Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
L.M. Mac Rogers
Dec 29, 2011
Lee McDonald "Mac" Rogers, Sr., 82, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First...
Alan Nicky Jackson
Dec 29, 2011
Alan "Nicky" Jackson, 67, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation an hour prior to the service. Born in Angelina County, Texas on February 13, 1944, Nicky was the son of Charlie Francis and Kate Goodson Jackson. He served...
Danny Dano Swarers
Dec 29, 2011
Danny "Dano" Swarers, 61, of West Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be held before the service from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home...
Archie Craig Courmier
Dec 28, 2011
Archie Craig Courmier, 62, of Vidor, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with graveside services immediately following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh. Born in Orange,...
Frederick Fred Eugene Bills
Dec 23, 2011
Frederick "Fred" Eugene Bills, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at his residence. Graveside Service with burial of cremated remains will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Tipton, Indiana on January 26, 1936, Fred was the son of Eugene D. and Esther L. Griggs Bills. He...
Noreen Cook
Dec 22, 2011
Noreen Cook, 85, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Liberty Healthcare Center in Liberty. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Blackburn of Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.
Dec 22, 2011
Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr., 57 of New Orleans, passed away in Orange on Thursday, December 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with a strong attitude and vigorous fight with cancer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Orange, graduating from Stark High School in 1972. He then attended The National River Academy in Helena, Arkansas. He became a...
Victoria Aliese Deckert
Dec 21, 2011
Victoria Deckert, age 4, was born January 28, 2007 to LaWanda Russell and Robert Deckert and passed away December 15, 2011. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4:00 – 9:00 PM. Visitation will also continue...
Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.
Dec 18, 2011
Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr., 71, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1940, Rev. Leo Anderson was the son of Rev. Ira Daniel Anderson and Marie Smith Anderson. The time has come to celebrate the life and legacy of this wonderful man of...
Gloria Ann Jones
Dec 17, 2011
Gloria Ann Jones, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Services are under the direction...
Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux
Dec 16, 2011
Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux, 35 was born April 30, 1976 to Mary Ann Celestine Thibodeaux and Richard Lewis in Galveston, TX. He passed away Friday, December 16 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will take place at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 23rd in Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Hilton Sam of Bogalusa, LA. A gathering of friends...
Robert W. Gross
Dec 12, 2011
Robert W. Gross, 72, of Port Neches passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mr. Gross was...
Allie Venita Sis Rush
Dec 12, 2011
On Monday, December 12, 2011, Allie Sis Dixon Rush, 89, passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lovingly known to family and friends as "Sis" and "MawMaw", Allie was born on December 1, 1922, to Clarence Charles and Kitty Lou Hughes Dixon in Hammond, Louisiana, and later became a resident of Orange County for 65 years. She moved to...
Blanche Owens Soape
Dec 12, 2011
Blanche Owens Soape, 95, of Orange passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Old Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home. Mrs. Soape was born in Panola County on January 21, 1916 to William Meredith and Minnie...
Patrick Lynn Fuller
Dec 10, 2011
Patrick Lynn Fuller, 71, of Orange, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at his residence. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be one hour...
Dewey L. Scott
Dec 10, 2011
Dewey Lourice Scott, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
David Matthew Walker
Dec 10, 2011
David Matthew Walker was born January 5, 1963 in Shreveport, LA and passed away December 10, 2011 in Lumberton. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Those left to cherish his memory are his sisters, Jerri Spence and Kala Barnard. Mr. Walker is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Martha Latham Walker.
Herschel Ray Oliver
Dec 7, 2011
Herschel Ray Oliver, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at his home in Orange. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 12:00 p.m. until the service time on Sunday. He was born in Jasper on June 27, 1950 to...
Edward Lee Smith
Dec 7, 2011
Edward Lee Smith, 53, of Buna, died Wednesday, December 07, 2011, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Waldrep Cemetery on Waldrep Lane in Orange with Mrs. Betty Austin, officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on...
Elizabeth Shelton Thompson
Dec 7, 2011
Elizabeth Shelton Thompson, 78, of Orange, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She has earned her wings and she's now dancing with the angels in Heaven. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend...
L.M. Mac Rogers
Dec 29, 2011
Lee McDonald "Mac" Rogers, Sr., 82, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Renaissance Hospital in Groves. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, pastor of First...
Alan Nicky Jackson
Dec 29, 2011
Alan "Nicky" Jackson, 67, of Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation an hour prior to the service. Born in Angelina County, Texas on February 13, 1944, Nicky was the son of Charlie Francis and Kate Goodson Jackson. He served...
