James W. Slats/Jim Branch Sr.
Mar 2, 2013
James W. "Slats/Jim" Branch Sr., 93, of Orange, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Funeral services will be 2pm, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tony Hoefner. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday, at...
Elizabeth Libby Graham Campbell
Mar 2, 2013
Elizabeth Libby Graham Campbell of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 02, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, David Vernon Campbell. She is survived by three daughters, Beth Mathews and husband Leonard, Dana Miller and husband Ken, and Margaret Bell and husband James. She is survived by five grandchildren, Campbell Miller, Travis Bell,...
Andrew Duke Wilkcon Daville
Mar 2, 2013
Andrew "Duke" Wilkcon Daville, 65, of Buna, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Baptist Orange Hospital. A memorial visitation will be 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with a remembrance service held at 6:30pm. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Born in Churchpoint,...
Mary Louise Simons
Mar 1, 2013
Mary Louise Williams Simons, 77, of Beaumont passed away March 1, 2013. Mrs. Simons was born June 12, 1935 in Austin, Texas to Pat and Ruby Iona Pogue Williams. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 4, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Rev. Bill Morgan officiating. Surviving Mrs. Simons are three daughters, Carrie Janette...
RC McBryde
Feb 26, 2013
R. C. McBryde, age 88, longtime resident of Beaumont, passed away on February 26, 2013. He was born in Doucette, Texas on July 24, 1924, to Nettie Justice McBryde and Ramsey Clyde McBryde. He is survived by his wife of almost 64 years, Nora Edith, and by his daughters and their spouses: Sharon & Mitch Tanksley, Eileen & Mark Leger,...
Eddie Ray Rozell
Feb 26, 2013
Eddie R. Fast Eddie Rozell, 85, was born December 1, 1927 to Clifford and Edith Long Rozell and passed away February 26, 2013 in Beaumont. Eddie was a long-time resident of Beaumont and was retired from the US Marine Corps. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, March 1, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon until...
Karl A. Lilyquist, Jr.
Feb 26, 2013
Karl A. Lilyquist, Jr., 61, of Orange, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Graveside Service will be 3pm, Friday, March 1, 2013, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Burial will follow after the service. Born in Sheboygan, WI, on November 14, 1951, Karl was the son of Karl Lilyquist, Sr. and Josephine Patronella Lilyquist. Karl was a happy and free spirited person...
Dwayne Young Buckley
Feb 25, 2013
Dwayne Young Buckley, 78, of Vidor, TX passed away in his home on Monday, February 25, 2013. Dwayne, who lived most of his life in Beaumont, TX, was born near the town of Milam in the Piney Woods of East Texas on November 3, 1934. He was married to his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Dolores Maonio...
Evelyn Pellerin
Feb 25, 2013
Evelyn Pellerin, 89, of Bridge City, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steven Leger serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Port Arthur. Visitation will begin Thursday...
Albert Baxter Vincent
Feb 25, 2013
A memorial service for Albert Baxter Vincent, 66, of Beaumont will be held Sunday March 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Al passed away peacefully at home in Beaumont, Texas on Monday, February 25th. He leaves his wife Shawn, his daughters Kate and Anne, his sister Frances, three grandchildren, and nephews Karl and Mark Bowles and...
Ryan Michael Winfree
Feb 24, 2013
Ryan Michael Winfree, 13, of Orangefield, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, at his home. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Winfree Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church and Pastor Paul Fregia of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will...
Dr. Frances Ann Lavergne
Feb 21, 2013
Dr. Frances Ann Lavergne, 68, of Tomball, Texas, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2013, at St. Mary Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a...
James Jim Hasty, Jr.
Feb 21, 2013
James "Jim" Hasty, Jr., 80, of Orange, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to a visitation from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A eulogy will be given at 7:00 p.m. by Gilbert Mazzola. Born in Smithville, Georgia on December 4, 1932, Jim was the son...
Loretta Pearl Tillman
Feb 21, 2013
Loretta Pearl Tillman, 80, of Orange passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Vidor Health and Rehab. Born in Vinton, Louisiana on April 7, 1932, Loretta was the daughter of Sydney and Hazel Mitchell Caruthers. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Herman "Richard" Tillman; sister, Faye Hantz; and grandson, Ricco Maggio. Loretta is survived by her daughters...
Wilda Emma Martin
Feb 20, 2013
Wilda Martin, 84, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 24, 1928, Wilda was the daughter of Edward and Olive Maloz Rau. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School and graduated in 1947. Wilda then married Lewis Martin of Port Arthur on February 24, 1951. They...
Mildred Brooks Molley
Feb 19, 2013
Mildred Brooks Molley, 92, of Orange, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Park Manor Nursing Home in Conroe. Funeral services will be 10 am, Friday, February 22, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Thursday at the funeral...
Virginia Nell Vick
Feb 19, 2013
Virginia Vick, 82, was born November 28, 1930 to William Lee and Annie Jane Sheffield Suggs in Tatum, TX and passed away February 19, 2013 in Beaumont. She was a long-time resident of Beaumont and retired as an operator with Helena Laboratories. Virginia was lovingly known as "MawMaw". She loved studying the Bible, she loved the Lord Jesus Christ, her...
Theodore Black Hebert
Feb 18, 2013
Theodore Black Hebert was born to Edvar and Alice Hebert in Kaplan, Louisiana on August 5, 1925, and went home to be with the Lord on February 18, 2013. He was a World War II Veteran and a retiree of Gulf Oil Corporation. Mr. Hebert was preceded in death by his first wife, Una Mae Hebert; grandson, Travis Hebert; daughter,...
Thomas Vernon Smelker
Feb 18, 2013
Thomas Vernon Smelker, Sr., 94, of San Antonio was born January 11, 1919 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away February 18, 2013 at Wellspring Gardens in San Antonio. He was a realtor and owner of T.V. Smelker Realty in Beaumont. In later years, he was a loan officer at First Federal Savings and Loan. Mr. Smelker was a graduate of...
Alice Jane Carlson
Feb 17, 2013
Funeral services for Alice Jane Carlson, 83, of Beaumont, will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. David Goolsby, officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be Monday evening from 4-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Carlson was born June 30,...