Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr.
Jun 25, 2017
Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr. Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr., 76, of Orange, passed away on June 25, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from...
Judith Elizabeth Maxey Lange
Jun 24, 2017
Judith Elizabeth Maxey Lange, 90, of Beaumont, passed away on June 24, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m., Tuesday June 27, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 20, 1926, she was the daughter of Cecil...
Thomas Day
Jun 24, 2017
Thomas Day Thomas Earl Day, 86, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Masonic Rites will be provided by Madison Lodge 126 AF & AM. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in...
Ruth Mae Wilson
Jun 23, 2017
Ruth Mae Wilson, 97, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Ruth was born May 6, 1920 in Willis-Point, Texas to Naymon and Alice McIntosh. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Hardin Simmons University before transferring to and graduating from North Texas State College. In 1943 she married the love of her life, John T. Wilson Jr....
Imogene Titus
Jun 23, 2017
Imogene Titus, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Betty June Chatagnier
Jun 23, 2017
Betty June Chatagnier Betty June Chatagnier, 77, of Orange, passed away on June 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Father Delphyn J. Meeks. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, with...
Dannon Ray Bean
Jun 23, 2017
Dannon Ray Bean, age 41, passed away on the 23rd of June, 2017, in a tragic motorcycle accident. At this time, he was living and working as an electrician/lineman in Sioux City, Iowa, as a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Dannon was a hard worker, well respected by his colleagues, a devoted husband and father, always...
Mary Louise Bevil McKee
Jun 21, 2017
MARY LOUISE BEVIL MCKEE, January 18, 1923 – June 21, 2017 Mary Louise Bevil McKee, a resident of Orange, Texas, for 70 years, died Wednesday at the age of 94. She is survived by her son, Dr. Cooper McKee and his wife Mary; son Clyde “Tad” McKee, III and his wife Terese; her daughter the Honorable Wanda McKee Fowler and...
James William Cobble, Sr.
Jun 20, 2017
James William Cobble, Sr., 93, of Keller, Texas, formerly of Sour Lake, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by his loving family on June 20, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00p.m, Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. A gathering of family and friends will...
Regina Daniels
Jun 19, 2017
Regina Daniels, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 19, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a Christian Wake service at 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 5, 1941, she was the daughter of Edward Laundy and Helen...
Jean Duplantis
Jun 17, 2017
Jean Duplantis, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 17, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, on Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., at Davis Cemetery in Jasper...
Ricky Perkins
Jun 17, 2017
Ricky Perkins, 59, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany on December 31, 1957. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Shadoin; brothers, Kevin Shadoin and Johnnie Perkins; and sister, Carla Perkins. He is preceded in death by his father, John Perkins; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins...
Gladys Eva Hall
Jun 16, 2017
Gladys Eva Young Hall, 97, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, June...
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia
Jun 16, 2017
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia, 58, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Rich. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, June 18,...
Ronnie Knott
Jun 15, 2017
Ronnie Knott, 58, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 18, 1959, he was the son of Clifford Henry Knott and...
James Floyd Hebert
Jun 14, 2017
James Floyd Hebert, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 14, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation...
Mildred Anita Johnson
Jun 14, 2017
Mildred Anita (Reed) Johnson On June 14, 2017, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister joined the host of Angels and Saints in our Heavenly Father’s Kingdom. Anita was born December 26, 1952, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Mildred Louise Sinks Reed and Charlie Melvin Reed. Anita, along with her mother and father and three sisters, relocated to Orange, Texas...
Randy Lane Rickenbrode
Jun 13, 2017
Randy Lane Rickenbrode, 68, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 13, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Born...
Edward "Coop" Daville
Jun 13, 2017
Edward “Coop” Daville Edward “Coop” Daville, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on June 13, 2017, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 16, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Jack "Jay" Everette Baker, Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr. Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr., 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....
Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr.
Jun 25, 2017
Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr. Earl Thomas Cooper, Jr., 76, of Orange, passed away on June 25, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from...
Judith Elizabeth Maxey Lange
Jun 24, 2017
Judith Elizabeth Maxey Lange, 90, of Beaumont, passed away on June 24, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m., Tuesday June 27, 2017, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 20, 1926, she was the daughter of Cecil...
Thomas Day
Jun 24, 2017
Thomas Day Thomas Earl Day, 86, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2017. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Masonic Rites will be provided by Madison Lodge 126 AF & AM. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in...
Ruth Mae Wilson
Jun 23, 2017
Ruth Mae Wilson, 97, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 in Beaumont, Texas. Ruth was born May 6, 1920 in Willis-Point, Texas to Naymon and Alice McIntosh. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Hardin Simmons University before transferring to and graduating from North Texas State College. In 1943 she married the love of her life, John T. Wilson Jr....
Imogene Titus
Jun 23, 2017
Imogene Titus, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 23, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Betty June Chatagnier
Jun 23, 2017
Betty June Chatagnier Betty June Chatagnier, 77, of Orange, passed away on June 23, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Officiating will be Father Delphyn J. Meeks. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, with...
Dannon Ray Bean
Jun 23, 2017
Dannon Ray Bean, age 41, passed away on the 23rd of June, 2017, in a tragic motorcycle accident. At this time, he was living and working as an electrician/lineman in Sioux City, Iowa, as a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Dannon was a hard worker, well respected by his colleagues, a devoted husband and father, always...
Mary Louise Bevil McKee
Jun 21, 2017
MARY LOUISE BEVIL MCKEE, January 18, 1923 – June 21, 2017 Mary Louise Bevil McKee, a resident of Orange, Texas, for 70 years, died Wednesday at the age of 94. She is survived by her son, Dr. Cooper McKee and his wife Mary; son Clyde “Tad” McKee, III and his wife Terese; her daughter the Honorable Wanda McKee Fowler and...
James William Cobble, Sr.
Jun 20, 2017
James William Cobble, Sr., 93, of Keller, Texas, formerly of Sour Lake, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by his loving family on June 20, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00p.m, Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. A gathering of family and friends will...
Regina Daniels
Jun 19, 2017
Regina Daniels, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 19, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a Christian Wake service at 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 5, 1941, she was the daughter of Edward Laundy and Helen...
Jean Duplantis
Jun 17, 2017
Jean Duplantis, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 17, 2017, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 23, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, on Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., at Davis Cemetery in Jasper...
Ricky Perkins
Jun 17, 2017
Ricky Perkins, 59, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany on December 31, 1957. He is survived by his mother, Maxine Shadoin; brothers, Kevin Shadoin and Johnnie Perkins; and sister, Carla Perkins. He is preceded in death by his father, John Perkins; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins...
Gladys Eva Hall
Jun 16, 2017
Gladys Eva Young Hall, 97, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, June...
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia
Jun 16, 2017
Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia Sharla Kae Evans-Ekinia, 58, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2017, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 19, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Rich. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, June 18,...
Ronnie Knott
Jun 15, 2017
Ronnie Knott, 58, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 15, 2017, in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 18, 1959, he was the son of Clifford Henry Knott and...
James Floyd Hebert
Jun 14, 2017
James Floyd Hebert, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 14, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Doug Shows, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation...
Mildred Anita Johnson
Jun 14, 2017
Mildred Anita (Reed) Johnson On June 14, 2017, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister joined the host of Angels and Saints in our Heavenly Father’s Kingdom. Anita was born December 26, 1952, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Mildred Louise Sinks Reed and Charlie Melvin Reed. Anita, along with her mother and father and three sisters, relocated to Orange, Texas...
Randy Lane Rickenbrode
Jun 13, 2017
Randy Lane Rickenbrode, 68, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 13, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Born...
Edward "Coop" Daville
Jun 13, 2017
Edward “Coop” Daville Edward “Coop” Daville, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on June 13, 2017, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 16, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Jack "Jay" Everette Baker, Jr.
Jun 12, 2017
Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr. Jack “Jay” Everette Baker, Jr., 58, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, LA. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m....