Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods
Apr 7, 2016
Thomas Rainge “T.R.” Woods Mr. Thomas Rainge “T. R.” Woods, 88, of Hodge, Louisiana passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston. Mr. Woods was born on February 4, 1928, in Ansley, Louisiana the son of Joseph Freeman Woods and Vera Belle Woods. He was a member of Ansley Union Church. He resided in...
Laverne Mathews
Apr 7, 2016
Della Laverne Noble Mathews, 91, of Orange, Texas, departed from this life on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Minister Mark Legendre of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,...
Brandon C. Wilson
Apr 7, 2016
Brandon C. Wilson, 22 passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2016 after a brief period of illness. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Brandon is survived by his parents Billy and Rose Wilson, his brothers William,...
Shawnda Bandeaux
Apr 7, 2016
Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux, 38, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma, on January 18, 1978, she was the daughter of Michael Lee Crase, Sr. and Sherry Lynn Greer (Dunkin). Shawnda loved God, her family, and life itself. She enjoyed hummingbirds, getting in the yard and playing...
George Gardner
Apr 6, 2016
George F. (Boatman) Gardner, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2016. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial with full military honors will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Martha Donene Gernand
Apr 6, 2016
Martha Donene Gernand, 76, of Beaumont, died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Beaumont to Don Delbert McGowan and Irene Deloris Sullivan McGowan of Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday April 9, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins with interment to follow at Haven...
Don Feagin
Apr 5, 2016
Donald Lewis Feagin, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Paris, Texas, on May 14, 1930, he was the son of Jessie Uriah Feagin and Nanie Gladys Crow Feagin. Don...
Margaret Chelette Carter
Apr 5, 2016
Margaret Chelette Carter Margaret Chelette Carter, 101, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Roger Hoogterp, of Central Baptist Church in Evadale, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...
Margaret Barrett Spradling
Apr 4, 2016
Margaret Barrett Spradling Margaret Barrett Spradling, 84, of Orange, Texas, died peacefully at her home on April 4, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. The family is requesting a private burial. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Ricky Sanford
Apr 3, 2016
Ricky Holse Sanford, 61, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2016, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A time of fellowship will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier
Apr 3, 2016
Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier, 93, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, at 10:00a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W Smith and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...
Loretta Johnson Phillips
Apr 1, 2016
Loretta Johnson Phillips, 79, of Orange, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will...
Joyce Ann Judice
Apr 1, 2016
Joyce Ann Judice, 76, of Broaddus passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from...
Kenneth Larry Hicks
Apr 1, 2016
Kenneth Larry Hicks, 69, of Port Arthur passed away on April1, 2016. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at New Covenant Church, 2601 Hwy. 73 in Port Arthur, TX. Mr. Hicks was born May 11, 1946 in Charleston, Mississippi to Elby Byrd and Nancy Rebecca (Molpus) Hicks. He was a...
Bonnie Dailey
Apr 1, 2016
Bonnie Dailey, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, April 1, 2016 in her daughter’s home in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....
Donna Jean Reno Lee
Apr 1, 2016
Donna Jean Reno Lee, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed from this world on April 1, 2016, after 93 years and 11 months. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez
Mar 30, 2016
Funeral services for Gabriel Lewis Valdez, 66 of Beaumont will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. Gabe was born...
Joyzelle Bourdier Cary
Mar 30, 2016
Joyzelle Bourdier Cary Joyzelle Bourdier Cary, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as celebrant. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation...
Eugene D. Wilson
Mar 29, 2016
Eugene Davis Wilson, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 at his home. Eugene was born on May 28, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma to Walter Eugene Wilson and Ethyl Boswell Wilson. Eugene spent most of his youth in Oklahoma. His father died when he was 10 years old at the height of the Great depression. Eugene got...
Rachel Renee Shields
Mar 28, 2016
Rachel Renee Shields, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away on March 28, 2016, in Vidor, Texas. Memorial services will be 11:00am, Monday, April 4, at Pinehurst Pentecostal in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Smith. Born in Galveston, Texas, on May 14, 1974, she was the daughter of Roy Roger Brown and Barbara Navarre. She was an avid homemaker with a...
Thomas Rainge "T.R." Woods
Apr 7, 2016
Thomas Rainge “T.R.” Woods Mr. Thomas Rainge “T. R.” Woods, 88, of Hodge, Louisiana passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston. Mr. Woods was born on February 4, 1928, in Ansley, Louisiana the son of Joseph Freeman Woods and Vera Belle Woods. He was a member of Ansley Union Church. He resided in...
