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Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Nancy A. Boling
Jan 21, 2016
Nancy A. Boling Nancy A. Boling, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 21, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on October 15, 1956, she was the daughter of Frank T. Collins and Lurline (Lafosse) Collins. Nancy enjoyed traveling with her husband who she loved tremendously. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sister,...
Marty Smith
Jan 20, 2016
Marty Smith Marty Smith, 52, of Orange passed away in Beaumont at Harbor Hospice on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was born in Pascagoula, MS to the late Jack and Lucy (Gregg) Waller and was a homemaker. Marty is survived by her husband, Blum Smith III; her children, Eathen Blum Smith and Nichole Beth Smith and her grandchildren, Kayden Garcia...
Dorothy Louise Ballance
Jan 20, 2016
Dorothy Louise Haese Ballance, 70, passed away January 20, 2016 in Vidor, Texas. She was born September 19, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas to Alfred W. and Dora Hease. Mrs. Ballance is survived by her daughter, Deborah J. Leonard and her husband, Joe, of Vidor, Texas; sons Rodney W. Ballance and his wife, Janice, of Spring Branch, Texas and Jeffrey...
Jon Richard Seaux
Jan 19, 2016
Jon Richard Seaux, 68, of Orange was born October 22, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Lawrence and Monta Louise (Leewright) Seaux and passed away at his residence in Orange on January 19, 2015. Mr. Seaux was self-employed and was a US Army veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was preceded in death by his brother, James Seaux. Those left...
Veronica Sue Istre
Jan 19, 2016
Sue Istre Veronica Sue Istre, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Services will be officiated by David Myer of Abundant Life Sanctuary of Groves, Texas. Cremation will...
Elizabeth Ann Heermans Carnelly
Jan 16, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Heermans Carnelly Elizabeth Carnelly, 94, of Orange, passed away on January 16, 2016, in Pearland, Texas. Born in Parkersberg, West Virginia, on July 5, 1921, she was the daughter of William H. Heermans and Nell Wells Heermans. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of West Virginia in 1943. Elizabeth (Betty) and Ray moved...
Russell Dale Morris
Jan 15, 2016
Russell Dale Morris, 100, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on January 15, 2016, in Sugar Land. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 12:00 PM. Born in Bethel, Texas, on October 25, 1915,...
Clarence E. "Poley" Davis
Jan 14, 2016
Clarence “Poley” Davis, 69, of Beaumont was born May 10, 1946 and passed away Jan. 14, 2016 at his residence. Poley was a retired diesel mechanic and a lifelong resident of Beaumont. Poley was preceded in death by one son, Paul Davis; and wife, Joyce Edmondson. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Coyle; daughter, Bonnie Arellano; son, Daniel Davis;...
Robert Wade Meriwether
Jan 14, 2016
Robert Wade Meriwether, 57, of Beaumont passed away on January 14, 2016. He was born on June 5, 1958 to Frances Wade and Betty Loyce (Hulin) Meriwether. Robert was a graduate of Forest Park High School and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He worked for many years in the oil and gas industry. Robert also worked at Classic Chevrolet...
MIchael Hoke
Jan 13, 2016
Michael Hoke had the official honors to prove he was an outstanding science teacher, but the certificates can never show the love of learning he instilled in thousands of students. Hoke died Wednesday, January 13, at the age of 67 after dedicating his adult life to preserving nature and teaching future generations to be kind to the world. Funeral services...
Patricia Buff
Jan 13, 2016
Patricia Diane Buff, 60, was born May 24, 1955 in Gary Indiana to Albert Leroy and Geraldine Fay (Plevka) Taylor and passed away on January 13,2016 in Port Arthur. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Kennedy. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont.
Beulah Narans
Jan 13, 2016
Beulah Narans, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 13, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Coley, of River City Hospice. A graveside service and interment will be held that afternoon at 12:30pm, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh, Louisiana....
Ann Louise Bryant
Jan 13, 2016
Ann Louise Bryant, 86, long time music and piano teacher of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 13, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, January 18, 2016 at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial...
Inez Marie Adams
Jan 12, 2016
Inez Marie Rost Adams, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 12, 2016, in Orange. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, January 15, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday,...
Kennie Edwin Gilstrap Jr.
Jan 11, 2016
Kennie Edwin Gilstrap, Jr., 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 11, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, January 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Todd Shores. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Bruce Wayne Bertles
Jan 11, 2016
Bruce Bertles Bruce Wayne Bertles, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 11, 2016, in Groves, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born in Millville, New Jersey,...
Williams H. "Bill" Tillman
Jan 10, 2016
William H. “Bill” Tillman William H. “Bill” Tillman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 10, 2016, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 6:00pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bill’s son, Mr. Mark Tillman. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be...
Stephen Craig Sartin
Jan 9, 2016
Stephen Craig Sartin Stephen Craig Sartin, 60, of Bridge City passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, January 9, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. , Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at St. Henry Catholic Church with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. There will be a gathering...
Travis David Reed
Jan 7, 2016
Travis Reed, 94, a former long-time resident of Bridge City, passed away on January 7, 2016, at Village Creek Nursing Home in Lumberton. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, January 12, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend John Bickham. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m., Monday, at Claybar...
