Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Elouise Van Pelt
Feb 1, 2022
Elouise Van Pelt, 90, of Baytown, passed away on February 1, 2022, in Baytown. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 11, 1931, she was the daughter of Pearce A. Bland and Vera E. (Washington) Bland. Elouise was a woman of simple pleasures, often enjoying gardening,...
Thomas Miller
Feb 1, 2022
Thomas T Miller passed away on February 1st, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., February 12, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. He was born in a tent, in Kilgore, TX on March 8, 1935, during the Kilgore oil boom to JB Miller and Ida Mae Miller. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1952....
Winnie Ruth Lucas
Feb 1, 2022
Winnie Ruth Lucas passed to her Heavenly home February 1, 2022. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born November...
Nancy Sutton Prothro
Feb 1, 2022
In His loving mercy, the Lord took Nancy Sutton Prothro home February 1, 2022. She was 83. During her time on this earth, she blessed everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. She was beloved by her children and grandchildren, who fondly called her “Nanny”. Her big blue eyes would light up a room, and she prided herself on...
Robert Douglas Herb
Feb 1, 2022
Robert Douglas Herb, 77, of Orange, went to be with Supreme Being on February 1, 2022, with his wife by his side. Born in Saugerties, New York, on December 8, 1944, he was the son of Robert Herb and Alice DuBois Herb. As a boy Rob grew up learning to ice skate on a frozen Hudson River. After high school...
Sylvia Risinger
Jan 31, 2022
Sylvia Ann Risinger, 58, of Orange, passed away on January 31, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Edward Rawls. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Clyde Earl Holder
Jan 28, 2022
Clyde Earl Holder of Mauriceville, Texas, passed from this life, Friday, January 28, 2022. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 2, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. He was born November 12, 1954, in Gorman, Texas, where his dad and mom farmed. After a few years the family moved to Orange, Texas, where his dad worked and retired...
Myron Wade Duncan
Jan 28, 2022
Myron Wade Duncan, 59, of Orange, passed away on January 28, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Dr. Allen Tilley of First Baptist Church of Carthage. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...
Virginia "Ginger" Ann Brogan Broussard
Jan 27, 2022
Virginia (Ginger) Ann Brogan Broussard passed away January 27, 2022. Ginger was preceded in death by her parents Jack A. Brogan and Esther Parks, also by her loving husband Paul A. Broussard. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky and and moved to Port Arthur, Texas when she was about 8 years old. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...
Ann Lou Gauthier
Jan 25, 2022
Ann Lou Matson Gauthier, 82, of Orange, passed away on January 25, 2022 in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 31, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jon Brinlee of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., Monday,...
Linda Moore
Jan 25, 2022
Surrounded by loved ones, Linda Dyer Moore, 74, of Orange, passed away on January 25, 2022, peacefully in her home after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jerry McNeill. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...
Christopher Wayne Berry
Jan 25, 2022
Christopher Wayne Berry was a keeper of the peace, a defender of the weak and meek, a kind spirit to the world. He was born June 19, 1967 at Orange Memorial Hospital. His End of Watch was January 25, 2022. He attended Lorena Oates Elementary, Orangefield Middle School, & graduated from Orangefield High School in 1985. He graduated Lamar University...
Deborah Ann Baker
Jan 24, 2022
Deborah Ann Baker, 64, of Orange, passed away on January 24, 2022, in Huntsville. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. An entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Austin, Texas, on July 30,...
Wallace Comeaux
Jan 23, 2022
Wallace “Wally” Comeaux, 93, formerly of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon David Bonneaux. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. A rosary will be held at 10:00 a.m. with visitation to follow...
Rebecca Bradley
Jan 23, 2022
Rebecca Lynn Bradley, 57, of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 25, 1964, she was...
Paul Young
Jan 23, 2022
Paul Young, 65, of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022, surrounded by his family in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Edwards and Reverend James Corkran. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 28,...
Bella Marie Lubbering
Jan 22, 2022
Bella Marie Lubbering, 91, of Orange, passed away on January 22, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A rosary will be held prior to the service starting at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, at...
John Marvin Sonier
Jan 22, 2022
John Marvin Sonier, 81, of Orange, passed away on January 22, 2022, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brown. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on May 15, 1940, he was the son of...
James Matthew Peter Hughes
Jan 21, 2022
James (Jim) Matthew Peter Hughes, 54, of Orange, passed away on January 21, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral liturgy will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 24, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a recitation of the rosary at 10:00...
Billie Ann Wood
Jan 21, 2022
Billie Ann (Moore) Wood was born in Greensboro, NC on June 9, 1925. She had no brothers or sisters. She was raised in a big house in Greensboro with her Mom (Willie Mae Munday), grandfather, grandmother and several aunts and an uncle. Her father was Ignatius Valentine Schlosser. She graduated from Jamestown High School in Jamestown, NC. As a teenager,...
