Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Donald Wilson Garrison
May 22, 2018
Donald W. “Don” Garrison was born February 5, 1934, in a house somewhere in Welch, Oklahoma. He lived in Lumberton, Texas until August 2017. He then moved to Victoria, Texas where he gently passed into the arms of His loving Savior on May 22, 2018. He was 84 years of age. Don worked as a Project Supervisor for Trotti-Thompson, which...
Charles J. "C.J." Benoit
May 21, 2018
Charles J. “C.J.” Benoit Charles J. “C.J.” Benoit, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 21, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of First Baptist Church and Reverend Don Sheffield, of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Burial...
Clyde Mitchell Chesson
May 21, 2018
Clyde Mitchell Chesson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 21, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Terry Wright and Reverend Keith Pennington. Burial will follow the service at Walles Cemetery. Visitation will...
Arden Edward Green
May 18, 2018
Arden Edward Green, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd at 3:00 p.m. at the Ninth & Elm Church of Christ, 501 Ninth Street, Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Ben Terry and Shawn Jones. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Imogene Cariedale Claunch
May 17, 2018
Imogene Cariedale Claunch, 92, of Beaumont was born April 29, 1926 in Clarks, Louisiana to Stanley Hinds Smith and Lillian Balua Smith and passed away on May 17, 2018 in Beaumont. Mrs. Claunch was a longtime resident of Beaumont and was a retired sales clerk who worked many years for Kress Department Store and Kmart. She was preceded in death,...
Diaene Lee Falkenhagen
May 16, 2018
Dianne Lee Falkenhagen, 67, of Bridge City, passed away on May 16, 2018, in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on January 5, 1951, she was the daughter of Jim Foster and Dorothy Bunkley. Dianne loved being outside and enjoyed spending time at the beach. She was...
Mary Ann Legendre Pierson
May 15, 2018
Mary Anne Legendre Pierson Mary Anne Legendre Pierson, 72, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on May 15, 2018, at her residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest...
Nathan "Nate" Smith
May 15, 2018
Nathan “Nate” Smith, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2018, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Tommy Gore. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral...
Randy Bob Romero
May 15, 2018
Randy Bob Romero, 49, resident of Bridge City, Texas since 1976, passed away on May 15, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Murray Dean. Burial will follow the service at Head of the Hollow...
Verna Stephenson Dougharty
May 15, 2018
Verna Stephenson Dougharty Verna Stephenson Dougharty, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow the service at Dougharty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Coleman Wayne Peveto
May 13, 2018
Coleman Wayne Peveto, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on May 13, 2018, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Shanna and Danny Carnline, in Marquez. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday...
Shannon Lee Johnson
May 12, 2018
Shannon Lee Johnson Shannon Lee Johnson, 39, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on May 12, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating the service will be Pastor Stephen Samuel, of Cathedral in the Pines Church in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on...
Ernest H. "Ernie" Willey
May 11, 2018
Ernest H. “Ernie” Willey, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mauriceville,...
Mary Ann Stanley
May 10, 2018
On May 10, 2018, we lost our beloved Mother, MawMaw 2, Maw Mary and also G maw. She passed away peacefully at home, as she wished, surrounded by her whole family. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2018, at the Old Family Homeplace, 6300 Marshall Willey Road in Mauriceville. The graveside service will be held at 2:00...
Dan G. Dumas
May 9, 2018
Dan G. Dumas Dan G. Dumas, 91, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on May 9, 2018, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 1:00 p.m....
Thomas "Tommy" Chesley Vaughn, II
May 7, 2018
Thomas Chesley “Tommy” Vaughn, II Thomas Chesley “Tommy” Vaughn, II, 62, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on May 7, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend Keith Tilley officiating. Burial will follow the service at The Cemetery, in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will...
Stephen R. Young
May 7, 2018
Stephen R. Young, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 7, 2018, in Tyler, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John David Creamer. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at...
Brenda King
May 7, 2018
Brenda King, 77, of Beaumont, passed away on May 7, 2018, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 3:00p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-2:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Sour Lake, Texas, on October 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Stanley Ray and...
Margaret Shaw Pokorney
May 6, 2018
Margaret Shaw Pokorney, of Lumberton, Texas was born on July 19, 1918 in New York City and went home to be with her Lord on May 6, 2018, she was 99 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Pokorney; daughter, Gail Brigman and grandson, Frederick E. Pokorney. She is survived by her 7 sons, Glenn, Gregory,...
Wanda Trahan
May 6, 2018
Wanda Jean Trahan, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2018, in Orange. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Pinehurst, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. An Eastern Star Service will be given by Chapter 214, Order of the Eastern...