Nancy A. Boling
Jan 21, 2016
Nancy A. Boling Nancy A. Boling, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 21, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on October 15, 1956, she was the daughter of Frank T. Collins and Lurline (Lafosse) Collins. Nancy enjoyed traveling with her husband who she loved tremendously. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sister,...
Marty Smith
Jan 20, 2016
Marty Smith Marty Smith, 52, of Orange passed away in Beaumont at Harbor Hospice on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. She was born in Pascagoula, MS to the late Jack and Lucy (Gregg) Waller and was a homemaker. Marty is survived by her husband, Blum Smith III; her children, Eathen Blum Smith and Nichole Beth Smith and her grandchildren, Kayden Garcia...
Dorothy Louise Ballance
Jan 20, 2016
Dorothy Louise Haese Ballance, 70, passed away January 20, 2016 in Vidor, Texas. She was born September 19, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas to Alfred W. and Dora Hease. Mrs. Ballance is survived by her daughter, Deborah J. Leonard and her husband, Joe, of Vidor, Texas; sons Rodney W. Ballance and his wife, Janice, of Spring Branch, Texas and Jeffrey...
Jon Richard Seaux
Jan 19, 2016
Jon Richard Seaux, 68, of Orange was born October 22, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Lawrence and Monta Louise (Leewright) Seaux and passed away at his residence in Orange on January 19, 2015. Mr. Seaux was self-employed and was a US Army veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was preceded in death by his brother, James Seaux. Those left...
Veronica Sue Istre
Jan 19, 2016
Sue Istre Veronica Sue Istre, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Services will be officiated by David Myer of Abundant Life Sanctuary of Groves, Texas. Cremation will...
Elizabeth Ann Heermans Carnelly
Jan 16, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Heermans Carnelly Elizabeth Carnelly, 94, of Orange, passed away on January 16, 2016, in Pearland, Texas. Born in Parkersberg, West Virginia, on July 5, 1921, she was the daughter of William H. Heermans and Nell Wells Heermans. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of West Virginia in 1943. Elizabeth (Betty) and Ray moved...
Russell Dale Morris
Jan 15, 2016
Russell Dale Morris, 100, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on January 15, 2016, in Sugar Land. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 12:00 PM. Born in Bethel, Texas, on October 25, 1915,...
Clarence E. "Poley" Davis
Jan 14, 2016
Clarence “Poley” Davis, 69, of Beaumont was born May 10, 1946 and passed away Jan. 14, 2016 at his residence. Poley was a retired diesel mechanic and a lifelong resident of Beaumont. Poley was preceded in death by one son, Paul Davis; and wife, Joyce Edmondson. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Coyle; daughter, Bonnie Arellano; son, Daniel Davis;...
Robert Wade Meriwether
Jan 14, 2016
Robert Wade Meriwether, 57, of Beaumont passed away on January 14, 2016. He was born on June 5, 1958 to Frances Wade and Betty Loyce (Hulin) Meriwether. Robert was a graduate of Forest Park High School and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He worked for many years in the oil and gas industry. Robert also worked at Classic Chevrolet...
MIchael Hoke
Jan 13, 2016
Michael Hoke had the official honors to prove he was an outstanding science teacher, but the certificates can never show the love of learning he instilled in thousands of students. Hoke died Wednesday, January 13, at the age of 67 after dedicating his adult life to preserving nature and teaching future generations to be kind to the world. Funeral services...
Patricia Buff
Jan 13, 2016
Patricia Diane Buff, 60, was born May 24, 1955 in Gary Indiana to Albert Leroy and Geraldine Fay (Plevka) Taylor and passed away on January 13,2016 in Port Arthur. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Kennedy. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont.
Beulah Narans
Jan 13, 2016
Beulah Narans, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 13, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Coley, of River City Hospice. A graveside service and interment will be held that afternoon at 12:30pm, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh, Louisiana....
Ann Louise Bryant
Jan 13, 2016
Ann Louise Bryant, 86, long time music and piano teacher of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 13, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, January 18, 2016 at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial...
Inez Marie Adams
Jan 12, 2016
Inez Marie Rost Adams, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 12, 2016, in Orange. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, January 15, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday,...
Kennie Edwin Gilstrap Jr.
Jan 11, 2016
Kennie Edwin Gilstrap, Jr., 55, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 11, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Friday, January 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Todd Shores. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Bruce Wayne Bertles
Jan 11, 2016
Bruce Bertles Bruce Wayne Bertles, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 11, 2016, in Groves, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born in Millville, New Jersey,...
Williams H. "Bill" Tillman
Jan 10, 2016
William H. “Bill” Tillman William H. “Bill” Tillman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 10, 2016, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 6:00pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bill’s son, Mr. Mark Tillman. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be...
Stephen Craig Sartin
Jan 9, 2016
Stephen Craig Sartin Stephen Craig Sartin, 60, of Bridge City passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, January 9, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. , Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at St. Henry Catholic Church with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. There will be a gathering...
Travis David Reed
Jan 7, 2016
Travis Reed, 94, a former long-time resident of Bridge City, passed away on January 7, 2016, at Village Creek Nursing Home in Lumberton. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, January 12, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend John Bickham. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m., Monday, at Claybar...
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