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Obituaries for

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

Hulda Baker

Hulda Baker

Sep 18, 2009

Hulda Claunch Baker, longtime Orange resident, went to be with her Lord on September 18, only 7 days beyond her 89th birthday, following a lengthy illness. In recent years she had moved to Sugar Land and later to Richmond, TX to live with her family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John D. Baker of Orange. She...

Charles C. LeBleu, Jr.

Charles C. LeBleu, Jr.

Sep 18, 2009

Graveside services for Charles C. LeBleu, Jr., 58, of Colmesneil, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. LeBleu was born Sept. 26, 1950 in Orange and passed away on Sept. 18, 2009 in Colmesneil....

Claude B. Hamerly

Claude B. Hamerly

Sep 17, 2009

Claude B. Hamerly, 74, of Orange died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Tom Stephenson of First United Methodist Church in Orange will officiate. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00...

Celia Travis Yates

Celia Travis Yates

Sep 16, 2009

Celia was born in Minden, Louisiana, March 17, 1930. She has lived in Beaumont since 1960 where she has been a faithful servant of the Lord at Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont. She served as a church secretary for 32 years under five pastors, and in many positions over the years as a children's teacher, care group leader, and numerous...

Vertis T. Delano

Vertis T. Delano

Sep 14, 2009

Vertis was born on August 19, 1928, in Orange, Texas. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 14, 2009, in Old Salem, Texas at home with his wife, Becky and his family by his side. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend...

Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek

Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek

Sep 14, 2009

Funeral services for Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek, 52, of Beaumont will be held Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Lynda was born August 7, 1957 in Beaumont and passed away September 14, 2009 at...

Mary Elaine Gibson

Mary Elaine Gibson

Sep 13, 2009

Mary Elaine Gibson, 67, of Orange, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at her home. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Mary was born on January 25, 1942, in Houston, Texas. She was the daughter of Thomas Preston...

Doris Anne Cain

Doris Anne Cain

Sep 12, 2009

Doris Anne Cain, 80, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Summer Place in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at China Cemetery. Mrs. Cain was born February 19, 1929 to Joseph A. and Molly Mae Butler Guillot. She was a homemaker and a member of Amelia Baptist Church. She is preceded...

Wenona Leggett

Wenona Leggett

Sep 11, 2009

Wenona Leggett, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, September 11, 2009, at The Meadows. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend T.J. Boderlon of Cove Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...

James Barnett

James Barnett

Sep 10, 2009

James R. Barnett, 85, of Orange, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Kissel, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City with Masonic Rites under the...

Edna Mae Wilkerson

Edna Mae Wilkerson

Sep 10, 2009

Edna Mae Wilkerson, 76, of Orange, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m....

Bernie Joe Cook

Bernie Joe Cook

Sep 9, 2009

Bernie Joe Cook, 76, of Beaumont, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. He was born September 27, 1932 in Clyde, TX. He married Laura Weber Cook on June 14, 1958 in Port Arthur, TX and then moved to Beaumont. Bernie was a graduate of Lamar University with a degree in Business Administration. After graduation, he worked in the accounting...

N.J. Vick Vicknair, Jr.

N.J. Vick Vicknair, Jr.

Sep 9, 2009

N.J. "Vick" Vicknair, Jr. 71, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his brother, Deacon Tommy Vicknair. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday, beginning at...

Frank Swinford Hatton

Frank Swinford Hatton

Sep 8, 2009

Frank Swinford. Hatton, 86, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church and Reverend Bill Collier, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Turner...

Maxine Guidry Woolner

Maxine Guidry Woolner

Sep 6, 2009

Maxine Guidry Woolner 7 January 1924 – 6 September 2009 Maxine Guidry Woolner, age 85, passed away peacefully and in comfort in her apartment at the Clare Bridge Community in Troutdale, Oregon, on 6 September 2009. She died from complications of renal failure. Maxine was the daughter of Joseph Villeré Guidry and Rosa neé Hollier Guidry. She grew up in...

Pauline Trevathan

Pauline Trevathan

Sep 5, 2009

Pauline "Polly" Trevathan, 84, of Lumberton, Texas passed away September 5, 2009 in Beaumont, TX. She was born August 22, 1925 in Minden, LA to Claude and Lucille Temple. She is survived by her grandchildren, Jason and Shanna Trevathan, Amber Renee' Trevathan, Shannon Trevathan and Sean Trevathan; great-grandchildren, Madeline Nicole Trevathan, Kinsley Erin Moore and Abigail Rae Trevathan, all of...

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith

Sep 5, 2009

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith went to be with her Lord on September 5, 2009. Betty was 72 years of age, born on February 18, 1937 in Foreman, Arkansas to Everett and Idell Gabbard. Betty and William Elmer Smith married December 23, 1952 and they were blessed with two children. One son, Bruce Dewayne Smith and wife, Renee of Mauriceville, Texas...

Gerald "Jerry" Pesson

Gerald "Jerry" Pesson

Sep 3, 2009

Gerald F. "Jerry" Pesson, 67, of Woodville, passed away September 3, 2009 in Conroe, Texas. A resident of Woodville for the past 11 years, he was a former longtime resident of Bridge City. Jerry was born in New Iberia, LA and raised in Seguin, TX. He met his wife while serving his country in the US Army. Together they raised...

Laura May Nichols

Laura May Nichols

Sep 1, 2009

Laura May Nichols, 75, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m., Friday, September, 4 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Following services, cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Laura...

Elaine C. Townes

Elaine C. Townes

Aug 27, 2009

Elaine C. Townes, 78, of Bridge City, died August 27, 2009, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Bob Boone, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. Saturday, at the...

Hulda Baker

Hulda Baker

Sep 18, 2009

Hulda Claunch Baker, longtime Orange resident, went to be with her Lord on September 18, only 7 days beyond her 89th birthday, following a lengthy illness. In recent years she had moved to Sugar Land and later to Richmond, TX to live with her family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John D. Baker of Orange. She...

Charles C. LeBleu, Jr.

Charles C. LeBleu, Jr.

Sep 18, 2009

Graveside services for Charles C. LeBleu, Jr., 58, of Colmesneil, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. LeBleu was born Sept. 26, 1950 in Orange and passed away on Sept. 18, 2009 in Colmesneil....

Claude B. Hamerly

Claude B. Hamerly

Sep 17, 2009

Claude B. Hamerly, 74, of Orange died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Tom Stephenson of First United Methodist Church in Orange will officiate. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5:00...

Celia Travis Yates

Celia Travis Yates

Sep 16, 2009

Celia was born in Minden, Louisiana, March 17, 1930. She has lived in Beaumont since 1960 where she has been a faithful servant of the Lord at Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont. She served as a church secretary for 32 years under five pastors, and in many positions over the years as a children's teacher, care group leader, and numerous...

Vertis T. Delano

Vertis T. Delano

Sep 14, 2009

Vertis was born on August 19, 1928, in Orange, Texas. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 14, 2009, in Old Salem, Texas at home with his wife, Becky and his family by his side. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend...

Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek

Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek

Sep 14, 2009

Funeral services for Lynda Gail Douglas Shimek, 52, of Beaumont will be held Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Lynda was born August 7, 1957 in Beaumont and passed away September 14, 2009 at...

Mary Elaine Gibson

Mary Elaine Gibson

Sep 13, 2009

Mary Elaine Gibson, 67, of Orange, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at her home. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Mary was born on January 25, 1942, in Houston, Texas. She was the daughter of Thomas Preston...

Doris Anne Cain

Doris Anne Cain

Sep 12, 2009

Doris Anne Cain, 80, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Summer Place in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at China Cemetery. Mrs. Cain was born February 19, 1929 to Joseph A. and Molly Mae Butler Guillot. She was a homemaker and a member of Amelia Baptist Church. She is preceded...

Wenona Leggett

Wenona Leggett

Sep 11, 2009

Wenona Leggett, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, September 11, 2009, at The Meadows. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend T.J. Boderlon of Cove Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...

James Barnett

James Barnett

Sep 10, 2009

James R. Barnett, 85, of Orange, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Kissel, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City with Masonic Rites under the...

Edna Mae Wilkerson

Edna Mae Wilkerson

Sep 10, 2009

Edna Mae Wilkerson, 76, of Orange, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m....

Bernie Joe Cook

Bernie Joe Cook

Sep 9, 2009

Bernie Joe Cook, 76, of Beaumont, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. He was born September 27, 1932 in Clyde, TX. He married Laura Weber Cook on June 14, 1958 in Port Arthur, TX and then moved to Beaumont. Bernie was a graduate of Lamar University with a degree in Business Administration. After graduation, he worked in the accounting...

N.J. Vick Vicknair, Jr.

N.J. Vick Vicknair, Jr.

Sep 9, 2009

N.J. "Vick" Vicknair, Jr. 71, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his brother, Deacon Tommy Vicknair. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday, beginning at...

Frank Swinford Hatton

Frank Swinford Hatton

Sep 8, 2009

Frank Swinford. Hatton, 86, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church and Reverend Bill Collier, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Turner...

Maxine Guidry Woolner

Maxine Guidry Woolner

Sep 6, 2009

Maxine Guidry Woolner 7 January 1924 – 6 September 2009 Maxine Guidry Woolner, age 85, passed away peacefully and in comfort in her apartment at the Clare Bridge Community in Troutdale, Oregon, on 6 September 2009. She died from complications of renal failure. Maxine was the daughter of Joseph Villeré Guidry and Rosa neé Hollier Guidry. She grew up in...

Pauline Trevathan

Pauline Trevathan

Sep 5, 2009

Pauline "Polly" Trevathan, 84, of Lumberton, Texas passed away September 5, 2009 in Beaumont, TX. She was born August 22, 1925 in Minden, LA to Claude and Lucille Temple. She is survived by her grandchildren, Jason and Shanna Trevathan, Amber Renee' Trevathan, Shannon Trevathan and Sean Trevathan; great-grandchildren, Madeline Nicole Trevathan, Kinsley Erin Moore and Abigail Rae Trevathan, all of...

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith

Sep 5, 2009

Betty Ruth Gabbard Smith went to be with her Lord on September 5, 2009. Betty was 72 years of age, born on February 18, 1937 in Foreman, Arkansas to Everett and Idell Gabbard. Betty and William Elmer Smith married December 23, 1952 and they were blessed with two children. One son, Bruce Dewayne Smith and wife, Renee of Mauriceville, Texas...

Gerald "Jerry" Pesson

Gerald "Jerry" Pesson

Sep 3, 2009

Gerald F. "Jerry" Pesson, 67, of Woodville, passed away September 3, 2009 in Conroe, Texas. A resident of Woodville for the past 11 years, he was a former longtime resident of Bridge City. Jerry was born in New Iberia, LA and raised in Seguin, TX. He met his wife while serving his country in the US Army. Together they raised...

Laura May Nichols

Laura May Nichols

Sep 1, 2009

Laura May Nichols, 75, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m., Friday, September, 4 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Following services, cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Laura...

Elaine C. Townes

Elaine C. Townes

Aug 27, 2009

Elaine C. Townes, 78, of Bridge City, died August 27, 2009, at Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Bob Boone, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00-9:00 p.m. Saturday, at the...

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