Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
George Berkovich
May 23, 2017
A graveside service for George Berkovich, 76, of Port Neches will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the Kol Israel Cemetery in Beaumont. Mr. Berkovich was born September 17, 1941 and passed away on May 23, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Rabbi Matt Michaels will officiate. He is survived by his son, George Daniel...
Adrain Walter "Beagle" "Buck Shot" Van Devender
May 22, 2017
Adrain Walter “Beagle” “Buck Shot” Van Devender Adrain Walter Van Devender, 71, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on January 5, 1946, he was the son of Adrain Leon Van Devender and Willie Mae (Gagneaux) Van Devender. Adrain retired, after 34 years, from Inland Orange. He loved NASCAR,...
David Pate Robichau
May 21, 2017
David Pate Robichau, 61, of Beaumont was born June 21, 1955 and passed away May 21, 2017 in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held on May 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Mr. Robichau is survived by three sisters, Margaret...
Grady David Johnson
May 20, 2017
Grady “David” Johnson David Johnson, 73, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on May 20, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Ronnie Johnson. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Juanita M. LeBlanc
May 19, 2017
Juanita M. LeBlanc Juanita M. LeBlanc, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on May 19, 2017, in Orange. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM, Monday, May 22, 2017, and a Rosary will be...
Leigh Lorraine Maldonado
May 18, 2017
Leigh Lorraine Maldonado, 76, of Humble was born Dec. 5, 1940 to Thomas and Maybelle (Gartman) Burch and passed away May 18, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Charlotte Kohler Molley
May 17, 2017
Charlotte Kohler Molley, 72, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, May 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to...
Jerry Gatch
May 17, 2017
Jerry Gatch, 70, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2017. Memorial services will be 12:30pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September 22, 1946, he was the son of Lloyd Jordan and Doris Craig Authement. Jerry served in U.S Army during the Vietnam war. He is preceded in death by...
Cullen Robert Mann
May 17, 2017
Cullen Robert Mann Cullen “Catfish” Robert Mann, beloved son, father, brother, nephew, and friend, of Mauriceville, was taken too soon from this world on May 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at...
Robert "Toby" Earl Goodman, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Robert “Toby” Earl Goodman, Jr. Robert “Toby” Earl Goodman, Jr., 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 16, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Methodist Church in...
Eva Perkins
May 16, 2017
Eva Perkins Eva Perkins, 92, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on May 16, 2017, at her daughter, Judy’s, home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017, with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry, of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church in Beaumont....
Gordy Fregia
May 15, 2017
Gordy Fregia, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend K. Ray McDowell. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange,...
Anthony Gene Wheat Sr.
May 15, 2017
Mr. Anthony Gene Wheat, 78, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 15, 2017 at Harbor Hospice. He is survived by his children, Jerry Marshall Wheat, Anthony Gene Wheat, Jr., Travis Dion Wheat and Steven Lamar Wheat; grandchildren, Denise Delphine Wheat, Sarah Lucia Wheat, Jeremy Marshall Wheat, Jarrett Dale Wheat, Adriana Nicole Auch, Christopher Gene Wheat and Daniel Wheat; 7 great-grandchildren,;...
Lee Ray Trahan
May 15, 2017
Lee R. Trahan Lee R. Trahan, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2017, in Bridge City. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on March 1, 1941, Lee was the son of Clarence and Eva Trahan....
Sue Nell (Erwin) McBroom
May 13, 2017
Sue Nell (Erwin) McBroom, 86 of Beaumont was born July 1, 1930 in Hemphill, Texas to Ivie and Ernestine (Sibley) Erwin and passed away May 13, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 12:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Bill Morgan officiating. Interment will be at...
Helen Lucile Sample
May 13, 2017
Helen Lucile Sample of Beaumont, TX passed from this life on May 13, 2017 having recently celebrated her 98th birthday. Born in Bryan, TX, she met her future husband Ernest L Sample, Sr. while taking piano lessons from the same teacher when they were teenagers. She finished her time at Bryan High School as the valedictorian of her class, and...
Carolyn Verret Phelps Miller
May 12, 2017
Carolyn Verret Phelps Miller, 80, of Orange, passed away on May12, 2017. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Bob Herrin Cemetery near Bon Wier. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Alton Edward Hare
May 10, 2017
Alton Edward Hare, 83 of Orange, died on May 10, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. A member of one the founding families of Orange, Alton was born to Henry Edward and Elizabeth “Esther” Hare on April 28, 1934 and was a life-long Orange resident. After graduating from Stark High School, the Detroit Tigers drafted him as a...
Quentin Robert Schmitt
May 9, 2017
Quentin Robert Schmitt, 92, of Beaumont, went to see his Lord and Savior on May 9, 2017. Quent was born June 26, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. He is predeceased by his parents Willis and Bertha Schmitt of St. Louis, Missouri and a brother, Gerald Schmitt of Columbia, Missouri. He is survived by his wife Barbara, son Kent Schmitt (Elena),...
Rodney G. Girlinghouse
May 9, 2017
Rodney G. Girlinghouse Rodney G. Girlinghouse, 67, of Crosby, Texas, passed away on May 9, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Eric Barton of City Church Lufkin. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m.,...
