Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Keneth Labove
Apr 9, 2022
Kenneth “Bimbo” Labove, 58, of Vinton, passed away on April 9, 2022, in Vinton, Louisiana. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Kenneth was born in Orange, Texas, on June 11, 1963, he was the son of Lutcher Labove and Jennie Lee Lewis. He was very talented and had a passion whittling wood. Kenneth loved...
Erick Swope
Apr 9, 2022
Erick Wade Swope, 43, of Orange, passed away surrounded by family on April 9, 2022, at his home in Orange. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Texas. Officiating will be Kenneth Wayne LaVergne. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Erick was born in...
Larry R. Jensen
Apr 6, 2022
Larry R. Jensen, 79, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his wife and three daughters. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Matthew Joshua Girlinghouse
Apr 3, 2022
Matthew Joshua “M.J.” Girlinghouse, 92, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2022, at Sabine Place in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at First Baptist...
Addie Mae Snell Moleski
Apr 2, 2022
Addie Mae Snell Moleski, 96 (Known as MeeMaw), passed on April 2, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...
JoAnn Gaither Wilson
Apr 2, 2022
JoAnn “Jody” Gaither Wilson, 74, of Bridge City, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, at home with her daughter, Lauren Kemp and son-in-law, Jim Pitts in Orange, Texas. Born in Alton, Illinois, on October 2, 1947, he was the daughter of Melvin E. and Josephine Gaither. She was a 1965 graduate of Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, Illinois....
Mavis Seal
Apr 1, 2022
Mavis Ann Yellott Seal, 83, of Orange died April 1, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Rev Michael Inman and Rev Amy Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Ida Wilson...
William Carswell
Apr 1, 2022
William Carswell, 68, of Orange, passed away on April 1, 2022, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jared Hollier of Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Mansfield Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral...
Edward Hutchins
Mar 31, 2022
Edward Hutchins, 86, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Parkway Life Church in Lumberton, the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Keating. A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m., at Peebles Cemetery in Goodrich,...
Wilbur Klein
Mar 30, 2022
Wilbur Klein, 93, of Bridge City, passed away on March 30, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, at St. Henry Catholic Church. A rosary will begin at 2:30 p.m....
Delores Bertrand
Mar 30, 2022
Delores Ann Bertrand, 68, of Orange, passed away on March 30, 2022, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange with burial to follow. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on September...
Robert W. Fogal Jr.
Mar 29, 2022
March 29, 2022 Robert W. Fogal, Jr. “Sonny”, was born September 7, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, to Maurine and Robert W. Fogal, Sr. In high school, he lettered in football, baseball and basketball. He was elected to the student council and voted ‘class favorite’. He carried that same ‘class favorite’ charisma throughout his life. He became ‘top’ friends with everyone...
Johnny Allison Slaughter
Mar 26, 2022
Johnny Allison Slaughter, 76, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Ray. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born...
Carol Odom
Mar 26, 2022
Carol Ann Odom, 81, formerly of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, at The Heritage of The Woodlands in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.,Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at Noble Cemetery in Noble, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 10:30a.m., Tuesday,...
Sendy Todaro O'Keefe
Mar 26, 2022
Sendy Todaro O’Keefe, 73, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a rosary to be held at...
Brooks Mason Moreland
Mar 24, 2022
Brooks Mason Moreland, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Mason and Whitney Moreland welcomed the most precious little boy, Brooks Mason Moreland, 2lbs 15 oz and 14 ½ inches long to this world. Unfortunately due to some unknown complications,...
Lorene B. Camp
Mar 24, 2022
Lorene B. Camp, 94 of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont Texas. She was born on September 11, 1927, in Garvin, OK., to Walter and Fay Carey. Lorene was a charter member of First Church of God of Orange, until the last few years when she faithfully attended the Orange First Church...
Norbert Michael "Mickey" Bergeron
Mar 21, 2022
Norbert Michael “Mickey” Bergeron, peacefully passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Houston, Texas at the age of 75 surrounded by his family after a nearly 5 year battle with Leukemia. Born February 24, 1947 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Curtis and Edna Bergeron, he was the youngest of three children. Mickey grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from...
Glenn Garry Martin
Mar 19, 2022
Glenn Garry Martin, 85, of Katy, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Los Angeles, California, on October 10, 1936, Garry was...
Janet Alene Didrikson
Mar 18, 2022
Janet Alene Didrikson passed away with dementia at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette, LA on March 18, 2022, at the age of 86 years old. Janet was born in Cleveland, Texas on March 15, 1936, to F.W. (Dick) Whitmire and Estelle Painter Whitmire. Janet graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and attended Lamar College...
