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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Felix Roy Hebert

Felix Roy Hebert

May 10, 2009

Felix Roy Hebert, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Pastor Dale Lee, pastor of the Cowboy Church, officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in...

Florence Genevieve Fenner

Florence Genevieve Fenner

May 5, 2009

Florence Genevieve Fenner was born April 3, 1921 in Neame LA. She moved to Beaumont at 8 years of age with her parents Arthur A. and Florence Cowart Knight. She entered the 3rd grade with the move and eventually graduated from Beaumont High School in 1938. She departed this world May 5, 2009 at her home in Beaumont Texas. She...

Delbert Crane

Delbert Crane

May 5, 2009

A Celebration of Life for Delbert Crane, 79, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Brent Lambeth of Central City Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Delbert was born July 20, 1929 in...

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

May 4, 2009

Cleta "Mom" Ashcraft Cleta Marie Bailey Ashcraft, 90, of Orange, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with her son, the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time on Tuesday. A graveside service...

William Bill Cook

William Bill Cook

May 4, 2009

Born in Beaumont, Texas in January, 1938; died May 4th, 2009 of throat cancer. Visitation will be observed from 4-7pm on May 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; Rosary will be recited at 7pm. Friday, May 8th, visitors can arrive anytime after 8:30am at Claybar Funeral Home. Procession from Claybar will be led by escort at 9:30am to...

Brian Willey, Sr.

Brian Willey, Sr.

May 3, 2009

Brian Willey, Sr., 61, of Orange, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leo Anderson from The Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. also on Friday at the funeral home. Brian was born...

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Apr 30, 2009

Tommy L. Witterstaeter, 65, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 30, 2009. He was retired from Texaco. He was a master Mason and served in the Army Reserves. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and a Dallas Cowboy fan. Tommy leaves loving memories to his wife, Jerrie Witterstaeter; daughter, Cherry Lemire and her husband Blaine; brother, Robert Witterstaeter of Vidor;...

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Apr 30, 2009

Mr. S. A."Booty"Bourgeois Mr. S.A. "Booty" Bourgeois died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 81 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic...

Soule Erwin Cotten

Soule Erwin Cotten

Apr 29, 2009

Soule E. Cotten, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Orange Baptist Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born April 13, 1922 in McComb, Mississippi. He was the son of Amile...

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Apr 28, 2009

Migtonio "Mike" Prazeline Gomez, 63, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mike was born on November 1, 1945...

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Apr 28, 2009

Funeral services for Gladys Overstreet Eller, 94, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May, 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in the Holland Cemetery in Village Mills. A visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Eller was born October 27, 1914 in Segno,...

Piroska Biro Tullos

Piroska Biro Tullos

Apr 27, 2009

Piroska "Pete" Tullos, former resident of Bethlehem, PA and local resident of Texas since 1946 passed away Monday, April 27, 2009. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Vicky Peters officiating. There will be a gathering of friends on Wednesday starting at 1:00 p.m. until service time. Mrs. Tullos was preceded...

E.F. Buck Almaguer

E.F. Buck Almaguer

Apr 27, 2009

E. F. "Buck" Almaguer, 73, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 27, 2009. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Mr. Richard Morales, officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Ida Wilson Cemetery in the Echo Community. Visitation will be 5-9 Tuesday at the funeral home....

James Woodrow Shelton

James Woodrow Shelton

Apr 27, 2009

James Woodrow Shelton James Woodrow Shelton, 63, of Mont Belvieu, Texas and Rociada, New Mexico, died of Acute Myeloplastic Leukemia on Monday, April 27, 2009. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, will be the celebrant. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m....

Bessie W. Hebert

Bessie W. Hebert

Apr 26, 2009

No obituary found for this tribute.

Marcill Garner

Marcill Garner

Apr 26, 2009

Marcill Gardner, age 74 of Fredericksburg, Texas, died on Sunday April 26, 2009. A longtime resident of Port Arthur and the Beaumont Area, Marcill moved to central Texas for her career and then retirement. She was born on May 26, 1934 to Robert William Wallace and Fanny Brice Wallace in Polk County, Texas. Marcill was raised in Port Arthur and...

Bessie Woodham Hebert

Bessie Woodham Hebert

Apr 26, 2009

Bessie Woodham Hebert, 86, of Beaumont passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at her home. A graveside service will be Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Hebert was born August 22, 1922 in Beaumont to Robert...

Prent Pete Craig

Prent Pete Craig

Apr 26, 2009

Prent "Pete" Craig, 92, of Beaumont passed away April 26, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital – Beaumont. He was born to Willis Curtis and Pearl Smith Craig June 1, 1916 in Bronson, TX. A memorial service will be Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jessie Wright of Caney Creek...

William A. Free

William A. Free

Apr 25, 2009

William A. "Tim" Free, 84, of West Orange, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gillum. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar...

Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison

Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison

Apr 25, 2009

Proverbs 31:10: "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison, Beloved wife of Melvin Homer Garrison of Mauriceville, Texas earned her heavenly reward on April 25, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of...

Felix Roy Hebert

Felix Roy Hebert

May 10, 2009

Felix Roy Hebert, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Pastor Dale Lee, pastor of the Cowboy Church, officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in...

