Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Alvin Paul DeRoche
Aug 20, 2016
Alvin Paul DeRoche Alvin Paul DeRoche, 92, of Orange and a former resident of Bridge City, passed away on August 20, 2016, at his home. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City. Serving as...
Dane Feher
Aug 20, 2016
Dane Feher, 71, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Brother Tim Hanley of Lamplighter Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 to...
Riley G. Wilkerson
Aug 20, 2016
Riley Grant Wilkerson, of Beaumont and Freeport, was born March 25, 1940 in Houston, Texas and left this earth on August 20, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will be at 4:00 p.m. in the Union Springs Cemetery in Corrigan, Texas. Visitation will...
Patricia Ann Lane
Aug 18, 2016
Patty Lane Patricia “Patty” Ann Lane, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on August 18, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Stephen Gault, of Bridgepoint Church in Bridge City. A graveside service will...
Avise Vaudean "Deana" Smith
Aug 17, 2016
Avise Vaudean “Deana” Smith Avise Vaudean “Deana” Smith was born on July 16, 1926, in Camp Worth, a small sawmill town in in East Texas. She passed away in her sleep on August 17, 2016, at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Town Bluff, Texas. Deana was formerly a resident of Orangefield, Texas for many years. Preceded in death by...
Shirley Ann Aldredge Hall
Aug 17, 2016
Shirley Ann Aldredge Hall Ann Hall was born September 3, 1935 near Many, Louisiana to Frankie Hopkins and Isaac Buell Hickman ("Barney") Aldredge. She grew up in Orange, and graduated early from Lutcher-Stark High School, where she excelled in science. After marrying Miles Hall, Jr. in 1954 and starting a family, she moved to Bridge City and began working for...
Martin Marion Sneed, Sr.
Aug 17, 2016
Martin Marion Sneed, Sr., 79, of Bridge City, Texas, entered his heavenly home to be with Jesus, on August 17, 2016, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bishop Boudreaux, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Port Arthur....
Raymond Michael "Mike" Blessitt
Aug 12, 2016
Raymond Michael “Mike” Blessitt Raymond Michael “Mike” Blessitt, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Brother James Kinman of Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Marcia Ware
Aug 11, 2016
Marcia Ware, 65, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Alan Weishampel, of East Ridge Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Horace Marion Peveto
Aug 11, 2016
Horace Marion Peveto, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Aaron Little, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Clifton "Grandaddy" McGee
Aug 10, 2016
Clifton Arthur McGee, of Vidor, Texas died on August 10, 2016, at his home. He was born in Wylie, Texas on March 22, 1915 to Chester and Margaret Ann McGee. He worked for Gulf States Utilities at the Neches Station Power Plant in Beaumont until he retired. Clifton was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; sisters and his daughter,...
Delores Gilbert
Aug 10, 2016
Delores Gilbert, 70, of Beaumont passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be longtime friend, Mr. Benson Jarrell. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Born...
Darren Eugene Willingham
Aug 9, 2016
Darren Eugene Willingham, 48, of Beaumont passed away at his home, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Darren was born on March 26, 1968 in Dunoon, Scotland to Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. He was an incredibly talented artist who grew up in the McLewis Community and graduated in 1986 from Orangefield High School. He is preceded in death...
David "Dave" Vardaman
Aug 8, 2016
David “Dave” Vardaman, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2016, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m.,...
Ramona Galaviz
Aug 7, 2016
Ramona Galaviz, 90, of Vidor, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday August 11, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2016 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Officiating will be Mr. Walter Littleton of The...
Samuel Truett Anderson
Aug 5, 2016
Samuel T. Anderson Samuel Truett Anderson, Sr., 87, of Orange, passed away on August 5, 2016, at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 28, 1929, he was the son of Samuel Wallace Anderson and Nellie (Maddox) Anderson. He was a musician and his passion was playing the guitar. He was a tug boat captain...
Carroll "Chuck" Clark Allbright
Aug 5, 2016
Chuck Allbright Carroll Clark “Chuck” Allbright, 70, of Wimberley, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at Deer Creek Nursing Home in Wimberley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to...
Billie Jean Brown
Aug 5, 2016
Billie Jean Williams Brown Billie Jean Williams Brown, 88, of Tucson, Arizona, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her residence. The family will receive friends for visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A eulogy will be given by her grandsons, Nicholas and Ryan Brown, at 11:30 a.m. at the...
Richard Carl Bodin
Aug 3, 2016
Richard Carl Bodin was born in Port Arthur, TX on August 28, 1948 to Lloyd and Zoe Bodin. He passed away on August 3, 2016. Carl had a career with Gulf Oil that became Chevron in Port Arthur. He was a bulk oil supervisor. He coached Little League and Pony Colt baseball in Port Arthur. He enjoyed playing cards with...
Ethel Compton
Aug 2, 2016
Ethel Compton, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away, surrounded by her family, on August 2, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Alvin Paul DeRoche
Aug 20, 2016
Alvin Paul DeRoche Alvin Paul DeRoche, 92, of Orange and a former resident of Bridge City, passed away on August 20, 2016, at his home. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Father Steven Leger, pastor of St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City. Serving as...
