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Claybar Funeral Home

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

Earl G. Tipton, Sr.

Earl G. Tipton, Sr.

Mar 19, 2016

Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....

James A. Parkhurst

James A. Parkhurst

Mar 17, 2016

Captain James A. Parkhurst, 89, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at his home Thursday, March 17, 2016. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson

Mar 15, 2016

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday March 26, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m., Saturday...

Selma E. Nelson

Selma E. Nelson

Mar 15, 2016

Beaumont native Selma E. Nelson died peacefully at Calder Woods on March 15, 2016. She was 97. Selma graduated from Beaumont High School and received an Associates Degree from Lamar Junior College. Upon graduation she worked in a dentist’s office, then later took a shorthand and typing course and secured employment with the Kirby Lumber Company in Silsbee. After several...

Michael Kent

Michael Kent

Mar 13, 2016

SERVICE CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Michael R. Kent, 67, of Orange passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 13, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. A gathering for visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m....

Wanda Richert

Wanda Richert

Mar 12, 2016

Arrangements are pending

Rito Sanchez "PoPo" Flores, Sr.

Rito Sanchez "PoPo" Flores, Sr.

Mar 11, 2016

Funeral services for Rito Sanchez “PoPo” Flores, Sr., 94, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Rito “PoPo” was born March 12, 1921 in Stamford, TX and passed away...

Oma Jean Hubbard

Oma Jean Hubbard

Mar 11, 2016

Oma Jean Hubbard Oma Jean Hubbard, 58, of Orange, passed away on March 11, 2016, at her home in Deweyville. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell and Reverend John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh

Mar 10, 2016

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh passed away March 10, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating her life will be held Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a reception to follow. A gathering of family and friends will precede the service at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Knabeschuh was born June 20, 1928...

Dale Edward Stark

Dale Edward Stark

Mar 10, 2016

Dale Edward Stark, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay. Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill...

Timothy Andrew Parish

Timothy Andrew Parish

Mar 10, 2016

Timothy Andrew Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot

Mar 9, 2016

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot, 97, passed to eternal life on March 9, 2016. She was born on April 7, 1918 in Brayden, Oklahoma to Alta Mae Gibson Thomason and Walter James Thomason. Her father died three months before her birth in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Alice and her family moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she lived until the...

Herbert Edgar Ballance, IV

Herbert Edgar Ballance, IV

Mar 5, 2016

Services celebrating the life of Herbert Edgar Ballance IV will be held Saturday March 12, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will precede the service from 1:00 p.m. to service time. Herbert was born July 27, 1993 in Beaumont to Herbert Ballance III and Gabrielle Womack and died...

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr.

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr.

Mar 5, 2016

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr., 91, died in his home in Beaumont, TX on Saturday, March 5th. “Larry” Manley, son of Samuel and Lillian Manley, is preceded in death by his wife, Kittie. He is survived by his four children: Chuck, Laurel, Clay and Patrick, 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Larry was a World War II Navy diver who created...

Dana Ewing Saenz

Dana Ewing Saenz

Mar 4, 2016

Dana Ewing Saenz, 56, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at MD Anderson in Houston. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m....

Garland Gresham

Garland Gresham

Mar 4, 2016

Garland Gresham, 94, of Orange passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Day,...

Terry Paul Harvey

Terry Paul Harvey

Mar 4, 2016

Terry Paul Harvey Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away on Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA on January 28, 1955,...

Marian Finnell

Marian Finnell

Mar 3, 2016

Marian Louise Mathews Finnell Marian Louise Mathews Finnell, 94, of Orange, passed away on March 3, in Beaumont. Funeral services will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Price of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr

Mar 2, 2016

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr., passed away on March 2, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at The Cemetery in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 6, 2015,...

Donald "Don" Davis, Sr.

Donald "Don" Davis, Sr.

Mar 2, 2016

Donald “Don” Davis, Sr., 63, of Lumberton passed away on March 2, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Pound of Abundant Life of Beaumont. A graveside service will be 3:00p.m., Saturday March 5, 2016 at Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana....

Earl G. Tipton, Sr.

