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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Margie Novell Crow

Margie Novell Crow

Jul 25, 2009

Margie Novell Crow, 86, of Orange, Texas, died on July 25, 2009 at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:30AM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Rev. Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church, Orange. Visitation will also be Monday from 10:00 to 11:00AM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Merlin P. Breaux

Merlin P. Breaux

Jul 25, 2009

Merlin P. Breaux, 77, was born in Edgerly, Louisiana, January 15, 1932. He moved to Texas at the age of 13 and graduated from South Park High School in 1950. He entered Lamar in 1950 and was a starting defensive guard for the Cardinals in 1950 and 1951. Merlin served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1953. He re-entered Lamar...

William Wiggins Welch

William Wiggins Welch

Jul 24, 2009

Graveside services for William Wiggins Welch, 92, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Old Hardin Cemetery near Kountze. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Welch was born April 4, 1917 in Honey Island and passed away July 24, 2009 in Beaumont. He was a U.S....

Ronnie Selman

Ronnie Selman

Jul 24, 2009

Ronnie Selman, 9, of Orange, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Old First Orange Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris, Pastor Emeritus, Reverend Bobby Spross, and Youth Pastor Nick Sorrell. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00...

Robert Nelson Harper

Robert Nelson Harper

Jul 23, 2009

Robert Nelson Harper, 96, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at Harper Cemetery in Hemphill at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2009. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mr. Harper was born December 26, 1912 in Hemphill to John and Berta Forse Harper....

Doris Marie Kamp

Doris Marie Kamp

Jul 23, 2009

Doris Marie Hebert Kamp, 85, of Beaumont Texas passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born on May 16, 1924. She was greeted by her heavenly father and her husband of 48 years, Franklin Peter Kamp, Sr. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Claybar Kelly Watkins Funeral Home beginning at...

Jan Fielder

Jan Fielder

Jul 22, 2009

Funeral services for Leva Noel Husband Fielder, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, November 24, at 10am in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 9am prior to the service. Leva was born on August 11, 1922 in Grand Chouteau, LA and passed away on November 24, 2015. She...

Blanche Barnes Gongre

Blanche Barnes Gongre

Jul 21, 2009

Blanche Barnes Gongre, 97, of Port Arthur, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 23, 2009, from 6-8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday and will be led by Deacon Larry David. Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on...

Calvin Dale Broussard

Calvin Dale Broussard

Jul 21, 2009

Calvin Dale Broussard was born April 12, 1938 in Morse, Louisiana. With no hospital in Morse, he born at home and only spoke Cajun French until he attended school. Was a Golden gloves boxer in High School, and a bit of a ladies man. In 1955, he married Lou Ella Simon, a good Cajun girl. They had 3 children, Calvin...

Adam â??Speedyâ? Joseph Fusilier, Jr.

Adam â??Speedyâ? Joseph Fusilier, Jr.

Jul 20, 2009

Born in Basile, Louisiana June 16, 1928, died in Orange County on July 20, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:30-9:00 p.m. Wednesday and a rosary will be recited at...

Pete Zerko, Jr.

Pete Zerko, Jr.

Jul 19, 2009

Pete Zerko, Jr., 80, of Orange, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Reverend T.J. Bordelon, pastor of Cove Baptist Church, officiating. The eulogy will be given by Mr. Zerko's brother, John "J.D." Zerko. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Sammye Lee Nini

Sammye Lee Nini

Jul 18, 2009

Sammye Lee Nini, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Deacon Harvey Dubois of St. Frances of Assisi officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 5:00 p.m....

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr.

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr.

Jul 15, 2009

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr., 48, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in his home. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Charles was born...

Myrna Marie Bridges

Myrna Marie Bridges

Jul 14, 2009

Funeral services for Myrna Marie Bridges, 94, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, July18th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will be Monday, July 20th, at 10:00 a.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday, July 17 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Bridges was...

William â??Leroyâ? Trahan

William â??Leroyâ? Trahan

Jul 14, 2009

William "Leroy" Trahan, 66, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Church on the Rock in Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Lance Faulkner officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...

William L. Turk

William L. Turk

Jul 12, 2009

William L. Turk William L. Turk, 77, of Orange, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Longview Drive Baptist Church in Henderson. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. before the funeral. Officiating will be Reverend Bruce Bailey. Burial will follow at Neely Cemetery...

Audrey M. Bonnette

Audrey M. Bonnette

Jul 12, 2009

Funeral services for Audrey Bonnette, 84, of Beaumont, will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel, officiated by Chaplain Mike Neel. Interment will follow in the Big Island Baptist Cemetery in Deville, LA at 4:00 p.m. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Tuesday, July 14th from 5:00 to 8:00...

Deauo Rail Livingston

Deauo Rail Livingston

Jul 12, 2009

Deauo Rail Livingston, 81, of Orange, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Deauo was born in McRae, Georgia...

William T. White

William T. White

Jul 10, 2009

William T. White Funeral services for William T. White, 86, of Sour Lake will be held on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.at the First Baptist Church of Sour Lake with Reverend Ken Ellzey and Dr. Duane Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 5-8:00...

George Lee Guidry, Sr

George Lee Guidry, Sr

Jul 9, 2009

George Lee Guidry, Sr., 86, of Orange, Texas died July 9, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Sunday, at...

