Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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James Fontenot

James Fontenot

Apr 29, 2016

James Arlen Fontenot James Arlen Fontenot, of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully the evening of Friday, April 29th, in Round Rock, TX, to the sound of his favorite Hank Williams song, “Fun on the Bayou.” He was a loving and devoted husband, adoring father, grandfather, great grandfather, and intense lover of life. James was born in Washington, Louisiana on October...

Vera Parker

Vera Parker

Apr 28, 2016

VVera Anne Versen Parker Vera Anne Versen Parker formerly of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Lufkin, Texas. She was born December 10, 1937 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vera was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Louis Versen and Vera Cobb Versen and her son Louis Versen Parker. She is survived by her loving husband...

Juanita Lee Wallace

Juanita Lee Wallace

Apr 26, 2016

Juanita Lee Wallace Juanita Lee Wallace born June 2, 1928, in Orange, Texas, died April 26, 2016, at 87 years of age. She was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Grant Wilson; her mother, Lucy Eve Frederick Wilson; her sister, Loretta Siebert; her brother, Theodore Grant Wilson, Jr.; and her granddaughter, Carrie Renee Wallace-Walpole. She is survived by her...

Marjorie Joyce Hatton

Marjorie Joyce Hatton

Apr 26, 2016

Marjorie Joyce Hatton Marjorie Joyce Hatton, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Turner Cemetery in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior...

Amy Patnaude Copeland

Amy Patnaude Copeland

Apr 26, 2016

Amy Patnaude Copeland Amy Patnaude Copeland, 53, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sharon Sabom. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Mary Ann Scofield

Mary Ann Scofield

Apr 26, 2016

Mary Ann Scofield Mary Ann Scofield was welcomed into the world on January 30th, 1947 in Orange, Texas. Born to Frank and Sarah Todaro, she was the second of five beautiful girls; the oldest, her twin sister Rosalie, out-nudged her by five minutes. Growing up in a loving, tight-knit Italian family, her lifelong values of family, church, and community were...

Margaret Louviere

Margaret Louviere

Apr 25, 2016

Margaret Louviere Margaret Louviere, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016, at The Meadows Nursing facility in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange and Reverend Tommy Anthony from McDonald Memorial...

Helen "Billie" Myers

Helen "Billie" Myers

Apr 25, 2016

Helen “Billie” Myers, 85, of Orange, passed away on April 25, 2016, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Keith Fontenot. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 10:30 AM. Born in...

Harry Dean Sechler

Harry Dean Sechler

Apr 24, 2016

Dean Sechler, 93, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., April 27, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service...

Kathleen Elsie Colvin

Kathleen Elsie Colvin

Apr 23, 2016

Kathleen Elsie Colvin, 76, of Orange passed away at her home, Saturday, April 23, 2016. She was born in South Gate, CA to Howard Elmer and Florence Josephine (Warman) Dey. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband of 35 years, L. Benard Colvin of Orange; daughter, Meredith Colvin of Houston; son, Brett Collins...

Jesse Wade Nation, Jr.

Jesse Wade Nation, Jr.

Apr 23, 2016

Jesse “J.W.” Nation, Jr. Jesse “J.W.” Nation, Jr., 78, of West Orange, passed away on April 23, 2016 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, April 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Ray of Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will precede the...

Jeff M. Holland

Jeff M. Holland

Apr 22, 2016

Jeff M. Holland, 50, of Houston, passed away on April 22, 2016. A memorial gathering will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 5501 Main St, Houston, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Emily...

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley

Apr 20, 2016

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior...

Tiffani Danielle Hughes

Tiffani Danielle Hughes

Apr 19, 2016

Tiffani Danielle Hughes Tiffani Danielle Hughes, 30, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Barbara Chisum Welch

Barbara Chisum Welch

Apr 18, 2016

Barbara Chisum Welch Barbara Chisum Welch, 84, of Corpus Christi, Texas and former resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2016, in Corpus Christi. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning...

James Henry Mills

James Henry Mills

Apr 15, 2016

J.H. “Hank” Mills, 94, of Orange, passed away on April 15, 2016, in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be at 11:30 AM, Monday, April, 18, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Ben Terry. A graveside service will...

Jason Douglas Atchley

Jason Douglas Atchley

Apr 14, 2016

Jason Douglas Atchley, 34, of Orange, passed away on April 14, 2016. Memorial services will be 11:00a.m., Friday, May 6, at Cove Baptist in Orange. Officiating will be Travis Hood Born in Orange, Texas, on February 1, 1982, he was the son of Joda Atchley and Janet (Morris) Atchley. He went to Little Cypress and graduated from Dewywille. He was...

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr.

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr.

Apr 14, 2016

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr. passed peacefully from this life to his heavenly place with God on April 14, 2016, with much of his family at his side. He was 79 years old and born in Orange, Texas, on October 10, 1936, to parents Lee Roy Boehme, Sr. and Eldred Hebert Boehme. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors...

Marie Gray Webb

Marie Gray Webb

Apr 13, 2016

Marie G. Webb, 89, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Harbor House Hospice Center in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM, Monday, April 18, 2016, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steven Leger serving as celebrant. Eulogy presented by her cousin, Pastor David...

