Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Seldon Cleaton Vaughn
Sep 3, 2019
Seldon Cleaton Vaughn passed into the loving arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Beaumont, TX. Seldon was born on June 18, 1923 near Ozark, Arkansas the son of Earnest Ervin Vaughn and Velda Mae (Morphis) Vaughn. After moving to Freer, Texas, he attended Howard Payne, served with honor in World War II, and became...
Margaret Abshire
Sep 3, 2019
Margaret Abshire, 95, of Lumberton, passed away on September 3, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont with a reception at 10:30 a.m. Born in Nantymoel, South Wales, on April 22, 1924, she was the daughter of Percival John Baker and Cathleen Brown Baker. Margaret loved...
Henry Gayle Talbert. Sr.
Aug 31, 2019
Henry Gayle Talbert, Sr., 79, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2019, in Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Henry’s nephew, Brother David W. Smith, Sr. A graveside service will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount, Texas. Visitation will...
Noson E. Fontenot, Sr.
Aug 31, 2019
Noson E. Fontenot, Sr., 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2019, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with...
Dorothy Strang Lagaza
Aug 30, 2019
Dorothy Strang Lagaza passed away on August 30, 2019, at her home in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 90. A memorial service will be held November 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Dorothy was born on September 22, 1928, in Walnut Ridge, AK, the last of 14 children born to James and Helena...
Patricia "Pat" Mulhollan Payne
Aug 30, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Mullhollan Payne born in Orange, Texas, was one of four children born to Stewart Warren Mulhollan and Essie (Duchamp) Mulhollan. Pat had a long and happy life. Pat met her husband, Richard Payne while in High School. They were married on September 12, 1959 and would be celebrating sixty years of marriage. The couple had two sons whom...
Doris Faye McCauley
Aug 29, 2019
Doris Faye McCauley, 85, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Woodland Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Dr. David Appleby. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Eva Rose "Tip" Scarborough
Aug 29, 2019
Eva Rose “Tip” Scarborough, 89, of Orange, passed away on August 29, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 31, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...
Katie Mae Farish
Aug 25, 2019
Katie Mae Farish, 93, of Forney, formerly of Beaumont and Lumberton, passed away on August 25, 2019, in Forney. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Leon Holly. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Claybar...
Marvin Scott O'Neal
Aug 25, 2019
Marvin “Scott” O’Neal Marvin “Scott” O’Neal, 56, of Beaumont, passed away on August 25, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on July 21, 1963, he was the son of Marvin Prather O’Neal and Katrina Faye (Outlaw) Moore. Marvin...
David Henry Starnes
Aug 23, 2019
David Henry Starnes, 84, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 23, 2019. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, he was the son of Ray and Minnie (Henry) Anderson. David was an employee of Goodyear for 33 years. He played football while attending Lutcher Stark High School and in college. In his free time he loved working in his yard and...
Lonnie Goodwin Dickey
Aug 23, 2019
Lonnie Goodwin Dickey, 89, resident of Baytown and native of Orange County Texas, received healing grace and mercy when his Lord and Savior called him heavenward on August 23, 2019, after a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Cowboy Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee....
Robert Carrol Bergeron, Sr.
Aug 23, 2019
Robert Carrol Bergeron Sr., 72, of Orange, passed away on August 23, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., August 27, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...
Gary "Wayne" Currie
Aug 21, 2019
Wayne Currie, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 21, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Little Cypress Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending...
Abdiel Caleb Velasquez
Aug 20, 2019
Abdiel Caleb Velasquez, passed away on August 20, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Enoe Caniz. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 20, 2019, he was...
Frankie Lou Hankins
Aug 19, 2019
Frankie Lou Hankins, 74, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2019, in Jackson, Mississippi. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Mendenhall United Pentecostal Church in Mendenhall, Mississippi with Brother George Owens officiating. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, on January 6, 1945, she was the daughter of Frank Barnett and Lucille...
Jesse Angel Rodriguez
Aug 17, 2019
Jesse Angel Rodriguez, 20, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 17, 2019. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in...
Bobby Joe Shugart
Aug 17, 2019
Bobby Joe Shugart, 81, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Jack Comer. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Mexia,...
Mary Margaret Stine
Aug 16, 2019
Mary Margaret Stine, 74, of Orange, passed away on August 16, 2019, at Oakwood Manor Nursing and Rehab in Vidor. Memorial Gathering will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 19, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at 12:00 noon at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday August...
Gregory Johnson
Aug 16, 2019
Gregory Johnson, 61, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 16, 2019. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 4, 1958, he was the son of Willie James Harden and Carol McDonald. Gregory worked for the Seafarers International Union as a merchant marine for over 35 years. He was kind-hearted, giving and a hard worker. He was a loving son, brother,...
