Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Mary Smith
Jun 30, 2019
Mary Jane Evans Smith Mary Jane Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on June 30, 2019, at home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at 10:00 am at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Born in Hornbeck, Louisiana, on November 20, 1933, she was the daughter of Johnie...
Clyde Lovell Sullivan
Jun 30, 2019
Clyde Lovell Sullivan, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on June 30, 2019 after a brief illness at the age of 74. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Pallbearers will be Jesse...
Betty McLin
Jun 29, 2019
Betty Jane McLin Betty J. McLin, 89, of Port Neches, formerly of Beaumont, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Clydee Burch
Jun 29, 2019
Clydee Pauline Andrus Burch Clydee Burch, 79, of Orange, passed away on June 29, 2019, at Harbor Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Shiela Streva-Hidalgo. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Margie Wilson
Jun 28, 2019
Margie Jo Wilson Margie Jo Wilson, 72, of Orange, passed away on June 28, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday July 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, on April 11, 1947, she was the daughter of E.C. Oliver and Katie Crooks....
James "Jim" English
Jun 28, 2019
Jim English, 88, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 28, 2019 in Brookshire, Texas. Funeral service will be July 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy
Jun 27, 2019
Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy, 89, of Waco, passed away on June 27, 2019, at Providence Hospital in Waco. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 1, at Westgate Memorial Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Revered Raymond McHenry. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00...
James M. Wilkinson
Jun 26, 2019
James M. Wilkinson, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 26, 2019, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m., Friday, at...
Deborah Lynn Martinez
Jun 26, 2019
Deborah Lynn Martinez, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8, 2019, at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Anaheim, California, on March 31, 1955, she was the daughter of Elmer Eugene McClain and Joyce (Langham) McClain. Deborah was a...
Sherman Lee Jones
Jun 25, 2019
Sherman Lee Jones, 63, of Kirbyville, Texas passed away on June 25, 2019, in Houston, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville. Born in Jasper, Texas, on March 27, 1956, he was the son of Arthur Jones and Laura Mae (Holton) Jones. Sherman loved antique cars and gospel...
Claud A. Taylor
Jun 25, 2019
Claud A. Taylor Claud A. Taylor, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 25, 2019, at home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, at Orangefield United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Orangefield...
Mary Louise Byerly
Jun 25, 2019
Mrs. Mary Louise (Brown) Byerly, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at age 96 on June 25, 2019, in Beaumont. Friends and family can pay their respects at the visitation, on Friday, June 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, with the funeral service following at 11:00 a.m., officiated...
Ona Faye McClary
Jun 25, 2019
Ona Faye McClary, 84, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully at her home on June 25, 2019. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Bill Morgan of Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 2:00 p.m. Born in Hope, Arkansas, on...
John Robert Everett
Jun 23, 2019
John Robert Everett John Robert Everett, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Jewel Faye Steele
Jun 23, 2019
Jewel Faye Steele, 87, of Orangefield passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be held on June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Bridge City....
Kenneth Lee Tarver, Sr.
Jun 22, 2019
Kenneth Lee Tarver, Sr., 70, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on June 22, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Elsie Mae Sonnier. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at...
Lastie Duhon
Jun 21, 2019
Lastie Duhon, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 21, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Matthew Tuttle of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior...
Jerry Glenn Hughes, Sr.
Jun 21, 2019
Jerry Glenn Hughes, Sr., 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 21, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ryan Chandler of Trinity Baptist Church and Reverend Bob Webb. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...
Betty Sue Williams
Jun 20, 2019
Betty Sue Williams, 85, of Vienna, Virginia, died Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Vienna. Born on December 28, 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas, she was a daughter of Arthur Thomas Oliver and Ora Lydia (Stratton) Oliver. A former resident of Beaumont, she had lived in Vienna for the past nine years. She loved reading, traveling and Washington Nationals Baseball. Mrs....
Lawrence Perry Custer
Jun 20, 2019
Larry Custer, 83, of Vidor, TX passed away on June 20, 2019, in Vidor, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June, 26, 2019 at Christian Fellowship in Beaumont, TX. Officiating will be Pastor Rick White of Christian...
