Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Sherry Warren Smith
Oct 28, 2016
Sherry Warren Smith, 58, of Beaumont, passed away on October 28, 2016, at her sister’s residence in Fannett. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Fleetwood. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at Haven of Rest in Beaumont. Visitation will be...
Irene Aldredge
Oct 28, 2016
Mary Irene Aldredge Mary Irene Aldredge, 93, of Orange, passed away on Friday, October, 28, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1923 in Barnes, Texas, she was the daughter of Roy Jesse Burden, Sr. and Marion Trellis (Jones) Burden. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Claybar...
Lener M. (King) Martin
Oct 27, 2016
Lener M. King Martin, 95, of Beaumont passed away October 27, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Mark Bodwen officiating. Mrs. Martin was born in Shelbyville, Texas and has resided in Beaumont since 1993. She...
Kimberly Ann Lovell
Oct 27, 2016
Kimberly Ann Lovell, 19, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...
Rodney Edward Fields
Oct 27, 2016
Rodney Edward Fields Rodney Edward Fields, 71, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial of his cremated remains at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 11, 1945, he was the son of Edward Alfred Fields and Minnie Vatter...
Elton Ray Hodge
Oct 26, 2016
Elton Ray Hodge Elton Ray Hodge, 64, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2016, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at In His Steps Ministries, 2656 B MacArthur Dr. in Orange. The church is located behind the old Sears store. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Neal. Mr. Hodge was born...
Jacque Craft
Oct 24, 2016
Jacque Craft Jacque Craft, 79, of Orange, passed away on October 24, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. Services will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Little Cypress Baptist Church with Rev. David Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 28, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home...
Nancy Lee Smith
Oct 23, 2016
Nancy Lee Barnes Smith, 85, passed away October 23, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating her life will be Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service at 9 a.m. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. in Westlake Memorial Park Cemetery in Westlake, Louisiana. Mrs. Smith was...
Brenda Gale Howard
Oct 22, 2016
Brenda Gale Howard, 68 of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 surrounded by family and close friends. She was the beloved wife of Jerry Howard of Bridge City, TX. Gale was born on December 1, 1947 in Bossier City, La. She was the daughter of the late James Virgil Brown and Nellie Faye Streetman. Gale was...
Gabriel "Shorty" Villanoueva Jr.
Oct 22, 2016
Gabriel “Shorty” Villanoueva, Jr., 82, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Anita Green, of First United Methodist Church in Silsbee, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Bonnie Swanson
Oct 22, 2016
Bonnie Swanson Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Deborah Bishop
Oct 21, 2016
Deborah Bishop, 54, a lifelong resident of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Deborah was born December 6, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia to Grover...
Harold Mounger Collins
Oct 21, 2016
Harold Mounger Collins, 94, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas, Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park....
Kathy Joe Frames
Oct 19, 2016
Kathy Joe Frames, 68, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 19, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mary Euna Comeaux
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Euna Comeaux, 86, of Hemphill, Texas, and longtime former resident of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2016, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest...
Regina Wells Schardan
Oct 18, 2016
Regina Schardan Regina Schardan, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 18, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Madison, Florida, on June 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Benny “Bo” Deloy Wells and Doris (Head) Wells....
Melvin David Scales
Oct 18, 2016
Melvin David Scales Melvin David Scales, 81, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Randy Laughlin
Oct 17, 2016
Randy Laughlin Randy Laughlin, 61, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on October 17, 2016, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Church in Orange and Sharon Sabom, of First United Methodist Church in...
Ruby Jean McClain
Oct 16, 2016
Ruby Jean McClain, 90, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Rev....
Thomas Norman Thompson
Oct 16, 2016
Thomas Norman Thompson, 73, of Beaumont passed away on October 16, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Eric Bender. Mr. Thompson was born April 4, 1943 to Leslie and Mary Alice (Williams) Thompson in Jackson, MI. He served...
Sherry Warren Smith
Oct 28, 2016
Sherry Warren Smith, 58, of Beaumont, passed away on October 28, 2016, at her sister’s residence in Fannett. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Fleetwood. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date at Haven of Rest in Beaumont. Visitation will be...
Irene Aldredge
Oct 28, 2016
Mary Irene Aldredge Mary Irene Aldredge, 93, of Orange, passed away on Friday, October, 28, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1923 in Barnes, Texas, she was the daughter of Roy Jesse Burden, Sr. and Marion Trellis (Jones) Burden. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Claybar...
Lener M. (King) Martin
Oct 27, 2016
Lener M. King Martin, 95, of Beaumont passed away October 27, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Pastor Mark Bodwen officiating. Mrs. Martin was born in Shelbyville, Texas and has resided in Beaumont since 1993. She...
Kimberly Ann Lovell
Oct 27, 2016
Kimberly Ann Lovell, 19, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...
Rodney Edward Fields
Oct 27, 2016
Rodney Edward Fields Rodney Edward Fields, 71, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial of his cremated remains at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 11, 1945, he was the son of Edward Alfred Fields and Minnie Vatter...
Elton Ray Hodge
Oct 26, 2016
Elton Ray Hodge Elton Ray Hodge, 64, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2016, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at In His Steps Ministries, 2656 B MacArthur Dr. in Orange. The church is located behind the old Sears store. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Neal. Mr. Hodge was born...
Jacque Craft
Oct 24, 2016
Jacque Craft Jacque Craft, 79, of Orange, passed away on October 24, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. Services will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Little Cypress Baptist Church with Rev. David Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, October 28, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home...
Nancy Lee Smith
Oct 23, 2016
Nancy Lee Barnes Smith, 85, passed away October 23, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating her life will be Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service at 9 a.m. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. in Westlake Memorial Park Cemetery in Westlake, Louisiana. Mrs. Smith was...
Brenda Gale Howard
Oct 22, 2016
Brenda Gale Howard, 68 of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 surrounded by family and close friends. She was the beloved wife of Jerry Howard of Bridge City, TX. Gale was born on December 1, 1947 in Bossier City, La. She was the daughter of the late James Virgil Brown and Nellie Faye Streetman. Gale was...
Gabriel "Shorty" Villanoueva Jr.
Oct 22, 2016
Gabriel “Shorty” Villanoueva, Jr., 82, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Anita Green, of First United Methodist Church in Silsbee, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Bonnie Swanson
Oct 22, 2016
Bonnie Swanson Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Deborah Bishop
Oct 21, 2016
Deborah Bishop, 54, a lifelong resident of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Deborah was born December 6, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia to Grover...
Harold Mounger Collins
Oct 21, 2016
Harold Mounger Collins, 94, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas, Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park....
Kathy Joe Frames
Oct 19, 2016
Kathy Joe Frames, 68, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 19, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mary Euna Comeaux
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Euna Comeaux, 86, of Hemphill, Texas, and longtime former resident of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2016, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest...
Regina Wells Schardan
Oct 18, 2016
Regina Schardan Regina Schardan, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 18, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Madison, Florida, on June 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Benny “Bo” Deloy Wells and Doris (Head) Wells....
Melvin David Scales
Oct 18, 2016
Melvin David Scales Melvin David Scales, 81, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Randy Laughlin
Oct 17, 2016
Randy Laughlin Randy Laughlin, 61, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on October 17, 2016, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Church in Orange and Sharon Sabom, of First United Methodist Church in...
Ruby Jean McClain
Oct 16, 2016
Ruby Jean McClain, 90, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Rev....
Thomas Norman Thompson
Oct 16, 2016
Thomas Norman Thompson, 73, of Beaumont passed away on October 16, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Eric Bender. Mr. Thompson was born April 4, 1943 to Leslie and Mary Alice (Williams) Thompson in Jackson, MI. He served...