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Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Ruth Anderson Scales

Ruth Anderson Scales

Nov 16, 2015

Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...

Arlon Duane Fields

Arlon Duane Fields

Nov 16, 2015

Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...

Milissa Bock

Milissa Bock

Nov 15, 2015

Service Arrangements are Pending

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Nov 13, 2015

Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....

Elodie Saurage McCown

Elodie Saurage McCown

Nov 13, 2015

Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...

Walter Ebanks

Walter Ebanks

Nov 13, 2015

Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Nov 13, 2015

Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...

Charles Michael Hogden

Charles Michael Hogden

Nov 13, 2015

Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Nov 10, 2015

Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...

John Foster Jr.

John Foster Jr.

Nov 9, 2015

John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...

Polly Ann Decker

Polly Ann Decker

Nov 9, 2015

Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...

Arthur Harrell Miller

Arthur Harrell Miller

Nov 9, 2015

Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...

Lawson E. Loper Jr.

Lawson E. Loper Jr.

Nov 8, 2015

Lawson E. Loper, Jr. “Sonny” passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Vidor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Vidor, Texas following a lengthy illness. Sonny was born June 7, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Lawson E. Loper, Sr. and Evelyn Wellons Loper. He enlisted in the US Army and was...

John William Lutz Sr.

John William Lutz Sr.

Nov 8, 2015

John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...

Wendy Kay Lanthier

Wendy Kay Lanthier

Nov 8, 2015

Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Carol Lynn McClain

Carol Lynn McClain

Nov 5, 2015

Carol Lynn McClain, 70, of the Woodlands was born January 31, 1945 in N. Little Rock, Arkansas to Fred and Evie (Shock) Gilliland and passed away November 5, 2015 in the Woodlands. A resident of the Woodlands for the past two years, she was a former longtime resident of Beaumont where she owned and operated the Yellow Rose Property Management...

Betty Tiller

Betty Tiller

Nov 5, 2015

Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...

Kevin Mazzagate

Kevin Mazzagate

Nov 5, 2015

Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...

Florence "Ponke" Sonnier

Florence "Ponke" Sonnier

Nov 5, 2015

Florence “Ponke” Sonnier Florence “Ponke” Sonnier, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 5, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Julious Carpenter and Inez Hubbard Carpenter. Florence was very...

Edmond Sheppard

Edmond Sheppard

Nov 4, 2015

Funeral services for Edmond Sheppard, 70, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Ray Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with military honors by the Southeast Texas Veterans’ Service Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 from...

Ruth Anderson Scales

Ruth Anderson Scales

Nov 16, 2015

Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...

Arlon Duane Fields

Arlon Duane Fields

Nov 16, 2015

Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...

Milissa Bock

Milissa Bock

Nov 15, 2015

Service Arrangements are Pending

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Nov 13, 2015

Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....

Elodie Saurage McCown

Elodie Saurage McCown

Nov 13, 2015

Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...

Walter Ebanks

Walter Ebanks

Nov 13, 2015

Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Nov 13, 2015

Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...

Charles Michael Hogden

Charles Michael Hogden

Nov 13, 2015

Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Nov 10, 2015

Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...

John Foster Jr.

John Foster Jr.

Nov 9, 2015

John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...

Polly Ann Decker

Polly Ann Decker

Nov 9, 2015

Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...

Arthur Harrell Miller

Arthur Harrell Miller

Nov 9, 2015

Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...

Lawson E. Loper Jr.

Lawson E. Loper Jr.

Nov 8, 2015

Lawson E. Loper, Jr. “Sonny” passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Vidor Health & Rehabilitation Center in Vidor, Texas following a lengthy illness. Sonny was born June 7, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He was the son of Lawson E. Loper, Sr. and Evelyn Wellons Loper. He enlisted in the US Army and was...

John William Lutz Sr.

John William Lutz Sr.

Nov 8, 2015

John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...

Wendy Kay Lanthier

Wendy Kay Lanthier

Nov 8, 2015

Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...

Carol Lynn McClain

Carol Lynn McClain

Nov 5, 2015

Carol Lynn McClain, 70, of the Woodlands was born January 31, 1945 in N. Little Rock, Arkansas to Fred and Evie (Shock) Gilliland and passed away November 5, 2015 in the Woodlands. A resident of the Woodlands for the past two years, she was a former longtime resident of Beaumont where she owned and operated the Yellow Rose Property Management...

Betty Tiller

Betty Tiller

Nov 5, 2015

Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...

Kevin Mazzagate

Kevin Mazzagate

Nov 5, 2015

Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...

Florence "Ponke" Sonnier

Florence "Ponke" Sonnier

Nov 5, 2015

Florence “Ponke” Sonnier Florence “Ponke” Sonnier, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 5, 2015, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Julious Carpenter and Inez Hubbard Carpenter. Florence was very...

Edmond Sheppard

Edmond Sheppard

Nov 4, 2015

Funeral services for Edmond Sheppard, 70, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Ray Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with military honors by the Southeast Texas Veterans’ Service Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 from...

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