Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Tommy L. McKay
Jan 23, 2012
Tommy L. McKay, 82, of Orange passed away at his home on Monday, January 23, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at Orange First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar...
Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso
Jan 23, 2012
Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso, of Orange passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard H. Dunlevy and Mary Alice Kennedy Dunlevy; her husband, Anton Tony Dal Sasso; and her brother, Bernard J. Jerry Dunlevy. Margaret was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. She attended St. Mary's College in Manchester, New Hampshire and...
Bryan Hryhorchuk
Jan 21, 2012
Bryan Hryhorchuk, 52, of Baytown, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by his loving family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Steven Leger, officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery in Deweyville. Visitation will...
Dianne Finley Ross
Jan 21, 2012
Dianne Finley Ross, 74, of Orange, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Webb, Eric Small and Matt Chandler. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Gladys Holderman Mendoza
Jan 21, 2012
Gladys Holderman Mendoza went home with the Lord Saturday, January 21, 2012. She was born in 1924 in Arkansas. She was a retired bank teller from First City Bank. She was from Arkansas, and moved to Orange after her first husband died. In the 70's she met and married Al Mendoza. She was a lovely lady who was dedicated to...
Leroy G. Breaux
Jan 21, 2012
Leroy Gilbert Breaux, 90, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at The Meadows in Orange, TX. He was born August 4, 1921 in Franklin, LA to Sylvia and Gilbert Breaux. He lived in Orange until 1949 when he and his wife Dorothy Fox Breaux moved to Bridge City to raise their family. Leroy retired from the City...
Joseph Joey David Krout III
Jan 20, 2012
Joseph "Joey" David Krout III, 78, of Orange, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the funeral service....
George Mullins
Jan 18, 2012
George Belton Mullins, Jr. of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in Beaumont Texas. George was universally known as "Moon", a childhood nickname that remained with him throughout his 87 years. Moon graduated from Pell City High School in Pell City, Alabama, May of 1941, and then joined the Marine Corp and served in WWII. After the war...
Glenn Edward Orr, Jr.
Jan 17, 2012
Glenn Edward Orr, Jr., 84, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and resident of Orange, Texas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Damon Bickham, pastor of First Baptist Church Deweyville, Reverend Lee Walker, pastor of Caddo Valley Baptist Church, and Mr. Jonathan Weldon....
Johnnie Mae Findley
Jan 17, 2012
Johnnie Findley, 88, of Vidor passed away January 17, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A celebration of Johnnie's life will be held Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home...
Marie Scruggs
Jan 17, 2012
Marie Scruggs, age 85, of Willis, Texas and formerly of Orange, Texas passed away on January 17, 2012 at her home in Willis. She was born August 11, 1926 in Merryville, Louisiana to William and Ida Martin Corsey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Scruggs. Marie leaves behind 3 daughters, Sandra Reese and husband...
Tommy James Richard
Jan 17, 2012
Tommy James Richard, 39, of Orange, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Orange on November 13, 1972, Tommy was the son of James Edward Richard, Sr. and Evelyn Marie Bodin Richard. He enjoyed fishing and baseball and was an outstanding baseball player beginning with Little League and continuing through high school. Preceded in death...
Annie T. Abram
Jan 16, 2012
Annie T. Abram, 84, of Orange, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Jerral Kay and Mr. Rod Byerly. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Born in Geneva,...
Robert Bob Arthur Allen
Jan 15, 2012
Robert "Bob" Arthur Allen, 73, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Born in Ellensburg, Washington on June 11, 1938,...
Patricia Caldwell Black
Jan 14, 2012
Patricia Caldwell Black, 93, of Orange passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Black was born December 7, 1918 in Oklahoma City, OK to Harry McRill and Frances Vivian Head Caldwell. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Daughters of the...
Dorothy Chandler
Jan 13, 2012
Dorothy Chandler, 81, of Bridge City, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Roy A. Parker. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Antioch Cemetery in Ratcliff, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral...
Eva Elois McClain
Jan 11, 2012
Eva Elois McClain, 81, of Orange passed away Wednesday in The Woodlands. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday January 14, 2012 at Little Cypress Baptist Church with Reverend David Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Hudson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mrs. McClain was born November...
Jerry Allen Hardy
Jan 11, 2012
Jerry Allen Hardy, 76, was born December 9, 1935 to Jewel Hardy and Pearl Moore Hardy in Center, TX. He passed away January 11, 2012 at his residence in Fannett with his family gathered by him. Jerry was a long time resident of the area and worked as a mechanic and air conditioning repairman. To most of the family he...
Leslie L. Becker
Jan 11, 2012
Leslie L. Becker, 66, of Orange, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at his home. Visitation will be held at 3:00 p.m., with memorial services at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Orange, Texas on April 4, 1945, Leslie was the son...
Johnnie Finklea Taylor
Jan 10, 2012
Johnnie Finklea Taylor, 84, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday January 13, 2012 at Hartburg Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Clifton Rankin and Mr. Paul Michael Taylor. Interment will follow at Kings Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at...
Tommy L. McKay
Jan 23, 2012
Tommy L. McKay, 82, of Orange passed away at his home on Monday, January 23, 2012. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 at Orange First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Ray McDowell officiating. Interment will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Claybar...
Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso
Jan 23, 2012
Margaret Dunlevy Dal Sasso, of Orange passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard H. Dunlevy and Mary Alice Kennedy Dunlevy; her husband, Anton Tony Dal Sasso; and her brother, Bernard J. Jerry Dunlevy. Margaret was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. She attended St. Mary's College in Manchester, New Hampshire and...
Bryan Hryhorchuk
Jan 21, 2012
Bryan Hryhorchuk, 52, of Baytown, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by his loving family and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with Reverend Steven Leger, officiating. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery in Deweyville. Visitation will...
Dianne Finley Ross
Jan 21, 2012
Dianne Finley Ross, 74, of Orange, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Webb, Eric Small and Matt Chandler. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to...
Gladys Holderman Mendoza
Jan 21, 2012
Gladys Holderman Mendoza went home with the Lord Saturday, January 21, 2012. She was born in 1924 in Arkansas. She was a retired bank teller from First City Bank. She was from Arkansas, and moved to Orange after her first husband died. In the 70's she met and married Al Mendoza. She was a lovely lady who was dedicated to...
Leroy G. Breaux
Jan 21, 2012
Leroy Gilbert Breaux, 90, of Bridge City, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at The Meadows in Orange, TX. He was born August 4, 1921 in Franklin, LA to Sylvia and Gilbert Breaux. He lived in Orange until 1949 when he and his wife Dorothy Fox Breaux moved to Bridge City to raise their family. Leroy retired from the City...
Joseph Joey David Krout III
Jan 20, 2012
Joseph "Joey" David Krout III, 78, of Orange, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the funeral service....
George Mullins
Jan 18, 2012
George Belton Mullins, Jr. of Bridge City passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in Beaumont Texas. George was universally known as "Moon", a childhood nickname that remained with him throughout his 87 years. Moon graduated from Pell City High School in Pell City, Alabama, May of 1941, and then joined the Marine Corp and served in WWII. After the war...
Glenn Edward Orr, Jr.
Jan 17, 2012
Glenn Edward Orr, Jr., 84, a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and resident of Orange, Texas, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Damon Bickham, pastor of First Baptist Church Deweyville, Reverend Lee Walker, pastor of Caddo Valley Baptist Church, and Mr. Jonathan Weldon....
Johnnie Mae Findley
Jan 17, 2012
Johnnie Findley, 88, of Vidor passed away January 17, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A celebration of Johnnie's life will be held Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a gathering of family and friends at the funeral home...
Marie Scruggs
Jan 17, 2012
Marie Scruggs, age 85, of Willis, Texas and formerly of Orange, Texas passed away on January 17, 2012 at her home in Willis. She was born August 11, 1926 in Merryville, Louisiana to William and Ida Martin Corsey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Scruggs. Marie leaves behind 3 daughters, Sandra Reese and husband...
Tommy James Richard
Jan 17, 2012
Tommy James Richard, 39, of Orange, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. Born in Orange on November 13, 1972, Tommy was the son of James Edward Richard, Sr. and Evelyn Marie Bodin Richard. He enjoyed fishing and baseball and was an outstanding baseball player beginning with Little League and continuing through high school. Preceded in death...
Annie T. Abram
Jan 16, 2012
Annie T. Abram, 84, of Orange, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Jerral Kay and Mr. Rod Byerly. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Born in Geneva,...
Robert Bob Arthur Allen
Jan 15, 2012
Robert "Bob" Arthur Allen, 73, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Born in Ellensburg, Washington on June 11, 1938,...
Patricia Caldwell Black
Jan 14, 2012
Patricia Caldwell Black, 93, of Orange passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Black was born December 7, 1918 in Oklahoma City, OK to Harry McRill and Frances Vivian Head Caldwell. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Daughters of the...
Dorothy Chandler
Jan 13, 2012
Dorothy Chandler, 81, of Bridge City, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Roy A. Parker. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Antioch Cemetery in Ratcliff, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday at the funeral...
Eva Elois McClain
Jan 11, 2012
Eva Elois McClain, 81, of Orange passed away Wednesday in The Woodlands. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday January 14, 2012 at Little Cypress Baptist Church with Reverend David Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Hudson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Mrs. McClain was born November...
Jerry Allen Hardy
Jan 11, 2012
Jerry Allen Hardy, 76, was born December 9, 1935 to Jewel Hardy and Pearl Moore Hardy in Center, TX. He passed away January 11, 2012 at his residence in Fannett with his family gathered by him. Jerry was a long time resident of the area and worked as a mechanic and air conditioning repairman. To most of the family he...
Leslie L. Becker
Jan 11, 2012
Leslie L. Becker, 66, of Orange, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at his home. Visitation will be held at 3:00 p.m., with memorial services at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Orange, Texas on April 4, 1945, Leslie was the son...
Johnnie Finklea Taylor
Jan 10, 2012
Johnnie Finklea Taylor, 84, of Orange passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday January 13, 2012 at Hartburg Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Clifton Rankin and Mr. Paul Michael Taylor. Interment will follow at Kings Cemetery in Hartburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at...