Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Adelle Hare
Oct 16, 2019
Adelle Hare, 73, passed away on October 16, 2019, at Pinehurst Nursing Home, in Orange. Born in Bryan, Texas, on May 6, 1946, she was the daughter of Elsie Frank Carter and Maggie Dockery. Adelle was a room mother and brought joy to everyone’s lives. She was a beautician prior to getting married and then became a housewife. Adelle loved...
Roger Dale Mahon
Oct 15, 2019
Roger Dale Mahon, 68, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August, 24, 1951, he was the son of R.D. Mahon and Mary Kate Mahon. Roger retired from working as a welder for many years. In his spare time Roger liked to fish and also played the...
Dorothy June Akers
Oct 15, 2019
Dorothy June Akers, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Paul Williams. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Billy Dean Burnett Sr.
Oct 13, 2019
Billy Dean Burnett Sr., 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...
Florence Guillory Rider
Oct 13, 2019
Florence Guillory Rider, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Michael Purcell, of West Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
JoAn "Granny Jo" Jacobs
Oct 13, 2019
JoAn “Granny Jo” Jacobs, 84, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, at her home in Vidor. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist in Vidor. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Joyce M. Freeman
Oct 12, 2019
Joyce M. Freeman, 85, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on October 12, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Joyce spent most of her life in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Murrey Ray and Reverend J. W. Harrell. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff...
D. M. Gordy
Oct 11, 2019
Delbert M. Gordy, 87, of Orangefield, Texas passed away on October 11, 2019, at his home in Orangefield. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held from...
Marie Howell
Oct 10, 2019
Marie Howell, 93, of Sulphur, Louisiana, passed away on October 10, 2019, at her home in Sulphur. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, on January 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Ernest C. Rowan and Lily Bea Eastwood. Marie was a...
Eloise Thompson
Oct 8, 2019
Eloise Thompson began her life’s journey on December 18, 1919, born in Merryville, Louisiana and left this world to be present with her Lord on October 8, 2019 at the age of 99 in Katy, Texas. She was the oldest of five children born to Johnnie and Virgie Marze. She graduated high school from Merryville High School and soon after,...
Mary Belle Ballard
Oct 8, 2019
Mary Belle Ballard, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2019, at her home in Orange. Born in Center, Texas, on August, 9, 1935, she was the daughter of Jessie McMillon and Ima (Gray) McMillon. Mary will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Ima McMillon;...
Ray Leleux
Oct 7, 2019
Ray Leleux, 75, passed away on October 7, 2019, at his home in Orange, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Kaplan, Louisiana....
Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock
Oct 6, 2019
Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock, 88, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 6, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Officiating the service will be Reverend Daniel Ray. Cremation...
Tim Ngoc Nguyen
Oct 4, 2019
Tim Ngoc Nguyen, 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 4, 2019, in Galveston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00...
Judith Anne Marlowe
Oct 4, 2019
Judith Anne Marlowe, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 4, 2019, in Groves, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at...
John Albert Ognoskie
Oct 4, 2019
John Albert Ognoskie was born on July 25, 1964, to Daniel and Lorene (Warnasch) Ognoskie in Orange, Texas. He graduated from West Orange High School in 1982. John was a Union Journeyman carpenter. He married Elizabeth Fitzgerald June 16, 1998, and they divorced in 2003. John was a member of the Local Union 551 and was an avid hunter, fisherman,...
Ricky Wayne Sons
Oct 3, 2019
Ricky Wayne Sons, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 3, 2019, in Orange after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at King Cemetery in Hartburg, Texas at a later date. Ricky was born on September 4, 1950, in Louisiana. He worked as a carpenter all of his life. He loved to fish and crab. He...
Buford Dale Sartin
Oct 2, 2019
Dale Sartin was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on October 16, 1942. Dale and his family moved to Orange, Texas when Dale was a young boy. He graduated from Little Cypress High School in 1961. After high school, Dale became a millwright and stayed a millwright until he retired from the paper mill in Orange. Dale was not a member...
Thomas Casey Hare
Oct 2, 2019
Thomas Casey Hare, 83 of Orange, died on October 2, 2019 surrounded by his family, on the same land on which he entered the world. Tom, or Mick as he was known by his close friends, was born July 9, 1936 to Henry and Elizabeth “Easter” Hare, the 12th of 14 siblings. After graduating Stark High School, Tom was given...
Rayland Edward Byrd
Oct 1, 2019
Rayland Edward Byrd, 57, of Vidor, passed away on October 1, 2019, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on February 12, 1962, he was the son of Richard Byrd and Roma Cox Byrd. Rayland was a machinist for many years. He loved hunting, fishing, and golfing in his spare time. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Adelle Hare
Oct 16, 2019
Adelle Hare, 73, passed away on October 16, 2019, at Pinehurst Nursing Home, in Orange. Born in Bryan, Texas, on May 6, 1946, she was the daughter of Elsie Frank Carter and Maggie Dockery. Adelle was a room mother and brought joy to everyone’s lives. She was a beautician prior to getting married and then became a housewife. Adelle loved...
