Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jean Duplantis
Jun 17, 2017
Jean Duplantis, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 17, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, on Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., at Davis Cemetery in Jasper...
Ricky Perkins
Jun 17, 2017
Ricky Perkins, 59, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany on December 31, 1957. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Shadoin; brothers, Kevin Shadoin and Johnnie Perkins; and sister, Carla Perkins. He is preceded in death by his father, John Perkins; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins...
Gladys Eva Hall
Jun 16, 2017
Gladys Eva Young Hall, 97, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, June...
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia
Jun 16, 2017
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia, 58, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Rich. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, June 18,...
Ronnie Knott
Jun 15, 2017
Ronnie Knott, 58, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 18, 1959, he was the son of Clifford Henry Knott and...
James Floyd Hebert
Jun 14, 2017
James Floyd Hebert, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 14, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation...
Mildred Anita Johnson
Jun 14, 2017
Mildred Anita (Reed) Johnson On June 14, 2017, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister joined the host of Angels and Saints in our Heavenly Father’s Kingdom. Anita was born December 26, 1952, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Mildred Louise Sinks Reed and Charlie Melvin Reed. Anita, along with her mother and father and three sisters, relocated to Orange, Texas...
Randy Lane Rickenbrode
Jun 13, 2017
Randy Lane Rickenbrode, 68, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 13, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Born...
Edward "Coop" Daville
Jun 13, 2017
Edward “Coop” Daville Edward “Coop” Daville, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on June 13, 2017, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 16, 2017, 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 5:00...
Jack "Jay" Everette Baker, Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr. Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr., 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....
Johnny Lee Shelton Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Johnny Lee Shelton, Jr. Johnny Lee Shelton, Jr., 58, of Orange, passed away on June 12, 2017, in Orange. A memorial gathering will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Just One More Tavern on Simmons Drive in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 25, 1959, he was the son of Johnny Lee Shelton, Sr. and Jackie...
Stuart Allen Sherrill
Jun 11, 2017
Stuart Allen Sherrill Stuart Allen Sherrill, 60, of Orange, Texas, went home to be with our Lord, Sunday, June 11, 2017. He passed away at home, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Stuart was a beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle and Marvin; and his brother, William, all of Orange....
Randall Eugene Huff
Jun 11, 2017
Randy Huff Randy Eugene Huff, 59, of Orange, passed away on June 11, 2017. A graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 7, 1957, he was the son of Hollis Huff and Yvonne Marze. Randy is a 1976 graduate of West Orange High...
John Richard Goddard Sr.
Jun 10, 2017
John Richard Goddard, Sr. John Richard Goddard, Sr., 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services are pending at Carson-McLane Funeral Home in Valdosta, Georgia (1-877-242-5544). Burial will be at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta, Georgia. Born in Amory, Mississippi, on February 13, 1936, he was the son of Robert Allen Goddard and...
Sondra Rebecca Knott
Jun 8, 2017
Sondra Rebecca Knott, known to most as “Becky”, age 69, of Orange, passed away in Port Arthur, TX on June 8, 2017. Becky was born in Gadsden, AL on February 6, 1948 to parents Walter Preston Beck and Mary Jo Maddix Beck. She resided most of her life in Orange. Becky had a brilliant mind for working with numbers and...
Gary Finley Vaughn
Jun 8, 2017
Gary Finley Vaughn, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Tilley. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Robert "Davy" Dearing
Jun 6, 2017
Davy Dearing, born December 7, 1970, in Houston, Texas, entered into eternity on June 6, 2017 at his home in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in the loving arms of his wife, Shannon. Davy is survived by two sons, Phineas, 11, and Brock, 9. He is the beloved son of his mother and step-father, Linda and Curtis Koonce of Frisco, Texas; and brother...
Pete Wynkoop
Jun 6, 2017
Pete Wynkoop, 60, of Beaumont, passed away on June 6, 2017, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 4:00p.m., Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Beaumont with a gathering of family and friends following the service. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on May 6, 1957, he was the son of Cornealius Wynkoop and Judith (Thorpe) Wynkoop. Pete...
Willard Ray Washington
Jun 5, 2017
Willard Ray Washington Willard Ray Washington, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 5, 2017. A celebration of life for Willard Washington, also known as “Unc” or “George”, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Sidney W. Ross, Jr.
Jun 5, 2017
Sidney W. Ross, Jr. Sidney W. Ross, Jr, age 92, died on Monday June 5th, 2017 in Tucson Arizona. He was born on June 11, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of the late Sidney Wiley Ross, Sr. and Thelma Molpus. Sid's education was interrupted in December 1942 when he enlisted for service in the Army during WW II. He...
