Join to see when we post new obituaries

Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Olevia June Hubert

Olevia June Hubert

Jan 1, 2012

Olevia June Hubert, 60, of Mauriceville, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering on Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The gathering will be held at the Hubert's home located at 5799 Broussard Circle in Mauriceville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Terri Lynne Young

Terri Lynne Young

Jan 1, 2012

Terri Lynne Young, 46, of Cheek, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012. Terri was born August 26, 1965 in Orange, to Alice Kline Weikel and David Weikel, and had lived most of her life in Fannett. Survivors include her parents, Alice and David Weikel of Beaumont; grandmother, Bessie Castille of Fannett; children, Hunter Mitchell of Fannett, Ashlie Thompson and her...

Rufus Thompson

Rufus Thompson

Jan 1, 2012

Rufus Thompson, 89, of Beaumont, passed away January 1, 2012. His body will lie in state Friday, January 6, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A service celebrating his life will be Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Beaumont. A time of visitation will be from 9:00...

Linda Mae Berry

Linda Mae Berry

Dec 31, 2011

Linda Mae Berry, 64, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at West Cal-Cam Hospital in Sulphur, Louisiana. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Gerald Price, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m....

Mary Ethel Guidry

Mary Ethel Guidry

Dec 31, 2011

Mary Ethel Guidry, 82, of Orange passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Interment will follow at Parrish Family Cemetery. There will be a visitation...

Ruth Bass

Ruth Bass

Dec 30, 2011

Funeral services for Ruth Z. Bass, 89, of China, Texas will be held Monday, January 2, 2011 at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church of China. Interment will follow in the China Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont and 10:00 -11:00 a.m. Monday at the church. Ruth was born February...

L.M. Mac Rogers

L.M. Mac Rogers

Dec 29, 2011

Lee McDonald "Mac" Rogers, Sr., 82, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First...

Danny Dano Swarers

Danny Dano Swarers

Dec 29, 2011

Danny "Dano" Swarers, 61, of West Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be held before the service from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home...

Alan Nicky Jackson

Alan Nicky Jackson

Dec 29, 2011

Alan "Nicky" Jackson, 67, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation an hour prior to the service. Born in Angelina County, Texas on February 13, 1944, Nicky was the son of Charlie Francis and Kate Goodson Jackson. He served...

Archie Craig Courmier

Archie Craig Courmier

Dec 28, 2011

Archie Craig Courmier, 62, of Vidor, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with graveside services immediately following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh. Born in Orange,...

Frederick Fred Eugene Bills

Frederick Fred Eugene Bills

Dec 23, 2011

Frederick "Fred" Eugene Bills, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at his residence. Graveside Service with burial of cremated remains will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Tipton, Indiana on January 26, 1936, Fred was the son of Eugene D. and Esther L. Griggs Bills. He...

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.

Dec 22, 2011

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr., 57 of New Orleans, passed away in Orange on Thursday, December 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with a strong attitude and vigorous fight with cancer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Orange, graduating from Stark High School in 1972. He then attended The National River Academy in Helena, Arkansas. He became a...

Noreen Cook

Noreen Cook

Dec 22, 2011

Noreen Cook, 85, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Liberty Healthcare Center in Liberty. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Blackburn of Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...

Victoria Aliese Deckert

Victoria Aliese Deckert

Dec 21, 2011

Victoria Deckert, age 4, was born January 28, 2007 to LaWanda Russell and Robert Deckert and passed away December 15, 2011. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4:00 – 9:00 PM. Visitation will also continue...

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.

Dec 18, 2011

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr., 71, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1940, Rev. Leo Anderson was the son of Rev. Ira Daniel Anderson and Marie Smith Anderson. The time has come to celebrate the life and legacy of this wonderful man of...

Gloria Ann Jones

Gloria Ann Jones

Dec 17, 2011

Gloria Ann Jones, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Services are under the direction...

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux

Dec 16, 2011

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux, 35 was born April 30, 1976 to Mary Ann Celestine Thibodeaux and Richard Lewis in Galveston, TX. He passed away Friday, December 16 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will take place at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 23rd in Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Hilton Sam of Bogalusa, LA. A gathering of friends...

Allie Venita Sis Rush

Allie Venita Sis Rush

Dec 12, 2011

On Monday, December 12, 2011, Allie Sis Dixon Rush, 89, passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lovingly known to family and friends as "Sis" and "MawMaw", Allie was born on December 1, 1922, to Clarence Charles and Kitty Lou Hughes Dixon in Hammond, Louisiana, and later became a resident of Orange County for 65 years. She moved to...

Blanche Owens Soape

Blanche Owens Soape

Dec 12, 2011

Blanche Owens Soape, 95, of Orange passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Old Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home. Mrs. Soape was born in Panola County on January 21, 1916 to William Meredith and Minnie...

Robert W. Gross

Robert W. Gross

Dec 12, 2011

Robert W. Gross, 72, of Port Neches passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mr. Gross was...