Roger Dale Mahon
Oct 15, 2019
Roger Dale Mahon, 68, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August, 24, 1951, he was the son of R.D. Mahon and Mary Kate Mahon. Roger retired from working as a welder for many years. In his spare time Roger liked to fish and also played the...
Dorothy June Akers
Oct 15, 2019
Dorothy June Akers, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Paul Williams. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Billy Dean Burnett Sr.
Oct 13, 2019
Billy Dean Burnett Sr., 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will...
Florence Guillory Rider
Oct 13, 2019
Florence Guillory Rider, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Michael Purcell, of West Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
JoAn "Granny Jo" Jacobs
Oct 13, 2019
JoAn “Granny Jo” Jacobs, 84, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 13, 2019, at her home in Vidor. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist in Vidor. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Joyce M. Freeman
Oct 12, 2019
Joyce M. Freeman, 85, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on October 12, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Joyce spent most of her life in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Murrey Ray and Reverend J. W. Harrell. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff...
D. M. Gordy
Oct 11, 2019
Delbert M. Gordy, 87, of Orangefield, Texas passed away on October 11, 2019, at his home in Orangefield. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held from...
Marie Howell
Oct 10, 2019
Marie Howell, 93, of Sulphur, Louisiana, passed away on October 10, 2019, at her home in Sulphur. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, on January 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Ernest C. Rowan and Lily Bea Eastwood. Marie was a...
Eloise Thompson
Oct 8, 2019
Eloise Thompson began her life’s journey on December 18, 1919, born in Merryville, Louisiana and left this world to be present with her Lord on October 8, 2019 at the age of 99 in Katy, Texas. She was the oldest of five children born to Johnnie and Virgie Marze. She graduated high school from Merryville High School and soon after,...
Mary Belle Ballard
Oct 8, 2019
Mary Belle Ballard, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2019, at her home in Orange. Born in Center, Texas, on August, 9, 1935, she was the daughter of Jessie McMillon and Ima (Gray) McMillon. Mary will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Ima McMillon;...
Ray Leleux
Oct 7, 2019
Ray Leleux, 75, passed away on October 7, 2019, at his home in Orange, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Kaplan, Louisiana....
Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock
Oct 6, 2019
Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock Melba Maxine Simmons Smith Crew Klock, 88, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 6, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Officiating the service will be Reverend Daniel Ray. Cremation...
Tim Ngoc Nguyen
Oct 4, 2019
Tim Ngoc Nguyen, 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 4, 2019, in Galveston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00...
Judith Anne Marlowe
Oct 4, 2019
Judith Anne Marlowe, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 4, 2019, in Groves, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at...
John Albert Ognoskie
Oct 4, 2019
John Albert Ognoskie was born on July 25, 1964, to Daniel and Lorene (Warnasch) Ognoskie in Orange, Texas. He graduated from West Orange High School in 1982. John was a Union Journeyman carpenter. He married Elizabeth Fitzgerald June 16, 1998, and they divorced in 2003. John was a member of the Local Union 551 and was an avid hunter, fisherman,...
Ricky Wayne Sons
Oct 3, 2019
Ricky Wayne Sons, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 3, 2019, in Orange after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at King Cemetery in Hartburg, Texas at a later date. Ricky was born on September 4, 1950, in Louisiana. He worked as a carpenter all of his life. He loved to fish and crab. He...
Buford Dale Sartin
Oct 2, 2019
Dale Sartin was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on October 16, 1942. Dale and his family moved to Orange, Texas when Dale was a young boy. He graduated from Little Cypress High School in 1961. After high school, Dale became a millwright and stayed a millwright until he retired from the paper mill in Orange. Dale was not a member...
Thomas Casey Hare
Oct 2, 2019
Thomas Casey Hare, 83 of Orange, died on October 2, 2019 surrounded by his family, on the same land on which he entered the world. Tom, or Mick as he was known by his close friends, was born July 9, 1936 to Henry and Elizabeth “Easter” Hare, the 12th of 14 siblings. After graduating Stark High School, Tom was given...
Rayland Edward Byrd
Oct 1, 2019
Rayland Edward Byrd, 57, of Vidor, passed away on October 1, 2019, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on February 12, 1962, he was the son of Richard Byrd and Roma Cox Byrd. Rayland was a machinist for many years. He loved hunting, fishing, and golfing in his spare time. He enjoyed spending time with his...