Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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

Robert "Scooby-Doo" Reyes

Robert "Scooby-Doo" Reyes

Dec 16, 2019

Robert “Scooby-Doo” Reyes, 81, of Kountze, passed away on December 16, 2019, in Beaumont. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a sharing of memories at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 15, 1938, he was the son of Ventura Reyes and Socorro...

Ngo Van Lo

Ngo Van Lo

Dec 16, 2019

Ngo Van Lo, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Monk Su Ty Quan officiating. Cremation will follow the service at 11:30 a.m., at Haven of Rest Crematory located at Hillcrest...

Norman Gene Guillot

Norman Gene Guillot

Dec 15, 2019

Norman Gene Guillot, Jr., 48, of Orange, was called home to be with the Lord on December 15, 2019, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Gene was a faithful follower of Christ. He was a very involved member of his church and he lived to serve others. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, at Claybar Funeral...

Charles "Chase" Castle

Charles "Chase" Castle

Dec 14, 2019

Charles Chase Castle, 29, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Glenn Castille. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m....

Dora Jannise

Dora Jannise

Dec 14, 2019

Dora Jannise, 83, of China, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Burial will follow at China Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Newton, Kansas, on August 11, 1936, she...

Onelia Ann Cormier

Onelia Ann Cormier

Dec 13, 2019

Onelia Ann Cormier, 60, of Orange, passed away on December 13, 2019, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Ruth Burch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...

Virginia "Jenny" Nell Cox

Virginia "Jenny" Nell Cox

Dec 12, 2019

Virginia Cox, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2019 at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be her son-in-law, Reverend Keith Duplechin. Burial will follow the service at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves,...

Marie Tarver

Marie Tarver

Dec 11, 2019

Marie Tarver, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on December 10, 2019, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Mike Eves. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Rosemary O'Quinn

Rosemary O'Quinn

Dec 11, 2019

Rosemary O’Quinn, 90, of Tunas, Missouri, passed away on December 11, 2019, in Camdenton, Missouri. Funeral services for Rosemary will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Scott Loar of Fairview Baptist Church in Woodville, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be prior to the...

Iris Jean Fontenot

Iris Jean Fontenot

Dec 11, 2019

Iris Jean Fontenot, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 11, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, December 15, at Hartburg Baptist Church in Hartburg. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 6, 1938, she was the daughter of Millard Lavine and Beatrice (Smith) Lavine. Iris graduated from Deweyville High School where...

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath

Dec 10, 2019

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath, 70, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2019, in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on November 29, 1949,...

Larry Stringer

Larry Stringer

Dec 10, 2019

Larry Stringer, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 24,...

Charles Eugene Murray

Charles Eugene Murray

Dec 9, 2019

Charles Eugene Murray, 75, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2019, at home. Born in Louisiana, on July 13, 1944, he was the son of Rufus Cilivan Murray and Lucille Marjorie (Turner) Murray. Charles was a wonderful mechanic for K & S Outdoor Power for many years and could fix anything he put his mind to. He had a...

Robert "Bob" Frederick Cooper

Robert "Bob" Frederick Cooper

Dec 9, 2019

Robert “Bob” Frederick Cooper, 76, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Brad McKenzie. A graveside service will be...

John Helton

John Helton

Dec 9, 2019

John Helton, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2019, at home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019, at First Baptist Church Orangefield with Pastor Cody Hogden officiating. Burial will follow the service at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Mark Earl Lemmond

Mark Earl Lemmond

Dec 9, 2019

Mark Earl Lemmond, 57, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas on August 19, 1962, he was the son of Clayton Earl Lemmond and Jewel Jennice (Barron) Lemmond. Mark worked as an asphalt layer for many years. He was an avid fisherman who loved to listen to music and...

Edward Charles Flanigan

Edward Charles Flanigan

Dec 4, 2019

Edward Charles Flanigan, 63, of Orange, passed away December 4, 2019, in Port Arthur. Born in Wurzburg, Germany, on December 5, 1955, he was the son of Edward Lee Flanigan and Ella Mae Jean (Chesson) Flanigan. Edward graduated from Little Cypress Mauriceville High School in 1975. He worked for Walmart as a janitor many years ago. Edward volunteered at the...

Linda Peet

Linda Peet

Dec 2, 2019

Linda Dianne Wright Peet (76) passed gracefully into eternal life after an extended illness, on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas. She was surrounded by family members who were remembering what a happy, loving, and sweet woman she was. Linda was born June 16, 1943, the third child of Albert and Miriam Wright of Mobile, Alabama. The Wright...

Nell Moore Winkler

Nell Moore Winkler

Dec 2, 2019

Nell Moore Winkler, 81, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 2, 2019, in Conroe, Texas. Friends and extended family are all welcome to attend the Celebration of Life reception for Nell on January 18th, 2020 at 4pm, at the KC Hall #2461, 700 Central Dr, Port Neches, Tx 77651. A private Grave Site Burial for immediate family will be...

Bettye M. Benefield

Bettye M. Benefield

Nov 30, 2019

Bettye M. Benefield, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Bettye was born in Orange, Texas, on September 11, 1935. In her younger years, she was a resident of Girls Haven Home in Orange and went on to attend TWU in Denton before meeting and marrying the love of her life, Huey Paul Benefield....

