Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Bettye Lee Melton
Oct 4, 2023
Bettye Lee Davis Melton, who loved music, nature, art, and serving her community, passed away at the age of 91 at her home in Orange surrounded by her immediate family. She lived in Orange for more than 60 years and after volunteering as a leader for her daughters in Camp Fire groups, later became assistant director, and art director at...
Walter Ray Cox
Oct 2, 2023
Walter Ray Cox Walter Ray Cox, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 2, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 7, 2023, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Minden, Louisiana, on February 22, 1937, he was...
John Alfred DeRoche, Jr.
Oct 1, 2023
John Alfred DeRoche, Jr. John Alfred “Al” DeRoche, Jr., 95, passed away on October 1, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, October 6, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be Friday, October 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City,...
Lettie Jean Blanda
Sep 27, 2023
Lettie Jean Blanda Lettie Jean Blanda, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 27, surrounded by loving family at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 2, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose, and eulogy delivered by Deacon Clint Elkins. Burial will follow at...
Logan Maurice Boyett
Sep 26, 2023
Logan Maurice Boyett Logan Maurice Boyett, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 26, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 2, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00...
Jean Lousie Lindsey
Sep 26, 2023
Jean Louise Lindsey Jean Louise Lindsey, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 26, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Saturday, October 7, 2023, at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, October 6, 2023, at Claybar...
William Carl Brimm
Sep 25, 2023
William Carl Brimm Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” William Carl Brimm, 70, of Orange, Texas died on September 25th after suffering a massive stroke. Bill was born to Dorothy and John Wesley Brimm...
Willard James Lanier
Sep 25, 2023
Willard James Lanier Willard James Lanier, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bazil,...
Geneva Wickware
Sep 25, 2023
GENEVA WICKWARE Geneva was a loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She was born in Winnfield, La on July 29, 1935. Geneva graduated high school in Winnfield and moved to Texas shortly after to begin her life after marrying John Kusnir, deceased. Geneva had two children, Joey and Alice. Geneva and her family attended First Baptist Church in...
Mary Kay Castino
Sep 25, 2023
Mary Kay was born June 1, 1929, in Ann Arbor, MI, the daughter of Harry & Alberta Mitchell of Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas in 1947. Mary lived in the Groves for 32 years before moving to Bridge City in 1982 when she resided for 40 years. She moved to live...
LeRoy Weldon Lucas
Sep 24, 2023
LeRoy Weldon Lucas LeRoy Weldon Lucas, 91, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on September 24, 2023, at Village Creek Rehabilitatoin in Lumberton, Texas. Born in Shelby County, Texas, on May 27, 1932, he was the son of Lonnie Butcher Lucas and Hilda Mary Johnson. LeRoy was a very dedicated and hard working man who worked well into his 70’s as...
Margie Lee Schultz
Sep 24, 2023
Margie Lee Schultz Margie Lee Schultz, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 24, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loved ones. A visitation will be held Saturday September 30, 2023, from 9-11am at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Graveside service and burial will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch. Born...
Alan Lee Majors
Sep 23, 2023
Alan Lee Majors Alan Lee Majors, 70, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on September 23, 2023, at his home. Graveside services will be 10:30am, Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Ryan Cemetery outside of Cleveland, Texas. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle Born in Dayton, Texas, on January 30, 1953, he was the son of B.B. and Betty Majors. Alan cared...
Deborah Blackman Fontenot
Sep 23, 2023
Deborah Blackman Fontenot, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on September 23, 2023, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Claybar...
Daniel Wayne Sadler
Sep 22, 2023
Dan Sadler, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2023, in Houston, Texas. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Revered Sinclair Oubre. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Richard Lee McCarver
Sep 22, 2023
Richard Lee McCarver, 70, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2023, at his home in Conroe. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Eric Bolenbaucher. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00...
Barbara Joan Truncale
Sep 21, 2023
Barbara Joan (Davis) Truncale, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2023, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
John Earl Adkins Jr.
Sep 21, 2023
John Earl Adkins, Jr., 86, of Richland Hills, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2023, at Brookdale Senior Living in Richland Hill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at...
Greg Stanley
Sep 21, 2023
Greg Stanley Donald Gregory “Greg” Stanley, 62, of Brookeland, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Burial will take place at 12:45 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023,...
