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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Jeffery Allen Harper

Jeffery Allen Harper

Oct 30, 2017

Jeffery Allen Harper, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 30, 2017, at his home. Born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on June 11, 1962, he was the son of John Edward Harper and Helen Gail (Franklin) Harper. He loved working with his hands and enjoyed spending time fishing. When he met his soul mate, Belinda, he finally found the family...

Eulas E. "Bud" Walker, Jr.

Eulas E. "Bud" Walker, Jr.

Oct 29, 2017

Eulas E. “Bud” Walker, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 2, 2017, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Reverend Gary P. Wheeler, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Full Military Honors will be provided...

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Oct 28, 2017

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker passed away on October 28th, 2017 at Gracie Woods II Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Born on October 7, 1923, in Salt, Gerona, Spain, to Isador and Marina Dalga y Gibert, Rose Marie arrived in Beaumont, Texas in 1928 when she was about five years old, She attended schools in Beaumont, and graduated from Beaumont High...

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr.

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr.

Oct 28, 2017

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr., 74, of Orange, Texas, after a long and courageous fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), took Jesus’ hand and passed away peacefully on October 28, 2017, in Baytown, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend...

Estelle Denton

Estelle Denton

Oct 28, 2017

Estelle Denton, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 28, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 30, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will...

Kieran "K-9" Earl Gillingham

Kieran "K-9" Earl Gillingham

Oct 27, 2017

Kieran “K-9” Earl Gillingham, 53, of Kountze, Texas, former resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Victorville, California, on March 3, 1964, he was the son of Arthur George Gillingham and Annie (Gaule) Gillingham. Kieran proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He worked as a painter for Orange...

Michael Dean Taylor

Michael Dean Taylor

Oct 27, 2017

Michael Dean Taylor, 54, of Lumberton, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James D. Sheppeard of Deliverance Tabernacle in New Caney, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Beaumont. Born in...

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Oct 27, 2017

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr., 36, of Silsbee, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Galveston, Texas, on July 23, 1981, he was the son of Tuffy Schroeder, Sandra (Minter) Schroeder and Phillip Verrett. Jason was a stay at home daddy whose greatest joy was being a father and husband. His life revolved around...

Michael R. Church

Michael R. Church

Oct 26, 2017

Michael R. Church Michael R. Church, 63, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 26, 2017. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 20, 1953, Michael was the son of Earl Ray Church and Peggy (Nerrin) Church. He proudly served his country in the Unites States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Pipefitter...

Susanna Marie Cunningham

Susanna Marie Cunningham

Oct 24, 2017

Susanna Marie Cunningham, 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating the service will be Judge Dennis Powell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be prior to...

Julie Phillips Eggert

Julie Phillips Eggert

Oct 24, 2017

Julie Phillips Eggert, 56, of Beaumont Texas, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Claybar Funeral Home (1155 N 11th St, Beaumont, TX 77702) on November 3rd, 2017 at 1:00 PM. Julie was born in Beaumont Texas on October 2nd, 1961 to father Thomas Phillips and mother Helen Phillips. She attended school in...

Stan Armstrong

Stan Armstrong

Oct 23, 2017

Stan Armstrong Stan Armstrong, 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2017, in Houston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be David Mifflin and Jennifer Schneider. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Wilma Jane Anderson

Wilma Jane Anderson

Oct 22, 2017

Wilma Jane Anderson, 77, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Donald Wayne Watson

Donald Wayne Watson

Oct 21, 2017

Our dad, Donald Wayne Watson, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2017, in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday,...

Daryl Jordan

Daryl Jordan

Oct 20, 2017

Daryl Jordan, 53, of Lumberton, passed away on October 20, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be 12:00p.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Leatherwood Cemetery in Lumberton. Officiating will be family friend, Royce Keller Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00p.m., Friday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 27, 1964, He was the...

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Oct 20, 2017

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 20, 2017, at her home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held at...

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Oct 19, 2017

Louise Peveto Pitcher Louise Peveto Pitcher, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 19, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m., Monday, October 23, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Jessie Mae Foreman

Jessie Mae Foreman

Oct 17, 2017

Jessie Mae (Gaston) Foreman Jessie Mae Foreman “Mamaw”, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 17, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, of First Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation...

Elaine Hubbard Stone

Elaine Hubbard Stone

Oct 15, 2017

Elaine Hubbard Stone, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2017, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Lea and Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow the service at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...

Darrell Wayne Terry

Darrell Wayne Terry

Oct 14, 2017

Darrell Wayne Terry, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 14, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Officiating will be Freddy Anderson and Ben Terry. A reception will follow the service to celebrate his life at the Sunset Grove Country...

