Obituaries for

Claybar Funeral Home

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Pat L. Thompson Jr.

Pat L. Thompson Jr.

Mar 31, 2014

Pat L. Thompson, Jr., 73, from Orange, died March 31, 2014, at his residence. Cremation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home. He was born in Vicksburg, MS, on October 26, 1940, Pat was the son of Pat Long Thompson Sr. and Ethel Mary (Thompson) Thompson. He worked as a semi-truck driver, and was also in the Army from October...

Juanita Fontenot Hardin

Juanita Fontenot Hardin

Mar 29, 2014

Juanita Fontenot Hardin, 74, of Orange, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Orange. A funeral service will be 3 O’clock p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dale Lee of The Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 10...

Gwen Settles

Gwen Settles

Mar 28, 2014

Gwendolyn Armstrong Settles was born August 22, 1936, in St. Francis County, Arkansas, to Worth B. Armstrong and Audrey (Smith) Armstrong. She graduated from Stark High School in 1954, and then attended Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas. She married Glenn W. Settles, Jr. in 1957, and worked 30 years as a secretary for the West Orange-Cove School...

William "Bill" Self

William "Bill" Self

Mar 28, 2014

William “Bill” Self, 92, of Orange, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. A funeral Service will be 11 O’clock a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will...

James Ernest Chandler

James Ernest Chandler

Mar 26, 2014

James Ernest Chandler, 88, from Orangefield, died March 26, 2014, at the Meadows. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday March 29, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, officiating will be Reverend Bobby Granger. Burial will take place at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral...

Debra "Debbie" Kay Dunahoe

Debra "Debbie" Kay Dunahoe

Mar 25, 2014

Debra “Debbie” Kay Dunahoe, 58, of Bridge City, died March 25, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2014 at Lone Cedar Cemetery in Shelby County. Officiating will be Reverend Hiram Milton of Lone Cedar Missionary Baptist Church in Shelby County. Debbie was born in Port Arthur, April 13, 1955,...

Adley "MeMe' Brown

Adley "MeMe' Brown

Mar 24, 2014

Adley “MeMe” Brown, 77, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2014, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 28, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Cliff...

Albert Lee Sexton

Albert Lee Sexton

Mar 21, 2014

Albert Lee Sexton, a native of Orange, Texas, went to his eternal rest in Houston, Texas on March 21, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Ms. JoNell Gerland officiating. Lee was born on September 28, 1918 to William Putnam Sexton, Sr. and Annie Lee...

Rayford Norris Spurgeon

Rayford Norris Spurgeon

Mar 21, 2014

Rayford Spurgeon Rayford Spurgeon, 83, of West Orange, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 24, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. A graveside service will follow, at 4:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park at...

Torrie Jeanee' Granger

Torrie Jeanee' Granger

Mar 20, 2014

Torrie Jeanee’ Granger, 17, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 3 till 9 p.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; with a Rosary to...

Carlton "Buster" Wolfford

Carlton "Buster" Wolfford

Mar 19, 2014

Carlton “Buster” Wolfford Buster Wolfford, 64, of Orange, died Wednesday, March 19, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 22, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 23, 1949, Buster was the son of Dennis and Ruby...

Dustin "Dusty" Shaw

Dustin "Dusty" Shaw

Mar 18, 2014

Dustin “Dusty” Shaw Dustin Shaw, 32, of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden in Orange. Visitation will be from 5...

Michael James Elter

Michael James Elter

Mar 17, 2014

Michael James Elter, 60, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Orange, Texas. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on June 24, 1953; Michael is proceeded in death by his parents, August Lionel Elter and Ann Sarvaunt Elter. Michael is survived by his daughters, Maggie Elter LeBouef and Heidi Elter; and siblings, Susan LeBoeuf, Alan Elter and...

Thomas "Tommy" William Miller Jr

Thomas "Tommy" William Miller Jr

Mar 15, 2014

No obituary found for this tribute.

Jacqueline Lucille Craft

Jacqueline Lucille Craft

Mar 14, 2014

Jacqueline Lucille Craft, 69, of Orange, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 20, 1944, Jacqueline was the daughter of James Erastus Miller, Sr. and Nimmie Elizabeth (Runnels) Miller. She worked as a truck driver. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jesse James Miller. Jacqueline...

Bobby Lane Moore

Bobby Lane Moore

Mar 13, 2014

Bobby Lane Moore, 78, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home in Bridge City. Memorial services will be at Two O’clock p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Dave Anfenson of Texas Home Health Hospice in Beaumont. Visitation will be One till Two O’clock p.m., Sunday...

Leslie Wayne Holt

Leslie Wayne Holt

Mar 12, 2014

Leslie Wayne Holt of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the age of 64. Born on May 14, 1949 in Beaumont, Texas, he was preceded in death by his father, T. R. Holt. Leslie was a resident of the Orange/Mauriceville area for 60 years. Leslie was a 1967 graduate from West Orange High School, where he established...

William A. Groff Sr.

William A. Groff Sr.

Mar 10, 2014

William A. “Bill” Groff, Sr. Bill Groff, 84, of Orange, passed away after a brief illness with brain cancer on Monday, March 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home; followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m., and officiated by Reverend David Turner of Little...

Verline Sigler

Verline Sigler

Mar 10, 2014

Verline Sigler, 90, entered her heavenly home on Monday, March 10, 2014. We rejoice that she is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, her husband, O.W. “Pete” Sigler and great granddaughter, Parker Jane Cagle. Funeral services will be 10 O’clock a.m., Thursday, March 13, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff...

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc

Mar 10, 2014

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc, 87, of Orange and a former resident of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Saint Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger and Reverend Kevin Badeaux. Entombment will follow at...

Pat L. Thompson Jr.

Pat L. Thompson Jr.

