Bessie Brown, 93, of Orange passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Silsbee Oaks Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Jerry ?Wayne? Franklin, Jr., 40, of Winnie, native of Bridge City passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011, in Winnie Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Michael J. Wuske, 21, of Orange passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011, in Deweyville. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory near Bridge City. Michael was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on...
Luther Hayward Erwin, 94, of Bridge City passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. Officiating will be Brother Robert Hargraves of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral...
James A. Steinmeyer of Beaumont, Texas, died June 18, 2011 at home among friends. James was born in Bay City, Texas June 2, 1933 and settled in the Beaumont area in 1962. By invitation he attended the Westminster Choir School at Princeton University, training as an operatic tenor. He left school, deciding against a career in music, not yet aware...
It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the family of Lorraine Mae Roy Baker, 91, announces her passing. She died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 9:15 p.m. at her home where she was surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2011, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas with...
Jimmie Dauris Johnson Ridenhour, 92, of Beaumont, died June 16, 2011 at her residence in Beaumont, TX. She was born in Dorsey, Mississippi, May 21, 1919. Her family moved to Birmingham, Alabama in 1926 where she graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1937. She married Lovic Wesley Ridenhour in 1938 and was a faithful Christian homemaker her entire life. They...
Johnny D. Kelley, 62, of Lumberton, passed away June 15, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 18th at 10:00 AM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Pastor Reggie Lloyd officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM prior to the service at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery...
Cecelia Joan Vallery Moore, 72, of Orange, TX died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Port Arthur, TX. Funeral services will held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange, TX. A graveside service...
Ruby Landry Brown, 86, longtime resident of the Orange area and former resident of Hemphill, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger of St. Henry?s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A gathering...
Jonathan Kelly Bloom, 50, of Orange passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Rusty Fisher officiating. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m....
Julie Ann Hale was born June 14, 1947 in Clarinda, Iowa to Paul and Chockey Hale. She was an inspiration to many, living a full life with cancer for the past 15 years. She passed away at the age of 63 on June 13, 2011, the day before her birthday. Her family moved to Orange, Texas in 1952, where she...
Wilford L. ?Will? Myers passed away surrounded by those he deeply loved on June 13, 2011. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Interment will follow at Miller Cemetery in Starks, LA. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial...
Mary Lee Hart, 63 was born in Pt. Arthur, TX to Bill and Irene Beason and passed away June 12, 2011 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church, Loeb. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, June 15th at 10:00 AM at First...
Corita J. Laughter Frederick, 81, of Orange, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011, at First Baptist Church Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin before the service at 1:00 p.m, at the church. Born...
Randy Wade Carter, 42, of Keller, TX passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 in Austin, TX. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 17 at 10:00 AM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home with Pastor Scott Newell of Voth Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna, TX. Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Thursday...
Leonard Lambright, Jr. 74, of Beaumont passed away June 11, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 1, 1937 in Louisiana but spent many years in the southeast Texas area. Leonard graduated from French high School in 1955. During his life he worked at Trotti & Thompson as an operator. He later owned Jimmies Novelty...
Richard T. ?Dick? Polk, Sr., 83, of Bridge City, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Tony Goins of Bridge City Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in...
Thomas Michael Boudreaux, Sr., 84, of Orange, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at...
Wiley Lavelle Ayres, 75, of Orange, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 13, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Ruth Burch of Harvest Chapel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 2011 at...