Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Robert Mason Thompson
Nov 11, 2016
Robert M. “Bob” Thompson, 86, passed from this life and into glory very fittingly on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2016. Funeral services will begin with visitation and viewing at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2016, in the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. A graveside service will then follow at 11:30 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Officiants...
Frank Dewayne Finchum
Nov 10, 2016
Frank Dewayne Finchum, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2016, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 2:00...
Gerald Wayne Obenhaus
Nov 7, 2016
Gerald Wayne Obenhaus, 69, of Orange, Texas, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, November 7, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, retired pastor of North Orange Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Ervine Depwe Avant
Nov 7, 2016
Ervine Depwe Avant, 89, of Orange, passed away on November 7, 2016, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be held immediately following the visitation at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Rollie Burr with...
Patricia Rose "Pat" Chrisitan
Nov 7, 2016
Patricia Rose “Pat” Christian, 85, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Orange. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Winfree Baptist Church. Pat was born January 25, 1931 in Orange, TX to Theodore Roosevelt Burke and Edna (Garison) Burke. Pat was a member of Winfree Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She was...
James Eugene Saltzman
Nov 7, 2016
James Eugene Saltzman James Eugene Saltzman, 80, of Orange, passed away on November 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forrest...
Ila "Terrye" Honeycutt Gifford
Nov 7, 2016
Ila “Terrye” Honeycutt Gifford, 62, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Orange. Cremation will take place under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Terrye was born January 6, 1954 in Alameda, California. She was a teacher and a counselor. As a wife, mother, and grandmother she will be sorely missed by her family and friends. God bless...
Mrs. Macy Edgerton
Nov 6, 2016
Mrs. Macy Edgerton Mrs. Macy Edgerton, 91, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange....
Victoria B. Sullivan
Nov 6, 2016
Victoria B. Sullivan Victoria B. Sullivan, 97, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00...
Curtis Jackson Jaynes
Nov 5, 2016
Curtis Jackson Jaynes Curtis Jackson Jaynes, 86, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Curtis was born April 19, 1930 in Sidon, Mississippi to Walker Jaynes and Berdie Mae (Dirghty) Jaynes. He was an electrician...
David Wallace Richard
Nov 5, 2016
David Wallace Richard David Wallace Richard, 73, of Bridge City, passed away on November 5, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, with Mr. Larry Gunter officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, prior to the service at the funeral home....
Nathan Thomas Johnson Jr
Nov 5, 2016
Nathan T. “Tucker” Johnson, age 66, of Orange - and long-time resident of Houston - passed away on November 5, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tucker was born in Orange on November 23, 1949 to...
Michael Dale Lingo
Nov 4, 2016
Michael D. Lingo, 85, of Bridge City, passed away on November 4, 2016, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, November 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Tony Goins of Bridge City Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Claybar...
Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD
Nov 1, 2016
Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A...
Justine Pachar
Oct 29, 2016
Services are as follows: Visitation on Tuesday, November 1 from 5-7pm and Funeral on Wednesday, November 2 at 2pm. All services at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Emma Justine Boswell Pachar was born on June 23, 1924 in Orange, Texas and passed away on October 29, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She fought the battle of cancer...
Terry Lee Culp
Oct 29, 2016
Terry Lee Culp, 59, of Orange, passed away on October 29, 2016. Funeral services will be 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Cremation will be under the direction of Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to service starting at 4:00 PM. Born in Mt. Clemons,...
Irene Aldredge
Oct 28, 2016
Mary Irene Aldredge Mary Irene Aldredge, 93, of Orange, passed away on Friday, October, 28, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1923 in Barnes, Texas, she was the daughter of Roy Jesse Burden, Sr. and Marion Trellis (Jones) Burden. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Claybar...
Kimberly Ann Lovell
Oct 27, 2016
Kimberly Ann Lovell, 19, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...
Rodney Edward Fields
Oct 27, 2016
Rodney Edward Fields Rodney Edward Fields, 71, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial of his cremated remains at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 11, 1945, he was the son of Edward Alfred Fields and Minnie Vatter...
Elton Ray Hodge
Oct 26, 2016
Elton Ray Hodge Elton Ray Hodge, 64, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2016, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at In His Steps Ministries, 2656 B MacArthur Dr. in Orange. The church is located behind the old Sears store. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Neal. Mr. Hodge was born...
