Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Elof "Sonny" Carlson
Dec 15, 2016
Funeral services for Elof “Sonny” Carlson, 88, of Beaumont, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.21, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. David Goolsby, officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 from 4-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Carlson was...
Earline Gibney Garrison
Dec 14, 2016
Earline Gibney Garrison, 89, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 14, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Private funeral services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 13, 1927, she was the daughter of Earl and Johnnie Mae Gibney. Earline was a lifelong member of...
Debra Lynette Truncale
Dec 13, 2016
Debra Lynette Truncale, 50, of Orangefield, passed away on December 13, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Ray Wells of Fellowship Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM,...
Maralin Enez Smith
Dec 11, 2016
Maralin Enez Smith Maralin Enez Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on December 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Benjamin Crable Thompson
Dec 10, 2016
Ben C. Thompson We celebrate and give thanks for the gift of the life and love of Ben Thompson. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Ben was born in Beardstown, Illinois, on December 22, 1924, and passed away December 10, 2016. He was the son of Chester and Gladys (Crable) Thompson. Ben served in World War II and...
Ella Jo Gossett
Dec 10, 2016
Ella Jo Gossett Ella Jo Gossett, 88, of West Orange, went to be with the lord on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 21016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with burial following at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Tommy Anthony, pastor of...
Charles H. Latham
Dec 8, 2016
Charles H. Latham, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 8, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Albert Champagne and burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Lydia Mae Rollins
Dec 7, 2016
Lydia Mae Rollins Lydia Mae Rollins, 95, of Bridge City, passed away on December 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in...
Arney Lee Strickland Sr.
Dec 7, 2016
Arney Lee Strickland, Sr., 86, died December 7, 2016. He was born on January 1, 1930, in a rural community near Henderson, Texas, the twelfth of 13 children born to Maybell Wilson Strickland and Clarence Edgar Strickland. Arney served in the U.S. Air Force, where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant. While still in the Air Force, having...
Jocelyn Leona Webb
Dec 7, 2016
Jocelyn Leona Webb was the second daughter of an unconditional loving and self-sacrificing mother, Ethel B. Lee Webb and James Webb. She was born and lived her entire life in Port Arthur, Texas. She aspired to be an honorable person of good character. For those who knew her and prayed for her, please say a final prayer of thanks to...
Barbara Jean Schroeter Edwards
Dec 6, 2016
Barbara Jean Edwards was born to parents, Herbert Schroeter and Frances Lundschen Schroeter on November 24, 1930, in Yorktown, Texas. She married Robert Jasper “Ed” Edwards on May 7, 1949, in Baytown, Texas. Barbara passed away December 6, 2016, with her husband by her side in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016,...
Karen Sue Fox
Dec 6, 2016
Karen Sue Fox Karen Sue Fox, 51, of Orange, passed away on December 6, 2016. A graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, at Mansfield Cemetery in Vidor. Following the service, there will be a memorial gathering held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September...
Debra Hebert
Dec 5, 2016
Debra Hebert, 65, of Orange, passed away on December 5, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a. m., Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Travis Hood of Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 9:00 a. m. to 10:00 a. m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Alceuse "Al" Deranger
Dec 5, 2016
Alceuse “Al” Deranger Alceuse “Al” Deranger, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 5, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Arnaudville, Louisiana, on May 9,...
Rickey Eugene Bolton
Dec 5, 2016
Rickey Eugene Bolton, 51, of Beaumont passed from this life December 5, 2016. He was born in Texas City, the son of Lois Bolton and Edward Bolton. He was educated in the Texas City public schools and later enlisted in the US Navy where he joined the submarine program. He was honorably discharged from the Armed Services. In 1995, he...
Alma Lois Counce
Dec 3, 2016
Graveside services for Alma Lois (Frederick) Counce, 94, of Sour Lake will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. Mrs. Counce was born October 23, 1922 in Sour Lake, Texas and passed away December 3, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church...
Stefan Taylor Addison
Dec 3, 2016
Stefan Taylor Addison, 26, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church at 2000 Duncan Woods Ln., Vidor, TX 77662. Officiating will be Brother Paul Fregia, of Pecan Acres Baptist Church and Brother George Gau, of Turning Point Baptist Church. Speaking will...
James Renfroe Willingham
Dec 2, 2016
James R. Willingham James R. Willingham, 74, of Orange, passed away on December 2, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, December...
Barbara Jane Turner
Dec 1, 2016
Barbara Jane Turner Barbara Jane Turner, 70, of Orange, passed away on December 1, 2016, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be 7:00 PM, Monday, December 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Glenn Perritt. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 25, 1946,...
Thomas Hughes
Dec 1, 2016
Thomas G. Hughes Thomas G. Hughes, 83, of Orange, passed away on December 1, 2016, in Orange. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, December 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tommy...
