Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Frank David Claybar
Oct 6, 2022
Frank David Claybar, 74, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Sichko. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. David was born in...
William Pittman
Oct 3, 2022
William Raymond Pittman William Pittman, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 3, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 5:00PM, Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Rowdy Nash. Visitation will be from 4:00PM, Sunday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on...
Ruby Faye Bonner
Oct 3, 2022
Ruby Faye Bonner, 84, of Orange, passed away on October 3, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Prentice Burks. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Elda Lucille Coker
Oct 2, 2022
Elda Lucille Coker, 97, left us on October 2, 2022 with her family supporting her in her residency at Sabine Place after living a long and memorable life to join her family and friends in heaven. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Orange, Texas. Funeral service will...
Bettie Sue Langley
Oct 2, 2022
Bettie Sue Langley, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 2, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry and Isaac Munoz. Burial will follow at Richard-Welch Cemetery in Newton County. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Jan Brown
Oct 1, 2022
Jan Brown Jan Brown, 71, of Groves, Texas, passed away on October 1, 2022, at her home in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Encounter Church in Groves. Officiating will be Pastor Brent Sparks. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning...
Jerry Allen Ihle
Oct 1, 2022
Jerry Allen Ihle, 75, of Orange, passed away on October 1, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 29, 1946, he was the son of George Donald Ihle and Vera Francis Ihle. Jerry worked as an Ironworker for the Local Union #135. He was huge animal lover and outdoorsman. He also enjoyed...
Donald Chris Duhon
Sep 30, 2022
Donald Chris Duhon, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2022, at his home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January...
Barbara W. Saunders
Sep 30, 2022
Barbara W. Saunders, 85, of Orange, passed away on September 30, 2022, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Jonathan Saunders. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Texas City, Texas, on...
Norma Lee Linder Burge
Sep 29, 2022
Norma Lee Linder Burge, 81, of Bridge City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 29, 2022, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kirk Ellender. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation...
Mary Theresa Nelson Mason
Sep 28, 2022
Mary Theresa Nelson Mason 5/25/1938 - 9/28/2022 Mary Theresa was born at her family's home on Orange Street in Beaumont on her father's birthday in 1938. The second child of Magnus Nelson and Vlasta Miculka, she grew up alongside her brother Bill, surrounded by loving relatives and friends. Mary Theresa (or "Tess" as she was often called) had a beautiful...
Roland Matt Wolfford
Sep 28, 2022
Roland Matt Wolfford, 86, of Orange, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting...
Lois Charlene Talbert Smith
Sep 27, 2022
Lois Charlene Talbert Smith was born in Orange, TX to Reverend Charles F. Talbert and Lois Jeanette Hodge on August 15, 1936. Charlene, as she was known to all her family, was raised in the United Pentecostal Church. Growing up first in Orange, then Bridge City, where her father founded the Bridge City Pentecostal Church. She graduated from Stark High...
Nathan Louis Caswell, Sr.
Sep 27, 2022
Nathan Louis Caswell, Sr., 65, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...
Dewey Ray Scott
Sep 27, 2022
Dewey Ray Scott, 81, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at home. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on May 22, 1941, he was the son of Dewey L. Scott and Naomi Faye Scott. Dewey graduated from Little...
Thomas Wesley Chapman
Sep 27, 2022
Thomas Wesley Chapman, 91, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 2, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.,...
Louie R. Leone
Sep 25, 2022
Louie R. Leone, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Debra Petree
Sep 25, 2022
Debra Petree Debra Petree, 68, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Friday, September 30, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Rick Walker of Meadows Church of Christ in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00am, Friday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in...
Virginia Flowers
Sep 25, 2022
Virginia Flowers Virginia Flowers, 88, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Friday, October 7, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Eric House of North End Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas. Visitation will be...
Rita Faye Barr
Sep 24, 2022
Rita Faye Barr, 63, of Orange, passed away on September 24, 2022, in Beaumont. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on September 24, 1959, she was the daughter of Gale Delbert Barr and Florence Lee (Snyder) Barr. Rita loved her family dearly especially her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. She is preceded in...
Frank David Claybar
Oct 6, 2022
Frank David Claybar, 74, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Sichko. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. David was born in...
William Pittman
Oct 3, 2022
William Raymond Pittman William Pittman, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 3, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 5:00PM, Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Rowdy Nash. Visitation will be from 4:00PM, Sunday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on...
Ruby Faye Bonner
Oct 3, 2022
Ruby Faye Bonner, 84, of Orange, passed away on October 3, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Prentice Burks. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Elda Lucille Coker
Oct 2, 2022
Elda Lucille Coker, 97, left us on October 2, 2022 with her family supporting her in her residency at Sabine Place after living a long and memorable life to join her family and friends in heaven. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Orange, Texas. Funeral service will...
Bettie Sue Langley
Oct 2, 2022
Bettie Sue Langley, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 2, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry and Isaac Munoz. Burial will follow at Richard-Welch Cemetery in Newton County. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Jan Brown
Oct 1, 2022
Jan Brown Jan Brown, 71, of Groves, Texas, passed away on October 1, 2022, at her home in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Encounter Church in Groves. Officiating will be Pastor Brent Sparks. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning...
Jerry Allen Ihle
Oct 1, 2022
Jerry Allen Ihle, 75, of Orange, passed away on October 1, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 29, 1946, he was the son of George Donald Ihle and Vera Francis Ihle. Jerry worked as an Ironworker for the Local Union #135. He was huge animal lover and outdoorsman. He also enjoyed...
Donald Chris Duhon
Sep 30, 2022
Donald Chris Duhon, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2022, at his home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January...
Barbara W. Saunders
Sep 30, 2022
Barbara W. Saunders, 85, of Orange, passed away on September 30, 2022, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Jonathan Saunders. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Texas City, Texas, on...
Norma Lee Linder Burge
Sep 29, 2022
Norma Lee Linder Burge, 81, of Bridge City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 29, 2022, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kirk Ellender. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation...
Mary Theresa Nelson Mason
Sep 28, 2022
Mary Theresa Nelson Mason 5/25/1938 - 9/28/2022 Mary Theresa was born at her family's home on Orange Street in Beaumont on her father's birthday in 1938. The second child of Magnus Nelson and Vlasta Miculka, she grew up alongside her brother Bill, surrounded by loving relatives and friends. Mary Theresa (or "Tess" as she was often called) had a beautiful...
Roland Matt Wolfford
Sep 28, 2022
Roland Matt Wolfford, 86, of Orange, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting...
Lois Charlene Talbert Smith
Sep 27, 2022
Lois Charlene Talbert Smith was born in Orange, TX to Reverend Charles F. Talbert and Lois Jeanette Hodge on August 15, 1936. Charlene, as she was known to all her family, was raised in the United Pentecostal Church. Growing up first in Orange, then Bridge City, where her father founded the Bridge City Pentecostal Church. She graduated from Stark High...
Nathan Louis Caswell, Sr.
Sep 27, 2022
Nathan Louis Caswell, Sr., 65, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral...
Dewey Ray Scott
Sep 27, 2022
Dewey Ray Scott, 81, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at home. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on May 22, 1941, he was the son of Dewey L. Scott and Naomi Faye Scott. Dewey graduated from Little...
Thomas Wesley Chapman
Sep 27, 2022
Thomas Wesley Chapman, 91, of Orange, passed away on September 27, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 2, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.,...
Louie R. Leone
Sep 25, 2022
Louie R. Leone, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Debra Petree
Sep 25, 2022
Debra Petree Debra Petree, 68, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Friday, September 30, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Rick Walker of Meadows Church of Christ in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00am, Friday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in...
Virginia Flowers
Sep 25, 2022
Virginia Flowers Virginia Flowers, 88, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Friday, October 7, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Eric House of North End Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, Texas. Visitation will be...
Rita Faye Barr
Sep 24, 2022
Rita Faye Barr, 63, of Orange, passed away on September 24, 2022, in Beaumont. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on September 24, 1959, she was the daughter of Gale Delbert Barr and Florence Lee (Snyder) Barr. Rita loved her family dearly especially her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. She is preceded in...