Elouise Van Pelt
Feb 1, 2022
Elouise Van Pelt, 90, of Baytown, passed away on February 1, 2022, in Baytown. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 11, 1931, she was the daughter of Pearce A. Bland and Vera E. (Washington) Bland. Elouise was a woman of simple pleasures, often enjoying gardening,...
Thomas Miller
Feb 1, 2022
Thomas T Miller passed away on February 1st, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., February 12, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. He was born in a tent, in Kilgore, TX on March 8, 1935, during the Kilgore oil boom to JB Miller and Ida Mae Miller. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1952....
Winnie Ruth Lucas
Feb 1, 2022
Winnie Ruth Lucas passed to her Heavenly home February 1, 2022. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born November...
Nancy Sutton Prothro
Feb 1, 2022
In His loving mercy, the Lord took Nancy Sutton Prothro home February 1, 2022. She was 83. During her time on this earth, she blessed everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. She was beloved by her children and grandchildren, who fondly called her “Nanny”. Her big blue eyes would light up a room, and she prided herself on...
Robert Douglas Herb
Feb 1, 2022
Robert Douglas Herb, 77, of Orange, went to be with Supreme Being on February 1, 2022, with his wife by his side. Born in Saugerties, New York, on December 8, 1944, he was the son of Robert Herb and Alice DuBois Herb. As a boy Rob grew up learning to ice skate on a frozen Hudson River. After high school...
Sylvia Risinger
Jan 31, 2022
Sylvia Ann Risinger, 58, of Orange, passed away on January 31, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Edward Rawls. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Clyde Earl Holder
Jan 28, 2022
Clyde Earl Holder of Mauriceville, Texas, passed from this life, Friday, January 28, 2022. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 2, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. He was born November 12, 1954, in Gorman, Texas, where his dad and mom farmed. After a few years the family moved to Orange, Texas, where his dad worked and retired...
Myron Wade Duncan
Jan 28, 2022
Myron Wade Duncan, 59, of Orange, passed away on January 28, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Dr. Allen Tilley of First Baptist Church of Carthage. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from...
Virginia "Ginger" Ann Brogan Broussard
Jan 27, 2022
Virginia (Ginger) Ann Brogan Broussard passed away January 27, 2022. Ginger was preceded in death by her parents Jack A. Brogan and Esther Parks, also by her loving husband Paul A. Broussard. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky and and moved to Port Arthur, Texas when she was about 8 years old. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...
Ann Lou Gauthier
Jan 25, 2022
Ann Lou Matson Gauthier, 82, of Orange, passed away on January 25, 2022 in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 31, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jon Brinlee of Winfree Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., Monday,...
Linda Moore
Jan 25, 2022
Surrounded by loved ones, Linda Dyer Moore, 74, of Orange, passed away on January 25, 2022, peacefully in her home after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will be 1:00pm, Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Jerry McNeill. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will...
Christopher Wayne Berry
Jan 25, 2022
Christopher Wayne Berry was a keeper of the peace, a defender of the weak and meek, a kind spirit to the world. He was born June 19, 1967 at Orange Memorial Hospital. His End of Watch was January 25, 2022. He attended Lorena Oates Elementary, Orangefield Middle School, & graduated from Orangefield High School in 1985. He graduated Lamar University...
Deborah Ann Baker
Jan 24, 2022
Deborah Ann Baker, 64, of Orange, passed away on January 24, 2022, in Huntsville. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. An entombment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Austin, Texas, on July 30,...
Wallace Comeaux
Jan 23, 2022
Wallace “Wally” Comeaux, 93, formerly of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022, in Hemphill. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon David Bonneaux. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. A rosary will be held at 10:00 a.m. with visitation to follow...
Rebecca Bradley
Jan 23, 2022
Rebecca Lynn Bradley, 57, of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 25, 1964, she was...
Paul Young
Jan 23, 2022
Paul Young, 65, of Orange, passed away on January 23, 2022, surrounded by his family in Orange. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Robert Edwards and Reverend James Corkran. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 28,...
Bella Marie Lubbering
Jan 22, 2022
Bella Marie Lubbering, 91, of Orange, passed away on January 22, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Steve. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. A rosary will be held prior to the service starting at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, at...
John Marvin Sonier
Jan 22, 2022
John Marvin Sonier, 81, of Orange, passed away on January 22, 2022, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Brown. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on May 15, 1940, he was the son of...
James Matthew Peter Hughes
Jan 21, 2022
James (Jim) Matthew Peter Hughes, 54, of Orange, passed away on January 21, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral liturgy will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 24, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., with a recitation of the rosary at 10:00...
Billie Ann Wood
Jan 21, 2022
Billie Ann (Moore) Wood was born in Greensboro, NC on June 9, 1925. She had no brothers or sisters. She was raised in a big house in Greensboro with her Mom (Willie Mae Munday), grandfather, grandmother and several aunts and an uncle. Her father was Ignatius Valentine Schlosser. She graduated from Jamestown High School in Jamestown, NC. As a teenager,...



