Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....



