Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jane E. Rehrig
Jun 6, 2009
Jane E. Rehrig, 91, died June 6, 2009. She and her daughter, Barbara Jacoby, who died on May 9, 2009, were charter members of Trinity United Church of Christ in St. Petersburg, FL. Jane was very active at church and also delivered Meals on Wheels for 20 years. She is survived by daughter Susan Schaff of Port Neches, grandchildren Jen...
Janet Ann Braus
Jun 6, 2009
Janet Patton Braus, 50, of Bridge City, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, with Father Steven Leger serving as celebrant. Visitation will be 5-8:30 p.m. Monday with a Christian Wake Service beginning...
Phyllis Emily McLaughlin
Jun 6, 2009
Phyllis E. Powell McLaughlin, 78, of the Pinewood addition of Sour Lake, Texas passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Claybar Funeral home on 11th St. in Beaumont, Texas. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m, Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment...
Russell & Christine Davis
Jun 6, 2009
The children of Russell and Christine Davis wish to invite all who knew and loved them to come and celebrate their life together. There will be a gathering of family and friends, Monday, June 8, 2009 from 4-7 p.m. and a service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will be at the National Cemetery in...
Jesse E. Stark, Jr.
Jun 5, 2009
Jesse E. "J.E." Stark, Jr., of Lumberton, TX, passed from this life on June 5, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was 83 years of age. Most of his early life was lived in Bon Wier, TX, in Newton County. He was the last surviving child of Jesse E. Stark, Sr. and Mary Herrin Stark. J. E. loved to hunt...
David Lee Fisher
Jun 4, 2009
Funeral services for David Lee Fisher, 78, of Lumberton, TX, will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Loeb. Pastor Mark Smith will officiate and interment will follow in Memory Gardens in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, June 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Laura Ann Chadwell
Jun 2, 2009
Laura Ann Chadwell, 73, of Orangefield, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at...
Jesse Wiley Campbell
Jun 1, 2009
Jesse Wiley "Jack" Campbell, 82, of Orange, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Graveside service will be 4:00 pm at the Pythian Cemetery in Bunkie, Louisiana. Visitation will be...
Thomas Tommy Martin Downey, Jr.
May 31, 2009
Thomas Tommy Martin Downey, Jr., went home to be with his Lord Sunday, May 31, 2009, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born June 4, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas M. Downey, Sr. and Rosa Dixon Downey. Tommy was a long time resident of Orange and Bridge City, having been employed by Sabine Supply and...
Donnie Wynne Wolfford
May 31, 2009
Donnie Wynne Wolfford Donnie Wynne Wolfford passed May 31st, 2009 at age 68, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, TX. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange, TX....
Jamie McKinley Linaweaver
May 31, 2009
Jamie McKinley Linaweaver, 27, of Woodville, TX, died in a house fire in NW Harris County early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009. Jamie was born March 31, 1982 in Jasper, TX to Arlene Rose Winston Callahan and James McKinley Linaweaver. She is preceded in death by her mother, grandmother - Anna Winston Callahan Norwood and her grandfather, Clarence Linaweaver and...
Billy Barron Hall
May 31, 2009
Billy Barron Hall, 79, of Orange, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvery Baptist Church in Port Achers. Burial will follow at Wood Cemetery in San Augustine, TX, with a graveside at 2:00...
Randy Bryan
May 27, 2009
Randy Bryan, 60, lifelong resident of Beaumont, passed away at his home. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Pastor Richard Coward of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
Maurice Talmadge Garrett
May 26, 2009
Maurice Talmadge Garrett, 91, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, with Reverend Mike Umbenhaur, officiating. Maurice was born in Savoy, Texas on October 1, 1917, he is the son of John Talmadge Garrett and Georgia Gaines Garrett. He married Janie Colburn on...
Barbara Martin
May 26, 2009
Barbara Martin, 70, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James Moore of Orangefield Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Joseph Jo Jo Hatton Hanks, Jr.
May 26, 2009
Joseph Jo Jo Hatton Hanks, Jr., 62, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church in Orange and special speaker will be Richard Hargrave. Burial will follow...
Dan E. Lawrence
May 24, 2009
Dan E. Lawrence, 70 of Beaumont passed away May 23, 2009 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. He was born May 1, 1939 in Liberty, Texas to Daniel Boone and Elvena Watson Lawrence. Dan served his country in the United SStates Marines Corps. He retired after 30 years from Clark/Gideon Distributing Company as a beer salesman. He was also an Insurance...
William David Dickey
May 22, 2009
William David Dickey William David Dickey, 53, of Orange, died May 22, 2009 peacefully in his home. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Granger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...
Katie Stringer Smith
May 21, 2009
Katie Stringer Smith, 89, of Bridge City, Texas, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Cypress Glen Health Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Melville Baptist Church Cemetery in Melville, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon on Sunday at Sibille Funeral Home in Opelousas, Louisiana....
Dale H. Vance
May 21, 2009
Reverend Dale H. Vance Reverend Dale H. Vance, 78, of Port Neches, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the church. Born in Hardy, Arkansas on August...
