Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Chief Jerry W. Wimberley
Jun 27, 2013
Chief Jerry W. Wimberley, 77, of Orange, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Larry David, St. Anthony Cathedral in Beaumont. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the fellow members of the Orange Fire...
Beverly May Guilbeaux
Jun 27, 2013
Beverly May Guilbeaux, 86, of Orange, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Father Tom Phelan serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until...
Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia
Jun 26, 2013
Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia, 40, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery in Niblett’s Bluff, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 9:00 p.m....
Velma Lea Sellers
Jun 25, 2013
Velma Lea Cain Sellers, 95, of Hartburg, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James M. Sellers, Jr., Reverend Randy Van Pay and Reverend Glen Landry. Burial will follow at King...
Carl W. Reed
Jun 25, 2013
Carl W. Reed, 80, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Serving as...
Ronald Scott Chauvin
Jun 25, 2013
Ronald Scott Chauvin Ronald Scott Chauvin, 49, of Orange, Texas passed from his earthly life onto his home in heaven on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Scottie was born on April 19, 1964 in Lakewood, California to Richard and Judy Chauvin. He attended OCARC school in Orange, Texas until the age of 18. Scottie enjoyed...
Christopher Joseph Trahan
Jun 25, 2013
Christopher Joseph Trahan, the son of Daniel Joseph Trahan and Candice Marie (Richard) Trahan passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will...
Mildred L. Norsworthy
Jun 25, 2013
Mildred L. Norsworthy, 92, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andy Pate, pastor of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...
Lillian Elizabeth Bourque
Jun 24, 2013
Lillian Bourque passed into God’s glory at her home in Beaumont after a short illness on June 24th, 2013 at the age of 91. Lillian was born in Sour Lake, TX on May 16, 1922 to Will L. and Lillian Smith. She was the youngest of five children in the family and the sister of State Representative, Will L. Smith....
Billy Randle Cole Sr.
Jun 23, 2013
Billy Randle Cole Sr., 84, was born February 1, 1929 to George and Merle Hampton Cole in Kaufman, TX and passed away June 23, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Billy was a long-time resident of Orange, TX for almost 45 years and was employed at DuPont -...
Charles E. Hudgins
Jun 22, 2013
Charles E. Hudgins, 80, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Louie Lawson and Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...
Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders
Jun 22, 2013
Richard Lee Saunders, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oaks Groves Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral service will be 10am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in New Boston,...
Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.
Jun 21, 2013
Joseph T. Luna, Jr. of Orange, aged 60, passed away at his home in Pinehurst, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, hard-fought, courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born on August 22, 1952, in Orange, Texas to the late Josephine Arriola Luna and Joseph D. Luna, Sr. Joe was the ultimate outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, camping, barbequing,...
Wilbur Pruitt
Jun 17, 2013
Wilbur Pruitt, 70, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Klem Pruitt and Reverend Terry Wright of First Baptist Church of Vidor. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Eleanor Looney Helton
Jun 17, 2013
Eleanor Looney Helton, 88, of West Orange, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Alfred “Lanny” Landers Black, Jr.
Jun 17, 2013
Alfred “Lanny” Landers Black, Jr., 67, of Orange, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Reverend Gary Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Margie Booker Gray
Jun 16, 2013
Margie Booker Gray died June 16, 2013, at the age of 93 in St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Beaumont, after fighting a good fight to recover from a scooter injury she sustained while in Portugal, almost completing her transatlantic European three week cruise. Margie lived a wonderful life. She was born in Brookeland, Texas to Zelma & Elijah Booker, May 6, 1920....
Randy Scott Lindsey Jr.
Jun 15, 2013
Randy Scott Lindsey, Jr. was born August 24, 2011 in Beaumont, Texas to Krystle Bob and Randy Scott Lindsey, Sr. After a courageous fight Randy passed away June 15, 2013 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. A celebration of Randy’s life will be held Saturday June 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Betty Lois Swiere
Jun 13, 2013
Betty Lois Swiere, 72, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Ruth Stella Shellenberger
Jun 13, 2013
Ruth Stella Shellenberger passed away Thursday, June 13th in Wimberly, TX. Ruth was born January 21, 1923 in Welsh, LA, the only child of Clarence and Elsie Monger. After growing up on her family’s rice farm near Fenton, LA, Ruth attended Northwestern State University, graduating with a degree in education. She married Rex Shellenger in 1945 and moved to Waco,...
Chief Jerry W. Wimberley
Jun 27, 2013
Chief Jerry W. Wimberley, 77, of Orange, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Larry David, St. Anthony Cathedral in Beaumont. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the fellow members of the Orange Fire...
