Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Katie Perry Deroche
May 26, 2012
Katie Perry Deroche Katie Perry Deroche, 80, a former longtime resident of Orange, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m....
Robert Edward Bob Hughes Sr.
May 26, 2012
Robert Edward "Bob" Hughes, Sr., 65, of Buna, died Saturday, May 26, 2012. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Buna. Cremation will be performed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Beaumont, Texas, to Eddie and Henrietta Hughes, Bob married Janet Jackson on...
Joseph David Olbrys
May 26, 2012
Joseph David Olbrys, 70, of Bridge City, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his home. Burial will take place at a later date in New York. Joseph is survived by three sons and one daughter.
Dr. Darrell C. Perkins
May 25, 2012
Dr. Darrell Perkins, 84, of Orange, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May...
Patsy Grace LeBoeuf
May 23, 2012
Patsy Grace LeBoeuf, 66, of Vidor, Texas, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Harbor Hospice surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday, May 28, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Reverend A.W. Story of Family Worship Center in Orange officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday at...
George Carlton Carl Dronett
May 23, 2012
George Carlton Carl Dronett, 61, of Orangefield, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30am Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rev. Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-9pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Carl was born in Sabine Pass,...
Kenneth David Bordelon
May 21, 2012
Ken Bordelon died peacefully in his sleep on May 21, 2012. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday May 26, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 17,...
Margaret Ellis Berry
May 21, 2012
Margaret Ellis Berry, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at her home. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, with Patricia Morris officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Groves, Texas,...
Theda Lusk Castle
May 21, 2012
Funeral services for Theda Lusk Castle, 71, of Nederland will be held Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Castle was born March...
M. Bruce Simpson
May 20, 2012
Bruce Simpson, 68, of Orange, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb of Trinity Baptist Church and Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Graveside Services will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, at...
Elaine Gauthier
May 19, 2012
Elaine Gauthier, 76, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Frances Schultz Sparks
May 19, 2012
A Beaumont native, Frances Schultz Sparks was born on September 12, 1919 and passed away at home Saturday, May 19. Married for 70 years, she was preceded in death by her husband, H.B. Sparks, who passed away in January of this year. Except for a brief time when her family lived in Tulsa, OK and later when she followed H.B....
Verna Mae Hudson
May 19, 2012
Verna Mae Hudson, 99, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hudson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at...
May Campbell
May 18, 2012
May Campbell, 82, of Orange passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 in Webster. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday May 22, 2012, in the chapel at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Barry Bradley of the First Baptist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Pythian Cemetery...
Daniel "Dan" Dickerson
May 17, 2012
Daniel Mack "Dan" Dickerson, 86, a one and only original, was born March 16, 1926 in Merryville, LA to John Joseph and Effie McDonald Dickerson and passed away May 17, 2012 in Groves, TX. Daniel was a long-time resident of Lumberton and a four year resident of Beaumont prior to living in Groves. Mr. Dickerson served as a US Army...
Betty Ann McCants Reed
May 17, 2012
Betty Ann McCants Reed, 81, of Orange, Texas died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Monday, May 21, 2012, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lance Faulkner, pastor of Church on the Rock in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm...
Billie Jean Bailey
May 15, 2012
Billie Jean Bailey, 60, of Starks, Louisiana died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Orange on July 31, 1951, Billie was the daughter of Bill and Dorothy Mae Carpenter Bailey. She was a newspaper carrier for the Orange Leader, Beaumont Enterprise and the Lake Charles American Press. Preceded in death by her parents, Billie is survived by...
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams
May 14, 2012
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams, 82, died peacefully at her home Monday, May 14th after a lengthy illness. Her daughters and husband were at her side. Elizabeth was born in Austin, Texas on July 3rd, 1929. Her adoptive parents were Grover and Mabel Quillin of San Antonio, Texas. Elizabeth was an outstanding student and began San Antonio Community College at the...
Tina Marie Bowen
May 13, 2012
Tina Marie Bowen "Tinee", 54, died Sunday, May 13, at her home surrounded by family and loved ones. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Ellis. Born in Orange, Texas on December 9, 1957, Tina was the daughter of Henry Bernard Bowen and Johnnie Louella Granger....
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend
May 11, 2012
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend, 1 month old, died Friday morning, May 11, 2012, in his sleep at home. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Postlewaithe. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home...
Katie Perry Deroche
May 26, 2012
Katie Perry Deroche Katie Perry Deroche, 80, a former longtime resident of Orange, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Brentwood, New Hampshire. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with burial following at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m....
