Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Stephen Hill Pannell

Stephen Hill Pannell

Aug 2, 2024

Steve Hill Pannell, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 2, 2024, at home. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Lynn Fontenot. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at...

Doris Marie Burnitt

Doris Marie Burnitt

Aug 2, 2024

Doris Marie Kidd Burnitt

Doris Marie Kidd Burnitt, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 2, 2024, at her home in Orange. 

 Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Glenn James. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana.

 Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Billy Royce Hinton

Billy Royce Hinton

Jul 30, 2024

Billy Royce Hinton

Billy Royce Hinton, 91, passed away on July 30, 2024, in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by his family.

 

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. 

 

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m....

Deborah Helen McAbee

Deborah Helen McAbee

Jul 30, 2024

Deborah Helen McAbee

Debrah Helen McAbee, 71, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 30, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2024,...

Karen Lee Phares

Karen Lee Phares

Jul 29, 2024

Karen Lee Phares, 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 29, 2024, at home.

 Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Triumph Church in Nederland. Officiating will be Bishop Randy Clark and Pastor Kirk Ellender.

 Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...

Pat Henry Williams

Pat Henry Williams

Jul 27, 2024

Pat Henry Williams

Pat Henry Williams, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 27, 2024, at his home surrounded by loved ones. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 2, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor David Lilley. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden

Jul 22, 2024

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden (Ginny)

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden (Ginny), 75 of Orange, Texas. 

 Brenda was born on November 11, 1948, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was the daughter of Buford and Imogene Parker. She passed away on July 22, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.

 A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, July 26th at 10 a.m. at Claybar...

Wyetta Carter

Wyetta Carter

Jul 19, 2024

Wyetta Carter

 Wyetta Carter, 88, of Orange, died Friday, July 19, 2024, the 71st anniversary of her marriage to her husband, Wickie. We will miss her, but we are thankful to God that she is now well and in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ. 

 

 Visitation will be Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at...

Betty Jean Comeaux

Betty Jean Comeaux

Jul 18, 2024

Betty Jean Comeaux

Betty Jean Comeaux, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 18, 2024, peacefully at home. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July...

Milford Max Crosby

Milford Max Crosby

Jul 17, 2024

Milford Max Crosby 

Milford Max Crosby, 90, of Orange, Texas, joined the love of his life in Heaven on July 17, 2024. 

 

Memorial services for Max and Martha will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. 

 

Born in Coy, Missouri, on August 13, 1933, he was the son of...

Frank Malloy Brown

Frank Malloy Brown

Jul 16, 2024

Dr. Frank Malloy Brown

Dr. Frank Malloy Brown, aged 74, passed away on July 16, 2024, in Orange, Texas. Born on May 2, 1950, in Beaumont, Texas, Frank led an illustrious life marked by significant contributions to academia and a deep commitment to his family and passions.

 

Frank embarked on his educational journey at Allen Academy, followed by earning a Bachelor of...

Wylba D. Hubbard

Wylba D. Hubbard

Jul 16, 2024

Wylba D. Hubbard, 87, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. 

 A viewing for family and friends will be held from 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Graveside services will immediately follow at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. 

 Born in...

Winn Enloe Jr.

Winn Enloe Jr.

Jul 15, 2024

Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. 

Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. was born to Doyle Winn Enloe Sr. and Sarah Ann Wilburn Cruse on September 13, 1962, in Colorado City, Texas. He passed away on Monday, July 15th, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. was his name but those who knew him and loved him called him Winn. He was a proud...

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Jul 14, 2024

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Cheyenne Nicole Eads, 29, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones on July 14, 2024, at her home in Orange after a two-year battle with cervical cancer. 

 

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Scot Shaffer. Burial will follow at Orange...

Martha Evans Crosby

Martha Evans Crosby

Jul 11, 2024

Martha Evans Crosby, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 11, 2024. 

 A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. 

 Born in Celeste, Texas, on March 3, 1939, she was the daughter of Junius Jennings Evans, Jr. and Bertha Mae McQueary Norton. Martha led...

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr.

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2024

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr., 75, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2024, at Baptist Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas. He was born April 16, 1949, in Orange, Texas, to Gloria Mae Roberts Chesson and Clyde Mitchell Chesson. 

He was a proud resident of Orangefield, Texas, and was a 1968 graduate of Bridge City High School. He married Charolette Morrow on October 25, 1968,...

Jo Cindy Cloy

Jo Cindy Cloy

Jul 9, 2024

Jo Cindy Cloy, 69, of Orange, passed away on July 9, 2024, at Focused Care in Orange surrounded by her loved ones.

 Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 12, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon David Bonneaux, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. at Ford...

Daniel Roy "Jim Nasium" Simar

Daniel Roy "Jim Nasium" Simar

Jul 9, 2024

Danny Simar, 69, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9 after a thirty-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. 

He was born to Wanda and Roy Simar in Orange, Texas, where he spent the majority of his time stirring up “wholesome trouble” with his lifelong friends, Louis Blanda, John Blanda, Jim Edgerton, Gerald Reidmueller, and the late David Green....

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jul 8, 2024

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison, 71, passed away on July 8, 2024, in his lifelong hometown of Orangefield, Texas.

 

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Visitation will be from 1pm until the ceremony starts at 2pm. Officiating the service will be Dr. Doak Burke D.C. of Orangefield, Texas, and...

Sylvia Ann Mires

Sylvia Ann Mires

Jul 8, 2024

Sylvia Ann Mires, 84, passed away on July 8, 2024, at The Delaney at Southshore in League City, Texas. 

 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2024, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange beside the plot of her beloved J.R.

 Visitation will be from 5:00...

Stephen Hill Pannell

Stephen Hill Pannell

Aug 2, 2024

Steve Hill Pannell, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 2, 2024, at home. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Lynn Fontenot. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at...

