Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Ralph Lloyd Richardson
Aug 17, 2017
Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson, 94, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 12,...
Thomas H. Corley
Aug 17, 2017
Thomas H. Corley peacefully passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 84. Tom was born on February 20, 1933 in Normangee, TX. He put himself through college working in the oil fields and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1954 with a degree in business. He met his wife Barbara Roll, at a St. Patrick’s Day...
Dickey Wayne Savage
Aug 15, 2017
Dickey Wayne Savage Dickey Wayne Savage, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 3, 1961, he was the...
Velma E. Odom
Aug 13, 2017
Velma E. Odom Velma E. Odom, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, received her wings Sunday, August 13, 2017, joining her family in heaven. Velma was born on July 24, 1932, on a houseboat in the Cove with her twin sister Thelma. She was a kind, loving person, wonderful wife, sister and aunt always thinking of others before herself. She enjoyed...
Jeff Bartow
Aug 13, 2017
Jeffrey Neal Bartow, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2017. Jeff loved to spend his free time fishing. He is survived by his brother, Lee Bartow (Sherry Lyn). Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.
Carole Anne Bass Ford
Aug 13, 2017
Carole Anne Bass Ford Carole Anne Bass Ford, 75, of Orange, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at her home. Graveside services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 15, 1941, Carole was the daughter of A.B. and Eva Jewell (Sanford)...
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr.
Aug 12, 2017
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr., 82, passed away to be with His Lord on August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Zigler, assisted by Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Myra Katherine Caillouet
Aug 12, 2017
Myra Katherine Caillouet Myra Katherine Caillouet, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2017, at MD Anderson in Houston with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Francis “Bo” Majors and Reverend Steve Leger...
Mavis Hollingsworth Powell
Aug 12, 2017
Mavis Holllingsworth Powell, Orange, TX native, died peacefully at home in Dallas on August 12, 2017. Born in Orange on October 3, 1921 to Pearl and Ernest Hollingsworth, she is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 50 years, Joe M. Powell. Mavis, affectionately known as "Mae-Mae", is survived by daughters Janis Powell of New York City,...
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos
Aug 12, 2017
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos, born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, she was the daughter of Torivio Almaguer and Ignacia Abrego Almaguer. Annette was a monitor technician for Baptist Hospital in Orange for 30...
Tommy L. Reed
Aug 11, 2017
Tommy L. Reed, 87, of Orange, passed away on August 11, 2017, at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, in Nederland. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Slade Hunt. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will precede the service, starting at 9:30 a.m. Born...
Helena C. Duffy
Aug 11, 2017
Helena C. Duffy, 92, of Beaumont was born October 12, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island and passed away in Beaumont. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Beaumont. Helena worked for Sam’s Western Wear for many years and also as a secretary for H&H Electric. She was...
Norma Rosenbalm
Aug 9, 2017
Norma Jane Rosenbalm, 88 Norma Jane (Goforth) Rosenbalm of Orange, passed away on August 9, 2017, following a long illness. Her memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church of Orange at 902 West Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, with Reverend Michael Umbenhaur officiating. A reception will follow in the church...
Billy Jarrell Welch
Aug 8, 2017
Billy Jarrell Welch Billy Jarrell Welch, 79, of Orange, passed away on August 8, 2017. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Gwendolyn Jo Plemons
Aug 8, 2017
Gwendolyn Jo Plemons, 68, of Beaumont was born December 27, 1948 in Corsicana, Texas and passed away August 8, 2017 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Reverend Christopher Tatom officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents, Berniece and Weldon Plemons. Those left to...
Carmon Davis
Aug 8, 2017
Carmon Davis, 99 of Orange, Texas passed away August 8, 2017. She was born July 12, 1918 to the late Kitty Florence (Guise) and William Jackson Thomason in Warren, Arkansas. Carmon was a faithful member of the First Christian Church in Orange, Texas. She was preceded in death by Henry Alvin Hill, the father of her children and her daughter...
Bessie Mae Staha
Aug 6, 2017
Bessie Mae Staha, 90, of Vidor, Texas passed from this life on August 6, 2017. She was born on August 4, 1927 in Tanglewood, Texas, to Mamie Naomi (Shaver) and Ross Delton Baker. She is survived by a brother, Jimmy Baker; son, Dennis Weaver both of Beaumont; daughter, Beverly Kimball and husband, William of Vidor; son-in-law, George Shaw of Houston;...
Lloyd Brinton "L.B." Ratcliff Jr.
Aug 6, 2017
Lloyd “L.B.” Brinton Ratcliff, Jr. L.B. Ratcliff, Jr., 74, of Gist, passed away on August 6, 2017 at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 11, 2017, at New Cherry Grove Baptist Church in Gist, Texas. Officiating will be Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Eaves Cemetery in Gist. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Walline Rae "Jackie" Winfrey Haley
Aug 6, 2017
Walline Rae “Jackie” Winfrey Haley Walline Rae “Jackie” Winfrey Haley, 84, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2017, in Orange. Jackie’s wish was that no service be held. The family will celebrate her life at a later date with a family picnic at Turner Cemetery in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1932, she was the...
Annie Mae Wilkinson
Aug 6, 2017
Annie Mae Wilkinson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2017, in Brownwood TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be her grandson by marriage, Aaron Terry. Burial will follow the service at Dorman Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....
Ralph Lloyd Richardson
Aug 17, 2017
Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson, 94, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Cormier Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 12,...
