Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Guy Snelgrove
Feb 27, 2019
Guy Snelgrove Guy Snelgrove, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange officiated by Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,...
Justin Kade Richoux
Feb 27, 2019
Justin Kade Richoux, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be family friend, Chris Barnes. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Mary "Kathy" Trussell Guillory
Feb 26, 2019
Mary “Kathy” Trussell Guillory, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating the service will be Pastor Brad Bickham. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.,...
Jack Cornell
Feb 26, 2019
Jack Cornell, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 26, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Meyer officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2,...
Holly Gunstream Brown
Feb 24, 2019
Holly Gunstream Brown, 57, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away on February 24, 2019, after a long and courageous battle of breast cancer. For 4 ½ years, she daily worked on her body to defeat the Stage 4 cancer. She was constantly eating organic foods, consuming countless naturopathic supplements, lathering up on essential oils and various concoctions, and so much more....
Mary Doucet Broussard
Feb 24, 2019
Mary Doucet Broussard passed away in Orange, Texas on February 24, 2019 surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born in 1930 in Church Point, Louisiana to parents, Julian Doucet and Louisa Johnson Doucet and was one of four sisters and five brothers. She moved with her family to Crowley, Louisiana at an early age where she later...
Colleen Bickham Burgin
Feb 24, 2019
Colleen Bickham Burgin, 62, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away on February 24, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Jessie L. "Mama Jess" Johnson
Feb 22, 2019
Jessie L. Johnson, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 22, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Hebert, Louisiana, on August 1, 1943, she was the daughter...
Lisa Lynn Howell "Nanny" Yeaman
Feb 21, 2019
Lisa Lynn Howell “Nanny” Yeaman, 60, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Second Baptist...
Jimmy William Drake
Feb 21, 2019
Jimmy William Drake, 68, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at First Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Harrell. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 10:00 a.m. Born in...
Mark Alan Oldham
Feb 21, 2019
Mark Alan Oldham, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Gary McCormick and Mr. Pleas Evans. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
Rosemary Spell
Feb 21, 2019
Rosemary Spell, 69, of Orange, passed away on February 21, 2019, at Vidor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Vidor. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Adams of First Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday,...
Nettie Merle Copeland
Feb 20, 2019
Nettie Merle Copeland, 73, of Vidor, Texas, passed away in her home on February 20, 2019. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.
Joshua Arizona Scales
Feb 19, 2019
Joshua Arizona Scales, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford
Feb 18, 2019
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford was born in San Augustine Texas to James Stevenson and Bessie Tyler Stevenson in 1927. A life-long Texan, she was born on the 1st day of May and played a bluebonnet at the Texas State Fair when she was 6 years old. Her love of Texas history was evident throughout her life. Anytime we drove places...
Kenneth Charles Haas Sr.
Feb 17, 2019
Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 18, 1937,...
Louise Maberry
Feb 16, 2019
Louise Maberry Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating the service will be Pastor Bill Carr and Pastor Brad McKenzie. We will hold Visitation Friday, February 22, 2019, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, at 504 N. 5th St., Orange, TX 77630. Serving as pallbearers...
E. J. "Buddy" Rasberry
Feb 16, 2019
E. J. “Buddy” Rasberry, 94, of Orange, passed away on February 16, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
J.B. Wilburn
Feb 15, 2019
J.B. Wilburn, 87, of Mauriceville, passed away on February 15, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. A graveside service and burial will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Shelby County. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to...
Herman "Butch" Walton
Feb 14, 2019
Herman “Butch” Walton, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2: 00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5...
Guy Snelgrove
Feb 27, 2019
Guy Snelgrove Guy Snelgrove, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange officiated by Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,...
Justin Kade Richoux
Feb 27, 2019
Justin Kade Richoux, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be family friend, Chris Barnes. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Mary "Kathy" Trussell Guillory
Feb 26, 2019
Mary “Kathy” Trussell Guillory, 64, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 26, 2019, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating the service will be Pastor Brad Bickham. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.,...
Jack Cornell
Feb 26, 2019
Jack Cornell, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 26, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Old First Orange Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Meyer officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2,...
Holly Gunstream Brown
Feb 24, 2019
Holly Gunstream Brown, 57, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away on February 24, 2019, after a long and courageous battle of breast cancer. For 4 ½ years, she daily worked on her body to defeat the Stage 4 cancer. She was constantly eating organic foods, consuming countless naturopathic supplements, lathering up on essential oils and various concoctions, and so much more....
Mary Doucet Broussard
Feb 24, 2019
Mary Doucet Broussard passed away in Orange, Texas on February 24, 2019 surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born in 1930 in Church Point, Louisiana to parents, Julian Doucet and Louisa Johnson Doucet and was one of four sisters and five brothers. She moved with her family to Crowley, Louisiana at an early age where she later...
Colleen Bickham Burgin
Feb 24, 2019
Colleen Bickham Burgin, 62, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away on February 24, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Jessie L. "Mama Jess" Johnson
Feb 22, 2019
Jessie L. Johnson, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 22, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Hebert, Louisiana, on August 1, 1943, she was the daughter...
Lisa Lynn Howell "Nanny" Yeaman
Feb 21, 2019
Lisa Lynn Howell “Nanny” Yeaman, 60, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Second Baptist...
Jimmy William Drake
Feb 21, 2019
Jimmy William Drake, 68, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at First Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Harrell. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 10:00 a.m. Born in...
Mark Alan Oldham
Feb 21, 2019
Mark Alan Oldham, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Gary McCormick and Mr. Pleas Evans. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,...
Rosemary Spell
Feb 21, 2019
Rosemary Spell, 69, of Orange, passed away on February 21, 2019, at Vidor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Vidor. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Adams of First Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday,...
Nettie Merle Copeland
Feb 20, 2019
Nettie Merle Copeland, 73, of Vidor, Texas, passed away in her home on February 20, 2019. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.
Joshua Arizona Scales
Feb 19, 2019
Joshua Arizona Scales, 24, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Pastor Kaye Sims of Crystal Beach Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford
Feb 18, 2019
Bessie Mae Stevenson Ford was born in San Augustine Texas to James Stevenson and Bessie Tyler Stevenson in 1927. A life-long Texan, she was born on the 1st day of May and played a bluebonnet at the Texas State Fair when she was 6 years old. Her love of Texas history was evident throughout her life. Anytime we drove places...
Kenneth Charles Haas Sr.
Feb 17, 2019
Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 18, 1937,...
Louise Maberry
Feb 16, 2019
Louise Maberry Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating the service will be Pastor Bill Carr and Pastor Brad McKenzie. We will hold Visitation Friday, February 22, 2019, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, at 504 N. 5th St., Orange, TX 77630. Serving as pallbearers...
E. J. "Buddy" Rasberry
Feb 16, 2019
E. J. “Buddy” Rasberry, 94, of Orange, passed away on February 16, 2019, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
J.B. Wilburn
Feb 15, 2019
J.B. Wilburn, 87, of Mauriceville, passed away on February 15, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. A graveside service and burial will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Shelby County. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to...
Herman "Butch" Walton
Feb 14, 2019
Herman “Butch” Walton, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2019, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2: 00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeremy Walton. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5...