Rodney Earl Bellett
Sep 19, 2023
Rodney Earl Bellett Rodney Earl Bellett, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 19, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Bettye Lee Melton
Oct 4, 2023
Bettye Lee Davis Melton, who loved music, nature, art, and serving her community, passed away at the age of 91 at her home in Orange surrounded by her immediate family. She lived in Orange for more than 60 years and after volunteering as a leader for her daughters in Camp Fire groups, later became assistant director, and art director at...
Walter Ray Cox
Oct 2, 2023
Walter Ray Cox Walter Ray Cox, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 2, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 7, 2023, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 2:00 p.m. Born in Minden, Louisiana, on February 22, 1937, he was...
John Alfred DeRoche, Jr.
Oct 1, 2023
John Alfred DeRoche, Jr. John Alfred “Al” DeRoche, Jr., 95, passed away on October 1, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, October 6, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Funeral services will be Friday, October 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City,...
Lettie Jean Blanda
Sep 27, 2023
Lettie Jean Blanda Lettie Jean Blanda, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 27, surrounded by loving family at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 2, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose, and eulogy delivered by Deacon Clint Elkins. Burial will follow at...
Logan Maurice Boyett
Sep 26, 2023
Logan Maurice Boyett Logan Maurice Boyett, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 26, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 2, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00...
Jean Lousie Lindsey
Sep 26, 2023
Jean Louise Lindsey Jean Louise Lindsey, 91, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 26, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:30pm, Saturday, October 7, 2023, at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, October 6, 2023, at Claybar...
William Carl Brimm
Sep 25, 2023
William Carl Brimm Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” William Carl Brimm, 70, of Orange, Texas died on September 25th after suffering a massive stroke. Bill was born to Dorothy and John Wesley Brimm...
Willard James Lanier
Sep 25, 2023
Willard James Lanier Willard James Lanier, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 25, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bazil,...
Geneva Wickware
Sep 25, 2023
GENEVA WICKWARE Geneva was a loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She was born in Winnfield, La on July 29, 1935. Geneva graduated high school in Winnfield and moved to Texas shortly after to begin her life after marrying John Kusnir, deceased. Geneva had two children, Joey and Alice. Geneva and her family attended First Baptist Church in...
Mary Kay Castino
Sep 25, 2023
Mary Kay was born June 1, 1929, in Ann Arbor, MI, the daughter of Harry & Alberta Mitchell of Port Arthur, Texas. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas in 1947. Mary lived in the Groves for 32 years before moving to Bridge City in 1982 when she resided for 40 years. She moved to live...
LeRoy Weldon Lucas
Sep 24, 2023
LeRoy Weldon Lucas LeRoy Weldon Lucas, 91, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on September 24, 2023, at Village Creek Rehabilitatoin in Lumberton, Texas. Born in Shelby County, Texas, on May 27, 1932, he was the son of Lonnie Butcher Lucas and Hilda Mary Johnson. LeRoy was a very dedicated and hard working man who worked well into his 70’s as...
Margie Lee Schultz
Sep 24, 2023
Margie Lee Schultz Margie Lee Schultz, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 24, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loved ones. A visitation will be held Saturday September 30, 2023, from 9-11am at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Graveside service and burial will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch. Born...
Alan Lee Majors
Sep 23, 2023
Alan Lee Majors Alan Lee Majors, 70, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on September 23, 2023, at his home. Graveside services will be 10:30am, Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Ryan Cemetery outside of Cleveland, Texas. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle Born in Dayton, Texas, on January 30, 1953, he was the son of B.B. and Betty Majors. Alan cared...
Deborah Blackman Fontenot
Sep 23, 2023
Deborah Blackman Fontenot, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away surrounded by loved ones on September 23, 2023, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Claybar...
Daniel Wayne Sadler
Sep 22, 2023
Dan Sadler, 59, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2023, in Houston, Texas. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Revered Sinclair Oubre. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Richard Lee McCarver
Sep 22, 2023
Richard Lee McCarver, 70, of Conroe, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2023, at his home in Conroe. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Eric Bolenbaucher. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00...
Barbara Joan Truncale
Sep 21, 2023
Barbara Joan (Davis) Truncale, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2023, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange....
John Earl Adkins Jr.
Sep 21, 2023
John Earl Adkins, Jr., 86, of Richland Hills, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2023, at Brookdale Senior Living in Richland Hill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at...
Greg Stanley
Sep 21, 2023
Greg Stanley Donald Gregory “Greg” Stanley, 62, of Brookeland, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville. Burial will take place at 12:45 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023,...
Rodney Earl Bellett
Sep 19, 2023
Rodney Earl Bellett Rodney Earl Bellett, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 19, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in...