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Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Robert H Taber
Jul 25, 2014
Robert H. Taber of Port Arthur, TX died July 25, 2014 after a long 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was full of life and had a beautiful smile that warmed people’s hearts. He will be greatly missed. Rob left the Army as a Staff Sergeant after serving 11 years. He is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield...
Madlyn Leona Borel
Jul 24, 2014
Madlyn Leona Borel, 79, of Beaumont passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10: 00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday afternoon, July 27, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. also...
Barry Lee Livingston
Jul 23, 2014
Barry Lee Livingston, 64, passed away July 23, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. He was born August 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois to Milton G. and Maxine Baker Livingston. Because of his father’s work Barry and his family were fortunate to live many places in the world before settling in Beaumont. Surviving Mr. Livingston are his daughter, Jennifer Livingston; nephews, Shawn...
Eleanor Shult
Jul 22, 2014
Eleanor Shult, age 73, of Orange, Texas, died July 22, 2014 at Golden Years Assisted Living. Born on February 26, 1941, she was the daughter of Dr. C. I. Shult and Estelle Shult and grew up in Columbus, Texas, before moving to Orange after graduating from Southwestern University. Known to many of her friends as “Schultzie”, she spent most of...
Otis Gene Duhon
Jul 21, 2014
Otis Gene Duhon, 71, of Orange, passed away on July 21, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 25, 1942, he was the son of Otha Duhon and Lois (Sarver) Duhon. Otis served in the U. S. Air Force from 1961-1968 and was an electrical technician for every Apollo Mission to the moon. He...
Patrick Breaux
Jul 20, 2014
Patrick Breaux, 58, of Jasper, passed away on July 20, 2014, in Buna. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on July 24, 1955, he was the son of Howard Breaux and Mildred (Credeur) Breaux. Preceded in death by his parents, he is survived by his spouse Patrece Ramey; son, Scott Breaux and wife, Ana of Atlanta, Georgia; daughters, Andrea Elkins of Rayne,...
Billy Wayne "Coyote" Smith
Jul 18, 2014
Billy Wayne Smith, 41, of Bridge City, passed away on July 18, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on October 4, 1972, he was the son of Billy Smith and Zora Carolyn Smith and step-mother, Deborah Carlolta Vangent. Billy loved spending time with his nieces and nephews, going fishing, shooting guns, and playing pool. Billy...
Antionette Ragusa Moore
Jul 16, 2014
Antionette Ragusa Moore, 63, went to her Heavenly home on July 16, 2014, surrounded by her family at her residence in Orange, Texas. Antionette was a fun loving, comical and dedicated wife, mother, aunt, relative and friend. She was born June 8, 1951 in Orange to Charles and Lena Ragusa. Her father owned and operated 37th Street Grocery. Her mother...
Mary Louise Ivy
Jul 16, 2014
Mary Louise Ivy, 87, of Orange and formerly of Oakdale, Louisiana, passed away on July 16, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehab in Orange. Born in Brookville, Kansas, on October 30, 1926, she was the daughter of Mathew Gilbreath and Pearl (Wise) Gilbreath. Mary worked on a tug boat as a cook, was a fantastic seamstress, and also a member...
Jack Sidney Mitcham
Jul 14, 2014
Jack Sidney Mitcham Jack Sidney Mitcham, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 14, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2402 Western Ave., West Orange, TX 77630. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 26, 1953, he was the son of Thomas William Mitcham and Annie...
Carey Barnett Bedsole
Jul 14, 2014
Carey Barnett Bedsole Carey Barnett Bedsole, 60, of Bridge City, passed away on July 14, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A memorial gathering will be Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Carey’s home in Bridge City. Her cremation is being held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Stanford,...
Loretta Ann Meadows
Jul 14, 2014
Loretta Meadows Loretta Ann Meadows, 73, of Orange, passed away on July 14, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Thursday,...
Bertha Olive Arnett
Jul 13, 2014
Bertha Olive Arnett, 102, of Bridge City, passed away on July 13, 2014, at her residence. A cremation under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest will take place. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on October 2, 1911, she was the daughter of Will Kellogg and Sarah Jane (Freeman) Kellogg. Mrs. Arnett loved to sew and made all of her own...
Cuong Van Tran
Jul 13, 2014
Cuong Van Tran, 94, of Orange, passed away on July 13, 2014, at his home. A Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, July 17th from 6:00-8:00...
George N. Harvey
Jul 12, 2014
George N. Harvey, 80, of Bridge City, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 14th, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange, with the Reverend Keith Royal, pastor, officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 5:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Services are under the direction of Claybar...
Thomas Ray McElduff
Jul 12, 2014
Thomas Ray McElduff, 66, of Orange, passed away on July 12, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 13, 1948, he was the son of Prevost McElduff and Maxine Rumsey McElduff. Thomas served in the U....
Janae Elizabeth Borel
Jul 12, 2014
Janae Elizabeth Borel Janae Elizabeth Borel, 10, of Orange, passed away on July 12, 2014, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Luong Q. Tran, J.V. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Floyd Allen Henry
Jul 11, 2014
Floyd Allen Henry, 75, of Orange, passed away on July 11, at his home in Orange after a short illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Masonic Graveside Services will be conducted by Madison Lodge #126 AF&AM...
Gary Wayne LaPoint
Jul 11, 2014
Gary “Bubba” Wayne LaPoint, 54, of Bridge City, passed away on July 11, 2014, at his residence after a brief battle with cancer. Graveside services and burial will be at 2:00PM Sunday, July 13, 2014, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00AM-1:00PM, Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in...
