Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Joshua Arizona Scales
Feb 19, 2019
Joshua Arizona Scales, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford
Feb 18, 2019
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford was born in San Augustine Texas to James Stevenson and Bessie Tyler Stevenson in 1927. A life-long Texan, she was born on the 1st day of May and played a bluebonnet at the Texas State Fair when she was 6 years old. Her love of Texas history was evident throughout her life. Anytime we drove places...
Kenneth Charles Haas Sr.
Feb 17, 2019
Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 18, 1937,...
Louise Maberry
Feb 16, 2019
Louise Maberry Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating the service will be Pastor Bill Carr and Pastor Brad McKenzie. We will hold Visitation Friday, February 22, 2019, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, at 504 N. 5th St., Orange, TX 77630. Serving as pallbearers...
E. J. "Buddy" Rasberry
Feb 16, 2019
E. J. “Buddy” Rasberry, 94, of Orange, passed away on February 16, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
J.B. Wilburn
Feb 15, 2019
J.B. Wilburn, 87, of Mauriceville, passed away on February 15, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. A graveside service and burial will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Shelby County. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to...
Herman "Butch" Walton
Feb 14, 2019
Herman “Butch” Walton, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2: 00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5...
Imogene Dunn
Feb 14, 2019
Imogene Dunn, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Tucker. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to the service, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Bernice Marie Mires
Feb 11, 2019
Bernice Marie Mires Bernice Marie Mires, 98, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Merle Anne (Merritt) Booker
Feb 10, 2019
Merle Anne (Merritt) Booker, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on February 10, 2019, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00pm, Friday, February 15, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont. A reception will follow at the Church. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in...
Frank Alphonse Srubar
Feb 10, 2019
Frank Alphonse Srubar, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 10, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in East Benard, Texas, on August 2, 1940, he was the son of Frank Allen Srubar and...
Bettie T. Durham
Feb 8, 2019
Bettie T. Durham, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 8, 2019, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00...
Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr.
Feb 6, 2019
Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr. Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr., 62, of Nederland, Texas, passed away at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Joseph Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Born in...
Essie Theresa Creel
Feb 6, 2019
Essie met Carl D Creel through her brother Frank in 1951. They were married on September 23, 1952 in Lufkin, Texas. Together they raised 5 children: Nell Clark, Rnell Bryant, Elizabeth Brock, Bruce Creel and David Creel. Essie is survived by Sister Effie Buesing, Daughters Nell Clark, Rnell Bryant, and Elizabeth (Donald) Brock, Sons Bruce (Lee) Creel and David (Karen)...
H.D. "Doug" Burch
Feb 6, 2019
H.D. “Doug” Burch H.D. “Doug” Burch, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 6, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother John Sims, of Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
David Rodney Bussell
Feb 5, 2019
David Rodney Bussell, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 5, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Tilley of Faith United Methodist Church and Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will...
Gladys Gooch Johnson
Feb 5, 2019
Gladys Gooch Johnson Gladys Gooch Johnson, age 94, of Marianna, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, after suffering a prolonged illness. She was born on January 26, 1925, in Hemphill, Texas to Walter Lee Gooch and Beulah Youngblood Gooch. She married James E. Johnson on October 3, 1943, in a military wedding chapel...
Marie J. "Jean" Robinson Braus
Feb 5, 2019
Marie J. “Jean” Robinson Braus Marie J. “Jean” Robinson Braus, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 5, 2019, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas, after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger....
Myra B. Courts
Feb 4, 2019
Myra B. Courts, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on February 4, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00am, with a visitation starting at 9:00am, Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Cothen of Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland, Texas. Born in Beaumont,...
James E. "Cowboy" Segura
Feb 4, 2019
James E. “Cowboy” Segura passed away on February 4, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. He was born to Lydia LeBoeuf and Francis Segura June 4, 1933, and lived 85 years to the fullest. After graduation from French High School, he went into the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He enjoyed gardening, hunting fishing and antiquing. He also...
Joshua Arizona Scales
Feb 19, 2019
Joshua Arizona Scales, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford
Feb 18, 2019
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford was born in San Augustine Texas to James Stevenson and Bessie Tyler Stevenson in 1927. A life-long Texan, she was born on the 1st day of May and played a bluebonnet at the Texas State Fair when she was 6 years old. Her love of Texas history was evident throughout her life. Anytime we drove places...
Kenneth Charles Haas Sr.
Feb 17, 2019
Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 18, 1937,...
Louise Maberry
Feb 16, 2019
Louise Maberry Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating the service will be Pastor Bill Carr and Pastor Brad McKenzie. We will hold Visitation Friday, February 22, 2019, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, at 504 N. 5th St., Orange, TX 77630. Serving as pallbearers...
E. J. "Buddy" Rasberry
Feb 16, 2019
E. J. “Buddy” Rasberry, 94, of Orange, passed away on February 16, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
J.B. Wilburn
Feb 15, 2019
J.B. Wilburn, 87, of Mauriceville, passed away on February 15, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. A graveside service and burial will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Shelby County. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to...
Herman "Butch" Walton
Feb 14, 2019
Herman “Butch” Walton, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2: 00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5...
Imogene Dunn
Feb 14, 2019
Imogene Dunn, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Todd Tucker. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to the service, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Bernice Marie Mires
Feb 11, 2019
Bernice Marie Mires Bernice Marie Mires, 98, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Merle Anne (Merritt) Booker
Feb 10, 2019
Merle Anne (Merritt) Booker, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on February 10, 2019, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00pm, Friday, February 15, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont. A reception will follow at the Church. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in...
Frank Alphonse Srubar
Feb 10, 2019
Frank Alphonse Srubar, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 10, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in East Benard, Texas, on August 2, 1940, he was the son of Frank Allen Srubar and...
Bettie T. Durham
Feb 8, 2019
Bettie T. Durham, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 8, 2019, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00...
Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr.
Feb 6, 2019
Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr. Mark Alan Bonnin, Sr., 62, of Nederland, Texas, passed away at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Joseph Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Born in...
Essie Theresa Creel
Feb 6, 2019
Essie met Carl D Creel through her brother Frank in 1951. They were married on September 23, 1952 in Lufkin, Texas. Together they raised 5 children: Nell Clark, Rnell Bryant, Elizabeth Brock, Bruce Creel and David Creel. Essie is survived by Sister Effie Buesing, Daughters Nell Clark, Rnell Bryant, and Elizabeth (Donald) Brock, Sons Bruce (Lee) Creel and David (Karen)...
H.D. "Doug" Burch
Feb 6, 2019
H.D. “Doug” Burch H.D. “Doug” Burch, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 6, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother John Sims, of Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
David Rodney Bussell
Feb 5, 2019
David Rodney Bussell, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 5, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Tilley of Faith United Methodist Church and Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will...
Gladys Gooch Johnson
Feb 5, 2019
Gladys Gooch Johnson Gladys Gooch Johnson, age 94, of Marianna, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, after suffering a prolonged illness. She was born on January 26, 1925, in Hemphill, Texas to Walter Lee Gooch and Beulah Youngblood Gooch. She married James E. Johnson on October 3, 1943, in a military wedding chapel...
Marie J. "Jean" Robinson Braus
Feb 5, 2019
Marie J. “Jean” Robinson Braus Marie J. “Jean” Robinson Braus, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 5, 2019, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas, after a brief illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 8, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger....
Myra B. Courts
Feb 4, 2019
Myra B. Courts, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on February 4, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00am, with a visitation starting at 9:00am, Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Cothen of Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland, Texas. Born in Beaumont,...
James E. "Cowboy" Segura
Feb 4, 2019
James E. “Cowboy” Segura passed away on February 4, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. He was born to Lydia LeBoeuf and Francis Segura June 4, 1933, and lived 85 years to the fullest. After graduation from French High School, he went into the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He enjoyed gardening, hunting fishing and antiquing. He also...