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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins

Jun 16, 2008

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins Kitty, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bruce McGraw of First Church of The Nazarene. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-9...

Truman R. Crane, Sr.

Truman R. Crane, Sr.

Jun 15, 2008

Memorial services for Truman R. Crane, Sr., 74, of Beaumont, will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Mr. Crane was born October 9, 1933 in Beaumont to Albert and Chattie Crane and passed away June 15, 2008 in Beaumont. He was a very outgoing and giving man who was very close...

Maggie Cooley

Maggie Cooley

Jun 14, 2008

Maggie Cooley Funeral services for Maggie Cooley, 84, of Beaumont will be held Monday, June 16, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Brother Crain officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cooley was born February 7, 1924 in LaBelle, Texas to Charles...

Ernest Joseph Bonura

Ernest Joseph Bonura

Jun 14, 2008

Ernest Joseph Bonura, 82 of Beaumont was born January 4, 1926 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mario and Antoinette Bonura and passed away June 14, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A resident of Beaumont for 50 years, he was a former resident of Port Arthur and a member of Assumption Catholic Church. Mr. Bonura and his brother,...

Elaine Reed Jacobs

Elaine Reed Jacobs

Jun 13, 2008

Elaine Reed Jacobs, 82, of Bridge City, died Friday, June 13, 2008 in Houston. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Delbert Milstead of Centeral Baptist Church in Buna. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar...

B.W. Parks, Jr.

B.W. Parks, Jr.

Jun 13, 2008

B.W. Parks, Jr. age 82, went to be with his heavenly father from The Meadows in Orange, Texas on June 13, 2008. Visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, with services at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. B.W. was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on March...

Alice Helen Kinnear

Alice Helen Kinnear

Jun 13, 2008

Alice Helen Mergele Kinnear, 92, of Beaumont went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2008 at The Clairmont in Beaumont. She was born August 1, 1915, in New Braunfels, Texas, raised in Austin, TX and has lived in Beaumont since 1943. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Robert C. Kinnear, Sr. of Beaumont, a daughter...

Joyce Lanette Hammock

Joyce Lanette Hammock

Jun 13, 2008

Joyce Lanette Hammock, 67, of Beaumont, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, the 16th at First Pentecostal Church in Starks, LA. Reverend Greg Frazier officiating. Interment will follow at Doyle Cemetery in Starks. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Joyce was born March 7,...

Lashay Tatiana Sillers

Lashay Tatiana Sillers

Jun 12, 2008

Lashay Tatiana Sillers, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at UTMB in Galveston. Graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Lashay was born on June 12, 2008 in Galveston. She was the daughter...

Forrest Bankston Moody

Forrest Bankston Moody

Jun 12, 2008

Forrest Bankston Moody, Jr., 78, of Orange, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home. Forrest was...

Vina Irene Mallory

Vina Irene Mallory

Jun 11, 2008

Vina Irene Mallory, 88, of Orange, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Norris of Trinity Lutheran. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Vina...

Harold Eugene Richardson

Harold Eugene Richardson

Jun 10, 2008

Harold Eugene Richardson, 67, passed to the other side on June 10, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday, June 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Sabine Tabernacle, 1065 Hazel St., Beaumont with interment to follow at...

Darryl Richard Levingston

Darryl Richard Levingston

Jun 10, 2008

Darryl Richard Levingston, of Kountze, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 13, 2008 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church. Darryl was born August 20, 1951, in Orange, Texas. He was the son of Melvin and Jean Perkins...

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...

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins

Jun 16, 2008

Kitty Elizabeth Hankins Kitty, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20th, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bruce McGraw of First Church of The Nazarene. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-9...

Truman R. Crane, Sr.

Truman R. Crane, Sr.

Jun 15, 2008

Memorial services for Truman R. Crane, Sr., 74, of Beaumont, will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Mr. Crane was born October 9, 1933 in Beaumont to Albert and Chattie Crane and passed away June 15, 2008 in Beaumont. He was a very outgoing and giving man who was very close...

Maggie Cooley

Maggie Cooley

Jun 14, 2008

Maggie Cooley Funeral services for Maggie Cooley, 84, of Beaumont will be held Monday, June 16, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Brother Crain officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cooley was born February 7, 1924 in LaBelle, Texas to Charles...

Ernest Joseph Bonura

Ernest Joseph Bonura

Jun 14, 2008

Ernest Joseph Bonura, 82 of Beaumont was born January 4, 1926 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mario and Antoinette Bonura and passed away June 14, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A resident of Beaumont for 50 years, he was a former resident of Port Arthur and a member of Assumption Catholic Church. Mr. Bonura and his brother,...

Elaine Reed Jacobs

Elaine Reed Jacobs

Jun 13, 2008

Elaine Reed Jacobs, 82, of Bridge City, died Friday, June 13, 2008 in Houston. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Delbert Milstead of Centeral Baptist Church in Buna. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar...

B.W. Parks, Jr.

B.W. Parks, Jr.

Jun 13, 2008

B.W. Parks, Jr. age 82, went to be with his heavenly father from The Meadows in Orange, Texas on June 13, 2008. Visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, with services at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. B.W. was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on March...

Alice Helen Kinnear

Alice Helen Kinnear

Jun 13, 2008

Alice Helen Mergele Kinnear, 92, of Beaumont went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2008 at The Clairmont in Beaumont. She was born August 1, 1915, in New Braunfels, Texas, raised in Austin, TX and has lived in Beaumont since 1943. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Robert C. Kinnear, Sr. of Beaumont, a daughter...

Joyce Lanette Hammock

Joyce Lanette Hammock

Jun 13, 2008

Joyce Lanette Hammock, 67, of Beaumont, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, the 16th at First Pentecostal Church in Starks, LA. Reverend Greg Frazier officiating. Interment will follow at Doyle Cemetery in Starks. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Joyce was born March 7,...

Lashay Tatiana Sillers

Lashay Tatiana Sillers

Jun 12, 2008

Lashay Tatiana Sillers, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at UTMB in Galveston. Graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Lashay was born on June 12, 2008 in Galveston. She was the daughter...

Forrest Bankston Moody

Forrest Bankston Moody

Jun 12, 2008

Forrest Bankston Moody, Jr., 78, of Orange, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home. Forrest was...

Vina Irene Mallory

Vina Irene Mallory

Jun 11, 2008

Vina Irene Mallory, 88, of Orange, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Hermann Memorial Baptist Hospital. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tim Norris of Trinity Lutheran. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Vina...

Harold Eugene Richardson

Harold Eugene Richardson

Jun 10, 2008

Harold Eugene Richardson, 67, passed to the other side on June 10, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday, June 13, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Sabine Tabernacle, 1065 Hazel St., Beaumont with interment to follow at...

Darryl Richard Levingston

Darryl Richard Levingston

Jun 10, 2008

Darryl Richard Levingston, of Kountze, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 13, 2008 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church. Darryl was born August 20, 1951, in Orange, Texas. He was the son of Melvin and Jean Perkins...

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...

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