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Claybar Funeral Home

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

Howard Buddy Hollis

Howard Buddy Hollis

Sep 13, 2011

Howard ?Buddy? Hollis, 77, of Orange, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church and Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....

Elizabeth Crew Hubert

Elizabeth Crew Hubert

Sep 13, 2011

Elizabeth Crew Hubert, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in Whidbey Island, Washington. Born in Orange on August 29, 1923, Elizabeth was the daughter of Forrest E. Crew Sr. and Gladys M. Crew. Elizabeth had been a resident of Orange all her life and a member of the Mauriceville Methodist Church before moving to Whidbey Island after her husband?s...

Billie Jean Black

Billie Jean Black

Sep 12, 2011

Billie Jean Harvey Black was born August 4, 1930 in Nacogdoches, TX and passed away September 12, 2011 in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM ? 1:30PM on Thursday, September 15 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A procession will go to Magnolia Cemetery for a graveside service at 2:00 PM. Prior to moving to Beaumont, she and her husband,...

William Monroe Yancey

William Monroe Yancey

Sep 12, 2011

A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. Pallbearers will include David Carroll, Barry...

William Monroe Yancey

William Monroe Yancey

Sep 12, 2011

A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. William was born December 29, 1953...

Roger Louis Valdez

Roger Louis Valdez

Sep 11, 2011

Roger Louis Valdez, 80, of Woodway, Texas passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation...

Jimmy Troy Stanley

Jimmy Troy Stanley

Sep 10, 2011

Jimmy Troy Stanley, 56, of Orange passed away September 10, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Laura Belle Williams Short

Laura Belle Williams Short

Sep 9, 2011

Laura Belle Williams Short, 83, of Big Lake, Texas passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at a nursing home in Big Lake. There will be a family visitation 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Big Lake. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson?s Funeral Home. There will...

John L. Croto, Jr.

John L. Croto, Jr.

Sep 8, 2011

John was born in 1930, in Keene, NH. He was the son of the John Croto and Edythe Dulong. After graduating from Keene High School, he attended Keene Teacher's College. For over 20 years he served with distinction in the National Guard, U.S. Army and Army Reserves and excelled in the fields of cryptography and computers. He worked in New...

Lorena Mouton Petry

Lorena Mouton Petry

Sep 7, 2011

Lorena Petry, 88, of Beaumont was born November 4, 1922 to Louis and Fedora Broussard Mouton in Delcambre, LA and passed away September 7, 2011 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital. A gathering of friends and family will be from 9:00 ? 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 15 with the Rosary beginning at 10:30 AM at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic...

Dorothy Zerzavy

Dorothy Zerzavy

Sep 6, 2011

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born...

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy

Sep 6, 2011

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at a cemetery to be determined. Friends may...

Mary Nanny Foreman

Mary Nanny Foreman

Sep 6, 2011

Mary ?Nanny? Foreman, 88, a former resident of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her residence in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield with Reverend Forrest Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...

Juanita LeDoux Ellis

Juanita LeDoux Ellis

Sep 5, 2011

While surrounded by her loving family at home, Juanita LeDoux Ellis, 81, went to be with her Lord Monday, September 5, 2011, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Community Church in Orange with Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Ethel Adelle Hargis

Ethel Adelle Hargis

Sep 3, 2011

Ethel Adelle Hargis, 95, of Orange, passed away September 3, 2011, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Born in Mt. Pleasant,...

Brittany Leanne Hogg

Brittany Leanne Hogg

Sep 1, 2011

Brittany Leanne Hogg, of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Texas Children?s Hospital in Houston. A Graveside Service will be noon Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Those left to cherish Brittany?s memory are her parents, Michael Hogg and Laci McIntyre; grandparents, Chad...

Ruby S. Ryan

Ruby S. Ryan

Aug 29, 2011

Ruby S. Ryan, 69, of Orange went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Visitation...

James L. Tippett

James L. Tippett

Aug 29, 2011

James L. Tippett, 88, of Lumberton, passed away August 29, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born August 20, 1923 in Port Arthur to David and Eulah Lang Tippett. Mr. Tippett has been a resident of Lumberton since 1966 and retired from Gulf Oil Corp in 1984. He is a long-time member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church. James...

Roger Dale Elmore

Roger Dale Elmore

Aug 28, 2011

Roger Dale Elmore, 58, of Orange passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at The Cemetery located in Mauriceville. A gathering of family and friends will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange on August 7,...

Amanda Kay Sharp

Amanda Kay Sharp

Aug 28, 2011

Amanda Kay Sharp, 20, of Orange passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at her home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George ?Butch? Sharp of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Texas City. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge...

Howard Buddy Hollis

Howard Buddy Hollis

Sep 13, 2011

Howard ?Buddy? Hollis, 77, of Orange, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church and Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....

