Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
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Mary Joyce Guidry
Dec 21, 2017
Mary Joyce Guidry, 82, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Greg Edwards. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Nelda Rose Morgan
Dec 21, 2017
Nelda Rose Morgan, 73, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born on February 13, 1944, she was the daughter of Tootie and Inez Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gilbert Morgan; nephew, John Sonnier; sister, Florence Sonnier;...
Sam L. Street
Dec 21, 2017
Sam L. Street, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Magnolia, Texas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2017...
Louis "L.C." Gossett
Dec 20, 2017
Louis C. Gossett, 91, of West Orange, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Robbie Puckett,...
Donald Blair Thomas
Dec 20, 2017
Donald Blair Thomas, 83, of Austin, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017, at his home. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 11, 1934, he was the son of Blair Alton Thomas and Elenor Gladys (Kimball) Thomas. He worked as an engineer for Lower Colorado River Authority. He was preceded in death by his parents, Blair and Elenor Thomas; and...
Carmen Delores "Los" Watson
Dec 20, 2017
Carmen Delores “Los” Watson, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation...
Nina Belle Harris
Dec 20, 2017
Nina Belle Harris was born March 1, 1929 in Glenmora, Louisiana to parents, Mayo and Amanda Cloud Henderson. The family moved to Orange, Texas when she was a teenager. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven siblings: Kurth Henderson, Ruby Martin, Joe Haner, Creal Henderson, Earl Henderson, Pearl Hunt Rigby and R.L. Henderson. She is survived by...
Betty Carolyn Cates
Dec 20, 2017
Betty Carolyn Cates, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017 in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar...
Sarah Jean Peddy
Dec 18, 2017
Sarah Jean Peddy, 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will be follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas....
Albert "Al" Dana Gore
Dec 18, 2017
Albert Dana Gore, “Al” of Bridge City, TX, passed away at his home on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was a long time resident of Bridge City and served the community as an educator and civic leader. His thirty-four year career in education included teaching chemistry and biology in Kountze, Port Arthur, and Bridge City Independent School Districts, serving as...
Joyce (Freeman) Savage
Dec 17, 2017
Joyce (Freeman) Savage Joyce Savage, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Dudley "D.J." James LeBlanc, Sr.
Dec 17, 2017
Dudley “D.J.” James LeBlanc, Sr. Dudley James LeBlanc, Sr. (86) passed away surrounded by loved ones on Dec. 17, 2017. He was born August 2, 1931 in Port Arthur, TX. He served in the U.S. Army, and was a switchman at KCS Railroad for 35 years. Dudley married Jewel Padgett on January 29, 1954. They were married for 64 years....
Gladys Williams Arnold
Dec 17, 2017
Gladys Williams Arnold, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chris Lewis of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior...
David Silva
Dec 16, 2017
David Silva, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2017, at his home. Born in Manhattan, Kansas, on February 15, 1935, he was the son of Emmett Silva and Josephine (Escobor) Silva. David worked at Sprad’s Boat Town for 37 years and loved to fish and go hunting. He was a member of the VFW as well as...
Larry Elliott Rice
Dec 15, 2017
Larry Elliott Rice “Pappy” Larry Elliot Rice, 71, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 12 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, Reverend Rusty Dollar and Reverend Larry Lormand. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
George Marvin Coit
Dec 14, 2017
George Marvin Coit, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar...
Waid C. Dunn
Dec 14, 2017
Waid C. Dunn, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Redkey of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Silsbee. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will begin at 8:30...
Lawrence Felix Powell Sr.
Dec 12, 2017
Lawrence Felix Powell, Sr., 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Wiergate, Texas, on December 4, 1937, he was the son of Will Felix Powell and Palestine Powell. He was a...
Donald Darrell Hasselmann
Dec 10, 2017
Donald Darrell Hasselmann, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Superintendent Ernest Lindsey, of Starlight Church of God in Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...
Michele Rita Fontenot
Dec 10, 2017
Michele Rita Fontenot, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 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 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday,...
