Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Harry Newton Jones
Dec 13, 2022
Harry Newton Jones Harry Newton Jones, 79, of Orange, TX, moved to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Carol Lee Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Carol Lee Smith Carol Lee Smith, 71, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in on March 8, 1951, she was the daughter of Earline and Lee Roy Russell. Carol’s granddaughter and great-grandchildren, who loving referred to her as “Maw Maw”, were the light of her life. She tolerated Russell pretty well too. Carol...
Gloria Jean Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Gloria Jean “Gini” Sanders Smith, 74, of Orange, Texas passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022. Gini was born in Gainesville, Florida on October 7, 1948. She was the second of seven daughters born to Clarence Richard and Betty Ellen Lamb Sanders. As a child, she moved frequently and lived in five states on both coasts. She was a 1965...
Elaine Duncan
Dec 12, 2022
Elaine Duncan Elaine Duncan, 97, of Orange, passed away on December 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Shelbyville, Texas, on February 21, 1925, she was the daughter of Albert Earl Errington and Nina Mae Errington. Elaine was a hardworking woman throughout her life, caring for her household and family, along with being involved with her church. She...
Grayson Dan Switzer Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. passed away on December 11, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas at the age of 79. He was born on June 29, 1943, in Miami, Oklahoma and was the fourth child of Grayson and Virginia Switzer. Danny graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1962. He was a member of First Church...
Mary Hargrave Bryant
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Hargrave Bryant Mary Hargrave Bryant, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Carolyn Ann Bean
Dec 10, 2022
Carolyn Ann Bean, 72, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Born in Houston, Texas on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter Herbert Cook and Muriel West Washer....
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux
Dec 10, 2022
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux, Sr., 90 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home in Orange. Jerry was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on August 6, 1932. He attended Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and graduated in 1953. Jerry served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and was stationed in Germany. Jerry was married...
Michie J Dickerson
Dec 10, 2022
Michie J. Dickerson, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, at her residence in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 21, 1946, she was the daughter of John and Wilda Guinn. Michie was a proud homemaker who enjoyed drawing, painting, and crocheting in her spare time. She was also known to be an excellent cook who...
Paul Edgar Dodson
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Edgar Dodson, 59, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2022, at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Dallas, Texas, on August 1, 1963, he...
Donna Lynn Ener
Dec 8, 2022
Donna Lynn Ener Donna Lynn Ener, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on December 8, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral...
Harold Joseph Quebodeaux Jr.
Dec 8, 2022
Harold Joseph Quebodeaux, Jr., 84, of Orange, passed away on December 8, 2022, peacefully at his home. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., with a Rosary starting at 11:00 a.m.,...
Cecil Randolph Lawrence
Dec 7, 2022
Cecil Randolph Lawrence, 75, of Orange, passed away on December 7, 2022, at St. Elizabeth. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Chip...
Charles Loyce Blalack
Dec 7, 2022
Charles Loyce Blalack, 87, of Orange, passed away on December 7, 2022, in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Doug Rogers. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Ruth Ann King
Dec 6, 2022
It is with great sorrow that we announce the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Ruth Ann King, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, who passed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Leon Henry Pittman
Dec 5, 2022
Leon Henry Pittman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on December 5, 2022. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9, 1937, he was the son of...
Leola Mae LaFleur
Dec 4, 2022
Leola Mae LaFleur Leola Mae LaFleur, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning...
Barbara Ann Salazar
Dec 4, 2022
Barbara Ann Salazar, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2022, at her home in Bridge City surrounded by her daughters and son in laws. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Rosary beginning at 7:30 p.m., recited by Deacon Steve Obernuefemann....
Jose Martinez
Nov 30, 2022
Jose Martinez, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., December 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place prior to the funeral service, 1:00 p.m. on December 9, 2022 at Claybar...
Clifford "Guy" Darrell Fox
Nov 30, 2022
Clifford “Guy” Darrell Fox, 76, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Citrus Cove Apartments, 140 Charles Avenue, Bridge City, Texas 77611. Born in Orangefield, Texas, on November 3, 1946, he was the son of George Fox...
