Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett Lundquist
Oct 13, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Garrett Lundquist passed away peacefully at the age of 88 in Lubbock, Texas on October 13, 2021. Betty was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 24, 1932, to William Henry “Sonny” Garrett and Pansy Elizabeth Garrett (née Doiron). After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, she earned her BA in English from the University of Texas in...
Vicki Lynn Brown
Oct 11, 2021
Vicki Lynn Brown, 72, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2021, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas after a lengthy illness. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 6, 1949, she was the daughter of Earl Drake and Betty Drake. She developed lifelong friends during her school years and time in Orange and always knew this was the...
Patsy Lou Jordan
Oct 11, 2021
Patsy Lou Jordan was born on November 24, 1939 to Eva and Reece Gilliland, of Oakridge, TN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rusty Dollar. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at North Orange Baptist Church...
James Daniel (JD) Quarles
Oct 10, 2021
James Daniel (JD) Quarles passed away peacefully on October 10, 2021 in Orange Texas at 81 years of age after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, October 15, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Burial will be at Harris Cemetery in Orange under the direction of Claybar...
Billy Kibodeaux
Oct 9, 2021
Billy Kibodeaux It is with great sadness that the family of Billy Kibodeaux announce his sudden passing on Sunday, October 9, 2021, at the age of 48. Billy will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 24 years, Amanda Kibodeaux of Amarillo; children, Hayley Kibodeaux of Bridge City, Ashley Kibodeaux of Bryan, Whitney Kibodeaux of Amarillo, and Josiah Kibodeaux of...
Larry Roberts
Oct 8, 2021
Larry Roberts, 73, of Vinton, Louisiana passed away on October 8, in Baton Rouge. Born in Orange on August 10, 1948, Larry was the son of Lewis E. Roberts and Evelyn Roberts (Barker). He was a veteran who served in United States Army. He later worked in the family business, U Rent All in Orange. He was also a book...
Gladys Faye Martin
Oct 4, 2021
Gladys Faye Martin, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 4, in Nederland. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Vinton,...
Hilda Marie Turner Mire
Oct 3, 2021
Hilda Marie Turner Mire, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on October 3, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brian Gibbs. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, at...
Randall B. Culp
Oct 3, 2021
Randall B. Culp , 68, of Bridge City passed away on October 3, 2021 in Pt. Arthur, Tx. Born in Orange on December 4, 1952, Randy was the son of Thomas P. Culp and Evelyn Lillian (McKnight) Culp. He was a devoted member of First Baptist Church-Orangefield where he taught Sunday School, facilitated Life Groups, as well as serving in...
Joseph Paul "Joe" Patronella
Oct 2, 2021
Joseph Paul Patronella, 62, of Orange, passed away on October 2, in North Carolina. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 12, with a rosary service at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral...
Mailakei "Mikki" Ann LaVergne
Sep 30, 2021
Mailakei Ann LaVergne, 44, of Orange, passed away on September 30, 2021, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Lloyd Thurman. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.,...
Jonette Sue Brown
Sep 30, 2021
Jonette Sue Brown, 76, of Orange, passed away on September 30, in Beaumont. Visitation will be at Monday, October 4, at 1:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Memorial services will be 2:00 p. m., Monday, October 4, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tommy Anthony, of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Born in Arkansas...
Willis Joseph Daville
Sep 29, 2021
Willis Joseph Daville, 71, of Orange, passed away on September 29, 2021 in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a. m., Friday, October 15th, at Rustic Diamond Event Center in Vidor, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, on August 7, 1950, he was the son of Edward Daville and Joyce (Lavergne) Daville. Willis was a man with a huge...
Yvonne Marze Huff Dyson
Sep 28, 2021
Yvonne Marze Huff Dyson, 82, of Orange, passed away on September 28, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Jerry Duwayne "Shorty" Hussey
Sep 27, 2021
Jerry Duwayne “Shorty” Hussey, 80, of Buna, Texas, passed away on September 27, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, at Mauriceville Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Mauriceville Baptist Church. Born in Buna,...
Jackie Sue Mays
Sep 26, 2021
Jackie Sue Boullion Mays, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on September 26, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 12:00 p. m., Friday, October 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mose-Granger Cemetery on Gulf Road. Visitation will be from 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m., Friday, October 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Randy Simmons
Sep 26, 2021
Randy Lee Simmons, 57, of Mauriceville, passed away on September 26, at his home in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be 2:00 p. m., Sunday, October 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Opening and Closing prayers will be done by Heather Sztaba, Eulogy and Order of Services will be done by Aletha Jackson. Burial to follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery...
Samuel Frank Lucia
Sep 26, 2021
Samuel Frank Lucia, 76, of Orange, passed away on September 26, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted by Father Joseph P. Daleo on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 10:00 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a rosary led by...
Donna Sue Self Mitchell
Sep 25, 2021
Donna Sue Self Mitchell, 69, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Donna was born July 21, 1952 in Orange, Texas where she resided her entire life. Her parents were Louise (Doughty) Self and Herbert Q. Self. Donna graduated from Little Cypress in 1970. She was a licensed medical technologist...
Sherri Nini Holmes
Sep 24, 2021
Sherri Holmes, 60, of Orange, passed away on September 24, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Payne. Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral...
Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett Lundquist
Oct 13, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Garrett Lundquist passed away peacefully at the age of 88 in Lubbock, Texas on October 13, 2021. Betty was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 24, 1932, to William Henry “Sonny” Garrett and Pansy Elizabeth Garrett (née Doiron). After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, she earned her BA in English from the University of Texas in...
Vicki Lynn Brown
Oct 11, 2021
Vicki Lynn Brown, 72, of Orange, passed away on October 11, 2021, at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas after a lengthy illness. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 6, 1949, she was the daughter of Earl Drake and Betty Drake. She developed lifelong friends during her school years and time in Orange and always knew this was the...
Patsy Lou Jordan
Oct 11, 2021
Patsy Lou Jordan was born on November 24, 1939 to Eva and Reece Gilliland, of Oakridge, TN. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Rusty Dollar. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at North Orange Baptist Church...
James Daniel (JD) Quarles
Oct 10, 2021
James Daniel (JD) Quarles passed away peacefully on October 10, 2021 in Orange Texas at 81 years of age after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, October 15, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Burial will be at Harris Cemetery in Orange under the direction of Claybar...
Billy Kibodeaux
Oct 9, 2021
Billy Kibodeaux It is with great sadness that the family of Billy Kibodeaux announce his sudden passing on Sunday, October 9, 2021, at the age of 48. Billy will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 24 years, Amanda Kibodeaux of Amarillo; children, Hayley Kibodeaux of Bridge City, Ashley Kibodeaux of Bryan, Whitney Kibodeaux of Amarillo, and Josiah Kibodeaux of...
Larry Roberts
Oct 8, 2021
Larry Roberts, 73, of Vinton, Louisiana passed away on October 8, in Baton Rouge. Born in Orange on August 10, 1948, Larry was the son of Lewis E. Roberts and Evelyn Roberts (Barker). He was a veteran who served in United States Army. He later worked in the family business, U Rent All in Orange. He was also a book...
Gladys Faye Martin
Oct 4, 2021
Gladys Faye Martin, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 4, in Nederland. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Vinton,...
Hilda Marie Turner Mire
Oct 3, 2021
Hilda Marie Turner Mire, 88, of Bridge City, passed away on October 3, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Brian Gibbs. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, at...
Randall B. Culp
Oct 3, 2021
Randall B. Culp , 68, of Bridge City passed away on October 3, 2021 in Pt. Arthur, Tx. Born in Orange on December 4, 1952, Randy was the son of Thomas P. Culp and Evelyn Lillian (McKnight) Culp. He was a devoted member of First Baptist Church-Orangefield where he taught Sunday School, facilitated Life Groups, as well as serving in...
Joseph Paul "Joe" Patronella
Oct 2, 2021
Joseph Paul Patronella, 62, of Orange, passed away on October 2, in North Carolina. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 12, with a rosary service at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral...
Mailakei "Mikki" Ann LaVergne
Sep 30, 2021
Mailakei Ann LaVergne, 44, of Orange, passed away on September 30, 2021, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Lloyd Thurman. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.,...
Jonette Sue Brown
Sep 30, 2021
Jonette Sue Brown, 76, of Orange, passed away on September 30, in Beaumont. Visitation will be at Monday, October 4, at 1:00 p.m., at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Memorial services will be 2:00 p. m., Monday, October 4, at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Tommy Anthony, of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church. Born in Arkansas...
Willis Joseph Daville
Sep 29, 2021
Willis Joseph Daville, 71, of Orange, passed away on September 29, 2021 in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a. m., Friday, October 15th, at Rustic Diamond Event Center in Vidor, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, on August 7, 1950, he was the son of Edward Daville and Joyce (Lavergne) Daville. Willis was a man with a huge...
Yvonne Marze Huff Dyson
Sep 28, 2021
Yvonne Marze Huff Dyson, 82, of Orange, passed away on September 28, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge...
Jerry Duwayne "Shorty" Hussey
Sep 27, 2021
Jerry Duwayne “Shorty” Hussey, 80, of Buna, Texas, passed away on September 27, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, at Mauriceville Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Mauriceville Baptist Church. Born in Buna,...
Jackie Sue Mays
Sep 26, 2021
Jackie Sue Boullion Mays, 76, of Bridge City, passed away on September 26, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 12:00 p. m., Friday, October 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Mose-Granger Cemetery on Gulf Road. Visitation will be from 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m., Friday, October 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Randy Simmons
Sep 26, 2021
Randy Lee Simmons, 57, of Mauriceville, passed away on September 26, at his home in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be 2:00 p. m., Sunday, October 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Opening and Closing prayers will be done by Heather Sztaba, Eulogy and Order of Services will be done by Aletha Jackson. Burial to follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery...
Samuel Frank Lucia
Sep 26, 2021
Samuel Frank Lucia, 76, of Orange, passed away on September 26, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted by Father Joseph P. Daleo on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 10:00 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a rosary led by...
Donna Sue Self Mitchell
Sep 25, 2021
Donna Sue Self Mitchell, 69, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Donna was born July 21, 1952 in Orange, Texas where she resided her entire life. Her parents were Louise (Doughty) Self and Herbert Q. Self. Donna graduated from Little Cypress in 1970. She was a licensed medical technologist...
Sherri Nini Holmes
Sep 24, 2021
Sherri Holmes, 60, of Orange, passed away on September 24, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Payne. Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral...



