Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Joseph William Bolton, Sr.

Joseph William Bolton, Sr.

Feb 1, 2010

Joseph William Bolton, Sr., 95, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2010, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2010, at Winfree Baptist Church under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Keith Royal officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m....

Richard Malcolm Starkey, DOC

Richard Malcolm Starkey, DOC

Jan 31, 2010

Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on Sept. 14th, 1916, to Ralph M. Starkey and Florence Johnson Starkey, of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Both preceded him in death, along with his beloved step-father, Marshall L. Drew, of Orange; also, an infant sister, Naomi. Most recently deceased was his wife of 65 years, Dorothy K. Starkey. Richard is mourned by his children: Richard Lawrence Starkey...

Sam Hopkins, Jr.

Sam Hopkins, Jr.

Jan 31, 2010

Samuel Allen Hopkins, Jr., 53, of Beaumont, died Saturday, January 31, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home in Orange. Born in Orange on August 8,...

Lillie Burch

Lillie Burch

Jan 31, 2010

Lillie Burch, 99, of West Orange, died Sunday, January 31, 2010. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. A more detailed obit will be posted Monday afternoon.

Lillie Laura Bill Burch

Lillie Laura Bill Burch

Jan 31, 2010

Lillie Laura Bill Burch was born on April 18, 1910, in Shelby County, Texas. She was the second child born to the union of Willie and Callie Withers Belsha. She died on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the age of 99 years, 9 months and 13 days. She was reared in the Anacoca and Hornbeck area of Louisiana. She lived...

Creola Virgie Poole

Creola Virgie Poole

Jan 29, 2010

Funeral services for Creola Virgie Poole, 83, of Vidor, TX, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., February 3, 2010, at The Apostolic Church with Rev. Marvin Cole officiating and Pastor Jonathan Elms assisting. Pallbearers for the service will be Terrell Kendall, Alton Kendall, Richard R. Dyson, Jr., Shawn Hawthorne, Michael Bearden II, Nathanael Shriner, Dalton Odom, Joseph Chapman and...

Los Malos Indian Wayne Prudholm

Los Malos Indian Wayne Prudholm

Jan 29, 2010

Dwayne Ray Prudholm, 46, of Bridge City, died Friday, January 29, 2010. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with a cremation following under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in San Bernardino,...

John Bailey Dunn

John Bailey Dunn

Jan 28, 2010

John Bailey Dunn went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2010 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Dunn...

Roland Gaspard

Roland Gaspard

Jan 27, 2010

Roland Gaspard, 61, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at V.A. Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory....

Curtis Reinhard Engelke

Curtis Reinhard Engelke

Jan 26, 2010

Funeral services for Curtis Reinhard Engelke, 46, of Beaumont, will be held Friday, January 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Curtis was born November 13, 1963 in Houston, TX. and passed away January 26, 2010 in...

Arthur W. Snake Doodle Turner, Jr.

Arthur W. Snake Doodle Turner, Jr.

Jan 25, 2010

Arthur W. "Snake" "Doodle" Turner, Jr., 61, of Orange, passed away at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Pastor Randall "Flipper" Doolittle officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home....

Christine Lowrey

Christine Lowrey

Jan 25, 2010

Christine Lowrey, 90, of Orange, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at Baptist Hermann Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Andrew Pate of First Christian Church of Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar's Funeral Home....

Katie Owen

Katie Owen

Jan 25, 2010

Funeral services for Katie Owen, 89, of Beaumont, will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Amelia Baptist Church. A private interment will follow. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Owen was born November 30, 1920 in Carmel, LA to Eddie...

Nancy Risinger Mills

Nancy Risinger Mills

Jan 24, 2010

Nancy Risinger Mills, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mickey McNamara. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Antioch Cemetery in Spearsville, LA. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, before the...

Aaron Lonnie Morgan

Aaron Lonnie Morgan

Jan 24, 2010

Aaron Lonnie Morgan, 73, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, at Orange Baptist Hospital. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. At Mr. Morgan's request, no service will be held. Born in Winthrop, Arkansas on March 8, 1936, Aaron was the son of Albert and Rhoma Woolever Morgan. He worked as a firefighter...

David Keith Lute

David Keith Lute

Jan 24, 2010

David Keith Lute, 57, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, following a seven year battle with diabetes. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Born in...

Della Mae Duncan

Della Mae Duncan

Jan 23, 2010

Della Mae Duncan, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2010 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch and Pastor Kevin Price. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home....

Carrie Soileau Eastham

Carrie Soileau Eastham

Jan 21, 2010

Carrie Eastham, 98, of Beaumont, passed away at her home January 21, 2010. A native of Louisiana, she lived most of her life in Beaumont. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Lynn Eastham; son, Gerald L. Eastham; sisters, Venita Monaghan and Vivian Soileau; and brothers, Douglas, John, and Lafuer Soileau. Carrie is survived by her daughter-in-law, Eileen...

Kathleen West DuBose

Kathleen West DuBose

Jan 20, 2010

Kathleen West DuBose, 80, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...

Rita Nan Eberle

Rita Nan Eberle

Jan 19, 2010

Rita was born November 29, 1940 in Kiowa, Oklahoma to Kelsey C. and Mary Mable Massey and went to be with her Lord on January 19, 2010. She was a homemaker, a Christian and a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Cameron; and her granddaughter, Holly Hollifield. Those left...

