Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
George Conrad Johnson, Jr.
Aug 18, 2018
George Conrad Johnson, Jr. George Conrad Johnson, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 18, 2018, at his home. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Portland, Oregon, on November 2, 1945, he was the son of George Conrad Johnson, Sr. and Betty Lucille (Martzolf) Johnson. George served in the U.S....
Tyler Earl Winfree
Aug 17, 2018
Tyler Earl Winfree, 21, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 17, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Born in Port Arthur,...
Stafford "Stack" Peveto
Aug 15, 2018
Stafford (Stack) Odom Peveto, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home, on 5th Street, in Orange, Texas. Graveside service to follow at Bland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Claybar Funeral...
Steve Skinner
Aug 15, 2018
Steve Skinner Steve Skinner, 61, of Anacoco, Louisiana, passed away on August 15, 2018, in Leesville, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Bill Russell officiating. A graveside service will be at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, at Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Blondine Becker
Aug 13, 2018
Blondine Becker, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Haas and Pastor Merrit. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...
Buddy Ralph Street
Aug 12, 2018
Buddy Ralph Street Buddy Ralph Street, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday August 12 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 17 at First Church of the Nazarene, 3810 Martin Luther King Drive, Orange, Texas, 77632. Reverend K. Ray McDowell will officiate. Burial will follow...
Virginia Prejean Langley
Aug 10, 2018
Virginia Prejean Langley Virginia Prejean Langley, 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 10, 2018, in Orange. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Jackie Mozelle Bowman
Aug 8, 2018
Jackie Mozelle Bowman, 76, of West Orange, passed away on August 8, 2018, at her home in West Orange. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Morse Cemetery in Buna, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January...
Jerry Franklin Turner
Aug 8, 2018
Jerry Franklin Turner Jerry Franklin Turner, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dalphine Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Ross Martin Vrooman III
Aug 8, 2018
Ross Martin Vrooman III, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with cremation to follow. Born in China Lake, California, on August 25, 1960, he was the son of Ross Martin Vrooman, Jr. and Joyce...
Rena Mendoza Veillon
Aug 7, 2018
Rena Mendoza Veillon, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 7, 2018, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 10, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018, with a Rosary...
Billy Wayne Jones
Aug 7, 2018
Billy Wayne Jones, 72, a lifelong resident of Orange, TX passed from this life on Tuesday August 7, 2018 after an extended battle with heart disease at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, TX Born on April 23, 1946 Billy was the youngest son of Sybil Louis Sanford Jones and Floyd McCreight Jones. He was an exceptional high school athlete, graduating...
Bill Edd Dixon, Sr.
Aug 6, 2018
Bill Edd Dixon, Sr. of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2018, at his home surrounded by friends and family. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 8, 2:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Rosston, Arkansas on September...
Gerald Duane Thompson
Aug 4, 2018
Gerald “Jabber” Duane Thompson, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 4, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Scott McIntosh, Lead Chaplain TPWD Law Enforcement Division. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial...
Jimmy Russell Welch
Aug 2, 2018
Jimmy Russell Welch, born in Minden, Texas on July 17, 1939 to W. J. & Verdie M. Welch. Married to his soul-mate, Sheila (Andress) for 57 good and blessed years. He has been a faithful follower of Jesus Christ for all of his adult life, being a deacon since 1984 until his passing; was so willing to help anyone who...
Preston "Nick" Warren Nichols
Aug 1, 2018
Preston “Nick” Warren Nichols, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Trinity Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb and Pastor Ryan Chandler. Burial will follow at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Visitation...
Clary Mitchell Chesson
Aug 1, 2018
Clary Mitchell Chesson, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Keith Pennington officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...
Gladys Nell Lakey Choate
Aug 1, 2018
Gladys Nell Lakey Choate, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in Orange, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Claybar...
Thomas R. "Ricky" Boulet
Aug 1, 2018
Thomas R. “Ricky” Boulet Thomas R. “Ricky” Boulet, 59, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, formerly of Vidor, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in DeQuincy. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas and Reverend Philip Reed,...
Lee Ungsil Oh
Jul 31, 2018
Lee Ungsil Oh, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Services to honor Lee’s life will be held at 11:00a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Daniel Bang officiating. Lee was born in Shinchun, Hwanghae-do, North Korea, on December 14, 1927, and fled to South Korea in 1947 and moved...
