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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Joyce Duhon Young

Joyce Duhon Young

Feb 14, 2012

Joyce Duhon Young, 78, a 57 year resident of Bridge City passed away Monday, February 13, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Kirk Ellender, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...

Richard Reuben Olson

Richard Reuben Olson

Feb 12, 2012

Richard "Dick" Olson was born February 9, 1942 in St. Paul, MN to Reuben & Lillian Johnson Olson and he passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Beaumont. Dick was a long time resident of Beaumont and was the co- owner/operator with his brother, Sandy Olson, of A-OK Moving and Storage Company until his retirement. Memorial services will take place...

Betty Sue Boyles

Betty Sue Boyles

Feb 12, 2012

Funeral services for Betty Sue Boyles, 79 of Beaumont will take place on Friday, February 17 at 11:30 AM in Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends and guests from 10:30 AM until the 11:30 AM service time. Interment will follow at Holly Grove Cemetery in Livingston at 3:00 PM. Betty was born December 7, 1932 to...

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr.

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr.

Feb 11, 2012

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr., 71, of Orange, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at...

Joe Joe Daddy Martin, Sr.

Joe Joe Daddy Martin, Sr.

Feb 11, 2012

"Joe Daddy" Martin, 78, of Orange passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Dequincy, LA. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown, Evangelist Lyndon Longoria and Reverend Wesley Blanton. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m.,...

Hazel Dardeau Smith

Hazel Dardeau Smith

Feb 8, 2012

Hazel Smith, who was a long time resident of Orange, TX, went to her heavenly home on February 8, 2012. She died in College Station, TX, after a brief illness. Hazel was born on December 13, 1922 in Daisetta, TX, to Jack and Estelle Dardeau. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1939. She married Robert A. Bob Smith on...

Alfred David Nelson

Alfred David Nelson

Feb 7, 2012

Alfred Nelson died peacefully in his home in Nederland on February 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Alfred proudly served as a radarman in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Dunlap in the Pacific for four years during World War II. He married his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth Fraser of Alta Loma, Texas and they were happily married for 66...

William Eugene Bill Force

William Eugene Bill Force

Feb 6, 2012

William Eugene "Bill" Force, 67, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren and Mr. Nick Colbert will be reading the eulogy. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

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;...

Joyce Duhon Young

Joyce Duhon Young

Feb 14, 2012

Joyce Duhon Young, 78, a 57 year resident of Bridge City passed away Monday, February 13, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Kirk Ellender, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...

Richard Reuben Olson

Richard Reuben Olson

Feb 12, 2012

Richard "Dick" Olson was born February 9, 1942 in St. Paul, MN to Reuben & Lillian Johnson Olson and he passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Beaumont. Dick was a long time resident of Beaumont and was the co- owner/operator with his brother, Sandy Olson, of A-OK Moving and Storage Company until his retirement. Memorial services will take place...

Betty Sue Boyles

Betty Sue Boyles

Feb 12, 2012

Funeral services for Betty Sue Boyles, 79 of Beaumont will take place on Friday, February 17 at 11:30 AM in Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends and guests from 10:30 AM until the 11:30 AM service time. Interment will follow at Holly Grove Cemetery in Livingston at 3:00 PM. Betty was born December 7, 1932 to...

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr.

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr.

Feb 11, 2012

Philbert Lynn Honeycutt, Sr., 71, of Orange, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at...

Joe Joe Daddy Martin, Sr.

Joe Joe Daddy Martin, Sr.

Feb 11, 2012

"Joe Daddy" Martin, 78, of Orange passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Dequincy, LA. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown, Evangelist Lyndon Longoria and Reverend Wesley Blanton. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m.,...

Hazel Dardeau Smith

Hazel Dardeau Smith

Feb 8, 2012

Hazel Smith, who was a long time resident of Orange, TX, went to her heavenly home on February 8, 2012. She died in College Station, TX, after a brief illness. Hazel was born on December 13, 1922 in Daisetta, TX, to Jack and Estelle Dardeau. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1939. She married Robert A. Bob Smith on...

Alfred David Nelson

Alfred David Nelson

Feb 7, 2012

Alfred Nelson died peacefully in his home in Nederland on February 7, 2012, surrounded by his family. Alfred proudly served as a radarman in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Dunlap in the Pacific for four years during World War II. He married his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth Fraser of Alta Loma, Texas and they were happily married for 66...

William Eugene Bill Force

William Eugene Bill Force

Feb 6, 2012

William Eugene "Bill" Force, 67, of Orange passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren and Mr. Nick Colbert will be reading the eulogy. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

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;...

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