Robert Edward Bob Hughes Sr.
May 26, 2012
Robert Edward "Bob" Hughes, Sr., 65, of Buna, died Saturday, May 26, 2012. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Buna. Cremation will be performed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Born in Beaumont, Texas, to Eddie and Henrietta Hughes, Bob married Janet Jackson on...
Joseph David Olbrys
May 26, 2012
Joseph David Olbrys, 70, of Bridge City, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his home. Burial will take place at a later date in New York. Joseph is survived by three sons and one daughter.
Dr. Darrell C. Perkins
May 25, 2012
Dr. Darrell Perkins, 84, of Orange, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May...
Patsy Grace LeBoeuf
May 23, 2012
Patsy Grace LeBoeuf, 66, of Vidor, Texas, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Harbor Hospice surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday, May 28, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Reverend A.W. Story of Family Worship Center in Orange officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Sunday at...
George Carlton Carl Dronett
May 23, 2012
George Carlton Carl Dronett, 61, of Orangefield, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30am Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Rev. Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5-9pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Carl was born in Sabine Pass,...
Kenneth David Bordelon
May 21, 2012
Ken Bordelon died peacefully in his sleep on May 21, 2012. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Saturday May 26, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 17,...
Margaret Ellis Berry
May 21, 2012
Margaret Ellis Berry, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at her home. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City, with Patricia Morris officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Groves, Texas,...
Theda Lusk Castle
May 21, 2012
Funeral services for Theda Lusk Castle, 71, of Nederland will be held Friday, May 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel in Beaumont. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Castle was born March...
M. Bruce Simpson
May 20, 2012
Bruce Simpson, 68, of Orange, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Bob Webb of Trinity Baptist Church and Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Graveside Services will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, at...
Elaine Gauthier
May 19, 2012
Elaine Gauthier, 76, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m.,...
Frances Schultz Sparks
May 19, 2012
A Beaumont native, Frances Schultz Sparks was born on September 12, 1919 and passed away at home Saturday, May 19. Married for 70 years, she was preceded in death by her husband, H.B. Sparks, who passed away in January of this year. Except for a brief time when her family lived in Tulsa, OK and later when she followed H.B....
Verna Mae Hudson
May 19, 2012
Verna Mae Hudson, 99, of Orange, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at The Meadows in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner, pastor of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hudson Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at...
May Campbell
May 18, 2012
May Campbell, 82, of Orange passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 in Webster. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday May 22, 2012, in the chapel at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Barry Bradley of the First Baptist Church in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Pythian Cemetery...
Daniel "Dan" Dickerson
May 17, 2012
Daniel Mack "Dan" Dickerson, 86, a one and only original, was born March 16, 1926 in Merryville, LA to John Joseph and Effie McDonald Dickerson and passed away May 17, 2012 in Groves, TX. Daniel was a long-time resident of Lumberton and a four year resident of Beaumont prior to living in Groves. Mr. Dickerson served as a US Army...
Betty Ann McCants Reed
May 17, 2012
Betty Ann McCants Reed, 81, of Orange, Texas died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Monday, May 21, 2012, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lance Faulkner, pastor of Church on the Rock in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm...
Billie Jean Bailey
May 15, 2012
Billie Jean Bailey, 60, of Starks, Louisiana died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at her residence. Born in Orange on July 31, 1951, Billie was the daughter of Bill and Dorothy Mae Carpenter Bailey. She was a newspaper carrier for the Orange Leader, Beaumont Enterprise and the Lake Charles American Press. Preceded in death by her parents, Billie is survived by...
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams
May 14, 2012
Mabel Elizabeth Quillin Williams, 82, died peacefully at her home Monday, May 14th after a lengthy illness. Her daughters and husband were at her side. Elizabeth was born in Austin, Texas on July 3rd, 1929. Her adoptive parents were Grover and Mabel Quillin of San Antonio, Texas. Elizabeth was an outstanding student and began San Antonio Community College at the...
Tina Marie Bowen
May 13, 2012
Tina Marie Bowen "Tinee", 54, died Sunday, May 13, at her home surrounded by family and loved ones. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Ellis. Born in Orange, Texas on December 9, 1957, Tina was the daughter of Henry Bernard Bowen and Johnnie Louella Granger....
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend
May 11, 2012
Glenn Christopher Bradey Townsend, 1 month old, died Friday morning, May 11, 2012, in his sleep at home. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Postlewaithe. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday at Claybar Funeral Home...