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Mary Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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...

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