Donald Wilson Garrison
May 22, 2018
Donald W. “Don” Garrison was born February 5, 1934, in a house somewhere in Welch, Oklahoma. He lived in Lumberton, Texas until August 2017. He then moved to Victoria, Texas where he gently passed into the arms of His loving Savior on May 22, 2018. He was 84 years of age. Don worked as a Project Supervisor for Trotti-Thompson, which...
Charles J. "C.J." Benoit
May 21, 2018
Charles J. “C.J.” Benoit Charles J. “C.J.” Benoit, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 21, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of First Baptist Church and Reverend Don Sheffield, of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Burial...
Clyde Mitchell Chesson
May 21, 2018
Clyde Mitchell Chesson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 21, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Terry Wright and Reverend Keith Pennington. Burial will follow the service at Walles Cemetery. Visitation will...
Arden Edward Green
May 18, 2018
Arden Edward Green, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd at 3:00 p.m. at the Ninth & Elm Church of Christ, 501 Ninth Street, Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Ben Terry and Shawn Jones. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Imogene Cariedale Claunch
May 17, 2018
Imogene Cariedale Claunch, 92, of Beaumont was born April 29, 1926 in Clarks, Louisiana to Stanley Hinds Smith and Lillian Balua Smith and passed away on May 17, 2018 in Beaumont. Mrs. Claunch was a longtime resident of Beaumont and was a retired sales clerk who worked many years for Kress Department Store and Kmart. She was preceded in death,...
Diaene Lee Falkenhagen
May 16, 2018
Dianne Lee Falkenhagen, 67, of Bridge City, passed away on May 16, 2018, in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on January 5, 1951, she was the daughter of Jim Foster and Dorothy Bunkley. Dianne loved being outside and enjoyed spending time at the beach. She was...
Mary Ann Legendre Pierson
May 15, 2018
Mary Anne Legendre Pierson Mary Anne Legendre Pierson, 72, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on May 15, 2018, at her residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest...
Nathan "Nate" Smith
May 15, 2018
Nathan “Nate” Smith, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2018, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Tommy Gore. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral...
Randy Bob Romero
May 15, 2018
Randy Bob Romero, 49, resident of Bridge City, Texas since 1976, passed away on May 15, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Murray Dean. Burial will follow the service at Head of the Hollow...
Verna Stephenson Dougharty
May 15, 2018
Verna Stephenson Dougharty Verna Stephenson Dougharty, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow the service at Dougharty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Coleman Wayne Peveto
May 13, 2018
Coleman Wayne Peveto, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on May 13, 2018, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Shanna and Danny Carnline, in Marquez. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday...
Shannon Lee Johnson
May 12, 2018
Shannon Lee Johnson Shannon Lee Johnson, 39, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on May 12, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating the service will be Pastor Stephen Samuel, of Cathedral in the Pines Church in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on...
Ernest H. "Ernie" Willey
May 11, 2018
Ernest H. “Ernie” Willey, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mauriceville,...
Mary Ann Stanley
May 10, 2018
On May 10, 2018, we lost our beloved Mother, MawMaw 2, Maw Mary and also G maw. She passed away peacefully at home, as she wished, surrounded by her whole family. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2018, at the Old Family Homeplace, 6300 Marshall Willey Road in Mauriceville. The graveside service will be held at 2:00...
Dan G. Dumas
May 9, 2018
Dan G. Dumas Dan G. Dumas, 91, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on May 9, 2018, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 1:00 p.m....
Thomas "Tommy" Chesley Vaughn, II
May 7, 2018
Thomas Chesley “Tommy” Vaughn, II Thomas Chesley “Tommy” Vaughn, II, 62, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on May 7, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend Keith Tilley officiating. Burial will follow the service at The Cemetery, in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will...
Stephen R. Young
May 7, 2018
Stephen R. Young, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 7, 2018, in Tyler, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor John David Creamer. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at...
Brenda King
May 7, 2018
Brenda King, 77, of Beaumont, passed away on May 7, 2018, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 3:00p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-2:00pm, Wednesday at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Sour Lake, Texas, on October 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Stanley Ray and...
Margaret Shaw Pokorney
May 6, 2018
Margaret Shaw Pokorney, of Lumberton, Texas was born on July 19, 1918 in New York City and went home to be with her Lord on May 6, 2018, she was 99 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Pokorney; daughter, Gail Brigman and grandson, Frederick E. Pokorney. She is survived by her 7 sons, Glenn, Gregory,...
Wanda Trahan
May 6, 2018
Wanda Jean Trahan, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2018, in Orange. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Pinehurst, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. An Eastern Star Service will be given by Chapter 214, Order of the Eastern...