Harry Newton Jones
Dec 13, 2022
Harry Newton Jones Harry Newton Jones, 79, of Orange, TX, moved to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Carol Lee Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Carol Lee Smith Carol Lee Smith, 71, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in on March 8, 1951, she was the daughter of Earline and Lee Roy Russell. Carol’s granddaughter and great-grandchildren, who loving referred to her as “Maw Maw”, were the light of her life. She tolerated Russell pretty well too. Carol...
Gloria Jean Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Gloria Jean “Gini” Sanders Smith, 74, of Orange, Texas passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022. Gini was born in Gainesville, Florida on October 7, 1948. She was the second of seven daughters born to Clarence Richard and Betty Ellen Lamb Sanders. As a child, she moved frequently and lived in five states on both coasts. She was a 1965...
Elaine Duncan
Dec 12, 2022
Elaine Duncan Elaine Duncan, 97, of Orange, passed away on December 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Shelbyville, Texas, on February 21, 1925, she was the daughter of Albert Earl Errington and Nina Mae Errington. Elaine was a hardworking woman throughout her life, caring for her household and family, along with being involved with her church. She...
Grayson Dan Switzer Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. passed away on December 11, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas at the age of 79. He was born on June 29, 1943, in Miami, Oklahoma and was the fourth child of Grayson and Virginia Switzer. Danny graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1962. He was a member of First Church...
Mary Hargrave Bryant
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Hargrave Bryant Mary Hargrave Bryant, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Carolyn Ann Bean
Dec 10, 2022
Carolyn Ann Bean, 72, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Born in Houston, Texas on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter Herbert Cook and Muriel West Washer....
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux
Dec 10, 2022
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux, Sr., 90 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home in Orange. Jerry was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on August 6, 1932. He attended Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and graduated in 1953. Jerry served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and was stationed in Germany. Jerry was married...
Michie J Dickerson
Dec 10, 2022
Michie J. Dickerson, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, at her residence in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 21, 1946, she was the daughter of John and Wilda Guinn. Michie was a proud homemaker who enjoyed drawing, painting, and crocheting in her spare time. She was also known to be an excellent cook who...
Paul Edgar Dodson
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Edgar Dodson, 59, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2022, at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Dallas, Texas, on August 1, 1963, he...
Donna Lynn Ener
Dec 8, 2022
Donna Lynn Ener Donna Lynn Ener, 57, of Bridge City, passed away on December 8, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral...
Harold Joseph Quebodeaux Jr.
Dec 8, 2022
Harold Joseph Quebodeaux, Jr., 84, of Orange, passed away on December 8, 2022, peacefully at his home. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., with a Rosary starting at 11:00 a.m.,...
Cecil Randolph Lawrence
Dec 7, 2022
Cecil Randolph Lawrence, 75, of Orange, passed away on December 7, 2022, at St. Elizabeth. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Chip...
Charles Loyce Blalack
Dec 7, 2022
Charles Loyce Blalack, 87, of Orange, passed away on December 7, 2022, in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Doug Rogers. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Ruth Ann King
Dec 6, 2022
It is with great sorrow that we announce the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Ruth Ann King, 76, of Bridge City, Texas, who passed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Leon Henry Pittman
Dec 5, 2022
Leon Henry Pittman, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on December 5, 2022. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9, 1937, he was the son of...
Leola Mae LaFleur
Dec 4, 2022
Leola Mae LaFleur Leola Mae LaFleur, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning...
Barbara Ann Salazar
Dec 4, 2022
Barbara Ann Salazar, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2022, at her home in Bridge City surrounded by her daughters and son in laws. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Rosary beginning at 7:30 p.m., recited by Deacon Steve Obernuefemann....
Jose Martinez
Nov 30, 2022
Jose Martinez, 54, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., December 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place prior to the funeral service, 1:00 p.m. on December 9, 2022 at Claybar...
Clifford "Guy" Darrell Fox
Nov 30, 2022
Clifford “Guy” Darrell Fox, 76, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on November 30, 2022, at his home. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Citrus Cove Apartments, 140 Charles Avenue, Bridge City, Texas 77611. Born in Orangefield, Texas, on November 3, 1946, he was the son of George Fox...



