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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Lewis C. Gunstream

Lewis C. Gunstream

Jan 5, 2009

Lewis C. Gunstream, Jr., 79, of Orange, TX, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at the Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Rev. Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery....

James D. Venable

James D. Venable

Jan 3, 2009

James D. "Jamie" Venable, of Orange, Texas, died, January 3, 2009 in Orange. Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 5, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will be held at Gilbert Community Cemetery in Gilbert, AR. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 2:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Jamie was born...

Glenn Dale Dupuis

Glenn Dale Dupuis

Jan 3, 2009

Glenn Dale Dupuis, 54, of Vidor passed away January 3, 2009 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. He was born January 31, 1954 in Eunice LA to Elwood and Laura Babineaux Dupuis. Glenn was a supervisor at E. R. Dupuis Concrete Company. Funeral Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2009 at Praise Christian Center in Beaumont with Pastor...

Ertha Lea Brister

Ertha Lea Brister

Jan 1, 2009

Ertha Lea Brister, 81, of Orange died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Marlow Baptist Church in Marlow, LA. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ertha was born February 17, 1927, in Marlow, LA...

Johnnie Margaret Hill

Johnnie Margaret Hill

Dec 31, 2008

Johnnie Margaret Rye Hill, 82, of Orange died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at the 5th St. location of Claybar Funeral Home. Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange officiating. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at...

Rosa LeBlanc

Rosa LeBlanc

Dec 30, 2008

Rosa LeBlanc, 89, of Vidor, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Hall of Pine Forest Baptist Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor....

Florence Bostick

Florence Bostick

Dec 28, 2008

Memorial services for Florence Bostick, 95, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Nederland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mrs. Bostick was born October 20, 1913 in Call, TX to William and Fannie Landrum and passed away on December 28, 2008, in Winnie, TX. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Edith Burleigh Metrejean

Edith Burleigh Metrejean

Dec 28, 2008

Edith Burleigh Metrejean, 94, died on December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City on Thursday, January 1, 2009,...

Andrew Guidry

Andrew Guidry

Dec 28, 2008

Andrew Guidry, 76, of Orange passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, December...

John Wilson Summers

John Wilson Summers

Dec 27, 2008

John Wilson Summers, 49, of Orange, died December 27, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Ratcliff. John was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 31, 1959, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Joyce Laverne Floyd Summers....

Ray E. Bobby Parker

Ray E. Bobby Parker

Dec 26, 2008

Ray E. "Bobby" Parker, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 in Houston. A funeral service will be Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church. A private family only interment will follow at Dorman Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 5:00-8:00 p.m....

Emma Joyce Pevey

Emma Joyce Pevey

Dec 24, 2008

Emma Joyce Pevey, 81, passed peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home with Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church officiating. A graveside service will be held Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm, at Zavalla Cemetery in Zavalla,...

Howard Wayne Lowe

Howard Wayne Lowe

Dec 23, 2008

Howard Wayne Lowe, 52, formerly of Orange died on December 21, 2008, in Reno, NV. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Claybar Funeral Home at 504 N 5th St in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Burial will follow at the Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...

Jesse Rourke Miller

Jesse Rourke Miller

Dec 23, 2008

Jesse Rourke Miller, a long time resident of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully December 23, 2008. Born October 2, 1914 in Teddy, LA and raised in Norwood, LA where he was known as "Fritz", he resided in Orange from 1946 until 2004 at which time he and his wife relocated to the Atlanta area to be near his children. He...

Albert J. Abshire

Albert J. Abshire

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...

Sarah Thomas Lilley

Sarah Thomas Lilley

Dec 23, 2008

Sarah Thomas Lilley, 88, died in Beaumont on December 23, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Claybar Funeral Home on 504 N. 5th St in Orange. Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Friday,...

Albert J Abshire

Albert J Abshire

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...

Milton Doc Livingston

Milton Doc Livingston

Dec 22, 2008

Milton "Doc" Livingston, 88, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born March 14, 1920 in Texas, served in the Army and was an engineer at Mobile Oil. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Livingston is preceded in death by his father and...

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin

Dec 22, 2008

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin was born on July 31, 1939, in the small community of Banks, Arkansas and grew up about 40 miles away in Camden, Arkansas. She was the second of five children born to Aaron and Marjorie Hilson. A proud graduate of Fairview High School in Camden, she often talked of happy childhood memories and good friends that...

Norris Honeycutt

Norris Honeycutt

Dec 22, 2008

Norris Honeycutt, died December 22, 2008 at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December 23, 2008 at the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Mr. Honeycutt was the son of Gus and Clara Clark Honeycutt. He retired from Equitable Bag Company in Orange,...

Lewis C. Gunstream

Lewis C. Gunstream

Jan 5, 2009

Lewis C. Gunstream, Jr., 79, of Orange, TX, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at the Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Rev. Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery....

