Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Rutha Mae Behan Riley
Apr 20, 2019
Our beloved Mother, Rutha Mae Behan Riley, was called home to our Lord on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Born February 8, 1926 to Thomas William and Cora Belle McDaniel Behan, Rutha was a caring, faithful individual who touched the lives of all who knew her. She was truly a strong woman of faith, who loved our God through her service...
Danny Glenn Seale
Apr 20, 2019
Danny Glenn Seale, 72, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Visitation will be from prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on December...
Christopher Michael "Mike" Welsh
Apr 18, 2019
Christopher “Mike” Michael Welsh, 46, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 18, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Paul Rose of First Pentecostal Church of Starks and Reverend Michael Orange of Deweyville Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,...
Harry George Fulton, Jr.
Apr 17, 2019
Harry George Fulton, Jr. Harry George Fulton, Jr., 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 17, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park Mausoleum in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 12:00...
Harold F. "Freddy" Lee, Jr.
Apr 15, 2019
Harold F. “Freddy” Lee, Jr., 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 15, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Jerry Dwight Vickers
Apr 13, 2019
Jerry Dwight Vickers, 67, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on April 13, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. An additional visitation hour will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Port Arthur,...
Paul Chisum
Apr 12, 2019
Paul Chisum, 29 (for 35 years), of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral...
Jewel Juanita Magnuson
Apr 12, 2019
Jewel Juanita Magnuson, 88, of Pipecreek, Texas, formerly of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in the loving presence of family, in the early morning hours of Friday, April 12, 2019. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m Wednesday April 17, 2019 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will follow...
James C. Beard, Sr.
Apr 11, 2019
James C. Beard, Sr., 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home...
Loral Lee Hammond
Apr 9, 2019
Loral Lee Hammond, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 9, 2019, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2019, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Willie "Bill" Rae Stracener
Apr 7, 2019
Willie “Bill” Rae Stracener, 91, of Orange, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on April 7, 2019, at her residence surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bret Cooley. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in DeRidder, Louisiana. Visitation...
Billy Bryan Burgin
Apr 2, 2019
Billy Bryan Burgin, 85, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away on April 2, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Gambrell Baptist Church in Starks, Louisiana. Officiating will be Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Hyatt Cemetery in Fields, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019,...
John Elton Simon
Apr 2, 2019
John Elton Simon, 65, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...
Albert Lorcey Leleux
Apr 2, 2019
Albert Lorcey Leleux, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Carl Wayne Herin
Mar 31, 2019
Wayne Herin Carl Wayne Herin, 65, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Elder Jimmy Nelson of Landmark Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00...
Lucy Henry
Mar 30, 2019
Lucy Henry, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 30, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Cowboy Church of Orange County. Officiating will be Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 4,...
Nancy Lee Smith
Mar 30, 2019
Nancy Lee Smith Nancy Lee Smith, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Rose Marie Rao Tarver
Mar 29, 2019
Rose Marie Rao Tarver, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 29, 2019, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held...
Linda Collins Hughes
Mar 26, 2019
Linda Collins Hughes Linda Collins Hughes, 53, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2019, in Bridge City. Born in South Charleston, West Virginia, on December 13, 1965, she was the daughter of Franklin David Collins and Judy Bays. Linda was a homemaker. She was a loving, wife, mother and grandmother. Linda was a very soft spoken and...
Edyth Ruth Ramsey
Mar 26, 2019
Edyth Ruth Ramsey, 92, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. until...
Rutha Mae Behan Riley
Apr 20, 2019
Our beloved Mother, Rutha Mae Behan Riley, was called home to our Lord on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Born February 8, 1926 to Thomas William and Cora Belle McDaniel Behan, Rutha was a caring, faithful individual who touched the lives of all who knew her. She was truly a strong woman of faith, who loved our God through her service...
Danny Glenn Seale
Apr 20, 2019
Danny Glenn Seale, 72, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Visitation will be from prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on December...
Christopher Michael "Mike" Welsh
Apr 18, 2019
Christopher “Mike” Michael Welsh, 46, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 18, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Paul Rose of First Pentecostal Church of Starks and Reverend Michael Orange of Deweyville Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,...
Harry George Fulton, Jr.
Apr 17, 2019
Harry George Fulton, Jr. Harry George Fulton, Jr., 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 17, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park Mausoleum in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 12:00...
Harold F. "Freddy" Lee, Jr.
Apr 15, 2019
Harold F. “Freddy” Lee, Jr., 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 15, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Jerry Dwight Vickers
Apr 13, 2019
Jerry Dwight Vickers, 67, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on April 13, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. An additional visitation hour will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Port Arthur,...
Paul Chisum
Apr 12, 2019
Paul Chisum, 29 (for 35 years), of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2019, at Claybar Funeral...
Jewel Juanita Magnuson
Apr 12, 2019
Jewel Juanita Magnuson, 88, of Pipecreek, Texas, formerly of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in the loving presence of family, in the early morning hours of Friday, April 12, 2019. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m Wednesday April 17, 2019 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will follow...
James C. Beard, Sr.
Apr 11, 2019
James C. Beard, Sr., 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home...
Loral Lee Hammond
Apr 9, 2019
Loral Lee Hammond, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 9, 2019, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2019, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Willie "Bill" Rae Stracener
Apr 7, 2019
Willie “Bill” Rae Stracener, 91, of Orange, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on April 7, 2019, at her residence surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bret Cooley. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in DeRidder, Louisiana. Visitation...
Billy Bryan Burgin
Apr 2, 2019
Billy Bryan Burgin, 85, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away on April 2, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Gambrell Baptist Church in Starks, Louisiana. Officiating will be Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Hyatt Cemetery in Fields, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019,...
John Elton Simon
Apr 2, 2019
John Elton Simon, 65, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...
Albert Lorcey Leleux
Apr 2, 2019
Albert Lorcey Leleux, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Carl Wayne Herin
Mar 31, 2019
Wayne Herin Carl Wayne Herin, 65, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Elder Jimmy Nelson of Landmark Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00...
Lucy Henry
Mar 30, 2019
Lucy Henry, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 30, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Cowboy Church of Orange County. Officiating will be Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 4,...
Nancy Lee Smith
Mar 30, 2019
Nancy Lee Smith Nancy Lee Smith, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Rose Marie Rao Tarver
Mar 29, 2019
Rose Marie Rao Tarver, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 29, 2019, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held...
Linda Collins Hughes
Mar 26, 2019
Linda Collins Hughes Linda Collins Hughes, 53, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2019, in Bridge City. Born in South Charleston, West Virginia, on December 13, 1965, she was the daughter of Franklin David Collins and Judy Bays. Linda was a homemaker. She was a loving, wife, mother and grandmother. Linda was a very soft spoken and...
Edyth Ruth Ramsey
Mar 26, 2019
Edyth Ruth Ramsey, 92, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. until...