Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Eva Mae Winegeart
Sep 16, 2017
Mrs. Eva Mae Winegeart, 84, passed away Sept. 16, 2017 at her residence in Sour Lake. A service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, Sept, 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont with a gathering of family and friends held on Wednesday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A native and lifelong resident...
Elizabeth Ann Tinkle
Sep 15, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Tinkle, 62, of Vidor, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Vidor. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Monday, September 18, 2017, at Dell Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Officiating will be Pastor Greg Faure of First Christian Church in Vidor. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on February 1, 1955, she was the daughter of Ray L. Jackson, Jr....
Marian Margaret Thibodaux
Sep 15, 2017
Marian Margaret Thibodaux, 86, of Orange, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on July 1, 1931, she...
Ruth Withrow
Sep 15, 2017
Ruth Withrow, 70, of The Woodlands, former longtime resident of Orange, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, September 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Glenda Ann Hall
Sep 14, 2017
Glenda Ann Hall, 66, passed away on September 14, 2017. She was the cherished partner of Earl Bennett, devoted sister to Maggie, aunt to Chelsea Berg, and beloved niece to the Ory family in Louisiana. Known for her great love of animals and her deep loyalty to her friends dating back to her days at Prospect Hill Country Day School...
Judy Gail Henziak
Sep 13, 2017
Judy Gail Henziak, 69, of Beaumont was born November 13, 1947 in Laeger, West Virginia and passed away September 13, 2017 at her home in Beaumont. She lived most of her life in Beaumont where she worked in the service industry. Judy enjoyed playing bingo, trips to the beach and spending time with her grandson, Jimmy Jack. She was preceded...
Mason Temple Smith
Sep 13, 2017
Mason Temple Smith, 70, of Orange, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior, in the home he built with his own hands, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born in Bryan, Texas on November 26, 1946, Mason was the son of William Thomas Smith and Herminia Maria (Boriskie) Smith. A longtime resident of Orange, he served in the...
Ralph Foster, Jr.
Sep 12, 2017
Pastor Ralph Foster, Jr., 66, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2017, in Lumberton, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2017, at Encounter Church in Groves with Pastor John Burk officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be preceding the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born...
Raymond Premeaux Jr
Sep 12, 2017
Raymond Premeaux Jr., 72, of Beaumont passed away September 12, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born June 11, 1945 in Beaumont to Raymond Premeaux Sr. and Elimira Simon Premeaux. Mr. Premeaux graduated from college with a Master’s degree and was a retired teacher with the Houston Independent School District. He was preceded in death by...
Dorothy Griner Ebanks
Sep 12, 2017
Dorothy Griner Ebanks Dorothy Griner Ebanks, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Jasper, Texas, on September 26, 1924, she was the daughter of Ben Haynes Griner and Rena Mae Perkins. Dorothy was a very active member of First Presbyterian Church in Orange and involved in Women of the Church. She...
Shirley G. McCarey
Sep 11, 2017
Shirley G. McCarey, 93, of Orange, Texas, died on Monday, September 11, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:30 PM, Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange. Cremation to follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Linda Louise Tomlinson
Sep 11, 2017
Linda was born May 1, 1939 in Hattiesburg, MS, where she resided for 18 months. She then moved to Port Arthur, Texas with her parents Beryl and George Adams where she lived for the next 26 years. Linda was employed by Gulf States Utilities in Beaumont, TX from 1964-1980, when she retired she was a Senior Engineering Assistant. On March...
Wanda Charleen Roy
Sep 10, 2017
Wanda Charleen Roy, 69, of Orange, passed away on September 10, in Orange. Born in Mattoon, Illinois, on March 9, 1948, she was the daughter of Edwin Landreth and Dorothy Evans Treat. She was preceded in death by her father; and brother, John Landreth. She is survived by her companion, Martin Eason; mother, Dorothy Treat; children, Samuel Harris, Carrie Burnett...
Edward Lockwood
Sep 9, 2017
Edward D. Lockwood was born September 1, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana. He served as a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force in Korea and flew a P51 Mustang. He is a retired Judge from Mesa, Arizona and a Federal Judge on the Salt River Indian Reservation. As member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,...
Jean Marshall
Sep 9, 2017
Jean Anne Marshall Jean Anne Marshall, 89, of Orange, passed away on September 9, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM...
Myron A. "Mike" Balcom
Sep 9, 2017
Myron A. “Mike” Balcom, 89, of Sour Lake, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the home of his son Craig Balcom in Beaumont. Mike was born in Luling, Texas on September 25, 1927 to the late L.B. and Edith (Taylor) Balcom. He was a loving and generous family man with a great sense of humor and his...
Francisco S. Ibarra
Sep 8, 2017
Francisco S. Ibarra Francisco S. Ibarra, 51, of Orange, passed away on September 8, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September, 14, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Casey Ann Lewis
Sep 8, 2017
Casey Ann Lewis Casey Ann Lewis, 27, of Bridge City, passed away on September 8, 2017, in Beaumont. A private family funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Officiating will be Brother Jeffery Sanders. Born in Galveston, Texas, on September 18, 1989, she was the daughter of Hamp Henry Lewis, Jr. and Kelly Tienert Lewis. Casey loved...
Thomas Frederich Schneider, Sr.
Sep 7, 2017
Thomas Frederich Schneider, Sr., 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2017, at First United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor John Harrell. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Groves, Texas. Visitation will be preceding the...
Mattie Virginia "Jean" Potter
Sep 6, 2017
Mattie Virginia “Jean” Potter, 87, of Beaumont was born Feb. 18, 1930 in Newton, Texas and passed away Sept. 6, 2017. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 from 2-5:00 p.m. at 1830 Reynolds Road, Beaumont. A private graveside service will be held at a later date in Mayflower,...
Eva Mae Winegeart
Sep 16, 2017
Mrs. Eva Mae Winegeart, 84, passed away Sept. 16, 2017 at her residence in Sour Lake. A service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, Sept, 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont with a gathering of family and friends held on Wednesday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A native and lifelong resident...
Elizabeth Ann Tinkle
Sep 15, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Tinkle, 62, of Vidor, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Vidor. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Monday, September 18, 2017, at Dell Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Officiating will be Pastor Greg Faure of First Christian Church in Vidor. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on February 1, 1955, she was the daughter of Ray L. Jackson, Jr....
Marian Margaret Thibodaux
Sep 15, 2017
Marian Margaret Thibodaux, 86, of Orange, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on July 1, 1931, she...
Ruth Withrow
Sep 15, 2017
Ruth Withrow, 70, of The Woodlands, former longtime resident of Orange, passed away on September 15, 2017, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, September 18, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Glenda Ann Hall
Sep 14, 2017
Glenda Ann Hall, 66, passed away on September 14, 2017. She was the cherished partner of Earl Bennett, devoted sister to Maggie, aunt to Chelsea Berg, and beloved niece to the Ory family in Louisiana. Known for her great love of animals and her deep loyalty to her friends dating back to her days at Prospect Hill Country Day School...
Judy Gail Henziak
Sep 13, 2017
Judy Gail Henziak, 69, of Beaumont was born November 13, 1947 in Laeger, West Virginia and passed away September 13, 2017 at her home in Beaumont. She lived most of her life in Beaumont where she worked in the service industry. Judy enjoyed playing bingo, trips to the beach and spending time with her grandson, Jimmy Jack. She was preceded...
Mason Temple Smith
Sep 13, 2017
Mason Temple Smith, 70, of Orange, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior, in the home he built with his own hands, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born in Bryan, Texas on November 26, 1946, Mason was the son of William Thomas Smith and Herminia Maria (Boriskie) Smith. A longtime resident of Orange, he served in the...
