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Clifton Lavon(Bill) Dorsey, Sr.

Clifton Lavon(Bill) Dorsey, Sr.

Dec 31, 2023

Clifton Lavon (Bill) Dorsey, Sr. Clifton Lavon Dorsey, Sr. of Bridge City, Texas passed from this life into the portals of heaven, December 31, 2023. He was born to Amos Leonard Dorsey and Vira Parrish Dorsey in East Texas, October 10, 1933. Known as “Bill” to family and friends, he was preceded in death by his parents A. L. and...

Billy Brown Bradley

Billy Brown Bradley

Dec 31, 2023

Billy Brown Bradley of Orange, TX passed away peacefully at his home on December 31, 2023. He was born June 16, 1932 to Brownie Everett Bradley and Flossie Finetta Hayes Bradley in Pineville, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Curtice Lee Bradley and Wilbur Hayes Bradley. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 72...

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier

Dec 30, 2023

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier Mary Ruth Brown Frazier, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 30, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the...

Nancy Susan Martin

Nancy Susan Martin

Dec 29, 2023

Nancy Susan Chester Monson Martin of Orange passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 29, 2023 in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Kevin Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024...

Linda Lee Currie

Linda Lee Currie

Dec 27, 2023

Linda Lee Currie, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Hazel Ann Norris

Hazel Ann Norris

Dec 27, 2023

Hazel Ann Norris Hazel Ann Norris, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, at home. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born on September 6,...

Irene Marie Stevens

Irene Marie Stevens

Dec 27, 2023

Irene Marie Stevens Irene Marie Stevens, 96, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, peacefully at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Antony Paulose of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens...

Tommy Lynn Day

Tommy Lynn Day

Dec 26, 2023

Celebrating the Life of Tommy Lynn Day November 9, 1929 – December 26, 2023 Tommy Lynn Day passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 26, 2023, at his home in Bevil Oaks, Texas, at the age of 94. He was born on November 9, 1929, at home in Center, Texas, to Jiles Cicero Day and Mildred Clyde Carlisle. He...

Cecile Louise Berard

Cecile Louise Berard

Dec 26, 2023

Cecile Louise Bourgeois Berard, 93, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 26, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00...

Dale Edward Forse

Dale Edward Forse

Dec 25, 2023

Dale Edward Forse Dale Edward Forse, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Patricia Ann Borel

Patricia Ann Borel

Dec 25, 2023

Patricia Ann Borel Patricia Ann Borel passed away peacefully on December 25, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on June 6, 1940, in Kokomo, Indiana to parents, Loyd and Marie Jackson. Patricia found joy in various hobbies and interests. She was an active member of the Caring Friends group and cherished opportunities to engage with others. Patricia loved...

Patricia Ann Hudson

Patricia Ann Hudson

Dec 23, 2023

Patricia Ann Hudson Patricia Ann Hudson passed away peacefully at her home in Orange on December 23, 2023. She was born on December 30, 1935, to parents Leander Chauffepied and Grace Miller Linder. Patricia led a fulfilling life dedicated to her family and community. In addition to being a devoted mother and homemaker, she also ran a daycare and worked...

Portia "Mimi" Cox

Portia "Mimi" Cox

Dec 22, 2023

Portia “Mimi” Cox, 74, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2023, at her home in Groves, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, Texas. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas,...

Fay Jean Williams

Fay Jean Williams

Dec 22, 2023

Fay Alva Jean Williams, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Cazzy Francis of Pathway Church Mid County. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...

Sharen Ann Kirksey

Sharen Ann Kirksey

Dec 20, 2023

Sharen Ann Kirksey was born in Dayton, Texas, to Sara Depuy Kirksey and Turner Kirksey on September 3rd, 1952, on her only sibling's 6th birthday. She joined her parents and her brother again on December 20th, 2023. Sharen graduated from Dayton High School and The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority....

Kenneth Lee Dupuis

Kenneth Lee Dupuis

Dec 20, 2023

Kenneth Lee Dupuis Kenneth Lee Dupuis, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery (On County Road 062 Jasper, Texas off of Hwy 255 Sam...

Perry Jacob Bonin III

Perry Jacob Bonin III

Dec 19, 2023

Perry Jacob Bonin III Perry Jacob Bonin III, 36, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 19, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville in Deweyville. Officiating will be Revered Brad Bickham. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery in Deweyville. Visitation will begin prior to the service at...

Alvin Frederick Hall

Alvin Frederick Hall

Dec 18, 2023

Alvin Frederick Hall Alvin Frederick Hall, 77, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside services will be at 3:00pm, Friday, December 22, 2023, at Haven of Rest in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from at 2:00pm, Friday, December 22, 2023, at Haven of Rest in Beaumont, Texas Born in Nueces, Texas, on August 21,...

Sylvia Rigsby Rhodes

Sylvia Rigsby Rhodes

Dec 16, 2023

Sylvia Rhodes passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 82. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on January 18, 1941, to Haldor and Wilda Rigsby. She was a lifelong resident of Bridge City and Orange, and a 1958 graduate of Lutcher Stark High School where she was a Bengal Guard member. Sylvia had several careers including as...

Eunice Williams Rubel

Eunice Williams Rubel

Dec 15, 2023

Eunice Louise Rubel, 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Entombment will...

Clifton Lavon(Bill) Dorsey, Sr.

Clifton Lavon(Bill) Dorsey, Sr.