Beverly May Guilbeaux
Jun 27, 2013
Beverly May Guilbeaux, 86, of Orange, died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange with Father Tom Phelan serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until...
Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia
Jun 26, 2013
Juan Antonio Hernandez Garcia, 40, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery in Niblett’s Bluff, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 9:00 p.m....
Velma Lea Sellers
Jun 25, 2013
Velma Lea Cain Sellers, 95, of Hartburg, passed from her earthly life to her heavenly home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend James M. Sellers, Jr., Reverend Randy Van Pay and Reverend Glen Landry. Burial will follow at King...
Carl W. Reed
Jun 25, 2013
Carl W. Reed, 80, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Serving as...
Ronald Scott Chauvin
Jun 25, 2013
Ronald Scott Chauvin Ronald Scott Chauvin, 49, of Orange, Texas passed from his earthly life onto his home in heaven on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Scottie was born on April 19, 1964 in Lakewood, California to Richard and Judy Chauvin. He attended OCARC school in Orange, Texas until the age of 18. Scottie enjoyed...
Christopher Joseph Trahan
Jun 25, 2013
Christopher Joseph Trahan, the son of Daniel Joseph Trahan and Candice Marie (Richard) Trahan passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Phelan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will...
Mildred L. Norsworthy
Jun 25, 2013
Mildred L. Norsworthy, 92, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andy Pate, pastor of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers...
Lillian Elizabeth Bourque
Jun 24, 2013
Lillian Bourque passed into God’s glory at her home in Beaumont after a short illness on June 24th, 2013 at the age of 91. Lillian was born in Sour Lake, TX on May 16, 1922 to Will L. and Lillian Smith. She was the youngest of five children in the family and the sister of State Representative, Will L. Smith....
Billy Randle Cole Sr.
Jun 23, 2013
Billy Randle Cole Sr., 84, was born February 1, 1929 to George and Merle Hampton Cole in Kaufman, TX and passed away June 23, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Billy was a long-time resident of Orange, TX for almost 45 years and was employed at DuPont -...
Charles E. Hudgins
Jun 22, 2013
Charles E. Hudgins, 80, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Louie Lawson and Reverend David Berkheimer. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...
Richard Lee "Dick" Saunders
Jun 22, 2013
Richard Lee Saunders, 79, of Orange, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Oaks Groves Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral service will be 10am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will from 5pm to 7pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in New Boston,...
Mr. Joseph Theodore Luna Jr.
Jun 21, 2013
Joseph T. Luna, Jr. of Orange, aged 60, passed away at his home in Pinehurst, surrounded by his loving family, after a long, hard-fought, courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born on August 22, 1952, in Orange, Texas to the late Josephine Arriola Luna and Joseph D. Luna, Sr. Joe was the ultimate outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing, camping, barbequing,...
Wilbur Pruitt
Jun 17, 2013
Wilbur Pruitt, 70, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Klem Pruitt and Reverend Terry Wright of First Baptist Church of Vidor. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will...
Eleanor Looney Helton
Jun 17, 2013
Eleanor Looney Helton, 88, of West Orange, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will...
Alfred “Lanny” Landers Black, Jr.
Jun 17, 2013
Alfred “Lanny” Landers Black, Jr., 67, of Orange, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange with Reverend Gary Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
Margie Booker Gray
Jun 16, 2013
Margie Booker Gray died June 16, 2013, at the age of 93 in St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Beaumont, after fighting a good fight to recover from a scooter injury she sustained while in Portugal, almost completing her transatlantic European three week cruise. Margie lived a wonderful life. She was born in Brookeland, Texas to Zelma & Elijah Booker, May 6, 1920....
Randy Scott Lindsey Jr.
Jun 15, 2013
Randy Scott Lindsey, Jr. was born August 24, 2011 in Beaumont, Texas to Krystle Bob and Randy Scott Lindsey, Sr. After a courageous fight Randy passed away June 15, 2013 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. A celebration of Randy’s life will be held Saturday June 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home...
Betty Lois Swiere
Jun 13, 2013
Betty Lois Swiere, 72, of Bridge City, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger, pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens...
Ruth Stella Shellenberger
Jun 13, 2013
Ruth Stella Shellenberger passed away Thursday, June 13th in Wimberly, TX. Ruth was born January 21, 1923 in Welsh, LA, the only child of Clarence and Elsie Monger. After growing up on her family’s rice farm near Fenton, LA, Ruth attended Northwestern State University, graduating with a degree in education. She married Rex Shellenger in 1945 and moved to Waco,...
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