Mar 31, 2014

Pat L. Thompson, Jr., 73, from Orange, died March 31, 2014, at his residence. Cremation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home. He was born in Vicksburg, MS, on October 26, 1940, Pat was the son of Pat Long Thompson Sr. and Ethel Mary (Thompson) Thompson. He worked as a semi-truck driver, and was also in the Army from October...

Juanita Fontenot Hardin

Juanita Fontenot Hardin

Mar 29, 2014

Juanita Fontenot Hardin, 74, of Orange, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Orange. A funeral service will be 3 O’clock p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Dale Lee of The Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 10...

Gwen Settles

Gwen Settles

Mar 28, 2014

Gwendolyn Armstrong Settles was born August 22, 1936, in St. Francis County, Arkansas, to Worth B. Armstrong and Audrey (Smith) Armstrong. She graduated from Stark High School in 1954, and then attended Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas. She married Glenn W. Settles, Jr. in 1957, and worked 30 years as a secretary for the West Orange-Cove School...

William "Bill" Self

William "Bill" Self

Mar 28, 2014

William “Bill” Self, 92, of Orange, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. A funeral Service will be 11 O’clock a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend George Kidangen of St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will...

James Ernest Chandler

James Ernest Chandler

Mar 26, 2014

James Ernest Chandler, 88, from Orangefield, died March 26, 2014, at the Meadows. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday March 29, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, officiating will be Reverend Bobby Granger. Burial will take place at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral...

Debra "Debbie" Kay Dunahoe

Debra "Debbie" Kay Dunahoe

Mar 25, 2014

Debra “Debbie” Kay Dunahoe, 58, of Bridge City, died March 25, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2014 at Lone Cedar Cemetery in Shelby County. Officiating will be Reverend Hiram Milton of Lone Cedar Missionary Baptist Church in Shelby County. Debbie was born in Port Arthur, April 13, 1955,...

Adley "MeMe' Brown

Adley "MeMe' Brown

Mar 24, 2014

Adley “MeMe” Brown, 77, of West Orange, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2014, at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 28, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Cliff...

Albert Lee Sexton

Albert Lee Sexton

Mar 21, 2014

Albert Lee Sexton, a native of Orange, Texas, went to his eternal rest in Houston, Texas on March 21, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Ms. JoNell Gerland officiating. Lee was born on September 28, 1918 to William Putnam Sexton, Sr. and Annie Lee...

Rayford Norris Spurgeon

Rayford Norris Spurgeon

Mar 21, 2014

Rayford Spurgeon Rayford Spurgeon, 83, of West Orange, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 24, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. A graveside service will follow, at 4:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park at...

Torrie Jeanee' Granger

Torrie Jeanee' Granger

Mar 20, 2014

Torrie Jeanee’ Granger, 17, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Visitation will be from 3 till 9 p.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; with a Rosary to...

Carlton "Buster" Wolfford

Carlton "Buster" Wolfford

Mar 19, 2014

Carlton “Buster” Wolfford Buster Wolfford, 64, of Orange, died Wednesday, March 19, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A gathering will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 22, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 23, 1949, Buster was the son of Dennis and Ruby...

Dustin "Dusty" Shaw

Dustin "Dusty" Shaw

Mar 18, 2014

Dustin “Dusty” Shaw Dustin Shaw, 32, of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Garden in Orange. Visitation will be from 5...

Michael James Elter

Michael James Elter

Mar 17, 2014

Michael James Elter, 60, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Orange, Texas. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on June 24, 1953; Michael is proceeded in death by his parents, August Lionel Elter and Ann Sarvaunt Elter. Michael is survived by his daughters, Maggie Elter LeBouef and Heidi Elter; and siblings, Susan LeBoeuf, Alan Elter and...

Thomas "Tommy" William Miller Jr

Thomas "Tommy" William Miller Jr

Mar 15, 2014

No obituary found for this tribute.

Jacqueline Lucille Craft

Jacqueline Lucille Craft

Mar 14, 2014

Jacqueline Lucille Craft, 69, of Orange, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 20, 1944, Jacqueline was the daughter of James Erastus Miller, Sr. and Nimmie Elizabeth (Runnels) Miller. She worked as a truck driver. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jesse James Miller. Jacqueline...

Bobby Lane Moore

Bobby Lane Moore

Mar 13, 2014

Bobby Lane Moore, 78, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home in Bridge City. Memorial services will be at Two O’clock p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Dave Anfenson of Texas Home Health Hospice in Beaumont. Visitation will be One till Two O’clock p.m., Sunday...

Leslie Wayne Holt

Leslie Wayne Holt

Mar 12, 2014

Leslie Wayne Holt of Mauriceville, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the age of 64. Born on May 14, 1949 in Beaumont, Texas, he was preceded in death by his father, T. R. Holt. Leslie was a resident of the Orange/Mauriceville area for 60 years. Leslie was a 1967 graduate from West Orange High School, where he established...

William A. Groff Sr.

William A. Groff Sr.

Mar 10, 2014

William A. “Bill” Groff, Sr. Bill Groff, 84, of Orange, passed away after a brief illness with brain cancer on Monday, March 10, 2014, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home; followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m., and officiated by Reverend David Turner of Little...

Verline Sigler

Verline Sigler

Mar 10, 2014

Verline Sigler, 90, entered her heavenly home on Monday, March 10, 2014. We rejoice that she is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, her husband, O.W. “Pete” Sigler and great granddaughter, Parker Jane Cagle. Funeral services will be 10 O’clock a.m., Thursday, March 13, at Cove Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff...

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc

Mar 10, 2014

Dr. Nolan J. LeBlanc, 87, of Orange and a former resident of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Saint Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger and Reverend Kevin Badeaux. Entombment will follow at...

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