Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
Laura M. Havens
Oct 9, 2014
Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...
David Lee Lyons
Oct 8, 2014
David Lee Lyons, 59, of Lumberton, TX passed away October 8, 2014. He was born February 17, 1955 in Port Arthur, TX to Vernon Lyons and Sherry Lyons Shell. David was a U.S. Marine veteran who served part of his enlistment in Naples, Italy as a “favored” cook. Recipes were not necessary for David, and his men feasted on gumbo...
Annie Lee Borel
Oct 8, 2014
Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...
William Russell Swinburn
Oct 8, 2014
William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...
Tommy Kay White
Oct 7, 2014
On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...
Linda Laurine Dowell
Oct 7, 2014
Linda Laurine Dowell, of Beaumont, passed away October7, 2014. She was born June 20, 1948 in Beaumont to Clarence Herbert Dowell and Velma Hatley Dowell. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Laurine attended school in Beaumont and was a 1966 graduate of French High...
Earl Edward Drake
Oct 6, 2014
Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....
Lorena Mary Davis
Oct 5, 2014
Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...
Addie Lou Batson
Oct 4, 2014
Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
Emma Lee Harris
Oct 10, 2014
Funeral services for Emma Lee Harris will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sour Lake. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Interment will be at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Emma Lee was born October, 20, 1922 in Providence, Texas and died October 10, 2014...
Cupal Jeanette Morgan
Oct 10, 2014
Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...
Eva Jane Turner
Oct 9, 2014
Eva Jane Turner, 85, of Orange , passed away on October 9, 2014, at Pinehurst Nursing Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Mary Belle Bartlett
Oct 9, 2014
Mary Belle Bartlett, 89, of Beaumont, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 25, 1925, in Raven, Virginia, Mary was the daughter of Jamie Sweeny Lambert and Robert Lambert. Mary was accepted to the US Nurse Corps in 1943; she traveled by train to Norfolk Virginia to start the Norfolk Cadet School of Nursing....
Laura M. Havens
Oct 9, 2014
Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...
David Lee Lyons
Oct 8, 2014
David Lee Lyons, 59, of Lumberton, TX passed away October 8, 2014. He was born February 17, 1955 in Port Arthur, TX to Vernon Lyons and Sherry Lyons Shell. David was a U.S. Marine veteran who served part of his enlistment in Naples, Italy as a “favored” cook. Recipes were not necessary for David, and his men feasted on gumbo...
Annie Lee Borel
Oct 8, 2014
Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...
William Russell Swinburn
Oct 8, 2014
William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...
Tommy Kay White
Oct 7, 2014
On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...
Linda Laurine Dowell
Oct 7, 2014
Linda Laurine Dowell, of Beaumont, passed away October7, 2014. She was born June 20, 1948 in Beaumont to Clarence Herbert Dowell and Velma Hatley Dowell. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Laurine attended school in Beaumont and was a 1966 graduate of French High...
Earl Edward Drake
Oct 6, 2014
Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....
Lorena Mary Davis
Oct 5, 2014
Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...
Addie Lou Batson
Oct 4, 2014
Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...
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