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

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,...

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore

Dec 19, 2008

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore, 76, born February 14, 1932, to Samuel J. Mazzola and Dora A. Mazzola, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 19, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her beloved family. At age sixteen, Flo Anne graduated valedictorian from Beaumont High School in 1948. She attended Texas State College for...

Aline Worthy

Aline Worthy

Dec 19, 2008

Aline Worthy, 87, passed away, Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home in Warren. A funeral service will be on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Klock of Grace Bible Church in Mauriceville. Interment will be on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas with Reverend...

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm

Dec 18, 2008

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm died December 18, 2008 at Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont following a brief illness. Born to Charles and Ruth Brockman on February 21, 1923, Emma lived in Beaumont her entire life. After graduating from South Park High School as third highest girl in the Class of 1940, Emma went on to earn a degree from Lamar...

Larry E. Hudson

Larry E. Hudson

Dec 17, 2008

Larry Edgar Hudson, 52, of Houston, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the temporary location of Claybar Funeral Home, 1408 W. Park Ave., in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial...

Manah Lunsford

Manah Lunsford

Dec 17, 2008

Manah Lunsford, 86, of Orange, Texas died December 17, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, temporarily located at 1408 W. Park. Mr. Larry Tomlin will officiate. A Committal Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, at the West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs,...

Bill McFarlane

Bill McFarlane

Dec 16, 2008

Bill McFarlane, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A private memorial service will be held Tuesday at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Bill was born in Orange on May 28, 1929, to Charles Harold and Ethel Emma Smith McFarlane. He was a long time resident of New York...

Gloria Mae Lemoine

Gloria Mae Lemoine

Dec 15, 2008

Gloria Mae Lemoine 81, of Bridge City, died on December 15, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2008, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Reverend George Kidangen will be the officiant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, from...

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,...

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore

Dec 19, 2008

Flo Anne Mazzola Moore, 76, born February 14, 1932, to Samuel J. Mazzola and Dora A. Mazzola, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 19, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her beloved family. At age sixteen, Flo Anne graduated valedictorian from Beaumont High School in 1948. She attended Texas State College for...

Aline Worthy

Aline Worthy

Dec 19, 2008

Aline Worthy, 87, passed away, Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home in Warren. A funeral service will be on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Klock of Grace Bible Church in Mauriceville. Interment will be on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas with Reverend...

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm

Dec 18, 2008

Emma Elizabeth Brockman Hamm died December 18, 2008 at Memorial Baptist Hospital in Beaumont following a brief illness. Born to Charles and Ruth Brockman on February 21, 1923, Emma lived in Beaumont her entire life. After graduating from South Park High School as third highest girl in the Class of 1940, Emma went on to earn a degree from Lamar...

Larry E. Hudson

Larry E. Hudson

Dec 17, 2008

Larry Edgar Hudson, 52, of Houston, a former resident of Orange, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the temporary location of Claybar Funeral Home, 1408 W. Park Ave., in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial...

Manah Lunsford

Manah Lunsford

Dec 17, 2008

Manah Lunsford, 86, of Orange, Texas died December 17, 2008. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, temporarily located at 1408 W. Park. Mr. Larry Tomlin will officiate. A Committal Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, at the West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs,...

Bill McFarlane

Bill McFarlane

Dec 16, 2008

Bill McFarlane, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A private memorial service will be held Tuesday at the 5th Street location of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Bill was born in Orange on May 28, 1929, to Charles Harold and Ethel Emma Smith McFarlane. He was a long time resident of New York...

Gloria Mae Lemoine

Gloria Mae Lemoine

Dec 15, 2008

Gloria Mae Lemoine 81, of Bridge City, died on December 15, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2008, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Reverend George Kidangen will be the officiant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, from...

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