Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jerry Johnson
Feb 19, 2012
Dr. Jerry Johnson died February 19, 2012. He was born September 20, 1925 to Sid and Inez Johnson. Jerry loved his home town, and his High School where he lettered in football and track and was the student body president at Beaumont High, class of '42. He attended Lamar and the University of Texas, lettering at UT in Track and...
Evan Michael Rayner
Feb 17, 2012
Evan Michael Rayner passed away February 17, 2012, at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield with Reverend George Kidangen officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday,...
Charles "Charlie" Gomez
Feb 15, 2012
Charles "Charlie" Gomez, 77, of Little Cypress passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
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
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
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...
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.,...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Jerry Johnson
Feb 19, 2012
Dr. Jerry Johnson died February 19, 2012. He was born September 20, 1925 to Sid and Inez Johnson. Jerry loved his home town, and his High School where he lettered in football and track and was the student body president at Beaumont High, class of '42. He attended Lamar and the University of Texas, lettering at UT in Track and...
Evan Michael Rayner
Feb 17, 2012
Evan Michael Rayner passed away February 17, 2012, at The Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield with Reverend George Kidangen officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday,...
Charles "Charlie" Gomez
Feb 15, 2012
Charles "Charlie" Gomez, 77, of Little Cypress passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
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
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
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...
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.,...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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...
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...