Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Leonard Thomas Russell, Jr.
Feb 23, 2016
Leonard Thomas Russell Jr., was born the 17th of August 1931 in Tyler, Texas, and died on the 23rd of February, 2016. He was much loved and will be truly missed by his four daughters: Julie (Steve) Odle, Amy (Doug) Shows, Lori (Lonnie) Lofton, and Tomi (Howard) Yezak. Grandchildren: Keith Lofton, Megan Dollarhide, James Shows, Chelsy Broussard, Craig Odle, Aaron...
Joseph Jerome Will
Feb 23, 2016
Joseph Jerome Will Joseph Jerome Will, 60, born and raised in southeast Texas, passed away on February 23, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose, of Community Church in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven...
Dorothy Johnson
Feb 23, 2016
Dorothy Johnson, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 23, 2016, in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Meyer, pastor of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Egypt Cemetery in Colmesneil, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Leigh Ann Coffin
Feb 21, 2016
Leigh Ann Coffin, 58, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont, Texas after a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1957 to Frank C. Coffin and Ruby Battle Coffin in Orange, Texas. Leigh attended Lufkin State School for many years until she returned home to live with her brother, Frank C. Coffin, Jr. Later she...
Betty Ann Moore
Feb 17, 2016
Betty Ann Crew Moore was born in Orange Texas on January 19, 1927. She departed this world on February 17, 2016, to join her Heavenly Father and her husband, William ‘Red’ Moore, to whom she was married 56 years. Her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryne and Ron Rehfuss were by her side as she peacefully passed. Betty graduated from Orange High...
Doris Rae Hickman
Feb 17, 2016
Doris Rae Hickman Doris Rae Hickman, 83, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016, at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham, of First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at...
Ronald Joseph Stueber
Feb 17, 2016
A memorial gathering of family and friends honoring the life of Ronald Joseph “Ron” Stueber, 74, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, February 19, 2016 from 4-7:00 pm at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Ron was born June 7, 1941 in New Ulm, Minnesota to the late Herbert Joseph and Virginia (Weidl) Stueber and passed away February 17, 2016 in...
Harry "Ted" Shensky
Feb 16, 2016
Harry “Ted” Shensky Harry “Ted” Shensky, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 16, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, February 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on August 19, 1929, he was the...
Walter H "Buddy" Piat Jr
Feb 16, 2016
Walter H. “Buddy” Piat, Jr., 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 16, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Military...
Betty Ann Smith
Feb 15, 2016
Betty Ann Smith Betty Ann Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2016 in Orange. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Friday, February 19, at Fellowship Church of Christ at 3800 MLK in Orange. Officiating will be Tommy Gore of White House Church of Christ in Whitehouse, Tennessee, and Kevin Trinkle, chaplain at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Burial...
Edgar Alexander "Alex" Ochoa
Feb 15, 2016
A memorial service celebrating Alex's life will be held Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont.
Jacob Tanner Hudson Jr.
Feb 15, 2016
Jacob Tanner Hudson, Jr. Jacob Tanner Hudson, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm, on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Hudson Cemetery in Forest Heights. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee, of The Cowboy Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00am, at...
Alfredo Duran Toribio
Feb 15, 2016
Alfredo Duran Toribio, 71, passed away February 15, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. He was born January 3, 1945 in Manila to Jesus and Lydia (Duran) Toribio. Mr. Toribio was a retired mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Elpidio Toribio. He is survived by his wife, Raquel Perez Toribio; children, Carolina Marquez, Narciso Toribio, Eric...
Michael Carl Kretschman
Feb 14, 2016
KRETSCHMAN, MICHAEL CARL. Mike was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on March 17, 1945 to Virginia (Rahr) and Carl Kretschman. Mike contracted polio at the age of 4 and spent much of his youth in and out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Through what was then pioneering surgery, Mike was able to overcome the physical debilitation of polio, graduated...
Sandi Mobley Huckabay
Feb 14, 2016
Sandi Mobley Huckabay, 56, of Bridge City, passed away on February 14, 2016, in Port Arthur. Visitation will start at 5:00 PM-9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City starting at 10:30 AM. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger...
John Girlinghouse
Feb 13, 2016
John Girlinghouse, SR, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 13, 2016, in Beaumont. Memorial service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016, at First Baptist Church in West Orange starting at 10 A.M. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 24, 1956, he was the son of M.J. Girlinghouse and Cynthia Girlinghouse. He graduated from Little Cypress- Mauriceville in 1975 and...
Alan Morris Bills
Feb 12, 2016
A memorial service for Alan Morris Bills, 75, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with Reverend Nancy DeForest, officiating. Cremation services were provided by Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Alan was born January 11, 1941 in Mansfield, Knottinghamshire, England and died February 12, 2016 in Beaumont. A former...
Marjorie L. Lesseig
Feb 12, 2016
A memorial service for Marjorie L. Lesseig, 92, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Private interment will be on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Marjorie...
Sharon Virginia Young
Feb 12, 2016
Funeral services for Sharon Virginia Young, 47 of Beaumont will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sabine Tabernacle with Reverend Clarence Day and Reverend James Boykin officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday, February 14, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the...
Travis Clark
Feb 9, 2016
Travis Clark Travis Clark, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away February 9, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm on Friday, February 12, 2016 with funeral services to follow at 3:00pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones, Mr. Ben Terry, and Mr. Paul Dickerson. A private burial...
Leonard Thomas Russell, Jr.
