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Hattie Lee Garner

Hattie Lee Garner

Apr 19, 2009

Hattie Lee Garner, 92 of Beaumont died April 19, 2009, at home, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born in...

Allen Louis Pring

Allen Louis Pring

Apr 18, 2009

Allen Louis Pring Allen Louis Pring, 59, of Orange, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation...

Sadie Ruth Forston

Sadie Ruth Forston

Apr 17, 2009

Sadie Ruth Forston, 68, of Orange, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at Golden Years. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 20, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Sadie was born on...

Darlene C. Bartling

Darlene C. Bartling

Apr 16, 2009

Darlene C. Bartling Darlene C. Bartling, 67, of Orange, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Baptist Orange Hospital. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m., also at the funeral home. Darlene was born on December 10, 1941, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was...

Johnny Ray VanArsdale

Johnny Ray VanArsdale

Apr 11, 2009

Johnny Ray VanArsdale, 56, of Orange, died Saturday, April 11, 2009. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with burial following at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. VanArsdale was born in Beaumont on July 4, 1952. He worked...

Irving Paul Broussard

Irving Paul Broussard

Apr 10, 2009

Irving Paul Broussard, 82, of West Orange, died Friday, April 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with the Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin Sunday at 5:00 p.m. and a rosary will be recited...

Arlene Summers Johnston

Arlene Summers Johnston

Apr 9, 2009

Arlene Summers Johnston, 88, of Orange, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Baptist Orange Hospital. Graveside services will be 10:00, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Orange Forest Lawn. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner of Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Arlene was born on November 2, 1920,...

Richard Briley

Richard Briley

Apr 8, 2009

Richard Briley, 69, of West Orange, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 2:00 P.M.. Officiating will be Pastor David Lilley of the Living Faith Fellowship Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, April 10, 2009,...

Robert Swinburn

Robert Swinburn

Apr 8, 2009

Robert "Bobby" Swinburn, 62, a longtime resident of Orange died April 8, 2009 from complications following an automobile/bicycle accident that occurred January 16, 2009. Bobby is survived by his parents, William and Marjorie Swinburn of Orange; brothers, David and his wife Gina of Vinton, LA and Jay of West Orange; and his sister, Loretta "Lori" Dawson of Las Vegas, NV....

Janice Lawrence

Janice Lawrence

Apr 7, 2009

Janice Lawrence, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, to be with her Lord and Savior after a valiant six year battle with ovarian cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 10, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robbie Holland of First Assembly of...

Reginald T. Franklin

Reginald T. Franklin

Apr 6, 2009

Reginald T. Franklin, 88, of Orange, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehab. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Trinkle Chaplain of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Reginald was born on...

Dr. Myrtle L. Bell

Dr. Myrtle L. Bell

Apr 6, 2009

Myrtle Lee Bell, 81, passed away on Monday, April 6 at Christus Saint Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness. She was born on September 2, 1927 and was the second daughter of Walter D. Bell and Anna L. McLester Bell of Rockport, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death as did her brother, Walter D. Bell and her sisters, Mary...

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux

Apr 5, 2009

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux passed away April 5, 2009 in Orange, Texas. She was born in Beaumont to James Daniel and Ruth Pierce Southerland. Jennifer is survived by her daughter Rose Elizabeth and son Timothy Jagneaux. Also surviving her are brothers, Danny and John Southerland and sisters, Dana Nelson and Sherry Hunton. Jennifer's family will receive friends at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...

Michael Paul Racca

Michael Paul Racca

Apr 5, 2009

Michael Paul Racca, 30, of Orangefield, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Johnny Harrison. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Wednesday,...

Mary C. Rawls

Mary C. Rawls

Apr 4, 2009

Mary C. Rawls of Bridge City, passed away on April 4, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will take place in Porter, Oklahoma at a later date. Mary was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma in 1917. She was preceded in death by...

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso

Apr 3, 2009

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso, 60, of Vidor, Texas, died Friday, April 3, 2009, in Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be...

R. Jesse Brown

R. Jesse Brown

Apr 2, 2009

R. Jessie Brown R. Jessie Brown, 89, of Orange, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral...

Charlie "Bill" B. Farish, Jr.

Charlie "Bill" B. Farish, Jr.

Apr 2, 2009

Funeral services for Charlie "Bill" Farish, Jr., 87, of Lumberton, TX will be held Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leon Holly will officiate and Rev. David Goolsby will assist. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Dayton, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, April 3, between...

Walter August Chamel

Walter August Chamel

Apr 2, 2009

Walter August Chamel, Jr. Walter August Chamel, Jr., 82, of Orange, passed away in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Sunday with...

Florence Mary Lawler

Florence Mary Lawler

Apr 1, 2009

Florence Mary Lawler, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 Friday at Claybar Funeral...