James D. Venable

James D. Venable

Jan 3, 2009

James D. "Jamie" Venable, of Orange, Texas, died, January 3, 2009 in Orange. Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 5, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Interment will be held at Gilbert Community Cemetery in Gilbert, AR. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 2:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Jamie was born...

Glenn Dale Dupuis

Glenn Dale Dupuis

Jan 3, 2009

Glenn Dale Dupuis, 54, of Vidor passed away January 3, 2009 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont. He was born January 31, 1954 in Eunice LA to Elwood and Laura Babineaux Dupuis. Glenn was a supervisor at E. R. Dupuis Concrete Company. Funeral Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2009 at Praise Christian Center in Beaumont with Pastor...

Ertha Lea Brister

Ertha Lea Brister

Jan 1, 2009

Ertha Lea Brister, 81, of Orange died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Marlow Baptist Church in Marlow, LA. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ertha was born February 17, 1927, in Marlow, LA...

Johnnie Margaret Hill

Johnnie Margaret Hill

Dec 31, 2008

Johnnie Margaret Rye Hill, 82, of Orange died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at the 5th St. location of Claybar Funeral Home. Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange officiating. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at...

Rosa LeBlanc

Rosa LeBlanc

Dec 30, 2008

Rosa LeBlanc, 89, of Vidor, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Hall of Pine Forest Baptist Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor....

Florence Bostick

Florence Bostick

Dec 28, 2008

Memorial services for Florence Bostick, 95, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Nederland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mrs. Bostick was born October 20, 1913 in Call, TX to William and Fannie Landrum and passed away on December 28, 2008, in Winnie, TX. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Edith Burleigh Metrejean

Edith Burleigh Metrejean

Dec 28, 2008

Edith Burleigh Metrejean, 94, died on December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City on Thursday, January 1, 2009,...

Andrew Guidry

Andrew Guidry

Dec 28, 2008

Andrew Guidry, 76, of Orange passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, December...

John Wilson Summers

John Wilson Summers

Dec 27, 2008

John Wilson Summers, 49, of Orange, died December 27, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Gerald Ratcliff. John was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 31, 1959, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Joyce Laverne Floyd Summers....

Ray E. Bobby Parker

Ray E. Bobby Parker

Dec 26, 2008

Ray E. "Bobby" Parker, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 in Houston. A funeral service will be Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bailey Harris of Old First Orange Baptist Church. A private family only interment will follow at Dorman Cemetery. A visitation will be Sunday from 5:00-8:00 p.m....

Emma Joyce Pevey

Emma Joyce Pevey

Dec 24, 2008

Emma Joyce Pevey, 81, passed peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home with Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church officiating. A graveside service will be held Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm, at Zavalla Cemetery in Zavalla,...

Howard Wayne Lowe

Howard Wayne Lowe

Dec 23, 2008

Howard Wayne Lowe, 52, formerly of Orange died on December 21, 2008, in Reno, NV. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Claybar Funeral Home at 504 N 5th St in Orange. Reverend Joseph P. Daleo will officiate. Burial will follow at the Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...

Jesse Rourke Miller

Jesse Rourke Miller

Dec 23, 2008

Jesse Rourke Miller, a long time resident of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully December 23, 2008. Born October 2, 1914 in Teddy, LA and raised in Norwood, LA where he was known as "Fritz", he resided in Orange from 1946 until 2004 at which time he and his wife relocated to the Atlanta area to be near his children. He...

Albert J. Abshire

Albert J. Abshire

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...

Sarah Thomas Lilley

Sarah Thomas Lilley

Dec 23, 2008

Sarah Thomas Lilley, 88, died in Beaumont on December 23, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Claybar Funeral Home on 504 N. 5th St in Orange. Reverend Danny Gilliam of McDonald Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Friday,...

Albert J Abshire

Albert J Abshire

Dec 23, 2008

Mr. A. J. Abshire Abbie passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at South East Texas Regional Hospital in Mid County. He was born in Port Arthur, TX, November 3, 1925 to Paul and Ada Abshire. He is survived by his loving wife, Margo, to whom he was married 62 years; his son Richard Abshire and wife, Gay, grandson, Heath Abshire...

Milton Doc Livingston

Milton Doc Livingston

Dec 22, 2008

Milton "Doc" Livingston, 88, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born March 14, 1920 in Texas, served in the Army and was an engineer at Mobile Oil. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Livingston is preceded in death by his father and...

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin

Dec 22, 2008

Mary Allie Hilson Matkin was born on July 31, 1939, in the small community of Banks, Arkansas and grew up about 40 miles away in Camden, Arkansas. She was the second of five children born to Aaron and Marjorie Hilson. A proud graduate of Fairview High School in Camden, she often talked of happy childhood memories and good friends that...

Norris Honeycutt

Norris Honeycutt

Dec 22, 2008

Norris Honeycutt, died December 22, 2008 at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday December 23, 2008 at the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Mr. Honeycutt was the son of Gus and Clara Clark Honeycutt. He retired from Equitable Bag Company in Orange,...

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