Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Arthur Lee Skipper
Apr 2, 2014
Arthur Lee Skipper, 81, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, April 2, at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Cemetery in Kipling, Louisiana. Visitation...
Carol Sue Thompson
Apr 1, 2014
Carol Sue Thompson, 76, of Deweyville, Texas, died April1st, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 4th, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Chase Bowers will be officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m....
Lawrence Paul Miller
Apr 1, 2014
Lawrence P. Miller, 89, from Mauriceville and former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday April 1, 2014, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, and Mr. Darrell Segura officiating. Serving...
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
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
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
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...
LaVoe Gary
Mar 26, 2014
LaVoe “Bo” Gary, 78, of Beaumont passed away on March 26, 2014 at Christus St Elizabeth Hospital. She is survived by daughter, Julie (Holcombe) Burkett and husband, Jerry, of Lumberton; granddaughter Lanie (Mosby) Mason, husband, Brandon and great grandson Dakota Mosby of Beaumont; brother, Robert Gary of San Antonio; nieces Jordan Gary, of San Antonio, Shannon Smith of Shorewood, Wisconsin,...
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
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
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
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...
Ralph Lee Henderson
Mar 21, 2014
Ralph Lee Henderson Ralph Lee Henderson, 82, was born July 27, 1931 in Highland, TX to Claude and Jonnie Arwood Henderson and passed away March 21, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. He was a lifetime resident of Port Neches , a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired research lab technician at Texaco Research. A gathering of family and friends will...
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
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
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
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
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...
Shane Derrick Carlin
Mar 16, 2014
Shane Derrick Carlin, 43, was born October 8, 1970 in Groves, TX to Phillip Michael Carlin and Barbara Brasseaux Gillett and passed away March 16, 2014 in Pt. Arthur, TX. He was employed as a Boat Rigger Mechanic with Jorgensen’s Marine for several years. Shane loved his family, friends, kids and the Lord. He enjoyed fishing, fast cars, listening to...
Arthur Lee Skipper
Apr 2, 2014
Arthur Lee Skipper, 81, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, April 2, at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Cemetery in Kipling, Louisiana. Visitation...
Carol Sue Thompson
Apr 1, 2014
Carol Sue Thompson, 76, of Deweyville, Texas, died April1st, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 4th, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Reverend Damon Bickham and Reverend Chase Bowers will be officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m....
Lawrence Paul Miller
Apr 1, 2014
Lawrence P. Miller, 89, from Mauriceville and former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday April 1, 2014, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, with Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, and Mr. Darrell Segura officiating. Serving...
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
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
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
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...
LaVoe Gary
Mar 26, 2014
LaVoe “Bo” Gary, 78, of Beaumont passed away on March 26, 2014 at Christus St Elizabeth Hospital. She is survived by daughter, Julie (Holcombe) Burkett and husband, Jerry, of Lumberton; granddaughter Lanie (Mosby) Mason, husband, Brandon and great grandson Dakota Mosby of Beaumont; brother, Robert Gary of San Antonio; nieces Jordan Gary, of San Antonio, Shannon Smith of Shorewood, Wisconsin,...
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
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
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
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...
Ralph Lee Henderson
Mar 21, 2014
Ralph Lee Henderson Ralph Lee Henderson, 82, was born July 27, 1931 in Highland, TX to Claude and Jonnie Arwood Henderson and passed away March 21, 2014 in Beaumont, TX. He was a lifetime resident of Port Neches , a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired research lab technician at Texaco Research. A gathering of family and friends will...
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
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
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
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
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...
Shane Derrick Carlin
Mar 16, 2014
Shane Derrick Carlin, 43, was born October 8, 1970 in Groves, TX to Phillip Michael Carlin and Barbara Brasseaux Gillett and passed away March 16, 2014 in Pt. Arthur, TX. He was employed as a Boat Rigger Mechanic with Jorgensen’s Marine for several years. Shane loved his family, friends, kids and the Lord. He enjoyed fishing, fast cars, listening to...
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