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Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Joe Boyce Williams
Feb 20, 2021
Joe Boyce Williams, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas. Born in Camp Springs, Texas, on June 16, 1935, he was the son of Elbert H. Williams and Alma (Scott) Williams. Joe moved with his family to...
Byron Henry Sonnier, Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
Byron Henry Sonnier Jr., was greeted into heaven with open arms by his wife, Joan, on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Texas City, Texas to his parents, Byron Henry Sonnier Sr. and Olite Marie Sonnier. In December of 1962, he married the love of his life, Joan Ortolon Sonnier. Together they built their...
Homer Lee Ballard
Feb 20, 2021
Homer Lee Ballard, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Trahan of Memorial Church of Christ in Nederland. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Mary Louise Barnes
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Louise Barnes, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2021, in Beaumont. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 7, 1960, she was the daughter of Alford Neal Barnes and Hazel (Boatwright) Barnes. Mary was a homemaker who took pride in raising her children and taking care of the home. In her spare time, she enjoyed drawing and...
Steven Lee Bisson
Feb 18, 2021
Steven Lee Bisson, 65, of Bridge City, passed away on February 18, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 30, 1955, he was the son of Leo Bob Bisson and Shirley (Hubbard) Bisson. Steven was a truck driver...
Ferrel Ashby
Feb 18, 2021
Sandra Ferrel Ridley Ashby, 82, of Bridge City, Texas left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to...
Royce Leon Pettis
Feb 17, 2021
Royce Leon Pettis, 87, 1934-2021, of Beaumont, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Leon went to his home in Heaven to be with his Savior on February 17. He fought a long battle with Parkinson and with Covid-19 since January 2nd. Leon was a retired Attorney that started practicing in Beaumont in 1962. He was a faithful member of...
Eileen Carroll Holland
Feb 17, 2021
Eileen Carroll Holland, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother entered into eternal rest on 02/17/2021, in Harlingen TX. Eileen was born on October 14, 1920, in Alvin, TX, to Porter Patton and Ethel Armstrong Carroll, the first of 2 daughters. She had a very large and close extended family of Mears, Armstrong, Carroll and Gilliam cousins. She was preceded in...
Adam Potts
Feb 16, 2021
Adam Potts, 37, of Orangefield, passed away in Orangefield. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on October 24, 1983, he was...
Katherine "Kathy" Metz Shults
Feb 16, 2021
Katherine “Kathy” Metz Shults age 74 of Orange, Texas passed away Feb. 16, 2021. She was born February 11, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas, daughter of Frank and Hazel Metz. Kathy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1965. Shortly after, she met and married her one true love, Tolliver ‘Tolly’ Shults on November 28, 1969. Throughout their marriage of...
Chana Jean Piletere
Feb 16, 2021
Chana Jean Piletere, 44, of Bridge City, passed away on February 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Chana Jean Piletere entered this world kicking and screaming and crying...
Cameron Jerry McCraw Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Cameron Jerry McCraw Jr., 65, passed away on February 15, 2021 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Jerry came into this world the day after his mom’s 36th birthday on February 1, 1956. Most of the family called him by his name, Jerry. He was born to Cameron J. McCraw, Sr. and Maudine Hamill McCraw in Beaumont, Texas. At the time,...
Elton Ray Goins Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Elton Ray Goins Jr., 63, of Lumberton, passed away on Monday February 15, 2021 at, his home, in Lumberton. Born in Kountze, Texas on July 4, 1957, he was the son of Elton Ray Goins Sr., and Vivian (Wright) Goins. Elton was a hardworking man being in the Oil Field for many years. He was married to the love of...
Wilma "Jean" Thomas
Feb 15, 2021
Jean Thomas, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, at Orange Seventh Day Adventist Church in Orange. Born in Angelina County, Texas on September 6, 1937, she was the daughter of Roy Fletcher and Robealou (Coslett) Fletcher. Jean worked for many years as an RN. She...
Mary Louise Parsley
Feb 12, 2021
Mary Lou Parsley, 89, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Louisiana, on...
James Fuller Withrow
Feb 12, 2021
James Fuller Withrow, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away the night of February 12, 2021, in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch....
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr.
Feb 11, 2021
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021, with a recitation of the Rosary by Deacon Melvin Payne at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will...
Martha Cockerham
Feb 10, 2021
Martha Cockerham, 99, of Orange, passed away on February 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tullos, Louisiana, on January 6,...
Mary Beth Wilson
Feb 10, 2021
Mary Beth Wilson, 67, of Orange, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10th, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Pastor JC Copley. Entombment will follow at Autumn Oaks Mausoleum. Visitation will be from...
Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard
Feb 9, 2021
Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard Our amazing mother, Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard, 101, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, with her daughters at her bedside. Born on November 9, 1919, in Orange, Texas, Mary Frances was the sixth of thirteen children born to Anna and Ben Mazzola. Graduating in the top ten percent of her class...