Olevia June Hubert

Olevia June Hubert

Jan 1, 2012

Olevia June Hubert, 60, of Mauriceville, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering on Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The gathering will be held at the Hubert's home located at 5799 Broussard Circle in Mauriceville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Terri Lynne Young

Terri Lynne Young

Jan 1, 2012

Terri Lynne Young, 46, of Cheek, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012. Terri was born August 26, 1965 in Orange, to Alice Kline Weikel and David Weikel, and had lived most of her life in Fannett. Survivors include her parents, Alice and David Weikel of Beaumont; grandmother, Bessie Castille of Fannett; children, Hunter Mitchell of Fannett, Ashlie Thompson and her...

Rufus Thompson

Rufus Thompson

Jan 1, 2012

Rufus Thompson, 89, of Beaumont, passed away January 1, 2012. His body will lie in state Friday, January 6, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A service celebrating his life will be Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Beaumont. A time of visitation will be from 9:00...

Linda Mae Berry

Linda Mae Berry

Dec 31, 2011

Linda Mae Berry, 64, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at West Cal-Cam Hospital in Sulphur, Louisiana. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend Gerald Price, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m....

Mary Ethel Guidry

Mary Ethel Guidry

Dec 31, 2011

Mary Ethel Guidry, 82, of Orange passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Interment will follow at Parrish Family Cemetery. There will be a visitation...

Ruth Bass

Ruth Bass

Dec 30, 2011

Funeral services for Ruth Z. Bass, 89, of China, Texas will be held Monday, January 2, 2011 at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church of China. Interment will follow in the China Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont and 10:00 -11:00 a.m. Monday at the church. Ruth was born February...

L.M. Mac Rogers

L.M. Mac Rogers

Dec 29, 2011

Lee McDonald "Mac" Rogers, Sr., 82, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First...

Danny Dano Swarers

Danny Dano Swarers

Dec 29, 2011

Danny "Dano" Swarers, 61, of West Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be held before the service from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home...

Alan Nicky Jackson

Alan Nicky Jackson

Dec 29, 2011

Alan "Nicky" Jackson, 67, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation an hour prior to the service. Born in Angelina County, Texas on February 13, 1944, Nicky was the son of Charlie Francis and Kate Goodson Jackson. He served...

Archie Craig Courmier

Archie Craig Courmier

Dec 28, 2011

Archie Craig Courmier, 62, of Vidor, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with graveside services immediately following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh. Born in Orange,...

Frederick Fred Eugene Bills

Frederick Fred Eugene Bills

Dec 23, 2011

Frederick "Fred" Eugene Bills, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at his residence. Graveside Service with burial of cremated remains will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Tipton, Indiana on January 26, 1936, Fred was the son of Eugene D. and Esther L. Griggs Bills. He...

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.

Dec 22, 2011

Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr., 57 of New Orleans, passed away in Orange on Thursday, December 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with a strong attitude and vigorous fight with cancer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Orange, graduating from Stark High School in 1972. He then attended The National River Academy in Helena, Arkansas. He became a...

Noreen Cook

Noreen Cook

Dec 22, 2011

Noreen Cook, 85, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Liberty Healthcare Center in Liberty. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Blackburn of Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...

Victoria Aliese Deckert

Victoria Aliese Deckert

Dec 21, 2011

Victoria Deckert, age 4, was born January 28, 2007 to LaWanda Russell and Robert Deckert and passed away December 15, 2011. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4:00 – 9:00 PM. Visitation will also continue...

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.

Dec 18, 2011

Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr., 71, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1940, Rev. Leo Anderson was the son of Rev. Ira Daniel Anderson and Marie Smith Anderson. The time has come to celebrate the life and legacy of this wonderful man of...

Gloria Ann Jones

Gloria Ann Jones

Dec 17, 2011

Gloria Ann Jones, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Services are under the direction...

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux

Dec 16, 2011

Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux, 35 was born April 30, 1976 to Mary Ann Celestine Thibodeaux and Richard Lewis in Galveston, TX. He passed away Friday, December 16 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will take place at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 23rd in Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Hilton Sam of Bogalusa, LA. A gathering of friends...

Allie Venita Sis Rush

Allie Venita Sis Rush

Dec 12, 2011

On Monday, December 12, 2011, Allie Sis Dixon Rush, 89, passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lovingly known to family and friends as "Sis" and "MawMaw", Allie was born on December 1, 1922, to Clarence Charles and Kitty Lou Hughes Dixon in Hammond, Louisiana, and later became a resident of Orange County for 65 years. She moved to...

Blanche Owens Soape

Blanche Owens Soape

Dec 12, 2011

Blanche Owens Soape, 95, of Orange passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Old Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home. Mrs. Soape was born in Panola County on January 21, 1916 to William Meredith and Minnie...

Robert W. Gross

Robert W. Gross

Dec 12, 2011

Robert W. Gross, 72, of Port Neches passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mr. Gross was...

Griefsteps
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Share by: