Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Mary Frances Riley
Jun 6, 2019
Frances Riley, 94, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2019, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 10, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Jim McClintock and Deacon Steve Oberneufemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Bobbye Collier Collins
Jun 4, 2019
Bobbye Collier Collins went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2019. Bobbye was a native Beaumonter. She was born to Robert and Lila Collier on January 14, 1928. She attended Beaumont Schools and Sam Houston State University. Bobbye was married to John W. Collins for 57 years, until his death in 2006. She was proud of her church,...
Doug Wissing
Jun 3, 2019
Theodore Douglas Wissing, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 3, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott Story and Reverend Louis Johnson. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will continue after the...
Shirley Joe Talbert
Jun 3, 2019
Shirley, 80, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on June 3, 2019, Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 10:00 am, at United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Don Holston. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, at Fairmount Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. Visitation will be from...
Michael Arthur Welton
Jun 2, 2019
Michael Arthur Welton Michael Arthur Welton, 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 2, 2019, at home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Mary Jane Fuselier
May 30, 2019
Mary Jane Fuselier, 73, of Groves, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Houston National Cemetery. Born in Gathersburg, Maryland, on January 14, 1946, she was the daughter of Arthur Lee Oden and Ina Mae Mills Oden. Mary loved her family and her animals. She owned...
Kathleen McCoy Farmer Goforth
May 30, 2019
Kathleen McCoy Farmer Goforth, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Chip Anthony of North Orange Baptist Church. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in...
Bradley Keith Toney
May 30, 2019
Bradley Keith Toney Bradley Keith Toney, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend James Moore, of Longview First Church, Reverend W.W. Smith, of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church, and Reverend Jeff Sanders,...
Bertha Lee Sonnier
May 29, 2019
Bertha Lee Sonnier, 92, of Lafayette, Louisiana, passed away on May 29, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...
Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey
May 29, 2019
Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey, 95, of Buna, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A private burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...
Donald Ray Anderson
May 27, 2019
Donald Ray Anderson, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 27, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Sharon Janiece Clark
May 26, 2019
Sharon Janiece Clark, 70, of Spring, Texas, passed away on May 26, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Cornelia Davis Spikes
May 26, 2019
Cornelia Davis Spikes was born on August 8, 1918, died peacefully in sleep at her home on May 26, 2019 with family. She was 101 years old. Cornelia, lovingly known to many as Aunt Connie, was born in Youngsville, Louisiana to John and Virginia Davis. As a young child, her family moved to Beaumont, Texas where she attended Adams Elementary...
Per Glen Klykken
May 25, 2019
Per Glen Klykken left this earth and was welcomed into heaven on Saturday, May 25th 2019 at sunset. He was born in Glens Falls, New York November 23rd, 1948 to Nils Stockfleth Beck Klykken and Guri Haugen Klykken. Per resided in Fernandina Beach, Florida with his wife Robin and Leela “Baby Lee”, his beloved Weimaraner. He was a devoted member...
Alejandro Ibarra
May 25, 2019
Alejandro Ibarra, 84, of Beaumont, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, at his residence. Born in Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico, on August 7, 1934, he was a son of Jose Maria Ibarra and Julia Arredondo Ibarra. He was a long time resident of Beaumont and retired from Bethlehem Steel where he was a welder. In his younger years, Mr. Ibarra enjoyed playing...
Pam Nonie Diemer
May 25, 2019
Pamela Sue Diemer, 64, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2019, at her home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin
May 25, 2019
Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin, 65, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be held...
Betty Jane Crawford
May 25, 2019
Betty Jane Crawford, 90, of Vidor, passed away on May 25, 2019, in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Born in High Island, Texas, on February 14, 1929, she was the daughter of Archie Harrington and Ollie Rae (Carr) Harrington. Betty loved to cook, feeding the...
Curtis "Mitch" Mitchell
May 23, 2019
Curtis “Mitch” Mitchell, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 23, 2019, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor David Millner, of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange as well as Pastor Jeff Bell. Burial will follow...
John Cecil Powers Beeson, Sr.
May 22, 2019
John Cecil Powers Beeson, Sr., 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 22, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...
