FRANK DAVID CLAYBAR

FRANK DAVID CLAYBAR of Orange, TX died October 6, 2022 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he served as president and chief operating manager of Claybar Funeral Home for several years during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Under his guidance, Claybar Funeral Home was the first ambulance company in the United States to purchase and utilize modular ambulances, which are now the industry standard. Claybar and his wife, Peggy, owned and operated Orange Forest Lawn and Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. He graduated from the Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science.