Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Bonnie Swanson
Oct 22, 2016
Bonnie Swanson Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Deborah Bishop
Oct 21, 2016
Deborah Bishop, 54, a lifelong resident of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Deborah was born December 6, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia to Grover...
Harold Mounger Collins
Oct 21, 2016
Harold Mounger Collins, 94, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas, Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park....
Kathy Joe Frames
Oct 19, 2016
Kathy Joe Frames, 68, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 19, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mary Euna Comeaux
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Euna Comeaux, 86, of Hemphill, Texas, and longtime former resident of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2016, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest...
Regina Wells Schardan
Oct 18, 2016
Regina Schardan Regina Schardan, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 18, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Madison, Florida, on June 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Benny “Bo” Deloy Wells and Doris (Head) Wells....
Melvin David Scales
Oct 18, 2016
Melvin David Scales Melvin David Scales, 81, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Randy Laughlin
Oct 17, 2016
Randy Laughlin Randy Laughlin, 61, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on October 17, 2016, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Church in Orange and Sharon Sabom, of First United Methodist Church in...
Ruby Jean McClain
Oct 16, 2016
Ruby Jean McClain, 90, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Rev....
Thomas Norman Thompson
Oct 16, 2016
Thomas Norman Thompson, 73, of Beaumont passed away on October 16, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Eric Bender. Mr. Thompson was born April 4, 1943 to Leslie and Mary Alice (Williams) Thompson in Jackson, MI. He served...
Patsy Burton Miller
Oct 15, 2016
Patsy Burton Miller, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 15, 1949, she was the daughter of Preston Burton and Mary Harmon. Patsy was a lifelong member of Old First Orange Baptist Church, where she played the...
Mary Elizabeth Cerny
Oct 14, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Cerny Mary Elizabeth Cerny, 69, of Mauriceville, passed away on 10-14-2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chad Kibodeaux of Mauriceville Assembly of God in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Richard "Rick" George Stevens
Oct 12, 2016
Richard “Rick” George Stevens, 66, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on October 12, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Helen Elaine Mattox
Oct 11, 2016
Helen Elaine Mattox, 88, of Gist, Texas, passed away on October 11, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Jeremy Walton and Reverend Sonny Jewell officiating. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday,...
M Sgt. Timothy John Hankins
Oct 8, 2016
Master Sergeant Timothy John Hankins, 40, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2016, while stationed at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2016, at First Nazarene Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A reception will be held at West Orange...
Lois Ann Davis
Oct 6, 2016
Lois Ann Davis, 82, of Beaumont was born May 29, 1934 in Lufkin, Texas and passed away Oct. 6, 2016 at her residence in Beaumont. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the...
Caleb Hogg
Oct 6, 2016
Caleb Frank Hogg, 26, of Beaumont passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at UTMB in Galveston. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday October 12, 2016 at 2:00p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont, Texas. Interment will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 from 5:00p.m.-7:00pm at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in...
Carlos Flores
Oct 5, 2016
Carlos Flores, 50, of Beaumont, passed away on October 5, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral Mass will be 10:00a.m., Monday, October 10, 2016, at Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m-8:00p.m. with a rosary recited at 6:00p.m., Sunday October 9, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born...
Sherry Lynn Bradley
Oct 4, 2016
Sherry Lynn Bradley, 63, of Orange, passed away on October 4, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on November 8, 1952, she was the daughter of Charles “Bud” Wildmon and Mary Dean (Freeman) Wildmon. Sherry worked for San Jacinto Glass for many years. She was an entrepreneur and always looked for the “perfect” venture. She loved...
Mary Ireland
Oct 4, 2016
Mary Ireland, 88, of Beaumont, passed away on October 4, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. A memorial...
Bonnie Swanson
Oct 22, 2016
Bonnie Swanson Bonnie Swanson, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Cody Hogden, of Orangefield Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Deborah Bishop
Oct 21, 2016
Deborah Bishop, 54, a lifelong resident of Bridge City, passed away on October 21, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Deborah was born December 6, 1961 in Norfolk, Virginia to Grover...
