Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Mark Dale Lonion
Jun 10, 2021
Mark Lonion, 52, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2021, in Houston. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, at Gueydan Cemetery in Gueydan, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on December 26, 1968, he was the son of Donald Lonion...
Jimmy Lee Weeks, Jr.
Jun 10, 2021
Jimmy Lee Weeks, Jr., 49, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2021. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on May 24, 1972, he was the son of Deborah Arnold and Jimmy Weeks, Sr. Jimmy was in the first graduating class at Community Christian School and loved to brag about being in...
Stephen Ernest Pomeroy
Jun 9, 2021
Stephen Ernest Pomeroy, 89, of Orange, passed away on June 9, 2021, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Galveston, Texas, on September 13, 1931, he was the son of Henry...
Jerrel "Jerry" Fairchild
Jun 9, 2021
Jerrel “Jerry” Fairchild Jerrel “Jerry” Fairchild, 86, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Cremation Gathering will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., with Judge Pat Clark leading a time of remembrance at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction...
William (Bill) Robert Collier, Jr.
Jun 9, 2021
William (Bill) Robert Collier, Jr., 76, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on June 9, 2021, in Houston, TX. A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 13, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange, TX. Funeral services will be held at the church on Monday, June 14, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will...
Pat Fukes
Jun 8, 2021
Pat Fukes Florine Pat Fukes of Beaumont, Tx, passed away on June 8, 2021, at Harbor Hospice. Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at First Christian Church, 5290 N Caldwood, Beaumont, Tx Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2021, at...
Manuela Marion Lormand
Jun 8, 2021
Manuela Lormand, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Welch. Burial will follow at Dorman Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at Claybar Funeral...
David Glenn Cooper
Jun 8, 2021
David Glenn Cooper, 48, of Orange, passed away on June 8, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services with masonic services conducted by the Madison Masonic Lodge 126 will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hudson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
Larry McClure
Jun 7, 2021
Larry McClure, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on June 7, 2021, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper, Texas, with burial to follow. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on April 14, 1945, he was the son of Bubby and Loreen McClure. He worked as a computer...
Marcus Gil Rector
Jun 7, 2021
Gil Rector, 85, of Orange, passed away on June 7, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
James Ward Gammill
Jun 5, 2021
James Ward Gammill, 70, of Bridge City, passed away on June 5, 2021, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 10, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Jack Comer, of Circle Drive Baptist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
John Allison Watson II
Jun 5, 2021
John Allison Watson II John Allison Watson II died June 5, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at First United Methodist Church, in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 12:00 p.m., June 11, 2021, at First United Methodist Church. Born and raised in Beaumont...
Susan Marie Hilliard Foote
Jun 5, 2021
Susan Foote, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2021, in Port Arthur, Texas. Under Ms. Foote’s request there will be no services at this time. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 7, 1954, she was the daughter of John Pierce Hilliard and Mary Lou (Trueblood) Hilliard. Susan was a loving woman; devoted to her family and...
Edgar Willis McGuire
Jun 3, 2021
Edgar Willis McGuire, 93, of Orange, passed away on June 3, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jon Brinlee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Frances Ann Wilson Chester
Jun 1, 2021
Frances Ann Wilson Chester, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on June 1, 2021, in Bridge City, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at...
Joyce Ann Sonnier
May 31, 2021
Joyce Ann Sonnier, precious wife, mother and Nana, passed peacefully into Heaven’s gates on the morning of May 31, 2021, after a day surrounded by her loving husband, children and grandchildren and visits from lifelong friends. The daughter of Henry and Milady Valigura, Joyce grew up in the small town of Caldwell, Texas, where she was voted Class Favorite in...
Vanessa Dawn Peacock
May 30, 2021
Vanessa Dawn Peacock, 60, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on May 30, 2021, at her sons’ home. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 16, 1961, she was the daughter of Robert Foreman and Susan Theresa Foreman. Vanessa enjoyed tending to her garden, fishing, and camping. She loved her dogs and always wanted to be doing something outside getting her...
Wayne Davis
May 27, 2021
Wayne Davis, 68, of Bridge City, passed away on May 27, 2021, at his home. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 18, 1953, he was the son of Wilbur Davis and Edith Whitten. Wayne worked as a welder for many years. He loved his family dearly and left an impact on many lives. Wayne will be dearly missed by those...
Cheryl "Janis" Willborn
May 27, 2021
Cheryl “Janis” Willborn, known as “Nana”, passed into the arms of our heavenly father on the evening of May 27, 2021, in her home surrounded by her husband, son and daughter. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City followed by a graveside service at 2:00 p.m....
Myra Lou Stakes
May 25, 2021
Myra Stakes, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on May 25, 2021, in Orange, TX. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, TX. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home Born in Clark Co, Arkansas, on May 7, 1933, she was the daughter of...
