Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Margret Allene Broussard
Apr 22, 2021
Margret Allene Broussard was born September 24, 1933 to E.L. Yarbrough and Agnes Jewel (Tyo) Yarbrough, in the East Texas farming community of Dialville, near Tyler, Texas. E.L. sought work in Orange, Texas in the shipyards there, during WWII. Allene and her family moved to Orange in the early 1940’s. She began work, early in her life at age 13,...
Duane F. Henley Sr.
Apr 22, 2021
Duane F. Henley Sr. passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 85 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on December 6th, 1935 to Ed Henley and Sylvia Tyrell. He moved to Orange, Texas in his senior year of high school and there he met his wife of 53 years, Frances Ann Warren Henley....
Patricia Stamper Bates
Apr 21, 2021
Patricia Stamper Bates, 74, of Vidor, passed away on April 21, 2021. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 13, 1947 she was the daughter of Ernest Stamper and Avis (Patton) Stamper. Patricia attended Lamar University for some time, later going on to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree...
Faye McGee
Apr 21, 2021
Faye McGee, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on April 21, 2021, in Bridge City. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 3, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Ray Wells. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
David Gerald Pitts
Apr 20, 2021
David Gerald Pitts, 71, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service with burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Sunset Cemetery in Nacogdoches. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Wanda Louise Picard
Apr 20, 2021
Wanda Louise Picard, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks in Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Barbara Jean Honeycutt
Apr 18, 2021
Barbara Jean Honeycutt, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on April 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar...
Ronald Lewis Fregia, Sr.
Apr 18, 2021
Ronald Lewis Fregia, Sr., 79, of Orange, passed away on April 18, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Liberty,...
Marvin Dwayne Moore
Apr 18, 2021
Marvin Moore, 73, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2021, in Port Arthur. Cremation is held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born on November 2, 1947, he was the son of Floyd Moore and Archie A. Jones (Corry). Marvin was a hard working carpenter, and before his work in carpentry he served our country in the...
Jared Lee Behan
Apr 17, 2021
Jared Lee Behan, 39, of Vidor, passed away on April 17, 2021, in Vidor. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow funeral services. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Ludington, Michigan, on March 29, 1982, he was the...
Sandra Jean Ogden
Apr 16, 2021
Sandra Jean Ogden, 80, of China, Texas, passed away on April 16, 2021 in Beaumont. Born in Dennison, Texas, on January 17, 1941, she was the daughter of Harold Bassham and Leota (Forisha) Bassham. Sandra was a longtime resident of Beaumont, Texas where she worked and raised her children, and most recently resided in China for the last several years....
Mary Alice Jacoway
Apr 16, 2021
Mary Alice Jacoway, 89, of Orange, passed away on April 16, 2021 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, at Evergreen Cemetery. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 19, 1931, she was the daughter of Howard Roy Jacoway and Laura Alma (Bunn). Mary started working for South Western Bell, now AT&T on May 15,...
John "J.D" Diores Gallet
Apr 16, 2021
John Diores Gallet, 86, of Orange, passed away on April 16, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Jean Karasik
Apr 14, 2021
Jean Karasik, 90, of Orange, passed away April 14, 2021 in Georgetown. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bobby Daniel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in New...
Clarence Leon Taylor
Apr 14, 2021
Clarence Leon Taylor, 87, of Kirbyville, passed away on April 14, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rev. Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City....
Randy Thomas Johnson
Apr 13, 2021
Randy Thomas Johnson, 71, of Orange, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 13,2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Chris LeLeux
Apr 12, 2021
Chris LeLeux, 45, of Orange, passed away on April 12, 2021, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Ronnie Hennigan. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July...
George Reginald Parker
Apr 11, 2021
George Reginald Parker, 90, of Orange, peacefully passed through the gates of heaven on April 11, 2021, at his home in Orange, with his loving wife Shirley by his side. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 17, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan....
Edward "Ed" S. Shaw
Apr 11, 2021
Ed Shaw, 92, of Bridge City, passed away on April 11, 2021 in Port Arthur. Born in Talladega, Alabama, on June 16, 1928, he was the son of John Shaw and Mamie (Lybrand) Shaw. Ed proudly and honorably served in the United States Army Air Force and went on to work as a maintenance foreman at Dupont for over 30...
Sherie Murphy
Apr 11, 2021
Sherie Murphy, 41, of Bridge City, passed away on April 11, 2021 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Michael Williams. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home...
