Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Elizabeth Brazelton Gross
Aug 16, 2020
Elizabeth Brazelton Gross, 89, of Orange, passed away on August 16, 2020, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be David Turner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Gayle Elaine Jackson Bland
Aug 15, 2020
Gayle Elaine Jackson Bland passed away peacefully at home on August 15, 2020. Gayle was born on May 21, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. When she was in 1st grade, she moved to Seaford, Delaware with her parents, Rubye and Leo Jackson, when Leo took a job at DuPont in nearby Wilmington. In 1946 when Gayle was in 5th grade, her...
Kevin Lee Hutson
Aug 15, 2020
Kevin Lee Hutson, 43, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held in Kevin’s honor on Saturday, August 22, 2020, 5 P.M. at the family home, 2507 CR 4181, Orange, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange,...
Ma Crispina Hernández
Aug 14, 2020
Ma Crispina Hernández, 81, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 14, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor José Alvaro Sánchez of Casa de Alabanza. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be held...
Capt. William Mark Wright
Aug 14, 2020
Capt. William Mark Wright, 59, of Bridge City, died Friday, August 14, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Port Arthur on February 9, 1961. He was a son of Irene Tanner Wright and Claude Wright and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Capt. Mark was a Tow Boat Captain and truly enjoyed his job. He is...
Robert "Bobby" Allen Willingham
Aug 14, 2020
Robert “Bobby” Allen Willingham, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 14, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Born in Beeville, Texas, on July 31, 1963, he was the son of Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. Bobby proudly served his country in the United States Army. He worked for many years as a metal mechanic insulator. Bobby...
Jeannette Miller Bates
Aug 14, 2020
Jeannette Miller Bates died at her home in Orange, Texas on August 14, 2020 at the age of 99. She was born on February 13, 1921, in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, and lived there until graduating from South Cameron High School, then moved to New Orleans to pursue a degree in nursing. She received her R.N. degree from Hotel Dieu School...
Helen Savoy
Aug 13, 2020
Helen Murphree Savoy, 96, a resident of New Iberia, Louisiana, passed away on August 13, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Born on March 16, 1924, in Thomasville, Alabama, and was raised in LeRoy, Alabama. She was the daughter of Fred Murphree and Hessie (Hendricks) Goleman. Maw Maw Helen worked as a CPA tax preparer for 50 years. Her clients were...
Jimmy Carley Umfrid
Aug 13, 2020
Jimmy Carley Umfrid, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2020, in Sulphur, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Michael Orange of Deweyville United Pentecostal Church and Brother Bankard of North Orange United Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
David L. (Larry) O'Keefe
Aug 12, 2020
David L. O’Keefe, 83, of Pinehurst, passed away August 12, 2020 in Beaumont. David L. (Larry) O’Keefe was born May 7, 1937 in Knoxville, TN. Mr. O’Keefe was one of three sons born to Raymond Joseph and Phyllis Mae O’Keefe. He lived in Norris, TN, Jamaica, NY, Santa Monica, CA, and Houston, TX. He attended the University of Houston. While...
Alice Elizabeth Jean (Lavergne) McCray
Aug 11, 2020
Alice Elizabeth Jean (Lavergne) McCray went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Alice was born November 1, 1941 at Frances Ann Lutcher Hospital in Orange, Texas to Leo and Rose May (Comeaux) Lavergne. She attended St. Mary’s High School in Orange, Texas, graduating in 1960. After attending Lamar Business School she worked for 30...
Gordon Leigh Brown
Aug 11, 2020
Gordon Leigh Brown, 86, of Kirbyville, Texas passed away on August 11, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor George Gau of Turning Point Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to...
Theresa Angeline "Angie" Wilson
Aug 10, 2020
Theresa Angeline “Angie” Wilson, 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 10, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 5, 1971, she was the daughter of Glyn Derman Shiyou and Brenda Angeline (Guidry) Hendrick. Angie worked as an office administrator for a number of years. She was an outgoing woman with a beautiful soul and a...
Ruth Livingston Burnett
Aug 10, 2020
Ruth Livingston Burnett, 74, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born in Mena, Arkansas on September 21, 1945 to Ray and Hazel Livingston, she was raised in Port Arthur but lived in Orange for the past thirty years. Ruth’s hobbies were being bossy and always getting her way. She always...
Clois L. Thibodeaux
Aug 9, 2020
Clois L. Thibodeaux, 63, of Bridge City, passed away on August 9, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Robert V. Kimmel
Aug 9, 2020
Robert V. Kimmel, born February 21, 1944, died August 9, 2020 at his son’s home in Orange, Texas. Robert was born and raised in Mexico, Missouri; graduating from Mexico High School and attending college in Kirksville, Missouri. He found his calling after joining the United States Army and served twenty-four honorable years. Robert traveled the world in the service of...
Dan Hoa Trung Ly
Aug 9, 2020
Dan Hoa Trung Ly, 33, formerly of Bridge City, passed away on August 9, 2020, at his residence in Corbin, Kentucky. Funeral services will begin at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Monk Minh Nhat of Quang Dien Temple in Bridge City. Cremation will follow immediately after service at Hillcrest Memorial...
Robert Bob Davalos
Aug 9, 2020
Robert Bob Davalos, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on August 9, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 17, 1948. He was the son of Louis Gonzales Davalos and Amelia Davalos Garcia. Robert was a devoted husband and father. He worked as an Operator for Motiva for 49 years and he also served in the United...
Michael Todd Oliver
Aug 9, 2020
Michael “Gumby” Todd Oliver, 42, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 9, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Houston, Texas, on January 26, 1978, he was the son of Kenneth Oliver and Diane (Echols) Countryman. Michael worked as a service technician for Harry’s Appliances in Orange for many years. He was a hard worker who was excellent...
Elizabeth Brazelton Gross
Aug 16, 2020
Elizabeth Brazelton Gross, 89, of Orange, passed away on August 16, 2020, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be David Turner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Gayle Elaine Jackson Bland
Aug 15, 2020
Gayle Elaine Jackson Bland passed away peacefully at home on August 15, 2020. Gayle was born on May 21, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. When she was in 1st grade, she moved to Seaford, Delaware with her parents, Rubye and Leo Jackson, when Leo took a job at DuPont in nearby Wilmington. In 1946 when Gayle was in 5th grade, her...
Kevin Lee Hutson
Aug 15, 2020
Kevin Lee Hutson, 43, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held in Kevin’s honor on Saturday, August 22, 2020, 5 P.M. at the family home, 2507 CR 4181, Orange, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange,...
Ma Crispina Hernández
Aug 14, 2020
Ma Crispina Hernández, 81, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 14, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor José Alvaro Sánchez of Casa de Alabanza. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be held...
Capt. William Mark Wright
Aug 14, 2020
Capt. William Mark Wright, 59, of Bridge City, died Friday, August 14, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Port Arthur on February 9, 1961. He was a son of Irene Tanner Wright and Claude Wright and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Capt. Mark was a Tow Boat Captain and truly enjoyed his job. He is...
Robert "Bobby" Allen Willingham
Aug 14, 2020
Robert “Bobby” Allen Willingham, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 14, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Born in Beeville, Texas, on July 31, 1963, he was the son of Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. Bobby proudly served his country in the United States Army. He worked for many years as a metal mechanic insulator. Bobby...
Jeannette Miller Bates
Aug 14, 2020
Jeannette Miller Bates died at her home in Orange, Texas on August 14, 2020 at the age of 99. She was born on February 13, 1921, in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, and lived there until graduating from South Cameron High School, then moved to New Orleans to pursue a degree in nursing. She received her R.N. degree from Hotel Dieu School...
