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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Patricia Puente Rivera

Patricia Puente Rivera

Dec 3, 2009

Patricia Rivera, 56, was born May 4, 1953 in Beaumont to Alfred and Bertha Pelt Puente and passed away on December 3, 2009 at Kindred Hospital, Houston, TX. She was a loving wife, caring sister and a friend to all. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A...

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr.

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr.

Dec 3, 2009

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr., 94, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, Baptist Hospital Orange. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary at...

Terry Wayne Smith

Terry Wayne Smith

Dec 2, 2009

Terry Wayne Smith, 52, of Orange, passed from this life to begin his eternal life in Heaven on December 2, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with burial following at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Terry's brothers will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends beginning...

Mercedes Knierim

Mercedes Knierim

Dec 2, 2009

Funeral services for Mercedes Evelyne Hart Knierim, 88, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, December 4, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Daughter of Andrew Webster Hart, Sr. and...

Leonard Bud Estes

Leonard Bud Estes

Dec 2, 2009

Leonard "Bud" Estes, 70, of Deweyville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville with Reverend Damon Bickham officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m....

Glenn Moran

Glenn Moran

Dec 1, 2009

Glenn Moran, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away December 1, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He is preceded in death by his father, Glenn Moran; his mother, Myrtle Bell McCracken Moran; and sister-in-law, Lois Moran. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Fruge Moran; son, Dr. Glenn T. Moran and wife, Jackie of Meridian, Idaho; daughter, Sherry Lester and...

Ron Uncle Ron Bloodworth

Ron Uncle Ron Bloodworth

Dec 1, 2009

Ron "Uncle Ron" Bloodworth, 49, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Friends are invited to a memorial gathering from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Ron was born November 4, 1960, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. and...

Verna Jones Guilbeau

Verna Jones Guilbeau

Nov 30, 2009

Verna Jones Guilbeau, 69, of Orange, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Ron Firmin. Verna was born April 1, 1940, in Beaumont, Texas. She was the daughter...

Nannie Maxine Lawson

Nannie Maxine Lawson

Nov 30, 2009

Nannie Maxine Lawson, 96, a former resident of Orange, died Monday, November 30, 2009, in a local hospital. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a graveside service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. There will be no visitation....

Billy Franklin Nelms Jr.

Billy Franklin Nelms Jr.

Nov 29, 2009

Billy Franklin Nelms, Jr., passed away in an automobile accident on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. He was born October 23, 1960, and was a life long resident of Orange. He was raised in Duhon Village and was a graduate of LCM class of 79. Bill was loved dearly by neighbors, and many friends. He was a member...

Betty Ann Gautreaux

Betty Ann Gautreaux

Nov 28, 2009

Funeral services for Betty Ann Gautreaux, 66, of Lumberton, will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Kevin McClusky officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 5-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Betty...

Dorothy Schisler

Dorothy Schisler

Nov 27, 2009

Dorothy Jeannette Schisler, 67, of Orange, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to the service time at the funeral home. Dorothy was born September 30,...

Annabel Wilson Wheatley

Annabel Wilson Wheatley

Nov 27, 2009

Annabel Wilson Wheatley, 74, of Orange, died, Friday, November 27, 2009, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Mauriceville and Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church Port Acres. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Robert Lewis Adams

Robert Lewis Adams

Nov 26, 2009

Funeral services for Robert Lewis Adams, 81, of Jasper will be held Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper. Robert was born December 11, 1927...

Reba Gearhart

Reba Gearhart

Nov 26, 2009

Reba Yvonne Gearhart, 77, of Orange, Texas passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009, at the Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Danny Gilliam officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00–8:00 p.m. Sunday, at...

Otis Chester Fisher

Otis Chester Fisher

Nov 25, 2009

Otis Chester Fisher, 84, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Coward officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, November 29, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Chester was born...

Jose R. Flores, Sr.

Jose R. Flores, Sr.

Nov 24, 2009

Jose Flores, Sr., 80 of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at his home with his wife by is side. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, November 27, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Father Thomas Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park...

Dusty Lynn Lanford

Dusty Lynn Lanford

Nov 24, 2009

Dusty Lynn Lanford, 21 of Vidor, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Travis C. Hudson, Sr.

Travis C. Hudson, Sr.

Nov 21, 2009

Travis Charles Hudson, Sr., 77, of Orange, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 21, 2009, at his residence. Travis was born to Verna Mae Katherine and Travis Hudson on November 9, 1932, and remained a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1950. He retired from E.I. DuPont...

Rose Marie Weatherholt

Rose Marie Weatherholt

Nov 20, 2009

Rose Marie Weatherholt, 44, of Bridge City, Texas died Friday, November 20, 2009, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...