Joseph William Bolton, Sr.

Joseph William Bolton, Sr.

Feb 1, 2010

Joseph William Bolton, Sr., 95, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2010, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2010, at Winfree Baptist Church under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Keith Royal officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m....

Richard Malcolm Starkey, DOC

Richard Malcolm Starkey, DOC

Jan 31, 2010

Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on Sept. 14th, 1916, to Ralph M. Starkey and Florence Johnson Starkey, of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Both preceded him in death, along with his beloved step-father, Marshall L. Drew, of Orange; also, an infant sister, Naomi. Most recently deceased was his wife of 65 years, Dorothy K. Starkey. Richard is mourned by his children: Richard Lawrence Starkey...

Sam Hopkins, Jr.

Sam Hopkins, Jr.

Jan 31, 2010

Samuel Allen Hopkins, Jr., 53, of Beaumont, died Saturday, January 31, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home in Orange. Born in Orange on August 8,...

Lillie Burch

Lillie Burch

Jan 31, 2010

Lillie Burch, 99, of West Orange, died Sunday, January 31, 2010. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. A more detailed obit will be posted Monday afternoon.

Lillie Laura Bill Burch

Lillie Laura Bill Burch

Jan 31, 2010

Lillie Laura Bill Burch was born on April 18, 1910, in Shelby County, Texas. She was the second child born to the union of Willie and Callie Withers Belsha. She died on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the age of 99 years, 9 months and 13 days. She was reared in the Anacoca and Hornbeck area of Louisiana. She lived...

Creola Virgie Poole

Creola Virgie Poole

Jan 29, 2010

Funeral services for Creola Virgie Poole, 83, of Vidor, TX, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., February 3, 2010, at The Apostolic Church with Rev. Marvin Cole officiating and Pastor Jonathan Elms assisting. Pallbearers for the service will be Terrell Kendall, Alton Kendall, Richard R. Dyson, Jr., Shawn Hawthorne, Michael Bearden II, Nathanael Shriner, Dalton Odom, Joseph Chapman and...

Los Malos Indian Wayne Prudholm

Los Malos Indian Wayne Prudholm

Jan 29, 2010

Dwayne Ray Prudholm, 46, of Bridge City, died Friday, January 29, 2010. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with a cremation following under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in San Bernardino,...

John Bailey Dunn

John Bailey Dunn

Jan 28, 2010

John Bailey Dunn went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2010 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Dunn...

Roland Gaspard

Roland Gaspard

Jan 27, 2010

Roland Gaspard, 61, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at V.A. Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory....

Curtis Reinhard Engelke

Curtis Reinhard Engelke

Jan 26, 2010

Funeral services for Curtis Reinhard Engelke, 46, of Beaumont, will be held Friday, January 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Curtis was born November 13, 1963 in Houston, TX. and passed away January 26, 2010 in...

Arthur W. Snake Doodle Turner, Jr.

Arthur W. Snake Doodle Turner, Jr.

Jan 25, 2010

Arthur W. "Snake" "Doodle" Turner, Jr., 61, of Orange, passed away at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Pastor Randall "Flipper" Doolittle officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home....

Christine Lowrey

Christine Lowrey

Jan 25, 2010

Christine Lowrey, 90, of Orange, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at Baptist Hermann Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Andrew Pate of First Christian Church of Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Claybar's Funeral Home....

Katie Owen

Katie Owen

Jan 25, 2010

Funeral services for Katie Owen, 89, of Beaumont, will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Amelia Baptist Church. A private interment will follow. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Owen was born November 30, 1920 in Carmel, LA to Eddie...

Nancy Risinger Mills

Nancy Risinger Mills

Jan 24, 2010

Nancy Risinger Mills, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mickey McNamara. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Antioch Cemetery in Spearsville, LA. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, before the...

Aaron Lonnie Morgan

Aaron Lonnie Morgan

Jan 24, 2010

Aaron Lonnie Morgan, 73, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, at Orange Baptist Hospital. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. At Mr. Morgan's request, no service will be held. Born in Winthrop, Arkansas on March 8, 1936, Aaron was the son of Albert and Rhoma Woolever Morgan. He worked as a firefighter...

David Keith Lute

David Keith Lute

Jan 24, 2010

David Keith Lute, 57, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 24, 2010, following a seven year battle with diabetes. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Born in...

Della Mae Duncan

Della Mae Duncan

Jan 23, 2010

Della Mae Duncan, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2010 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch and Pastor Kevin Price. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home....

Carrie Soileau Eastham

Carrie Soileau Eastham

Jan 21, 2010

Carrie Eastham, 98, of Beaumont, passed away at her home January 21, 2010. A native of Louisiana, she lived most of her life in Beaumont. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Lynn Eastham; son, Gerald L. Eastham; sisters, Venita Monaghan and Vivian Soileau; and brothers, Douglas, John, and Lafuer Soileau. Carrie is survived by her daughter-in-law, Eileen...

Kathleen West DuBose

Kathleen West DuBose

Jan 20, 2010

Kathleen West DuBose, 80, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...

Rita Nan Eberle

Rita Nan Eberle

Jan 19, 2010

Rita was born November 29, 1940 in Kiowa, Oklahoma to Kelsey C. and Mary Mable Massey and went to be with her Lord on January 19, 2010. She was a homemaker, a Christian and a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Cameron; and her granddaughter, Holly Hollifield. Those left...

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