Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Elaine Fuselier Marceaux
May 15, 2021
Elaine Fuselier Marceaux, 68, of Orange, TX, passed away on May 15, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Carlton Jackson and Reverend Michael Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be...
Joyce Edna Sanders Lumpkin
May 13, 2021
Joyce Edna Sanders Lumpkin, 90, of Orange, Texas. Joyce went to her Forever Heavenly Home on May 13, 2021 after a brief illness. A visitation for Joyce will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the service to follow at 3:00 p.m. Burial following at Forest Lawn Cemetery Joyce is survived...
Walter John Webb
May 13, 2021
Walter John Webb, 95, of Vidor, Texas passed away surrounded with love and prayer on May 13, 2021. He was the husband of the late Jeanette Coon Webb for 65 years. Mr. Webb, known as “John”, was born in Bryson City, North Carolina on March 21, 1926the son of John W. Webb and Emma Cates. He grew up there until...
Clara LeBleu Murphy
May 13, 2021
Clara LeBleu Murphy, 82, of Orange, passed away on May 13, 2021, in Port Arthur. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 27, 1939, she was the daughter of Edgar LeBleu and Willie May LeBleu. Clara was a lifelong member of the Orange Boat Club where she regularly...
Carolyn Joyce Parker
May 11, 2021
Carolyn Parker, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday May 11, 2021, at 5:00 a.m. in her home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Kevin Brown....
Anna Patricia (Wistner) Quarles
May 7, 2021
Anna Patricia (Wistner) Quarles, 79, passed away peacefully at her home on 5/7/2021 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Marvin Edward Strickland
May 6, 2021
Marvin Edward Strickland, 77, of Buna, passed away on May 6, at his home, surrounded by family and pastor, Paul Boughan. The family will be having a private graveside service. Born on September 8, 1943, he was the son of I.T. Strickland and Louise (Edwards) Strickland, from Hemphill, Texas. Marvin was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Buna...
Athanase Benoit, Jr.
May 6, 2021
Athanase Benoit, Jr., 91, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May16, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Bridge City. Born in Gueydan, Louisiana on...
Darrell Lynn Pierce
May 4, 2021
Darrell Lynn Pierce, 59, of Bridge City, passed away on May 4, 2021, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2021, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, at Second Baptist Church in...
Ronald Lenn Leonard
May 4, 2021
Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on December 10, 1946, he was the son of Lovelace and Anita (Lemaire) Leonard. Funeral services for Lenn will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Betty Jane Duhon
May 3, 2021
Betty Duhon, 77, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on May 3, 2021, in Orange, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home; 504 5th St, Orange, TX 77630. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, TX. Visitation will begin prior to the service beginning...
Robert George Bloomer, Sr.
May 3, 2021
Robert George Bloomer, Sr., 67, of West Orange, passed away on May 3, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oakland, California, on May 2, 1954, he was the son of William Eldon Bloomer and Eldona May (Beal) Bloomer Price....
Thomas Penn Johnson
May 2, 2021
Thomas Penn Johnson, 87, of Orange, passed away on May 2, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Interment will follow services. A gathering of family and friends will be held...
Eugene Floyd Goudeau
May 2, 2021
Eugene Goudeau, 96, of Orange, TX, passed away on April 2, 2021, in Orange, TX. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Lake Charles, LA, on May 6, 1924, He was the son of George Adam Goudeau and Effie (William) Teal. Eugene was a faithful servant, everything in his life centered around God. He...
Roger Vernon Hall
May 1, 2021
Roger Vernon Hall, 82, a resident of Focused Care in Orange Texas, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at Cove Baptist Church, 1005 DuPont Dr, Monday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be Monday, May 10, beginning at 1:30 P.M. at Cove Baptist Church. Born September 17,...
Mary Loula Ballard
May 1, 2021
Mary Ballard, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 1, 2021, in Orange, TX. Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Snoqualmie, Washington, on September 20, 1924, she was the daughter of Edwin Stephenson and Vera (Bennett) Stephenson. Mary enjoyed keeping her mind active working on crossword and...
Michael Paul Labossiere
Apr 29, 2021
Michael Paul Labossiere, 61, of Orange, passed away on April 29, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service for Michael will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
T.J. Wilkerson
Apr 28, 2021
T.J. Wilkerson, Sr., 91, of Victoria, passed away on April 28, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Stephen Hudnall. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Margret Allene Broussard
Apr 22, 2021
Margret Allene Broussard was born September 24, 1933 to E.L. Yarbrough and Agnes Jewel (Tyo) Yarbrough, in the East Texas farming community of Dialville, near Tyler, Texas. E.L. sought work in Orange, Texas in the shipyards there, during WWII. Allene and her family moved to Orange in the early 1940’s. She began work, early in her life at age 13,...
Duane F. Henley Sr.
Apr 22, 2021
Duane F. Henley Sr. passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 85 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on December 6th, 1935 to Ed Henley and Sylvia Tyrell. He moved to Orange, Texas in his senior year of high school and there he met his wife of 53 years, Frances Ann Warren Henley....
Elaine Fuselier Marceaux
May 15, 2021
Elaine Fuselier Marceaux, 68, of Orange, TX, passed away on May 15, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Carlton Jackson and Reverend Michael Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be...
Joyce Edna Sanders Lumpkin
May 13, 2021
Joyce Edna Sanders Lumpkin, 90, of Orange, Texas. Joyce went to her Forever Heavenly Home on May 13, 2021 after a brief illness. A visitation for Joyce will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the service to follow at 3:00 p.m. Burial following at Forest Lawn Cemetery Joyce is survived...
Walter John Webb
May 13, 2021
Walter John Webb, 95, of Vidor, Texas passed away surrounded with love and prayer on May 13, 2021. He was the husband of the late Jeanette Coon Webb for 65 years. Mr. Webb, known as “John”, was born in Bryson City, North Carolina on March 21, 1926the son of John W. Webb and Emma Cates. He grew up there until...
Clara LeBleu Murphy
May 13, 2021
Clara LeBleu Murphy, 82, of Orange, passed away on May 13, 2021, in Port Arthur. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 27, 1939, she was the daughter of Edgar LeBleu and Willie May LeBleu. Clara was a lifelong member of the Orange Boat Club where she regularly...
Carolyn Joyce Parker
May 11, 2021
Carolyn Parker, 88, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday May 11, 2021, at 5:00 a.m. in her home surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Kevin Brown....
Anna Patricia (Wistner) Quarles
May 7, 2021
Anna Patricia (Wistner) Quarles, 79, passed away peacefully at her home on 5/7/2021 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Meyer. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Marvin Edward Strickland
May 6, 2021
Marvin Edward Strickland, 77, of Buna, passed away on May 6, at his home, surrounded by family and pastor, Paul Boughan. The family will be having a private graveside service. Born on September 8, 1943, he was the son of I.T. Strickland and Louise (Edwards) Strickland, from Hemphill, Texas. Marvin was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Buna...
Athanase Benoit, Jr.
May 6, 2021
Athanase Benoit, Jr., 91, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May16, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Bridge City. Born in Gueydan, Louisiana on...
Darrell Lynn Pierce
May 4, 2021
Darrell Lynn Pierce, 59, of Bridge City, passed away on May 4, 2021, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 10, 2021, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, at Second Baptist Church in...
Ronald Lenn Leonard
May 4, 2021
Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on December 10, 1946, he was the son of Lovelace and Anita (Lemaire) Leonard. Funeral services for Lenn will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Betty Jane Duhon
May 3, 2021
Betty Duhon, 77, of Bridge City, TX, passed away on May 3, 2021, in Orange, TX. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home; 504 5th St, Orange, TX 77630. Officiating will be Deacon Steve Obernuefemann. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, TX. Visitation will begin prior to the service beginning...
Robert George Bloomer, Sr.
May 3, 2021
Robert George Bloomer, Sr., 67, of West Orange, passed away on May 3, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oakland, California, on May 2, 1954, he was the son of William Eldon Bloomer and Eldona May (Beal) Bloomer Price....
Thomas Penn Johnson
May 2, 2021
Thomas Penn Johnson, 87, of Orange, passed away on May 2, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Interment will follow services. A gathering of family and friends will be held...
Eugene Floyd Goudeau
May 2, 2021
Eugene Goudeau, 96, of Orange, TX, passed away on April 2, 2021, in Orange, TX. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Lake Charles, LA, on May 6, 1924, He was the son of George Adam Goudeau and Effie (William) Teal. Eugene was a faithful servant, everything in his life centered around God. He...
Roger Vernon Hall
May 1, 2021
Roger Vernon Hall, 82, a resident of Focused Care in Orange Texas, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at Cove Baptist Church, 1005 DuPont Dr, Monday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Visitation will be Monday, May 10, beginning at 1:30 P.M. at Cove Baptist Church. Born September 17,...
Mary Loula Ballard
May 1, 2021
Mary Ballard, 96, of Orange, passed away on May 1, 2021, in Orange, TX. Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Snoqualmie, Washington, on September 20, 1924, she was the daughter of Edwin Stephenson and Vera (Bennett) Stephenson. Mary enjoyed keeping her mind active working on crossword and...
Michael Paul Labossiere
Apr 29, 2021
Michael Paul Labossiere, 61, of Orange, passed away on April 29, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service for Michael will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
T.J. Wilkerson
Apr 28, 2021
T.J. Wilkerson, Sr., 91, of Victoria, passed away on April 28, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Stephen Hudnall. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born...
Margret Allene Broussard
Apr 22, 2021
Margret Allene Broussard was born September 24, 1933 to E.L. Yarbrough and Agnes Jewel (Tyo) Yarbrough, in the East Texas farming community of Dialville, near Tyler, Texas. E.L. sought work in Orange, Texas in the shipyards there, during WWII. Allene and her family moved to Orange in the early 1940’s. She began work, early in her life at age 13,...
Duane F. Henley Sr.
Apr 22, 2021
Duane F. Henley Sr. passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 85 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on December 6th, 1935 to Ed Henley and Sylvia Tyrell. He moved to Orange, Texas in his senior year of high school and there he met his wife of 53 years, Frances Ann Warren Henley....