Mary Frances Riley
Jun 6, 2019
Frances Riley, 94, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2019, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 10, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Jim McClintock and Deacon Steve Oberneufemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Bobbye Collier Collins
Jun 4, 2019
Bobbye Collier Collins went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2019. Bobbye was a native Beaumonter. She was born to Robert and Lila Collier on January 14, 1928. She attended Beaumont Schools and Sam Houston State University. Bobbye was married to John W. Collins for 57 years, until his death in 2006. She was proud of her church,...
Doug Wissing
Jun 3, 2019
Theodore Douglas Wissing, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 3, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott Story and Reverend Louis Johnson. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will continue after the...
Shirley Joe Talbert
Jun 3, 2019
Shirley, 80, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on June 3, 2019, Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 10:00 am, at United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Don Holston. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, at Fairmount Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas. Visitation will be from...
Michael Arthur Welton
Jun 2, 2019
Michael Arthur Welton Michael Arthur Welton, 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 2, 2019, at home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Mary Jane Fuselier
May 30, 2019
Mary Jane Fuselier, 73, of Groves, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Houston National Cemetery. Born in Gathersburg, Maryland, on January 14, 1946, she was the daughter of Arthur Lee Oden and Ina Mae Mills Oden. Mary loved her family and her animals. She owned...
Kathleen McCoy Farmer Goforth
May 30, 2019
Kathleen McCoy Farmer Goforth, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Chip Anthony of North Orange Baptist Church. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in...
Bradley Keith Toney
May 30, 2019
Bradley Keith Toney Bradley Keith Toney, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2019, in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend James Moore, of Longview First Church, Reverend W.W. Smith, of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church, and Reverend Jeff Sanders,...
Bertha Lee Sonnier
May 29, 2019
Bertha Lee Sonnier, 92, of Lafayette, Louisiana, passed away on May 29, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...
Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey
May 29, 2019
Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey Dr. Ethelaura Hare Ramey, 95, of Buna, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A private burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at...
Donald Ray Anderson
May 27, 2019
Donald Ray Anderson, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 27, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the...
Sharon Janiece Clark
May 26, 2019
Sharon Janiece Clark, 70, of Spring, Texas, passed away on May 26, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Cornelia Davis Spikes
May 26, 2019
Cornelia Davis Spikes was born on August 8, 1918, died peacefully in sleep at her home on May 26, 2019 with family. She was 101 years old. Cornelia, lovingly known to many as Aunt Connie, was born in Youngsville, Louisiana to John and Virginia Davis. As a young child, her family moved to Beaumont, Texas where she attended Adams Elementary...
Per Glen Klykken
May 25, 2019
Per Glen Klykken left this earth and was welcomed into heaven on Saturday, May 25th 2019 at sunset. He was born in Glens Falls, New York November 23rd, 1948 to Nils Stockfleth Beck Klykken and Guri Haugen Klykken. Per resided in Fernandina Beach, Florida with his wife Robin and Leela “Baby Lee”, his beloved Weimaraner. He was a devoted member...
Alejandro Ibarra
May 25, 2019
Alejandro Ibarra, 84, of Beaumont, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, at his residence. Born in Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico, on August 7, 1934, he was a son of Jose Maria Ibarra and Julia Arredondo Ibarra. He was a long time resident of Beaumont and retired from Bethlehem Steel where he was a welder. In his younger years, Mr. Ibarra enjoyed playing...
Pam Nonie Diemer
May 25, 2019
Pamela Sue Diemer, 64, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2019, at her home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin
May 25, 2019
Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin Patricia Isaacs Hazi Martin, 65, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be held...
Betty Jane Crawford
May 25, 2019
Betty Jane Crawford, 90, of Vidor, passed away on May 25, 2019, in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Born in High Island, Texas, on February 14, 1929, she was the daughter of Archie Harrington and Ollie Rae (Carr) Harrington. Betty loved to cook, feeding the...
Curtis "Mitch" Mitchell
May 23, 2019
Curtis “Mitch” Mitchell, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 23, 2019, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor David Millner, of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange as well as Pastor Jeff Bell. Burial will follow...
John Cecil Powers Beeson, Sr.
May 22, 2019
John Cecil Powers Beeson, Sr., 58, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 22, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...