Keneth Labove
Apr 9, 2022
Kenneth “Bimbo” Labove, 58, of Vinton, passed away on April 9, 2022, in Vinton, Louisiana. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Kenneth was born in Orange, Texas, on June 11, 1963, he was the son of Lutcher Labove and Jennie Lee Lewis. He was very talented and had a passion whittling wood. Kenneth loved...
Erick Swope
Apr 9, 2022
Erick Wade Swope, 43, of Orange, passed away surrounded by family on April 9, 2022, at his home in Orange. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange Texas. Officiating will be Kenneth Wayne LaVergne. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Erick was born in...
Larry R. Jensen
Apr 6, 2022
Larry R. Jensen, 79, of Orange, passed away on April 6, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his wife and three daughters. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Claybar...
Matthew Joshua Girlinghouse
Apr 3, 2022
Matthew Joshua “M.J.” Girlinghouse, 92, of Orange, passed away on April 3, 2022, at Sabine Place in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at First Baptist...
Addie Mae Snell Moleski
Apr 2, 2022
Addie Mae Snell Moleski, 96 (Known as MeeMaw), passed on April 2, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral...
JoAnn Gaither Wilson
Apr 2, 2022
JoAnn “Jody” Gaither Wilson, 74, of Bridge City, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, at home with her daughter, Lauren Kemp and son-in-law, Jim Pitts in Orange, Texas. Born in Alton, Illinois, on October 2, 1947, he was the daughter of Melvin E. and Josephine Gaither. She was a 1965 graduate of Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, Illinois....
Mavis Seal
Apr 1, 2022
Mavis Ann Yellott Seal, 83, of Orange died April 1, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Rev Michael Inman and Rev Amy Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Ida Wilson...
William Carswell
Apr 1, 2022
William Carswell, 68, of Orange, passed away on April 1, 2022, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jared Hollier of Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Mansfield Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral...
Edward Hutchins
Mar 31, 2022
Edward Hutchins, 86, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Parkway Life Church in Lumberton, the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Reverend Nathan Keating. A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m., at Peebles Cemetery in Goodrich,...
Wilbur Klein
Mar 30, 2022
Wilbur Klein, 93, of Bridge City, passed away on March 30, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, at St. Henry Catholic Church. A rosary will begin at 2:30 p.m....
Delores Bertrand
Mar 30, 2022
Delores Ann Bertrand, 68, of Orange, passed away on March 30, 2022, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange with burial to follow. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on September...
Robert W. Fogal Jr.
Mar 29, 2022
March 29, 2022 Robert W. Fogal, Jr. “Sonny”, was born September 7, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, to Maurine and Robert W. Fogal, Sr. In high school, he lettered in football, baseball and basketball. He was elected to the student council and voted ‘class favorite’. He carried that same ‘class favorite’ charisma throughout his life. He became ‘top’ friends with everyone...
Johnny Allison Slaughter
Mar 26, 2022
Johnny Allison Slaughter, 76, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Ray. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born...
Carol Odom
Mar 26, 2022
Carol Ann Odom, 81, formerly of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, at The Heritage of The Woodlands in The Woodlands. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.,Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at Noble Cemetery in Noble, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 10:30a.m., Tuesday,...
Sendy Todaro O'Keefe
Mar 26, 2022
Sendy Todaro O’Keefe, 73, of Orange, passed away on March 26, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a rosary to be held at...
Brooks Mason Moreland
Mar 24, 2022
Brooks Mason Moreland, of Orange, passed away on March 24, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Mason and Whitney Moreland welcomed the most precious little boy, Brooks Mason Moreland, 2lbs 15 oz and 14 ½ inches long to this world. Unfortunately due to some unknown complications,...
Lorene B. Camp
Mar 24, 2022
Lorene B. Camp, 94 of Pinehurst, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont Texas. She was born on September 11, 1927, in Garvin, OK., to Walter and Fay Carey. Lorene was a charter member of First Church of God of Orange, until the last few years when she faithfully attended the Orange First Church...
Norbert Michael "Mickey" Bergeron
Mar 21, 2022
Norbert Michael “Mickey” Bergeron, peacefully passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Houston, Texas at the age of 75 surrounded by his family after a nearly 5 year battle with Leukemia. Born February 24, 1947 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Curtis and Edna Bergeron, he was the youngest of three children. Mickey grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from...
Glenn Garry Martin
Mar 19, 2022
Glenn Garry Martin, 85, of Katy, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Los Angeles, California, on October 10, 1936, Garry was...
Janet Alene Didrikson
Mar 18, 2022
Janet Alene Didrikson passed away with dementia at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette, LA on March 18, 2022, at the age of 86 years old. Janet was born in Cleveland, Texas on March 15, 1936, to F.W. (Dick) Whitmire and Estelle Painter Whitmire. Janet graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and attended Lamar College...