Nelda Sue Smith
Mar 11, 2013
Nelda Sue Smith, 87, of Orange, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at Rosemont Assisted Living in Kingwood. Funeral services will be 3pm, Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1pm to...
Nancy Ann Berwick
Mar 11, 2013
Nancy Ann Berwick, 74, of Beaumont, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at Vidor Health and Rehab Center. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Friday, at Head of the Hollow Cemetery in Johnson Bayou, Louisiana. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until...
Brian Slats Thomas
Mar 10, 2013
Brian "Slats" Thomas, 84, of Sulphur, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be 2pm, Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday and Thursday 11am to 12:30pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on September, 21, 1928,...
Franklin Scales
Mar 10, 2013
Franklin Scales, 76, of Orangefield, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2pm, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Forest Wood of First Baptist Church in Orangefield and Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...
Lester Loran Spell Jr.
Mar 9, 2013
A native of Beaumont, Lester Loran Spell Jr., 55 was born December 18, 1957 to Lester L. Spell Sr. and Juanita Bailey and passed away March 9, 2013 in Beaumont at Baptist Hospital. Lester was a lifetime resident of Beaumont and was the owner/manager of his company, Lester Spell House Leveling. He was well known for his hard work and...
Louella Cissy Bourgeois
Mar 8, 2013
Louella Jean "Cissy" Bourgeois, 55, of Orange, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 27, 1957,...
Sara Kaitlin Katy Palmer
Mar 8, 2013
Sara Kaitlin Palmer Katy came into this world on June 17, 1992 and left suddenly on March 8, 2013. She is the daughter of Dr. Wesley and Donna Palmer. Katy grew up in Bridge City and graduated from BCHS in 2010. Shortly after graduation she moved to Austin, Texas to attend school and work. She had a variety of jobs...
Paul Cliffton Tims
Mar 8, 2013
Paul C. Tims was called home to his heavenly father on March 8, 2013. Paul passed away at his home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 1 to 3:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. The funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home....
Kathy Katt Ann Foreman
Mar 8, 2013
Kathy "Katt" Ann Foreman, 51, of Orange passed away Friday, March 8, 2013. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday March 12, 2013 at the Waldrep Family Cemetery. Officiating will be "Katt's" aunt, Mrs. Betty Austin. A gathering of family and friends will be Monday from 5 to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. "Katt" was...
James Lloyd Rickett, Sr.
Mar 7, 2013
Mr. James Lloyd "Poo" Rickett, Sr., 75, of Beaumont, TX passed away at his home March 7, 2013 with his loving family at his side. He was born August 2, 1937 to Benjamin and Lillian Rickett, Sr. and attended Hebert High School and Prairie View A & M University. There will be a gathering of family and friends Friday, March...
Geraldine Jones WIlcox
Mar 7, 2013
Jerry Wilcox, 62, a homemaker and longtime resident of the Sour Lake area, was born June 13, 1950 to James and Bessie Watson Jones in Forrest City, AR and passed away March 7, 2013 in Sour Lake. A memorial service set by the family will be determined at a later date. Jerry is survived by her son, Phillip Jones and...
Frances Folsom Pickett
Mar 7, 2013
Frances Folsom Pickett, 76, of Sulphur, Louisiana, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013, at Farr's Chapel Cemetery in Newton County. Born in Jamestown, Texas on September 2, 1936, Frances was the...
Theodore Spencer Ted Blake
Mar 7, 2013
Theodore Spencer "Ted" Blake, 78, of Orange, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Thiells, New York on August 24, 1934, Ted was the son of Sylvanus and Rosie Babcock Blake. Preceded in death by his parents, Ted is survived by his wife, Katharine Blake of Orange; daughter, Susan Woska of New Windsor, New York;...
Robert Burke McClary Sr.
Mar 7, 2013
Bobby, 77, was born April 3, 1935 to Thomas and Martha Burke McClary and passed away March 7, 2013 in Beaumont. Bobby was a long time resident of Beaumont, a businessman and owner of Air Vent Awnings for 50 years. He was a lifetime member of Optimist International for 55 years and Governor of the Southeast Texas Region from 1981...
Nelson Joseph Derrick, Sr.
Mar 6, 2013
Nelson Joseph Derrick, Sr., 87, of Orange, died Wednesday, March 06, 2013, at Christus Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 4pm, Friday, March 8, 2013, at Slade Chapel of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange and Pastor Trenton Worsham of Lake Point Church in...
Ted Harper Slaughter
Mar 5, 2013
Ted H. Slaughter, 82, was born November 24, 1930 in Beaumont, TX to Owen and Essel Cowart Slaughter and passed away March 5, 2013 at his home. Ted was a long-time resident of Vidor and a retired supervisor from Texaco Chemical Company and Jefferson Chemical Company. He served his country with the US Navy during the Korean War. One of...
Robert Arland Johnnie, Sr.
Mar 5, 2013
Robert Arland Johnnie, Sr., 77, of Orange, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Kindred Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 10am, Friday, March 8, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Thursday, at the funeral home. A rosary will be recited...
Judye Egle Bogaards-Sell
Mar 4, 2013
Judye Bogaards-Sell, 64, was born May 24, 1948 to William and Martha Cooper Nichols in Knoxville, IA and passed away March 4, 2013 at home. A memorial service will take place 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 7, 2013 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, officiated by Reverend Nancy DeForest . Judye is survived by her husband, Bill Sell; daughter, Julie Bogaards-Holt; sons,...
Bobby Shaw
Mar 4, 2013
Bobby Shaw, 68, was born November 4, 1944 in Jonesboro, LA to Arthur and Martha Roller Shaw and passed away March 4, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Shaw was a US Air Force veteran, lived in Beaumont and retired as a machinist with the City of Beaumont Water Production Department. Mr. Shaw is survived by his wife of 42 years...
Dr. Max A. Pachar, Sr.
Mar 3, 2013
Max Angus Pachar, Sr. 90, of Orange died Sunday, March 3, 2013. Visitation services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 6th from 5pm – 7pm. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Thursday, March 7th at 2pm. Burial will follow after the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Max Pachar was born...