Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
James Luke Fruge'
Mar 22, 2019
James Luke Fruge’, a resident of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on March 22, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. Fruge’ was born on April 5, 1949, in Vinton, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Vinton High School and studied at both McNeese State University and Northwestern State University. He also attended The Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at...
Jimmy Carl Cloud
Mar 22, 2019
Jimmy Carl Cloud Jimmy Carl Cloud, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 22, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 23, 1954, he was the...
Genevieve Turner
Mar 21, 2019
Genevieve Turner, 95, of Orange, Texas passed away in Beaumont, Texas on March 21, 2019. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, 504 N. 5th St., 77630. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 30 at Grimes Funeral Chapel at 1214 Mulberry St., Bandera, Texas 78003, with interment...
Margaret Elizabeth Brady Chapman
Mar 20, 2019
Margaret Elizabeth Brady Chapman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, at...
Mary Lou Bertrand
Mar 20, 2019
Mary Lou Bertrand, 84, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2019, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Gus Wall. Burial will follow the service at China Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
John H. Smith
Mar 20, 2019
John H. Smith John H. Smith, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior...
Amanda Marie Dumesnil
Mar 19, 2019
Amanda Marie Dumesnil, 33, of Bridge City, passed away on March 19, 2019, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar...
Ellen May Jones
Mar 18, 2019
Ellen May Jones, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home. Born...
Carolyn Ann Hubert
Mar 18, 2019
Carolyn Ann Hubert, 77, of Groves, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Lloyd Whitman. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00...
Doris M. Armstrong
Mar 16, 2019
Doris M. Armstrong passed away in Beaumont on March 16, 2019. She was born in Houston, Mississippi to Floyd and Annie Mae Moore. She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of over 60 years, George G. Armstrong, Jr., M.D.; and her daughter, Marcia Boaze. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Armstrong of Houston, TX. Doris...
Sarah Lois Ross
Mar 15, 2019
Sarah Lois Ross Sarah Lois Ross, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, at her home. Born in Jolliet, Illinois, on November 3, 1957, she was the daughter of Thomas Emerson and Angie Barnett. Sarah was a homemaker and a member of South Avenue Baptist Church. She will be missed by all who knew and loved...
Sandra K. "Sandy" Townsend
Mar 15, 2019
Sandra K. “Sandy” Townsend, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Edwards of True Faith Tabernacle in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be...
Sharron Rollins
Mar 15, 2019
Sharron Rollins, 72, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born...
Robert Lee Spears
Mar 15, 2019
Robert Lee Spears Robert Lee Spears, 55, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 18, 1964, he was the son of...
Louis "Lou" Edward Elstner, Jr.
Mar 13, 2019
Louis “Lou” Edward Elstner, Jr., 80, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born on March 18, 1938, he was the son of Louis Edward Elstner, Sr. and Marie Elstner. Lou worked as a Master Electrician for Brown and Root. He loved animals and his 3 dogs were his babies. Lou will be missed dearly...
Stephen Patrick Padgett (Wallace)
Mar 13, 2019
Stephen Patrick Padgett (Wallace) passed away on March 13, 2019 at UTMB-Galveston, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will take place at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange at 12:00pm on Monday, March 18, 2019. A memorial service will begin at 2:00pm followed by a procession to Forest Lawn Cemetery where Stephen's remains will be laid to rest at the...
Owen Laurence "Larry" Horn, Sr.
Mar 13, 2019
Owen Laurence “Larry” Horn, Sr., 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 19, 1948, he was the son of Obin Lazerus Horn and Wilma Jean (Phelan) Eaves. Larry proudly served his country in the United States Army. He then worked as a carpenter for many years, building furniture....
Sandy (Turner Theiss) Bilbrey
Mar 13, 2019
Sandy Bilbrey, 79, was peacefully promoted to Heaven in the loving company of her family on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. In her younger years Sandy enjoyed spending time at the local drug store drinking milkshakes, the theater watching the latest John Wayne or other western, or listening...
Beth T. "Tammy" Oliver
Mar 12, 2019
Beth T. “Tammy” Oliver Beth T. “Tammy” Oliver, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 12, 2019, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Heritage House, located at 100 College St. in Orange, Texas with Mrs. Jackie Sullivan officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar...
