Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Archie Wilson Jones
Jun 9, 2016
Archie W. Jones, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Travis Hood and Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at...
Mildred Pauline Moore
Jun 7, 2016
Mildred Pauline Moore, 74, of Orange, passed away on June 7, 2016, at DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00p.m., Monday, June 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Ellen "Gail" Smith Wright Badeaux
Jun 6, 2016
Ellen “Gail” Smith Wright Badeaux Ellen “Gail” Smith Wright Badeaux, 56, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Carl Hardy
Jun 6, 2016
Carl LeLand Hardy, 67, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2016, with a viewing beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in Many, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Fort Jesup Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. The Patriot Guard will be leading...
Carlton Stinnett Walls
Jun 5, 2016
Carlton Stinnett Walls Carlton Stinnett Walls, 69, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2016, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Walls. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...
Judith Crandall
Jun 3, 2016
Judith Ann Berry Crandall Mom was a Christian who loved Jesus. She was a strong independent woman who wore many hats in the workforce. She was a single parent who raised 5 children whom she taught to pray and love each other. Family was her everything. She loved watching the Texans football, her soap opera and her fox news. She...
Susan Spencer
Jun 1, 2016
Susan Spencer, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 1, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tennell, Georgia, on May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of John B. Southerland and Beatrice McDaniel.
Jocelyn "Jo" Burns
May 31, 2016
Jocelyn “Jo” Burns Jocelyn “Jo” Burns, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on May 31, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at McInnis Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana. Visitation will...
Leo J. Perry, Sr.
May 29, 2016
Leo J. Perry, Sr., 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, of Little Cypress Baptist Church and Reverend Jerry Clark, co-worker and lifelong family friend. Burial will follow at Wilkinson...
Arthur Gene Pinder
May 28, 2016
Arthur G. “Diddy” Pinder, 82 of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on May 28, 2016, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rick Watson. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-9:00pm, Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Lawrence "Larry" John Peterson
May 27, 2016
Larry Peterson, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on May 27, 2016. Memorial services will be 3:00 PM, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rudy Elizondo of Well of Hope and Keith Meyer of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Wednesday June 1, 2016,...
Joe Alford
May 26, 2016
Joe Alford, a small-town lawyer known for valuing people more than money, died May 26 at the age of 67. His wife of 46 years, Charlotte, was with him at his death and as he went through months of cancer treatments. In an age of lawyers advertising on billboards and television, Joe didn't even have a sign on his Orange...
Jessie Kervin
May 25, 2016
Jessie Arlon Kervin Jessie Arlon Kervin, 82, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2016, at his home in Orange with his daughters by his side. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Philip "Yankee" Mortimer
May 23, 2016
Philip Eli “Yankee” Mortimer, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar...
Darrell Lee Trahan
May 22, 2016
Darrell Lee Trahan Darrell Lee Trahan, 62, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2016, at his home in Bridge City, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:00AM, Thursday, May 26, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger. Entombment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial...
Kenneth Green
May 22, 2016
Kenneth Dale Green Kenneth Dale Green, 73, of Orange passed away at his home Sunday, May 22, 2016. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral service will be at 2:00p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the funeral home with interment to follow...
James Morgan Sellers
May 20, 2016
James Morgan Sellers, 74, passed away on May 20, 2016, after a brave 2 year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends at his homegoing. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Monday, May 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Stephen Hudnall and Reverend John Kimball. Burial will follow at King Cemetery...
Francis Louise Crawley
May 19, 2016
Frances L. Crawley, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 19, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2016, at First Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Procella and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Norma Gene Ballard
May 18, 2016
Norma Gene Ballard, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brandon Hanson and Pastor Cody Ballard. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 4:00 p.m. Born in Center,...
Pynkie Lua McCall
May 18, 2016
Pynkie Lua McCall Pynkie Lua McCall, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Archie Wilson Jones
Jun 9, 2016
Archie W. Jones, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Travis Hood and Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at...