Florence Genevieve Fenner

Florence Genevieve Fenner

May 5, 2009

Florence Genevieve Fenner was born April 3, 1921 in Neame LA. She moved to Beaumont at 8 years of age with her parents Arthur A. and Florence Cowart Knight. She entered the 3rd grade with the move and eventually graduated from Beaumont High School in 1938. She departed this world May 5, 2009 at her home in Beaumont Texas. She...

Delbert Crane

Delbert Crane

May 5, 2009

A Celebration of Life for Delbert Crane, 79, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Brent Lambeth of Central City Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Delbert was born July 20, 1929 in...

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

Cleta Marie Ashcraft

May 4, 2009

Cleta "Mom" Ashcraft Cleta Marie Bailey Ashcraft, 90, of Orange, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with her son, the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time on Tuesday. A graveside service...

William Bill Cook

William Bill Cook

May 4, 2009

Born in Beaumont, Texas in January, 1938; died May 4th, 2009 of throat cancer. Visitation will be observed from 4-7pm on May 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; Rosary will be recited at 7pm. Friday, May 8th, visitors can arrive anytime after 8:30am at Claybar Funeral Home. Procession from Claybar will be led by escort at 9:30am to...

Brian Willey, Sr.

Brian Willey, Sr.

May 3, 2009

Brian Willey, Sr., 61, of Orange, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Leo Anderson from The Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. also on Friday at the funeral home. Brian was born...

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Thomas Lee Witterstaeter

Apr 30, 2009

Tommy L. Witterstaeter, 65, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 30, 2009. He was retired from Texaco. He was a master Mason and served in the Army Reserves. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and a Dallas Cowboy fan. Tommy leaves loving memories to his wife, Jerrie Witterstaeter; daughter, Cherry Lemire and her husband Blaine; brother, Robert Witterstaeter of Vidor;...

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Mr. S. A. Booty Bourgeois

Apr 30, 2009

Mr. S. A."Booty"Bourgeois Mr. S.A. "Booty" Bourgeois died Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 81 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic...

Soule Erwin Cotten

Soule Erwin Cotten

Apr 29, 2009

Soule E. Cotten, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Orange Baptist Hospital. Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born April 13, 1922 in McComb, Mississippi. He was the son of Amile...

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Migtonio "Mike" Gomez

Apr 28, 2009

Migtonio "Mike" Prazeline Gomez, 63, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Mike was born on November 1, 1945...

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Gladys Overstreet Eller

Apr 28, 2009

Funeral services for Gladys Overstreet Eller, 94, of Beaumont will be held Friday, May, 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in the Holland Cemetery in Village Mills. A visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Eller was born October 27, 1914 in Segno,...

Piroska Biro Tullos

Piroska Biro Tullos

Apr 27, 2009

Piroska "Pete" Tullos, former resident of Bethlehem, PA and local resident of Texas since 1946 passed away Monday, April 27, 2009. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Vicky Peters officiating. There will be a gathering of friends on Wednesday starting at 1:00 p.m. until service time. Mrs. Tullos was preceded...

E.F. Buck Almaguer

E.F. Buck Almaguer

Apr 27, 2009

E. F. "Buck" Almaguer, 73, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 27, 2009. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with Mr. Richard Morales, officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Ida Wilson Cemetery in the Echo Community. Visitation will be 5-9 Tuesday at the funeral home....

James Woodrow Shelton

James Woodrow Shelton

Apr 27, 2009

James Woodrow Shelton James Woodrow Shelton, 63, of Mont Belvieu, Texas and Rociada, New Mexico, died of Acute Myeloplastic Leukemia on Monday, April 27, 2009. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, will be the celebrant. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m....

Bessie W. Hebert

Bessie W. Hebert

Apr 26, 2009

No obituary found for this tribute.

Marcill Garner

Marcill Garner

Apr 26, 2009

Marcill Gardner, age 74 of Fredericksburg, Texas, died on Sunday April 26, 2009. A longtime resident of Port Arthur and the Beaumont Area, Marcill moved to central Texas for her career and then retirement. She was born on May 26, 1934 to Robert William Wallace and Fanny Brice Wallace in Polk County, Texas. Marcill was raised in Port Arthur and...

Bessie Woodham Hebert

Bessie Woodham Hebert

Apr 26, 2009

Bessie Woodham Hebert, 86, of Beaumont passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at her home. A graveside service will be Friday, May 1, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Hebert was born August 22, 1922 in Beaumont to Robert...

Prent Pete Craig

Prent Pete Craig

Apr 26, 2009

Prent "Pete" Craig, 92, of Beaumont passed away April 26, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital – Beaumont. He was born to Willis Curtis and Pearl Smith Craig June 1, 1916 in Bronson, TX. A memorial service will be Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jessie Wright of Caney Creek...

William A. Free

William A. Free

Apr 25, 2009

William A. "Tim" Free, 84, of West Orange, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gillum. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar...

Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison

Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison

Apr 25, 2009

Proverbs 31:10: "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." Dorothy Louise Tinsley Garrison, Beloved wife of Melvin Homer Garrison of Mauriceville, Texas earned her heavenly reward on April 25, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown of...

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