George Conrad Johnson, Jr.
Aug 18, 2018
George Conrad Johnson, Jr. George Conrad Johnson, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 18, 2018, at his home. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Portland, Oregon, on November 2, 1945, he was the son of George Conrad Johnson, Sr. and Betty Lucille (Martzolf) Johnson. George served in the U.S....
Tyler Earl Winfree
Aug 17, 2018
Tyler Earl Winfree, 21, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 17, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Born in Port Arthur,...
Stafford "Stack" Peveto
Aug 15, 2018
Stafford (Stack) Odom Peveto, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home, on 5th Street, in Orange, Texas. Graveside service to follow at Bland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Claybar Funeral...
Steve Skinner
Aug 15, 2018
Steve Skinner Steve Skinner, 61, of Anacoco, Louisiana, passed away on August 15, 2018, in Leesville, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Bill Russell officiating. A graveside service will be at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, at Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Blondine Becker
Aug 13, 2018
Blondine Becker, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Haas and Pastor Merrit. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...
Buddy Ralph Street
Aug 12, 2018
Buddy Ralph Street Buddy Ralph Street, 78, of Orange, passed away on Sunday August 12 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 17 at First Church of the Nazarene, 3810 Martin Luther King Drive, Orange, Texas, 77632. Reverend K. Ray McDowell will officiate. Burial will follow...
Virginia Prejean Langley
Aug 10, 2018
Virginia Prejean Langley Virginia Prejean Langley, 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 10, 2018, in Orange. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Jackie Mozelle Bowman
Aug 8, 2018
Jackie Mozelle Bowman, 76, of West Orange, passed away on August 8, 2018, at her home in West Orange. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Morse Cemetery in Buna, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January...
Jerry Franklin Turner
Aug 8, 2018
Jerry Franklin Turner Jerry Franklin Turner, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Dalphine Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Ross Martin Vrooman III
Aug 8, 2018
Ross Martin Vrooman III, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with cremation to follow. Born in China Lake, California, on August 25, 1960, he was the son of Ross Martin Vrooman, Jr. and Joyce...
Rena Mendoza Veillon
Aug 7, 2018
Rena Mendoza Veillon, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 7, 2018, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 10, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018, with a Rosary...
Billy Wayne Jones
Aug 7, 2018
Billy Wayne Jones, 72, a lifelong resident of Orange, TX passed from this life on Tuesday August 7, 2018 after an extended battle with heart disease at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, TX Born on April 23, 1946 Billy was the youngest son of Sybil Louis Sanford Jones and Floyd McCreight Jones. He was an exceptional high school athlete, graduating...
Bill Edd Dixon, Sr.
Aug 6, 2018
Bill Edd Dixon, Sr. of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2018, at his home surrounded by friends and family. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 8, 2:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Rosston, Arkansas on September...
Gerald Duane Thompson
Aug 4, 2018
Gerald “Jabber” Duane Thompson, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 4, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Scott McIntosh, Lead Chaplain TPWD Law Enforcement Division. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial...
Jimmy Russell Welch
Aug 2, 2018
Jimmy Russell Welch, born in Minden, Texas on July 17, 1939 to W. J. & Verdie M. Welch. Married to his soul-mate, Sheila (Andress) for 57 good and blessed years. He has been a faithful follower of Jesus Christ for all of his adult life, being a deacon since 1984 until his passing; was so willing to help anyone who...
Preston "Nick" Warren Nichols
Aug 1, 2018
Preston “Nick” Warren Nichols, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Trinity Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb and Pastor Ryan Chandler. Burial will follow at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Visitation...
Clary Mitchell Chesson
Aug 1, 2018
Clary Mitchell Chesson, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Keith Pennington officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...
Gladys Nell Lakey Choate
Aug 1, 2018
Gladys Nell Lakey Choate, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in Orange, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Claybar...
Thomas R. "Ricky" Boulet
Aug 1, 2018
Thomas R. “Ricky” Boulet Thomas R. “Ricky” Boulet, 59, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, formerly of Vidor, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2018, in DeQuincy. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas and Reverend Philip Reed,...
Lee Ungsil Oh
Jul 31, 2018
Lee Ungsil Oh, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Services to honor Lee’s life will be held at 11:00a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Daniel Bang officiating. Lee was born in Shinchun, Hwanghae-do, North Korea, on December 14, 1927, and fled to South Korea in 1947 and moved...