George Berkovich
May 23, 2017
A graveside service for George Berkovich, 76, of Port Neches will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the Kol Israel Cemetery in Beaumont. Mr. Berkovich was born September 17, 1941 and passed away on May 23, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Rabbi Matt Michaels will officiate. He is survived by his son, George Daniel...
Adrain Walter "Beagle" "Buck Shot" Van Devender
May 22, 2017
Adrain Walter “Beagle” “Buck Shot” Van Devender Adrain Walter Van Devender, 71, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on January 5, 1946, he was the son of Adrain Leon Van Devender and Willie Mae (Gagneaux) Van Devender. Adrain retired, after 34 years, from Inland Orange. He loved NASCAR,...
David Pate Robichau
May 21, 2017
David Pate Robichau, 61, of Beaumont was born June 21, 1955 and passed away May 21, 2017 in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held on May 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Mr. Robichau is survived by three sisters, Margaret...
Grady David Johnson
May 20, 2017
Grady “David” Johnson David Johnson, 73, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on May 20, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Ronnie Johnson. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Juanita M. LeBlanc
May 19, 2017
Juanita M. LeBlanc Juanita M. LeBlanc, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on May 19, 2017, in Orange. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM, Monday, May 22, 2017, and a Rosary will be...
Leigh Lorraine Maldonado
May 18, 2017
Leigh Lorraine Maldonado, 76, of Humble was born Dec. 5, 1940 to Thomas and Maybelle (Gartman) Burch and passed away May 18, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Charlotte Kohler Molley
May 17, 2017
Charlotte Kohler Molley, 72, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2017, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, May 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to...
Jerry Gatch
May 17, 2017
Jerry Gatch, 70, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2017. Memorial services will be 12:30pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September 22, 1946, he was the son of Lloyd Jordan and Doris Craig Authement. Jerry served in U.S Army during the Vietnam war. He is preceded in death by...
Cullen Robert Mann
May 17, 2017
Cullen Robert Mann Cullen “Catfish” Robert Mann, beloved son, father, brother, nephew, and friend, of Mauriceville, was taken too soon from this world on May 17, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at...
Robert "Toby" Earl Goodman, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Robert “Toby” Earl Goodman, Jr. Robert “Toby” Earl Goodman, Jr., 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 16, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Methodist Church in...
Eva Perkins
May 16, 2017
Eva Perkins Eva Perkins, 92, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on May 16, 2017, at her daughter, Judy’s, home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017, with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Raymond McHenry, of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church in Beaumont....
Gordy Fregia
May 15, 2017
Gordy Fregia, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend K. Ray McDowell. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange,...
Anthony Gene Wheat Sr.
May 15, 2017
Mr. Anthony Gene Wheat, 78, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 15, 2017 at Harbor Hospice. He is survived by his children, Jerry Marshall Wheat, Anthony Gene Wheat, Jr., Travis Dion Wheat and Steven Lamar Wheat; grandchildren, Denise Delphine Wheat, Sarah Lucia Wheat, Jeremy Marshall Wheat, Jarrett Dale Wheat, Adriana Nicole Auch, Christopher Gene Wheat and Daniel Wheat; 7 great-grandchildren,;...
Lee Ray Trahan
May 15, 2017
Lee R. Trahan Lee R. Trahan, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2017, in Bridge City. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on March 1, 1941, Lee was the son of Clarence and Eva Trahan....
Sue Nell (Erwin) McBroom
May 13, 2017
Sue Nell (Erwin) McBroom, 86 of Beaumont was born July 1, 1930 in Hemphill, Texas to Ivie and Ernestine (Sibley) Erwin and passed away May 13, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 12:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Bill Morgan officiating. Interment will be at...
Helen Lucile Sample
May 13, 2017
Helen Lucile Sample of Beaumont, TX passed from this life on May 13, 2017 having recently celebrated her 98th birthday. Born in Bryan, TX, she met her future husband Ernest L Sample, Sr. while taking piano lessons from the same teacher when they were teenagers. She finished her time at Bryan High School as the valedictorian of her class, and...
Carolyn Verret Phelps Miller
May 12, 2017
Carolyn Verret Phelps Miller, 80, of Orange, passed away on May12, 2017. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Bob Herrin Cemetery near Bon Wier. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Alton Edward Hare
May 10, 2017
Alton Edward Hare, 83 of Orange, died on May 10, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. A member of one the founding families of Orange, Alton was born to Henry Edward and Elizabeth “Esther” Hare on April 28, 1934 and was a life-long Orange resident. After graduating from Stark High School, the Detroit Tigers drafted him as a...
Quentin Robert Schmitt
May 9, 2017
Quentin Robert Schmitt, 92, of Beaumont, went to see his Lord and Savior on May 9, 2017. Quent was born June 26, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. He is predeceased by his parents Willis and Bertha Schmitt of St. Louis, Missouri and a brother, Gerald Schmitt of Columbia, Missouri. He is survived by his wife Barbara, son Kent Schmitt (Elena),...
Rodney G. Girlinghouse
May 9, 2017
Rodney G. Girlinghouse Rodney G. Girlinghouse, 67, of Crosby, Texas, passed away on May 9, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Eric Barton of City Church Lufkin. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m.,...