Hattie Lee Garner

Hattie Lee Garner

Apr 19, 2009

Hattie Lee Garner, 92 of Beaumont died April 19, 2009, at home, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born in...

Allen Louis Pring

Allen Louis Pring

Apr 18, 2009

Allen Louis Pring Allen Louis Pring, 59, of Orange, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation...

Sadie Ruth Forston

Sadie Ruth Forston

Apr 17, 2009

Sadie Ruth Forston, 68, of Orange, died Friday, April 17, 2009, at Golden Years. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 20, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Sadie was born on...

Darlene C. Bartling

Darlene C. Bartling

Apr 16, 2009

Darlene C. Bartling Darlene C. Bartling, 67, of Orange, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Baptist Orange Hospital. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m., also at the funeral home. Darlene was born on December 10, 1941, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was...

Johnny Ray VanArsdale

Johnny Ray VanArsdale

Apr 11, 2009

Johnny Ray VanArsdale, 56, of Orange, died Saturday, April 11, 2009. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with burial following at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. VanArsdale was born in Beaumont on July 4, 1952. He worked...

Irving Paul Broussard

Irving Paul Broussard

Apr 10, 2009

Irving Paul Broussard, 82, of West Orange, died Friday, April 10, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with the Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin Sunday at 5:00 p.m. and a rosary will be recited...

Arlene Summers Johnston

Arlene Summers Johnston

Apr 9, 2009

Arlene Summers Johnston, 88, of Orange, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Baptist Orange Hospital. Graveside services will be 10:00, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Orange Forest Lawn. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner of Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Arlene was born on November 2, 1920,...

Richard Briley

Richard Briley

Apr 8, 2009

Richard Briley, 69, of West Orange, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 2:00 P.M.. Officiating will be Pastor David Lilley of the Living Faith Fellowship Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, April 10, 2009,...

Robert Swinburn

Robert Swinburn

Apr 8, 2009

Robert "Bobby" Swinburn, 62, a longtime resident of Orange died April 8, 2009 from complications following an automobile/bicycle accident that occurred January 16, 2009. Bobby is survived by his parents, William and Marjorie Swinburn of Orange; brothers, David and his wife Gina of Vinton, LA and Jay of West Orange; and his sister, Loretta "Lori" Dawson of Las Vegas, NV....

Janice Lawrence

Janice Lawrence

Apr 7, 2009

Janice Lawrence, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, to be with her Lord and Savior after a valiant six year battle with ovarian cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 10, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robbie Holland of First Assembly of...

Reginald T. Franklin

Reginald T. Franklin

Apr 6, 2009

Reginald T. Franklin, 88, of Orange, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehab. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Trinkle Chaplain of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Reginald was born on...

Dr. Myrtle L. Bell

Dr. Myrtle L. Bell

Apr 6, 2009

Myrtle Lee Bell, 81, passed away on Monday, April 6 at Christus Saint Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness. She was born on September 2, 1927 and was the second daughter of Walter D. Bell and Anna L. McLester Bell of Rockport, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death as did her brother, Walter D. Bell and her sisters, Mary...

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux

Apr 5, 2009

Jennifer Southerland Jagneaux passed away April 5, 2009 in Orange, Texas. She was born in Beaumont to James Daniel and Ruth Pierce Southerland. Jennifer is survived by her daughter Rose Elizabeth and son Timothy Jagneaux. Also surviving her are brothers, Danny and John Southerland and sisters, Dana Nelson and Sherry Hunton. Jennifer's family will receive friends at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral...

Michael Paul Racca

Michael Paul Racca

Apr 5, 2009

Michael Paul Racca, 30, of Orangefield, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Johnny Harrison. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Wednesday,...

Mary C. Rawls

Mary C. Rawls

Apr 4, 2009

Mary C. Rawls of Bridge City, passed away on April 4, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will take place in Porter, Oklahoma at a later date. Mary was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma in 1917. She was preceded in death by...

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso

Apr 3, 2009

Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso Maria Del Consuelo Gonzalez Fabela De Alonso, 60, of Vidor, Texas, died Friday, April 3, 2009, in Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be...

R. Jesse Brown

R. Jesse Brown

Apr 2, 2009

R. Jessie Brown R. Jessie Brown, 89, of Orange, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral...

Charlie "Bill" B. Farish, Jr.

Charlie "Bill" B. Farish, Jr.

Apr 2, 2009

Funeral services for Charlie "Bill" Farish, Jr., 87, of Lumberton, TX will be held Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leon Holly will officiate and Rev. David Goolsby will assist. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Dayton, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, April 3, between...

Walter August Chamel

Walter August Chamel

Apr 2, 2009

Walter August Chamel, Jr. Walter August Chamel, Jr., 82, of Orange, passed away in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Sunday with...

Florence Mary Lawler

Florence Mary Lawler

Apr 1, 2009

Florence Mary Lawler, of Orange, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 Friday at Claybar Funeral...

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