Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Pauline Higginbotham Rash
Jul 19, 2011
Pauline Higginbotham Rash, 88, of Orange, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville and Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church of Deweyville. A Graveside service will follow at...
Carrie Lee Lay Baker
Jul 18, 2011
Carrie Lee Lay Baker, 94, of Pasadena and formerly of Orange, died Monday, July 18, 2011, in Pasadena. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Tuleta,...
Bobby Joe Willie Williamson
Jul 17, 2011
Bobby Joe ?Willie? Williamson, 61, of Bridge City, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Maxwell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be held before the service on Wednesday from 11:00...
Sharon Marie Stone
Jul 14, 2011
Sharon Marie Stone, 51, a resident of Orange for 34 years, and a former resident of Mt. Vernon, New York, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at her home. Memorial Services will be 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tim Linscomb of Calvary Purchase Church in Orange. Cremation will be...
Dorace Rhea Ingram
Jul 14, 2011
Dorace Rhea Ingram, 87, lifelong resident of Orange passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011. She was born January 9, 1924 in Orange to Horace Utley and Alma Earl Stephenson McGill. For the majority of her life she was the organist at First Baptist Church of Orange and she assisted her husband in running and operating his medical practice. Mrs. Ingram...
Jacquelyn King Maddox
Jul 14, 2011
Jacquelyn King Maddox, 82, of Beaumont died Thursday, July 14 in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Galveston, to the late Walter c. and Agnes Ryals King, Jackie was a longtime resident of Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2011 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Officiating will Father Stephen McCrate, longtime family friend of the family. Interment...
Marie Ella Warren Kliesch
Jul 12, 2011
Marie Ella Warren Kliesch, 93, of Santa Maria, California, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in a care facility in Santa Maria. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...
Willard A. Sullivan
Jul 12, 2011
Funeral services for Willard A. Sullivan, 94, of Port Arthur will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, July 15, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A former longtime resident of Beaumont, Mr. Sullivan was born...
William Travis
Jul 12, 2011
William Bill V. Travis passed away at Harbor Hospice on July 12, 2011 at the age of 85. Bill was born in Chattanooga, TN on April 18, 1926. Bill served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He returned to Port Arthur where he continued his education, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. On March 14, 1947...
James Ray Busby, Jr.
Jul 9, 2011
James Ray Busby, Jr., of Beaumont, passed away July 9, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. James was born in Denison, TX but has lived in the southeast Texas area for many years. Surviving James are his wife, Helen Sue Busby; sons, James Robert Busby, Justin Ray Busby and Jamie Ryan Busby; daughter, Mary Louise Busby; grandchildren, Jeramy and Elijah...
Kenneth Wayne Bebee
Jul 9, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Bebee, 58, of Gilmer, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, in Dallas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Marvin Stovall and Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the...
Gladys Alline Strong
Jul 9, 2011
Gladys Alline Strong passed away at rest in her home on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 11:30 p.m. She was born June 26, 1912 in Upshur County, Texas to George Washington Hill and Luna Mae Arnold. She married Guy C. Strong at age 16 and soon moved to Orange, Texas where she was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend...
Wayne Gregory Parker
Jul 8, 2011
Wayne Gregory Parker, 88, of Bridge City passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, at...
Patricia Ann Morgan
Jul 8, 2011
Patricia Ann Morgan, 66, of Bridge City passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Gathering of friends and family will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Funeral Services will begin at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend John W. Harrell and Reverend Jeffrey Pitman,...
Michael Jay Rowe
Jul 7, 2011
Michael Jay Rowe, 63, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be with Reverend Steve Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near...
Sam Ayre
Jul 4, 2011
Sam Ayre, 48 of Bridge City passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m. at...
Linnie Lavaldie Hill Hatcher
Jul 2, 2011
Linnie Lavaldie Hill Hatcher, 97, of Orange passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. The Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday July 7, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother John Fontenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Interment will follow at Burge Cemetery in Vidor. A gathering of family and friends will be from...
Thelma Windham Emory
Jul 1, 2011
Thelma Windham Emory, 80, of Orange, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2011 in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Emory was born on June 13, 1931 in Beaumont. She...
Samantha Sam Abigail Burch
Jul 1, 2011
Samantha was born June 10, 1989. She went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2011. She was 22 years old. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 4, 2011 at Liberty Baptist Church, 2717 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611. Officiating will be Brother Bill Collier. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar...
Jeff Peveto
Jul 1, 2011
Jeffrey Allen Peveto, 52, of Orange, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Spross and Dr. James Fuller. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at the...
Pauline Higginbotham Rash
Jul 19, 2011
Pauline Higginbotham Rash, 88, of Orange, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville and Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church of Deweyville. A Graveside service will follow at...
Carrie Lee Lay Baker
Jul 18, 2011
Carrie Lee Lay Baker, 94, of Pasadena and formerly of Orange, died Monday, July 18, 2011, in Pasadena. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Tuleta,...
Bobby Joe Willie Williamson
Jul 17, 2011
Bobby Joe ?Willie? Williamson, 61, of Bridge City, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Maxwell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be held before the service on Wednesday from 11:00...
Sharon Marie Stone
Jul 14, 2011
Sharon Marie Stone, 51, a resident of Orange for 34 years, and a former resident of Mt. Vernon, New York, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at her home. Memorial Services will be 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tim Linscomb of Calvary Purchase Church in Orange. Cremation will be...
Dorace Rhea Ingram
Jul 14, 2011
Dorace Rhea Ingram, 87, lifelong resident of Orange passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011. She was born January 9, 1924 in Orange to Horace Utley and Alma Earl Stephenson McGill. For the majority of her life she was the organist at First Baptist Church of Orange and she assisted her husband in running and operating his medical practice. Mrs. Ingram...
Jacquelyn King Maddox
Jul 14, 2011
Jacquelyn King Maddox, 82, of Beaumont died Thursday, July 14 in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Galveston, to the late Walter c. and Agnes Ryals King, Jackie was a longtime resident of Beaumont. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2011 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Officiating will Father Stephen McCrate, longtime family friend of the family. Interment...
Marie Ella Warren Kliesch
Jul 12, 2011
Marie Ella Warren Kliesch, 93, of Santa Maria, California, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in a care facility in Santa Maria. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...
Willard A. Sullivan
Jul 12, 2011
Funeral services for Willard A. Sullivan, 94, of Port Arthur will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, July 15, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A former longtime resident of Beaumont, Mr. Sullivan was born...
William Travis
Jul 12, 2011
William Bill V. Travis passed away at Harbor Hospice on July 12, 2011 at the age of 85. Bill was born in Chattanooga, TN on April 18, 1926. Bill served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He returned to Port Arthur where he continued his education, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. On March 14, 1947...
James Ray Busby, Jr.
Jul 9, 2011
James Ray Busby, Jr., of Beaumont, passed away July 9, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. James was born in Denison, TX but has lived in the southeast Texas area for many years. Surviving James are his wife, Helen Sue Busby; sons, James Robert Busby, Justin Ray Busby and Jamie Ryan Busby; daughter, Mary Louise Busby; grandchildren, Jeramy and Elijah...
Kenneth Wayne Bebee
Jul 9, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Bebee, 58, of Gilmer, died Saturday, July 9, 2011, in Dallas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Marvin Stovall and Reverend Don Holston. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the...
Gladys Alline Strong
Jul 9, 2011
Gladys Alline Strong passed away at rest in her home on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at 11:30 p.m. She was born June 26, 1912 in Upshur County, Texas to George Washington Hill and Luna Mae Arnold. She married Guy C. Strong at age 16 and soon moved to Orange, Texas where she was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend...
Wayne Gregory Parker
Jul 8, 2011
Wayne Gregory Parker, 88, of Bridge City passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, at...
Patricia Ann Morgan
Jul 8, 2011
Patricia Ann Morgan, 66, of Bridge City passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Gathering of friends and family will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Funeral Services will begin at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend John W. Harrell and Reverend Jeffrey Pitman,...
Michael Jay Rowe
Jul 7, 2011
Michael Jay Rowe, 63, of Bridge City passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be with Reverend Steve Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden near...
Sam Ayre
Jul 4, 2011
Sam Ayre, 48 of Bridge City passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m. at...
Linnie Lavaldie Hill Hatcher
Jul 2, 2011
Linnie Lavaldie Hill Hatcher, 97, of Orange passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. The Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday July 7, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother John Fontenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Interment will follow at Burge Cemetery in Vidor. A gathering of family and friends will be from...
Thelma Windham Emory
Jul 1, 2011
Thelma Windham Emory, 80, of Orange, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2011 in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Emory was born on June 13, 1931 in Beaumont. She...
Samantha Sam Abigail Burch
Jul 1, 2011
Samantha was born June 10, 1989. She went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2011. She was 22 years old. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 4, 2011 at Liberty Baptist Church, 2717 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611. Officiating will be Brother Bill Collier. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar...
Jeff Peveto
Jul 1, 2011
Jeffrey Allen Peveto, 52, of Orange, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Spross and Dr. James Fuller. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at the...