Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
James Earl McAnally
Oct 8, 2019
James Earl McAnally, 76, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Jim Menke. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019 at...
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...
Robert Lynn Young
Oct 5, 2019
Robert Lynn Young, 53, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 5, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Jimmy Boykin. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas,...
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...
Dorothy Jane Jenkins Merrill
Oct 2, 2019
Dorothy Jane Jenkins Merrill, born March 2, 1929, longtime owner of Little Folks Day Care Center in Beaumont, passed this life October 2, 2019 at Village Creek Nursing Home at 12:30 am. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Ernest and Emmy Jenkins; her beloved husband, David; and her grandson, Micah Parker. Dorothy was born in Temple, Texas and...
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...
Albert Daniel Lusk
Sep 30, 2019
Albert Daniel Lusk, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 7, 1965, he was the son of Floyd R. Lusk and Lois Rogers. Albert worked as a truck driver for J. B. Hunt for many years. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him....
Jerry "J.R." Steele, Jr.
Sep 30, 2019
Jerry J.R. Steele, Jr., entered into Heavens gates September 30, 2019. J.R. was born January 10, 1984 in Orange, Texas to Jerry Steele and Darah Ashworth Williams. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe and Joyce Steele, Dana and Nell Ashworth, Charles and Carol Brumley; and uncles, Gary Steele and Jim Ford. J.R. is survived by his daughters,...
Harold Lee Parish
Sep 29, 2019
Harold Lee Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, on November 29, 1961, he was the son of Bertis Waldo Parish and Carol Maxine (Corbett) Parish. Harold proudly served his country in the United States Army. He went on to work as an Over-the-Road truck driver for many years....
Diana Marie Brant
Sep 29, 2019
Diana Marie Brant, 66, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2019, in Orange. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 13, 1952, she was the daughter of Leo Ouzts and Geneva (Barker) Ouzts. Diana worked as a store manager for many years before retiring. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded...
Kermit Jarreau
Sep 28, 2019
Kermit Jarreau, 62, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2019, at his home in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Dorman Cemetery on Tulane Road in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Jimmy Ponton, of Church of God of Prophecy. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00...
Johnnie Sue Johnson
Sep 28, 2019
Johnnie Sue Johnson, 79, of Rose City, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2019, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 1st, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Smith. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel...
James Earl McAnally
Oct 8, 2019
James Earl McAnally, 76, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Jim Menke. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019 at...
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...
Robert Lynn Young
Oct 5, 2019
Robert Lynn Young, 53, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on October 5, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Jimmy Boykin. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas,...
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...
Dorothy Jane Jenkins Merrill
Oct 2, 2019
Dorothy Jane Jenkins Merrill, born March 2, 1929, longtime owner of Little Folks Day Care Center in Beaumont, passed this life October 2, 2019 at Village Creek Nursing Home at 12:30 am. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Ernest and Emmy Jenkins; her beloved husband, David; and her grandson, Micah Parker. Dorothy was born in Temple, Texas and...
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...
Albert Daniel Lusk
Sep 30, 2019
Albert Daniel Lusk, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 7, 1965, he was the son of Floyd R. Lusk and Lois Rogers. Albert worked as a truck driver for J. B. Hunt for many years. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him....
Jerry "J.R." Steele, Jr.
Sep 30, 2019
Jerry J.R. Steele, Jr., entered into Heavens gates September 30, 2019. J.R. was born January 10, 1984 in Orange, Texas to Jerry Steele and Darah Ashworth Williams. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe and Joyce Steele, Dana and Nell Ashworth, Charles and Carol Brumley; and uncles, Gary Steele and Jim Ford. J.R. is survived by his daughters,...
Harold Lee Parish
Sep 29, 2019
Harold Lee Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, on November 29, 1961, he was the son of Bertis Waldo Parish and Carol Maxine (Corbett) Parish. Harold proudly served his country in the United States Army. He went on to work as an Over-the-Road truck driver for many years....
Diana Marie Brant
Sep 29, 2019
Diana Marie Brant, 66, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2019, in Orange. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 13, 1952, she was the daughter of Leo Ouzts and Geneva (Barker) Ouzts. Diana worked as a store manager for many years before retiring. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded...
Kermit Jarreau
Sep 28, 2019
Kermit Jarreau, 62, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2019, at his home in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Dorman Cemetery on Tulane Road in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Jimmy Ponton, of Church of God of Prophecy. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00...
Johnnie Sue Johnson
Sep 28, 2019
Johnnie Sue Johnson, 79, of Rose City, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2019, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 1st, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Smith. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel...