Obituaries for

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In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.

Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.

Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.

Nov 19, 2015

Charles “Charly” “Chuck” Ernest Brandon, Jr., 34, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00pm. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 26, 1981,...

Mary Ellen Posey

Mary Ellen Posey

Nov 19, 2015

Graveside services for Mary Ellen Posey, 87, of Lumberton will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Posey was born on March 13, 1928 in Tennessee to Perry and Rose Ellen Quinton and...

Stephen Edward Hall

Stephen Edward Hall

Nov 18, 2015

Stephen “Steven” Edward Hall, 44, a native of West Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, with a visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler of First Church of Orange....

Robert W. Bennett Jr.

Robert W. Bennett Jr.

Nov 18, 2015

Robert W. Bennett, Jr., 93, of Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Born in Central City, KY, on June 14, 1922, he was the son of Robert W. Bennett, Sr. and Bessie Raabe Bennett...

Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.

Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.

Nov 18, 2015

Arnold Lee Lilley Sr. "Tex" "Buddy" "Paw Paw Tex”, 74, passed away on November 18, 2015, at his home, accompanied by his wife, Cora. A gathering to honor his memory will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:00PM followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Orangefield. Graveside service to be held at Bland Cemetery. Pastor, Cody...

Bennie Lon Cotton

Bennie Lon Cotton

Nov 17, 2015

Bennie Lon Cotton Bennie Lon Cotton, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 and...

Kevin Dean Odom

Kevin Dean Odom

Nov 17, 2015

Kevin Dean Odom, 42, of Orange, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November, 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Lee Wagliardo of Journey Community Church in...

Ruth Anderson Scales

Ruth Anderson Scales

Nov 16, 2015

Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...

Gloria Price

Gloria Price

Nov 16, 2015

Gloria Price, 90, of West Orange, passed away on November 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Abshire, Chaplain with New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Born...

Arlon Duane Fields

Arlon Duane Fields

Nov 16, 2015

Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...

Milissa Bock

Milissa Bock

Nov 15, 2015

Service Arrangements are Pending

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Nov 13, 2015

Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Nov 13, 2015

Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....

Charles Michael Hogden

Charles Michael Hogden

Nov 13, 2015

Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...

Walter Ebanks

Walter Ebanks

Nov 13, 2015

Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...

Elodie Saurage McCown

Elodie Saurage McCown

Nov 13, 2015

Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Nov 10, 2015

Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...

John Foster Jr.

John Foster Jr.

Nov 9, 2015

John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...

Polly Ann Decker

Polly Ann Decker

Nov 9, 2015

Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...

Arthur Harrell Miller

Arthur Harrell Miller

Nov 9, 2015

Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...

Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.

Charles Ernest Brandon Jr.

Nov 19, 2015

Charles “Charly” “Chuck” Ernest Brandon, Jr., 34, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 19, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 7:00pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Laurie Smith. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00pm. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 26, 1981,...

Mary Ellen Posey

Mary Ellen Posey

Nov 19, 2015

Graveside services for Mary Ellen Posey, 87, of Lumberton will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Posey was born on March 13, 1928 in Tennessee to Perry and Rose Ellen Quinton and...

Stephen Edward Hall

Stephen Edward Hall

Nov 18, 2015

Stephen “Steven” Edward Hall, 44, a native of West Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, with a visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Wheeler of First Church of Orange....

Robert W. Bennett Jr.

Robert W. Bennett Jr.

Nov 18, 2015

Robert W. Bennett, Jr., 93, of Orange, passed away on November 18, 2015, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Born in Central City, KY, on June 14, 1922, he was the son of Robert W. Bennett, Sr. and Bessie Raabe Bennett...

Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.

Arnold Lee Lilley, Sr.

Nov 18, 2015

Arnold Lee Lilley Sr. "Tex" "Buddy" "Paw Paw Tex”, 74, passed away on November 18, 2015, at his home, accompanied by his wife, Cora. A gathering to honor his memory will be Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:00PM followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Orangefield. Graveside service to be held at Bland Cemetery. Pastor, Cody...

Bennie Lon Cotton

Bennie Lon Cotton

Nov 17, 2015

Bennie Lon Cotton Bennie Lon Cotton, 83, of Orangefield, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mary Williams Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 and...

Kevin Dean Odom

Kevin Dean Odom

Nov 17, 2015

Kevin Dean Odom, 42, of Orange, passed away on November 17, 2015, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November, 21, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Lee Wagliardo of Journey Community Church in...

Ruth Anderson Scales

Ruth Anderson Scales

Nov 16, 2015

Ruth Anderson Scales, 82, entered into eternal peace on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Ruth was born on October 4, 1933, daughter of the late R. W. and Mattie Lou Anderson. She graduated from Orangefield High School in 1951. She married Harold Austin Scales on October 24, 1952. They worked beside each other for 63 years...

Gloria Price

Gloria Price

Nov 16, 2015

Gloria Price, 90, of West Orange, passed away on November 16, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Abshire, Chaplain with New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Born...

Arlon Duane Fields

Arlon Duane Fields

Nov 16, 2015

Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation...

Milissa Bock

Milissa Bock

Nov 15, 2015

Service Arrangements are Pending

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Lloyd Wayne Bradley

Nov 13, 2015

Lloyd “Wayne” Bradley, 87, of Orange passed away at his home early Friday morning, November 13, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 16 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Charles Miller and Reverend John Bickham. Born on December 20, 1927, he was the son of Lloyd Roy and...

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Charles David Buchanan Jolly

Nov 13, 2015

Charles David Buchanan Jolly was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1980 to Gene Jolly and Janice Buchanan. He peacefully passed from this life as St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas on November 13, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday November 24, 2015 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Tom Phelan Officiating....

Charles Michael Hogden

Charles Michael Hogden

Nov 13, 2015

Charles Michael Hogden, 35, of Beaumont, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Charles was born in Orange, Texas, on March 31, 1980. His parents are his mother, Debra French Ball, step-father, Don Ball, Jr., his father, Marc Charles Hogden, and step-mother, Betty Hogden. Charles spent most of his life in East Texas with a few...

Walter Ebanks

Walter Ebanks

Nov 13, 2015

Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of...

Elodie Saurage McCown

Elodie Saurage McCown

Nov 13, 2015

Elodie Saurage McCown, 83, passed away November 13, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A service celebrating her life will be held Monday November 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home Beaumont. There will be a gathering of family and friends Sunday from 5 – 8 p.m. also at the funeral home. Mrs. McCown was...

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Clint Earl Sonnier Sr.

Nov 10, 2015

Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr. Clint Earl Sonnier, Sr., 57, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn...

John Foster Jr.

John Foster Jr.

Nov 9, 2015

John Adolphus Foster, Jr. John Foster, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, at his residence in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00PM, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM, Wednesday, November 11,...

Polly Ann Decker

Polly Ann Decker

Nov 9, 2015

Polly Ann Decker Polly Ann Decker, 74, longtime resident of Houston, and more recently of Orange, passed away on November 9, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Brother Roosevelt Payne. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00am to...

Arthur Harrell Miller

Arthur Harrell Miller

Nov 9, 2015

Arthur Miller, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2015, in Orange. Arthur was born on August 4, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana. He was the son of Marius and Amelie (Premeaux) Miller. Along with his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Amos, Lillian, Charles, Allie, Alma, Hazel, C.J., and Nell, all of Louisiana. Those left to cherish...

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