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James Mike Griffin

James Mike Griffin

Jul 25, 2008

James "Jim" Mike Griffin, 72, of Orange, died Friday, July 25, 2008 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gillam. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home. Jim was born on September...

Avoline Redman Dale

Avoline Redman Dale

Jul 24, 2008

Graveside services for Avoline Redman Dale, 97, of Beaumont will be held Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday, July 28, 2008 from 5-7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Dale was born April 27, 1911 in Chillicothe, MO and passed away July 24, 2008 in Beaumont. She retired from...

Flora Nell Duhon

Flora Nell Duhon

Jul 24, 2008

Graveside Services for Flora Nell "Flossie" Duhon, 79, of Beaumont will be held at Magnolia Cemetery on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008 from 3-5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Flossie was born December 19, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Sidney J. and Violet McCormick Sparks and...

Maxine Harmon

Maxine Harmon

Jul 23, 2008

Maxine Harmon, 87, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Visitation will be held Monday, July 28, 2008, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Abshire Cemetery in Hamkamer, TX. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Venoy Harmon and brother, Max Fitkin.

Emma Lena Journeay

Emma Lena Journeay

Jul 21, 2008

Emma Lena Journeay, 98, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008, in Houston, TX. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday the 25th at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Lora Faye White

Lora Faye White

Jul 21, 2008

Lora Faye "Nanny" White, 82, of Orange, passed away July 21, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church in Orangefield. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m.,...

Brandon Buehring

Brandon Buehring

Jul 20, 2008

Memorial services for Brandon, Buehring, 26, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Brandon was born on August 26, 1981 in Houston to Rebecca Reed and passed away on July 20, 2008. He attended Hardin...

Ivan O. Cain

Ivan O. Cain

Jul 17, 2008

Ivan O. Cain, 87, of Orange died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his residence. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange and Deacon Harvey Dubois of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate. Visitation will begin...

Raymond James Magness

Raymond James Magness

Jul 17, 2008

Raymond James Magness passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his home in Baytown, Texas, after a stoic battle with pancreatic cancer. He met his Lord and Savior on his 70th birthday. Jim was born July 17, 1938, in Churchpoint, La., the son of Una Marie and John C. Magness. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in Orange, Texas,...

Don Baggett

Don Baggett

Jul 17, 2008

Funeral services for Don Baggett, 80, of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Calder Baptist Church with Dr. Jim Fuller officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive guests at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Saturday, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mr. Baggett was a long-time...

Wanda Mae Wilder

Wanda Mae Wilder

Jul 16, 2008

Memorial services for Wanda Mae Wilder, 75 of Vidor, will be held Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Maplecrest Baptist Church in Vidor. She is survived by her husband Robert C. Wilder, Sr.; Robert Wilder, Jr.; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Danny Mayea, Wanda and Gary Tompkins, and Barbara Johnson; grandchildren, Lynnette and Troy Carter, Jamie and Nick...

Alma Grierson Hebert

Alma Grierson Hebert

Jul 15, 2008

Alma Grierson Hebert, 70, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2008, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will...

Margaret Saint

Margaret Saint

Jul 15, 2008

Margaret Saint, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Marv Howland of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....

Wesley Kay Franklin

Wesley Kay Franklin

Jul 15, 2008

Wesley Kay Franklin, 76, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge...

Brandon Lee Burton

Brandon Lee Burton

Jul 13, 2008

Brandon Lee Burton, 23, of Orange, passed away July 13, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Inman. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the funeral service. Brandon was born on February 17, 1985 in...

Richard Eugene Hicks, Jr.

Richard Eugene Hicks, Jr.

Jul 13, 2008

Richard Eugene "Gene" Hicks, Jr., 56, of Orange, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 in Starks, Louisiana. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday July 19, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church in Orange. Interment will be held at Houston National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...

Richard Eugene Chapman

Richard Eugene Chapman

Jul 13, 2008

Richard Eugene Chapman, 73, of Orange, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at The Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richard was born April 13, 1935, to Leslie and Cora Whittle Chapman. Richard served in...

Donald E. Goodsell

Donald E. Goodsell

Jul 13, 2008

Donald E. Goodsell, 86, of Orangefield, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday at...

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins

Jul 13, 2008

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins, 75, of Beaumont was born November 12, 1932 in Peoria, IL and passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 at her son's home in Groves. She was a homemaker and had resided in Beaumont since 1980. Following cremation, private interment services will be held at Haven of Rest Cemetery. She is survived by 4 sons, Charles Tompkins of...

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos

Jul 12, 2008

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos, 66, of Call, TX, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church and Deacon Harvey Dubois. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...

James Mike Griffin

James Mike Griffin

Jul 25, 2008

James "Jim" Mike Griffin, 72, of Orange, died Friday, July 25, 2008 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Danny Gillam. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home. Jim was born on September...