Jean Duplantis
Jun 17, 2017
Jean Duplantis, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 17, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, on Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., at Davis Cemetery in Jasper...
Ricky Perkins
Jun 17, 2017
Ricky Perkins, 59, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany on December 31, 1957. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Shadoin; brothers, Kevin Shadoin and Johnnie Perkins; and sister, Carla Perkins. He is preceded in death by his father, John Perkins; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins...
Gladys Eva Hall
Jun 16, 2017
Gladys Eva Young Hall, 97, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, June...
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia
Jun 16, 2017
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia, 58, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Rich. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, June 18,...
Ronnie Knott
Jun 15, 2017
Ronnie Knott, 58, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 18, 1959, he was the son of Clifford Henry Knott and...
James Floyd Hebert
Jun 14, 2017
James Floyd Hebert, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 14, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation...
Mildred Anita Johnson
Jun 14, 2017
Mildred Anita (Reed) Johnson On June 14, 2017, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister joined the host of Angels and Saints in our Heavenly Father’s Kingdom. Anita was born December 26, 1952, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Mildred Louise Sinks Reed and Charlie Melvin Reed. Anita, along with her mother and father and three sisters, relocated to Orange, Texas...
Randy Lane Rickenbrode
Jun 13, 2017
Randy Lane Rickenbrode, 68, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 13, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Born...
Edward "Coop" Daville
Jun 13, 2017
Edward “Coop” Daville Edward “Coop” Daville, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on June 13, 2017, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 16, 2017, 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 5:00...
Jack "Jay" Everette Baker, Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr. Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr., 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....
Johnny Lee Shelton Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Johnny Lee Shelton, Jr. Johnny Lee Shelton, Jr., 58, of Orange, passed away on June 12, 2017, in Orange. A memorial gathering will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Just One More Tavern on Simmons Drive in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 25, 1959, he was the son of Johnny Lee Shelton, Sr. and Jackie...
Stuart Allen Sherrill
Jun 11, 2017
Stuart Allen Sherrill Stuart Allen Sherrill, 60, of Orange, Texas, went home to be with our Lord, Sunday, June 11, 2017. He passed away at home, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Stuart was a beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtle and Marvin; and his brother, William, all of Orange....
Randall Eugene Huff
Jun 11, 2017
Randy Huff Randy Eugene Huff, 59, of Orange, passed away on June 11, 2017. A graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 7, 1957, he was the son of Hollis Huff and Yvonne Marze. Randy is a 1976 graduate of West Orange High...
John Richard Goddard Sr.
Jun 10, 2017
John Richard Goddard, Sr. John Richard Goddard, Sr., 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services are pending at Carson-McLane Funeral Home in Valdosta, Georgia (1-877-242-5544). Burial will be at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta, Georgia. Born in Amory, Mississippi, on February 13, 1936, he was the son of Robert Allen Goddard and...
Sondra Rebecca Knott
Jun 8, 2017
Sondra Rebecca Knott, known to most as “Becky”, age 69, of Orange, passed away in Port Arthur, TX on June 8, 2017. Becky was born in Gadsden, AL on February 6, 1948 to parents Walter Preston Beck and Mary Jo Maddix Beck. She resided most of her life in Orange. Becky had a brilliant mind for working with numbers and...
Gary Finley Vaughn
Jun 8, 2017
Gary Finley Vaughn, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Tilley. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Robert "Davy" Dearing
Jun 6, 2017
Davy Dearing, born December 7, 1970, in Houston, Texas, entered into eternity on June 6, 2017 at his home in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in the loving arms of his wife, Shannon. Davy is survived by two sons, Phineas, 11, and Brock, 9. He is the beloved son of his mother and step-father, Linda and Curtis Koonce of Frisco, Texas; and brother...
Pete Wynkoop
Jun 6, 2017
Pete Wynkoop, 60, of Beaumont, passed away on June 6, 2017, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 4:00p.m., Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Beaumont with a gathering of family and friends following the service. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on May 6, 1957, he was the son of Cornealius Wynkoop and Judith (Thorpe) Wynkoop. Pete...
Willard Ray Washington
Jun 5, 2017
Willard Ray Washington Willard Ray Washington, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 5, 2017. A celebration of life for Willard Washington, also known as “Unc” or “George”, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Kirbyville. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Sidney W. Ross, Jr.
Jun 5, 2017
Sidney W. Ross, Jr. Sidney W. Ross, Jr, age 92, died on Monday June 5th, 2017 in Tucson Arizona. He was born on June 11, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of the late Sidney Wiley Ross, Sr. and Thelma Molpus. Sid's education was interrupted in December 1942 when he enlisted for service in the Army during WW II. He...