Joe Boyce Williams
Feb 20, 2021
Joe Boyce Williams, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas. Born in Camp Springs, Texas, on June 16, 1935, he was the son of Elbert H. Williams and Alma (Scott) Williams. Joe moved with his family to...
Byron Henry Sonnier, Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
Byron Henry Sonnier Jr., was greeted into heaven with open arms by his wife, Joan, on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Texas City, Texas to his parents, Byron Henry Sonnier Sr. and Olite Marie Sonnier. In December of 1962, he married the love of his life, Joan Ortolon Sonnier. Together they built their...
Homer Lee Ballard
Feb 20, 2021
Homer Lee Ballard, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Trahan of Memorial Church of Christ in Nederland. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Mary Louise Barnes
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Louise Barnes, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2021, in Beaumont. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 7, 1960, she was the daughter of Alford Neal Barnes and Hazel (Boatwright) Barnes. Mary was a homemaker who took pride in raising her children and taking care of the home. In her spare time, she enjoyed drawing and...
Steven Lee Bisson
Feb 18, 2021
Steven Lee Bisson, 65, of Bridge City, passed away on February 18, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 30, 1955, he was the son of Leo Bob Bisson and Shirley (Hubbard) Bisson. Steven was a truck driver...
Ferrel Ashby
Feb 18, 2021
Sandra Ferrel Ridley Ashby, 82, of Bridge City, Texas left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to...
Royce Leon Pettis
Feb 17, 2021
Royce Leon Pettis, 87, 1934-2021, of Beaumont, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Leon went to his home in Heaven to be with his Savior on February 17. He fought a long battle with Parkinson and with Covid-19 since January 2nd. Leon was a retired Attorney that started practicing in Beaumont in 1962. He was a faithful member of...
Eileen Carroll Holland
Feb 17, 2021
Eileen Carroll Holland, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother entered into eternal rest on 02/17/2021, in Harlingen TX. Eileen was born on October 14, 1920, in Alvin, TX, to Porter Patton and Ethel Armstrong Carroll, the first of 2 daughters. She had a very large and close extended family of Mears, Armstrong, Carroll and Gilliam cousins. She was preceded in...
Adam Potts
Feb 16, 2021
Adam Potts, 37, of Orangefield, passed away in Orangefield. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on October 24, 1983, he was...
Katherine "Kathy" Metz Shults
Feb 16, 2021
Katherine “Kathy” Metz Shults age 74 of Orange, Texas passed away Feb. 16, 2021. She was born February 11, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas, daughter of Frank and Hazel Metz. Kathy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1965. Shortly after, she met and married her one true love, Tolliver ‘Tolly’ Shults on November 28, 1969. Throughout their marriage of...
Chana Jean Piletere
Feb 16, 2021
Chana Jean Piletere, 44, of Bridge City, passed away on February 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Chana Jean Piletere entered this world kicking and screaming and crying...
Cameron Jerry McCraw Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Cameron Jerry McCraw Jr., 65, passed away on February 15, 2021 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Jerry came into this world the day after his mom’s 36th birthday on February 1, 1956. Most of the family called him by his name, Jerry. He was born to Cameron J. McCraw, Sr. and Maudine Hamill McCraw in Beaumont, Texas. At the time,...
Elton Ray Goins Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Elton Ray Goins Jr., 63, of Lumberton, passed away on Monday February 15, 2021 at, his home, in Lumberton. Born in Kountze, Texas on July 4, 1957, he was the son of Elton Ray Goins Sr., and Vivian (Wright) Goins. Elton was a hardworking man being in the Oil Field for many years. He was married to the love of...
Wilma "Jean" Thomas
Feb 15, 2021
Jean Thomas, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, at Orange Seventh Day Adventist Church in Orange. Born in Angelina County, Texas on September 6, 1937, she was the daughter of Roy Fletcher and Robealou (Coslett) Fletcher. Jean worked for many years as an RN. She...
Mary Louise Parsley
Feb 12, 2021
Mary Lou Parsley, 89, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Louisiana, on...
James Fuller Withrow
Feb 12, 2021
James Fuller Withrow, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away the night of February 12, 2021, in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch....
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr.
Feb 11, 2021
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021, with a recitation of the Rosary by Deacon Melvin Payne at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will...
Martha Cockerham
Feb 10, 2021
Martha Cockerham, 99, of Orange, passed away on February 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tullos, Louisiana, on January 6,...
Mary Beth Wilson
Feb 10, 2021
Mary Beth Wilson, 67, of Orange, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10th, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Pastor JC Copley. Entombment will follow at Autumn Oaks Mausoleum. Visitation will be from...
Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard
Feb 9, 2021
Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard Our amazing mother, Mary Frances Mazzola Bethard, 101, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, with her daughters at her bedside. Born on November 9, 1919, in Orange, Texas, Mary Frances was the sixth of thirteen children born to Anna and Ben Mazzola. Graduating in the top ten percent of her class...
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