Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Robert Eugene Costen
Mar 6, 2011
Robert Eugene Costen, 83, of Bridge City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas after a brief illness. Born in Red Level, Alabama on May 26, 1927, Robert was the son of Aubrey and Evie Lee Costen. He and his wife, Peggy, moved to Texas in...
Joey Martin
Mar 5, 2011
Joey Martin, 49, of Orange, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Wesley Blanton, Reverend Lyndon Longoria, and Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Randy Wilkerson
Mar 4, 2011
Randy Wilkerson, 53, of Orange, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at Dubuis St. Mary?s Hospital in Port Arthur. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church on Western Avenue in Orange with Chaplain Mike Anderson, officiating. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange and Claybar Haven of Rest...
Dorothy Tupper Wriborg
Mar 3, 2011
Dorothy Tupper Wriborg, 97, was born July 23, 1913 in Elton, Louisiana to Lydia Ewing Tupper and Ansel Perry Tupper and died on March 3, 2011 at Harbor Hospice surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 73 years, Stephen J. Wriborg, and brothers, Edward Tupper and Henry Tupper. She moved to Port Arthur...
Jackie Lee Moore
Mar 1, 2011
Jackie Lee Moore, 65, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Born on December 20, 1945, Jackie was the son of George and Hazel Hogan Moore. He was a Vietnam Veteran and proudly served his country in the Marine Corps. He was a lifelong resident of Orange and was a retired iron worker out of Local 125. Jackie...
A.R. Red Hall
Feb 28, 2011
A.R. ?Red? Hall, 78, lifelong resident of Orange passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at his home. Mr. Hall was born October 2, 1932, in Hope, AR, to Denver B. and Ethel Grissom Hall. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later worked and retired as a Quality Control Welder Inspector and a member of Pipefitters...
Jeanna Pat Biddle Collins
Feb 26, 2011
Jeanna ?Pat? Biddle Collins, 62, of Bridge City, died Saturday, February 26, 2011, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Houston. A Memorial Service will be held 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Brad Morgan, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held...
Dorothy Starwalt Manley
Feb 25, 2011
Dorothy Starwalt Manley was born in Orange, Texas, on February 4, 1910 to Alan Eugene and Velma Moore Starwalt. She graduated from Orange High School and attended Spence School in New York City. Dorothy graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago where she was a Delta Gamma. She returned to Orange to teach school then married her high school sweetheart, Rufus...
Rita Caro Ochs
Feb 25, 2011
Rita Caro Ochs, 88 ¾, of Orange, passed away February 25, 2011 at home while under the care of Mike and Tammy with much assistance from Odyssey Hospice. She attended Trinity Lutheran Church and loved the Lord. Rita lived the majority of her life in Orange and loved this town. She is already missed by her children Mike and Tammy...
James Otha Crumpler
Feb 25, 2011
James Otha Crumpler, 84, of Port Arthur, died Friday, February 25, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Dennis Powell and Reverend Troy L. Hopkins. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at...
Johnnie McClure Turner
Feb 24, 2011
Johnnie McClure Turner, 83, of Orange, went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 24, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Autumn Oaks Cemetery with Pastor Herbert Thompson officiating. Family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Johnnie was born to Onnie...
Roy Roger Brown, Sr.
Feb 24, 2011
Roy Roger Brown, Sr., 62, of Bridge City, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on October 17,...
Annie Maria Lucia Giarratano
Feb 22, 2011
Annie Marie Giarratano, 95, died while sleeping at her home in Maine, on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. She was a native of Orange, Texas, the wife of the late Joseph Giarratano and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lucia, pioneer Orange grocers. She had five brothers, the late Mike, John, Sam, Joe, and Anthony Lucia; and one...
Dixie Lee Clinton Brint
Feb 22, 2011
Dixie Lee Clinton Brint, 91, of Orange passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday February 26, 2011 at St. Paul?s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 to 9:00...
Selman Clark
Feb 22, 2011
Selman Bo Clark, 80 passed away on February 22, 2011 in Beaumont. He was born October 4, 1930 to Levi Hulon and Willie Fern Selman Clark in Camp Nancy, Angelina County, TX. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 5:00 ? 8:00 pm Thursday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am at...
Eunice Cormier Youngblood
Feb 22, 2011
Eunice Marie Cormier Youngblood, 89, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Born June 4, 1921 to Jacques and Evelyna Cormier in Toomey, Louisiana, she was a graduate of Vinton High School. Soon after high school, she moved to Beaumont to attend Chenier Business College. After graduating, she began working in Beaumont and met Bennie Bud Youngblood. The two married...
Alma F. Robins
Feb 21, 2011
Alma F. Robins, 87, of Orange, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011, at The Meadows in Orange. Mrs. Robins was born in Charleston, West Virginia on March 27, 1923, the daughter of Charles Stonewall Barnett and Ada Partlow Barnett. She was a homemaker and an active member of St. Paul?s Episcopal Church in Orange. For many years, she wrote Story...
Lucille Lucy Light
Feb 20, 2011
Lucille ?Lucy? Light, 91, of Orange, went home to the Lord on February 20, 2011, at Golden Years Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Dr. Douglas Caldwell of First United Methodist Church in Mauriceville. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m....
Pauline Bryan
Feb 19, 2011
Pauline Bryan, 95, of Orange, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, in Cypress, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....
Jackson Lee J.L. Mathews
Feb 18, 2011
Jackson Lee J.L. Mathews, 88, of Orange, went to be with his heavenly father on February 18, 2011. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Kevin Trinkle will be officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at McMahan?s Chapel Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...
