Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Jeanette "Janet" Buchanan

Jeanette "Janet" Buchanan

Oct 25, 2020

Jeanette Buchanan, 77, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2020, in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2020 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Born in Newton, Texas on August 5, 1943, she was the daughter of William Warner and Annie Mae Shaver-Warner. Janet was a loving wife and mother....

George Lee Beckham

George Lee Beckham

Oct 24, 2020

George Lee Beckham, of Orange, Texas passed away on October 24, 2020. He was 83 years old. George is survived by his wife of 24 years, Elma Whatley Beckham; his three children, Tasca Allain and husband Michel of Fremont, New Hampshire, Kevin Beckham and his wife Diana of Katy, Texas, and Lynn Jackson and her husband Greg of Port Arthur,...

Thomas L. Gunn III

Thomas L. Gunn III

Oct 23, 2020

Thomas L. Gunn, III, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on October 23, 2020, at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, TX. A graveside burial for immediate family will be held October 31, 2020, at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Officiating will be Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on February 15, 1935,...

Michael Allan Hensley

Michael Allan Hensley

Oct 23, 2020

Michael Allan Hensley, 51, of Vidor, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Michael was born September 10, 1969 in Midwest City, OK to Billy and Bobbie Hensley. Michael spent most of his adolescence in Vidor but moved to Wynnewood, OK in his teen years, where he graduated High School. Soon after graduation,...

Jody Louis Lemoine

Jody Louis Lemoine

Oct 23, 2020

Jody Louis Lemoine, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m....

James Bruce Standifer

James Bruce Standifer

Oct 23, 2020

James Bruce Standifer, 76, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020. Born in Levelland, Texas, on June 18, 1944, he was the son of Leroy Standifer and Natha (Frey) Standifer. James graduated from Texas Tech University, he loved working with hands and tinkering with many things. He loved going fishing as well as shooting guns. He enjoyed traveling...

Levy Martin Torres

Levy Martin Torres

Oct 20, 2020

Levy Martin Torres, 19, born March 3, 2001 in Galveston Texas. Passed away October 20, 2020. Levy was a twin brother to Luke Josiah Torres. Son of Martin Torres and Martha Torres who passed October 6, 2020. Levy leaves behind 5 siblings Nicholas, Brannan, Luke, Emma, and Phia. Levy will forever be missed and Loved, now that we know he...

Dorothy Jean Lee

Dorothy Jean Lee

Oct 19, 2020

Dorothy Jean Lee, 88, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Prospect Methodist Cemetery in Florien, Louisiana at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 10:00...

Benis Glen Lee

Benis Glen Lee

Oct 18, 2020

Benis Glen Lee, 86, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2020, in Beaumont. Benis was born in San Augustine, Texas, on November 23, 1933, the son of Johnnie Wesley Lee and Nona Belle (Graves) Lee. He graduated from Brownsville High School and attended the University of Texas where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a major...

Pansy "Joy" Lummus

Pansy "Joy" Lummus

Oct 17, 2020

Pansy “Joy” Lummus, 82, of Deweyville, passed away on October 17, 2020, at home, peacefully surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to...

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin

Oct 16, 2020

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin, 19, of Orange, passed away on October 16, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Claybar Funeral...

Randy Carl Gibson

Randy Carl Gibson

Oct 15, 2020

Randy “Big Ran” Carl Gibson, 63, of Orange passed away on October 15, 2020, at his mother in law’s home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at...

Nora Edith McBryde

Nora Edith McBryde

Oct 13, 2020

Nora Edith McBryde, 95, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at North End Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Goolsby. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October...

Virginia Louise Watson

Virginia Louise Watson

Oct 10, 2020

Virginia Louise Watson, 83 of Bridge City, passed away on October 10, 2020, at her brother’s home in Stafford, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 15, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Giblin. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Donnie Lee Smith

Donnie Lee Smith

Oct 8, 2020

Donnie Lee Smith, 62, of Orange, passed away on October 8, 2020 at his home. A gathering will begin at 4:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Ray. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 12, 1957, he was the son of Donald E. Smith...

Sue Kay

Sue Kay

Oct 8, 2020

Sue Kay, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on October 8, 2020 in Beaumont. Born in Florien, Louisiana, on May 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Fred Alexander Salter and Inez (Mahaffey) Salter. Sue was a homemaker, which meant she had all the time in the world to cook and perfect every recipe she had. Everyone loved her thanksgiving...

Karen Hallberg Mendoza

Karen Hallberg Mendoza

Oct 8, 2020

Karen Hallberg Mendoza, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2020, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Orange First Church of the Nazarene. Officiating will be Pastor Brad McKenzie. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...

Pomposa Galavis

Pomposa Galavis

Oct 7, 2020

Pomposa Galavis, 91, of Beaumont, passed away on October 7, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas...

Lamar Andrews

Lamar Andrews

Oct 7, 2020

Lamar Andrews, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on October 7, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at East Hamilton Cemetery, in East Hamilton, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Choice, Texas, on September 6, 1940, he...

Deborah Rawls

Deborah Rawls

Oct 7, 2020

Deborah Rawls, 69, of Orange, passed away on October 7, 2020, peacefully in her sleep. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 am Monday October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas with the Funeral Services immediately after at 11:00 am. Officiating will be Brother Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church of Orange and burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in...