Robert "Scooby-Doo" Reyes

Robert "Scooby-Doo" Reyes

Dec 16, 2019

Robert “Scooby-Doo” Reyes, 81, of Kountze, passed away on December 16, 2019, in Beaumont. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a sharing of memories at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 15, 1938, he was the son of Ventura Reyes and Socorro...

Ngo Van Lo

Ngo Van Lo

Dec 16, 2019

Ngo Van Lo, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Monk Su Ty Quan officiating. Cremation will follow the service at 11:30 a.m., at Haven of Rest Crematory located at Hillcrest...

Norman Gene Guillot

Norman Gene Guillot

Dec 15, 2019

Norman Gene Guillot, Jr., 48, of Orange, was called home to be with the Lord on December 15, 2019, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Gene was a faithful follower of Christ. He was a very involved member of his church and he lived to serve others. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, at Claybar Funeral...

Charles "Chase" Castle

Charles "Chase" Castle

Dec 14, 2019

Charles Chase Castle, 29, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Glenn Castille. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m....

Dora Jannise

Dora Jannise

Dec 14, 2019

Dora Jannise, 83, of China, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Burial will follow at China Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in Newton, Kansas, on August 11, 1936, she...

Onelia Ann Cormier

Onelia Ann Cormier

Dec 13, 2019

Onelia Ann Cormier, 60, of Orange, passed away on December 13, 2019, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Ruth Burch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...

Virginia "Jenny" Nell Cox

Virginia "Jenny" Nell Cox

Dec 12, 2019

Virginia Cox, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2019 at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be her son-in-law, Reverend Keith Duplechin. Burial will follow the service at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves,...

Marie Tarver

Marie Tarver

Dec 11, 2019

Marie Tarver, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on December 10, 2019, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Mike Eves. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...

Rosemary O'Quinn

Rosemary O'Quinn

Dec 11, 2019

Rosemary O’Quinn, 90, of Tunas, Missouri, passed away on December 11, 2019, in Camdenton, Missouri. Funeral services for Rosemary will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Scott Loar of Fairview Baptist Church in Woodville, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be prior to the...

Iris Jean Fontenot

Iris Jean Fontenot

Dec 11, 2019

Iris Jean Fontenot, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 11, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, December 15, at Hartburg Baptist Church in Hartburg. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 6, 1938, she was the daughter of Millard Lavine and Beatrice (Smith) Lavine. Iris graduated from Deweyville High School where...

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath

Dec 10, 2019

Rebecca Lynn Outenreath, 70, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2019, in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on November 29, 1949,...

Larry Stringer

Larry Stringer

Dec 10, 2019

Larry Stringer, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 24,...

Charles Eugene Murray

Charles Eugene Murray

Dec 9, 2019

Charles Eugene Murray, 75, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2019, at home. Born in Louisiana, on July 13, 1944, he was the son of Rufus Cilivan Murray and Lucille Marjorie (Turner) Murray. Charles was a wonderful mechanic for K & S Outdoor Power for many years and could fix anything he put his mind to. He had a...

Robert "Bob" Frederick Cooper

Robert "Bob" Frederick Cooper

Dec 9, 2019

Robert “Bob” Frederick Cooper, 76, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Officiating will be Brad McKenzie. A graveside service will be...

John Helton

John Helton

Dec 9, 2019

John Helton, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2019, at home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019, at First Baptist Church Orangefield with Pastor Cody Hogden officiating. Burial will follow the service at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Mark Earl Lemmond

Mark Earl Lemmond

Dec 9, 2019

Mark Earl Lemmond, 57, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas on August 19, 1962, he was the son of Clayton Earl Lemmond and Jewel Jennice (Barron) Lemmond. Mark worked as an asphalt layer for many years. He was an avid fisherman who loved to listen to music and...

Edward Charles Flanigan

Edward Charles Flanigan

Dec 4, 2019

Edward Charles Flanigan, 63, of Orange, passed away December 4, 2019, in Port Arthur. Born in Wurzburg, Germany, on December 5, 1955, he was the son of Edward Lee Flanigan and Ella Mae Jean (Chesson) Flanigan. Edward graduated from Little Cypress Mauriceville High School in 1975. He worked for Walmart as a janitor many years ago. Edward volunteered at the...

Linda Peet

Linda Peet

Dec 2, 2019

Linda Dianne Wright Peet (76) passed gracefully into eternal life after an extended illness, on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas. She was surrounded by family members who were remembering what a happy, loving, and sweet woman she was. Linda was born June 16, 1943, the third child of Albert and Miriam Wright of Mobile, Alabama. The Wright...

Nell Moore Winkler

Nell Moore Winkler

Dec 2, 2019

Nell Moore Winkler, 81, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 2, 2019, in Conroe, Texas. Friends and extended family are all welcome to attend the Celebration of Life reception for Nell on January 18th, 2020 at 4pm, at the KC Hall #2461, 700 Central Dr, Port Neches, Tx 77651. A private Grave Site Burial for immediate family will be...

Bettye M. Benefield

Bettye M. Benefield

Nov 30, 2019

Bettye M. Benefield, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Bettye was born in Orange, Texas, on September 11, 1935. In her younger years, she was a resident of Girls Haven Home in Orange and went on to attend TWU in Denton before meeting and marrying the love of her life, Huey Paul Benefield....

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