James Luke Fruge'
Mar 22, 2019
James Luke Fruge’, a resident of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on March 22, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. Fruge’ was born on April 5, 1949, in Vinton, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Vinton High School and studied at both McNeese State University and Northwestern State University. He also attended The Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology at...
Jimmy Carl Cloud
Mar 22, 2019
Jimmy Carl Cloud Jimmy Carl Cloud, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 22, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 23, 1954, he was the...
Genevieve Turner
Mar 21, 2019
Genevieve Turner, 95, of Orange, Texas passed away in Beaumont, Texas on March 21, 2019. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, 504 N. 5th St., 77630. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 30 at Grimes Funeral Chapel at 1214 Mulberry St., Bandera, Texas 78003, with interment...
Margaret Elizabeth Brady Chapman
Mar 20, 2019
Margaret Elizabeth Brady Chapman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, at...
Mary Lou Bertrand
Mar 20, 2019
Mary Lou Bertrand, 84, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2019, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Gus Wall. Burial will follow the service at China Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
John H. Smith
Mar 20, 2019
John H. Smith John H. Smith, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior...
Amanda Marie Dumesnil
Mar 19, 2019
Amanda Marie Dumesnil, 33, of Bridge City, passed away on March 19, 2019, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar...
Ellen May Jones
Mar 18, 2019
Ellen May Jones, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home. Born...
Carolyn Ann Hubert
Mar 18, 2019
Carolyn Ann Hubert, 77, of Groves, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Lloyd Whitman. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00...
Doris M. Armstrong
Mar 16, 2019
Doris M. Armstrong passed away in Beaumont on March 16, 2019. She was born in Houston, Mississippi to Floyd and Annie Mae Moore. She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of over 60 years, George G. Armstrong, Jr., M.D.; and her daughter, Marcia Boaze. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Armstrong of Houston, TX. Doris...
Sarah Lois Ross
Mar 15, 2019
Sarah Lois Ross Sarah Lois Ross, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, at her home. Born in Jolliet, Illinois, on November 3, 1957, she was the daughter of Thomas Emerson and Angie Barnett. Sarah was a homemaker and a member of South Avenue Baptist Church. She will be missed by all who knew and loved...
Sandra K. "Sandy" Townsend
Mar 15, 2019
Sandra K. “Sandy” Townsend, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Edwards of True Faith Tabernacle in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be...
Sharron Rollins
Mar 15, 2019
Sharron Rollins, 72, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born...
Robert Lee Spears
Mar 15, 2019
Robert Lee Spears Robert Lee Spears, 55, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2019, in Nederland, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 18, 1964, he was the son of...
Louis "Lou" Edward Elstner, Jr.
Mar 13, 2019
Louis “Lou” Edward Elstner, Jr., 80, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born on March 18, 1938, he was the son of Louis Edward Elstner, Sr. and Marie Elstner. Lou worked as a Master Electrician for Brown and Root. He loved animals and his 3 dogs were his babies. Lou will be missed dearly...
Stephen Patrick Padgett (Wallace)
Mar 13, 2019
Stephen Patrick Padgett (Wallace) passed away on March 13, 2019 at UTMB-Galveston, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will take place at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange at 12:00pm on Monday, March 18, 2019. A memorial service will begin at 2:00pm followed by a procession to Forest Lawn Cemetery where Stephen's remains will be laid to rest at the...
Owen Laurence "Larry" Horn, Sr.
Mar 13, 2019
Owen Laurence “Larry” Horn, Sr., 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 13, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 19, 1948, he was the son of Obin Lazerus Horn and Wilma Jean (Phelan) Eaves. Larry proudly served his country in the United States Army. He then worked as a carpenter for many years, building furniture....
Sandy (Turner Theiss) Bilbrey
Mar 13, 2019
Sandy Bilbrey, 79, was peacefully promoted to Heaven in the loving company of her family on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. In her younger years Sandy enjoyed spending time at the local drug store drinking milkshakes, the theater watching the latest John Wayne or other western, or listening...
Beth T. "Tammy" Oliver
Mar 12, 2019
Beth T. “Tammy” Oliver Beth T. “Tammy” Oliver, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 12, 2019, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Heritage House, located at 100 College St. in Orange, Texas with Mrs. Jackie Sullivan officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar...