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Claybar Funeral Home

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

Lena Elkins

Lena Elkins

Jun 9, 2008

A graveside service for Lena Elkins, 90, of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the Kol Israel Cemetery. Ms. Elkins was born in Beaumont on April 14, 1918 to Harris and Toby Elkins and passed away in Beaumont on June 9, 2008. Many will remember her as a long-time buyer for The...

Anthony Phillips

Anthony Phillips

Jun 8, 2008

Anthony Phillips, 59 of Beaumont was born April 25, 1949 in McKeesport, PA and passed away June 8, 2008 at Christus- St. Elizabeth Hospital. He had resided in Beaumont for three years and was a former resident of Dayton, TX and Pennsylvania. Anthony was a retired manager with Quest Asset Management and a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. He is...

John Kelly, Jr.

John Kelly, Jr.

Jun 7, 2008

John H. Kelly, Jr. John H. Kelly, Jr., age 79, died at home on June 7, 2008 in Orange, Texas. Memorial Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Orange on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. followed by a military service at the church columbarium. Visitation and reception will be held in the Church Fellowship Hall afterward....

William Maxwell Hooker

William Maxwell Hooker

Jun 7, 2008

William Maxwell "Bill" Hooker, 38, son of James E. and Nancy Hooker, died at his home in Mauriceville, on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday June 10, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sid Thorne of First Church of God in Orange. Interment will follow at Orange...

Mary Jon Wells

Mary Jon Wells

Jun 7, 2008

Mary Jon Wells, 72, of Beaumont died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her residence. She lived in Beaumont thirty years and was the Business Manager of First Baptist Church, Beaumont. Besides her Church, one of her great loves and joy was working in the Lions Club. She was a member of Beaumont Founders Lions Club where she was a past...

Viola Faye Verdine

Viola Faye Verdine

Jun 7, 2008

Viola Faye Verdine of Beaumont, 78, passed away June 7, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. She was born May 2, 1930 in Coleman, Texas to Richard and Dora Crenshaw. She is survived by sons and their wives, Clyde and Carla, David and June and Richard and Glenda Verdine all of Beaumont. Grandchildren surviving her are David Verdine, Jr.,...

Gary Kolb

Gary Kolb

Jun 3, 2008

Funeral services for Gary Kolb, 60, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Friday, June 6, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Lloyd Austin officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. There will be a gathering of friends on Thursday, June 5, at the funeral home from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gary was born...

Lessie M. Dupuy

Lessie M. Dupuy

Jun 2, 2008

Lessie M. Dupuy, 92, of Corpus Christi, died Monday, June 2, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 6, 2008, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Jim McClintock, pastor, serving as celebrant. The Rite of Committal will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, under the direction of...

Josie Sherville Lucia

Josie Sherville Lucia

Jun 2, 2008

Josie Sherville Lucia, 80, of Orange, passed away, Monday, June 2, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation was held 5:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange...

Daniel Fred Ognoskie

Daniel Fred Ognoskie

May 31, 2008

Daniel Fred Ognoskie, Sr., 81, of Orange, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...

Eddie Marshall Farris

Eddie Marshall Farris

May 31, 2008

Eddie Marshall Farris, 87, of Orange, died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. On Wednesday there will be another visitation in Glenmora, LA...

Martha Sue Sipes

Martha Sue Sipes

May 29, 2008

No obituary found for this tribute.

Marjorie Stewart Shirey Sutton

Marjorie Stewart Shirey Sutton

May 29, 2008

Marjorie Shirey Sutton, 93, went to meet her Heavenly Father Thursday, May 29, 2008 at her home in Glenaire Continuing Care Community in Cary, North Carolina. She had a long and full life. "Tootsie" was born on February 16, 1915 in Bedias, Texas, the 3rd of seven siblings, and she grew up in nearby Anderson and Navasota. After sneaking off...

Kenneth D. Rieck

Kenneth D. Rieck

May 29, 2008

Kenneth D. Rieck, 83, of Orange, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Timothy Dinger. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008, at Grandview Memorial Park in LaPorte, TX. Officiating...