Thomas H. Corley
Aug 17, 2017
Thomas H. Corley peacefully passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 84. Tom was born on February 20, 1933 in Normangee, TX. He put himself through college working in the oil fields and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1954 with a degree in business. He met his wife Barbara Roll, at a St. Patrick’s Day...
Dickey Wayne Savage
Aug 15, 2017
Dickey Wayne Savage Dickey Wayne Savage, 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 3, 1961, he was the...
Velma E. Odom
Aug 13, 2017
Velma E. Odom Velma E. Odom, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, received her wings Sunday, August 13, 2017, joining her family in heaven. Velma was born on July 24, 1932, on a houseboat in the Cove with her twin sister Thelma. She was a kind, loving person, wonderful wife, sister and aunt always thinking of others before herself. She enjoyed...
Jeff Bartow
Aug 13, 2017
Jeffrey Neal Bartow, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2017. Jeff loved to spend his free time fishing. He is survived by his brother, Lee Bartow (Sherry Lyn). Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.
Carole Anne Bass Ford
Aug 13, 2017
Carole Anne Bass Ford Carole Anne Bass Ford, 75, of Orange, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at her home. Graveside services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 15, 1941, Carole was the daughter of A.B. and Eva Jewell (Sanford)...
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr.
Aug 12, 2017
Elmer Lee Ernst, Sr., 82, passed away to be with His Lord on August 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Zigler, assisted by Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will precede the service, starting at...
Myra Katherine Caillouet
Aug 12, 2017
Myra Katherine Caillouet Myra Katherine Caillouet, 52, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2017, at MD Anderson in Houston with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Francis “Bo” Majors and Reverend Steve Leger...
Mavis Hollingsworth Powell
Aug 12, 2017
Mavis Holllingsworth Powell, Orange, TX native, died peacefully at home in Dallas on August 12, 2017. Born in Orange on October 3, 1921 to Pearl and Ernest Hollingsworth, she is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 50 years, Joe M. Powell. Mavis, affectionately known as "Mae-Mae", is survived by daughters Janis Powell of New York City,...
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos
Aug 12, 2017
Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos Antonia Annette Almaguer Barrientos, born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 25, 1932, she was the daughter of Torivio Almaguer and Ignacia Abrego Almaguer. Annette was a monitor technician for Baptist Hospital in Orange for 30...
Tommy L. Reed
Aug 11, 2017
Tommy L. Reed, 87, of Orange, passed away on August 11, 2017, at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, in Nederland. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Slade Hunt. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. A visitation will precede the service, starting at 9:30 a.m. Born...
Helena C. Duffy
Aug 11, 2017
Helena C. Duffy, 92, of Beaumont was born October 12, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island and passed away in Beaumont. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Beaumont. Helena worked for Sam’s Western Wear for many years and also as a secretary for H&H Electric. She was...
Norma Rosenbalm
Aug 9, 2017
Norma Jane Rosenbalm, 88 Norma Jane (Goforth) Rosenbalm of Orange, passed away on August 9, 2017, following a long illness. Her memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church of Orange at 902 West Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, with Reverend Michael Umbenhaur officiating. A reception will follow in the church...
Billy Jarrell Welch
Aug 8, 2017
Billy Jarrell Welch Billy Jarrell Welch, 79, of Orange, passed away on August 8, 2017. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Gwendolyn Jo Plemons
Aug 8, 2017
Gwendolyn Jo Plemons, 68, of Beaumont was born December 27, 1948 in Corsicana, Texas and passed away August 8, 2017 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Reverend Christopher Tatom officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents, Berniece and Weldon Plemons. Those left to...
Carmon Davis
Aug 8, 2017
Carmon Davis, 99 of Orange, Texas passed away August 8, 2017. She was born July 12, 1918 to the late Kitty Florence (Guise) and William Jackson Thomason in Warren, Arkansas. Carmon was a faithful member of the First Christian Church in Orange, Texas. She was preceded in death by Henry Alvin Hill, the father of her children and her daughter...
Bessie Mae Staha
Aug 6, 2017
Bessie Mae Staha, 90, of Vidor, Texas passed from this life on August 6, 2017. She was born on August 4, 1927 in Tanglewood, Texas, to Mamie Naomi (Shaver) and Ross Delton Baker. She is survived by a brother, Jimmy Baker; son, Dennis Weaver both of Beaumont; daughter, Beverly Kimball and husband, William of Vidor; son-in-law, George Shaw of Houston;...
Lloyd Brinton "L.B." Ratcliff Jr.
Aug 6, 2017
Lloyd “L.B.” Brinton Ratcliff, Jr. L.B. Ratcliff, Jr., 74, of Gist, passed away on August 6, 2017 at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 11, 2017, at New Cherry Grove Baptist Church in Gist, Texas. Officiating will be Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Eaves Cemetery in Gist. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Walline Rae "Jackie" Winfrey Haley
Aug 6, 2017
Walline Rae “Jackie” Winfrey Haley Walline Rae “Jackie” Winfrey Haley, 84, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2017, in Orange. Jackie’s wish was that no service be held. The family will celebrate her life at a later date with a family picnic at Turner Cemetery in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1932, she was the...
Annie Mae Wilkinson
Aug 6, 2017
Annie Mae Wilkinson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2017, in Brownwood TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday August 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be her grandson by marriage, Aaron Terry. Burial will follow the service at Dorman Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....