Helen Savoy
Aug 13, 2020
Helen Murphree Savoy, 96, a resident of New Iberia, Louisiana, passed away on August 13, 2020, at her daughter’s home. Born on March 16, 1924, in Thomasville, Alabama, and was raised in LeRoy, Alabama. She was the daughter of Fred Murphree and Hessie (Hendricks) Goleman. Maw Maw Helen worked as a CPA tax preparer for 50 years. Her clients were...
Jimmy Carley Umfrid
Aug 13, 2020
Jimmy Carley Umfrid, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2020, in Sulphur, Louisiana. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Michael Orange of Deweyville United Pentecostal Church and Brother Bankard of North Orange United Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
David L. (Larry) O'Keefe
Aug 12, 2020
David L. O’Keefe, 83, of Pinehurst, passed away August 12, 2020 in Beaumont. David L. (Larry) O’Keefe was born May 7, 1937 in Knoxville, TN. Mr. O’Keefe was one of three sons born to Raymond Joseph and Phyllis Mae O’Keefe. He lived in Norris, TN, Jamaica, NY, Santa Monica, CA, and Houston, TX. He attended the University of Houston. While...
Alice Elizabeth Jean (Lavergne) McCray
Aug 11, 2020
Alice Elizabeth Jean (Lavergne) McCray went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Alice was born November 1, 1941 at Frances Ann Lutcher Hospital in Orange, Texas to Leo and Rose May (Comeaux) Lavergne. She attended St. Mary’s High School in Orange, Texas, graduating in 1960. After attending Lamar Business School she worked for 30...
Gordon Leigh Brown
Aug 11, 2020
Gordon Leigh Brown, 86, of Kirbyville, Texas passed away on August 11, 2020, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor George Gau of Turning Point Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to...
Theresa Angeline "Angie" Wilson
Aug 10, 2020
Theresa Angeline “Angie” Wilson, 49, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 10, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 5, 1971, she was the daughter of Glyn Derman Shiyou and Brenda Angeline (Guidry) Hendrick. Angie worked as an office administrator for a number of years. She was an outgoing woman with a beautiful soul and a...
Ruth Livingston Burnett
Aug 10, 2020
Ruth Livingston Burnett, 74, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born in Mena, Arkansas on September 21, 1945 to Ray and Hazel Livingston, she was raised in Port Arthur but lived in Orange for the past thirty years. Ruth’s hobbies were being bossy and always getting her way. She always...
Clois L. Thibodeaux
Aug 9, 2020
Clois L. Thibodeaux, 63, of Bridge City, passed away on August 9, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Robert V. Kimmel
Aug 9, 2020
Robert V. Kimmel, born February 21, 1944, died August 9, 2020 at his son’s home in Orange, Texas. Robert was born and raised in Mexico, Missouri; graduating from Mexico High School and attending college in Kirksville, Missouri. He found his calling after joining the United States Army and served twenty-four honorable years. Robert traveled the world in the service of...
Dan Hoa Trung Ly
Aug 9, 2020
Dan Hoa Trung Ly, 33, formerly of Bridge City, passed away on August 9, 2020, at his residence in Corbin, Kentucky. Funeral services will begin at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Monk Minh Nhat of Quang Dien Temple in Bridge City. Cremation will follow immediately after service at Hillcrest Memorial...
Robert Bob Davalos
Aug 9, 2020
Robert Bob Davalos, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on August 9, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 17, 1948. He was the son of Louis Gonzales Davalos and Amelia Davalos Garcia. Robert was a devoted husband and father. He worked as an Operator for Motiva for 49 years and he also served in the United...
Michael Todd Oliver
Aug 9, 2020
Michael “Gumby” Todd Oliver, 42, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 9, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Houston, Texas, on January 26, 1978, he was the son of Kenneth Oliver and Diane (Echols) Countryman. Michael worked as a service technician for Harry’s Appliances in Orange for many years. He was a hard worker who was excellent...
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