Mary Smith
Jun 30, 2019
Mary Jane Evans Smith Mary Jane Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on June 30, 2019, at home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at 10:00 am at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Born in Hornbeck, Louisiana, on November 20, 1933, she was the daughter of Johnie...
Clyde Lovell Sullivan
Jun 30, 2019
Clyde Lovell Sullivan, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on June 30, 2019 after a brief illness at the age of 74. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Wagner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Pallbearers will be Jesse...
Betty McLin
Jun 29, 2019
Betty Jane McLin Betty J. McLin, 89, of Port Neches, formerly of Beaumont, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Clydee Burch
Jun 29, 2019
Clydee Pauline Andrus Burch Clydee Burch, 79, of Orange, passed away on June 29, 2019, at Harbor Hospice. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Shiela Streva-Hidalgo. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Margie Wilson
Jun 28, 2019
Margie Jo Wilson Margie Jo Wilson, 72, of Orange, passed away on June 28, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday July 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, on April 11, 1947, she was the daughter of E.C. Oliver and Katie Crooks....
James "Jim" English
Jun 28, 2019
Jim English, 88, of Orange, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 28, 2019 in Brookshire, Texas. Funeral service will be July 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy
Jun 27, 2019
Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy Johnnie Virginia Lewis Murphy, 89, of Waco, passed away on June 27, 2019, at Providence Hospital in Waco. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 1, at Westgate Memorial Baptist Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Revered Raymond McHenry. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00...
James M. Wilkinson
Jun 26, 2019
James M. Wilkinson, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 26, 2019, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m., Friday, at...
Deborah Lynn Martinez
Jun 26, 2019
Deborah Lynn Martinez, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8, 2019, at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Anaheim, California, on March 31, 1955, she was the daughter of Elmer Eugene McClain and Joyce (Langham) McClain. Deborah was a...
Sherman Lee Jones
Jun 25, 2019
Sherman Lee Jones, 63, of Kirbyville, Texas passed away on June 25, 2019, in Houston, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville. Born in Jasper, Texas, on March 27, 1956, he was the son of Arthur Jones and Laura Mae (Holton) Jones. Sherman loved antique cars and gospel...
Claud A. Taylor
Jun 25, 2019
Claud A. Taylor Claud A. Taylor, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 25, 2019, at home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, at Orangefield United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Orangefield...
Mary Louise Byerly
Jun 25, 2019
Mrs. Mary Louise (Brown) Byerly, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at age 96 on June 25, 2019, in Beaumont. Friends and family can pay their respects at the visitation, on Friday, June 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, with the funeral service following at 11:00 a.m., officiated...
Ona Faye McClary
Jun 25, 2019
Ona Faye McClary, 84, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully at her home on June 25, 2019. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Bill Morgan of Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 2:00 p.m. Born in Hope, Arkansas, on...
John Robert Everett
Jun 23, 2019
John Robert Everett John Robert Everett, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Jewel Faye Steele
Jun 23, 2019
Jewel Faye Steele, 87, of Orangefield passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be held on June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Bridge City....
Kenneth Lee Tarver, Sr.
Jun 22, 2019
Kenneth Lee Tarver, Sr., 70, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on June 22, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Elsie Mae Sonnier. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at...
Lastie Duhon
Jun 21, 2019
Lastie Duhon, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 21, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Matthew Tuttle of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior...
Jerry Glenn Hughes, Sr.
Jun 21, 2019
Jerry Glenn Hughes, Sr., 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 21, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ryan Chandler of Trinity Baptist Church and Reverend Bob Webb. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...
Betty Sue Williams
Jun 20, 2019
Betty Sue Williams, 85, of Vienna, Virginia, died Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Vienna. Born on December 28, 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas, she was a daughter of Arthur Thomas Oliver and Ora Lydia (Stratton) Oliver. A former resident of Beaumont, she had lived in Vienna for the past nine years. She loved reading, traveling and Washington Nationals Baseball. Mrs....
Lawrence Perry Custer
Jun 20, 2019
Larry Custer, 83, of Vidor, TX passed away on June 20, 2019, in Vidor, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June, 26, 2019 at Christian Fellowship in Beaumont, TX. Officiating will be Pastor Rick White of Christian...