Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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Mildred Ruth Jones

Mildred Ruth Jones

Dec 8, 2009

Mildred Ruth Jones, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Seaton Center in Austin. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Danny Cryer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, at the funeral home. Mildred...

Marquita Lamar Smith

Marquita Lamar Smith

Dec 7, 2009

Marquita Lamar Smith, 85 of Beaumont passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Harbor Hospice. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral...

Bobbie Fountain Wells

Bobbie Fountain Wells

Dec 5, 2009

Bobbie Fountain Wells, 88, of Orange, Texas and formerly of Logansport, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. The family will receive friends at McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jay Thomas. They will also receive friends at First...

John Thomas Ford

John Thomas Ford

Dec 5, 2009

John Thomas Ford, 71, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Park near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...

Gloria Co-Co Ladd

Gloria Co-Co Ladd

Dec 4, 2009

Gloria "Co-Co" Ladd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. She was 84. "Co-Co" was born on a glorious day, December 25, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth Ladd. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. where she spent most of her childhood and adult life. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a...

James Jim Welch

James Jim Welch

Dec 4, 2009

James "Jim" Welch, 72, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. James was born on October 5, 1937, in Hampshire, Texas. He was the son...

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...

Tom Vandervoort

Tom Vandervoort

Dec 3, 2009

Tom Vandervoort, 59, of Orange, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at his home. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest with a private interment held at a later date. Arrangements are by Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tom was born on October 21, 1950, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Paul...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mildred Ruth Jones

Mildred Ruth Jones

Dec 8, 2009

Mildred Ruth Jones, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Seaton Center in Austin. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Danny Cryer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, at the funeral home. Mildred...

Marquita Lamar Smith

Marquita Lamar Smith

Dec 7, 2009

Marquita Lamar Smith, 85 of Beaumont passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Harbor Hospice. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral...

Bobbie Fountain Wells

Bobbie Fountain Wells

Dec 5, 2009

Bobbie Fountain Wells, 88, of Orange, Texas and formerly of Logansport, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. The family will receive friends at McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jay Thomas. They will also receive friends at First...

John Thomas Ford

John Thomas Ford

Dec 5, 2009

John Thomas Ford, 71, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Park near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...

Gloria Co-Co Ladd

Gloria Co-Co Ladd

Dec 4, 2009

Gloria "Co-Co" Ladd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. She was 84. "Co-Co" was born on a glorious day, December 25, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth Ladd. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. where she spent most of her childhood and adult life. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a...

James Jim Welch

James Jim Welch

Dec 4, 2009

James "Jim" Welch, 72, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. James was born on October 5, 1937, in Hampshire, Texas. He was the son...

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...

Tom Vandervoort

Tom Vandervoort

Dec 3, 2009

Tom Vandervoort, 59, of Orange, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at his home. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest with a private interment held at a later date. Arrangements are by Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tom was born on October 21, 1950, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Paul...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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