Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Billy Van Pelt
Aug 27, 2018
Billy Ray Van Pelt, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 27, 2018, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Gary McCormick of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Kirbyville at 1:00...
Samantha "Sam" Swanson
Aug 27, 2018
Samantha “Sam” Swanson, 44, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 27, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Steve Neil officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Karlstad, Minnesota, on October 21, 1973, she was the daughter...
Ray Paul Jungen
Aug 25, 2018
Raymond Paul Jungen Ray Paul Jungen, 78, of Orange, TX passed away on August 25, 2018 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 31, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph Daleo as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Brenda Louise (Hebert) Ellison
Aug 23, 2018
Brenda Louise (Hebert) Ellison, 60, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas after a brief illness. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 30, 1957. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 27, 2018, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Bro. Keith Meyer. Burial will follow...
Tyler Joseph Hryhorchuk
Aug 21, 2018
Tyler Joseph Hryhorchuk, 20, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 21, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Community Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dan Brack and Brother Jacob Hryhorchuk. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 24, 2018, at Claybar Funeral...
Marjorie Marie Woodcock
Aug 19, 2018
Marjorie Marie Woodcock, 86, of Orange, Texas passed away on August 19, 2018. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
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...
Billy Van Pelt
Aug 27, 2018
Billy Ray Van Pelt, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 27, 2018, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Gary McCormick of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Magnolia Springs Cemetery in Kirbyville at 1:00...
Samantha "Sam" Swanson
Aug 27, 2018
Samantha “Sam” Swanson, 44, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 27, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Steve Neil officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Karlstad, Minnesota, on October 21, 1973, she was the daughter...
Ray Paul Jungen
Aug 25, 2018
Raymond Paul Jungen Ray Paul Jungen, 78, of Orange, TX passed away on August 25, 2018 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. The funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 31, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph Daleo as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Brenda Louise (Hebert) Ellison
Aug 23, 2018
Brenda Louise (Hebert) Ellison, 60, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas after a brief illness. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 30, 1957. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 27, 2018, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Bro. Keith Meyer. Burial will follow...
Tyler Joseph Hryhorchuk
Aug 21, 2018
Tyler Joseph Hryhorchuk, 20, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 21, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Community Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dan Brack and Brother Jacob Hryhorchuk. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 24, 2018, at Claybar Funeral...
Marjorie Marie Woodcock
Aug 19, 2018
Marjorie Marie Woodcock, 86, of Orange, Texas passed away on August 19, 2018. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
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...