Laverne Mathews
Apr 7, 2016
Della Laverne Noble Mathews, 91, of Orange, Texas, departed from this life on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Minister Mark Legendre of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,...
Brandon C. Wilson
Apr 7, 2016
Brandon C. Wilson, 22 passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2016 after a brief period of illness. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with Reverend Robert Besser, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Brandon is survived by his parents Billy and Rose Wilson, his brothers William,...
Shawnda Bandeaux
Apr 7, 2016
Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux Shawnda Rae Day Bandeaux, 38, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma, on January 18, 1978, she was the daughter of Michael Lee Crase, Sr. and Sherry Lynn Greer (Dunkin). Shawnda loved God, her family, and life itself. She enjoyed hummingbirds, getting in the yard and playing...
George Gardner
Apr 6, 2016
George F. (Boatman) Gardner, Jr., 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2016. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose of Community Church in Orange. Burial with full military honors will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Martha Donene Gernand
Apr 6, 2016
Martha Donene Gernand, 76, of Beaumont, died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2016 at her home. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Beaumont to Don Delbert McGowan and Irene Deloris Sullivan McGowan of Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday April 9, 2016 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins with interment to follow at Haven...
Don Feagin
Apr 5, 2016
Donald Lewis Feagin, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Paris, Texas, on May 14, 1930, he was the son of Jessie Uriah Feagin and Nanie Gladys Crow Feagin. Don...
Margaret Chelette Carter
Apr 5, 2016
Margaret Chelette Carter Margaret Chelette Carter, 101, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2016, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Roger Hoogterp, of Central Baptist Church in Evadale, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...
Margaret Barrett Spradling
Apr 4, 2016
Margaret Barrett Spradling Margaret Barrett Spradling, 84, of Orange, Texas, died peacefully at her home on April 4, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur. The family is requesting a private burial. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Ricky Sanford
Apr 3, 2016
Ricky Holse Sanford, 61, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2016, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. A time of fellowship will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on...
Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier
Apr 3, 2016
Dorothy Evelyn Sonnier, 93, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, at 10:00a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend W.W Smith and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral...
Loretta Johnson Phillips
Apr 1, 2016
Loretta Johnson Phillips, 79, of Orange, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orange, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Serving as pallbearers will...
Joyce Ann Judice
Apr 1, 2016
Joyce Ann Judice, 76, of Broaddus passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Officiating will be Pastor Daniel Rose of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from...
Kenneth Larry Hicks
Apr 1, 2016
Kenneth Larry Hicks, 69, of Port Arthur passed away on April1, 2016. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at New Covenant Church, 2601 Hwy. 73 in Port Arthur, TX. Mr. Hicks was born May 11, 1946 in Charleston, Mississippi to Elby Byrd and Nancy Rebecca (Molpus) Hicks. He was a...
Bonnie Dailey
Apr 1, 2016
Bonnie Dailey, 85, of Orange, Texas, died Friday, April 1, 2016 in her daughter’s home in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....
Donna Jean Reno Lee
Apr 1, 2016
Donna Jean Reno Lee, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed from this world on April 1, 2016, after 93 years and 11 months. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Visitation will be from...
Gabriel Lewis "Gabe" Valdez
Mar 30, 2016
Funeral services for Gabriel Lewis Valdez, 66 of Beaumont will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. Interment will follow in Haven of Rest Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. Gabe was born...
Joyzelle Bourdier Cary
Mar 30, 2016
Joyzelle Bourdier Cary Joyzelle Bourdier Cary, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange with Father Joseph P. Daleo serving as celebrant. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation...
Eugene D. Wilson
Mar 29, 2016
Eugene Davis Wilson, 89, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 at his home. Eugene was born on May 28, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma to Walter Eugene Wilson and Ethyl Boswell Wilson. Eugene spent most of his youth in Oklahoma. His father died when he was 10 years old at the height of the Great depression. Eugene got...
Rachel Renee Shields
Mar 28, 2016
Rachel Renee Shields, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away on March 28, 2016, in Vidor, Texas. Memorial services will be 11:00am, Monday, April 4, at Pinehurst Pentecostal in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Smith. Born in Galveston, Texas, on May 14, 1974, she was the daughter of Roy Roger Brown and Barbara Navarre. She was an avid homemaker with a...