Elof "Sonny" Carlson
Dec 15, 2016
Funeral services for Elof “Sonny” Carlson, 88, of Beaumont, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.21, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Rev. David Goolsby, officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 from 4-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Carlson was...
Earline Gibney Garrison
Dec 14, 2016
Earline Gibney Garrison, 89, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 14, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Private funeral services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 13, 1927, she was the daughter of Earl and Johnnie Mae Gibney. Earline was a lifelong member of...
Debra Lynette Truncale
Dec 13, 2016
Debra Lynette Truncale, 50, of Orangefield, passed away on December 13, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Ray Wells of Fellowship Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM,...
Maralin Enez Smith
Dec 11, 2016
Maralin Enez Smith Maralin Enez Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on December 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service...
Benjamin Crable Thompson
Dec 10, 2016
Ben C. Thompson We celebrate and give thanks for the gift of the life and love of Ben Thompson. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Ben was born in Beardstown, Illinois, on December 22, 1924, and passed away December 10, 2016. He was the son of Chester and Gladys (Crable) Thompson. Ben served in World War II and...
Ella Jo Gossett
Dec 10, 2016
Ella Jo Gossett Ella Jo Gossett, 88, of West Orange, went to be with the lord on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 21016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with burial following at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Tommy Anthony, pastor of...
Charles H. Latham
Dec 8, 2016
Charles H. Latham, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 8, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Albert Champagne and burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Lydia Mae Rollins
Dec 7, 2016
Lydia Mae Rollins Lydia Mae Rollins, 95, of Bridge City, passed away on December 7, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in...
Arney Lee Strickland Sr.
Dec 7, 2016
Arney Lee Strickland, Sr., 86, died December 7, 2016. He was born on January 1, 1930, in a rural community near Henderson, Texas, the twelfth of 13 children born to Maybell Wilson Strickland and Clarence Edgar Strickland. Arney served in the U.S. Air Force, where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant. While still in the Air Force, having...
Jocelyn Leona Webb
Dec 7, 2016
Jocelyn Leona Webb was the second daughter of an unconditional loving and self-sacrificing mother, Ethel B. Lee Webb and James Webb. She was born and lived her entire life in Port Arthur, Texas. She aspired to be an honorable person of good character. For those who knew her and prayed for her, please say a final prayer of thanks to...
Barbara Jean Schroeter Edwards
Dec 6, 2016
Barbara Jean Edwards was born to parents, Herbert Schroeter and Frances Lundschen Schroeter on November 24, 1930, in Yorktown, Texas. She married Robert Jasper “Ed” Edwards on May 7, 1949, in Baytown, Texas. Barbara passed away December 6, 2016, with her husband by her side in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016,...
Karen Sue Fox
Dec 6, 2016
Karen Sue Fox Karen Sue Fox, 51, of Orange, passed away on December 6, 2016. A graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, at Mansfield Cemetery in Vidor. Following the service, there will be a memorial gathering held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September...
Debra Hebert
Dec 5, 2016
Debra Hebert, 65, of Orange, passed away on December 5, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a. m., Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Travis Hood of Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 9:00 a. m. to 10:00 a. m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Alceuse "Al" Deranger
Dec 5, 2016
Alceuse “Al” Deranger Alceuse “Al” Deranger, 91, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 5, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Arnaudville, Louisiana, on May 9,...
Rickey Eugene Bolton
Dec 5, 2016
Rickey Eugene Bolton, 51, of Beaumont passed from this life December 5, 2016. He was born in Texas City, the son of Lois Bolton and Edward Bolton. He was educated in the Texas City public schools and later enlisted in the US Navy where he joined the submarine program. He was honorably discharged from the Armed Services. In 1995, he...
Alma Lois Counce
Dec 3, 2016
Graveside services for Alma Lois (Frederick) Counce, 94, of Sour Lake will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rosedale Cemetery in Sour Lake. Mrs. Counce was born October 23, 1922 in Sour Lake, Texas and passed away December 3, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church...
Stefan Taylor Addison
Dec 3, 2016
Stefan Taylor Addison, 26, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church at 2000 Duncan Woods Ln., Vidor, TX 77662. Officiating will be Brother Paul Fregia, of Pecan Acres Baptist Church and Brother George Gau, of Turning Point Baptist Church. Speaking will...
James Renfroe Willingham
Dec 2, 2016
James R. Willingham James R. Willingham, 74, of Orange, passed away on December 2, 2016, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, December...
Barbara Jane Turner
Dec 1, 2016
Barbara Jane Turner Barbara Jane Turner, 70, of Orange, passed away on December 1, 2016, at her home in Orange. A memorial service will be 7:00 PM, Monday, December 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Glenn Perritt. Visitation will precede the service, starting at 6:00 PM Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 25, 1946,...
Thomas Hughes
Dec 1, 2016
Thomas G. Hughes Thomas G. Hughes, 83, of Orange, passed away on December 1, 2016, in Orange. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, December 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tommy...