Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Jack Ray Ross
Aug 8, 2020
Jack Ray Ross, 89, of Port Neches, passed away on August 8, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, at Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana. Officiating will be Pastor Larry Delcambre. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 10, at Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. Born in...
Melvin Blackwell Cook
Aug 7, 2020
Melvin Blackwell Cook, 84, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2020 after a very short illness, at home with his family by his side. A graveside service will be held Monday, August 10, at 12:00 p.m. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Danny Brack. Family will begin gathering with friends at 11:30 a.m. at graveside. Born in...
John Wayne Fowler, Jr.
Aug 7, 2020
John Wayne Fowler, Jr., 60, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2020, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. Born...
Charles E. Schultz
Aug 6, 2020
Charles E. Schultz, 87, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2020, at his home in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Chaplain Jon Cregor. Family will begin accepting friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....
James Allen PPool
Aug 6, 2020
James Allen PPool, 88, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2020 in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 10, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemtery in West Orange. Born in Dallas, Texas on January 10, 1932, he was the son of Guy Dalton PPool and Gladys (Hayes) PPool. James moved to Orange in 1942 where...
Frank Almerine Thomas
Aug 6, 2020
Dr. Frank A. Thomas Jr. Frank Almerine Thomas, Jr., 96, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2020 in Silsbee, Texas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at...
Betty Jean Mott
Aug 6, 2020
Betty Jean Mott, 85, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2020, in Vidor. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Jimmy Doyle Beard
Aug 5, 2020
Jimmy Doyle Beard, 64, of Orange, passed away August 5, 2020, at home. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 22, 1955. Jimmy worked many years as a fabricator for Inland Boatworks. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed being out on the river in his boat fishing or building new things. Jimmy adored his grandchildren more than anything and used...
Mona Ponthieu Brunson
Aug 2, 2020
MONA RAY PONTHIEU BRUNSON, Age 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 in Orange, Texas. Born in Groves, Texas, on November 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Clinton Ponthieu and Angel Thibodeaux Ponthieu. Mona graduated from Bishop Byrne High School, Port Arthur Business College, and worked for some time at Gulf Oil as a...
Hubert Irvine
Aug 1, 2020
Hubert "Sarge" Irvine, 85, of Kountze, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2020, in Kountze, Texas. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Trinity Valley Cemetery in Kountze. Born in Honey Island, Texas on June 1, 1935, he was the son of Houston and Artelia Irvine. Hubert worked for Silsbee Icehouse and...
John Michael Virva, Sr.
Jul 31, 2020
John Michael Virva, 65, of LaGrange, Texas, passed away on July 31, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00...
Terry "T" Michael Green
Jul 30, 2020
Terry “T” Michael Green, 48, of Vidor, passed away on July 30, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Services will be conducted by Freddy Anderson and Ben Terry from the Ninth and Elm Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from...
Annie M. Holmes
Jul 30, 2020
Annie M. Holmes, 85, of Orange, Texas, former longtime resident of Meridian, Mississippi, passed away on July 30, 2020, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, on February 10, 1935, she was daughter of Roscoe Jones and Jessie (Bunyard) Jones. Annie worked in retail sales at Cato for many years. She enjoyed ceramics, painting, and gardening. Annie was a wonderful...
Rebecca LoVelle Allardyce
Jul 29, 2020
Rebecca LoVelle Allardyce, 69, of Beaumont, Texas passed away of a sudden illness on July 29, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1950 she was the daughter of Roy and Louise (Carlisle) Chumley. Becky was a loving wife to John Allardyce for 48 years and a doting mother of two girls, Whitney and Heather. Becky enjoyed...
Ronald "Ronny" Lynn Steptoe
Jul 28, 2020
Ronald “Ronny” Lynn Steptoe, 76, of Lumberton was born July 11, 1944 in San Augustine, Texas. Our Heavenly Father saw fit to call him home on July 28, 2020 after a long, hard battle with kidney cancer and finally kidney failure. He was the only child born to Vandy Steptoe and Laverne Fox. As a child, he spent his early...
Roger Futch
Jul 28, 2020
Roger Gardner Futch, 90, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2020. He lived a long, happy life full of family and friends. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by services at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow...
Rose Marie Shadle
Jul 28, 2020
Rose Marie Shadle, 90, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 7, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Lynn Ashcraft. Born in Fordyce, Arkansas, on March 2, 1930, she was the daughter of Harry Otis House and Melrose (Thompson) Hendrickson. Rose...
Billy Ray Fisher
Jul 27, 2020
Billy Ray Fisher, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 27, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. David Wagner. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday,...
N. Margaret Becker "Marge"
Jul 26, 2020
N. Margaret Becker “Marge”, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on July 26, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to the service, at First Baptist...
Barbara Lynn Venable
Jul 25, 2020
Barbara Lynn Venable, 69, of Vidor, passed away on July 25, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 1, 1951, she was the daughter of Willie Benoit and Marjorie Benoit. Barbara loved her family fiercely and raised 5 children with her high school sweetheart Ken. She was a caretaker of everyone around her, even children that were...
