Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Belinda Faye Holland
Mar 1, 2021
Belinda Faye Holland, 60, of Bridge City, passed away on March 1, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Joseph # 2 Cemetery in Rayne, Louisiana. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Anita Ann Arreola
Mar 1, 2021
Anita Ann Arreola, 42, of West Orange, passed away on March 1, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Len LeBert
Feb 28, 2021
Len LeBert, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 28, 2021 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Smith of Faith Assembly of God in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Evionn Zardae Zeno
Feb 27, 2021
Evionn Zardae Zeno, 5 months old, of Port Arthur, passed away surrounded by her loved ones in Port Arthur. A graveside service for Evionn will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Live Oak Cemetery on West Port Arthur Road. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 25, 2020, she was the daughter of Everrette G. Zeno,...
Kathryn Freeman Kendig
Feb 27, 2021
Kathryn Freeman Kendig, 96, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2021, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch. Face masks will be required of all guests that are in attendance. She was born December 7, 1924 in...
Wayne Harrison
Feb 25, 2021
William "Wayne" Harrison, 87, of Orange, passed away on February 25, 2021, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday,...
Delores Eileen Stevens Magness
Feb 25, 2021
Delores Eileen Stevens Magness Nov. 28, 1944 - Feb. 25, 2021 Delores Eileen (Dee) Stevens was born Nov. 28, 1944, in Orange, Texas, the daughter of Cecile Ratcliff Stevens and Billy Stevens. She passed away on Feb. 25, 2021, in Lake Charles, La. after contracting the Covid-19 virus. Dee was a 1963 graduate of Stark High School in Orange. She...
Hazel Mae Patin
Feb 24, 2021
Hazel Mae Patin, 70, of Orange, passed away on February 24, 2021, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 7, 1950, she was the daughter of James L. Griffith and Jesse Griffith. Hazel loved to spend time at the...
Raymond "Ray" Reed Sr.
Feb 22, 2021
Raymond “Ray” Reed, Sr., 78, of Bridge City, passed away on February 22, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 12:45 p.m., on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Born in...
Tena Marie Wyatt Scott
Feb 22, 2021
Tena Marie Wyatt Scott, 63, of Orange, passed away on February 22, 2021, in Orange. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Steve Neal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at...
Ronald Murphy Romero
Feb 21, 2021
Ronnie Murphy Romero, 66, of Hackberry, Louisiana, passed away on February 21, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Dean Ray. A graveside service will follow at Head of the Hollow Cemetery in Johnson Bayou, Louisiana with Father Timothy Goodly, officiating. Visitation for...
Joe Boyce Williams
Feb 20, 2021
Joe Boyce Williams, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas. Born in Camp Springs, Texas, on June 16, 1935, he was the son of Elbert H. Williams and Alma (Scott) Williams. Joe moved with his family to...
Homer Lee Ballard
Feb 20, 2021
Homer Lee Ballard, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Trahan of Memorial Church of Christ in Nederland. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Byron Henry Sonnier, Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
Byron Henry Sonnier Jr., was greeted into heaven with open arms by his wife, Joan, on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Texas City, Texas to his parents, Byron Henry Sonnier Sr. and Olite Marie Sonnier. In December of 1962, he married the love of his life, Joan Ortolon Sonnier. Together they built their...
Marilyn Louise Sterling
Feb 20, 2021
Marilyn Louise Sterling, 79, of Milam, a former resident of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Hemphill. Born in El Paso, Texas, on November 15, 1941, she was the daughter of Marion Harvey Young and Lydia Mae (Perkins) Young. Marilyn was a retired floral designer and a Past Matron of Chapter 214, Order of the Eastern Star in...
Mary Louise Barnes
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Louise Barnes, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2021, in Beaumont. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 7, 1960, she was the daughter of Alford Neal Barnes and Hazel (Boatwright) Barnes. Mary was a homemaker who took pride in raising her children and taking care of the home. In her spare time, she enjoyed drawing and...
Ferrel Ashby
Feb 18, 2021
Sandra Ferrel Ridley Ashby, 82, of Bridge City, Texas left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to...
Steven Lee Bisson
Feb 18, 2021
Steven Lee Bisson, 65, of Bridge City, passed away on February 18, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 30, 1955, he was the son of Leo Bob Bisson and Shirley (Hubbard) Bisson. Steven was a truck driver...
Katherine "Kathy" Metz Shults
Feb 16, 2021
Katherine “Kathy” Metz Shults age 74 of Orange, Texas passed away Feb. 16, 2021. She was born February 11, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas, daughter of Frank and Hazel Metz. Kathy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1965. Shortly after, she met and married her one true love, Tolliver ‘Tolly’ Shults on November 28, 1969. Throughout their marriage of...
Adam Potts
Feb 16, 2021
Adam Potts, 37, of Orangefield, passed away in Orangefield. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on October 24, 1983, he was...