Mary Joyce Guidry
Dec 21, 2017
Mary Joyce Guidry, 82, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Greg Edwards. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Nelda Rose Morgan
Dec 21, 2017
Nelda Rose Morgan, 73, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born on February 13, 1944, she was the daughter of Tootie and Inez Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gilbert Morgan; nephew, John Sonnier; sister, Florence Sonnier;...
Sam L. Street
Dec 21, 2017
Sam L. Street, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2017, in Magnolia, Texas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2017...
Louis "L.C." Gossett
Dec 20, 2017
Louis C. Gossett, 91, of West Orange, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Robbie Puckett,...
Donald Blair Thomas
Dec 20, 2017
Donald Blair Thomas, 83, of Austin, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017, at his home. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 11, 1934, he was the son of Blair Alton Thomas and Elenor Gladys (Kimball) Thomas. He worked as an engineer for Lower Colorado River Authority. He was preceded in death by his parents, Blair and Elenor Thomas; and...
Carmen Delores "Los" Watson
Dec 20, 2017
Carmen Delores “Los” Watson, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation...
Nina Belle Harris
Dec 20, 2017
Nina Belle Harris was born March 1, 1929 in Glenmora, Louisiana to parents, Mayo and Amanda Cloud Henderson. The family moved to Orange, Texas when she was a teenager. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven siblings: Kurth Henderson, Ruby Martin, Joe Haner, Creal Henderson, Earl Henderson, Pearl Hunt Rigby and R.L. Henderson. She is survived by...
Betty Carolyn Cates
Dec 20, 2017
Betty Carolyn Cates, 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2017 in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar...
Sarah Jean Peddy
Dec 18, 2017
Sarah Jean Peddy, 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will be follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas....
Albert "Al" Dana Gore
Dec 18, 2017
Albert Dana Gore, “Al” of Bridge City, TX, passed away at his home on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was a long time resident of Bridge City and served the community as an educator and civic leader. His thirty-four year career in education included teaching chemistry and biology in Kountze, Port Arthur, and Bridge City Independent School Districts, serving as...
Joyce (Freeman) Savage
Dec 17, 2017
Joyce (Freeman) Savage Joyce Savage, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Dudley "D.J." James LeBlanc, Sr.
Dec 17, 2017
Dudley “D.J.” James LeBlanc, Sr. Dudley James LeBlanc, Sr. (86) passed away surrounded by loved ones on Dec. 17, 2017. He was born August 2, 1931 in Port Arthur, TX. He served in the U.S. Army, and was a switchman at KCS Railroad for 35 years. Dudley married Jewel Padgett on January 29, 1954. They were married for 64 years....
Gladys Williams Arnold
Dec 17, 2017
Gladys Williams Arnold, 94, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chris Lewis of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior...
David Silva
Dec 16, 2017
David Silva, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2017, at his home. Born in Manhattan, Kansas, on February 15, 1935, he was the son of Emmett Silva and Josephine (Escobor) Silva. David worked at Sprad’s Boat Town for 37 years and loved to fish and go hunting. He was a member of the VFW as well as...
Larry Elliott Rice
Dec 15, 2017
Larry Elliott Rice “Pappy” Larry Elliot Rice, 71, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 12 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, Reverend Rusty Dollar and Reverend Larry Lormand. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
George Marvin Coit
Dec 14, 2017
George Marvin Coit, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2017, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar...
Waid C. Dunn
Dec 14, 2017
Waid C. Dunn, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Redkey of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Silsbee. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will begin at 8:30...
Lawrence Felix Powell Sr.
Dec 12, 2017
Lawrence Felix Powell, Sr., 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Wiergate, Texas, on December 4, 1937, he was the son of Will Felix Powell and Palestine Powell. He was a...
Donald Darrell Hasselmann
Dec 10, 2017
Donald Darrell Hasselmann, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Superintendent Ernest Lindsey, of Starlight Church of God in Christ. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to...
Michele Rita Fontenot
Dec 10, 2017
Michele Rita Fontenot, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 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 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday,...
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