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Claybar Funeral Home

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

Michael Murray

Michael Murray

Sep 13, 2016

Michael Murray, 62, of Port Neches, was born May 14, 1954 in Port Arthur and passed away September 13, 2016 in Beaumont. He was a kind and loving person with a huge heart. Although he was a big, strong man he was very sensitive to other people’s needs and feelings. Michael spent most of his adult life near the water...

Henry Allen Burkart

Henry Allen Burkart

Sep 12, 2016

Henry Allen Burkart Born Henry Allen Burkart on August 4, 1932 in Orange, Texas the only child of James Milton Burkart and Nellie V. Bowler-Burkart. Allen grew up in Orange, Texas in the Cove. He attended St. Mary's School and later Stark High School. He played football for both teams. He graduated in 1950. He served in the Army during...

Lauren LaVearn Shafer

Lauren LaVearn Shafer

Sep 11, 2016

Lauren LaVearn Shafer, 30, of Missouri City, Texas and formerly of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 11, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Nick Colbert. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Sharla Varee Goodyear

Sharla Varee Goodyear

Sep 11, 2016

Sharla Varee Goodyear Sharla Varee Goodyear, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 Friday, September 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastors Jeff Bell and Travis Hood. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...

Per Jensen

Per Jensen

Sep 10, 2016

Per Hoelgaard Jensen, 76, of Chappell Hill, Texas, passed away on September 10, 2016. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City at 800 Highland Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 13, 1940, he was the...

John Edward Gifford

John Edward Gifford

Sep 8, 2016

John Edward Gifford John Edward Gifford, 88, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2016, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Revered Jack Comer of Circle Drive Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m....

Lynette Louise Watts

Lynette Louise Watts

Sep 8, 2016

Lynette Louise Watts, 80, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 8, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...

Charles Leroy Ellis Sr.

Charles Leroy Ellis Sr.

Sep 8, 2016

Charles “Pappy” Leroy Ellis, Sr., 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2016, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Byron Ellis, grandson of Mr. Ellis, of Redemption Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange...

Milton Paul Pansano

Milton Paul Pansano

Sep 8, 2016

Milton Paul Pansano, 76, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on September 8, 2016, in Houston, TX. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September, 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, TX. Officiating will be Reverend John W. Harrell. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to...

Hollis Perry Huff

Hollis Perry Huff

Sep 7, 2016

Hollis Perry Huff, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning...

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth

Sep 6, 2016

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth, 87, of Beaumont, walked into the loving arms of Jesus on September 6, 2016. Born in Longleaf, LA she was the daughter of John Henson Singleton and Gertrude Grace Singleton. The family moved to Lake Charles LA when she was in the 4th grade. After graduating from La Grange High School in Lake Charles in 1945,...

Nona Janeaux

Nona Janeaux

Sep 5, 2016

Nona Janeaux Nona Janeaux, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Lamar Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas with a lunch to follow. Officiating will be Pastor Warren Wargo. Arrangements are entrusted to Claybar Funeral Home...

Billy Mack Anderson

Billy Mack Anderson

Sep 2, 2016

Billy Mack Anderson was born July 27, 1924 in Lufkin, Texas to Sarah Fleta Stubblefield Anderson and Mack Columbus Anderson. He died Friday evening, September 2, at his daughter’s home in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and funeral service at 3:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin, Texas. Interment will follow...

Jean Bost

Jean Bost

Sep 1, 2016

Mary “Jean” Rogers Bost, 89, of Beaumont entered her final classroom on September 1, 2016. Jean was born and raised in Malakoff, Texas, one of nine children born to William E. and Lura Tarrant Rogers. She married David L. Bost, Sr. and moved to Beaumont, Texas where she graduated from Lamar University with a degree in Biology. Jean later received...

LaMerle Curl

LaMerle Curl

Aug 31, 2016

LaMerle Curl, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary P. Wheeler of First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...

Judy Allene Davis

Judy Allene Davis

Aug 31, 2016

Judy Allene Davis, 70 of Buna was born September 13, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Jack Stanley Steele, Sr. and Eva Allene (King) Steele and passed away August 31, 2016 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Judy loved animals and was a nationally acclaimed breeder and trainer of German Shepherds for Police Departments and other law enforcement agencies. Judy’s Shepherds...

Florence J. Boyle

Florence J. Boyle

Aug 31, 2016

Florence Justice Boyle, 92, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City....

Edward A. Dubord, Jr.

Edward A. Dubord, Jr.

Aug 29, 2016

Edward A. Dubord, Jr., 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be...

Charles "Charlie" Allen Jackson, Sr.

Charles "Charlie" Allen Jackson, Sr.

Aug 28, 2016

Charles “Charlie” Allen Jackson, Sr., 71, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 28, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rickey Land of First Baptist Church in Nederland. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield....

Frankie Vincent Marshall

Frankie Vincent Marshall

Aug 28, 2016

Frankie Vincent Marshall, 73, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on August 28, 2016, in Lake Charles while surrounded by his loved ones. A burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2016, at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, Texas. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...

