Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Canda Childers Kessler
Aug 15, 2010
Canda Childers Kessler lost her courageous twenty month battle with brain cancer August 15, 2010. She died at her home with her husband by her side. She faced her disease and treatments with optimism, strength, determination and faith. Her concerns during her illness were for others, especially her husband, Michael. He is left to cherish her memory along with her...
Wilma Rose Barnes
Aug 15, 2010
Wilma Rose Barnes, 75, of Winnie, formerly of Hamshire passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Fountain Cemetery in Starks, LA at 4:30 p.m. A gathering of family and friends will be from 4-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs....
Claude Wesley White, Sr.
Aug 15, 2010
Claude Wesley White, Sr., 91, of Orange, Texas died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leroy White of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Marie E. Jane Ridgaway
Aug 14, 2010
Marie E. "Jane" Ridgaway, 81, of Orange, Texas died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield, National Prayer Chaplain for Prayer Force One Ministries. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Dewitt T. Shep Shepherd, Jr.
Aug 12, 2010
Dewitt T. "Shep" Shepherd, Jr. Dewitt Talmadge "Shep" Shepherd, Jr., 82, of West Orange, lost his courageous battle with lung cancer on Thursday, August 12, 2010. He passed away peacefully at his long time residence with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating...
Mary Hall
Aug 12, 2010
Mary Hall, 64, of Vidor, Texas, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2010, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on July 4, 1946, Mary was the daughter of...
Howard Bourgeois
Aug 11, 2010
Howard Bourgeois, 87, a 15 year resident of Orangefield, and formally a resident of Crowley, Louisiana, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield with Reverend George Kidangen officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery...
Flossie D. Watley
Aug 11, 2010
Flossie D. Watley, 92, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at her home. Funeral Services will be at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 14, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Sour Lake. Rev. Bill Fabriguze will be officiating with Rev. Ken Ellzey assisting. Interment will follow at Liberty City Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be from 6–9:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar...
Joseph L. Bud Chargois
Aug 11, 2010
Joseph L. "Bud" Chargois, 84, of Orange, Texas died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Vinton, Louisiana with Reverend Jay Thomas officiating with Reverend Billy Hutson assisting. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from...
Gladys Bishop Ousley
Aug 10, 2010
Gladys Bishop Ousley, 93, of Orange, Texas died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 13, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Forest Wood and Reverend Tommy Miles. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Lula Marie Conway Skinner
Aug 9, 2010
Lula Marie Conway Skinner, 86, of Orange, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Jimmy Adams Donahue
Aug 8, 2010
Jimmy Adams Donahue, 52, of Orange, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at the Orange Villa. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, chaplain of Southeast Texas Hospice. Friends and family will gather at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Jimmy was born on...
Dan Thomas Martin, Jr.
Aug 7, 2010
Dan Thomas "Tommy" Martin, Jr. Dan Thomas Tommy Martin, Jr. passed from this life on August 6, 2010 and went home to be with his Lord and Savior and the family and friends who have gone before him. He had just recently celebrated his 89th birthday. He was born on July 27, 1921 to Dan T. Martin, Sr. and Kitty...
Emerson Daley Navarre
Aug 6, 2010
Emerson Daley Navarre, 73, of Orange died Friday, August 6, 2010, at his home. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2010, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Evangeline, Louisiana on November 30, 1936, Emerson was the son of John...
Patsy Jo Weaver
Aug 5, 2010
Patsy Jo Weaver, 73, of Mauriceville, died Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 2:00...
Ilona Nan Baker
Aug 5, 2010
Ilona Nan Baker Funeral services for Ilona Nan Baker, 59, of Sour Lake will be held Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Internment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m at the funeral home. Nan was born April...
Mary Beth Watson
Aug 3, 2010
Mary Beth Watson, 83, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in Silsbee. Funeral Services will be Friday, August 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at 5:00 p.m. at Jackson Cemetery in Joaquin, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 5 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Watson was...
Steve Morgan
Aug 3, 2010
Steve Morgan, 54, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, at Eastgate Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Edwards of Eastgate Pentecostal Church and Reverend Gary Wheeler of First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange....
Douglas P. Thompson
Aug 3, 2010
Douglas P. Thompson, 83, of Beaumont, passed away August 3, 2010. He was born January 9, 1927, in Greenville, Texas, and graduated from Greenville High School. After graduation, Doug attended Baylor University in Waco. During World War II, he served in the Army Tank Destroyer Unit in the Philippines. Upon completion of his service, he returned to Baylor University and...
Bessie Huckaby
Aug 2, 2010
Bessie Kalna Bourque Huckaby, 67, of Pinehurst, died Monday, August 2, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Jay Thomas, pastor of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church, officiating. An Eastern Star service, under the auspices of Chapter #214, Order of the Eastern Star, will follow....
Canda Childers Kessler
Aug 15, 2010
Canda Childers Kessler lost her courageous twenty month battle with brain cancer August 15, 2010. She died at her home with her husband by her side. She faced her disease and treatments with optimism, strength, determination and faith. Her concerns during her illness were for others, especially her husband, Michael. He is left to cherish her memory along with her...
Wilma Rose Barnes
Aug 15, 2010
Wilma Rose Barnes, 75, of Winnie, formerly of Hamshire passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Fountain Cemetery in Starks, LA at 4:30 p.m. A gathering of family and friends will be from 4-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs....
Claude Wesley White, Sr.
Aug 15, 2010
Claude Wesley White, Sr., 91, of Orange, Texas died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leroy White of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Marie E. Jane Ridgaway
Aug 14, 2010
Marie E. "Jane" Ridgaway, 81, of Orange, Texas died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield, National Prayer Chaplain for Prayer Force One Ministries. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Dewitt T. Shep Shepherd, Jr.
Aug 12, 2010
Dewitt T. "Shep" Shepherd, Jr. Dewitt Talmadge "Shep" Shepherd, Jr., 82, of West Orange, lost his courageous battle with lung cancer on Thursday, August 12, 2010. He passed away peacefully at his long time residence with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating...
Mary Hall
Aug 12, 2010
Mary Hall, 64, of Vidor, Texas, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2010, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on July 4, 1946, Mary was the daughter of...
Howard Bourgeois
Aug 11, 2010
Howard Bourgeois, 87, a 15 year resident of Orangefield, and formally a resident of Crowley, Louisiana, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield with Reverend George Kidangen officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery...
Flossie D. Watley
Aug 11, 2010
Flossie D. Watley, 92, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at her home. Funeral Services will be at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 14, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Sour Lake. Rev. Bill Fabriguze will be officiating with Rev. Ken Ellzey assisting. Interment will follow at Liberty City Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be from 6–9:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar...
Joseph L. Bud Chargois
Aug 11, 2010
Joseph L. "Bud" Chargois, 84, of Orange, Texas died Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Vinton, Louisiana with Reverend Jay Thomas officiating with Reverend Billy Hutson assisting. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from...
Gladys Bishop Ousley
Aug 10, 2010
Gladys Bishop Ousley, 93, of Orange, Texas died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 13, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Forest Wood and Reverend Tommy Miles. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Lula Marie Conway Skinner
Aug 9, 2010
Lula Marie Conway Skinner, 86, of Orange, died Monday, August 9, 2010, at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Jimmy Adams Donahue
Aug 8, 2010
Jimmy Adams Donahue, 52, of Orange, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at the Orange Villa. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, chaplain of Southeast Texas Hospice. Friends and family will gather at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Jimmy was born on...
Dan Thomas Martin, Jr.
Aug 7, 2010
Dan Thomas "Tommy" Martin, Jr. Dan Thomas Tommy Martin, Jr. passed from this life on August 6, 2010 and went home to be with his Lord and Savior and the family and friends who have gone before him. He had just recently celebrated his 89th birthday. He was born on July 27, 1921 to Dan T. Martin, Sr. and Kitty...
Emerson Daley Navarre
Aug 6, 2010
Emerson Daley Navarre, 73, of Orange died Friday, August 6, 2010, at his home. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2010, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Evangeline, Louisiana on November 30, 1936, Emerson was the son of John...
Patsy Jo Weaver
Aug 5, 2010
Patsy Jo Weaver, 73, of Mauriceville, died Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 2:00...
Ilona Nan Baker
Aug 5, 2010
Ilona Nan Baker Funeral services for Ilona Nan Baker, 59, of Sour Lake will be held Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Internment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m at the funeral home. Nan was born April...
Mary Beth Watson
Aug 3, 2010
Mary Beth Watson, 83, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010, in Silsbee. Funeral Services will be Friday, August 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at 5:00 p.m. at Jackson Cemetery in Joaquin, TX. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 5 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Watson was...
Steve Morgan
Aug 3, 2010
Steve Morgan, 54, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010, at Eastgate Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Edwards of Eastgate Pentecostal Church and Reverend Gary Wheeler of First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange....
Douglas P. Thompson
Aug 3, 2010
Douglas P. Thompson, 83, of Beaumont, passed away August 3, 2010. He was born January 9, 1927, in Greenville, Texas, and graduated from Greenville High School. After graduation, Doug attended Baylor University in Waco. During World War II, he served in the Army Tank Destroyer Unit in the Philippines. Upon completion of his service, he returned to Baylor University and...
Bessie Huckaby
Aug 2, 2010
Bessie Kalna Bourque Huckaby, 67, of Pinehurst, died Monday, August 2, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Jay Thomas, pastor of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church, officiating. An Eastern Star service, under the auspices of Chapter #214, Order of the Eastern Star, will follow....