Robert Eugene Costen
Mar 6, 2011
Robert Eugene Costen, 83, of Bridge City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas after a brief illness. Born in Red Level, Alabama on May 26, 1927, Robert was the son of Aubrey and Evie Lee Costen. He and his wife, Peggy, moved to Texas in...
Joey Martin
Mar 5, 2011
Joey Martin, 49, of Orange, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Wesley Blanton, Reverend Lyndon Longoria, and Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Randy Wilkerson
Mar 4, 2011
Randy Wilkerson, 53, of Orange, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at Dubuis St. Mary?s Hospital in Port Arthur. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church on Western Avenue in Orange with Chaplain Mike Anderson, officiating. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange and Claybar Haven of Rest...
Dorothy Tupper Wriborg
Mar 3, 2011
Dorothy Tupper Wriborg, 97, was born July 23, 1913 in Elton, Louisiana to Lydia Ewing Tupper and Ansel Perry Tupper and died on March 3, 2011 at Harbor Hospice surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 73 years, Stephen J. Wriborg, and brothers, Edward Tupper and Henry Tupper. She moved to Port Arthur...
Jackie Lee Moore
Mar 1, 2011
Jackie Lee Moore, 65, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Born on December 20, 1945, Jackie was the son of George and Hazel Hogan Moore. He was a Vietnam Veteran and proudly served his country in the Marine Corps. He was a lifelong resident of Orange and was a retired iron worker out of Local 125. Jackie...
A.R. Red Hall
Feb 28, 2011
A.R. ?Red? Hall, 78, lifelong resident of Orange passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at his home. Mr. Hall was born October 2, 1932, in Hope, AR, to Denver B. and Ethel Grissom Hall. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later worked and retired as a Quality Control Welder Inspector and a member of Pipefitters...
Jeanna Pat Biddle Collins
Feb 26, 2011
Jeanna ?Pat? Biddle Collins, 62, of Bridge City, died Saturday, February 26, 2011, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Houston. A Memorial Service will be held 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2011, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Brad Morgan, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held...
Dorothy Starwalt Manley
Feb 25, 2011
Dorothy Starwalt Manley was born in Orange, Texas, on February 4, 1910 to Alan Eugene and Velma Moore Starwalt. She graduated from Orange High School and attended Spence School in New York City. Dorothy graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago where she was a Delta Gamma. She returned to Orange to teach school then married her high school sweetheart, Rufus...
Rita Caro Ochs
Feb 25, 2011
Rita Caro Ochs, 88 ¾, of Orange, passed away February 25, 2011 at home while under the care of Mike and Tammy with much assistance from Odyssey Hospice. She attended Trinity Lutheran Church and loved the Lord. Rita lived the majority of her life in Orange and loved this town. She is already missed by her children Mike and Tammy...
James Otha Crumpler
Feb 25, 2011
James Otha Crumpler, 84, of Port Arthur, died Friday, February 25, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Judge Dennis Powell and Reverend Troy L. Hopkins. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at...
Johnnie McClure Turner
Feb 24, 2011
Johnnie McClure Turner, 83, of Orange, went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 24, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Autumn Oaks Cemetery with Pastor Herbert Thompson officiating. Family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Johnnie was born to Onnie...
Roy Roger Brown, Sr.
Feb 24, 2011
Roy Roger Brown, Sr., 62, of Bridge City, died Thursday, February 24, 2011, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on October 17,...
Annie Maria Lucia Giarratano
Feb 22, 2011
Annie Marie Giarratano, 95, died while sleeping at her home in Maine, on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. She was a native of Orange, Texas, the wife of the late Joseph Giarratano and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lucia, pioneer Orange grocers. She had five brothers, the late Mike, John, Sam, Joe, and Anthony Lucia; and one...
Dixie Lee Clinton Brint
Feb 22, 2011
Dixie Lee Clinton Brint, 91, of Orange passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday February 26, 2011 at St. Paul?s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 to 9:00...
Selman Clark
Feb 22, 2011
Selman Bo Clark, 80 passed away on February 22, 2011 in Beaumont. He was born October 4, 1930 to Levi Hulon and Willie Fern Selman Clark in Camp Nancy, Angelina County, TX. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 5:00 ? 8:00 pm Thursday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am at...
Eunice Cormier Youngblood
Feb 22, 2011
Eunice Marie Cormier Youngblood, 89, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Born June 4, 1921 to Jacques and Evelyna Cormier in Toomey, Louisiana, she was a graduate of Vinton High School. Soon after high school, she moved to Beaumont to attend Chenier Business College. After graduating, she began working in Beaumont and met Bennie Bud Youngblood. The two married...
Alma F. Robins
Feb 21, 2011
Alma F. Robins, 87, of Orange, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011, at The Meadows in Orange. Mrs. Robins was born in Charleston, West Virginia on March 27, 1923, the daughter of Charles Stonewall Barnett and Ada Partlow Barnett. She was a homemaker and an active member of St. Paul?s Episcopal Church in Orange. For many years, she wrote Story...
Lucille Lucy Light
Feb 20, 2011
Lucille ?Lucy? Light, 91, of Orange, went home to the Lord on February 20, 2011, at Golden Years Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Dr. Douglas Caldwell of First United Methodist Church in Mauriceville. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m....
Pauline Bryan
Feb 19, 2011
Pauline Bryan, 95, of Orange, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, in Cypress, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....
Jackson Lee J.L. Mathews
Feb 18, 2011
Jackson Lee J.L. Mathews, 88, of Orange, went to be with his heavenly father on February 18, 2011. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Kevin Trinkle will be officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at McMahan?s Chapel Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...