Belinda Faye Holland
Mar 1, 2021
Belinda Faye Holland, 60, of Bridge City, passed away on March 1, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Joseph # 2 Cemetery in Rayne, Louisiana. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, at Claybar...
Anita Ann Arreola
Mar 1, 2021
Anita Ann Arreola, 42, of West Orange, passed away on March 1, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Len LeBert
Feb 28, 2021
Len LeBert, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 28, 2021 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Smith of Faith Assembly of God in Vidor. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in...
Evionn Zardae Zeno
Feb 27, 2021
Evionn Zardae Zeno, 5 months old, of Port Arthur, passed away surrounded by her loved ones in Port Arthur. A graveside service for Evionn will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Live Oak Cemetery on West Port Arthur Road. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 25, 2020, she was the daughter of Everrette G. Zeno,...
Kathryn Freeman Kendig
Feb 27, 2021
Kathryn Freeman Kendig, 96, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2021, in Vidor. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch. Face masks will be required of all guests that are in attendance. She was born December 7, 1924 in...
Wayne Harrison
Feb 25, 2021
William "Wayne" Harrison, 87, of Orange, passed away on February 25, 2021, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday,...
Delores Eileen Stevens Magness
Feb 25, 2021
Delores Eileen Stevens Magness Nov. 28, 1944 - Feb. 25, 2021 Delores Eileen (Dee) Stevens was born Nov. 28, 1944, in Orange, Texas, the daughter of Cecile Ratcliff Stevens and Billy Stevens. She passed away on Feb. 25, 2021, in Lake Charles, La. after contracting the Covid-19 virus. Dee was a 1963 graduate of Stark High School in Orange. She...
Hazel Mae Patin
Feb 24, 2021
Hazel Mae Patin, 70, of Orange, passed away on February 24, 2021, in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 7, 1950, she was the daughter of James L. Griffith and Jesse Griffith. Hazel loved to spend time at the...
Raymond "Ray" Reed Sr.
Feb 22, 2021
Raymond “Ray” Reed, Sr., 78, of Bridge City, passed away on February 22, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be held at 12:45 p.m., on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. Born in...
Tena Marie Wyatt Scott
Feb 22, 2021
Tena Marie Wyatt Scott, 63, of Orange, passed away on February 22, 2021, in Orange. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Steve Neal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at...
Ronald Murphy Romero
Feb 21, 2021
Ronnie Murphy Romero, 66, of Hackberry, Louisiana, passed away on February 21, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Dean Ray. A graveside service will follow at Head of the Hollow Cemetery in Johnson Bayou, Louisiana with Father Timothy Goodly, officiating. Visitation for...
Joe Boyce Williams
Feb 20, 2021
Joe Boyce Williams, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas. Born in Camp Springs, Texas, on June 16, 1935, he was the son of Elbert H. Williams and Alma (Scott) Williams. Joe moved with his family to...
Homer Lee Ballard
Feb 20, 2021
Homer Lee Ballard, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 20, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Jeff Trahan of Memorial Church of Christ in Nederland. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Byron Henry Sonnier, Jr.
Feb 20, 2021
Byron Henry Sonnier Jr., was greeted into heaven with open arms by his wife, Joan, on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Texas City, Texas to his parents, Byron Henry Sonnier Sr. and Olite Marie Sonnier. In December of 1962, he married the love of his life, Joan Ortolon Sonnier. Together they built their...
Marilyn Louise Sterling
Feb 20, 2021
Marilyn Louise Sterling, 79, of Milam, a former resident of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Hemphill. Born in El Paso, Texas, on November 15, 1941, she was the daughter of Marion Harvey Young and Lydia Mae (Perkins) Young. Marilyn was a retired floral designer and a Past Matron of Chapter 214, Order of the Eastern Star in...
Mary Louise Barnes
Feb 19, 2021
Mary Louise Barnes, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 19, 2021, in Beaumont. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 7, 1960, she was the daughter of Alford Neal Barnes and Hazel (Boatwright) Barnes. Mary was a homemaker who took pride in raising her children and taking care of the home. In her spare time, she enjoyed drawing and...
Ferrel Ashby
Feb 18, 2021
Sandra Ferrel Ridley Ashby, 82, of Bridge City, Texas left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to...
Steven Lee Bisson
Feb 18, 2021
Steven Lee Bisson, 65, of Bridge City, passed away on February 18, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 30, 1955, he was the son of Leo Bob Bisson and Shirley (Hubbard) Bisson. Steven was a truck driver...
Katherine "Kathy" Metz Shults
Feb 16, 2021
Katherine “Kathy” Metz Shults age 74 of Orange, Texas passed away Feb. 16, 2021. She was born February 11, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas, daughter of Frank and Hazel Metz. Kathy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1965. Shortly after, she met and married her one true love, Tolliver ‘Tolly’ Shults on November 28, 1969. Throughout their marriage of...
Adam Potts
Feb 16, 2021
Adam Potts, 37, of Orangefield, passed away in Orangefield. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on October 24, 1983, he was...