Mark Dale Lonion
Jun 10, 2021
Mark Lonion, 52, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2021, in Houston. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, at Gueydan Cemetery in Gueydan, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on December 26, 1968, he was the son of Donald Lonion...
Jimmy Lee Weeks, Jr.
Jun 10, 2021
Jimmy Lee Weeks, Jr., 49, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2021. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on May 24, 1972, he was the son of Deborah Arnold and Jimmy Weeks, Sr. Jimmy was in the first graduating class at Community Christian School and loved to brag about being in...
Stephen Ernest Pomeroy
Jun 9, 2021
Stephen Ernest Pomeroy, 89, of Orange, passed away on June 9, 2021, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Galveston, Texas, on September 13, 1931, he was the son of Henry...
Jerrel "Jerry" Fairchild
Jun 9, 2021
Jerrel “Jerry” Fairchild Jerrel “Jerry” Fairchild, 86, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Cremation Gathering will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., with Judge Pat Clark leading a time of remembrance at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction...
William (Bill) Robert Collier, Jr.
Jun 9, 2021
William (Bill) Robert Collier, Jr., 76, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on June 9, 2021, in Houston, TX. A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 13, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Winfree Baptist Church in Orange, TX. Funeral services will be held at the church on Monday, June 14, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will...
Pat Fukes
Jun 8, 2021
Pat Fukes Florine Pat Fukes of Beaumont, Tx, passed away on June 8, 2021, at Harbor Hospice. Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at First Christian Church, 5290 N Caldwood, Beaumont, Tx Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2021, at...
Manuela Marion Lormand
Jun 8, 2021
Manuela Lormand, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 8, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Welch. Burial will follow at Dorman Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at Claybar Funeral...
David Glenn Cooper
Jun 8, 2021
David Glenn Cooper, 48, of Orange, passed away on June 8, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services with masonic services conducted by the Madison Masonic Lodge 126 will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Hudson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
Larry McClure
Jun 7, 2021
Larry McClure, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on June 7, 2021, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper, Texas, with burial to follow. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on April 14, 1945, he was the son of Bubby and Loreen McClure. He worked as a computer...
Marcus Gil Rector
Jun 7, 2021
Gil Rector, 85, of Orange, passed away on June 7, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
James Ward Gammill
Jun 5, 2021
James Ward Gammill, 70, of Bridge City, passed away on June 5, 2021, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 10, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Jack Comer, of Circle Drive Baptist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
John Allison Watson II
Jun 5, 2021
John Allison Watson II John Allison Watson II died June 5, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at First United Methodist Church, in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 12:00 p.m., June 11, 2021, at First United Methodist Church. Born and raised in Beaumont...
Susan Marie Hilliard Foote
Jun 5, 2021
Susan Foote, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2021, in Port Arthur, Texas. Under Ms. Foote’s request there will be no services at this time. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 7, 1954, she was the daughter of John Pierce Hilliard and Mary Lou (Trueblood) Hilliard. Susan was a loving woman; devoted to her family and...
Edgar Willis McGuire
Jun 3, 2021
Edgar Willis McGuire, 93, of Orange, passed away on June 3, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jon Brinlee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Frances Ann Wilson Chester
Jun 1, 2021
Frances Ann Wilson Chester, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on June 1, 2021, in Bridge City, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at...
Joyce Ann Sonnier
May 31, 2021
Joyce Ann Sonnier, precious wife, mother and Nana, passed peacefully into Heaven’s gates on the morning of May 31, 2021, after a day surrounded by her loving husband, children and grandchildren and visits from lifelong friends. The daughter of Henry and Milady Valigura, Joyce grew up in the small town of Caldwell, Texas, where she was voted Class Favorite in...
Vanessa Dawn Peacock
May 30, 2021
Vanessa Dawn Peacock, 60, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on May 30, 2021, at her sons’ home. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 16, 1961, she was the daughter of Robert Foreman and Susan Theresa Foreman. Vanessa enjoyed tending to her garden, fishing, and camping. She loved her dogs and always wanted to be doing something outside getting her...
Wayne Davis
May 27, 2021
Wayne Davis, 68, of Bridge City, passed away on May 27, 2021, at his home. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 18, 1953, he was the son of Wilbur Davis and Edith Whitten. Wayne worked as a welder for many years. He loved his family dearly and left an impact on many lives. Wayne will be dearly missed by those...
Cheryl "Janis" Willborn
May 27, 2021
Cheryl “Janis” Willborn, known as “Nana”, passed into the arms of our heavenly father on the evening of May 27, 2021, in her home surrounded by her husband, son and daughter. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City followed by a graveside service at 2:00 p.m....
Myra Lou Stakes
May 25, 2021
Myra Stakes, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on May 25, 2021, in Orange, TX. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, TX. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home Born in Clark Co, Arkansas, on May 7, 1933, she was the daughter of...