Seldon Cleaton Vaughn
Sep 3, 2019
Seldon Cleaton Vaughn passed into the loving arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Beaumont, TX. Seldon was born on June 18, 1923 near Ozark, Arkansas the son of Earnest Ervin Vaughn and Velda Mae (Morphis) Vaughn. After moving to Freer, Texas, he attended Howard Payne, served with honor in World War II, and became...
Margaret Abshire
Sep 3, 2019
Margaret Abshire, 95, of Lumberton, passed away on September 3, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont with a reception at 10:30 a.m. Born in Nantymoel, South Wales, on April 22, 1924, she was the daughter of Percival John Baker and Cathleen Brown Baker. Margaret loved...
Henry Gayle Talbert. Sr.
Aug 31, 2019
Henry Gayle Talbert, Sr., 79, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2019, in Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Henry’s nephew, Brother David W. Smith, Sr. A graveside service will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount, Texas. Visitation will...
Noson E. Fontenot, Sr.
Aug 31, 2019
Noson E. Fontenot, Sr., 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2019, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with...
Dorothy Strang Lagaza
Aug 30, 2019
Dorothy Strang Lagaza passed away on August 30, 2019, at her home in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 90. A memorial service will be held November 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont. Dorothy was born on September 22, 1928, in Walnut Ridge, AK, the last of 14 children born to James and Helena...
Patricia "Pat" Mulhollan Payne
Aug 30, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Mullhollan Payne born in Orange, Texas, was one of four children born to Stewart Warren Mulhollan and Essie (Duchamp) Mulhollan. Pat had a long and happy life. Pat met her husband, Richard Payne while in High School. They were married on September 12, 1959 and would be celebrating sixty years of marriage. The couple had two sons whom...
Doris Faye McCauley
Aug 29, 2019
Doris Faye McCauley, 85, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Woodland Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Dr. David Appleby. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Eva Rose "Tip" Scarborough
Aug 29, 2019
Eva Rose “Tip” Scarborough, 89, of Orange, passed away on August 29, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 31, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...
Katie Mae Farish
Aug 25, 2019
Katie Mae Farish, 93, of Forney, formerly of Beaumont and Lumberton, passed away on August 25, 2019, in Forney. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Leon Holly. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Claybar...
Marvin Scott O'Neal
Aug 25, 2019
Marvin “Scott” O’Neal Marvin “Scott” O’Neal, 56, of Beaumont, passed away on August 25, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on July 21, 1963, he was the son of Marvin Prather O’Neal and Katrina Faye (Outlaw) Moore. Marvin...
David Henry Starnes
Aug 23, 2019
David Henry Starnes, 84, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 23, 2019. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, he was the son of Ray and Minnie (Henry) Anderson. David was an employee of Goodyear for 33 years. He played football while attending Lutcher Stark High School and in college. In his free time he loved working in his yard and...
Lonnie Goodwin Dickey
Aug 23, 2019
Lonnie Goodwin Dickey, 89, resident of Baytown and native of Orange County Texas, received healing grace and mercy when his Lord and Savior called him heavenward on August 23, 2019, after a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Cowboy Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee....
Robert Carrol Bergeron, Sr.
Aug 23, 2019
Robert Carrol Bergeron Sr., 72, of Orange, passed away on August 23, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., August 27, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...
Gary "Wayne" Currie
Aug 21, 2019
Wayne Currie, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 21, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Little Cypress Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending...
Abdiel Caleb Velasquez
Aug 20, 2019
Abdiel Caleb Velasquez, passed away on August 20, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Enoe Caniz. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 20, 2019, he was...
Frankie Lou Hankins
Aug 19, 2019
Frankie Lou Hankins, 74, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2019, in Jackson, Mississippi. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Mendenhall United Pentecostal Church in Mendenhall, Mississippi with Brother George Owens officiating. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, on January 6, 1945, she was the daughter of Frank Barnett and Lucille...
Jesse Angel Rodriguez
Aug 17, 2019
Jesse Angel Rodriguez, 20, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 17, 2019. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, August 23, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in...
Bobby Joe Shugart
Aug 17, 2019
Bobby Joe Shugart, 81, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Jack Comer. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Mexia,...
Mary Margaret Stine
Aug 16, 2019
Mary Margaret Stine, 74, of Orange, passed away on August 16, 2019, at Oakwood Manor Nursing and Rehab in Vidor. Memorial Gathering will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 19, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at 12:00 noon at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday August...
Gregory Johnson
Aug 16, 2019
Gregory Johnson, 61, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 16, 2019. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 4, 1958, he was the son of Willie James Harden and Carol McDonald. Gregory worked for the Seafarers International Union as a merchant marine for over 35 years. He was kind-hearted, giving and a hard worker. He was a loving son, brother,...