Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Dorothy Lynne Hudson
Jan 1, 2022
Dorothy Lynne Hudson, 75, of Orange, passed away on January 1, 2022, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 7, 2022 at Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery with Brother Murray Ray officiating. Born in Colorado City, Texas, on August 25, 1946, she was the daughter of Howard Johnston and Arlene (Summers) Johnston. Dorothy was...
Cynthia Ann Ray
Dec 31, 2021
Cynthia Ray, 58, of Orange, passed away on December 31, 2021, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 6, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas,...
LaVerne S. Baldwin
Dec 31, 2021
LaVerne S. Baldwin, 92, of Orange, passed away on December 31, 2021, at her son’s home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary McCormick of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be at...
John Marvin Heard
Dec 30, 2021
John Marvin Heard, 84, of Orange, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2022, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange with Reverend Tommy Anthony, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will begin...
Michael Denmon
Dec 29, 2021
Michael Loyed Denmon, 40, of Orange, passed away on December 29, 2021, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, January 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 8, 1981, he was the son of Joseph “Mike” Denmon and Thanh “Lee” Grizzle Denmon, and the...
Sheila Kay Hinson
Dec 28, 2021
Sheila Kay Hinson, 66, of Porter, Texas, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Kingwood. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 5, at Porter Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Porter, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Christopher Bankard, Reverend Joel McCoy, Bishop Jerry Green, and Reverend Robert Edwards. Burial will follow at Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville at 3:30 p.m. Visitation will be...
Jacob Thibodeaux
Dec 28, 2021
Jacob Thibodeaux, 44, of Orange, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Orange. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to help with the families funeral expenses on Ben or Patrice’s Facebook page GoFundMe or Paypal links. Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/369aa14f Paypal: @tilisathibodeaux Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 6, 2021 at Claybar...
Christine Bukowsky
Dec 27, 2021
Christine Bukowsky was born October 14, 1938, in New Iberia, Louisiana; and unexpectedly passed away December 27, 2021, in Galveston, TX. Christine worked as an active nurse for 52 years and touched every single person she came across. She was a sister, a mother, a Nanny, and many other things to many people. She loved to be surrounded by her...
Jean Barnhart
Dec 27, 2021
Jean Barnhart, 85, of Beaumont, passed away on December 27, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be at 1:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Jennings, Louisiana on August 27, 1936, she was the daughter of Felicia Comeaux...
Marsha Sue Strahan Marshall
Dec 26, 2021
Marsha Sue Strahan Marshall, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away after a short illness on December 26, 2021 at 8:15 am. Marsha was born on February 9, 1947 in Center, Texas. After a few years of living in Nacogdoches, Texas, the family moved to Orange, Texas. Marsha graduated from Little Cypress - Mauriceville High School in 1965. In 1970, she...
Joyce Carol Whitstine
Dec 25, 2021
Joyce Carol Whitstine, 76, of Orange, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bishop, Texas, on March 18, 1945, she was the daughter of Bernice “B.H.” Milstead...
Edith D. Vincent Hanks
Dec 25, 2021
Edith D. Vincent Hanks On Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, 2021 our sweet Mom, Edith (Dee) Hanks met Jesus with open arms. Mom, 98, was born October 7, 1923, Orange Texas, third daughter of Ludger J. and Lena Moore Vincent. Our Mom, our Grandma Dee, our sister , our Aunt Dee and the sweetest/most caring person is now a shining star...
Joseph "Boo" Darrell Richard
Dec 24, 2021
Joseph “Boo” Darrell Richard, 78, of Orange, passed away on December 24, 2021, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 30, 2021, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with...
Beverly Jean Armstrong Burch
Dec 24, 2021
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 Beverly Jean Armstrong Burch Beverly Jean Armstrong...
Nikkole Paige Martin
Dec 21, 2021
Nikkole Paige Martin, 52, of Bridge City, passed away on December 21, 2021, in Beaumont. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Kevin Trinkle officiating. Nikki will be laid to rest at Hillcrest...
Lauren "Laur" "Laur" Grace Brinkley
Dec 21, 2021
Lauren “Laur” “Laur” Grace Brinkley, 19, of Bridge City, passed away on December 21, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Nederland, Texas, on February 15, 2002, she was the daughter...
Gavin Patrick Comeaux
Dec 20, 2021
Gavin Patrick Comeaux, 66, of Orange, passed away on December 20, 2021. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, January 7, with a rosary starting at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 17, 1955, he was the son of Gavin O. Comeaux and Hilda (Dittrich) Comeaux. He...
Lee Autrey
Dec 19, 2021
Lee Autrey, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on December 19, 2021, in Bridge City. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. Burial will follow services. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m., prior to the graveside, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. Born in Converse, Louisiana,...
Christopher Tracy Augsburger
Dec 18, 2021
Christopher Tracy Augsburger, 25, of Buna, passed away on December 18, 2021. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Seminole Co., Florida, on May 23, 1996, he was the son of Clyde Allen Augsburger and Katherine Marie Lane. Christopher had a soul that shined brighter than the stars. He loved all and...
Robert "Bob" Phillips
Dec 16, 2021
Robert “Bob” Phillips, 87, of Orange, Texas passed away on December 16, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born...