Dane Feher
Aug 20, 2016
Dane Feher, 71, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Brother Tim Hanley of Lamplighter Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 to...
Riley G. Wilkerson
Aug 20, 2016
Riley Grant Wilkerson, of Beaumont and Freeport, was born March 25, 1940 in Houston, Texas and left this earth on August 20, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will be at 4:00 p.m. in the Union Springs Cemetery in Corrigan, Texas. Visitation will...
Patricia Ann Lane
Aug 18, 2016
Patty Lane Patricia “Patty” Ann Lane, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on August 18, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Stephen Gault, of Bridgepoint Church in Bridge City. A graveside service will...
Avise Vaudean "Deana" Smith
Aug 17, 2016
Avise Vaudean “Deana” Smith Avise Vaudean “Deana” Smith was born on July 16, 1926, in Camp Worth, a small sawmill town in in East Texas. She passed away in her sleep on August 17, 2016, at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Town Bluff, Texas. Deana was formerly a resident of Orangefield, Texas for many years. Preceded in death by...
Shirley Ann Aldredge Hall
Aug 17, 2016
Shirley Ann Aldredge Hall Ann Hall was born September 3, 1935 near Many, Louisiana to Frankie Hopkins and Isaac Buell Hickman ("Barney") Aldredge. She grew up in Orange, and graduated early from Lutcher-Stark High School, where she excelled in science. After marrying Miles Hall, Jr. in 1954 and starting a family, she moved to Bridge City and began working for...
Martin Marion Sneed, Sr.
Aug 17, 2016
Martin Marion Sneed, Sr., 79, of Bridge City, Texas, entered his heavenly home to be with Jesus, on August 17, 2016, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bishop Boudreaux, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Port Arthur....
Raymond Michael "Mike" Blessitt
Aug 12, 2016
Raymond Michael “Mike” Blessitt Raymond Michael “Mike” Blessitt, 77, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Brother James Kinman of Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Marcia Ware
Aug 11, 2016
Marcia Ware, 65, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Alan Weishampel, of East Ridge Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Horace Marion Peveto
Aug 11, 2016
Horace Marion Peveto, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Aaron Little, of First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Clifton "Grandaddy" McGee
Aug 10, 2016
Clifton Arthur McGee, of Vidor, Texas died on August 10, 2016, at his home. He was born in Wylie, Texas on March 22, 1915 to Chester and Margaret Ann McGee. He worked for Gulf States Utilities at the Neches Station Power Plant in Beaumont until he retired. Clifton was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; sisters and his daughter,...
Delores Gilbert
Aug 10, 2016
Delores Gilbert, 70, of Beaumont passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 at Claybar Kelley Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be longtime friend, Mr. Benson Jarrell. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Born...
Darren Eugene Willingham
Aug 9, 2016
Darren Eugene Willingham, 48, of Beaumont passed away at his home, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Darren was born on March 26, 1968 in Dunoon, Scotland to Grady Carlton Willingham and Mary Jo (Baugh) Lamb. He was an incredibly talented artist who grew up in the McLewis Community and graduated in 1986 from Orangefield High School. He is preceded in death...
David "Dave" Vardaman
Aug 8, 2016
David “Dave” Vardaman, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 8, 2016, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m.,...
Ramona Galaviz
Aug 7, 2016
Ramona Galaviz, 90, of Vidor, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday August 11, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2016 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Officiating will be Mr. Walter Littleton of The...
Samuel Truett Anderson
Aug 5, 2016
Samuel T. Anderson Samuel Truett Anderson, Sr., 87, of Orange, passed away on August 5, 2016, at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 28, 1929, he was the son of Samuel Wallace Anderson and Nellie (Maddox) Anderson. He was a musician and his passion was playing the guitar. He was a tug boat captain...
Carroll "Chuck" Clark Allbright
Aug 5, 2016
Chuck Allbright Carroll Clark “Chuck” Allbright, 70, of Wimberley, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at Deer Creek Nursing Home in Wimberley. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to...
Billie Jean Brown
Aug 5, 2016
Billie Jean Williams Brown Billie Jean Williams Brown, 88, of Tucson, Arizona, died Friday, August 5, 2016, at her residence. The family will receive friends for visitation at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A eulogy will be given by her grandsons, Nicholas and Ryan Brown, at 11:30 a.m. at the...
Richard Carl Bodin
Aug 3, 2016
Richard Carl Bodin was born in Port Arthur, TX on August 28, 1948 to Lloyd and Zoe Bodin. He passed away on August 3, 2016. Carl had a career with Gulf Oil that became Chevron in Port Arthur. He was a bulk oil supervisor. He coached Little League and Pony Colt baseball in Port Arthur. He enjoyed playing cards with...
Ethel Compton
Aug 2, 2016
Ethel Compton, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away, surrounded by her family, on August 2, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
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