Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Frankie Walthall
Feb 21, 2022
Frankie Nell Walthall, 88, passed away on February 21, 2022, at Habor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Robert Smith
Feb 20, 2022
Robert Alan Smith, 56, of Beaumont, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Ray McNames of Grace Church in Lumberton and Brother David Millner of Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in...
Kenneth Ruane
Feb 20, 2022
Kenneth P. Ruane, 80, passed away on February 20, 2022. Ken leaves three children: David Ruane of Shaker Heights, OH, Denise Ritossa and Robert of Kirtland, OH, and Dan Ruane of Nashville, TN, and two grandsons, Ryan and Nicholas Ritossa of Kirtland, OH. Ken was an avid marathon runner. He qualified and competed in the Cleveland and Boston races and...
Mary Elder Allensworth
Feb 20, 2022
Mary Elder Allensworth of Warren, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a wonderful mother, loving and devoted wife, sister, caregiver, friend and fun grandmother. She has the most generous giving heart and was always touching others with her presence. A celebration of life graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m.,...
William Glenn Oliver
Feb 19, 2022
William Glenn Oliver, 80, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Bobby Daniels. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. Born in Lufkin, Texas, on January 16, 1942,...
Kenneth Britnell
Feb 19, 2022
Kenneth Ray Britnell, 60, of Orange, was welcomed into Heaven’s gates on February 19, 2022, at home surrounded by all those he loved most. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 7, 1961, he was the son of Claude Dean Britnell and Patricia Ann (Linder) Hudson. Kenny loved spending time on the water fishing, duck hunting and watching game shows....
William Larry Fowler
Feb 18, 2022
Larry Fowler, 75, of Buna, passed away on February 18, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Februry 23, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Ford Chapel Cemetery in Newton County. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Evelyn Morris
Feb 18, 2022
Evelyn Morris, of Deweyville, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 18, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be John Fortenberry and Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Wanda Hardee
Feb 18, 2022
Wanda Hardee, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 18, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Tyler Ellison of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Gene Lummus
Feb 18, 2022
Gene Lummus went home to be with the Lord February 18, 2022. Gene was the son of Vertis Lummus, Sr. and Melba Tucker Lummus, born November 19, 1960 in Orange, Texas. He graduated Little Cypress Maruiceville in 1979. Gene enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing and hunting. He was an avid motorspors enthusiast owning various boats, muscle cars and motorcycles over...
Chris Joyner
Feb 15, 2022
Chris Joyner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, February 14. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 21, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. He was the oldest son of Henry and Chrissie Joyner of Beaumont. Chris had one child, his daughter Samantha Sloane Joyner Odom of Bridge City, and her husband,...
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark
Feb 14, 2022
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark was born on February 11, 1929, in Merryville, Louisiana, to Maudie C. Mysell and Floyd Everitt Livingston. She grew up in Merryville and had several part-time jobs as a teenager. One of the most memorable was when she helped her father gather pulpwood in the woods for him to sell to the paper-making industry. After graduating...
Lula Belle Livingston
Feb 12, 2022
Lula Belle Livingston, 93, of Beaumont, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Dr. Phil Holder. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from I :30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar...
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro
Feb 12, 2022
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro, 43, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Father Michael Minifie of Cristo Rey Church. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, February 17,...
Nan Touchet
Feb 12, 2022
Nan Touchet, 81, of Vidor, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Chance Residence in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 26, 1940, she was the daughter of Warren Wilson Nereaux and Beulah Mae (Brannon) Nereaux. Nan had a huge heart for all...
Karen Denice Jauer
Feb 11, 2022
Karen Denice Boren Jauer, 58, of Kountze, passed away on February 11, 2022, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Pasadena, Texas, on January 16, 1964, she was the...
Beth Huckaby Foster
Feb 9, 2022
Beth Huckaby Foster, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 9, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ and Reverend Carl Smith of First Pentecostal Church in Starks, Louisiana. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Omar Kenneth Swope
Feb 8, 2022
Our beloved father, Omar Kenneth “Sonny” Swope, 85, of Orange, TX, rejoined his loved ones on February 8, 2022, passing away at his home in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Claybar Funeral home at 504 N. 5th Street in Orange, TX from 2:30 – 4:30 pm followed immediately by a service from 4:30 –...
Robert Andrew Morgan
Feb 7, 2022
Robert Andrew Morgan (Bob), 79, of Willis, TX passed away on February 7, 2022, in Willis after a long fought illness. He battled for life until the very end while surrounded by cherished family members. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, on October 30, 1942, Robert grew up in Orange, Texas, graduated from Lutcher-Stark High School, and still frequented Stark High Class...
Peter Hamilton
Feb 7, 2022
Peter Hamilton, 75, of Beaumont, passed away on February 7, 2022, in Lumberton. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Minnesota, on September 7, 1946, he was the son of Peter Lewis Hamilton, Sr. and Ruth (Stegall) Hamilton. Peter attended Austin...
