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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Christine Merrell

Christine Merrell

Jun 20, 2009

Christine Merrell, 79, of Orange, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Frank Davis. Visitation will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Christine was born on May 21,...

Aaron Joseph Lesmeister

Aaron Joseph Lesmeister

Jun 20, 2009

Aaron Joseph "Bird" Lesmeister Aaron Joseph "Bird" Lesmeister, 22, of Orange, died Saturday, June 20, 2009. Friends are invited to a visitation with the family from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, also at the funeral home. A memorial gathering will be held...

John Marcus Gautreaux

John Marcus Gautreaux

Jun 20, 2009

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. for John M. Gautreaux, Sr. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins funeral home with Rev. Kevin McClusky of First Baptist Church of Lumberton officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for family and friends at the funeral home. Mr. Gautreaux was born to...

Patricia Ann Taggart

Patricia Ann Taggart

Jun 19, 2009

Patricia Ann Taggart, 63, of Orange, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Patricia was born on January 3, 1946, in Orange and was the daughter of Jessie Irving...

Mary Lee Soffes

Mary Lee Soffes

Jun 18, 2009

Mary Lee Holland Soffes, 74, of Port Arthur, TX passed away on June 18, 2009 in Beaumont. She was born on August 30, 1934 in Beaumont, to William Arthur and Maggie Lee Holland. Mrs. Soffes was a member of West End Baptist church; owned her own beauty shop and also, worked as a waitress. She always had a beautiful home...

Lennie Paul Dauphine

Lennie Paul Dauphine

Jun 18, 2009

Lennie Paul Dauphine Lennie Paul Dauphine passed away on June 18, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 21, 1940, in Port Arthur, Texas. He graduated from Bishop Bryne High School and then received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Government and History from Lamar University in 1965. He...

Anna Belle Decuir

Anna Belle Decuir

Jun 17, 2009

Funeral services for Anna Belle Decuir, 92, of Beaumont, will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Deacon Harry Davis will officiate and interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Pt. Arthur, TX. On Saturday, there will be a visitation from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. rosary conducted by...

Vicenta Laguna

Vicenta Laguna

Jun 17, 2009

Vicenta Laguna, 88, of Beaumont passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Harbor Hospice in Orange. She was born January 17, 1921 in San Julian, Mexico to Pascual and Isabel Huerta Plasencia. Those left to cherish her memory are her brother, Johnny Plasencia, Jr.; nephews, Jimmy Plasencia and Jerry Plasencia and wife Jera; niece, Sandra Corneilson; sister-in-law, Ampelia Plasencia; great...

Mary Frances Yarbrough

Mary Frances Yarbrough

Jun 17, 2009

Mary Frances Yarbrough, 77, of Vidor, passed away at Christus Hospital -St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born in Kirbyville, TX and was a 50 year resident of Vidor, TX. Mrs. Yarbrough was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, F. Darlene Sutton and grandson, Will Wilson. She is survived by Bill, her...

Mildred Lucille McMahon

Mildred Lucille McMahon

Jun 16, 2009

Funeral services for Mildred Lucille McMahon will be held Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19. Mrs. McMahon was born March 8, 1911 in...

George E. Henry

George E. Henry

Jun 16, 2009

George E. Henry, 57, of Orange, died June 16, 2009, in his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday, June 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday...

Shelton Willard Hill

Shelton Willard Hill

Jun 16, 2009

Shelton Willard Hill, 71, of Devil's Pocket, Texas, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with the Reverend Sid Thorne of First Church of God in Orange, officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar...

Ethel Marie

Ethel Marie

Jun 16, 2009

Ethel Hemmenway Marie, 77, lifelong resident of Vidor passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at her home. Services will be Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Assembly of God in Vidor. Interment will follow at Marie Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be Friday from 6-9 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Marie was born December 25,...

Jeannette Griffith

Jeannette Griffith

Jun 16, 2009

Jeannette Griffith, 83, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at The Meadows. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Orange. Born in Iowa, Louisia na on April...

Bryant Burr

Bryant Burr

Jun 16, 2009

Funeral services for Bryant Burr, 84, of Vidor, will be held on Friday, June 19, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the Apostolic Church with Rev. Marvin Cole, Rev. Mike LaBrie, and Rev. L.F. Long officiating. Interment will follow at Davis Cemetery. There will be a gathering of friends and family on Thursday, June 18, from 6:00 to 9:00 at Claybar...

Samuel E. Wingate

Samuel E. Wingate

Jun 15, 2009

Samuel E. "Sam" Wingate, 86, a resident of West Orange for the past 70 years, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at Baptist Orange Hospital. His family invites his friends to gather with them to honor and celebrate his life at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of...

Irma Jean Hons

Irma Jean Hons

Jun 15, 2009

Irma Jean Hons Irma Jean Hons, 74, of Bridge City, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her home. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Irma was born on October 12, 1934 in Orange, Texas. She was...

Doris Folsom Jernigan

Doris Folsom Jernigan

Jun 14, 2009

Doris Folsom Jernigan, 87, of Bridge City, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, in her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ in Shelby County, Texas. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Robert William Owens

Robert William Owens

Jun 14, 2009

Funeral services for Robert William Owens, 63, of Beaumont will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Chris Moody and Reverend Mark Adams officiating. Interment will be at 4:30 p.m. in the Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Jasper County. Visitation will be Monday, June 15, 2009 from 5-8:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins...

Jessica Leanne Hurt

Jessica Leanne Hurt

Jun 13, 2009

Jessica Leanne Hurt, 21, died Saturday June 13, 2009, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 pm Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Jessica...

