Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Dr. Homer Stuntz, MD
Jul 3, 2016
Dr. Homer, Stuntz, M.D., 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 3, 2016, in College Station, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Jack Roland Etheridge
Jun 28, 2016
Jack Roland Etheridge Jack Roland Etheridge, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 28, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 1, 2016, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Nicholas Coleman of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Lorraine Gossett Derouen
Jun 27, 2016
Lorraine Gossett Derouen Lorraine Gossett Derouen, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 27, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Lazaya Lynn Longmire
Jun 26, 2016
Lazaya Lynn Longmire Heaven’s gain was our loss when our angel, Lazaya Lynn Longmire, was called home on June 26, 2016. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 26, 2016, she was the daughter of Chase Longmire and Tiffani Alexander. Too perfect for this world, those she left to cherish her memory include her parents; grandparents, Roger Longmire and wife...
Lessie Mayes Sterns
Jun 25, 2016
Lessie Mayes Sterns Lessie Mayes Sterns born June 23, 1913, In Urania, Louisiana, to Wesley S. Mayes and Dora Vee Hatten, passed away on June 25, 2016, at the age of 103 years old. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Kenneth...
Rosalie Cole Durio
Jun 24, 2016
Rosalie Cole Durio Rosalie Cole Durio, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 5, 1925,...
Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr.
Jun 24, 2016
Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr. Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr, 72, went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 24, 2016. He was born on March 28, 1944 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and he was a lifelong resident of Orange County. Gerald graduated from Bridge City High School and married the love of his life, Ethel Breaux, June 7, 1964. Gerald...
John Edward Cooper
Jun 23, 2016
John E. Cooper, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at Slade Chapel of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Carolyn Sue Jackson
Jun 22, 2016
Carolyn Jackson Carolyn Jackson, 65, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on June 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith, of Church Without Walls in Lumberton, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Pat Becker, Sr.
Jun 21, 2016
Pat Becker, Sr., 86, of Bridge City, passed away on June 21, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 24, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction...
Marie Therese Browning
Jun 20, 2016
Marie Therese Browning, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Kenneth Ray Young
Jun 17, 2016
Kenneth R. Young, 85, of Vidor, passed away on June 17, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kirk Ellender. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, June 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral...
Rena Waldrep
Jun 17, 2016
Rena Waldrep Rena Waldrep, 89, of Orange, passed away on June 17, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Jeffery Sanders. Burial will follow at Waldrep Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service starting at 9:00 AM....
Shannon Pruett
Jun 14, 2016
Shannon Pruett, 46, of Bridge City, passed away on June 14, 2016, at St. Luke’s in Houston surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM, Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Bickham and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
David Christopher "Yankee" Karasik
Jun 12, 2016
David Christopher Karasik, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 12, 2016, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Kenney Molanders. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Wednesday, at the funeral...
Alice Marie Boutte
Jun 10, 2016
Alice Marie Boutte, 82, of Buna, passed away on June 10, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Chesson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Sunday, June 12, 2016,...
Lois Sarver Duhon
Jun 10, 2016
Lois Sarver Duhon, 96, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend James “Big Jim” Salles, of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Ruby Pearl Stephens
Jun 10, 2016
Ruby Pearl Henry Weatherford Stephens, 88, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2016, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, June 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral...
Mildred Vice Cobb
Jun 9, 2016
Mildred Vice Cobb, age 88, of Pennsville, NJ (formerly of Orange, TX) passed away Thursday, June 9th, 2016. Mildred is survived by her sons, Tommy Vice, Billy Vice and wife, Elaine, and Bobby Vice and wife, Marylee; daughter-in-law, Loretta Vice Broussard; nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivy and Mary Melancon, her sister,...
Bobbie Sue Weber
Jun 9, 2016
Bobbie Sue (Bailey) Weber, 57, of Orange, passed away on June 9, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 W. Cherry Ave., Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Cremation will follow services with her final resting place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A...