Jeffery Allen Harper

Jeffery Allen Harper

Oct 30, 2017

Jeffery Allen Harper, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 30, 2017, at his home. Born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on June 11, 1962, he was the son of John Edward Harper and Helen Gail (Franklin) Harper. He loved working with his hands and enjoyed spending time fishing. When he met his soul mate, Belinda, he finally found the family...

Eulas E. "Bud" Walker, Jr.

Eulas E. "Bud" Walker, Jr.

Oct 29, 2017

Eulas E. “Bud” Walker, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 2, 2017, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Reverend Gary P. Wheeler, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Full Military Honors will be provided...

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker

Oct 28, 2017

Rose Marie Gibert Smelker passed away on October 28th, 2017 at Gracie Woods II Nursing Home in Austin, Texas. Born on October 7, 1923, in Salt, Gerona, Spain, to Isador and Marina Dalga y Gibert, Rose Marie arrived in Beaumont, Texas in 1928 when she was about five years old, She attended schools in Beaumont, and graduated from Beaumont High...

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr.

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr.

Oct 28, 2017

Johnie Alonzo Greene, Jr., 74, of Orange, Texas, after a long and courageous fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), took Jesus’ hand and passed away peacefully on October 28, 2017, in Baytown, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend...

Estelle Denton

Estelle Denton

Oct 28, 2017

Estelle Denton, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 28, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 30, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will...

Kieran "K-9" Earl Gillingham

Kieran "K-9" Earl Gillingham

Oct 27, 2017

Kieran “K-9” Earl Gillingham, 53, of Kountze, Texas, former resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Victorville, California, on March 3, 1964, he was the son of Arthur George Gillingham and Annie (Gaule) Gillingham. Kieran proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He worked as a painter for Orange...

Michael Dean Taylor

Michael Dean Taylor

Oct 27, 2017

Michael Dean Taylor, 54, of Lumberton, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00a.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James D. Sheppeard of Deliverance Tabernacle in New Caney, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Beaumont. Born in...

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr.

Oct 27, 2017

Jason Wayne Verrett, Sr., 36, of Silsbee, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Galveston, Texas, on July 23, 1981, he was the son of Tuffy Schroeder, Sandra (Minter) Schroeder and Phillip Verrett. Jason was a stay at home daddy whose greatest joy was being a father and husband. His life revolved around...

Michael R. Church

Michael R. Church

Oct 26, 2017

Michael R. Church Michael R. Church, 63, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 26, 2017. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 20, 1953, Michael was the son of Earl Ray Church and Peggy (Nerrin) Church. He proudly served his country in the Unites States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Pipefitter...

Susanna Marie Cunningham

Susanna Marie Cunningham

Oct 24, 2017

Susanna Marie Cunningham, 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating the service will be Judge Dennis Powell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be prior to...

Julie Phillips Eggert

Julie Phillips Eggert

Oct 24, 2017

Julie Phillips Eggert, 56, of Beaumont Texas, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Claybar Funeral Home (1155 N 11th St, Beaumont, TX 77702) on November 3rd, 2017 at 1:00 PM. Julie was born in Beaumont Texas on October 2nd, 1961 to father Thomas Phillips and mother Helen Phillips. She attended school in...

Stan Armstrong

Stan Armstrong

Oct 23, 2017

Stan Armstrong Stan Armstrong, 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2017, in Houston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be David Mifflin and Jennifer Schneider. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Wilma Jane Anderson

Wilma Jane Anderson

Oct 22, 2017

Wilma Jane Anderson, 77, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Donald Wayne Watson

Donald Wayne Watson

Oct 21, 2017

Our dad, Donald Wayne Watson, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2017, in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday,...

Daryl Jordan

Daryl Jordan

Oct 20, 2017

Daryl Jordan, 53, of Lumberton, passed away on October 20, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be 12:00p.m., Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Leatherwood Cemetery in Lumberton. Officiating will be family friend, Royce Keller Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00p.m., Friday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 27, 1964, He was the...

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham

Oct 20, 2017

Helen Gwyndolyn Gresham, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 20, 2017, at her home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held at...

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Louise Peveto Pitcher

Oct 19, 2017

Louise Peveto Pitcher Louise Peveto Pitcher, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 19, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m., Monday, October 23, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Jessie Mae Foreman

Jessie Mae Foreman

Oct 17, 2017

Jessie Mae (Gaston) Foreman Jessie Mae Foreman “Mamaw”, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 17, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, of First Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation...

Elaine Hubbard Stone

Elaine Hubbard Stone

Oct 15, 2017

Elaine Hubbard Stone, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2017, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Lea and Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow the service at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...

Darrell Wayne Terry

Darrell Wayne Terry

Oct 14, 2017

Darrell Wayne Terry, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 14, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Officiating will be Freddy Anderson and Ben Terry. A reception will follow the service to celebrate his life at the Sunset Grove Country...

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