Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest
Oct 25, 2014
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest, 61, passed away October 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. She was born January 27, 1953 in West Bend, Wisconsin to Gerald B. and Dorothy A. (Baasch) Zimdars. She married James R. Priest on February 3, 1993 in West Bend. They then moved to Beaumont, Texas to settle down. She worked most of her career as a...
Jarrell "Jerry" Kirkmeyer
Oct 25, 2014
Jerry Kirkmeyer, 85, of Orange, passed away on October 25, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at...
Mahala "Polly" McCormack
Oct 23, 2014
Mahala “Polly” McCormack, 89, of Orange, passed away on October 23, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas. Born in Gist, Texas, on February 23, 1925, she was the daughter of Joseph Ernest Brooks and Sadie (Clark) Brooks. Polly is...
Bill Virgil Wallace
Oct 22, 2014
Bill Virgil Wallace, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 22, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, October 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Alan Wallace. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday October 27, 2014 at Claybar...
Jack Horton
Oct 20, 2014
Jack Horton Jack Horton – beloved patriarch and dear friend – died October 20th 2014 in Orange, Texas. Jack was born in his family’s home in Troup, Texas, on July 25, 1924 to Gertrude Terry and Samuel Wesley Horton. He was part of the “Greatest Generation” who came of age during the Great Depression. In 1942, he traded his high...
Gary Landon Scott Sr.
Oct 19, 2014
Gary Landon Scott, Sr., 68, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2014, at his home. A visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, with a funeral service at 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the care of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, on November 15, 1945,...
Tam Tran
Oct 18, 2014
Tam Tran, 61 of Orange, Texas passed away on October 18, 2014. Family & friends are invited to join the family for visitations to be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Prayer services will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00...
Thomas William Wisser
Oct 18, 2014
Thomas William Wisser, 72, of Orange passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was born January 28, 1942 to William Roland and Velma (Clark) Wisser in Cincinnati, OH. He served in the United States Navy and for most of his life he was a truck driver. Thomas was very adventurous person who received his pilot’s license and...
Nora Ruth Dunaven
Oct 15, 2014
Nora Ruth Dunaven, 74, of Beaumont passed away October 15, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born June 14, 1940 in Hackberry, LA to Chester and Jesse Mae Gibbs Abbott and grew up in Orange, TX. Before moving back to Beaumont to work at All Saints Episcopal School she lived in South Dakota and Oregon. After retiring...
Danny Bonnin
Oct 15, 2014
Danny Bonnin, 77, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 16th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Born on September 18, 1937, Danny was the son of Ed Bonnin and Eunice Carpenter Bonnin. For over 35 years, Danny was a Pipefitter for the Local 195. He is...
Jerry Dean Slone
Oct 15, 2014
Jerry Dean Slone, 77, of Deweyville, passed away on October 15, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Michael Orange of the...
Shirley Lois Boehme
Oct 15, 2014
Shirley Lois Boehme, 93, passed away on October 15, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 9, 1920, to William N. Remkes and Thelma Woods Remkes in Dayton, Texas. She married the love of her life, Charles August Boehme, on January 12, 1946, in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Twain Ross
Oct 14, 2014
Twain Ross, 47, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday, October 17th at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest
Oct 25, 2014
Grace Ella (Zimdars) Priest, 61, passed away October 25, 2014 at Harbor Hospice. She was born January 27, 1953 in West Bend, Wisconsin to Gerald B. and Dorothy A. (Baasch) Zimdars. She married James R. Priest on February 3, 1993 in West Bend. They then moved to Beaumont, Texas to settle down. She worked most of her career as a...
Jarrell "Jerry" Kirkmeyer
Oct 25, 2014
Jerry Kirkmeyer, 85, of Orange, passed away on October 25, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at...
Mahala "Polly" McCormack
Oct 23, 2014
Mahala “Polly” McCormack, 89, of Orange, passed away on October 23, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tom Haas. Born in Gist, Texas, on February 23, 1925, she was the daughter of Joseph Ernest Brooks and Sadie (Clark) Brooks. Polly is...