Robert H Taber
Jul 25, 2014
Robert H. Taber of Port Arthur, TX died July 25, 2014 after a long 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was full of life and had a beautiful smile that warmed people’s hearts. He will be greatly missed. Rob left the Army as a Staff Sergeant after serving 11 years. He is a veteran of the Operation Desert Shield...
Madlyn Leona Borel
Jul 24, 2014
Madlyn Leona Borel, 79, of Beaumont passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10: 00 a.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday afternoon, July 27, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. also...
Barry Lee Livingston
Jul 23, 2014
Barry Lee Livingston, 64, passed away July 23, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. He was born August 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois to Milton G. and Maxine Baker Livingston. Because of his father’s work Barry and his family were fortunate to live many places in the world before settling in Beaumont. Surviving Mr. Livingston are his daughter, Jennifer Livingston; nephews, Shawn...
Eleanor Shult
Jul 22, 2014
Eleanor Shult, age 73, of Orange, Texas, died July 22, 2014 at Golden Years Assisted Living. Born on February 26, 1941, she was the daughter of Dr. C. I. Shult and Estelle Shult and grew up in Columbus, Texas, before moving to Orange after graduating from Southwestern University. Known to many of her friends as “Schultzie”, she spent most of...
Otis Gene Duhon
Jul 21, 2014
Otis Gene Duhon, 71, of Orange, passed away on July 21, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 25, 1942, he was the son of Otha Duhon and Lois (Sarver) Duhon. Otis served in the U. S. Air Force from 1961-1968 and was an electrical technician for every Apollo Mission to the moon. He...
Patrick Breaux
Jul 20, 2014
Patrick Breaux, 58, of Jasper, passed away on July 20, 2014, in Buna. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on July 24, 1955, he was the son of Howard Breaux and Mildred (Credeur) Breaux. Preceded in death by his parents, he is survived by his spouse Patrece Ramey; son, Scott Breaux and wife, Ana of Atlanta, Georgia; daughters, Andrea Elkins of Rayne,...
Billy Wayne "Coyote" Smith
Jul 18, 2014
Billy Wayne Smith, 41, of Bridge City, passed away on July 18, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on October 4, 1972, he was the son of Billy Smith and Zora Carolyn Smith and step-mother, Deborah Carlolta Vangent. Billy loved spending time with his nieces and nephews, going fishing, shooting guns, and playing pool. Billy...
Antionette Ragusa Moore
Jul 16, 2014
Antionette Ragusa Moore, 63, went to her Heavenly home on July 16, 2014, surrounded by her family at her residence in Orange, Texas. Antionette was a fun loving, comical and dedicated wife, mother, aunt, relative and friend. She was born June 8, 1951 in Orange to Charles and Lena Ragusa. Her father owned and operated 37th Street Grocery. Her mother...
Mary Louise Ivy
Jul 16, 2014
Mary Louise Ivy, 87, of Orange and formerly of Oakdale, Louisiana, passed away on July 16, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehab in Orange. Born in Brookville, Kansas, on October 30, 1926, she was the daughter of Mathew Gilbreath and Pearl (Wise) Gilbreath. Mary worked on a tug boat as a cook, was a fantastic seamstress, and also a member...
Jack Sidney Mitcham
Jul 14, 2014
Jack Sidney Mitcham Jack Sidney Mitcham, 60, of Orange, passed away on July 14, 2014, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church, 2402 Western Ave., West Orange, TX 77630. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 26, 1953, he was the son of Thomas William Mitcham and Annie...
Carey Barnett Bedsole
Jul 14, 2014
Carey Barnett Bedsole Carey Barnett Bedsole, 60, of Bridge City, passed away on July 14, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. A memorial gathering will be Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Carey’s home in Bridge City. Her cremation is being held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Stanford,...
Loretta Ann Meadows
Jul 14, 2014
Loretta Meadows Loretta Ann Meadows, 73, of Orange, passed away on July 14, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Southeast Texas Hospice in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be Thursday,...
Bertha Olive Arnett
Jul 13, 2014
Bertha Olive Arnett, 102, of Bridge City, passed away on July 13, 2014, at her residence. A cremation under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest will take place. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on October 2, 1911, she was the daughter of Will Kellogg and Sarah Jane (Freeman) Kellogg. Mrs. Arnett loved to sew and made all of her own...
Cuong Van Tran
Jul 13, 2014
Cuong Van Tran, 94, of Orange, passed away on July 13, 2014, at his home. A Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, July 17th from 6:00-8:00...
George N. Harvey
Jul 12, 2014
George N. Harvey, 80, of Bridge City, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 14th, at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange, with the Reverend Keith Royal, pastor, officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 5:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Services are under the direction of Claybar...
Thomas Ray McElduff
Jul 12, 2014
Thomas Ray McElduff, 66, of Orange, passed away on July 12, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 13, 1948, he was the son of Prevost McElduff and Maxine Rumsey McElduff. Thomas served in the U....
Janae Elizabeth Borel
Jul 12, 2014
Janae Elizabeth Borel Janae Elizabeth Borel, 10, of Orange, passed away on July 12, 2014, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Luong Q. Tran, J.V. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Floyd Allen Henry
Jul 11, 2014
Floyd Allen Henry, 75, of Orange, passed away on July 11, at his home in Orange after a short illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 14, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Masonic Graveside Services will be conducted by Madison Lodge #126 AF&AM...
Gary Wayne LaPoint
Jul 11, 2014
Gary “Bubba” Wayne LaPoint, 54, of Bridge City, passed away on July 11, 2014, at his residence after a brief battle with cancer. Graveside services and burial will be at 2:00PM Sunday, July 13, 2014, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00AM-1:00PM, Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in...
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