Orange on August 1, 1954, RaDonna was the daughter of Donald and Hazel Hutchison Goodsell. She was a former...
Paula Hilton
Jun 27, 2012
Mrs. Paula Hilton, 82, of Beaumont died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Summer Place Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont with Rev. John Johnson and Rev. Jim Boykin officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday...
Celeste Smith Hart
Jun 27, 2012
Celeste Smith Hart of Orange died in Beaumont on June 27 at the age of 89. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Slade Chapel of the First United Methodist Church of Orange. Officiating...
Gerald Redbird Bird
Jun 26, 2012
Gerald Lee "Redbird" Bird, Jr., 56, a resident of Orange and Hemphill, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
Billie Kate Walker
Jun 26, 2012
Billie Walker, 85, was born March 8, 1927 to William Jennings and Laura Velma Mitchell Ware in Gadsden, AL and passed away June 26, 2012 in Beaumont, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, June 29 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 30...
George Henry Besse, Jr.
Jun 25, 2012
George Henry Besse, Jr., 88, of Bridge City, died Monday, June 25, 2012, in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am Friday, June 29, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8pm, Thursday...
Bettie Schrieber
Jun 23, 2012
Bettie Schrieber, 82, of Orange died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:00am Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Wagner of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Faye Williams
Jun 23, 2012
Faye Williams, 66, of Orange, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at her residence. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange County, TX, on November 14, 1945, Faye was the daughter of Joe and Elaine Duncan. She worked at Baptist Hospital in Orange and was a wonderful grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded...
Kate T. Hurley
Jun 23, 2012
Kate T. Hurley, 91, of Orange, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Grove, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Kate was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas on January 15,...
Imogene McKinney
Jun 22, 2012
Imogene McKinney, 86, of Bridge City, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00am Monday, June 25, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 6-9pm,...
Robert B. Strickland
Jun 22, 2012
Robert "Strick" Strickland passed away on Friday June 22, 2012 at MD Anderson. Strick, son of John and Kathleen Strickland, was born in Tarpan Springs, Florida on Aug. 11, 1928. He received a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry from North Georgia College and a commission as 2nd Lt. in the Army Reserves. Strick then served his country as 1st Lieutenant in...
Betty Jane Verrett
Jun 21, 2012
Betty Jane Verrett, 82, of Buna passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend George Cruse officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Ester Burgos Gaytan
Jun 18, 2012
Ester Gayton, beloved daughter of Alfredo and Silvia Gaytan and sister of Maria and Sara, went home to be with the Lord June 18, 2012. She may not have lived long at home in this world but now she is in her Father's house in Heaven for all eternity. A graveside service, officiated by Reverend Tim McGraw, will take place...
Larry C. McGee
Jun 18, 2012
Larry C. McGee, 80, of Bridge City passed away Monday, June 18, 2012, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Clifton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m....
Bettye Dawson Richmond
Jun 16, 2012
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, educator, died June 16th. She was 1st born of three children to William Noah Dawson, II and Ruth Vee Colleps on July 23, 1927. She was a retired teacher of 40 years of service with Beaumont, old South Park and Lumberton ISD's. She served as President of Beaumont Retired Teachers' Assn. for two terms. She enjoyed...
James Harold Butch Johnston
Jun 16, 2012
James Harold "Butch" Johnston, 59, of West Orange, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Butch was born in Bastrop, Louisiana on July 7, 1952. He was the son of Johnny and Eileen Soulant Johnston. He was a pipefitter and fabricator and last worked for Turner Industries. Preceded in death by his father, Butch is survived by...
Elton M. Guillot
Jun 14, 2012
Elton was born September 27, 1927, in Bunkie, Louisiana. He was the son of Clinton Guillot and Elezon Bordelon Guillot. He move to Orange in 1929, and he started working at an early age, sweeping floors, halls and classrooms all through high school. As a child of depression, he learned that the value of hard work, and the need to...
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