Feb 23, 2016
Leonard Thomas Russell Jr., was born the 17th of August 1931 in Tyler, Texas, and died on the 23rd of February, 2016. He was much loved and will be truly missed by his four daughters: Julie (Steve) Odle, Amy (Doug) Shows, Lori (Lonnie) Lofton, and Tomi (Howard) Yezak. Grandchildren: Keith Lofton, Megan Dollarhide, James Shows, Chelsy Broussard, Craig Odle, Aaron...
Joseph Jerome Will
Feb 23, 2016
Joseph Jerome Will Joseph Jerome Will, 60, born and raised in southeast Texas, passed away on February 23, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Daniel Rose, of Community Church in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven...
Dorothy Johnson
Feb 23, 2016
Dorothy Johnson, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 23, 2016, in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Meyer, pastor of Old First Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Egypt Cemetery in Colmesneil, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Leigh Ann Coffin
Feb 21, 2016
Leigh Ann Coffin, 58, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont, Texas after a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1957 to Frank C. Coffin and Ruby Battle Coffin in Orange, Texas. Leigh attended Lufkin State School for many years until she returned home to live with her brother, Frank C. Coffin, Jr. Later she...
Betty Ann Moore
Feb 17, 2016
Betty Ann Crew Moore was born in Orange Texas on January 19, 1927. She departed this world on February 17, 2016, to join her Heavenly Father and her husband, William ‘Red’ Moore, to whom she was married 56 years. Her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryne and Ron Rehfuss were by her side as she peacefully passed. Betty graduated from Orange High...
Doris Rae Hickman
Feb 17, 2016
Doris Rae Hickman Doris Rae Hickman, 83, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016, at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham, of First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at...
Ronald Joseph Stueber
Feb 17, 2016
A memorial gathering of family and friends honoring the life of Ronald Joseph “Ron” Stueber, 74, of Beaumont will be held on Friday, February 19, 2016 from 4-7:00 pm at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Ron was born June 7, 1941 in New Ulm, Minnesota to the late Herbert Joseph and Virginia (Weidl) Stueber and passed away February 17, 2016 in...
Harry "Ted" Shensky
Feb 16, 2016
Harry “Ted” Shensky Harry “Ted” Shensky, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 16, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Monday, February 22, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on August 19, 1929, he was the...
Walter H "Buddy" Piat Jr
Feb 16, 2016
Walter H. “Buddy” Piat, Jr., 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 16, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2016, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Military...
Betty Ann Smith
Feb 15, 2016
Betty Ann Smith Betty Ann Smith, 85, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2016 in Orange. Funeral services will be 10 AM, Friday, February 19, at Fellowship Church of Christ at 3800 MLK in Orange. Officiating will be Tommy Gore of White House Church of Christ in Whitehouse, Tennessee, and Kevin Trinkle, chaplain at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Burial...
Edgar Alexander "Alex" Ochoa
Feb 15, 2016
A memorial service celebrating Alex's life will be held Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont.
Jacob Tanner Hudson Jr.
Feb 15, 2016
Jacob Tanner Hudson, Jr. Jacob Tanner Hudson, Jr., of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm, on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Hudson Cemetery in Forest Heights. Officiating will be Pastor E. Dale Lee, of The Cowboy Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00am, at...
Alfredo Duran Toribio
Feb 15, 2016
Alfredo Duran Toribio, 71, passed away February 15, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. He was born January 3, 1945 in Manila to Jesus and Lydia (Duran) Toribio. Mr. Toribio was a retired mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Elpidio Toribio. He is survived by his wife, Raquel Perez Toribio; children, Carolina Marquez, Narciso Toribio, Eric...
Michael Carl Kretschman
Feb 14, 2016
KRETSCHMAN, MICHAEL CARL. Mike was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on March 17, 1945 to Virginia (Rahr) and Carl Kretschman. Mike contracted polio at the age of 4 and spent much of his youth in and out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Through what was then pioneering surgery, Mike was able to overcome the physical debilitation of polio, graduated...
Sandi Mobley Huckabay
Feb 14, 2016
Sandi Mobley Huckabay, 56, of Bridge City, passed away on February 14, 2016, in Port Arthur. Visitation will start at 5:00 PM-9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City starting at 10:30 AM. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger...
John Girlinghouse
Feb 13, 2016
John Girlinghouse, SR, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 13, 2016, in Beaumont. Memorial service will be Thursday, February 18, 2016, at First Baptist Church in West Orange starting at 10 A.M. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 24, 1956, he was the son of M.J. Girlinghouse and Cynthia Girlinghouse. He graduated from Little Cypress- Mauriceville in 1975 and...
Alan Morris Bills
Feb 12, 2016
A memorial service for Alan Morris Bills, 75, of Beaumont will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with Reverend Nancy DeForest, officiating. Cremation services were provided by Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Alan was born January 11, 1941 in Mansfield, Knottinghamshire, England and died February 12, 2016 in Beaumont. A former...
Marjorie L. Lesseig
Feb 12, 2016
A memorial service for Marjorie L. Lesseig, 92, of Beaumont will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Private interment will be on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Haven of Rest Cemetery in Beaumont. Marjorie...
Sharon Virginia Young
Feb 12, 2016
Funeral services for Sharon Virginia Young, 47 of Beaumont will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sabine Tabernacle with Reverend Clarence Day and Reverend James Boykin officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday, February 14, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the...
Travis Clark
Feb 9, 2016
Travis Clark Travis Clark, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away February 9, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm on Friday, February 12, 2016 with funeral services to follow at 3:00pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones, Mr. Ben Terry, and Mr. Paul Dickerson. A private burial...