Dr. Homer Stuntz, MD
Jul 3, 2016
Dr. Homer, Stuntz, M.D., 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 3, 2016, in College Station, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Jack Roland Etheridge
Jun 28, 2016
Jack Roland Etheridge Jack Roland Etheridge, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 28, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 1, 2016, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Nicholas Coleman of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Lorraine Gossett Derouen
Jun 27, 2016
Lorraine Gossett Derouen Lorraine Gossett Derouen, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 27, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Lazaya Lynn Longmire
Jun 26, 2016
Lazaya Lynn Longmire Heaven’s gain was our loss when our angel, Lazaya Lynn Longmire, was called home on June 26, 2016. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 26, 2016, she was the daughter of Chase Longmire and Tiffani Alexander. Too perfect for this world, those she left to cherish her memory include her parents; grandparents, Roger Longmire and wife...
Lessie Mayes Sterns
Jun 25, 2016
Lessie Mayes Sterns Lessie Mayes Sterns born June 23, 1913, In Urania, Louisiana, to Wesley S. Mayes and Dora Vee Hatten, passed away on June 25, 2016, at the age of 103 years old. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Kenneth...
Rosalie Cole Durio
Jun 24, 2016
Rosalie Cole Durio Rosalie Cole Durio, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 5, 1925,...
Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr.
Jun 24, 2016
Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr. Gerald Earl Breaux, Sr, 72, went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 24, 2016. He was born on March 28, 1944 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and he was a lifelong resident of Orange County. Gerald graduated from Bridge City High School and married the love of his life, Ethel Breaux, June 7, 1964. Gerald...
John Edward Cooper
Jun 23, 2016
John E. Cooper, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2016, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at Slade Chapel of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Carolyn Sue Jackson
Jun 22, 2016
Carolyn Jackson Carolyn Jackson, 65, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on June 22, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith, of Church Without Walls in Lumberton, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Pat Becker, Sr.
Jun 21, 2016
Pat Becker, Sr., 86, of Bridge City, passed away on June 21, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 24, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction...
Marie Therese Browning
Jun 20, 2016
Marie Therese Browning, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Kenneth Ray Young
Jun 17, 2016
Kenneth R. Young, 85, of Vidor, passed away on June 17, 2016, in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kirk Ellender. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, June 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral...
Rena Waldrep
Jun 17, 2016
Rena Waldrep Rena Waldrep, 89, of Orange, passed away on June 17, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at United Pentecostal Church in Orangefield. Officiating will be Reverend Jeffery Sanders. Burial will follow at Waldrep Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service starting at 9:00 AM....
Shannon Pruett
Jun 14, 2016
Shannon Pruett, 46, of Bridge City, passed away on June 14, 2016, at St. Luke’s in Houston surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM, Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Bickham and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
David Christopher "Yankee" Karasik
Jun 12, 2016
David Christopher Karasik, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 12, 2016, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Kenney Molanders. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Wednesday, at the funeral...
Alice Marie Boutte
Jun 10, 2016
Alice Marie Boutte, 82, of Buna, passed away on June 10, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Chesson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Sunday, June 12, 2016,...
Lois Sarver Duhon
Jun 10, 2016
Lois Sarver Duhon, 96, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend James “Big Jim” Salles, of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation...
Ruby Pearl Stephens
Jun 10, 2016
Ruby Pearl Henry Weatherford Stephens, 88, of Orange, passed away on June 10, 2016, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, June 13, 2016, at Claybar Funeral...
Mildred Vice Cobb
Jun 9, 2016
Mildred Vice Cobb, age 88, of Pennsville, NJ (formerly of Orange, TX) passed away Thursday, June 9th, 2016. Mildred is survived by her sons, Tommy Vice, Billy Vice and wife, Elaine, and Bobby Vice and wife, Marylee; daughter-in-law, Loretta Vice Broussard; nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivy and Mary Melancon, her sister,...
Bobbie Sue Weber
Jun 9, 2016
Bobbie Sue (Bailey) Weber, 57, of Orange, passed away on June 9, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 W. Cherry Ave., Orange, Texas with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Cremation will follow services with her final resting place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A...



