Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Henrietta Young

Henrietta Young

Jun 25, 2008

Henrietta "Penny" Alice Young, 67, of Orange, passed away, Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will 4:00 p.m., Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Jerry Smith, pastor of Serenity Oaks Ministry will officiate. Interment will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Toomey-Starks, LA. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday and all day...

Velena Irene Taylor

Velena Irene Taylor

Jun 24, 2008

Velena Irene Taylor, 43, of Orange, passed away, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, the 27th at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Gary Wheeler will officiate. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Velena...

Alice Marie Corson

Alice Marie Corson

Jun 23, 2008

Alice Marie Corson, 78, of Orange, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday,...

Libby Merritt

Libby Merritt

Jun 22, 2008

Libby Dalton Merritt Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Dalton Merritt, 50, of Orange, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28th at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, with Reverend Gary Wheeler, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral...

Betty M. Hughes

Betty M. Hughes

Jun 22, 2008

Betty M. Hughes, 76, departed this life to be face to face with the Lord on June 22, 2008 at The Meadows. Her life will be celebrated during a memorial service which will be held at Claybar's Funeral Home in Orange at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008. Officiating will be Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Visitation will...

Ouida Olene Goodman

Ouida Olene Goodman

Jun 21, 2008

Ouida Olene Goodman, 86, long time resident of Beaumont passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Carla Shield of Forest Park United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be...

Burton Simar

Burton Simar

Jun 21, 2008

Harold Burton Simar, 86, of Orange, passed away on June 21, 2008 in Lafayette, LA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Interment will follow at St. Mary's cemetery. Visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday at...

Trudie Gross

Trudie Gross

Jun 21, 2008

Trudie Gross, 65, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008, in Houston. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life on Friday, July 4, 2008, at the home of her son, G.W. Modisette, 7725 Hwy. 62 North in Orange. The celebration will begin at noon and continue into the night. Trudie was born in Dunkirk, New York on...

Doris Mosier Mouton

Doris Mosier Mouton

Jun 21, 2008

Doris M. Mouton, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Doris was born July 8, 1934 in Orange, Texas and worked until retirement from Firestone/Bridgestone. She leaves behind a wonderful husband of 30 years, James Mouton;...

Lucille Bowers Daniel

Lucille Bowers Daniel

Jun 21, 2008

Lucille Bowers Daniel was born September 11, 1916 in Beaumont. The Lord took her in his arms on June 21, 2008. Lucille grew up on a dairy farm and married R. D. Bowers and had twin sons, R. D. Bowers and J. D. Bowers. She worked in the admitting office at St. Elizabeth Hospital for ten years. They moved to...

Kitty Hudson

Kitty Hudson

Jun 20, 2008

Kathleen "Kitty" Hudson, 87, of Orange, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at her daughter's residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Private interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at...

Elton Holmes, Sr.

Elton Holmes, Sr.

Jun 19, 2008

Elton T. Holmes, Sr., our beloved husband and father, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Longview. Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2008, in the chapel of Welch Funeral Home in Longview. Graveside services will follow at 4:00 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born in Amite County, Mississippi on February 2, 1927, Mr....

Edwina Royall Chapman Walton

Edwina Royall Chapman Walton

Jun 17, 2008

Funeral services for Edwina Royall Chapman Walton, 78, of Spurger will be held Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spurger United Methodist Church with Reverend Vickie Simons and Chaplain Rocky Guerrero officiating. Interment will be in the Turner Branch Cemetery in Spurger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Henrietta Young

Henrietta Young

Jun 25, 2008

Henrietta "Penny" Alice Young, 67, of Orange, passed away, Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at her residence. Funeral service will 4:00 p.m., Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Jerry Smith, pastor of Serenity Oaks Ministry will officiate. Interment will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Toomey-Starks, LA. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday and all day...

Velena Irene Taylor

Velena Irene Taylor

Jun 24, 2008

Velena Irene Taylor, 43, of Orange, passed away, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, the 27th at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Gary Wheeler will officiate. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Velena...

Alice Marie Corson

Alice Marie Corson

Jun 23, 2008

Alice Marie Corson, 78, of Orange, died Monday, June 23, 2008 at Harbor Hospital in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday,...

Libby Merritt

Libby Merritt

Jun 22, 2008

Libby Dalton Merritt Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Dalton Merritt, 50, of Orange, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28th at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, with Reverend Gary Wheeler, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral...

Betty M. Hughes

Betty M. Hughes

Jun 22, 2008

Betty M. Hughes, 76, departed this life to be face to face with the Lord on June 22, 2008 at The Meadows. Her life will be celebrated during a memorial service which will be held at Claybar's Funeral Home in Orange at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008. Officiating will be Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Visitation will...

Ouida Olene Goodman

Ouida Olene Goodman

Jun 21, 2008

Ouida Olene Goodman, 86, long time resident of Beaumont passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Carla Shield of Forest Park United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be...

Burton Simar

Burton Simar

Jun 21, 2008

Harold Burton Simar, 86, of Orange, passed away on June 21, 2008 in Lafayette, LA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Interment will follow at St. Mary's cemetery. Visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday at...

Trudie Gross

Trudie Gross

Jun 21, 2008

Trudie Gross, 65, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008, in Houston. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life on Friday, July 4, 2008, at the home of her son, G.W. Modisette, 7725 Hwy. 62 North in Orange. The celebration will begin at noon and continue into the night. Trudie was born in Dunkirk, New York on...

Doris Mosier Mouton

Doris Mosier Mouton

Jun 21, 2008

Doris M. Mouton, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Doris was born July 8, 1934 in Orange, Texas and worked until retirement from Firestone/Bridgestone. She leaves behind a wonderful husband of 30 years, James Mouton;...

Lucille Bowers Daniel

Lucille Bowers Daniel

Jun 21, 2008

Lucille Bowers Daniel was born September 11, 1916 in Beaumont. The Lord took her in his arms on June 21, 2008. Lucille grew up on a dairy farm and married R. D. Bowers and had twin sons, R. D. Bowers and J. D. Bowers. She worked in the admitting office at St. Elizabeth Hospital for ten years. They moved to...

Kitty Hudson

Kitty Hudson

Jun 20, 2008

Kathleen "Kitty" Hudson, 87, of Orange, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at her daughter's residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Private interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at...

Elton Holmes, Sr.

Elton Holmes, Sr.

Jun 19, 2008

Elton T. Holmes, Sr., our beloved husband and father, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Longview. Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2008, in the chapel of Welch Funeral Home in Longview. Graveside services will follow at 4:00 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born in Amite County, Mississippi on February 2, 1927, Mr....

Edwina Royall Chapman Walton

Edwina Royall Chapman Walton

Jun 17, 2008

Funeral services for Edwina Royall Chapman Walton, 78, of Spurger will be held Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spurger United Methodist Church with Reverend Vickie Simons and Chaplain Rocky Guerrero officiating. Interment will be in the Turner Branch Cemetery in Spurger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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