Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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Mildred Wade Potier

Mildred Wade Potier

Oct 11, 2014

Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...

Mattie Louise Head

Mattie Louise Head

Oct 11, 2014

Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...

Cupal Jeanette Morgan

Cupal Jeanette Morgan

Oct 10, 2014

Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...

Laura M. Havens

Laura M. Havens

Oct 9, 2014

Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...

Annie Lee Borel

Annie Lee Borel

Oct 8, 2014

Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...

William Russell Swinburn

William Russell Swinburn

Oct 8, 2014

William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...

Tommy Kay White

Tommy Kay White

Oct 7, 2014

On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...

Earl Edward Drake

Earl Edward Drake

Oct 6, 2014

Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....

Lorena Mary Davis

Lorena Mary Davis

Oct 5, 2014

Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...

Addie Lou Batson

Addie Lou Batson

Oct 4, 2014

Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...

Larry Dean Salsbury

Larry Dean Salsbury

Oct 3, 2014

Larry Dean Salsbury SGT. Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, of Mico, Texas, and a former resident of Bridge City, Texas, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Bexar County, Texas Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Reverend Jack Comer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow...

Rayford E. Jimerson

Rayford E. Jimerson

Oct 3, 2014

Rayford E. Jimerson, 85, of Orange, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Nazworth and Reverend Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...

Patricia Jean Soileau

Patricia Jean Soileau

Oct 2, 2014

Patricia Jean Soileau, 45, of Vidor, passed away on October 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation held prior to the service from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Born in Church Point, Louisiana, on January 1, 1969, she was the daughter of Ray Menard and...

Karol Tandberg Hughes

Karol Tandberg Hughes

Sep 30, 2014

Karol Tandberg Hughes, 63, of Rusk, passed away on September 30, 2014. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday October 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Rusk, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Mr. Steve Slover. Graveside service and burial will follow at...

Keith Peyton Atkins

Keith Peyton Atkins

Sep 29, 2014

Keith Peyton Atkins Keith Peyton Atkins, 52, of Orange, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 10, 1961, Keith was the son of Gene Atkins...

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard

Sep 26, 2014

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard, 77, of Kirbyville, died Friday, September 26, 2014, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with Father Steve Leger officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home in Bridge City, with...

Kenneth Wayne St. John

Kenneth Wayne St. John

Sep 23, 2014

Kenneth Wayne St. John went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Beaumont, Texas. Kenneth was born on June 19, 1941 in Ragland, Alabama, to Tillman and Beatrice St. John. Kenneth graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in 1958. He served his country for four years in the United States Coast Guard....

Louis Aivors Ausherman

Louis Aivors Ausherman

Sep 22, 2014

Louis Aivors "Gator" Ausherman, 67, of Orange, passed away on September 22, 2014, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM, Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Traunstein, Germany on October...

Percy Joseph Bordelon

Percy Joseph Bordelon

Sep 22, 2014

Percy Joseph Bordelon, 93, of Orange, passed away on September 22, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Tommy Ewing. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 24th at Claybar Funeral Home...

Lena M. Gaudet

Lena M. Gaudet

Sep 21, 2014

Lena M. Gaudet, 91, of Orange passed away peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana....

Mildred Wade Potier

Mildred Wade Potier

Oct 11, 2014

Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...

Mattie Louise Head

Mattie Louise Head

Oct 11, 2014

Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...

Cupal Jeanette Morgan

Cupal Jeanette Morgan

Oct 10, 2014

Cupal Jeanette Morgan, 78 of Bridge City passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Cupal was born on August 7, 1936 in Orange Texas to parents Jules & Sadie Carpenter. Affectionately known as “MeeMaw” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren she was widely considered to be one of the prettiest ladies...

Laura M. Havens

Laura M. Havens

Oct 9, 2014

Laura M. Havens, 92, of Orange, passed away on October 9, 2014, at the Meadows of Orange. Born in Ged, Louisiana, on February 10, 1922, she was the daughter of Alfred Allemond and Elaine (Chesson) Allemond. Laura was a very loving mother and will be missed dearly. Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Havens, Jr. She is...

Annie Lee Borel

Annie Lee Borel

Oct 8, 2014

Annie Lee Borel, 91, of Orange died October 8th 2014 peacefully at home with family. Born in Orange, Texas May 11, 1923, to Mack Isaac McLelland Trussell and Sarah Easter Poole Trussell. Mrs. Borel has lived in Orange her entire life. She was a homemaker, wife and one of the most wonderful mothers ever. She loved growing vegetables and flowers...

William Russell Swinburn

William Russell Swinburn

Oct 8, 2014

William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957. Mr. Swinburn was a veteran...

Tommy Kay White

Tommy Kay White

Oct 7, 2014

On the morning of October 7, 2014 Mrs. Tommie Kay White, 53, left her worldly body to enter the kingdom of heaven to be with her heavenly father and to join her family that went ahead of her. Visitation services will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston,...

Earl Edward Drake

Earl Edward Drake

Oct 6, 2014

Earl Edward Drake was born March 2, 1928 in Shepherd, Texas, San Jacinto County. Earl was the son of Sarah Sedeño Drake and Allen Drake. He swam in nearby Coley Creek as a boy and loved to fish for catfish and perch. He would steal the little white worms from wasp's nests for bait, scraping them out with a pole....

Lorena Mary Davis

Lorena Mary Davis

Oct 5, 2014

Lorena Mary Davis, 70, of Orange, passed away on October 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00...

Addie Lou Batson

Addie Lou Batson

Oct 4, 2014

Addie Lou Batson, 88, of Bridge City and formerly of Hemphill, passed away on October 4, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City with Pastor Mark Bunch officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 until...

Larry Dean Salsbury

Larry Dean Salsbury

Oct 3, 2014

Larry Dean Salsbury SGT. Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, of Mico, Texas, and a former resident of Bridge City, Texas, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Bexar County, Texas Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Reverend Jack Comer officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow...

Rayford E. Jimerson

Rayford E. Jimerson

Oct 3, 2014

Rayford E. Jimerson, 85, of Orange, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Nazworth and Reverend Dale Lee. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...

Patricia Jean Soileau

Patricia Jean Soileau

Oct 2, 2014

Patricia Jean Soileau, 45, of Vidor, passed away on October 2, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation held prior to the service from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Born in Church Point, Louisiana, on January 1, 1969, she was the daughter of Ray Menard and...

Karol Tandberg Hughes

Karol Tandberg Hughes

Sep 30, 2014

Karol Tandberg Hughes, 63, of Rusk, passed away on September 30, 2014. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday October 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Rusk, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Officiating will be Mr. Steve Slover. Graveside service and burial will follow at...

Keith Peyton Atkins

Keith Peyton Atkins

Sep 29, 2014

Keith Peyton Atkins Keith Peyton Atkins, 52, of Orange, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 10, 1961, Keith was the son of Gene Atkins...

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard

Sep 26, 2014

Jeanette (Jean) Marie Aguillard, 77, of Kirbyville, died Friday, September 26, 2014, in Vidor, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City, with Father Steve Leger officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral home in Bridge City, with...

Kenneth Wayne St. John

Kenneth Wayne St. John

Sep 23, 2014

Kenneth Wayne St. John went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Beaumont, Texas. Kenneth was born on June 19, 1941 in Ragland, Alabama, to Tillman and Beatrice St. John. Kenneth graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur in 1958. He served his country for four years in the United States Coast Guard....

Louis Aivors Ausherman

Louis Aivors Ausherman

Sep 22, 2014

Louis Aivors "Gator" Ausherman, 67, of Orange, passed away on September 22, 2014, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM, Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Traunstein, Germany on October...

Percy Joseph Bordelon

Percy Joseph Bordelon

Sep 22, 2014

Percy Joseph Bordelon, 93, of Orange, passed away on September 22, 2014, at his home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Tommy Ewing. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, September 24th at Claybar Funeral Home...

Lena M. Gaudet

Lena M. Gaudet

Sep 21, 2014

Lena M. Gaudet, 91, of Orange passed away peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana....

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