Elizabeth Crew Hubert

Elizabeth Crew Hubert

Sep 13, 2011

Elizabeth Crew Hubert, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in Whidbey Island, Washington. Born in Orange on August 29, 1923, Elizabeth was the daughter of Forrest E. Crew Sr. and Gladys M. Crew. Elizabeth had been a resident of Orange all her life and a member of the Mauriceville Methodist Church before moving to Whidbey Island after her husband?s...

Billie Jean Black

Billie Jean Black

Sep 12, 2011

Billie Jean Harvey Black was born August 4, 1930 in Nacogdoches, TX and passed away September 12, 2011 in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM ? 1:30PM on Thursday, September 15 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A procession will go to Magnolia Cemetery for a graveside service at 2:00 PM. Prior to moving to Beaumont, she and her husband,...

William Monroe Yancey

William Monroe Yancey

Sep 12, 2011

A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. Pallbearers will include David Carroll, Barry...

William Monroe Yancey

William Monroe Yancey

Sep 12, 2011

A Funeral Mass for William M. Yancey, 57, of Beaumont will be celebrated Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Cathedral with cremation to follow. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with a Vigil service at 6:00 p.m. William was born December 29, 1953...

Roger Louis Valdez

Roger Louis Valdez

Sep 11, 2011

Roger Louis Valdez, 80, of Woodway, Texas passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park at a later date. Visitation...

Jimmy Troy Stanley

Jimmy Troy Stanley

Sep 10, 2011

Jimmy Troy Stanley, 56, of Orange passed away September 10, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Laura Belle Williams Short

Laura Belle Williams Short

Sep 9, 2011

Laura Belle Williams Short, 83, of Big Lake, Texas passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 at a nursing home in Big Lake. There will be a family visitation 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Big Lake. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson?s Funeral Home. There will...

John L. Croto, Jr.

John L. Croto, Jr.

Sep 8, 2011

John was born in 1930, in Keene, NH. He was the son of the John Croto and Edythe Dulong. After graduating from Keene High School, he attended Keene Teacher's College. For over 20 years he served with distinction in the National Guard, U.S. Army and Army Reserves and excelled in the fields of cryptography and computers. He worked in New...

Lorena Mouton Petry

Lorena Mouton Petry

Sep 7, 2011

Lorena Petry, 88, of Beaumont was born November 4, 1922 to Louis and Fedora Broussard Mouton in Delcambre, LA and passed away September 7, 2011 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital. A gathering of friends and family will be from 9:00 ? 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 15 with the Rosary beginning at 10:30 AM at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic...

Dorothy Zerzavy

Dorothy Zerzavy

Sep 6, 2011

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born...

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy

Sep 6, 2011

Dorothy ?Dotty? Gray Zerzavy, 85, of Bridge City, passed peacefully Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her home. The family welcomes friends for visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the home of Tom Zerzavy, 526 Honeysuckle Dr. in Bridge City. A graveside service will immediately follow at a cemetery to be determined. Friends may...

Mary Nanny Foreman

Mary Nanny Foreman

Sep 6, 2011

Mary ?Nanny? Foreman, 88, a former resident of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at her residence in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield with Reverend Forrest Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...

Juanita LeDoux Ellis

Juanita LeDoux Ellis

Sep 5, 2011

While surrounded by her loving family at home, Juanita LeDoux Ellis, 81, went to be with her Lord Monday, September 5, 2011, after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Community Church in Orange with Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...

Ethel Adelle Hargis

Ethel Adelle Hargis

Sep 3, 2011

Ethel Adelle Hargis, 95, of Orange, passed away September 3, 2011, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Born in Mt. Pleasant,...

Brittany Leanne Hogg

Brittany Leanne Hogg

Sep 1, 2011

Brittany Leanne Hogg, of Beaumont, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the Texas Children?s Hospital in Houston. A Graveside Service will be noon Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Those left to cherish Brittany?s memory are her parents, Michael Hogg and Laci McIntyre; grandparents, Chad...

Ruby S. Ryan

Ruby S. Ryan

Aug 29, 2011

Ruby S. Ryan, 69, of Orange went home to be with her Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Visitation...

James L. Tippett

James L. Tippett

Aug 29, 2011

James L. Tippett, 88, of Lumberton, passed away August 29, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born August 20, 1923 in Port Arthur to David and Eulah Lang Tippett. Mr. Tippett has been a resident of Lumberton since 1966 and retired from Gulf Oil Corp in 1984. He is a long-time member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church. James...

Roger Dale Elmore

Roger Dale Elmore

Aug 28, 2011

Roger Dale Elmore, 58, of Orange passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at The Cemetery located in Mauriceville. A gathering of family and friends will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange on August 7,...

Amanda Kay Sharp

Amanda Kay Sharp

Aug 28, 2011

Amanda Kay Sharp, 20, of Orange passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011, at her home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George ?Butch? Sharp of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Texas City. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge...

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