Margie Novell Crow

Margie Novell Crow

Jul 25, 2009

Margie Novell Crow, 86, of Orange, Texas, died on July 25, 2009 at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:30AM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Rev. Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church, Orange. Visitation will also be Monday from 10:00 to 11:00AM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Merlin P. Breaux

Merlin P. Breaux

Jul 25, 2009

Merlin P. Breaux, 77, was born in Edgerly, Louisiana, January 15, 1932. He moved to Texas at the age of 13 and graduated from South Park High School in 1950. He entered Lamar in 1950 and was a starting defensive guard for the Cardinals in 1950 and 1951. Merlin served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1953. He re-entered Lamar...

William Wiggins Welch

William Wiggins Welch

Jul 24, 2009

Graveside services for William Wiggins Welch, 92, of Beaumont will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Old Hardin Cemetery near Kountze. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Welch was born April 4, 1917 in Honey Island and passed away July 24, 2009 in Beaumont. He was a U.S....

Ronnie Selman

Ronnie Selman

Jul 24, 2009

Ronnie Selman, 9, of Orange, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Old First Orange Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris, Pastor Emeritus, Reverend Bobby Spross, and Youth Pastor Nick Sorrell. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00...

Robert Nelson Harper

Robert Nelson Harper

Jul 23, 2009

Robert Nelson Harper, 96, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at Harper Cemetery in Hemphill at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2009. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mr. Harper was born December 26, 1912 in Hemphill to John and Berta Forse Harper....

Doris Marie Kamp

Doris Marie Kamp

Jul 23, 2009

Doris Marie Hebert Kamp, 85, of Beaumont Texas passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born on May 16, 1924. She was greeted by her heavenly father and her husband of 48 years, Franklin Peter Kamp, Sr. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Claybar Kelly Watkins Funeral Home beginning at...

Jan Fielder

Jan Fielder

Jul 22, 2009

Funeral services for Leva Noel Husband Fielder, 93, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, November 24, at 10am in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 9am prior to the service. Leva was born on August 11, 1922 in Grand Chouteau, LA and passed away on November 24, 2015. She...

Blanche Barnes Gongre

Blanche Barnes Gongre

Jul 21, 2009

Blanche Barnes Gongre, 97, of Port Arthur, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 23, 2009, from 6-8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday and will be led by Deacon Larry David. Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on...

Calvin Dale Broussard

Calvin Dale Broussard

Jul 21, 2009

Calvin Dale Broussard was born April 12, 1938 in Morse, Louisiana. With no hospital in Morse, he born at home and only spoke Cajun French until he attended school. Was a Golden gloves boxer in High School, and a bit of a ladies man. In 1955, he married Lou Ella Simon, a good Cajun girl. They had 3 children, Calvin...

Adam â??Speedyâ? Joseph Fusilier, Jr.

Adam â??Speedyâ? Joseph Fusilier, Jr.

Jul 20, 2009

Born in Basile, Louisiana June 16, 1928, died in Orange County on July 20, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:30-9:00 p.m. Wednesday and a rosary will be recited at...

Pete Zerko, Jr.

Pete Zerko, Jr.

Jul 19, 2009

Pete Zerko, Jr., 80, of Orange, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Reverend T.J. Bordelon, pastor of Cove Baptist Church, officiating. The eulogy will be given by Mr. Zerko's brother, John "J.D." Zerko. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...

Sammye Lee Nini

Sammye Lee Nini

Jul 18, 2009

Sammye Lee Nini, 84, of Orange, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Deacon Harvey Dubois of St. Frances of Assisi officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 5:00 p.m....

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr.

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr.

Jul 15, 2009

Charles Wayne Dorman, Jr., 48, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in his home. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Charles was born...

Myrna Marie Bridges

Myrna Marie Bridges

Jul 14, 2009

Funeral services for Myrna Marie Bridges, 94, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, July18th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will be Monday, July 20th, at 10:00 a.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas. A gathering of friends and family will be Friday, July 17 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Bridges was...

William â??Leroyâ? Trahan

William â??Leroyâ? Trahan

Jul 14, 2009

William "Leroy" Trahan, 66, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Church on the Rock in Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Lance Faulkner officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...

William L. Turk

William L. Turk

Jul 12, 2009

William L. Turk William L. Turk, 77, of Orange, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Longview Drive Baptist Church in Henderson. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. before the funeral. Officiating will be Reverend Bruce Bailey. Burial will follow at Neely Cemetery...

Audrey M. Bonnette

Audrey M. Bonnette

Jul 12, 2009

Funeral services for Audrey Bonnette, 84, of Beaumont, will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel, officiated by Chaplain Mike Neel. Interment will follow in the Big Island Baptist Cemetery in Deville, LA at 4:00 p.m. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Tuesday, July 14th from 5:00 to 8:00...

Deauo Rail Livingston

Deauo Rail Livingston

Jul 12, 2009

Deauo Rail Livingston, 81, of Orange, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Deauo was born in McRae, Georgia...

William T. White

William T. White

Jul 10, 2009

William T. White Funeral services for William T. White, 86, of Sour Lake will be held on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.at the First Baptist Church of Sour Lake with Reverend Ken Ellzey and Dr. Duane Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 5-8:00...

George Lee Guidry, Sr

George Lee Guidry, Sr

Jul 9, 2009

George Lee Guidry, Sr., 86, of Orange, Texas died July 9, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Sunday, at...

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