George Poland
Dec 14, 2009
George Poland, 76, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, December 14, 2009, at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be...
Ruby Walton Gypins Ryder
Dec 13, 2009
Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother. She took the time to give love and attention to all her children and grandchildren. She loved gardening and had such joy seeing God's miracles when her plants and vegetables grew. Each of us has special memories of her which we will treasure. We will miss you but will meet again in God's heaven. Ruby Walton Gypins...
Michael W. Moses
Dec 13, 2009
Michael W. Moses, 60, of Orange, Texas passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009, at his home. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Burkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at...
Marie R. Arnall
Dec 13, 2009
Marie Arnall, 92, died in Lufkin on December 13. She was a long-time resident of Orange and for thirty-five years taught in area schools, retiring from Lutcher Stark High School. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Orange. Mrs. Arnall was born in Junction City, Arkansas on August 11, 1917, the oldest child of Alfred Marshall Risinger...
Charles Etgen
Dec 12, 2009
Memorial services for Charles Etgen, 85, of China will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of China. Charles was born July 6, 1924 in Dallas, Texas and passed away December 13, 2009 in Beaumont. He was a retired truck driver and U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Charlene...
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman
Dec 11, 2009
Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman: A memorial service for Wilma Doris Hoffpauir Grossman, 88, of Orange will be held Friday, December 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends and family beginning at 1:00 p.m. Reverend Kevin Kissel of Faith United Methodist Church will officiate. Mrs. Grossman passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, at...
Mildred Ruth Jones
Dec 8, 2009
Mildred Ruth Jones, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Seaton Center in Austin. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Danny Cryer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, at the funeral home. Mildred...
Marquita Lamar Smith
Dec 7, 2009
Marquita Lamar Smith, 85 of Beaumont passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Harbor Hospice. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral...
Bobbie Fountain Wells
Dec 5, 2009
Bobbie Fountain Wells, 88, of Orange, Texas and formerly of Logansport, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. The family will receive friends at McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. conducted by Reverend Jay Thomas. They will also receive friends at First...
John Thomas Ford
Dec 5, 2009
John Thomas Ford, 71, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Park near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone of First Baptist Church Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Gloria Co-Co Ladd
Dec 4, 2009
Gloria "Co-Co" Ladd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. She was 84. "Co-Co" was born on a glorious day, December 25, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth Ladd. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. where she spent most of her childhood and adult life. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a...
James Jim Welch
Dec 4, 2009
James "Jim" Welch, 72, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, December 4, 2009, at his home. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. James was born on October 5, 1937, in Hampshire, Texas. He was the son...
Patricia Puente Rivera
Dec 3, 2009
Patricia Rivera, 56, was born May 4, 1953 in Beaumont to Alfred and Bertha Pelt Puente and passed away on December 3, 2009 at Kindred Hospital, Houston, TX. She was a loving wife, caring sister and a friend to all. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A...
Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr.
Dec 3, 2009
Roy Joseph Mazzagate, Sr., 94, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, Baptist Hospital Orange. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2009, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary at...
Tom Vandervoort
Dec 3, 2009
Tom Vandervoort, 59, of Orange, Texas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at his home. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest with a private interment held at a later date. Arrangements are by Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tom was born on October 21, 1950, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Paul...
Leonard Bud Estes
Dec 2, 2009
Leonard "Bud" Estes, 70, of Deweyville, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville with Reverend Damon Bickham officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m....
Terry Wayne Smith
Dec 2, 2009
Terry Wayne Smith, 52, of Orange, passed from this life to begin his eternal life in Heaven on December 2, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with burial following at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Terry's brothers will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends beginning...
Mercedes Knierim
Dec 2, 2009
Funeral services for Mercedes Evelyne Hart Knierim, 88, of Beaumont will be held Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, December 4, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Daughter of Andrew Webster Hart, Sr. and...
Ron Uncle Ron Bloodworth
Dec 1, 2009
Ron "Uncle Ron" Bloodworth, 49, of Bridge City, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Friends are invited to a memorial gathering from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Ron was born November 4, 1960, in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. and...
Glenn Moran
Dec 1, 2009
Glenn Moran, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away December 1, 2009, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He is preceded in death by his father, Glenn Moran; his mother, Myrtle Bell McCracken Moran; and sister-in-law, Lois Moran. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Fruge Moran; son, Dr. Glenn T. Moran and wife, Jackie of Meridian, Idaho; daughter, Sherry Lester and...