Danny Dano Swarers
Dec 29, 2011
Danny "Dano" Swarers, 61, of West Orange, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Niblett's Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Officiating will be Reverend Joel Warren of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be held before the service from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home...
Archie Craig Courmier
Dec 28, 2011
Archie Craig Courmier, 62, of Vidor, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with graveside services immediately following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Scott McIntosh. Born in Orange,...
Frederick Fred Eugene Bills
Dec 23, 2011
Frederick "Fred" Eugene Bills, 75, of Orange, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at his residence. Graveside Service with burial of cremated remains will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2011, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born in Tipton, Indiana on January 26, 1936, Fred was the son of Eugene D. and Esther L. Griggs Bills. He...
Noreen Cook
Dec 22, 2011
Noreen Cook, 85, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Liberty Healthcare Center in Liberty. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Blackburn of Trinity Baptist Church in Dayton. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be...
Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr.
Dec 22, 2011
Stephen E. Pomeroy, Jr., 57 of New Orleans, passed away in Orange on Thursday, December 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with a strong attitude and vigorous fight with cancer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in Orange, graduating from Stark High School in 1972. He then attended The National River Academy in Helena, Arkansas. He became a...
Victoria Aliese Deckert
Dec 21, 2011
Victoria Deckert, age 4, was born January 28, 2007 to LaWanda Russell and Robert Deckert and passed away December 15, 2011. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4:00 – 9:00 PM. Visitation will also continue...
Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr.
Dec 18, 2011
Pastor Leo Anderson, Sr., 71, of Orange, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Born in Orange, Texas on July 29, 1940, Rev. Leo Anderson was the son of Rev. Ira Daniel Anderson and Marie Smith Anderson. The time has come to celebrate the life and legacy of this wonderful man of...
Gloria Ann Jones
Dec 17, 2011
Gloria Ann Jones, 82, of Orange, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Friends are invited to join the family for a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. The Reverend Forrest Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orangefield, will officiate. Services are under the direction...
Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux
Dec 16, 2011
Richard Dwayne Thibodeaux, 35 was born April 30, 1976 to Mary Ann Celestine Thibodeaux and Richard Lewis in Galveston, TX. He passed away Friday, December 16 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will take place at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 23rd in Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home officiated by Pastor Hilton Sam of Bogalusa, LA. A gathering of friends...
Robert W. Gross
Dec 12, 2011
Robert W. Gross, 72, of Port Neches passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, in Port Arthur. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Zoch. Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mr. Gross was...
Allie Venita Sis Rush
Dec 12, 2011
On Monday, December 12, 2011, Allie Sis Dixon Rush, 89, passed away at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lovingly known to family and friends as "Sis" and "MawMaw", Allie was born on December 1, 1922, to Clarence Charles and Kitty Lou Hughes Dixon in Hammond, Louisiana, and later became a resident of Orange County for 65 years. She moved to...
Blanche Owens Soape
Dec 12, 2011
Blanche Owens Soape, 95, of Orange passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Old Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Claybar Funeral Home. Mrs. Soape was born in Panola County on January 21, 1916 to William Meredith and Minnie...
Patrick Lynn Fuller
Dec 10, 2011
Patrick Lynn Fuller, 71, of Orange, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at his residence. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be one hour...
Dewey L. Scott
Dec 10, 2011
Dewey Lourice Scott, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
David Matthew Walker
Dec 10, 2011
David Matthew Walker was born January 5, 1963 in Shreveport, LA and passed away December 10, 2011 in Lumberton. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Those left to cherish his memory are his sisters, Jerri Spence and Kala Barnard. Mr. Walker is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Martha Latham Walker.
Herschel Ray Oliver
Dec 7, 2011
Herschel Ray Oliver, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at his home in Orange. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 12:00 p.m. until the service time on Sunday. He was born in Jasper on June 27, 1950 to...
Edward Lee Smith
Dec 7, 2011
Edward Lee Smith, 53, of Buna, died Wednesday, December 07, 2011, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. A Graveside Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Waldrep Cemetery on Waldrep Lane in Orange with Mrs. Betty Austin, officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on...
Elizabeth Shelton Thompson
Dec 7, 2011
Elizabeth Shelton Thompson, 78, of Orange, went to be with her heavenly father on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She has earned her wings and she's now dancing with the angels in Heaven. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend...