Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Manuel Birmingham
Jun 24, 2022
Manuel Birmingham, 71, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Manuel was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1950, he was the son of Tim Birmingham and Isabel Diaz Mendoza. He worked at the papermill for 40...
Katherine Frey
Jun 23, 2022
On June 23, 2022 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by all her children and grandchildren, Katherine McLane Frey, 83, passed from this world to our Heavenly Father’s house in the heavens. She was born April 9th , 1939, in Eunice, Louisiana to Effie Louise and David McLane. She married Will David Frey in 1957. The Frey Family moved...
Johnnie R. Watts
Jun 23, 2022
Johnnie R. Watts, 95, of Beaumont, Tx, passed away on June 23, 2022. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Sunday June 26, 2022, at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Tx. Visitation in Fort Worth will begin at 12:30 pm with a graveside service to follow at 1:00pm Tuesday June 28, 2022, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. 2301...
Clifford Reese Sr.
Jun 22, 2022
Clifford Gordon Reese, Sr., 89, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 22, 2022 at Rose Place Assisted Living in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jeremy Bradshaw of Liberty Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will...
Bernard Lynd
Jun 22, 2022
Bernard Lynd Bernard Lynd passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the age of 83 years. He was born October 14, 1938, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Barney Sinclair Lynd and Eunice Stout Lynd. After attending Thomas Jefferson High School, he served honorably in the United States Army. In 1967, he married Kay Annette Dillard, and the two settled...
Patricia L. Doguet
Jun 22, 2022
Patricia L. Doguet, 84, of Mauriceville, passed away on June 22, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Patricia was born in Church Point, Louisiana, on September 18, 1937, she was the daughter of Homer and Marie Barousse. She had the most amazing laugh and contagious smile. Patricia was very outgoing and always made friends wherever she went. She never turned...
Carolyn Hebert
Jun 20, 2022
Carolyn Ann Hebert, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 20, 2022, in Orange, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on July 30,1946 she was the daughter of Audrey (Scroggins) Lawson and James Lawson. Carolyn worked as a retail clerk for Walmart for many years. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was...
Geraline Lange
Jun 20, 2022
Geraline “MaMaw” Lange, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 20, 2022, at The Arboretum in Winnie, Texas surrounded by loved ones. A memorial gathering will be held at a Friday, July 1, 2022 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Victoria, Texas, on March 24, 1931, she was the daughter of Oscar...
Joyce Eileen Kleinknecht
Jun 18, 2022
Joyce Eileen Kleinknecht, 94 of Orange, passed away on June 18, 2022 in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home Orange. Born in Wadesville, Indiana, on April 8,...
Inelda Angelica York
Jun 16, 2022
Inelda Angelica York, 81, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2022, at her home. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m.,Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Brownsville, Texas, on January 19, 1941, she was the daughter of Justo and Aurora Lopez. Inelda was a fierce mother who loved her kids dearly. She was always...
Arsene Joseph "Sandy" Aucoin
Jun 11, 2022
A. J. “Sandy” Aucoin, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 11, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Michael Ray Neel
Jun 10, 2022
Michael Ray Neel, 78, passed away on June 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2022, at King Cemetery in Heartburg. Michael was born in Orange, Texas, on May 7, 1944, he was the son of Jesse O. Neel and Frankie Opal Neel. He served in the United States Army...
Keith Dwayne Welch
Jun 5, 2022
Keith Dwayne Welch, 48, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2022, in Broaddus, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Harold Welch of Bastrop, Texas, Lay Pastor Keith Maloy of Cowboy Church of County, and Chaplan David Abshire with New Century Hospice. Burial...
Robert "Don" Bailey
Jun 5, 2022
Robert “Don” Bailey, 85, of Orange, Texas passed away on June 5, 2022, at Brookdale Dowlen Oaks in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Friday, June 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tommy Anthony. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service,...
Mary Lou Domec Craig
Jun 2, 2022
Mary Lou Domec Craig, 86, passed away at her home in Bridge City on June 2, 2022. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., June 8, 2022 with welcoming and sharing at 6:30 and Rosary at 7:00 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2022 at St. Henry Catholic...
Bobby Dale Watkins
Jun 1, 2022
Bobby Dale Watkins, 75, of Bridge City, passed away on June 1, 2022, at his home with his loved ones. Bobby was born in Horn Beak, Tennessee, on February 18, 1947, he was the son of John Thomas Watkins and Dorothy Nell Morton. He proudly served in the Army during Vietnam as a member of the Green Berets. Bobby later...
Cherion Lee Scales Shaban
May 29, 2022
On May 29th, 2022 Cherion passed from this earth and went into the loving arms of Jesus surrounded by her husband, brother, son and daughter-in-law. Born in Orange, Texas on October 31, 1944, she was the first child of Cecil Cleborn Scales Sr. and Betty Sue Brannon. She grew up in the Orangefield area in the Scales family home surrounded...
John Joseph LeGault III
May 29, 2022
John Joseph “J.J.” LeGault III, 36, of Bridge City, passed away on May 29, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Friday, June 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be John Bickham. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Claybar Funeral...
Prentice Tillmon Dillard
May 28, 2022
Prentice Dillard, 92, of Orange, passed away on May 28, 2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., May 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Hemphill, Texas...
Edna Lee Byrd
May 27, 2022
Edna Lee Byrd Edna Lee Byrd, 91, of Beaumont, passed away on May 27, 2022 at Focus Care in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. June 1, 2022 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
Manuel Birmingham
Jun 24, 2022
Manuel Birmingham, 71, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Manuel was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1950, he was the son of Tim Birmingham and Isabel Diaz Mendoza. He worked at the papermill for 40...
Katherine Frey
Jun 23, 2022
On June 23, 2022 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by all her children and grandchildren, Katherine McLane Frey, 83, passed from this world to our Heavenly Father’s house in the heavens. She was born April 9th , 1939, in Eunice, Louisiana to Effie Louise and David McLane. She married Will David Frey in 1957. The Frey Family moved...
Johnnie R. Watts
Jun 23, 2022
Johnnie R. Watts, 95, of Beaumont, Tx, passed away on June 23, 2022. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Sunday June 26, 2022, at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Tx. Visitation in Fort Worth will begin at 12:30 pm with a graveside service to follow at 1:00pm Tuesday June 28, 2022, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. 2301...
Clifford Reese Sr.
Jun 22, 2022
Clifford Gordon Reese, Sr., 89, of Port Arthur, passed away on June 22, 2022 at Rose Place Assisted Living in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jeremy Bradshaw of Liberty Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Mausoleum in Orange. Visitation will...
Bernard Lynd
Jun 22, 2022
Bernard Lynd Bernard Lynd passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the age of 83 years. He was born October 14, 1938, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Barney Sinclair Lynd and Eunice Stout Lynd. After attending Thomas Jefferson High School, he served honorably in the United States Army. In 1967, he married Kay Annette Dillard, and the two settled...
Patricia L. Doguet
Jun 22, 2022
Patricia L. Doguet, 84, of Mauriceville, passed away on June 22, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Patricia was born in Church Point, Louisiana, on September 18, 1937, she was the daughter of Homer and Marie Barousse. She had the most amazing laugh and contagious smile. Patricia was very outgoing and always made friends wherever she went. She never turned...
Carolyn Hebert
Jun 20, 2022
Carolyn Ann Hebert, 75, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 20, 2022, in Orange, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on July 30,1946 she was the daughter of Audrey (Scroggins) Lawson and James Lawson. Carolyn worked as a retail clerk for Walmart for many years. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was...
Geraline Lange
Jun 20, 2022
Geraline “MaMaw” Lange, 91, of Orange, passed away on June 20, 2022, at The Arboretum in Winnie, Texas surrounded by loved ones. A memorial gathering will be held at a Friday, July 1, 2022 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Victoria, Texas, on March 24, 1931, she was the daughter of Oscar...
Joyce Eileen Kleinknecht
Jun 18, 2022
Joyce Eileen Kleinknecht, 94 of Orange, passed away on June 18, 2022 in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home Orange. Born in Wadesville, Indiana, on April 8,...
Inelda Angelica York
Jun 16, 2022
Inelda Angelica York, 81, of Orange, passed away on June 16, 2022, at her home. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m.,Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Brownsville, Texas, on January 19, 1941, she was the daughter of Justo and Aurora Lopez. Inelda was a fierce mother who loved her kids dearly. She was always...
Arsene Joseph "Sandy" Aucoin
Jun 11, 2022
A. J. “Sandy” Aucoin, 83, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on June 11, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be...
Michael Ray Neel
Jun 10, 2022
Michael Ray Neel, 78, passed away on June 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2022, at King Cemetery in Heartburg. Michael was born in Orange, Texas, on May 7, 1944, he was the son of Jesse O. Neel and Frankie Opal Neel. He served in the United States Army...
Keith Dwayne Welch
Jun 5, 2022
Keith Dwayne Welch, 48, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 5, 2022, in Broaddus, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Harold Welch of Bastrop, Texas, Lay Pastor Keith Maloy of Cowboy Church of County, and Chaplan David Abshire with New Century Hospice. Burial...
Robert "Don" Bailey
Jun 5, 2022
Robert “Don” Bailey, 85, of Orange, Texas passed away on June 5, 2022, at Brookdale Dowlen Oaks in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Friday, June 10, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tommy Anthony. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service,...
Mary Lou Domec Craig
Jun 2, 2022
Mary Lou Domec Craig, 86, passed away at her home in Bridge City on June 2, 2022. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., June 8, 2022 with welcoming and sharing at 6:30 and Rosary at 7:00 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2022 at St. Henry Catholic...
Bobby Dale Watkins
Jun 1, 2022
Bobby Dale Watkins, 75, of Bridge City, passed away on June 1, 2022, at his home with his loved ones. Bobby was born in Horn Beak, Tennessee, on February 18, 1947, he was the son of John Thomas Watkins and Dorothy Nell Morton. He proudly served in the Army during Vietnam as a member of the Green Berets. Bobby later...
Cherion Lee Scales Shaban
May 29, 2022
On May 29th, 2022 Cherion passed from this earth and went into the loving arms of Jesus surrounded by her husband, brother, son and daughter-in-law. Born in Orange, Texas on October 31, 1944, she was the first child of Cecil Cleborn Scales Sr. and Betty Sue Brannon. She grew up in the Orangefield area in the Scales family home surrounded...
John Joseph LeGault III
May 29, 2022
John Joseph “J.J.” LeGault III, 36, of Bridge City, passed away on May 29, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Friday, June 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be John Bickham. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Claybar Funeral...
Prentice Tillmon Dillard
May 28, 2022
Prentice Dillard, 92, of Orange, passed away on May 28, 2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., May 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Hemphill, Texas...
Edna Lee Byrd
May 27, 2022
Edna Lee Byrd Edna Lee Byrd, 91, of Beaumont, passed away on May 27, 2022 at Focus Care in Beaumont. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. June 1, 2022 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Haven of Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Claybar Kelley-Watkins...
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