Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Vicky Irons
Mar 26, 2016
Vicky Irons Vicky Lynn Irons, 44, formerly of Abbeville. Louisiana, passed away on March 26, 2016, at her home in Bridge City. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on May 12, 1971, she was the daughter of Joseph Roy Hebert and Wanda Lean Godeaux. She loved Harley-Davidsons, her family, and especially her kids. She liked to listen to country music and will...
Jarred Dewitt "Big O" Eddins
Mar 26, 2016
Big “O” Jarred Dewitt Eddins, 35, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer, Jr. and Reverend Frank Young. A graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m., at Walker Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw,...
Mary Joyce Poisel
Mar 26, 2016
Joyce Badeaux Poisel Joyce Badeaux Poisel, 80, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2016, at her home in Orange. Mass of Christian burial will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Sinclair Oubre officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Tuesday,...
Samuel Michael Fulkerson
Mar 25, 2016
Samuel “Mike” Michael Fulkerson It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the death of Samuel Michael Fulkerson on March 25, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Mike was born in Alton, Illinois on August 20, 1948 to Emily and Sam Fulkerson who preceded him in death. He was employed and retired from Laclede...
Shane Austin Cooper
Mar 24, 2016
Shane Austin Cooper Shane Austin Cooper, 39, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 4:00p.m., Tuesday, March 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be at 3:00p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 29, 1976,...
Charles Allen Pomeroy
Mar 23, 2016
Charles Allen Pomeroy, 72, of Bridge City, passed away on March 23, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, March 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Parson, Kansas, on June 4, 1943, he was the son of Howard Charles Pomeroy and Irene Musgrove Pomeroy. Charles served in the United...
Nolan Guidroz, Sr.
Mar 22, 2016
Nolan Guidroz, Sr., 77, of Orange, passed away on March 22, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St....
Earl G. Tipton, Sr.
Mar 19, 2016
Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
Earl G. Tipton, Sr.
Mar 19, 2016
Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
James A. Parkhurst
Mar 17, 2016
Captain James A. Parkhurst, 89, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at his home Thursday, March 17, 2016. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson
Mar 15, 2016
Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday March 26, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m., Saturday...
Michael Kent
Mar 13, 2016
SERVICE CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Michael R. Kent, 67, of Orange passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 13, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. A gathering for visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m....
Oma Jean Hubbard
Mar 11, 2016
Oma Jean Hubbard Oma Jean Hubbard, 58, of Orange, passed away on March 11, 2016, at her home in Deweyville. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell and Reverend John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Timothy Andrew Parish
Mar 10, 2016
Timothy Andrew Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Dale Edward Stark
Mar 10, 2016
Dale Edward Stark, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay. Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill...
Alice Irene Thomason Theriot
Mar 9, 2016
Alice Irene Thomason Theriot, 97, passed to eternal life on March 9, 2016. She was born on April 7, 1918 in Brayden, Oklahoma to Alta Mae Gibson Thomason and Walter James Thomason. Her father died three months before her birth in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Alice and her family moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she lived until the...
Dana Ewing Saenz
Mar 4, 2016
Dana Ewing Saenz, 56, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at MD Anderson in Houston. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m....
Garland Gresham
Mar 4, 2016
Garland Gresham, 94, of Orange passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Day,...
Terry Paul Harvey
Mar 4, 2016
Terry Paul Harvey Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away on Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA on January 28, 1955,...
Marian Finnell
Mar 3, 2016
Marian Louise Mathews Finnell Marian Louise Mathews Finnell, 94, of Orange, passed away on March 3, in Beaumont. Funeral services will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Price of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Vicky Irons
Mar 26, 2016
Vicky Irons Vicky Lynn Irons, 44, formerly of Abbeville. Louisiana, passed away on March 26, 2016, at her home in Bridge City. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on May 12, 1971, she was the daughter of Joseph Roy Hebert and Wanda Lean Godeaux. She loved Harley-Davidsons, her family, and especially her kids. She liked to listen to country music and will...
Jarred Dewitt "Big O" Eddins
Mar 26, 2016
Big “O” Jarred Dewitt Eddins, 35, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on March 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer, Jr. and Reverend Frank Young. A graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m., at Walker Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw,...
Mary Joyce Poisel
Mar 26, 2016
Joyce Badeaux Poisel Joyce Badeaux Poisel, 80, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2016, at her home in Orange. Mass of Christian burial will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Reverend Sinclair Oubre officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be Tuesday,...
Samuel Michael Fulkerson
Mar 25, 2016
Samuel “Mike” Michael Fulkerson It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the death of Samuel Michael Fulkerson on March 25, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Mike was born in Alton, Illinois on August 20, 1948 to Emily and Sam Fulkerson who preceded him in death. He was employed and retired from Laclede...
Shane Austin Cooper
Mar 24, 2016
Shane Austin Cooper Shane Austin Cooper, 39, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 4:00p.m., Tuesday, March 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be at 3:00p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 29, 1976,...
Charles Allen Pomeroy
Mar 23, 2016
Charles Allen Pomeroy, 72, of Bridge City, passed away on March 23, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, March 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Parson, Kansas, on June 4, 1943, he was the son of Howard Charles Pomeroy and Irene Musgrove Pomeroy. Charles served in the United...
Nolan Guidroz, Sr.
Mar 22, 2016
Nolan Guidroz, Sr., 77, of Orange, passed away on March 22, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St....
Earl G. Tipton, Sr.
Mar 19, 2016
Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
Earl G. Tipton, Sr.
Mar 19, 2016
Earl G. Tipton, Sr., 85, of Orange, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Saturday, March 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange....
James A. Parkhurst
Mar 17, 2016
Captain James A. Parkhurst, 89, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at his home Thursday, March 17, 2016. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. A visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson
Mar 15, 2016
Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson Lottie Leona Gentry McLaughlin Dodson, 95, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 15, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday March 26, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m., Saturday...
Michael Kent
Mar 13, 2016
SERVICE CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Michael R. Kent, 67, of Orange passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 13, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. A gathering for visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m....
Oma Jean Hubbard
Mar 11, 2016
Oma Jean Hubbard Oma Jean Hubbard, 58, of Orange, passed away on March 11, 2016, at her home in Deweyville. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell and Reverend John Fortenberry. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from...
Timothy Andrew Parish
Mar 10, 2016
Timothy Andrew Parish, 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.
Dale Edward Stark
Mar 10, 2016
Dale Edward Stark, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016. A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay. Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill...
Alice Irene Thomason Theriot
Mar 9, 2016
Alice Irene Thomason Theriot, 97, passed to eternal life on March 9, 2016. She was born on April 7, 1918 in Brayden, Oklahoma to Alta Mae Gibson Thomason and Walter James Thomason. Her father died three months before her birth in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Alice and her family moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she lived until the...
Dana Ewing Saenz
Mar 4, 2016
Dana Ewing Saenz, 56, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at MD Anderson in Houston. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m....
Garland Gresham
Mar 4, 2016
Garland Gresham, 94, of Orange passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Day,...
Terry Paul Harvey
Mar 4, 2016
Terry Paul Harvey Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away on Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA on January 28, 1955,...
Marian Finnell
Mar 3, 2016
Marian Louise Mathews Finnell Marian Louise Mathews Finnell, 94, of Orange, passed away on March 3, in Beaumont. Funeral services will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Price of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from...