Jeanette "Janet" Buchanan

Jeanette "Janet" Buchanan

Oct 25, 2020

Jeanette Buchanan, 77, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2020, in Beaumont. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2020 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Born in Newton, Texas on August 5, 1943, she was the daughter of William Warner and Annie Mae Shaver-Warner. Janet was a loving wife and mother....

George Lee Beckham

George Lee Beckham

Oct 24, 2020

George Lee Beckham, of Orange, Texas passed away on October 24, 2020. He was 83 years old. George is survived by his wife of 24 years, Elma Whatley Beckham; his three children, Tasca Allain and husband Michel of Fremont, New Hampshire, Kevin Beckham and his wife Diana of Katy, Texas, and Lynn Jackson and her husband Greg of Port Arthur,...

Thomas L. Gunn III

Thomas L. Gunn III

Oct 23, 2020

Thomas L. Gunn, III, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on October 23, 2020, at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, TX. A graveside burial for immediate family will be held October 31, 2020, at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Officiating will be Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on February 15, 1935,...

Michael Allan Hensley

Michael Allan Hensley

Oct 23, 2020

Michael Allan Hensley, 51, of Vidor, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Michael was born September 10, 1969 in Midwest City, OK to Billy and Bobbie Hensley. Michael spent most of his adolescence in Vidor but moved to Wynnewood, OK in his teen years, where he graduated High School. Soon after graduation,...

Jody Louis Lemoine

Jody Louis Lemoine

Oct 23, 2020

Jody Louis Lemoine, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m....

James Bruce Standifer

James Bruce Standifer

Oct 23, 2020

James Bruce Standifer, 76, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020. Born in Levelland, Texas, on June 18, 1944, he was the son of Leroy Standifer and Natha (Frey) Standifer. James graduated from Texas Tech University, he loved working with hands and tinkering with many things. He loved going fishing as well as shooting guns. He enjoyed traveling...

Levy Martin Torres

Levy Martin Torres

Oct 20, 2020

Levy Martin Torres, 19, born March 3, 2001 in Galveston Texas. Passed away October 20, 2020. Levy was a twin brother to Luke Josiah Torres. Son of Martin Torres and Martha Torres who passed October 6, 2020. Levy leaves behind 5 siblings Nicholas, Brannan, Luke, Emma, and Phia. Levy will forever be missed and Loved, now that we know he...

Dorothy Jean Lee

Dorothy Jean Lee

Oct 19, 2020

Dorothy Jean Lee, 88, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Prospect Methodist Cemetery in Florien, Louisiana at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 10:00...

Benis Glen Lee

Benis Glen Lee

Oct 18, 2020

Benis Glen Lee, 86, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2020, in Beaumont. Benis was born in San Augustine, Texas, on November 23, 1933, the son of Johnnie Wesley Lee and Nona Belle (Graves) Lee. He graduated from Brownsville High School and attended the University of Texas where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a major...

Pansy "Joy" Lummus

Pansy "Joy" Lummus

Oct 17, 2020

Pansy “Joy” Lummus, 82, of Deweyville, passed away on October 17, 2020, at home, peacefully surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to...

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin

Oct 16, 2020

PFC Seth Dylan Sartin, 19, of Orange, passed away on October 16, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Claybar Funeral...

Randy Carl Gibson

Randy Carl Gibson

Oct 15, 2020

Randy “Big Ran” Carl Gibson, 63, of Orange passed away on October 15, 2020, at his mother in law’s home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at...

Nora Edith McBryde

Nora Edith McBryde

Oct 13, 2020

Nora Edith McBryde, 95, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at North End Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend David Goolsby. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October...

Virginia Louise Watson

Virginia Louise Watson

Oct 10, 2020

Virginia Louise Watson, 83 of Bridge City, passed away on October 10, 2020, at her brother’s home in Stafford, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 15, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Giblin. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Donnie Lee Smith

Donnie Lee Smith

Oct 8, 2020

Donnie Lee Smith, 62, of Orange, passed away on October 8, 2020 at his home. A gathering will begin at 4:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Ray. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 12, 1957, he was the son of Donald E. Smith...

Sue Kay

Sue Kay

Oct 8, 2020

Sue Kay, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on October 8, 2020 in Beaumont. Born in Florien, Louisiana, on May 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Fred Alexander Salter and Inez (Mahaffey) Salter. Sue was a homemaker, which meant she had all the time in the world to cook and perfect every recipe she had. Everyone loved her thanksgiving...

Karen Hallberg Mendoza

Karen Hallberg Mendoza

Oct 8, 2020

Karen Hallberg Mendoza, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2020, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Orange First Church of the Nazarene. Officiating will be Pastor Brad McKenzie. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...

Pomposa Galavis

Pomposa Galavis

Oct 7, 2020

Pomposa Galavis, 91, of Beaumont, passed away on October 7, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas...

Lamar Andrews

Lamar Andrews

Oct 7, 2020

Lamar Andrews, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on October 7, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, at East Hamilton Cemetery, in East Hamilton, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Choice, Texas, on September 6, 1940, he...

Deborah Rawls

Deborah Rawls

Oct 7, 2020

Deborah Rawls, 69, of Orange, passed away on October 7, 2020, peacefully in her sleep. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 am Monday October 12, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas with the Funeral Services immediately after at 11:00 am. Officiating will be Brother Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church of Orange and burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in...

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