Harold Mounger Collins
Oct 21, 2016
Harold Mounger Collins, 94, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas, Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park....
Kathy Joe Frames
Oct 19, 2016
Kathy Joe Frames, 68, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 19, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mary Euna Comeaux
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Euna Comeaux, 86, of Hemphill, Texas, and longtime former resident of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2016, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest...
Regina Wells Schardan
Oct 18, 2016
Regina Schardan Regina Schardan, 57, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 18, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Madison, Florida, on June 13, 1959, she was the daughter of Benny “Bo” Deloy Wells and Doris (Head) Wells....
Melvin David Scales
Oct 18, 2016
Melvin David Scales Melvin David Scales, 81, of Orange, passed away on October 18, 2016, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Randy Laughlin
Oct 17, 2016
Randy Laughlin Randy Laughlin, 61, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on October 17, 2016, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch, of Wesley United Church in Orange and Sharon Sabom, of First United Methodist Church in...
Ruby Jean McClain
Oct 16, 2016
Ruby Jean McClain, 90, of Mauriceville, died Sunday, October 16, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Rev....
Thomas Norman Thompson
Oct 16, 2016
Thomas Norman Thompson, 73, of Beaumont passed away on October 16, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Eric Bender. Mr. Thompson was born April 4, 1943 to Leslie and Mary Alice (Williams) Thompson in Jackson, MI. He served...
Patsy Burton Miller
Oct 15, 2016
Patsy Burton Miller, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 15, 1949, she was the daughter of Preston Burton and Mary Harmon. Patsy was a lifelong member of Old First Orange Baptist Church, where she played the...
Mary Elizabeth Cerny
Oct 14, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Cerny Mary Elizabeth Cerny, 69, of Mauriceville, passed away on 10-14-2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chad Kibodeaux of Mauriceville Assembly of God in Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Linscomb Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Richard "Rick" George Stevens
Oct 12, 2016
Richard “Rick” George Stevens, 66, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on October 12, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Helen Elaine Mattox
Oct 11, 2016
Helen Elaine Mattox, 88, of Gist, Texas, passed away on October 11, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Jeremy Walton and Reverend Sonny Jewell officiating. Burial will follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday,...
M Sgt. Timothy John Hankins
Oct 8, 2016
Master Sergeant Timothy John Hankins, 40, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2016, while stationed at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2016, at First Nazarene Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A reception will be held at West Orange...
Lois Ann Davis
Oct 6, 2016
Lois Ann Davis, 82, of Beaumont was born May 29, 1934 in Lufkin, Texas and passed away Oct. 6, 2016 at her residence in Beaumont. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the...
Caleb Hogg
Oct 6, 2016
Caleb Frank Hogg, 26, of Beaumont passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at UTMB in Galveston. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday October 12, 2016 at 2:00p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont, Texas. Interment will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 from 5:00p.m.-7:00pm at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born in...
Carlos Flores
Oct 5, 2016
Carlos Flores, 50, of Beaumont, passed away on October 5, 2016, in Beaumont. Funeral Mass will be 10:00a.m., Monday, October 10, 2016, at Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m-8:00p.m. with a rosary recited at 6:00p.m., Sunday October 9, 2016, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins in Beaumont. Born...
Sherry Lynn Bradley
Oct 4, 2016
Sherry Lynn Bradley, 63, of Orange, passed away on October 4, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, on November 8, 1952, she was the daughter of Charles “Bud” Wildmon and Mary Dean (Freeman) Wildmon. Sherry worked for San Jacinto Glass for many years. She was an entrepreneur and always looked for the “perfect” venture. She loved...
Mary Ireland
Oct 4, 2016
Mary Ireland, 88, of Beaumont, passed away on October 4, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. A memorial...