Bridgett Lynn Nugier

Bridgett Lynn Nugier

Apr 12, 2016

Bridgett Lynn Nugier Bridgett Lynn Nugier, 32, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jo Cato. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

James Fontenot

James Fontenot

Apr 29, 2016

James Arlen Fontenot James Arlen Fontenot, of Orange, TX, passed away peacefully the evening of Friday, April 29th, in Round Rock, TX, to the sound of his favorite Hank Williams song, “Fun on the Bayou.” He was a loving and devoted husband, adoring father, grandfather, great grandfather, and intense lover of life. James was born in Washington, Louisiana on October...

Vera Parker

Vera Parker

Apr 28, 2016

VVera Anne Versen Parker Vera Anne Versen Parker formerly of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Lufkin, Texas. She was born December 10, 1937 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vera was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Louis Versen and Vera Cobb Versen and her son Louis Versen Parker. She is survived by her loving husband...

Juanita Lee Wallace

Juanita Lee Wallace

Apr 26, 2016

Juanita Lee Wallace Juanita Lee Wallace born June 2, 1928, in Orange, Texas, died April 26, 2016, at 87 years of age. She was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Grant Wilson; her mother, Lucy Eve Frederick Wilson; her sister, Loretta Siebert; her brother, Theodore Grant Wilson, Jr.; and her granddaughter, Carrie Renee Wallace-Walpole. She is survived by her...

Marjorie Joyce Hatton

Marjorie Joyce Hatton

Apr 26, 2016

Marjorie Joyce Hatton Marjorie Joyce Hatton, 91, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows. Burial will follow at Turner Cemetery in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior...

Amy Patnaude Copeland

Amy Patnaude Copeland

Apr 26, 2016

Amy Patnaude Copeland Amy Patnaude Copeland, 53, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 26, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sharon Sabom. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Mary Ann Scofield

Mary Ann Scofield

Apr 26, 2016

Mary Ann Scofield Mary Ann Scofield was welcomed into the world on January 30th, 1947 in Orange, Texas. Born to Frank and Sarah Todaro, she was the second of five beautiful girls; the oldest, her twin sister Rosalie, out-nudged her by five minutes. Growing up in a loving, tight-knit Italian family, her lifelong values of family, church, and community were...

Margaret Louviere

Margaret Louviere

Apr 25, 2016

Margaret Louviere Margaret Louviere, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016, at The Meadows Nursing facility in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange and Reverend Tommy Anthony from McDonald Memorial...

Helen "Billie" Myers

Helen "Billie" Myers

Apr 25, 2016

Helen “Billie” Myers, 85, of Orange, passed away on April 25, 2016, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Keith Fontenot. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 10:30 AM. Born in...

Harry Dean Sechler

Harry Dean Sechler

Apr 24, 2016

Dean Sechler, 93, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., April 27, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service...

Kathleen Elsie Colvin

Kathleen Elsie Colvin

Apr 23, 2016

Kathleen Elsie Colvin, 76, of Orange passed away at her home, Saturday, April 23, 2016. She was born in South Gate, CA to Howard Elmer and Florence Josephine (Warman) Dey. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her husband of 35 years, L. Benard Colvin of Orange; daughter, Meredith Colvin of Houston; son, Brett Collins...

Jesse Wade Nation, Jr.

Jesse Wade Nation, Jr.

Apr 23, 2016

Jesse “J.W.” Nation, Jr. Jesse “J.W.” Nation, Jr., 78, of West Orange, passed away on April 23, 2016 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, April 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Ray of Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will precede the...

Jeff M. Holland

Jeff M. Holland

Apr 22, 2016

Jeff M. Holland, 50, of Houston, passed away on April 22, 2016. A memorial gathering will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 5501 Main St, Houston, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Emily...

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley

Apr 20, 2016

Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 20, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior...

Tiffani Danielle Hughes

Tiffani Danielle Hughes

Apr 19, 2016

Tiffani Danielle Hughes Tiffani Danielle Hughes, 30, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Barbara Chisum Welch

Barbara Chisum Welch

Apr 18, 2016

Barbara Chisum Welch Barbara Chisum Welch, 84, of Corpus Christi, Texas and former resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 18, 2016, in Corpus Christi. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning...

James Henry Mills

James Henry Mills

Apr 15, 2016

J.H. “Hank” Mills, 94, of Orange, passed away on April 15, 2016, in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be at 11:30 AM, Monday, April, 18, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Ben Terry. A graveside service will...

Jason Douglas Atchley

Jason Douglas Atchley

Apr 14, 2016

Jason Douglas Atchley, 34, of Orange, passed away on April 14, 2016. Memorial services will be 11:00a.m., Friday, May 6, at Cove Baptist in Orange. Officiating will be Travis Hood Born in Orange, Texas, on February 1, 1982, he was the son of Joda Atchley and Janet (Morris) Atchley. He went to Little Cypress and graduated from Dewywille. He was...

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr.

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr.

Apr 14, 2016

Lee Roy Boehme, Jr. passed peacefully from this life to his heavenly place with God on April 14, 2016, with much of his family at his side. He was 79 years old and born in Orange, Texas, on October 10, 1936, to parents Lee Roy Boehme, Sr. and Eldred Hebert Boehme. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors...

Marie Gray Webb

Marie Gray Webb

Apr 13, 2016

Marie G. Webb, 89, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Harbor House Hospice Center in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM, Monday, April 18, 2016, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steven Leger serving as celebrant. Eulogy presented by her cousin, Pastor David...

Bridgett Lynn Nugier

Bridgett Lynn Nugier

Apr 12, 2016

Bridgett Lynn Nugier Bridgett Lynn Nugier, 32, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jo Cato. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

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