Mildred Pauline Moore
Jun 7, 2016
Mildred Pauline Moore, 74, of Orange, passed away on June 7, 2016, at DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00p.m., Monday, June 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Ellen "Gail" Smith Wright Badeaux
Jun 6, 2016
Ellen “Gail” Smith Wright Badeaux Ellen “Gail” Smith Wright Badeaux, 56, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
Carl Hardy
Jun 6, 2016
Carl LeLand Hardy, 67, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 11, 2016, with a viewing beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in Many, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Fort Jesup Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. The Patriot Guard will be leading...
Carlton Stinnett Walls
Jun 5, 2016
Carlton Stinnett Walls Carlton Stinnett Walls, 69, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2016, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Walls. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...
Judith Crandall
Jun 3, 2016
Judith Ann Berry Crandall Mom was a Christian who loved Jesus. She was a strong independent woman who wore many hats in the workforce. She was a single parent who raised 5 children whom she taught to pray and love each other. Family was her everything. She loved watching the Texans football, her soap opera and her fox news. She...
Susan Spencer
Jun 1, 2016
Susan Spencer, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 1, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tennell, Georgia, on May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of John B. Southerland and Beatrice McDaniel.
Jocelyn "Jo" Burns
May 31, 2016
Jocelyn “Jo” Burns Jocelyn “Jo” Burns, 81, of Bridge City, passed away on May 31, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at McInnis Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana. Visitation will...
Leo J. Perry, Sr.
May 29, 2016
Leo J. Perry, Sr., 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, of Little Cypress Baptist Church and Reverend Jerry Clark, co-worker and lifelong family friend. Burial will follow at Wilkinson...
Arthur Gene Pinder
May 28, 2016
Arthur G. “Diddy” Pinder, 82 of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on May 28, 2016, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rick Watson. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00pm-9:00pm, Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Lawrence "Larry" John Peterson
May 27, 2016
Larry Peterson, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on May 27, 2016. Memorial services will be 3:00 PM, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rudy Elizondo of Well of Hope and Keith Meyer of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Wednesday June 1, 2016,...
Joe Alford
May 26, 2016
Joe Alford, a small-town lawyer known for valuing people more than money, died May 26 at the age of 67. His wife of 46 years, Charlotte, was with him at his death and as he went through months of cancer treatments. In an age of lawyers advertising on billboards and television, Joe didn't even have a sign on his Orange...
Jessie Kervin
May 25, 2016
Jessie Arlon Kervin Jessie Arlon Kervin, 82, of Orange, passed away on May 25, 2016, at his home in Orange with his daughters by his side. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will...
Philip "Yankee" Mortimer
May 23, 2016
Philip Eli “Yankee” Mortimer, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar...
Darrell Lee Trahan
May 22, 2016
Darrell Lee Trahan Darrell Lee Trahan, 62, of Bridge City, passed away on May 22, 2016, at his home in Bridge City, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:00AM, Thursday, May 26, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger. Entombment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial...
Kenneth Green
May 22, 2016
Kenneth Dale Green Kenneth Dale Green, 73, of Orange passed away at his home Sunday, May 22, 2016. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral service will be at 2:00p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the funeral home with interment to follow...
James Morgan Sellers
May 20, 2016
James Morgan Sellers, 74, passed away on May 20, 2016, after a brave 2 year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends at his homegoing. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Monday, May 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Stephen Hudnall and Reverend John Kimball. Burial will follow at King Cemetery...
Francis Louise Crawley
May 19, 2016
Frances L. Crawley, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 19, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2016, at First Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Procella and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Norma Gene Ballard
May 18, 2016
Norma Gene Ballard, 70, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brandon Hanson and Pastor Cody Ballard. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 4:00 p.m. Born in Center,...
Pynkie Lua McCall
May 18, 2016
Pynkie Lua McCall Pynkie Lua McCall, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....



