Cecil Van Willey

Cecil Van Willey

Jan 11, 2011

Cecil Van Willey, 88, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Houston. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mr. Willey was born May 23, 1922 in Pinehurst to Archie O. and Grace Peveto Willey. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and later...

Betty Berry

Betty Berry

Jan 10, 2011

Elizabeth Anne Berry, 80, of Orange, died Monday, January 10, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. No funeral services are planned, but following cremation, her remains will be scattered in Alaska beside one of her favorite lakes. Born in Electric Mills, Mississippi on March 30, 1930, Betty was the daughter of Leland Caldwell and Annie Belle Holder Poole. She...

Judith Judi Ann Hidalgo

Judith Judi Ann Hidalgo

Jan 10, 2011

Judi Ann Hidalgo, 67, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be with Reverend Paul Zoch of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas...

Sylvia Eloide Dunn

Sylvia Eloide Dunn

Jan 10, 2011

Sylvia Eloide Dunn, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on January 10, 2011 in Orange, TX, from a highly resistant staph infection that later resulted in renal failure. Eloide was born on October 5, 1921, to Andrew A.J. Linscomb and Ada Willey, both descendants of families who were early settlers in Orange County. She spent most of her childhood...

Helen Haunschild

Helen Haunschild

Jan 9, 2011

Helen Haunschild, 94, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011. She was born January 20, 1916 in Groveton, Texas and had resided in Orange for 65 years. A loving mother and wife, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Otho Haunschild. She is survived by her son Harold Haunschild and wife Ginnie, of Fort Worth; daughter Ann...

Joseph J.D. Richard

Joseph J.D. Richard

Jan 9, 2011

Joseph "J.D." Richard, 78, of Orange, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Vidor Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00...

Jim Bull

Jim Bull

Jan 8, 2011

Jim Bull, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Promise Hospital in Nederland. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at North Orange Baptist Church with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....

Elizabeth Theresia Hommel

Elizabeth Theresia Hommel

Jan 6, 2011

Elizabeth Theresia Hommel, 81, of Orange, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Baptist Orange Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 10, 2011, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Tom Phelan officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:30-6:00 p.m., Sunday with a...

Edgar Lavant Proctor

Edgar Lavant Proctor

Jan 6, 2011

Edgar Lavant Proctor, 89, of Bevil Oaks passed away January 6, 2011 at his home. He was born June 1, 1921 in Stilson, Georgia to Ezekiel Lavant and Leona McElveen Proctor. A veteran of WWII, Edgar served in Belgium, Germany and France during the European Theater. He was an employee of South Western Bell Telephone for 38 years before retiring....

Billy Edward Bishop

Billy Edward Bishop

Jan 6, 2011

Billy Edward Bishop, 69, of Orange, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri...

Thomas W Sprott

Thomas W Sprott

Jan 4, 2011

Thomas W. Sprott, 59, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Mr. Sprott was born February 25, 1951 to Dr. Edward Daniel Sprott III and Ernestine Clark Sprott. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel officiated by Pastor Durward Minor. Those serving as pallbearers will be Ed Watson, Ronald Williams, Dexter Green,...

Floyd Collins

Floyd Collins

Jan 3, 2011

Floyd Collins, 84, of Orange, died Monday, January 3, 2011, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehab. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Herb Thompson of First Baptist Church in West Orange. Floyd was born in San Augustine, Texas on September 18, 1926. He worked as...

Virginia Downs Robinson

Virginia Downs Robinson

Jan 3, 2011

Virginia Downs Robinson, 92, of Orange, died Monday, January 3, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2011, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Stephenson and Reverend Tony Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Beeman C. Wade

Beeman C. Wade

Jan 3, 2011

Another member from our greatest generation has gone on to be with the Lord. Beeman Clark Wade, 79, of Orange, died Monday, January 3, 2011, at the Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Beeman was born in Huntington, Texas on August 6, 1931, and was the oldest son of Clayton and Lydia Wade. He moved to Orange in 1946 and entered...

Milton D McElroy

Milton D McElroy

Jan 2, 2011

Milton D McElroy, 77, of Lumberton died Sunday, January 2, 2011. He was born November 29, 1933 in Pineland, TX. Milton served in the United States Army from 1959-1962. He was stationed in Germany before he returned to the United States. He was a carpenter in the Beaumont area most of his life, during which time he was contracted to...

A.H. Mack McCullough, Jr.

A.H. Mack McCullough, Jr.

Jan 1, 2011

A.H. "Mack" McCullough, Jr., 85, of Bridge City, died Saturday, January 1, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andrew Pate of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation...

Floyd Wilson Bertrand

Floyd Wilson Bertrand

Dec 31, 2010

Floyd Wilson Bertrand, 79, of Orange, died Friday, December 31, 2010, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Born in...

Hazel Bergeron

Hazel Bergeron

Dec 30, 2010

Hazel Bergeron, 87, of Orange, died Thursday, December 30, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Jeff Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home in Orange. Born in Fisher, Louisiana...

Nelson Dixon

Nelson Dixon

Dec 29, 2010

Nelson Dixon, 75, of West Orange, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. The family will receive friends for...

Bettie Hoffpauir

Bettie Hoffpauir

Dec 28, 2010

Bettie Hoffpauir, 82, of Orange, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at her home. Memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2011, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Orange with Reverend Marv Howland officiating. Interment of cremated remains will follow at St. Paul Episcopal Church Columbarium in Orange. Born in Highland Park, California on October 20, 1928, Bettie...