Jane E. Rehrig
Jun 6, 2009
Jane E. Rehrig, 91, died June 6, 2009. She and her daughter, Barbara Jacoby, who died on May 9, 2009, were charter members of Trinity United Church of Christ in St. Petersburg, FL. Jane was very active at church and also delivered Meals on Wheels for 20 years. She is survived by daughter Susan Schaff of Port Neches, grandchildren Jen...
Janet Ann Braus
Jun 6, 2009
Janet Patton Braus, 50, of Bridge City, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, with Father Steven Leger serving as celebrant. Visitation will be 5-8:30 p.m. Monday with a Christian Wake Service beginning...
Phyllis Emily McLaughlin
Jun 6, 2009
Phyllis E. Powell McLaughlin, 78, of the Pinewood addition of Sour Lake, Texas passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Claybar Funeral home on 11th St. in Beaumont, Texas. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m, Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment...
Russell & Christine Davis
Jun 6, 2009
The children of Russell and Christine Davis wish to invite all who knew and loved them to come and celebrate their life together. There will be a gathering of family and friends, Monday, June 8, 2009 from 4-7 p.m. and a service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will be at the National Cemetery in...
Jesse E. Stark, Jr.
Jun 5, 2009
Jesse E. "J.E." Stark, Jr., of Lumberton, TX, passed from this life on June 5, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was 83 years of age. Most of his early life was lived in Bon Wier, TX, in Newton County. He was the last surviving child of Jesse E. Stark, Sr. and Mary Herrin Stark. J. E. loved to hunt...
David Lee Fisher
Jun 4, 2009
Funeral services for David Lee Fisher, 78, of Lumberton, TX, will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Loeb. Pastor Mark Smith will officiate and interment will follow in Memory Gardens in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, June 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Laura Ann Chadwell
Jun 2, 2009
Laura Ann Chadwell, 73, of Orangefield, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at...
Jesse Wiley Campbell
Jun 1, 2009
Jesse Wiley "Jack" Campbell, 82, of Orange, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Graveside service will be 4:00 pm at the Pythian Cemetery in Bunkie, Louisiana. Visitation will be...
Thomas Tommy Martin Downey, Jr.
May 31, 2009
Thomas Tommy Martin Downey, Jr., went home to be with his Lord Sunday, May 31, 2009, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born June 4, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas M. Downey, Sr. and Rosa Dixon Downey. Tommy was a long time resident of Orange and Bridge City, having been employed by Sabine Supply and...
Donnie Wynne Wolfford
May 31, 2009
Donnie Wynne Wolfford Donnie Wynne Wolfford passed May 31st, 2009 at age 68, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, TX. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange, TX....
Jamie McKinley Linaweaver
May 31, 2009
Jamie McKinley Linaweaver, 27, of Woodville, TX, died in a house fire in NW Harris County early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009. Jamie was born March 31, 1982 in Jasper, TX to Arlene Rose Winston Callahan and James McKinley Linaweaver. She is preceded in death by her mother, grandmother - Anna Winston Callahan Norwood and her grandfather, Clarence Linaweaver and...
Billy Barron Hall
May 31, 2009
Billy Barron Hall, 79, of Orange, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvery Baptist Church in Port Achers. Burial will follow at Wood Cemetery in San Augustine, TX, with a graveside at 2:00...
Randy Bryan
May 27, 2009
Randy Bryan, 60, lifelong resident of Beaumont, passed away at his home. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Pastor Richard Coward of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
Maurice Talmadge Garrett
May 26, 2009
Maurice Talmadge Garrett, 91, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, with Reverend Mike Umbenhaur, officiating. Maurice was born in Savoy, Texas on October 1, 1917, he is the son of John Talmadge Garrett and Georgia Gaines Garrett. He married Janie Colburn on...
Barbara Martin
May 26, 2009
Barbara Martin, 70, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James Moore of Orangefield Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Joseph Jo Jo Hatton Hanks, Jr.
May 26, 2009
Joseph Jo Jo Hatton Hanks, Jr., 62, of Orange, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church in Orange and special speaker will be Richard Hargrave. Burial will follow...
Dan E. Lawrence
May 24, 2009
Dan E. Lawrence, 70 of Beaumont passed away May 23, 2009 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. He was born May 1, 1939 in Liberty, Texas to Daniel Boone and Elvena Watson Lawrence. Dan served his country in the United SStates Marines Corps. He retired after 30 years from Clark/Gideon Distributing Company as a beer salesman. He was also an Insurance...
William David Dickey
May 22, 2009
William David Dickey William David Dickey, 53, of Orange, died May 22, 2009 peacefully in his home. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Granger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral...
Katie Stringer Smith
May 21, 2009
Katie Stringer Smith, 89, of Bridge City, Texas, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Cypress Glen Health Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Melville Baptist Church Cemetery in Melville, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon on Sunday at Sibille Funeral Home in Opelousas, Louisiana....
Dale H. Vance
May 21, 2009
Reverend Dale H. Vance Reverend Dale H. Vance, 78, of Port Neches, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the church. Born in Hardy, Arkansas on August...