Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Lloyd Wayne Bradley
Nov 13, 2015
Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...
Walter Ebanks
Nov 13, 2015
Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...
Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.
Nov 10, 2015
Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...
John Foster Jr.
Nov 9, 2015
John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...
Polly Ann Decker
Nov 9, 2015
Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...
Arthur Harrell Miller
Nov 9, 2015
Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...
Wendy Kay Lanthier
Nov 8, 2015
Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
John William Lutz Sr.
Nov 8, 2015
John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Betty Tiller
Nov 5, 2015
Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...
Kevin Mazzagate
Nov 5, 2015
Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...
Dorothy Jane Perry
Nov 3, 2015
Dorothy Jane Perry, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, in Cleveland, Tennessee. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church...
Mozelle Crump Francois
Nov 3, 2015
Mozelle Crump Francois, 95, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She was born October 20, 1920, in Silas, Texas, to Newtie and Sally Crump. She married J.R. “Blackie” Francois on February 15, 1946, in Orange, Texas. She was a resident of Bridge City for 59 years, living the last few months...
Ruby Terry
Nov 2, 2015
Ruby Lee Terry Ruby Lee Terry, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 2, 2015, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Born in Groesbeck, Texas, on December 25, 1925, she was the daughter...
Emma Josephine Knott
Oct 31, 2015
Emma Josephine Knott Our little angel, baby Emma Jo Knott, was called to be with the Lord on October 31, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 12:00pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. John Bickham. Emma is survived by her parents, Cory and Loretta Knott; maternal grandparents,...
Garnet Adams
Oct 30, 2015
Garnet Adams Garnet Adams, 85, of Bridge City, Texas and formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, October 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud...
Wanda Watkins
Oct 29, 2015
Wanda L. Watkins Wanda L. Watkins, 99, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2015, in Orange. Graveside services will be at 1:00p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother David Abshire. Born in Kingman, Kansas, on March 27, 1916, Wanda Watkins was the daughter of Thomas Dyche and Mabel (Hall) Dyche....
Kay Collier
Oct 29, 2015
Kay Collier Kay Collier, 64, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, October 29, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Trinity Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Gary Price. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00p.m. Born in Orange, on October 26, 1951, she was the daughter...
Shirley Ann Cone
Oct 27, 2015
Shirley Ann Cone Shirley Ann Cone, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A gathering of friends and...
Abigail Adams
Oct 25, 2015
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, 60, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church, in Vinton, Louisiana. Burial will be at 12:30pm at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery, in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation...
Ray S. Williamson
Oct 25, 2015
Ray S. Williamson Ray S. Williamson, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Parrish Cemetery in Little Cypress. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday, October...
Lloyd Wayne Bradley
Nov 13, 2015
Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...
Walter Ebanks
Nov 13, 2015
Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...
Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.
Nov 10, 2015
Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...
John Foster Jr.
Nov 9, 2015
John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...
Polly Ann Decker
Nov 9, 2015
Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...
Arthur Harrell Miller
Nov 9, 2015
Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...
Wendy Kay Lanthier
Nov 8, 2015
Wendy Kay Lanthier Wendy Kay Lanthier, 51, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 8, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
John William Lutz Sr.
Nov 8, 2015
John William Lutz, Sr. John William Lutz, Sr., 81, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on November 8, 2015, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Betty Tiller
Nov 5, 2015
Betty Jean Ham Tiller, gracious, gifted and loving, died November 5, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer’s at the age of 84. Born in Cushing, Texas on August 25, 1931, she was beloved by her parents Homer D. Ham and Jakie Edmons Ham and her one brother, Clarence Dan (Josh) Ham. After graduating from Cushing High School, Betty continued her education...
Kevin Mazzagate
Nov 5, 2015
Kevin Mazzagate Kevin was born in Orange, Texas and went to school at Orangefield ISD. He later in life earned his GED. He worked as a salesman and also did contractor work. Kevin lived a life of struggles and reached out to many to help find his purpose. From childhood to adulthood his actions reflected a road traveled by one...
Dorothy Jane Perry
Nov 3, 2015
Dorothy Jane Perry, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, in Cleveland, Tennessee. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at First Baptist Church...
Mozelle Crump Francois
Nov 3, 2015
Mozelle Crump Francois, 95, of Bridge City, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She was born October 20, 1920, in Silas, Texas, to Newtie and Sally Crump. She married J.R. “Blackie” Francois on February 15, 1946, in Orange, Texas. She was a resident of Bridge City for 59 years, living the last few months...
Ruby Terry
Nov 2, 2015
Ruby Lee Terry Ruby Lee Terry, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 2, 2015, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Stephen Dollar of Pine Forest Baptist Church. Born in Groesbeck, Texas, on December 25, 1925, she was the daughter...
Emma Josephine Knott
Oct 31, 2015
Emma Josephine Knott Our little angel, baby Emma Jo Knott, was called to be with the Lord on October 31, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 12:00pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. John Bickham. Emma is survived by her parents, Cory and Loretta Knott; maternal grandparents,...
Garnet Adams
Oct 30, 2015
Garnet Adams Garnet Adams, 85, of Bridge City, Texas and formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, October 30, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Bud...
Wanda Watkins
Oct 29, 2015
Wanda L. Watkins Wanda L. Watkins, 99, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 29, 2015, in Orange. Graveside services will be at 1:00p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother David Abshire. Born in Kingman, Kansas, on March 27, 1916, Wanda Watkins was the daughter of Thomas Dyche and Mabel (Hall) Dyche....
Kay Collier
Oct 29, 2015
Kay Collier Kay Collier, 64, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, October 29, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Trinity Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Gary Price. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00p.m. Born in Orange, on October 26, 1951, she was the daughter...
Shirley Ann Cone
Oct 27, 2015
Shirley Ann Cone Shirley Ann Cone, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2015, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A gathering of friends and...
Abigail Adams
Oct 25, 2015
Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, 60, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Rob Tibbitts, of Crossroads Baptist Church, in Vinton, Louisiana. Burial will be at 12:30pm at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery, in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation...
Ray S. Williamson
Oct 25, 2015
Ray S. Williamson Ray S. Williamson, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler. Burial will follow at Parrish Cemetery in Little Cypress. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesday, October...



