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

Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods

Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods

Apr 7, 2016

Thomas Rainge “T.R.” Woods Mr. Thomas Rainge “T. R.” Woods, 88, of Hodge, Louisiana passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston. Mr. Woods was born on February 4, 1928, in Ansley, Louisiana the son of Joseph Freeman Woods and Vera Belle Woods. He was a member of Ansley Union Church. He resided in...

Shawnda Bandeaux

Shawnda Bandeaux

Apr 7, 2016

Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux, 38, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma, on January 18, 1978, she was the daughter of Michael Lee Crase, Sr. and Sherry Lynn Greer (Dunkin). Shawnda loved God, her family, and life itself. She enjoyed hummingbirds, getting in the yard and playing...

Laverne Mathews

Laverne Mathews

Apr 7, 2016

Della Laverne Noble Mathews, 91, of Orange, Texas, departed from this life on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Minister Mark Legendre of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,...

Brandon C. Wilson

Brandon C. Wilson

Apr 7, 2016

Brandon C. Wilson, 22 passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2016 after a brief period of illness. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Brandon is survived by his parents Billy and Rose Wilson, his brothers William,...

George Gardner

George Gardner

Apr 6, 2016

George F. (Boatman) Gardner, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2016. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial with full military honors will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Martha Donene Gernand

Martha Donene Gernand

Apr 6, 2016

Martha Donene Gernand, 76, of Beaumont, died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Beaumont to Don Delbert McGowan and Irene Deloris Sullivan McGowan of Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday April 9, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins with interment to follow at Haven...

Don Feagin

Don Feagin

Apr 5, 2016

Donald Lewis Feagin, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Paris, Texas, on May 14, 1930, he was the son of Jessie Uriah Feagin and Nanie Gladys Crow Feagin. Don...

Margaret Chelette Carter

Margaret Chelette Carter

Apr 5, 2016

Margaret Chelette Carter Margaret Chelette Carter, 101, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Roger Hoogterp, of Central Baptist Church in Evadale, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...

Margaret Barrett Spradling

Margaret Barrett Spradling

Apr 4, 2016

Margaret Barrett Spradling Margaret Barrett Spradling, 84, of Orange, Texas, died peacefully at her home on April 4, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. The family is requesting a private burial. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Ricky Sanford

Ricky Sanford

Apr 3, 2016

Ricky Holse Sanford, 61, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2016, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A time of fellowship will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier

Apr 3, 2016

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier, 93, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, at 10:00a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W Smith and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...

Loretta Johnson Phillips

Loretta Johnson Phillips

Apr 1, 2016

Loretta Johnson Phillips, 79, of Orange, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will...

Joyce Ann Judice

Joyce Ann Judice

Apr 1, 2016

Joyce Ann Judice, 76, of Broaddus passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from...

Kenneth Larry Hicks

Kenneth Larry Hicks

Apr 1, 2016

Kenneth Larry Hicks, 69, of Port Arthur passed away on April1, 2016. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at New Covenant Church, 2601 Hwy. 73 in Port Arthur, TX. Mr. Hicks was born May 11, 1946 in Charleston, Mississippi to Elby Byrd and Nancy Rebecca (Molpus) Hicks. He was a...

Bonnie Dailey

Bonnie Dailey

Apr 1, 2016

Bonnie Dailey, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, April 1, 2016 in her daughter’s home in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....

Donna Jean Reno Lee

Donna Jean Reno Lee

Apr 1, 2016

Donna Jean Reno Lee, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed from this world on April 1, 2016, after 93 years and 11 months. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from...

Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez

Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez

Mar 30, 2016

Funeral services for Gabriel Lewis Valdez, 66 of Beaumont will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. Gabe was born...

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary

Mar 30, 2016

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary Joyzelle Bourdier Cary, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as celebrant. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation...

Eugene D. Wilson

Eugene D. Wilson

Mar 29, 2016

Eugene Davis Wilson, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 at his home. Eugene was born on May 28, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma to Walter Eugene Wilson and Ethyl Boswell Wilson. Eugene spent most of his youth in Oklahoma. His father died when he was 10 years old at the height of the Great depression. Eugene got...

Rachel Renee Shields

Rachel Renee Shields

Mar 28, 2016

Rachel Renee Shields, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away on March 28, 2016, in Vidor, Texas. Memorial services will be 11:00am, Monday, April 4, at Pinehurst Pentecostal in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Smith. Born in Galveston, Texas, on May 14, 1974, she was the daughter of Roy Roger Brown and Barbara Navarre. She was an avid homemaker with a...

Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods

Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods

Apr 7, 2016

Thomas Rainge “T.R.” Woods Mr. Thomas Rainge “T. R.” Woods, 88, of Hodge, Louisiana passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston. Mr. Woods was born on February 4, 1928, in Ansley, Louisiana the son of Joseph Freeman Woods and Vera Belle Woods. He was a member of Ansley Union Church. He resided in...

Shawnda Bandeaux

Shawnda Bandeaux

Apr 7, 2016

Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux, 38, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma, on January 18, 1978, she was the daughter of Michael Lee Crase, Sr. and Sherry Lynn Greer (Dunkin). Shawnda loved God, her family, and life itself. She enjoyed hummingbirds, getting in the yard and playing...

Laverne Mathews

Laverne Mathews

Apr 7, 2016

Della Laverne Noble Mathews, 91, of Orange, Texas, departed from this life on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Minister Mark Legendre of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,...

Brandon C. Wilson

Brandon C. Wilson

Apr 7, 2016

Brandon C. Wilson, 22 passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2016 after a brief period of illness. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Brandon is survived by his parents Billy and Rose Wilson, his brothers William,...

George Gardner

George Gardner

Apr 6, 2016

George F. (Boatman) Gardner, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2016. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial with full military honors will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Martha Donene Gernand

Martha Donene Gernand

Apr 6, 2016

Martha Donene Gernand, 76, of Beaumont, died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Beaumont to Don Delbert McGowan and Irene Deloris Sullivan McGowan of Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday April 9, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins with interment to follow at Haven...

Don Feagin

Don Feagin

Apr 5, 2016

Donald Lewis Feagin, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Paris, Texas, on May 14, 1930, he was the son of Jessie Uriah Feagin and Nanie Gladys Crow Feagin. Don...

Margaret Chelette Carter

Margaret Chelette Carter

Apr 5, 2016

Margaret Chelette Carter Margaret Chelette Carter, 101, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Roger Hoogterp, of Central Baptist Church in Evadale, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...

Margaret Barrett Spradling

Margaret Barrett Spradling

Apr 4, 2016

Margaret Barrett Spradling Margaret Barrett Spradling, 84, of Orange, Texas, died peacefully at her home on April 4, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. The family is requesting a private burial. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Ricky Sanford

Ricky Sanford

Apr 3, 2016

Ricky Holse Sanford, 61, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2016, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A time of fellowship will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier

Apr 3, 2016

Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier, 93, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, at 10:00a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W Smith and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...

Loretta Johnson Phillips

Loretta Johnson Phillips

Apr 1, 2016

Loretta Johnson Phillips, 79, of Orange, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will...

Joyce Ann Judice

Joyce Ann Judice

Apr 1, 2016

Joyce Ann Judice, 76, of Broaddus passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from...

Kenneth Larry Hicks

Kenneth Larry Hicks

Apr 1, 2016

Kenneth Larry Hicks, 69, of Port Arthur passed away on April1, 2016. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at New Covenant Church, 2601 Hwy. 73 in Port Arthur, TX. Mr. Hicks was born May 11, 1946 in Charleston, Mississippi to Elby Byrd and Nancy Rebecca (Molpus) Hicks. He was a...

Bonnie Dailey

Bonnie Dailey

Apr 1, 2016

Bonnie Dailey, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, April 1, 2016 in her daughter’s home in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....

Donna Jean Reno Lee

Donna Jean Reno Lee

Apr 1, 2016

Donna Jean Reno Lee, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed from this world on April 1, 2016, after 93 years and 11 months. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from...

Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez

Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez

Mar 30, 2016

Funeral services for Gabriel Lewis Valdez, 66 of Beaumont will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. Gabe was born...

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary

Mar 30, 2016

Joyzelle Bourdier Cary Joyzelle Bourdier Cary, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as celebrant. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation...

Eugene D. Wilson

Eugene D. Wilson

Mar 29, 2016

Eugene Davis Wilson, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 at his home. Eugene was born on May 28, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma to Walter Eugene Wilson and Ethyl Boswell Wilson. Eugene spent most of his youth in Oklahoma. His father died when he was 10 years old at the height of the Great depression. Eugene got...

Rachel Renee Shields

Rachel Renee Shields

Mar 28, 2016

Rachel Renee Shields, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away on March 28, 2016, in Vidor, Texas. Memorial services will be 11:00am, Monday, April 4, at Pinehurst Pentecostal in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Smith. Born in Galveston, Texas, on May 14, 1974, she was the daughter of Roy Roger Brown and Barbara Navarre. She was an avid homemaker with a...

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