Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Violet Maxine Floyd

Violet Maxine Floyd

Dec 9, 2008

Violet Maxine Floyd, 78, of Beaumont, passed away December 9, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Grace Wagner, husband, Vernon Floyd, son, Jimmy David Floyd and sister, Ruth Hanks. Her survivors include children, Gerald Thomas Floyd and wife Vanessa of Arlington, TX, Jeannie Diane Guidry of Orange County, and Jimmy Allen Floyd and wife, La'Rue,...

Jeannette Vaughn

Jeannette Vaughn

Dec 9, 2008

Jeannette Wright Vaughn passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in Beaumont. Jeannette was born on June 20, 1927 in Bonham, Texas. Following graduation from Bonham High School, she earned a degree from Texas State College for Women now Texas Women's University. She worked briefly in Dallas before entering graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation...

Tom J. Sullivan

Tom J. Sullivan

Dec 9, 2008

Tom J. Sullivan, 84, of Orange died on December 8, 2008. Funeral services will be on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location at 1408 W Park. Reverend David Berkheimer of the Community Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be at the funeral home...

Sudie Plagens

Sudie Plagens

Dec 9, 2008

Sudie Plagens, 82, died December 9, 2008, at her daughter's home in Mauriceville, after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 13, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home Bridge City Funeral Chapel with Reverends David Green and Frank Hopson officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville....

Marjorie L. Washburn

Marjorie L. Washburn

Dec 7, 2008

Marjorie L. Washburn, 87, of Nederland, and a former resident of Orange, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, with the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...

Marie Doucet

Marie Doucet

Dec 7, 2008

Marie Doucet, 87, died on December 7, 2008 in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City...

Carolyn A. Hogan

Carolyn A. Hogan

Dec 5, 2008

Carolyn A Hogan, 67, died peacefully at her home on December 5, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Her 50th wedding anniversary was celebrated quietly with her husband and daughters early that morning. Funeral services have been set for Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Orange in the Gillespie Building. Reverend Mike Umbenhaur...

Bill Self

Bill Self

Dec 5, 2008

Bill Self, 81, of Orange, died on December 5, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location at 1408 W. Park in Orange. Reverend David Clark will officiate with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Claybar...

Bernadette Dennin

Bernadette Dennin

Dec 4, 2008

Bernadette Dennin, 60, died in Orange on December 4, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, December 12, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Tom Phelan of St. Francis will officiate. Friends will be received by the family beginning at 9:15 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Cremation...

Dianna Lynn Savoy

Dianna Lynn Savoy

Dec 3, 2008

Dianna Lynn Savoy, 45, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Dianna was a lifelong Beaumont resident and attended South Park High School. She was a talented artist having taken part in creative endeavors with Six Flags Theme Park in amusement design at an early age. She loved and lived life...

Olyean Belle Smith

Olyean Belle Smith

Dec 3, 2008

Olyean Belle Cariker Smith, 96, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 3, 2008. Olyean was born on June 23, 1912. She was preceded in death by her parents Marion Francis Cariker and Willie Seamen Rush Cariker, her husband Harvey Cole Smith, daughter Barbara Francis Haston, sisters Bessie Walters and Valda Stripling, and Brother Marion Cariker....

James Edward Baker, Sr.

James Edward Baker, Sr.

Dec 2, 2008

Memorial services for James Edward Baker, Sr., 73, of Lumberton, will be held Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with nephew, Dr. Billy Graff, officiating. James was born August 29, 1935, in Port Arthur, Texas to Callen William and Ruth Antonio Almond Baker and died December 2, 2008 in Beaumont. A resident of Lumberton...

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Dec 2, 2008

Jack Nance, 81, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Old First Orange Baptist Church, with Reverend Bailey Harris, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Born in Orange...

Bliss Payne

Bliss Payne

Dec 2, 2008

Bliss Payne, 18, died on December 2, 2008. Funeral services will be on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at 1 p.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Minister Tommy Gore and Youth Minister Tom Kimmey of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-8...

Myrtle Johnson Haney

Myrtle Johnson Haney

Dec 1, 2008

Myrtle Johnson Haney, 99, of Orange, died on December 1, 2008. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City, TX. The Reverend Bob Boone of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Graveside service will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur, LA at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be...

Capt. Charles Hofstad

Capt. Charles Hofstad

Dec 1, 2008

Captain Charles Ivar Olsen Hofstad joined his deceased Father and Mother, Charles and Grace Hofstad on December 1, 2008. Captain Hofstad recently retired from Megafleet Towing Company of Pasadena, TX. A graveside service will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. Captain Hofstad was born in Orange, TX on October 6, 1942, and...

Robbie Nell Brumley

Robbie Nell Brumley

Nov 29, 2008

Robbie Nell Brumley, 70, of Beaumont was born April 20, 1938 in Paris, Texas to the late John Thomas and Beulah Sikes Quinn and died November 29, 2008 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and homemaker and faithful member of Grace and Truth Gospel Tabernacle. She is survived by her husband...

Agnes Louise Mckown

Agnes Louise Mckown

Nov 27, 2008

Agnes Louise Forcade McKown, 97, died on November 27, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Asissi Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 30. from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...

Willie Broussard

Willie Broussard

Nov 27, 2008

Willie Broussard, 88, died November 27, 2008 in Orange . A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo as officiant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens . Visitation will be held Sunday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Fellowship Hall...

Robert Thomas Keeling

Robert Thomas Keeling

Nov 27, 2008

Robert Thomas "Bob" Keeling, 87, of Orange died on November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be on Sunday, November 30, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location in Orange at 1408 W. Park Ave. A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Cemetery in Mount Enterprise, TX. Visitation...

Violet Maxine Floyd

Violet Maxine Floyd

Dec 9, 2008

Violet Maxine Floyd, 78, of Beaumont, passed away December 9, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Grace Wagner, husband, Vernon Floyd, son, Jimmy David Floyd and sister, Ruth Hanks. Her survivors include children, Gerald Thomas Floyd and wife Vanessa of Arlington, TX, Jeannie Diane Guidry of Orange County, and Jimmy Allen Floyd and wife, La'Rue,...

Jeannette Vaughn

Jeannette Vaughn

Dec 9, 2008

Jeannette Wright Vaughn passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in Beaumont. Jeannette was born on June 20, 1927 in Bonham, Texas. Following graduation from Bonham High School, she earned a degree from Texas State College for Women now Texas Women's University. She worked briefly in Dallas before entering graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation...

Tom J. Sullivan

Tom J. Sullivan

Dec 9, 2008

Tom J. Sullivan, 84, of Orange died on December 8, 2008. Funeral services will be on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location at 1408 W Park. Reverend David Berkheimer of the Community Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be at the funeral home...

Sudie Plagens

Sudie Plagens

Dec 9, 2008

Sudie Plagens, 82, died December 9, 2008, at her daughter's home in Mauriceville, after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 13, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home Bridge City Funeral Chapel with Reverends David Green and Frank Hopson officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville....

Marjorie L. Washburn

Marjorie L. Washburn

Dec 7, 2008

Marjorie L. Washburn, 87, of Nederland, and a former resident of Orange, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, with the Reverend Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, officiating. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West...

Marie Doucet

Marie Doucet

Dec 7, 2008

Marie Doucet, 87, died on December 7, 2008 in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Bridge City. Reverend Steven Leger will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City...

Carolyn A. Hogan

Carolyn A. Hogan

Dec 5, 2008

Carolyn A Hogan, 67, died peacefully at her home on December 5, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Her 50th wedding anniversary was celebrated quietly with her husband and daughters early that morning. Funeral services have been set for Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Orange in the Gillespie Building. Reverend Mike Umbenhaur...

Bill Self

Bill Self

Dec 5, 2008

Bill Self, 81, of Orange, died on December 5, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location at 1408 W. Park in Orange. Reverend David Clark will officiate with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Claybar...

Bernadette Dennin

Bernadette Dennin

Dec 4, 2008

Bernadette Dennin, 60, died in Orange on December 4, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, December 12, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Tom Phelan of St. Francis will officiate. Friends will be received by the family beginning at 9:15 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Cremation...

Dianna Lynn Savoy

Dianna Lynn Savoy

Dec 3, 2008

Dianna Lynn Savoy, 45, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. Dianna was a lifelong Beaumont resident and attended South Park High School. She was a talented artist having taken part in creative endeavors with Six Flags Theme Park in amusement design at an early age. She loved and lived life...

Olyean Belle Smith

Olyean Belle Smith

Dec 3, 2008

Olyean Belle Cariker Smith, 96, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 3, 2008. Olyean was born on June 23, 1912. She was preceded in death by her parents Marion Francis Cariker and Willie Seamen Rush Cariker, her husband Harvey Cole Smith, daughter Barbara Francis Haston, sisters Bessie Walters and Valda Stripling, and Brother Marion Cariker....

James Edward Baker, Sr.

James Edward Baker, Sr.

Dec 2, 2008

Memorial services for James Edward Baker, Sr., 73, of Lumberton, will be held Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with nephew, Dr. Billy Graff, officiating. James was born August 29, 1935, in Port Arthur, Texas to Callen William and Ruth Antonio Almond Baker and died December 2, 2008 in Beaumont. A resident of Lumberton...

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Dec 2, 2008

Jack Nance, 81, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Old First Orange Baptist Church, with Reverend Bailey Harris, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Born in Orange...

Bliss Payne

Bliss Payne

Dec 2, 2008

Bliss Payne, 18, died on December 2, 2008. Funeral services will be on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at 1 p.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Minister Tommy Gore and Youth Minister Tom Kimmey of Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-8...

Myrtle Johnson Haney

Myrtle Johnson Haney

Dec 1, 2008

Myrtle Johnson Haney, 99, of Orange, died on December 1, 2008. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City, TX. The Reverend Bob Boone of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Graveside service will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur, LA at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be...

Capt. Charles Hofstad

Capt. Charles Hofstad

Dec 1, 2008

Captain Charles Ivar Olsen Hofstad joined his deceased Father and Mother, Charles and Grace Hofstad on December 1, 2008. Captain Hofstad recently retired from Megafleet Towing Company of Pasadena, TX. A graveside service will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. Captain Hofstad was born in Orange, TX on October 6, 1942, and...

Robbie Nell Brumley

Robbie Nell Brumley

Nov 29, 2008

Robbie Nell Brumley, 70, of Beaumont was born April 20, 1938 in Paris, Texas to the late John Thomas and Beulah Sikes Quinn and died November 29, 2008 at Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and homemaker and faithful member of Grace and Truth Gospel Tabernacle. She is survived by her husband...

Agnes Louise Mckown

Agnes Louise Mckown

Nov 27, 2008

Agnes Louise Forcade McKown, 97, died on November 27, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Asissi Catholic Church. Reverend Tom Phelan will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 30. from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home...

Willie Broussard

Willie Broussard

Nov 27, 2008

Willie Broussard, 88, died November 27, 2008 in Orange . A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo as officiant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens . Visitation will be held Sunday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Fellowship Hall...

Robert Thomas Keeling

Robert Thomas Keeling

Nov 27, 2008

Robert Thomas "Bob" Keeling, 87, of Orange died on November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be on Sunday, November 30, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home's temporary location in Orange at 1408 W. Park Ave. A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Cemetery in Mount Enterprise, TX. Visitation...

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