Christine Merrell

Christine Merrell

Jun 20, 2009

Christine Merrell, 79, of Orange, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Frank Davis. Visitation will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Christine was born on May 21,...

Aaron Joseph Lesmeister

Aaron Joseph Lesmeister

Jun 20, 2009

Aaron Joseph "Bird" Lesmeister Aaron Joseph "Bird" Lesmeister, 22, of Orange, died Saturday, June 20, 2009. Friends are invited to a visitation with the family from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, also at the funeral home. A memorial gathering will be held...

John Marcus Gautreaux

John Marcus Gautreaux

Jun 20, 2009

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. for John M. Gautreaux, Sr. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins funeral home with Rev. Kevin McClusky of First Baptist Church of Lumberton officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for family and friends at the funeral home. Mr. Gautreaux was born to...

Patricia Ann Taggart

Patricia Ann Taggart

Jun 19, 2009

Patricia Ann Taggart, 63, of Orange, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Patricia was born on January 3, 1946, in Orange and was the daughter of Jessie Irving...

Mary Lee Soffes

Mary Lee Soffes

Jun 18, 2009

Mary Lee Holland Soffes, 74, of Port Arthur, TX passed away on June 18, 2009 in Beaumont. She was born on August 30, 1934 in Beaumont, to William Arthur and Maggie Lee Holland. Mrs. Soffes was a member of West End Baptist church; owned her own beauty shop and also, worked as a waitress. She always had a beautiful home...

Lennie Paul Dauphine

Lennie Paul Dauphine

Jun 18, 2009

Lennie Paul Dauphine Lennie Paul Dauphine passed away on June 18, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 21, 1940, in Port Arthur, Texas. He graduated from Bishop Bryne High School and then received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Government and History from Lamar University in 1965. He...

Anna Belle Decuir

Anna Belle Decuir

Jun 17, 2009

Funeral services for Anna Belle Decuir, 92, of Beaumont, will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Deacon Harry Davis will officiate and interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Pt. Arthur, TX. On Saturday, there will be a visitation from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. rosary conducted by...

Vicenta Laguna

Vicenta Laguna

Jun 17, 2009

Vicenta Laguna, 88, of Beaumont passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Harbor Hospice in Orange. She was born January 17, 1921 in San Julian, Mexico to Pascual and Isabel Huerta Plasencia. Those left to cherish her memory are her brother, Johnny Plasencia, Jr.; nephews, Jimmy Plasencia and Jerry Plasencia and wife Jera; niece, Sandra Corneilson; sister-in-law, Ampelia Plasencia; great...

Mary Frances Yarbrough

Mary Frances Yarbrough

Jun 17, 2009

Mary Frances Yarbrough, 77, of Vidor, passed away at Christus Hospital -St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born in Kirbyville, TX and was a 50 year resident of Vidor, TX. Mrs. Yarbrough was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, F. Darlene Sutton and grandson, Will Wilson. She is survived by Bill, her...

Mildred Lucille McMahon

Mildred Lucille McMahon

Jun 16, 2009

Funeral services for Mildred Lucille McMahon will be held Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19. Mrs. McMahon was born March 8, 1911 in...

George E. Henry

George E. Henry

Jun 16, 2009

George E. Henry, 57, of Orange, died June 16, 2009, in his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday, June 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday...

Shelton Willard Hill

Shelton Willard Hill

Jun 16, 2009

Shelton Willard Hill, 71, of Devil's Pocket, Texas, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with the Reverend Sid Thorne of First Church of God in Orange, officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar...

Ethel Marie

Ethel Marie

Jun 16, 2009

Ethel Hemmenway Marie, 77, lifelong resident of Vidor passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at her home. Services will be Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Assembly of God in Vidor. Interment will follow at Marie Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be Friday from 6-9 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Marie was born December 25,...

Jeannette Griffith

Jeannette Griffith

Jun 16, 2009

Jeannette Griffith, 83, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at The Meadows. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Orange. Born in Iowa, Louisia na on April...

Bryant Burr

Bryant Burr

Jun 16, 2009

Funeral services for Bryant Burr, 84, of Vidor, will be held on Friday, June 19, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the Apostolic Church with Rev. Marvin Cole, Rev. Mike LaBrie, and Rev. L.F. Long officiating. Interment will follow at Davis Cemetery. There will be a gathering of friends and family on Thursday, June 18, from 6:00 to 9:00 at Claybar...

Samuel E. Wingate

Samuel E. Wingate

Jun 15, 2009

Samuel E. "Sam" Wingate, 86, a resident of West Orange for the past 70 years, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at Baptist Orange Hospital. His family invites his friends to gather with them to honor and celebrate his life at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Morgan of...

Irma Jean Hons

Irma Jean Hons

Jun 15, 2009

Irma Jean Hons Irma Jean Hons, 74, of Bridge City, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her home. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir of Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Irma was born on October 12, 1934 in Orange, Texas. She was...

Doris Folsom Jernigan

Doris Folsom Jernigan

Jun 14, 2009

Doris Folsom Jernigan, 87, of Bridge City, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, in her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ in Shelby County, Texas. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Robert William Owens

Robert William Owens

Jun 14, 2009

Funeral services for Robert William Owens, 63, of Beaumont will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Chris Moody and Reverend Mark Adams officiating. Interment will be at 4:30 p.m. in the Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Jasper County. Visitation will be Monday, June 15, 2009 from 5-8:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins...

Jessica Leanne Hurt

Jessica Leanne Hurt

Jun 13, 2009

Jessica Leanne Hurt, 21, died Saturday June 13, 2009, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 pm Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Jessica...

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