Avoline Redman Dale

Avoline Redman Dale

Jul 24, 2008

Graveside services for Avoline Redman Dale, 97, of Beaumont will be held Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday, July 28, 2008 from 5-7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Dale was born April 27, 1911 in Chillicothe, MO and passed away July 24, 2008 in Beaumont. She retired from...

Flora Nell Duhon

Flora Nell Duhon

Jul 24, 2008

Graveside Services for Flora Nell "Flossie" Duhon, 79, of Beaumont will be held at Magnolia Cemetery on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008 from 3-5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Flossie was born December 19, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Sidney J. and Violet McCormick Sparks and...

Maxine Harmon

Maxine Harmon

Jul 23, 2008

Maxine Harmon, 87, of Orange, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Visitation will be held Monday, July 28, 2008, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Abshire Cemetery in Hamkamer, TX. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Venoy Harmon and brother, Max Fitkin.

Emma Lena Journeay

Emma Lena Journeay

Jul 21, 2008

Emma Lena Journeay, 98, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008, in Houston, TX. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday the 25th at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Lora Faye White

Lora Faye White

Jul 21, 2008

Lora Faye "Nanny" White, 82, of Orange, passed away July 21, 2008, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church in Orangefield. Interment will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m.,...

Brandon Buehring

Brandon Buehring

Jul 20, 2008

Memorial services for Brandon, Buehring, 26, of Beaumont, will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Brandon was born on August 26, 1981 in Houston to Rebecca Reed and passed away on July 20, 2008. He attended Hardin...

Ivan O. Cain

Ivan O. Cain

Jul 17, 2008

Ivan O. Cain, 87, of Orange died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his residence. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Reverend Rob Fisher of First United Methodist Church in Orange and Deacon Harvey Dubois of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will officiate. Visitation will begin...

Raymond James Magness

Raymond James Magness

Jul 17, 2008

Raymond James Magness passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his home in Baytown, Texas, after a stoic battle with pancreatic cancer. He met his Lord and Savior on his 70th birthday. Jim was born July 17, 1938, in Churchpoint, La., the son of Una Marie and John C. Magness. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in Orange, Texas,...

Don Baggett

Don Baggett

Jul 17, 2008

Funeral services for Don Baggett, 80, of Beaumont, TX, will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Calder Baptist Church with Dr. Jim Fuller officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive guests at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home on Saturday, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mr. Baggett was a long-time...

Wanda Mae Wilder

Wanda Mae Wilder

Jul 16, 2008

Memorial services for Wanda Mae Wilder, 75 of Vidor, will be held Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Maplecrest Baptist Church in Vidor. She is survived by her husband Robert C. Wilder, Sr.; Robert Wilder, Jr.; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Danny Mayea, Wanda and Gary Tompkins, and Barbara Johnson; grandchildren, Lynnette and Troy Carter, Jamie and Nick...

Alma Grierson Hebert

Alma Grierson Hebert

Jul 15, 2008

Alma Grierson Hebert, 70, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2008, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will...

Margaret Saint

Margaret Saint

Jul 15, 2008

Margaret Saint, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Marv Howland of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....

Wesley Kay Franklin

Wesley Kay Franklin

Jul 15, 2008

Wesley Kay Franklin, 76, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge...

Brandon Lee Burton

Brandon Lee Burton

Jul 13, 2008

Brandon Lee Burton, 23, of Orange, passed away July 13, 2008 in Orange. Funeral service will be held 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Inman. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday prior to the funeral service. Brandon was born on February 17, 1985 in...

Richard Eugene Hicks, Jr.

Richard Eugene Hicks, Jr.

Jul 13, 2008

Richard Eugene "Gene" Hicks, Jr., 56, of Orange, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 in Starks, Louisiana. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday July 19, 2008 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church in Orange. Interment will be held at Houston National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...

Richard Eugene Chapman

Richard Eugene Chapman

Jul 13, 2008

Richard Eugene Chapman, 73, of Orange, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at The Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richard was born April 13, 1935, to Leslie and Cora Whittle Chapman. Richard served in...

Donald E. Goodsell

Donald E. Goodsell

Jul 13, 2008

Donald E. Goodsell, 86, of Orangefield, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Forrest Wood of First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday at...

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins

Jul 13, 2008

Marilyn Glenda Tompkins, 75, of Beaumont was born November 12, 1932 in Peoria, IL and passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008 at her son's home in Groves. She was a homemaker and had resided in Beaumont since 1980. Following cremation, private interment services will be held at Haven of Rest Cemetery. She is survived by 4 sons, Charles Tompkins of...

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos

Jul 12, 2008

Jackie Marie Jones Barrientos, 66, of Call, TX, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W. Smith of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church and Deacon Harvey Dubois. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...

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