Theda Lusk Castle
May 21, 2012
Funeral services for Theda Lusk Castle, 71, of Nederland will be held Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Castle was born March...
M. Bruce Simpson
May 20, 2012
Bruce Simpson, 68, of Orange, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb of Trinity Baptist Church and Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Graveside Services will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, at...
Elaine Gauthier
May 19, 2012
Elaine Gauthier, 76, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Frances Schultz Sparks
May 19, 2012
A Beaumont native, Frances Schultz Sparks was born on September 12, 1919 and passed away at home Saturday, May 19. Married for 70 years, she was preceded in death by her husband, H.B. Sparks, who passed away in January of this year. Except for a brief time when her family lived in Tulsa, OK and later when she followed H.B....
Verna Mae Hudson
May 19, 2012
Verna Mae Hudson, 99, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hudson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at...
May Campbell
May 18, 2012
May Campbell, 82, of Orange passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 in Webster. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday May 22, 2012, in the chapel at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Barry Bradley of the First Baptist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Pythian Cemetery...
Daniel "Dan" Dickerson
May 17, 2012
Daniel Mack "Dan" Dickerson, 86, a one and only original, was born March 16, 1926 in Merryville, LA to John Joseph and Effie McDonald Dickerson and passed away May 17, 2012 in Groves, TX. Daniel was a long-time resident of Lumberton and a four year resident of Beaumont prior to living in Groves. Mr. Dickerson served as a US Army...
Betty Ann McCants Reed
May 17, 2012
Betty Ann McCants Reed, 81, of Orange, Texas died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Monday, May 21, 2012, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lance Faulkner, pastor of Church on the Rock in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm...
Billie Jean Bailey
May 15, 2012
Billie Jean Bailey, 60, of Starks, Louisiana died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Orange on July 31, 1951, Billie was the daughter of Bill and Dorothy Mae Carpenter Bailey. She was a newspaper carrier for the Orange Leader, Beaumont Enterprise and the Lake Charles American Press. Preceded in death by her parents, Billie is survived by...
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams
May 14, 2012
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams, 82, died peacefully at her home Monday, May 14th after a lengthy illness. Her daughters and husband were at her side. Elizabeth was born in Austin, Texas on July 3rd, 1929. Her adoptive parents were Grover and Mabel Quillin of San Antonio, Texas. Elizabeth was an outstanding student and began San Antonio Community College at the...
Tina Marie Bowen
May 13, 2012
Tina Marie Bowen "Tinee", 54, died Sunday, May 13, at her home surrounded by family and loved ones. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Ellis. Born in Orange, Texas on December 9, 1957, Tina was the daughter of Henry Bernard Bowen and Johnnie Louella Granger....
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend
May 11, 2012
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend, 1 month old, died Friday morning, May 11, 2012, in his sleep at home. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Postlewaithe. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home...
Robert Glenn Hamilton
May 11, 2012
Robert "Glenn" Hamilton, 75, of Mauriceville, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Cooley of River City Hospice. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on March 20,...
Cora Lee Book
May 7, 2012
Cora Lee Book, 84, of Katy, Texas died Monday, May 7, 2012, in Katy. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Crowe, pastor of River Bend Baptist Church in Fulshear, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Kenneth Arlen Johnson
May 7, 2012
Kenneth Arlen Johnson, 76, of Orange died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012, 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 5:00 p.m. until 9:00...
Wilton W. Cox
May 6, 2012
Wilton Weaver Cox, 96 was born November 27, 1915 in Nacogdoches, TX to Will Randolph and Josephine Weaver Cox and passed away May 6, 2012 in Wildwood, TX surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Cox was retired from Gulf Oil Company where he was a maintenance superintendent, having worked locally as well as eight years in Kuwait. He started the...
Lillie Mae Myers
May 4, 2012
Lillie Mae Myers, 83, of Orangefield passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 in Beaumont. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Orangefield United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Sanders and Brother James Moore. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will...
James Jamie T. Cormier
May 4, 2012
James "Jamie" T. Cormier, 58, of Beaumont and former resident of Orangefield, died Friday, May 4, 2012. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Granger Cemetery, Duncan Woods in Orangefield. Officiating will be Pastor Reggie Lloyd of Praise Christian Center in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 11:00-2:00 p.m., Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City....
James Michael Claybar
May 4, 2012
James Michael Claybar, 80, of Orange passed away in the peace of his home on Friday, May 4, 2012 James, an Orange Native, was born on February 27, 1932 to Ambrose Sr. and Bessie Mazzola Claybar. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and in the Army Reserve thereafter. James was an entrepreneur, involved as a principal...
Isola Cormier
May 4, 2012
Isola Cormier, 90, of Orange, died Friday, May 4, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, with Reverend Francis Conroy officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange,...