Dec 31, 2023

Clifton Lavon (Bill) Dorsey, Sr. Clifton Lavon Dorsey, Sr. of Bridge City, Texas passed from this life into the portals of heaven, December 31, 2023. He was born to Amos Leonard Dorsey and Vira Parrish Dorsey in East Texas, October 10, 1933. Known as “Bill” to family and friends, he was preceded in death by his parents A. L. and...

Billy Brown Bradley

Billy Brown Bradley

Dec 31, 2023

Billy Brown Bradley of Orange, TX passed away peacefully at his home on December 31, 2023. He was born June 16, 1932 to Brownie Everett Bradley and Flossie Finetta Hayes Bradley in Pineville, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Curtice Lee Bradley and Wilbur Hayes Bradley. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 72...

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier

Dec 30, 2023

Mary Ruth Brown Frazier Mary Ruth Brown Frazier, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 30, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the...

Nancy Susan Martin

Nancy Susan Martin

Dec 29, 2023

Nancy Susan Chester Monson Martin of Orange passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 29, 2023 in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Reverend Kevin Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 2024...

Linda Lee Currie

Linda Lee Currie

Dec 27, 2023

Linda Lee Currie, 82, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Little Cypress Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....

Hazel Ann Norris

Hazel Ann Norris

Dec 27, 2023

Hazel Ann Norris Hazel Ann Norris, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, at home. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born on September 6,...

Irene Marie Stevens

Irene Marie Stevens

Dec 27, 2023

Irene Marie Stevens Irene Marie Stevens, 96, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 27, 2023, peacefully at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Antony Paulose of St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens...

Tommy Lynn Day

Tommy Lynn Day

Dec 26, 2023

Celebrating the Life of Tommy Lynn Day November 9, 1929 – December 26, 2023 Tommy Lynn Day passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 26, 2023, at his home in Bevil Oaks, Texas, at the age of 94. He was born on November 9, 1929, at home in Center, Texas, to Jiles Cicero Day and Mildred Clyde Carlisle. He...

Cecile Louise Berard

Cecile Louise Berard

Dec 26, 2023

Cecile Louise Bourgeois Berard, 93, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 26, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00...

Dale Edward Forse

Dale Edward Forse

Dec 25, 2023

Dale Edward Forse Dale Edward Forse, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Patricia Ann Borel

Patricia Ann Borel

Dec 25, 2023

Patricia Ann Borel Patricia Ann Borel passed away peacefully on December 25, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on June 6, 1940, in Kokomo, Indiana to parents, Loyd and Marie Jackson. Patricia found joy in various hobbies and interests. She was an active member of the Caring Friends group and cherished opportunities to engage with others. Patricia loved...

Patricia Ann Hudson

Patricia Ann Hudson

Dec 23, 2023

Patricia Ann Hudson Patricia Ann Hudson passed away peacefully at her home in Orange on December 23, 2023. She was born on December 30, 1935, to parents Leander Chauffepied and Grace Miller Linder. Patricia led a fulfilling life dedicated to her family and community. In addition to being a devoted mother and homemaker, she also ran a daycare and worked...

Portia "Mimi" Cox

Portia "Mimi" Cox

Dec 22, 2023

Portia “Mimi” Cox, 74, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2023, at her home in Groves, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, Texas. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas,...

Fay Jean Williams

Fay Jean Williams

Dec 22, 2023

Fay Alva Jean Williams, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Cazzy Francis of Pathway Church Mid County. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...

Sharen Ann Kirksey

Sharen Ann Kirksey

Dec 20, 2023

Sharen Ann Kirksey was born in Dayton, Texas, to Sara Depuy Kirksey and Turner Kirksey on September 3rd, 1952, on her only sibling's 6th birthday. She joined her parents and her brother again on December 20th, 2023. Sharen graduated from Dayton High School and The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority....

Kenneth Lee Dupuis

Kenneth Lee Dupuis

Dec 20, 2023

Kenneth Lee Dupuis Kenneth Lee Dupuis, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend David Green. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery (On County Road 062 Jasper, Texas off of Hwy 255 Sam...

Perry Jacob Bonin III

Perry Jacob Bonin III

Dec 19, 2023

Perry Jacob Bonin III Perry Jacob Bonin III, 36, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 19, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at First Baptist Church of Deweyville in Deweyville. Officiating will be Revered Brad Bickham. Burial will follow at Deweyville Cemetery in Deweyville. Visitation will begin prior to the service at...

Alvin Frederick Hall

Alvin Frederick Hall

Dec 18, 2023

Alvin Frederick Hall Alvin Frederick Hall, 77, of Groves, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside services will be at 3:00pm, Friday, December 22, 2023, at Haven of Rest in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be from at 2:00pm, Friday, December 22, 2023, at Haven of Rest in Beaumont, Texas Born in Nueces, Texas, on August 21,...

Sylvia Rigsby Rhodes

Sylvia Rigsby Rhodes

Dec 16, 2023

Sylvia Rhodes passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 82. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on January 18, 1941, to Haldor and Wilda Rigsby. She was a lifelong resident of Bridge City and Orange, and a 1958 graduate of Lutcher Stark High School where she was a Bengal Guard member. Sylvia had several careers including as...

Eunice Williams Rubel

Eunice Williams Rubel

Dec 15, 2023

Eunice Louise Rubel, 84, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Entombment will...

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