Earl G. Tipton, Sr.

Mar 19, 2016

Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....

James A. Parkhurst

James A. Parkhurst

Mar 17, 2016

Captain James A. Parkhurst, 89, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at his home Thursday, March 17, 2016. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson

Mar 15, 2016

Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday March 26, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m., Saturday...

Selma E. Nelson

Selma E. Nelson

Mar 15, 2016

Beaumont native Selma E. Nelson died peacefully at Calder Woods on March 15, 2016. She was 97. Selma graduated from Beaumont High School and received an Associates Degree from Lamar Junior College. Upon graduation she worked in a dentist’s office, then later took a shorthand and typing course and secured employment with the Kirby Lumber Company in Silsbee. After several...

Michael Kent

Michael Kent

Mar 13, 2016

SERVICE CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Michael R. Kent, 67, of Orange passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 13, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. A gathering for visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m....

Wanda Richert

Wanda Richert

Mar 12, 2016

Arrangements are pending

Rito Sanchez "PoPo" Flores, Sr.

Rito Sanchez "PoPo" Flores, Sr.

Mar 11, 2016

Funeral services for Rito Sanchez “PoPo” Flores, Sr., 94, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Rito “PoPo” was born March 12, 1921 in Stamford, TX and passed away...

Oma Jean Hubbard

Oma Jean Hubbard

Mar 11, 2016

Oma Jean Hubbard Oma Jean Hubbard, 58, of Orange, passed away on March 11, 2016, at her home in Deweyville. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell and Reverend John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh

Mar 10, 2016

Anna Mae (Richards) Knabeschuh passed away March 10, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. A service celebrating her life will be held Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont with a reception to follow. A gathering of family and friends will precede the service at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Knabeschuh was born June 20, 1928...

Dale Edward Stark

Dale Edward Stark

Mar 10, 2016

Dale Edward Stark, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay. Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill...

Timothy Andrew Parish

Timothy Andrew Parish

Mar 10, 2016

Timothy Andrew Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot

Mar 9, 2016

Alice Irene Thomason Theriot, 97, passed to eternal life on March 9, 2016. She was born on April 7, 1918 in Brayden, Oklahoma to Alta Mae Gibson Thomason and Walter James Thomason. Her father died three months before her birth in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Alice and her family moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she lived until the...

Herbert Edgar Ballance, IV

Herbert Edgar Ballance, IV

Mar 5, 2016

Services celebrating the life of Herbert Edgar Ballance IV will be held Saturday March 12, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will precede the service from 1:00 p.m. to service time. Herbert was born July 27, 1993 in Beaumont to Herbert Ballance III and Gabrielle Womack and died...

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr.

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr.

Mar 5, 2016

Charles Lawrence Manley, Sr., 91, died in his home in Beaumont, TX on Saturday, March 5th. “Larry” Manley, son of Samuel and Lillian Manley, is preceded in death by his wife, Kittie. He is survived by his four children: Chuck, Laurel, Clay and Patrick, 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Larry was a World War II Navy diver who created...

Dana Ewing Saenz

Dana Ewing Saenz

Mar 4, 2016

Dana Ewing Saenz, 56, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at MD Anderson in Houston. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m....

Garland Gresham

Garland Gresham

Mar 4, 2016

Garland Gresham, 94, of Orange passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Day,...

Terry Paul Harvey

Terry Paul Harvey

Mar 4, 2016

Terry Paul Harvey Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away on Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA on January 28, 1955,...

Marian Finnell

Marian Finnell

Mar 3, 2016

Marian Louise Mathews Finnell Marian Louise Mathews Finnell, 94, of Orange, passed away on March 3, in Beaumont. Funeral services will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Price of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr

Mar 2, 2016

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr., passed away on March 2, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at The Cemetery in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 6, 2015,...

Donald "Don" Davis, Sr.

Donald "Don" Davis, Sr.

Mar 2, 2016

Donald “Don” Davis, Sr., 63, of Lumberton passed away on March 2, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Pound of Abundant Life of Beaumont. A graveside service will be 3:00p.m., Saturday March 5, 2016 at Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana....

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