Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Evelyn C. "Jay" Steiner
Oct 3, 2013
Evelyn C. “Jay” Steiner died October 3, 2013 at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born February 9, 1922 in Bellevue, Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Jessica (Aiken) Cullum; husband, Terrell M. Steiner; and son, Larry Steiner. She is survived by her son, Glen Steiner and wife, Sandy of Orange; daughter-in-law, Eileen Koenig...
Helen Gloria Morgan
Oct 3, 2013
Helen Gloria Morgan, 85, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John Harrell officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Josh Campbell, Justin Campbell, Brandon Bell, Kevin...
Jack Price Jr.
Oct 2, 2013
Jack Price, Jr., 84, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend J.B. Prouse and Reverend Dutch Price officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Adams, Michael...
E. Darlene Brown
Oct 1, 2013
E. Darlene Brown, 69, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend E. Dale Lee, pastor of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at...
Melvin E. Schell
Sep 30, 2013
Melvin E. Schell, 88, of Orange, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 in Orange. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 11, 2013 at First United Pentecostal Church of Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary P. Wheeler. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Juanita Moreno
Sep 28, 2013
Juanita Moreno, 88, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. A funeral service will be held at 11am, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at the Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City officiating. Visitation will be from 5pm to...
Velma Rae Brunell
Sep 27, 2013
Velma Rae Brunell, 86, of Groves and a former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be 2pm, Monday, September 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Phil Croft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Claude Webb, Jr.
Sep 24, 2013
Claude Webb, Jr., 90, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at Avalon Nursing Home in Kirbyville. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Freddy Burden, pastor of First Baptist Church of Baden and Reverend Herb Thompson, pastor of First Baptist Church of West Orange....
Richard Corder
Sep 22, 2013
Richard Corder Long time KOGT radio announcer Richard “BBRC” Corder, age 79, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at his home, following a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Eulogies...
Bonnie Anita Holbrook
Sep 21, 2013
Bonnie Anita Holbrook, 66, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, September 21, 2013. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Immediately following the Graveside service will be a dinner at the OutLaw Church on Hwy 408 in Bridge City for all Family and Friends. And anyone...
Jane Robbins Brown
Sep 20, 2013
Jane Robbins Brown, 91, of Orange passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at her home. Born in Wichita Falls on March 15, 1922, she was the daughter of Walter Long and Mary Gilchrist (Blanks) Robbins. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and their choir and also served 20 years on the disaster committee with the Red Cross....
Orys C. "Gunny" Gunstream, Jr.
Sep 20, 2013
On September 20, 2013, the world lost a gentleman and a friend to all. Orys Gunstream slipped the bonds of earth after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Orange, Texas, born August 8, 1926. Orys was known as a family man who loved family gatherings, was a master machinist, was one of the Great Generation of WWII and...
Katie Vee LaBry
Sep 16, 2013
Katie Vee LaBry, 64, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange on October 14, 1948, she...
Robert H. Wallace
Sep 14, 2013
Robert H. Wallace, 91, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 10am, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Allen Wallace and Chuck Osborne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday...
Goldie Maudean Johnson
Sep 14, 2013
Goldie M. Johnson, age 89, passed away Saturday surrounded by her family. She was born October 12th, 1923 to Mamie and Charlie Trammel of Mittie, LA. She was raised in Mittie and graduated from Fairview High School in Grant, LA. She married A.C. Johnson on March 1st, 1942. They had three children. Goldie is preceded in death by her husband...
William “Bill” Hartmann
Sep 13, 2013
William “Bill” Hartmann, 84, of Orange, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, at Baptist Orange Hospital. A graveside service will be 10:30am, Monday, September 23, 2013 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas with interment to follow. Born in Fredricksburg, Texas, on April 28, 1929, William was the son of Bruno Hartmann and Emilie Meurer Hartmann. He...
George F. Zirlott Sr.
Sep 13, 2013
George F. Zirlott, Sr., 81, of Orange, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11am, Monday, September 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Reggie Brandonburg of Family Outreach Church of God in Buna. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 10am...
Phyllis Lavern Taylor
Sep 13, 2013
Phyllis Lavern Taylor, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, in her home. A memorial service will be 6pm, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5pm, Wednesday at the funeral home. Born in West Columbia, Texas, on July 30, 1938, Phyllis was the daughter of Clyde Leslie Duncan and Judy...
Norma Jean McCarty Procell
Sep 12, 2013
Norma Jean McCarty Procell, 69, of Orange, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2pm, Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...
Rose C. Bourgeois
Sep 11, 2013
Rose C. Bourgeois, 93, of Orangefield, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Saturday, September 14, 2013, at St. Helen Catholic Church; 8105 FM 1442 in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm,...