Bill Virgil Wallace
Oct 22, 2014
Bill Virgil Wallace, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 22, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, October 27, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Alan Wallace. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday October 27, 2014 at Claybar...
Jack Horton
Oct 20, 2014
Jack Horton Jack Horton – beloved patriarch and dear friend – died October 20th 2014 in Orange, Texas. Jack was born in his family’s home in Troup, Texas, on July 25, 1924 to Gertrude Terry and Samuel Wesley Horton. He was part of the “Greatest Generation” who came of age during the Great Depression. In 1942, he traded his high...
Gary Landon Scott Sr.
Oct 19, 2014
Gary Landon Scott, Sr., 68, of Orange, passed away on October 19, 2014, at his home. A visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, with a funeral service at 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the care of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, on November 15, 1945,...
Tam Tran
Oct 18, 2014
Tam Tran, 61 of Orange, Texas passed away on October 18, 2014. Family & friends are invited to join the family for visitations to be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Prayer services will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00...
Thomas William Wisser
Oct 18, 2014
Thomas William Wisser, 72, of Orange passed away in Beaumont on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was born January 28, 1942 to William Roland and Velma (Clark) Wisser in Cincinnati, OH. He served in the United States Navy and for most of his life he was a truck driver. Thomas was very adventurous person who received his pilot’s license and...
Nora Ruth Dunaven
Oct 15, 2014
Nora Ruth Dunaven, 74, of Beaumont passed away October 15, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. She was born June 14, 1940 in Hackberry, LA to Chester and Jesse Mae Gibbs Abbott and grew up in Orange, TX. Before moving back to Beaumont to work at All Saints Episcopal School she lived in South Dakota and Oregon. After retiring...
Danny Bonnin
Oct 15, 2014
Danny Bonnin, 77, of Orange, passed away on October 15, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Thursday, October 16th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Born on September 18, 1937, Danny was the son of Ed Bonnin and Eunice Carpenter Bonnin. For over 35 years, Danny was a Pipefitter for the Local 195. He is...
Jerry Dean Slone
Oct 15, 2014
Jerry Dean Slone, 77, of Deweyville, passed away on October 15, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville, Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville and Reverend Michael Orange of the...
Shirley Lois Boehme
Oct 15, 2014
Shirley Lois Boehme, 93, passed away on October 15, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 9, 1920, to William N. Remkes and Thelma Woods Remkes in Dayton, Texas. She married the love of her life, Charles August Boehme, on January 12, 1946, in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Twain Ross
Oct 14, 2014
Twain Ross, 47, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Friday, October 17th at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Andy Wayne Barber
Oct 14, 2014
Andy Wayne Barber, 74, of Orange Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 peacefully in his sleep. Memorial services will be on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Orange, Texas. Our daddy was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on April 04, 1941. But he always said his birthday was 4/4/40 so that he could...
Sam Thompson Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Sam Thompson, Jr., 83, of Beaumont, went to be with the Lord on October 14, 2014. Born and raised in Southeast Texas, the son of a logging contractor, he graduated from Silsbee High School and soon thereafter enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force and Texaco with 20 and 23 years respectively. He lived...
Ronald Dale Breaux Sr.
Oct 14, 2014
Ronald Dale Breaux, Sr., 68, of Bridge City, passed away on October 14, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a memorial visitation to be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on September 17, 1946, he was...
Bonnie Jean Combs
Oct 13, 2014
Bonnie Jean Combs, 96, of Beaumont was born Dec. 19, 1917 in Memphis, TN and passed away Oct. 13, 2014 at her residence in Calderwoods. She was a passionate servant of the Lord who was committed to mission work throughout her life. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Charles Ray Leggett
Oct 12, 2014
Charles Ray Leggett, 65, of Orange, passed away on October 12, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Orange, Texas,...
Mildred Wade Potier
Oct 11, 2014
Mildred Wade Potier, 83, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont,...
Mattie Louise Head
Oct 11, 2014
Mattie Louise Head, 76, formerly of Jena, Louisiana, passed away on October 11, 2014, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Nebo Baptist Church in Nebo, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Glen Roark. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery in Nebo, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., Tuesday, October...
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