Jack Ray Ross
Aug 8, 2020
Jack Ray Ross, 89, of Port Neches, passed away on August 8, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, at Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana. Officiating will be Pastor Larry Delcambre. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 10, at Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. Born in...
Melvin Blackwell Cook
Aug 7, 2020
Melvin Blackwell Cook, 84, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2020 after a very short illness, at home with his family by his side. A graveside service will be held Monday, August 10, at 12:00 p.m. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Danny Brack. Family will begin gathering with friends at 11:30 a.m. at graveside. Born in...
John Wayne Fowler, Jr.
Aug 7, 2020
John Wayne Fowler, Jr., 60, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2020, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home. Born...
Charles E. Schultz
Aug 6, 2020
Charles E. Schultz, 87, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2020, at his home in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Chaplain Jon Cregor. Family will begin accepting friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home....
James Allen PPool
Aug 6, 2020
James Allen PPool, 88, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2020 in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 10, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemtery in West Orange. Born in Dallas, Texas on January 10, 1932, he was the son of Guy Dalton PPool and Gladys (Hayes) PPool. James moved to Orange in 1942 where...
Frank Almerine Thomas
Aug 6, 2020
Dr. Frank A. Thomas Jr. Frank Almerine Thomas, Jr., 96, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2020 in Silsbee, Texas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at...
Betty Jean Mott
Aug 6, 2020
Betty Jean Mott, 85, of Orange, passed away on August 6, 2020, in Vidor. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., prior to the funeral service, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Jimmy Doyle Beard
Aug 5, 2020
Jimmy Doyle Beard, 64, of Orange, passed away August 5, 2020, at home. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 22, 1955. Jimmy worked many years as a fabricator for Inland Boatworks. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed being out on the river in his boat fishing or building new things. Jimmy adored his grandchildren more than anything and used...
Mona Ponthieu Brunson
Aug 2, 2020
MONA RAY PONTHIEU BRUNSON, Age 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 in Orange, Texas. Born in Groves, Texas, on November 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Clinton Ponthieu and Angel Thibodeaux Ponthieu. Mona graduated from Bishop Byrne High School, Port Arthur Business College, and worked for some time at Gulf Oil as a...
Hubert Irvine
Aug 1, 2020
Hubert "Sarge" Irvine, 85, of Kountze, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2020, in Kountze, Texas. A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Trinity Valley Cemetery in Kountze. Born in Honey Island, Texas on June 1, 1935, he was the son of Houston and Artelia Irvine. Hubert worked for Silsbee Icehouse and...
John Michael Virva, Sr.
Jul 31, 2020
John Michael Virva, 65, of LaGrange, Texas, passed away on July 31, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00...
Terry "T" Michael Green
Jul 30, 2020
Terry “T” Michael Green, 48, of Vidor, passed away on July 30, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Services will be conducted by Freddy Anderson and Ben Terry from the Ninth and Elm Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from...
Annie M. Holmes
Jul 30, 2020
Annie M. Holmes, 85, of Orange, Texas, former longtime resident of Meridian, Mississippi, passed away on July 30, 2020, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, on February 10, 1935, she was daughter of Roscoe Jones and Jessie (Bunyard) Jones. Annie worked in retail sales at Cato for many years. She enjoyed ceramics, painting, and gardening. Annie was a wonderful...
Rebecca LoVelle Allardyce
Jul 29, 2020
Rebecca LoVelle Allardyce, 69, of Beaumont, Texas passed away of a sudden illness on July 29, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 17, 1950 she was the daughter of Roy and Louise (Carlisle) Chumley. Becky was a loving wife to John Allardyce for 48 years and a doting mother of two girls, Whitney and Heather. Becky enjoyed...
Ronald "Ronny" Lynn Steptoe
Jul 28, 2020
Ronald “Ronny” Lynn Steptoe, 76, of Lumberton was born July 11, 1944 in San Augustine, Texas. Our Heavenly Father saw fit to call him home on July 28, 2020 after a long, hard battle with kidney cancer and finally kidney failure. He was the only child born to Vandy Steptoe and Laverne Fox. As a child, he spent his early...
Roger Futch
Jul 28, 2020
Roger Gardner Futch, 90, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2020. He lived a long, happy life full of family and friends. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by services at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will follow...
Rose Marie Shadle
Jul 28, 2020
Rose Marie Shadle, 90, of Orange, passed away on July 28, 2020, at home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 7, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Lynn Ashcraft. Born in Fordyce, Arkansas, on March 2, 1930, she was the daughter of Harry Otis House and Melrose (Thompson) Hendrickson. Rose...
Billy Ray Fisher
Jul 27, 2020
Billy Ray Fisher, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 27, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. David Wagner. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday,...
N. Margaret Becker "Marge"
Jul 26, 2020
N. Margaret Becker “Marge”, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on July 26, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to the service, at First Baptist...
Barbara Lynn Venable
Jul 25, 2020
Barbara Lynn Venable, 69, of Vidor, passed away on July 25, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 1, 1951, she was the daughter of Willie Benoit and Marjorie Benoit. Barbara loved her family fiercely and raised 5 children with her high school sweetheart Ken. She was a caretaker of everyone around her, even children that were...