Benjamin Harry Toenges

Benjamin Harry Toenges

May 29, 2008

Benjamin Harry Toenges, 87, passed away at Orange Villa at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2008. He was the son of the well known mining engineer Albert Louis Toenges and his wife Maggy Mae Williams, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Williams of Flat River, MO. Ben was the husband of Rosella B. Epps Toenges of 612 Quincy St., Orange, TX, where...

Dennis Lee Reed

Dennis Lee Reed

May 28, 2008

Dennis Lee Reed, 61, current resident of Jasper, TX and former resident of Ashley, Ohio, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Harbor Hospice Baptist Hospital in Orange, TX. Visitation will be held at Bennett Brown Rodman Funeral Home in Ashley, Ohio, Monday, June 2, 2008 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at...

Lydie A. Echols

Lydie A. Echols

May 28, 2008

Lydie A. Echols, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 31, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend David Way of First Assembly of God in Port Arthur. Visitation will be Saturday, 3 p.m. at Bridge City Funeral Home. Lydie was born...

Jerry Newman

Jerry Newman

May 27, 2008

Funeral services for Jerry, Newman, 74, of Beaumont, will be held on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, between the 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Mr. Newman was born March 31, 1934 in Pennington,...

Calvin Joseph Billeaud

Calvin Joseph Billeaud

May 25, 2008

Calvin Joseph Billeaud, 67, of Bridge City, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Jim McClintock, pastor, serving as celebrant. The Rite of Committal will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, under the direction of...

Jack Brittain

Jack Brittain

May 25, 2008

Jack Brittain, of Crockett, TX and formerly of Martinsville, IN, passed away on May 25, 2008. Mr. Brittain was born in Shelby County, Center, TX, on December 21, 1922 to Norvin Lester and Thelma Doggett Brittain. Mr. Brittain graduated from Lamar College and was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. and the Indianapolis Power and Light Company. In retirement,...

Lena Elkins

Lena Elkins

Jun 9, 2008

A graveside service for Lena Elkins, 90, of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the Kol Israel Cemetery. Ms. Elkins was born in Beaumont on April 14, 1918 to Harris and Toby Elkins and passed away in Beaumont on June 9, 2008. Many will remember her as a long-time buyer for The...

Anthony Phillips

Anthony Phillips

Jun 8, 2008

Anthony Phillips, 59 of Beaumont was born April 25, 1949 in McKeesport, PA and passed away June 8, 2008 at Christus- St. Elizabeth Hospital. He had resided in Beaumont for three years and was a former resident of Dayton, TX and Pennsylvania. Anthony was a retired manager with Quest Asset Management and a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. He is...

John Kelly, Jr.

John Kelly, Jr.

Jun 7, 2008

John H. Kelly, Jr. John H. Kelly, Jr., age 79, died at home on June 7, 2008 in Orange, Texas. Memorial Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Orange on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. followed by a military service at the church columbarium. Visitation and reception will be held in the Church Fellowship Hall afterward....

William Maxwell Hooker

William Maxwell Hooker

Jun 7, 2008

William Maxwell "Bill" Hooker, 38, son of James E. and Nancy Hooker, died at his home in Mauriceville, on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday June 10, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sid Thorne of First Church of God in Orange. Interment will follow at Orange...

Mary Jon Wells

Mary Jon Wells

Jun 7, 2008

Mary Jon Wells, 72, of Beaumont died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her residence. She lived in Beaumont thirty years and was the Business Manager of First Baptist Church, Beaumont. Besides her Church, one of her great loves and joy was working in the Lions Club. She was a member of Beaumont Founders Lions Club where she was a past...

Viola Faye Verdine

Viola Faye Verdine

Jun 7, 2008

Viola Faye Verdine of Beaumont, 78, passed away June 7, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. She was born May 2, 1930 in Coleman, Texas to Richard and Dora Crenshaw. She is survived by sons and their wives, Clyde and Carla, David and June and Richard and Glenda Verdine all of Beaumont. Grandchildren surviving her are David Verdine, Jr.,...

Gary Kolb

Gary Kolb

Jun 3, 2008

Funeral services for Gary Kolb, 60, of Beaumont, TX, will be on Friday, June 6, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Lloyd Austin officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. There will be a gathering of friends on Thursday, June 5, at the funeral home from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gary was born...

Lessie M. Dupuy

Lessie M. Dupuy

Jun 2, 2008

Lessie M. Dupuy, 92, of Corpus Christi, died Monday, June 2, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 6, 2008, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Jim McClintock, pastor, serving as celebrant. The Rite of Committal will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, under the direction of...

Josie Sherville Lucia

Josie Sherville Lucia

Jun 2, 2008

Josie Sherville Lucia, 80, of Orange, passed away, Monday, June 2, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. A visitation was held 5:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange...

Daniel Fred Ognoskie

Daniel Fred Ognoskie

May 31, 2008

Daniel Fred Ognoskie, Sr., 81, of Orange, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...

Eddie Marshall Farris

Eddie Marshall Farris

May 31, 2008

Eddie Marshall Farris, 87, of Orange, died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. On Wednesday there will be another visitation in Glenmora, LA...

Martha Sue Sipes

Martha Sue Sipes

May 29, 2008

No obituary found for this tribute.

Marjorie Stewart Shirey Sutton

Marjorie Stewart Shirey Sutton

May 29, 2008

Marjorie Shirey Sutton, 93, went to meet her Heavenly Father Thursday, May 29, 2008 at her home in Glenaire Continuing Care Community in Cary, North Carolina. She had a long and full life. "Tootsie" was born on February 16, 1915 in Bedias, Texas, the 3rd of seven siblings, and she grew up in nearby Anderson and Navasota. After sneaking off...

Kenneth D. Rieck

Kenneth D. Rieck

May 29, 2008

Kenneth D. Rieck, 83, of Orange, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Timothy Dinger. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008, at Grandview Memorial Park in LaPorte, TX. Officiating...

Benjamin Harry Toenges

Benjamin Harry Toenges

May 29, 2008

Benjamin Harry Toenges, 87, passed away at Orange Villa at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2008. He was the son of the well known mining engineer Albert Louis Toenges and his wife Maggy Mae Williams, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Williams of Flat River, MO. Ben was the husband of Rosella B. Epps Toenges of 612 Quincy St., Orange, TX, where...

Dennis Lee Reed

Dennis Lee Reed

May 28, 2008

Dennis Lee Reed, 61, current resident of Jasper, TX and former resident of Ashley, Ohio, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Harbor Hospice Baptist Hospital in Orange, TX. Visitation will be held at Bennett Brown Rodman Funeral Home in Ashley, Ohio, Monday, June 2, 2008 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at...

Lydie A. Echols

Lydie A. Echols

May 28, 2008

Lydie A. Echols, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 31, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend David Way of First Assembly of God in Port Arthur. Visitation will be Saturday, 3 p.m. at Bridge City Funeral Home. Lydie was born...

Jerry Newman

Jerry Newman

May 27, 2008

Funeral services for Jerry, Newman, 74, of Beaumont, will be held on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, between the 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Mr. Newman was born March 31, 1934 in Pennington,...

Calvin Joseph Billeaud

Calvin Joseph Billeaud

May 25, 2008

Calvin Joseph Billeaud, 67, of Bridge City, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2008, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Jim McClintock, pastor, serving as celebrant. The Rite of Committal will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, under the direction of...

Jack Brittain

Jack Brittain

May 25, 2008

Jack Brittain, of Crockett, TX and formerly of Martinsville, IN, passed away on May 25, 2008. Mr. Brittain was born in Shelby County, Center, TX, on December 21, 1922 to Norvin Lester and Thelma Doggett Brittain. Mr. Brittain graduated from Lamar College and was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. and the Indianapolis Power and Light Company. In retirement,...

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