Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
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Burford Eugene Rector
Sep 9, 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022, the family of Burford Eugene, “B.E.”, “Bill,” Rector, 89 of Orange, Texas lost their hero. If the measure of a man is determined by how well he takes care of his family, then Burford Rector was a giant of a man. He was born in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas to Joseph Preston Rector and Cora Lee...
Clara Louise Brewer
Sep 9, 2022
Clara Louise Brewer, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 9, 2022, at Cherished Years in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Bryan. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Gregory William Koci
Sep 9, 2022
Gregory William Koci, 59, of Katy, Texas, passed away on Septemer 9, 2022, at Houston Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Carolyn Jo Berry
Sep 9, 2022
Carolyn Jo Berry Carolyn Jo Berry, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on September 9, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm., Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on February...
Cheryl Lynne Bass
Sep 8, 2022
It brings our family great sadness to announce the passing of Cheryl Lynne Bass on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, in Kingwood, Texas. Cheryl attended West Orange-Stark High School and received a bachelors degree from Sam Houston State University. After retirement, Cheryl lived in West Orange, Texas. Cheryl is survived by three children: daughter Brett McLeod and husband Keith of Crockett,...
Wilbert Hearn Linscomb
Sep 8, 2022
Wilbert Hearn Linscomb fought a good fight and the race ended on September 8, 2022. He was born in Hartburg, Texas on October 15, 1932, to parents, Neil and Sarah Linscomb. He was full of laughs and a true jokester to his family and friends. Wilbert graduated from Deweyville High School. He later received certifications for water and radiation levels...
Merle Willis Tozer
Sep 5, 2022
Merle Willis Tozer, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Inurnment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Cortez, Colorado, on May 12, 1954, he was...
Lorie Ann Meistrell
Sep 5, 2022
Lorie Ann Meistrell, 57, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 13, 1964, she was the daughter of Herman Joseph Pachuca and Marion Ann (Guillory) Pachuca. Lorie was a free spirit with a loving heart. She loved her family more than anything. Lorie was a wonderful...
Stella Aurelia Melder
Sep 4, 2022
Stella Aurelia Melder Stella Aurelia Melder passed away peacefully on September 4, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on September 16, 1914 to the late Lillie Batson Savell and Erving Benjamin Savell. She is preceded in death by her parents, seven siblings, and husband Marvin E. Melder, and daughter Jeanette Warner. She is survived by her...
Margaret Mary Dyer
Sep 3, 2022
Margaret Mary Dyer, 70, of Orange, passed away on September 3, 2022, in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 9, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Cynthia Linn Parish
Sep 1, 2022
Cynthia (Cindy) Linn Parish, 68, of Orange County, Texas, passed away at her home on 2022/09/01. A Memorial Nature Walk will be announced soon in her memory. Cindy was born in Sweetwater, Texas to parents Eddie Thomas and Shirley (Massey) Thomas on 1954/08/24. She moved with her grandparents from Abilene TX to Port Neches as a child, and moved again...
Gerald W. (Jerry) Trahan
Aug 31, 2022
Gerald W. (Jerry) Trahan, 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away unexpectedly August 31, 2022 at his niece's residence in West Orange. Born in Orange on July 22, 1964, he was the son of Lenis (Jr.) and Helen LeBlanc Trahan. Jerry was a 1983 graduate of WOS High School and a member of a varsity football team. He was a loyal,...
James Carol Henry
Aug 27, 2022
James Carol Henry, 63, of Houston, passed away on August 27, 2022, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugarland. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Reagan Waggoner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Michele Petty
Aug 26, 2022
Michele Petty Michele Petty, 52, of Boerne, Texas, passed away on August 26,2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Thursday, September 1,2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach, Texas and Reverend Carlos Sarmiento. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Born in...
Jason Samuel Browning
Aug 26, 2022
Jason Samuel Browning, 43, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on August 26, 2022, at home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Herrin. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on July...
Bernice Browning
Aug 25, 2022
Bernice Stella Browning, 91, of Orange, passed away on August 25, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange. Bernice was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on April 22, 1931, she was raised there by her parents, Lloyd and Christina Oliver. She was out going and enjoyed traveling any chance she had. Bernice loved her family more than anything and was...
Jacqueline Marie Harvey
Aug 25, 2022
Jacqueline Marie Harvey, 65, of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away on August 25, 2022, in Victoria, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, at North End United Pentecostal Church in Evadale. Officiating will be Brother Ralph Bertrand and Brother G.R. Edwards. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be held prior to the service at...
Elsie Beatrice "Bea" Dixon
Aug 25, 2022
Elsie Beatrice “Bea” Dixon, 85, of Orange, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 25, 2022, in Vidor, TX. Visitation begins at 1:00 p.m. with funeral services beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery....
Edith Lily Knott Babcock
Aug 24, 2022
Edith Lily Knott Babcock was born on September 15, 1926, in Manchester, England. She lived to the age of 95. Her death was on August 24, 2022, in Orange, Texas. Edith was a citizen of Great Britain and had studied to become a citizen of the United States of America. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2022,...
Thomas "Sleepy" Smith
Aug 24, 2022
Thomas “Sleepy” Smith of Orange, Texas, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center. Sleepy was born on August 6, 1934, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Sleepy and the first love of his life, Alice Ann Moses Smith, collected antique clocks and traveled extensively throughout their lives. Sleepy was in the real estate business for...
Burford Eugene Rector
Sep 9, 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022, the family of Burford Eugene, “B.E.”, “Bill,” Rector, 89 of Orange, Texas lost their hero. If the measure of a man is determined by how well he takes care of his family, then Burford Rector was a giant of a man. He was born in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas to Joseph Preston Rector and Cora Lee...
Clara Louise Brewer
Sep 9, 2022
Clara Louise Brewer, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 9, 2022, at Cherished Years in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 16, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Bryan. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Gregory William Koci
Sep 9, 2022
Gregory William Koci, 59, of Katy, Texas, passed away on Septemer 9, 2022, at Houston Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Carolyn Jo Berry
Sep 9, 2022
Carolyn Jo Berry Carolyn Jo Berry, 81, of Beaumont, passed away on September 9, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm., Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on February...
Cheryl Lynne Bass
Sep 8, 2022
It brings our family great sadness to announce the passing of Cheryl Lynne Bass on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, in Kingwood, Texas. Cheryl attended West Orange-Stark High School and received a bachelors degree from Sam Houston State University. After retirement, Cheryl lived in West Orange, Texas. Cheryl is survived by three children: daughter Brett McLeod and husband Keith of Crockett,...
Wilbert Hearn Linscomb
Sep 8, 2022
Wilbert Hearn Linscomb fought a good fight and the race ended on September 8, 2022. He was born in Hartburg, Texas on October 15, 1932, to parents, Neil and Sarah Linscomb. He was full of laughs and a true jokester to his family and friends. Wilbert graduated from Deweyville High School. He later received certifications for water and radiation levels...
Merle Willis Tozer
Sep 5, 2022
Merle Willis Tozer, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Inurnment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Cortez, Colorado, on May 12, 1954, he was...
Lorie Ann Meistrell
Sep 5, 2022
Lorie Ann Meistrell, 57, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 13, 1964, she was the daughter of Herman Joseph Pachuca and Marion Ann (Guillory) Pachuca. Lorie was a free spirit with a loving heart. She loved her family more than anything. Lorie was a wonderful...
Stella Aurelia Melder
Sep 4, 2022
Stella Aurelia Melder Stella Aurelia Melder passed away peacefully on September 4, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on September 16, 1914 to the late Lillie Batson Savell and Erving Benjamin Savell. She is preceded in death by her parents, seven siblings, and husband Marvin E. Melder, and daughter Jeanette Warner. She is survived by her...
Margaret Mary Dyer
Sep 3, 2022
Margaret Mary Dyer, 70, of Orange, passed away on September 3, 2022, in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 9, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Cynthia Linn Parish
Sep 1, 2022
Cynthia (Cindy) Linn Parish, 68, of Orange County, Texas, passed away at her home on 2022/09/01. A Memorial Nature Walk will be announced soon in her memory. Cindy was born in Sweetwater, Texas to parents Eddie Thomas and Shirley (Massey) Thomas on 1954/08/24. She moved with her grandparents from Abilene TX to Port Neches as a child, and moved again...
Gerald W. (Jerry) Trahan
Aug 31, 2022
Gerald W. (Jerry) Trahan, 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away unexpectedly August 31, 2022 at his niece's residence in West Orange. Born in Orange on July 22, 1964, he was the son of Lenis (Jr.) and Helen LeBlanc Trahan. Jerry was a 1983 graduate of WOS High School and a member of a varsity football team. He was a loyal,...
James Carol Henry
Aug 27, 2022
James Carol Henry, 63, of Houston, passed away on August 27, 2022, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugarland. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Reagan Waggoner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Michele Petty
Aug 26, 2022
Michele Petty Michele Petty, 52, of Boerne, Texas, passed away on August 26,2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Thursday, September 1,2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach, Texas and Reverend Carlos Sarmiento. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Born in...
Jason Samuel Browning
Aug 26, 2022
Jason Samuel Browning, 43, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on August 26, 2022, at home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Herrin. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on July...
Bernice Browning
Aug 25, 2022
Bernice Stella Browning, 91, of Orange, passed away on August 25, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange. Bernice was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on April 22, 1931, she was raised there by her parents, Lloyd and Christina Oliver. She was out going and enjoyed traveling any chance she had. Bernice loved her family more than anything and was...
Jacqueline Marie Harvey
Aug 25, 2022
Jacqueline Marie Harvey, 65, of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away on August 25, 2022, in Victoria, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, at North End United Pentecostal Church in Evadale. Officiating will be Brother Ralph Bertrand and Brother G.R. Edwards. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be held prior to the service at...
Elsie Beatrice "Bea" Dixon
Aug 25, 2022
Elsie Beatrice “Bea” Dixon, 85, of Orange, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 25, 2022, in Vidor, TX. Visitation begins at 1:00 p.m. with funeral services beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery....
Edith Lily Knott Babcock
Aug 24, 2022
Edith Lily Knott Babcock was born on September 15, 1926, in Manchester, England. She lived to the age of 95. Her death was on August 24, 2022, in Orange, Texas. Edith was a citizen of Great Britain and had studied to become a citizen of the United States of America. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2022,...
Thomas "Sleepy" Smith
Aug 24, 2022
Thomas “Sleepy” Smith of Orange, Texas, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center. Sleepy was born on August 6, 1934, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Sleepy and the first love of his life, Alice Ann Moses Smith, collected antique clocks and traveled extensively throughout their lives. Sleepy was in the real estate business for...
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