Frankie Walthall
Feb 21, 2022
Frankie Nell Walthall, 88, passed away on February 21, 2022, at Habor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Robert Smith
Feb 20, 2022
Robert Alan Smith, 56, of Beaumont, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Ray McNames of Grace Church in Lumberton and Brother David Millner of Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in...
Kenneth Ruane
Feb 20, 2022
Kenneth P. Ruane, 80, passed away on February 20, 2022. Ken leaves three children: David Ruane of Shaker Heights, OH, Denise Ritossa and Robert of Kirtland, OH, and Dan Ruane of Nashville, TN, and two grandsons, Ryan and Nicholas Ritossa of Kirtland, OH. Ken was an avid marathon runner. He qualified and competed in the Cleveland and Boston races and...
Mary Elder Allensworth
Feb 20, 2022
Mary Elder Allensworth of Warren, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a wonderful mother, loving and devoted wife, sister, caregiver, friend and fun grandmother. She has the most generous giving heart and was always touching others with her presence. A celebration of life graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m.,...
William Glenn Oliver
Feb 19, 2022
William Glenn Oliver, 80, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Bobby Daniels. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. Born in Lufkin, Texas, on January 16, 1942,...
Kenneth Britnell
Feb 19, 2022
Kenneth Ray Britnell, 60, of Orange, was welcomed into Heaven’s gates on February 19, 2022, at home surrounded by all those he loved most. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 7, 1961, he was the son of Claude Dean Britnell and Patricia Ann (Linder) Hudson. Kenny loved spending time on the water fishing, duck hunting and watching game shows....
William Larry Fowler
Feb 18, 2022
Larry Fowler, 75, of Buna, passed away on February 18, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Februry 23, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Ford Chapel Cemetery in Newton County. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Evelyn Morris
Feb 18, 2022
Evelyn Morris, of Deweyville, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 18, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be John Fortenberry and Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Wanda Hardee
Feb 18, 2022
Wanda Hardee, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 18, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Tyler Ellison of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Gene Lummus
Feb 18, 2022
Gene Lummus went home to be with the Lord February 18, 2022. Gene was the son of Vertis Lummus, Sr. and Melba Tucker Lummus, born November 19, 1960 in Orange, Texas. He graduated Little Cypress Maruiceville in 1979. Gene enjoyed the outdoors especially fishing and hunting. He was an avid motorspors enthusiast owning various boats, muscle cars and motorcycles over...
Chris Joyner
Feb 15, 2022
Chris Joyner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, February 14. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 21, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. He was the oldest son of Henry and Chrissie Joyner of Beaumont. Chris had one child, his daughter Samantha Sloane Joyner Odom of Bridge City, and her husband,...
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark
Feb 14, 2022
Evelyn Pauline Livingston Stark was born on February 11, 1929, in Merryville, Louisiana, to Maudie C. Mysell and Floyd Everitt Livingston. She grew up in Merryville and had several part-time jobs as a teenager. One of the most memorable was when she helped her father gather pulpwood in the woods for him to sell to the paper-making industry. After graduating...
Lula Belle Livingston
Feb 12, 2022
Lula Belle Livingston, 93, of Beaumont, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Dr. Phil Holder. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from I :30 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022, at Claybar...
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro
Feb 12, 2022
Jesus Eduardo Alfaro, 43, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Father Michael Minifie of Cristo Rey Church. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, February 17,...
Nan Touchet
Feb 12, 2022
Nan Touchet, 81, of Vidor, passed away on February 12, 2022, in Beaumont A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Chance Residence in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 26, 1940, she was the daughter of Warren Wilson Nereaux and Beulah Mae (Brannon) Nereaux. Nan had a huge heart for all...
Karen Denice Jauer
Feb 11, 2022
Karen Denice Boren Jauer, 58, of Kountze, passed away on February 11, 2022, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Pasadena, Texas, on January 16, 1964, she was the...
Beth Huckaby Foster
Feb 9, 2022
Beth Huckaby Foster, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 9, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ and Reverend Carl Smith of First Pentecostal Church in Starks, Louisiana. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Omar Kenneth Swope
Feb 8, 2022
Our beloved father, Omar Kenneth “Sonny” Swope, 85, of Orange, TX, rejoined his loved ones on February 8, 2022, passing away at his home in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Claybar Funeral home at 504 N. 5th Street in Orange, TX from 2:30 – 4:30 pm followed immediately by a service from 4:30 –...
Robert Andrew Morgan
Feb 7, 2022
Robert Andrew Morgan (Bob), 79, of Willis, TX passed away on February 7, 2022, in Willis after a long fought illness. He battled for life until the very end while surrounded by cherished family members. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, on October 30, 1942, Robert grew up in Orange, Texas, graduated from Lutcher-Stark High School, and still frequented Stark High Class...
Peter Hamilton
Feb 7, 2022
Peter Hamilton, 75, of Beaumont, passed away on February 7, 2022, in Lumberton. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Minnesota, on September 7, 1946, he was the son of Peter Lewis Hamilton, Sr. and Ruth (Stegall) Hamilton. Peter attended Austin...
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