Patricia Puente Rivera

Patricia Puente Rivera

Dec 3, 2009

Patricia Rivera, 56, was born May 4, 1953 in Beaumont to Alfred and Bertha Pelt Puente and passed away on December 3, 2009 at Kindred Hospital, Houston, TX. She was a loving wife, caring sister and a friend to all. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A...

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr.

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr.

Dec 3, 2009

Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr., 94, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, Baptist Hospital Orange. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary at...

Terry Wayne Smith

Terry Wayne Smith

Dec 2, 2009

Terry Wayne Smith, 52, of Orange, passed from this life to begin his eternal life in Heaven on December 2, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with burial following at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Terry's brothers will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends beginning...

Mercedes Knierim

Mercedes Knierim

Dec 2, 2009

Funeral services for Mercedes Evelyne Hart Knierim, 88, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, December 4, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Daughter of Andrew Webster Hart, Sr. and...

Leonard Bud Estes

Leonard Bud Estes

Dec 2, 2009

Leonard "Bud" Estes, 70, of Deweyville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville with Reverend Damon Bickham officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m....

Glenn Moran

Glenn Moran

Dec 1, 2009

Glenn Moran, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away December 1, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He is preceded in death by his father, Glenn Moran; his mother, Myrtle Bell McCracken Moran; and sister-in-law, Lois Moran. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Fruge Moran; son, Dr. Glenn T. Moran and wife, Jackie of Meridian, Idaho; daughter, Sherry Lester and...

Ron Uncle Ron Bloodworth

Ron Uncle Ron Bloodworth

Dec 1, 2009

Ron "Uncle Ron" Bloodworth, 49, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Friends are invited to a memorial gathering from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Ron was born November 4, 1960, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. and...

Verna Jones Guilbeau

Verna Jones Guilbeau

Nov 30, 2009

Verna Jones Guilbeau, 69, of Orange, died Monday, November 30, 2009 at her home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Ron Firmin. Verna was born April 1, 1940, in Beaumont, Texas. She was the daughter...

Nannie Maxine Lawson

Nannie Maxine Lawson

Nov 30, 2009

Nannie Maxine Lawson, 96, a former resident of Orange, died Monday, November 30, 2009, in a local hospital. Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a graveside service to be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. There will be no visitation....

Billy Franklin Nelms Jr.

Billy Franklin Nelms Jr.

Nov 29, 2009

Billy Franklin Nelms, Jr., passed away in an automobile accident on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. He was born October 23, 1960, and was a life long resident of Orange. He was raised in Duhon Village and was a graduate of LCM class of 79. Bill was loved dearly by neighbors, and many friends. He was a member...

Betty Ann Gautreaux

Betty Ann Gautreaux

Nov 28, 2009

Funeral services for Betty Ann Gautreaux, 66, of Lumberton, will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Kevin McClusky officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 5-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Betty...

Dorothy Schisler

Dorothy Schisler

Nov 27, 2009

Dorothy Jeannette Schisler, 67, of Orange, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to the service time at the funeral home. Dorothy was born September 30,...

Annabel Wilson Wheatley

Annabel Wilson Wheatley

Nov 27, 2009

Annabel Wilson Wheatley, 74, of Orange, died, Friday, November 27, 2009, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Mauriceville and Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church Port Acres. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Robert Lewis Adams

Robert Lewis Adams

Nov 26, 2009

Funeral services for Robert Lewis Adams, 81, of Jasper will be held Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper. Robert was born December 11, 1927...

Reba Gearhart

Reba Gearhart

Nov 26, 2009

Reba Yvonne Gearhart, 77, of Orange, Texas passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009, at the Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Danny Gilliam officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00–8:00 p.m. Sunday, at...

Otis Chester Fisher

Otis Chester Fisher

Nov 25, 2009

Otis Chester Fisher, 84, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Coward officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, November 29, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Chester was born...

Jose R. Flores, Sr.

Jose R. Flores, Sr.

Nov 24, 2009

Jose Flores, Sr., 80 of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at his home with his wife by is side. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, November 27, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Father Thomas Phelan of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park...

Dusty Lynn Lanford

Dusty Lynn Lanford

Nov 24, 2009

Dusty Lynn Lanford, 21 of Vidor, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Travis C. Hudson, Sr.

Travis C. Hudson, Sr.

Nov 21, 2009

Travis Charles Hudson, Sr., 77, of Orange, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 21, 2009, at his residence. Travis was born to Verna Mae Katherine and Travis Hudson on November 9, 1932, and remained a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1950. He retired from E.I. DuPont...

Rose Marie Weatherholt

Rose Marie Weatherholt

Nov 20, 2009

Rose Marie Weatherholt, 44, of Bridge City, Texas died Friday, November 20, 2009, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...

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