Robert Mason Thompson
Nov 11, 2016
Robert M. “Bob” Thompson, 86, passed from this life and into glory very fittingly on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2016. Funeral services will begin with visitation and viewing at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2016, in the Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. A graveside service will then follow at 11:30 a.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Officiants...
Frank Dewayne Finchum
Nov 10, 2016
Frank Dewayne Finchum, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2016, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 2:00...
Gerald Wayne Obenhaus
Nov 7, 2016
Gerald Wayne Obenhaus, 69, of Orange, Texas, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, November 7, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, retired pastor of North Orange Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in...
Ervine Depwe Avant
Nov 7, 2016
Ervine Depwe Avant, 89, of Orange, passed away on November 7, 2016, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be held immediately following the visitation at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Rollie Burr with...
Patricia Rose "Pat" Chrisitan
Nov 7, 2016
Patricia Rose “Pat” Christian, 85, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Orange. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Winfree Baptist Church. Pat was born January 25, 1931 in Orange, TX to Theodore Roosevelt Burke and Edna (Garison) Burke. Pat was a member of Winfree Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She was...
James Eugene Saltzman
Nov 7, 2016
James Eugene Saltzman James Eugene Saltzman, 80, of Orange, passed away on November 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forrest...
Ila "Terrye" Honeycutt Gifford
Nov 7, 2016
Ila “Terrye” Honeycutt Gifford, 62, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Orange. Cremation will take place under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Terrye was born January 6, 1954 in Alameda, California. She was a teacher and a counselor. As a wife, mother, and grandmother she will be sorely missed by her family and friends. God bless...
Mrs. Macy Edgerton
Nov 6, 2016
Mrs. Macy Edgerton Mrs. Macy Edgerton, 91, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Daleo of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange....
Victoria B. Sullivan
Nov 6, 2016
Victoria B. Sullivan Victoria B. Sullivan, 97, of Orange, passed away on November 6, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 10, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00...
Curtis Jackson Jaynes
Nov 5, 2016
Curtis Jackson Jaynes Curtis Jackson Jaynes, 86, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Curtis was born April 19, 1930 in Sidon, Mississippi to Walker Jaynes and Berdie Mae (Dirghty) Jaynes. He was an electrician...
David Wallace Richard
Nov 5, 2016
David Wallace Richard David Wallace Richard, 73, of Bridge City, passed away on November 5, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, with Mr. Larry Gunter officiating. Visitation will be from 3:00-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, prior to the service at the funeral home....
Nathan Thomas Johnson Jr
Nov 5, 2016
Nathan T. “Tucker” Johnson, age 66, of Orange - and long-time resident of Houston - passed away on November 5, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tucker was born in Orange on November 23, 1949 to...
Michael Dale Lingo
Nov 4, 2016
Michael D. Lingo, 85, of Bridge City, passed away on November 4, 2016, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, November 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Tony Goins of Bridge City Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Claybar...
Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD
Nov 1, 2016
Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD Reverend Charles W. Holt, PHD, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A...
Justine Pachar
Oct 29, 2016
Services are as follows: Visitation on Tuesday, November 1 from 5-7pm and Funeral on Wednesday, November 2 at 2pm. All services at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Emma Justine Boswell Pachar was born on June 23, 1924 in Orange, Texas and passed away on October 29, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She fought the battle of cancer...
Terry Lee Culp
Oct 29, 2016
Terry Lee Culp, 59, of Orange, passed away on October 29, 2016. Funeral services will be 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Cremation will be under the direction of Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to service starting at 4:00 PM. Born in Mt. Clemons,...
Irene Aldredge
Oct 28, 2016
Mary Irene Aldredge Mary Irene Aldredge, 93, of Orange, passed away on Friday, October, 28, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1923 in Barnes, Texas, she was the daughter of Roy Jesse Burden, Sr. and Marion Trellis (Jones) Burden. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Claybar...
Kimberly Ann Lovell
Oct 27, 2016
Kimberly Ann Lovell, 19, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in...
Rodney Edward Fields
Oct 27, 2016
Rodney Edward Fields Rodney Edward Fields, 71, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2016, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at a later date with burial of his cremated remains at Del Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 11, 1945, he was the son of Edward Alfred Fields and Minnie Vatter...
Elton Ray Hodge
Oct 26, 2016
Elton Ray Hodge Elton Ray Hodge, 64, of Orange, passed away on October 26, 2016, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at In His Steps Ministries, 2656 B MacArthur Dr. in Orange. The church is located behind the old Sears store. Officiating will be Pastor Steve Neal. Mr. Hodge was born...