Michael Murray

Michael Murray

Sep 13, 2016

Michael Murray, 62, of Port Neches, was born May 14, 1954 in Port Arthur and passed away September 13, 2016 in Beaumont. He was a kind and loving person with a huge heart. Although he was a big, strong man he was very sensitive to other people’s needs and feelings. Michael spent most of his adult life near the water...

Henry Allen Burkart

Henry Allen Burkart

Sep 12, 2016

Henry Allen Burkart Born Henry Allen Burkart on August 4, 1932 in Orange, Texas the only child of James Milton Burkart and Nellie V. Bowler-Burkart. Allen grew up in Orange, Texas in the Cove. He attended St. Mary's School and later Stark High School. He played football for both teams. He graduated in 1950. He served in the Army during...

Lauren LaVearn Shafer

Lauren LaVearn Shafer

Sep 11, 2016

Lauren LaVearn Shafer, 30, of Missouri City, Texas and formerly of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 11, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Nick Colbert. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Sharla Varee Goodyear

Sharla Varee Goodyear

Sep 11, 2016

Sharla Varee Goodyear Sharla Varee Goodyear, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 Friday, September 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastors Jeff Bell and Travis Hood. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...

Per Jensen

Per Jensen

Sep 10, 2016

Per Hoelgaard Jensen, 76, of Chappell Hill, Texas, passed away on September 10, 2016. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City at 800 Highland Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 13, 1940, he was the...

John Edward Gifford

John Edward Gifford

Sep 8, 2016

John Edward Gifford John Edward Gifford, 88, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2016, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Revered Jack Comer of Circle Drive Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m....

Lynette Louise Watts

Lynette Louise Watts

Sep 8, 2016

Lynette Louise Watts, 80, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on September 8, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...

Charles Leroy Ellis Sr.

Charles Leroy Ellis Sr.

Sep 8, 2016

Charles “Pappy” Leroy Ellis, Sr., 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2016, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m., Monday, September 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Byron Ellis, grandson of Mr. Ellis, of Redemption Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange...

Milton Paul Pansano

Milton Paul Pansano

Sep 8, 2016

Milton Paul Pansano, 76, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on September 8, 2016, in Houston, TX. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September, 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, TX. Officiating will be Reverend John W. Harrell. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to...

Hollis Perry Huff

Hollis Perry Huff

Sep 7, 2016

Hollis Perry Huff, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 7, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brad Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning...

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth

Sep 6, 2016

Doris Faye Singleton Bloodworth, 87, of Beaumont, walked into the loving arms of Jesus on September 6, 2016. Born in Longleaf, LA she was the daughter of John Henson Singleton and Gertrude Grace Singleton. The family moved to Lake Charles LA when she was in the 4th grade. After graduating from La Grange High School in Lake Charles in 1945,...

Nona Janeaux

Nona Janeaux

Sep 5, 2016

Nona Janeaux Nona Janeaux, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Lamar Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas with a lunch to follow. Officiating will be Pastor Warren Wargo. Arrangements are entrusted to Claybar Funeral Home...

Billy Mack Anderson

Billy Mack Anderson

Sep 2, 2016

Billy Mack Anderson was born July 27, 1924 in Lufkin, Texas to Sarah Fleta Stubblefield Anderson and Mack Columbus Anderson. He died Friday evening, September 2, at his daughter’s home in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and funeral service at 3:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin, Texas. Interment will follow...

Jean Bost

Jean Bost

Sep 1, 2016

Mary “Jean” Rogers Bost, 89, of Beaumont entered her final classroom on September 1, 2016. Jean was born and raised in Malakoff, Texas, one of nine children born to William E. and Lura Tarrant Rogers. She married David L. Bost, Sr. and moved to Beaumont, Texas where she graduated from Lamar University with a degree in Biology. Jean later received...

LaMerle Curl

LaMerle Curl

Aug 31, 2016

LaMerle Curl, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary P. Wheeler of First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...

Judy Allene Davis

Judy Allene Davis

Aug 31, 2016

Judy Allene Davis, 70 of Buna was born September 13, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Jack Stanley Steele, Sr. and Eva Allene (King) Steele and passed away August 31, 2016 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Judy loved animals and was a nationally acclaimed breeder and trainer of German Shepherds for Police Departments and other law enforcement agencies. Judy’s Shepherds...

Florence J. Boyle

Florence J. Boyle

Aug 31, 2016

Florence Justice Boyle, 92, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City....

Edward A. Dubord, Jr.

Edward A. Dubord, Jr.

Aug 29, 2016

Edward A. Dubord, Jr., 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be...

Charles "Charlie" Allen Jackson, Sr.

Charles "Charlie" Allen Jackson, Sr.

Aug 28, 2016

Charles “Charlie” Allen Jackson, Sr., 71, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 28, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rickey Land of First Baptist Church in Nederland. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield....

Frankie Vincent Marshall

Frankie Vincent Marshall

Aug 28, 2016

Frankie Vincent Marshall, 73, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on August 28, 2016, in Lake Charles while surrounded by his loved ones. A burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, 2016, at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, Texas. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...

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