Doris Marie Burnitt

Doris Marie Burnitt

Aug 2, 2024

Doris Marie Kidd Burnitt

Doris Marie Kidd Burnitt, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 2, 2024, at her home in Orange. 

 Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Glenn James. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana.

 Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Billy Royce Hinton

Billy Royce Hinton

Jul 30, 2024

Billy Royce Hinton

Billy Royce Hinton, 91, passed away on July 30, 2024, in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by his family.

 

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. 

 

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m....

Deborah Helen McAbee

Deborah Helen McAbee

Jul 30, 2024

Deborah Helen McAbee

Debrah Helen McAbee, 71, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 30, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2024,...

Karen Lee Phares

Karen Lee Phares

Jul 29, 2024

Karen Lee Phares, 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 29, 2024, at home.

 Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Triumph Church in Nederland. Officiating will be Bishop Randy Clark and Pastor Kirk Ellender.

 Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...

Pat Henry Williams

Pat Henry Williams

Jul 27, 2024

Pat Henry Williams

Pat Henry Williams, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 27, 2024, at his home surrounded by loved ones. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 2, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor David Lilley. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden

Jul 22, 2024

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden (Ginny)

Brenda LaVaughn Hogden (Ginny), 75 of Orange, Texas. 

 Brenda was born on November 11, 1948, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was the daughter of Buford and Imogene Parker. She passed away on July 22, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.

 A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, July 26th at 10 a.m. at Claybar...

Wyetta Carter

Wyetta Carter

Jul 19, 2024

Wyetta Carter

 Wyetta Carter, 88, of Orange, died Friday, July 19, 2024, the 71st anniversary of her marriage to her husband, Wickie. We will miss her, but we are thankful to God that she is now well and in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ. 

 

 Visitation will be Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at...

Betty Jean Comeaux

Betty Jean Comeaux

Jul 18, 2024

Betty Jean Comeaux

Betty Jean Comeaux, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 18, 2024, peacefully at home. 

 

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

 

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July...

Milford Max Crosby

Milford Max Crosby

Jul 17, 2024

Milford Max Crosby 

Milford Max Crosby, 90, of Orange, Texas, joined the love of his life in Heaven on July 17, 2024. 

 

Memorial services for Max and Martha will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. 

 

Born in Coy, Missouri, on August 13, 1933, he was the son of...

Frank Malloy Brown

Frank Malloy Brown

Jul 16, 2024

Dr. Frank Malloy Brown

Dr. Frank Malloy Brown, aged 74, passed away on July 16, 2024, in Orange, Texas. Born on May 2, 1950, in Beaumont, Texas, Frank led an illustrious life marked by significant contributions to academia and a deep commitment to his family and passions.

 

Frank embarked on his educational journey at Allen Academy, followed by earning a Bachelor of...

Wylba D. Hubbard

Wylba D. Hubbard

Jul 16, 2024

Wylba D. Hubbard, 87, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. 

 A viewing for family and friends will be held from 12:00 pm till 1:30 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Graveside services will immediately follow at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. 

 Born in...

Winn Enloe Jr.

Winn Enloe Jr.

Jul 15, 2024

Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. 

Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. was born to Doyle Winn Enloe Sr. and Sarah Ann Wilburn Cruse on September 13, 1962, in Colorado City, Texas. He passed away on Monday, July 15th, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Doyle Winn Enloe Jr. was his name but those who knew him and loved him called him Winn. He was a proud...

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Jul 14, 2024

Cheyenne Nicole Eads

Cheyenne Nicole Eads, 29, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones on July 14, 2024, at her home in Orange after a two-year battle with cervical cancer. 

 

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Scot Shaffer. Burial will follow at Orange...

Martha Evans Crosby

Martha Evans Crosby

Jul 11, 2024

Martha Evans Crosby, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 11, 2024. 

 A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham. 

 Born in Celeste, Texas, on March 3, 1939, she was the daughter of Junius Jennings Evans, Jr. and Bertha Mae McQueary Norton. Martha led...

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr.

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2024

Dave Leslie Chesson, Sr., 75, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2024, at Baptist Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas. He was born April 16, 1949, in Orange, Texas, to Gloria Mae Roberts Chesson and Clyde Mitchell Chesson. 

He was a proud resident of Orangefield, Texas, and was a 1968 graduate of Bridge City High School. He married Charolette Morrow on October 25, 1968,...

Jo Cindy Cloy

Jo Cindy Cloy

Jul 9, 2024

Jo Cindy Cloy, 69, of Orange, passed away on July 9, 2024, at Focused Care in Orange surrounded by her loved ones.

 Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 12, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon David Bonneaux, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. at Ford...

Daniel Roy "Jim Nasium" Simar

Daniel Roy "Jim Nasium" Simar

Jul 9, 2024

Danny Simar, 69, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9 after a thirty-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. 

He was born to Wanda and Roy Simar in Orange, Texas, where he spent the majority of his time stirring up “wholesome trouble” with his lifelong friends, Louis Blanda, John Blanda, Jim Edgerton, Gerald Reidmueller, and the late David Green....

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jul 8, 2024

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison

Jefferson Alvoid Garrison, 71, passed away on July 8, 2024, in his lifelong hometown of Orangefield, Texas.

 

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Visitation will be from 1pm until the ceremony starts at 2pm. Officiating the service will be Dr. Doak Burke D.C. of Orangefield, Texas, and...

Sylvia Ann Mires

Sylvia Ann Mires

Jul 8, 2024

Sylvia Ann Mires, 84, passed away on July 8, 2024, at The Delaney at Southshore in League City, Texas. 

 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 15, 2024, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange beside the plot of her beloved J.R.

 Visitation will be from 5:00...

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