Margret Allene Broussard
Apr 22, 2021
Margret Allene Broussard was born September 24, 1933 to E.L. Yarbrough and Agnes Jewel (Tyo) Yarbrough, in the East Texas farming community of Dialville, near Tyler, Texas. E.L. sought work in Orange, Texas in the shipyards there, during WWII. Allene and her family moved to Orange in the early 1940’s. She began work, early in her life at age 13,...
Duane F. Henley Sr.
Apr 22, 2021
Duane F. Henley Sr. passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 85 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on December 6th, 1935 to Ed Henley and Sylvia Tyrell. He moved to Orange, Texas in his senior year of high school and there he met his wife of 53 years, Frances Ann Warren Henley....
Patricia Stamper Bates
Apr 21, 2021
Patricia Stamper Bates, 74, of Vidor, passed away on April 21, 2021. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 13, 1947 she was the daughter of Ernest Stamper and Avis (Patton) Stamper. Patricia attended Lamar University for some time, later going on to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree...
Faye McGee
Apr 21, 2021
Faye McGee, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on April 21, 2021, in Bridge City. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 3, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Ray Wells. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
David Gerald Pitts
Apr 20, 2021
David Gerald Pitts, 71, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service with burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Sunset Cemetery in Nacogdoches. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Wanda Louise Picard
Apr 20, 2021
Wanda Louise Picard, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks in Orange, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at...
Barbara Jean Honeycutt
Apr 18, 2021
Barbara Jean Honeycutt, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on April 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar...
Ronald Lewis Fregia, Sr.
Apr 18, 2021
Ronald Lewis Fregia, Sr., 79, of Orange, passed away on April 18, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Liberty,...
Marvin Dwayne Moore
Apr 18, 2021
Marvin Moore, 73, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2021, in Port Arthur. Cremation is held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born on November 2, 1947, he was the son of Floyd Moore and Archie A. Jones (Corry). Marvin was a hard working carpenter, and before his work in carpentry he served our country in the...
Jared Lee Behan
Apr 17, 2021
Jared Lee Behan, 39, of Vidor, passed away on April 17, 2021, in Vidor. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow funeral services. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Ludington, Michigan, on March 29, 1982, he was the...
Sandra Jean Ogden
Apr 16, 2021
Sandra Jean Ogden, 80, of China, Texas, passed away on April 16, 2021 in Beaumont. Born in Dennison, Texas, on January 17, 1941, she was the daughter of Harold Bassham and Leota (Forisha) Bassham. Sandra was a longtime resident of Beaumont, Texas where she worked and raised her children, and most recently resided in China for the last several years....
Mary Alice Jacoway
Apr 16, 2021
Mary Alice Jacoway, 89, of Orange, passed away on April 16, 2021 in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 21, at Evergreen Cemetery. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 19, 1931, she was the daughter of Howard Roy Jacoway and Laura Alma (Bunn). Mary started working for South Western Bell, now AT&T on May 15,...
John "J.D" Diores Gallet
Apr 16, 2021
John Diores Gallet, 86, of Orange, passed away on April 16, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Jean Karasik
Apr 14, 2021
Jean Karasik, 90, of Orange, passed away April 14, 2021 in Georgetown. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bobby Daniel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in New...
Clarence Leon Taylor
Apr 14, 2021
Clarence Leon Taylor, 87, of Kirbyville, passed away on April 14, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rev. Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City....
Randy Thomas Johnson
Apr 13, 2021
Randy Thomas Johnson, 71, of Orange, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 13,2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Chris LeLeux
Apr 12, 2021
Chris LeLeux, 45, of Orange, passed away on April 12, 2021, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Ronnie Hennigan. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July...
George Reginald Parker
Apr 11, 2021
George Reginald Parker, 90, of Orange, peacefully passed through the gates of heaven on April 11, 2021, at his home in Orange, with his loving wife Shirley by his side. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 17, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan....
Edward "Ed" S. Shaw
Apr 11, 2021
Ed Shaw, 92, of Bridge City, passed away on April 11, 2021 in Port Arthur. Born in Talladega, Alabama, on June 16, 1928, he was the son of John Shaw and Mamie (Lybrand) Shaw. Ed proudly and honorably served in the United States Army Air Force and went on to work as a maintenance foreman at Dupont for over 30...
Sherie Murphy
Apr 11, 2021
Sherie Murphy, 41, of Bridge City, passed away on April 11, 2021 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Michael Williams. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home...