Evelyn C. "Jay" Steiner
Oct 3, 2013
Evelyn C. “Jay” Steiner died October 3, 2013 at The Meadows in Orange, Texas. She was born February 9, 1922 in Bellevue, Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Jessica (Aiken) Cullum; husband, Terrell M. Steiner; and son, Larry Steiner. She is survived by her son, Glen Steiner and wife, Sandy of Orange; daughter-in-law, Eileen Koenig...
Helen Gloria Morgan
Oct 3, 2013
Helen Gloria Morgan, 85, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City with Reverend John Harrell officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Serving as pallbearers will be Josh Campbell, Justin Campbell, Brandon Bell, Kevin...
Jack Price Jr.
Oct 2, 2013
Jack Price, Jr., 84, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Reverend J.B. Prouse and Reverend Dutch Price officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be Charlie Adams, Michael...
E. Darlene Brown
Oct 1, 2013
E. Darlene Brown, 69, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend E. Dale Lee, pastor of Cowboy Church of Orange County. Burial will follow at...
Melvin E. Schell
Sep 30, 2013
Melvin E. Schell, 88, of Orange, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 in Orange. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 11, 2013 at First United Pentecostal Church of Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary P. Wheeler. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Juanita Moreno
Sep 28, 2013
Juanita Moreno, 88, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. A funeral service will be held at 11am, Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at the Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with Reverend Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City officiating. Visitation will be from 5pm to...
Velma Rae Brunell
Sep 27, 2013
Velma Rae Brunell, 86, of Groves and a former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be 2pm, Monday, September 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Phil Croft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City....
Claude Webb, Jr.
Sep 24, 2013
Claude Webb, Jr., 90, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at Avalon Nursing Home in Kirbyville. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Freddy Burden, pastor of First Baptist Church of Baden and Reverend Herb Thompson, pastor of First Baptist Church of West Orange....
Richard Corder
Sep 22, 2013
Richard Corder Long time KOGT radio announcer Richard “BBRC” Corder, age 79, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, at his home, following a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Eulogies...
Bonnie Anita Holbrook
Sep 21, 2013
Bonnie Anita Holbrook, 66, of Orange passed away at her home Saturday, September 21, 2013. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Immediately following the Graveside service will be a dinner at the OutLaw Church on Hwy 408 in Bridge City for all Family and Friends. And anyone...
Jane Robbins Brown
Sep 20, 2013
Jane Robbins Brown, 91, of Orange passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at her home. Born in Wichita Falls on March 15, 1922, she was the daughter of Walter Long and Mary Gilchrist (Blanks) Robbins. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and their choir and also served 20 years on the disaster committee with the Red Cross....
Orys C. "Gunny" Gunstream, Jr.
Sep 20, 2013
On September 20, 2013, the world lost a gentleman and a friend to all. Orys Gunstream slipped the bonds of earth after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Orange, Texas, born August 8, 1926. Orys was known as a family man who loved family gatherings, was a master machinist, was one of the Great Generation of WWII and...
Katie Vee LaBry
Sep 16, 2013
Katie Vee LaBry, 64, lifelong resident of Orange passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange on October 14, 1948, she...
Robert H. Wallace
Sep 14, 2013
Robert H. Wallace, 91, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 10am, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Allen Wallace and Chuck Osborne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday...
Goldie Maudean Johnson
Sep 14, 2013
Goldie M. Johnson, age 89, passed away Saturday surrounded by her family. She was born October 12th, 1923 to Mamie and Charlie Trammel of Mittie, LA. She was raised in Mittie and graduated from Fairview High School in Grant, LA. She married A.C. Johnson on March 1st, 1942. They had three children. Goldie is preceded in death by her husband...
William “Bill” Hartmann
Sep 13, 2013
William “Bill” Hartmann, 84, of Orange, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, at Baptist Orange Hospital. A graveside service will be 10:30am, Monday, September 23, 2013 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas with interment to follow. Born in Fredricksburg, Texas, on April 28, 1929, William was the son of Bruno Hartmann and Emilie Meurer Hartmann. He...
George F. Zirlott Sr.
Sep 13, 2013
George F. Zirlott, Sr., 81, of Orange, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11am, Monday, September 16, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Reggie Brandonburg of Family Outreach Church of God in Buna. Burial will follow at The Cemetery in Mauriceville. Visitation will be from 10am...
Phyllis Lavern Taylor
Sep 13, 2013
Phyllis Lavern Taylor, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013, in her home. A memorial service will be 6pm, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 5pm, Wednesday at the funeral home. Born in West Columbia, Texas, on July 30, 1938, Phyllis was the daughter of Clyde Leslie Duncan and Judy...
Norma Jean McCarty Procell
Sep 12, 2013
Norma Jean McCarty Procell, 69, of Orange, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral services will be 2pm, Sunday, September 15, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones of 9th and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation...
Rose C. Bourgeois
Sep 11, 2013
Rose C. Bourgeois, 93, of Orangefield, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Saturday, September 14, 2013, at St. Helen Catholic Church; 8105 FM 1442 in Orangefield. Officiating will be Father George Kidangen. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm,...