Dorothy Lynne Hudson
Jan 1, 2022
Dorothy Lynne Hudson, 75, of Orange, passed away on January 1, 2022, in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 7, 2022 at Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery with Brother Murray Ray officiating. Born in Colorado City, Texas, on August 25, 1946, she was the daughter of Howard Johnston and Arlene (Summers) Johnston. Dorothy was...
Cynthia Ann Ray
Dec 31, 2021
Cynthia Ray, 58, of Orange, passed away on December 31, 2021, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 6, at Maranatha Christian Center in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas,...
LaVerne S. Baldwin
Dec 31, 2021
LaVerne S. Baldwin, 92, of Orange, passed away on December 31, 2021, at her son’s home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary McCormick of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be at...
John Marvin Heard
Dec 30, 2021
John Marvin Heard, 84, of Orange, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2022, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange with Reverend Tommy Anthony, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will begin...
Michael Denmon
Dec 29, 2021
Michael Loyed Denmon, 40, of Orange, passed away on December 29, 2021, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Monday, January 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 8, 1981, he was the son of Joseph “Mike” Denmon and Thanh “Lee” Grizzle Denmon, and the...
Sheila Kay Hinson
Dec 28, 2021
Sheila Kay Hinson, 66, of Porter, Texas, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Kingwood. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 5, at Porter Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Porter, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Christopher Bankard, Reverend Joel McCoy, Bishop Jerry Green, and Reverend Robert Edwards. Burial will follow at Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville at 3:30 p.m. Visitation will be...
Jacob Thibodeaux
Dec 28, 2021
Jacob Thibodeaux, 44, of Orange, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Orange. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to help with the families funeral expenses on Ben or Patrice’s Facebook page GoFundMe or Paypal links. Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/369aa14f Paypal: @tilisathibodeaux Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 6, 2021 at Claybar...
Christine Bukowsky
Dec 27, 2021
Christine Bukowsky was born October 14, 1938, in New Iberia, Louisiana; and unexpectedly passed away December 27, 2021, in Galveston, TX. Christine worked as an active nurse for 52 years and touched every single person she came across. She was a sister, a mother, a Nanny, and many other things to many people. She loved to be surrounded by her...
Jean Barnhart
Dec 27, 2021
Jean Barnhart, 85, of Beaumont, passed away on December 27, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn. Visitation will be at 1:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Jennings, Louisiana on August 27, 1936, she was the daughter of Felicia Comeaux...
Marsha Sue Strahan Marshall
Dec 26, 2021
Marsha Sue Strahan Marshall, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away after a short illness on December 26, 2021 at 8:15 am. Marsha was born on February 9, 1947 in Center, Texas. After a few years of living in Nacogdoches, Texas, the family moved to Orange, Texas. Marsha graduated from Little Cypress - Mauriceville High School in 1965. In 1970, she...
Joyce Carol Whitstine
Dec 25, 2021
Joyce Carol Whitstine, 76, of Orange, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bishop, Texas, on March 18, 1945, she was the daughter of Bernice “B.H.” Milstead...
Edith D. Vincent Hanks
Dec 25, 2021
Edith D. Vincent Hanks On Christmas Day, Dec. 25th, 2021 our sweet Mom, Edith (Dee) Hanks met Jesus with open arms. Mom, 98, was born October 7, 1923, Orange Texas, third daughter of Ludger J. and Lena Moore Vincent. Our Mom, our Grandma Dee, our sister , our Aunt Dee and the sweetest/most caring person is now a shining star...
Joseph "Boo" Darrell Richard
Dec 24, 2021
Joseph “Boo” Darrell Richard, 78, of Orange, passed away on December 24, 2021, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 30, 2021, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with...
Beverly Jean Armstrong Burch
Dec 24, 2021
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 Beverly Jean Armstrong Burch Beverly Jean Armstrong...
Nikkole Paige Martin
Dec 21, 2021
Nikkole Paige Martin, 52, of Bridge City, passed away on December 21, 2021, in Beaumont. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Kevin Trinkle officiating. Nikki will be laid to rest at Hillcrest...
Lauren "Laur" "Laur" Grace Brinkley
Dec 21, 2021
Lauren “Laur” “Laur” Grace Brinkley, 19, of Bridge City, passed away on December 21, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Nederland, Texas, on February 15, 2002, she was the daughter...
Gavin Patrick Comeaux
Dec 20, 2021
Gavin Patrick Comeaux, 66, of Orange, passed away on December 20, 2021. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, January 7, with a rosary starting at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 17, 1955, he was the son of Gavin O. Comeaux and Hilda (Dittrich) Comeaux. He...
Lee Autrey
Dec 19, 2021
Lee Autrey, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on December 19, 2021, in Bridge City. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. Burial will follow services. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m., prior to the graveside, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Many, Louisiana. Born in Converse, Louisiana,...
Christopher Tracy Augsburger
Dec 18, 2021
Christopher Tracy Augsburger, 25, of Buna, passed away on December 18, 2021. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Seminole Co., Florida, on May 23, 1996, he was the son of Clyde Allen Augsburger and Katherine Marie Lane. Christopher had a soul that shined brighter than the stars. He loved all and...
Robert "Bob" Phillips
Dec 16, 2021
Robert “Bob” Phillips, 87, of Orange, Texas passed away on December 16, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jay Thomas, of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m. Born...