Ralph Foster, Jr.
Sep 12, 2017
Pastor Ralph Foster, Jr., 66, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2017, in Lumberton, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2017, at Encounter Church in Groves with Pastor John Burk officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be preceding the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born...
Raymond Premeaux Jr
Sep 12, 2017
Raymond Premeaux Jr., 72, of Beaumont passed away September 12, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born June 11, 1945 in Beaumont to Raymond Premeaux Sr. and Elimira Simon Premeaux. Mr. Premeaux graduated from college with a Master’s degree and was a retired teacher with the Houston Independent School District. He was preceded in death by...
Dorothy Griner Ebanks
Sep 12, 2017
Dorothy Griner Ebanks Dorothy Griner Ebanks, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Born in Jasper, Texas, on September 26, 1924, she was the daughter of Ben Haynes Griner and Rena Mae Perkins. Dorothy was a very active member of First Presbyterian Church in Orange and involved in Women of the Church. She...
Shirley G. McCarey
Sep 11, 2017
Shirley G. McCarey, 93, of Orange, Texas, died on Monday, September 11, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:30 PM, Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Don Sheffield of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange. Cremation to follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Linda Louise Tomlinson
Sep 11, 2017
Linda was born May 1, 1939 in Hattiesburg, MS, where she resided for 18 months. She then moved to Port Arthur, Texas with her parents Beryl and George Adams where she lived for the next 26 years. Linda was employed by Gulf States Utilities in Beaumont, TX from 1964-1980, when she retired she was a Senior Engineering Assistant. On March...
Wanda Charleen Roy
Sep 10, 2017
Wanda Charleen Roy, 69, of Orange, passed away on September 10, in Orange. Born in Mattoon, Illinois, on March 9, 1948, she was the daughter of Edwin Landreth and Dorothy Evans Treat. She was preceded in death by her father; and brother, John Landreth. She is survived by her companion, Martin Eason; mother, Dorothy Treat; children, Samuel Harris, Carrie Burnett...
Edward Lockwood
Sep 9, 2017
Edward D. Lockwood was born September 1, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana. He served as a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force in Korea and flew a P51 Mustang. He is a retired Judge from Mesa, Arizona and a Federal Judge on the Salt River Indian Reservation. As member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,...
Jean Marshall
Sep 9, 2017
Jean Anne Marshall Jean Anne Marshall, 89, of Orange, passed away on September 9, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM...
Myron A. "Mike" Balcom
Sep 9, 2017
Myron A. “Mike” Balcom, 89, of Sour Lake, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the home of his son Craig Balcom in Beaumont. Mike was born in Luling, Texas on September 25, 1927 to the late L.B. and Edith (Taylor) Balcom. He was a loving and generous family man with a great sense of humor and his...
Francisco S. Ibarra
Sep 8, 2017
Francisco S. Ibarra Francisco S. Ibarra, 51, of Orange, passed away on September 8, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September, 14, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Casey Ann Lewis
Sep 8, 2017
Casey Ann Lewis Casey Ann Lewis, 27, of Bridge City, passed away on September 8, 2017, in Beaumont. A private family funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Officiating will be Brother Jeffery Sanders. Born in Galveston, Texas, on September 18, 1989, she was the daughter of Hamp Henry Lewis, Jr. and Kelly Tienert Lewis. Casey loved...
Thomas Frederich Schneider, Sr.
Sep 7, 2017
Thomas Frederich Schneider, Sr., 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2017, at First United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor John Harrell. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Groves, Texas. Visitation will be preceding the...
Mattie Virginia "Jean" Potter
Sep 6, 2017
Mattie Virginia “Jean” Potter, 87, of Beaumont was born Feb. 18, 1930 in Newton, Texas and passed away Sept. 6, 2017. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 from 2-5:00 p.m. at 1830 Reynolds Road, Beaumont. A private graveside service will be held at a later date in Mayflower,...