Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
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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...
Chana Jean Piletere
Feb 16, 2021
Chana Jean Piletere, 44, of Bridge City, passed away on February 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Chana Jean Piletere entered this world kicking and screaming and crying...
Wilma "Jean" Thomas
Feb 15, 2021
Jean Thomas, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, at Orange Seventh Day Adventist Church in Orange. Born in Angelina County, Texas on September 6, 1937, she was the daughter of Roy Fletcher and Robealou (Coslett) Fletcher. Jean worked for many years as an RN. She...
James Fuller Withrow
Feb 12, 2021
James Fuller Withrow, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away the night of February 12, 2021, in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch....
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr.
Feb 11, 2021
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021, with a recitation of the Rosary by Deacon Melvin Payne at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will...
Mary Beth Wilson
Feb 10, 2021
Mary Beth Wilson, 67, of Orange, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10th, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Pastor JC Copley. Entombment will follow at Autumn Oaks Mausoleum. Visitation will be from...
Martha Cockerham
Feb 10, 2021
Martha Cockerham, 99, of Orange, passed away on February 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tullos, Louisiana, on January 6,...
Doyle Wayne McCamey
Feb 9, 2021
Wayne McCamey, 79, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at his home, several months after being diagnosed with ALS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jerry Masterson of Brentwood, Tennessee, former minister of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial...
Blain Jason Viator
Feb 9, 2021
Blain Jason Viator, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 9, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from noon to 2:00 pm, Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 17,...
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...
Chana Jean Piletere
Feb 16, 2021
Chana Jean Piletere, 44, of Bridge City, passed away on February 16, 2021. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Chana Jean Piletere entered this world kicking and screaming and crying...
Wilma "Jean" Thomas
Feb 15, 2021
Jean Thomas, 83, of Orange, passed away on February 15, 2021, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, at Orange Seventh Day Adventist Church in Orange. Born in Angelina County, Texas on September 6, 1937, she was the daughter of Roy Fletcher and Robealou (Coslett) Fletcher. Jean worked for many years as an RN. She...
James Fuller Withrow
Feb 12, 2021
James Fuller Withrow, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away the night of February 12, 2021, in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch....
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr.
Feb 11, 2021
John Leroy Badeaux, Sr., 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021, with a recitation of the Rosary by Deacon Melvin Payne at 6:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will...
Mary Beth Wilson
Feb 10, 2021
Mary Beth Wilson, 67, of Orange, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10th, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her grandson, Pastor JC Copley. Entombment will follow at Autumn Oaks Mausoleum. Visitation will be from...
Martha Cockerham
Feb 10, 2021
Martha Cockerham, 99, of Orange, passed away on February 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tullos, Louisiana, on January 6,...
Doyle Wayne McCamey
Feb 9, 2021
Wayne McCamey, 79, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at his home, several months after being diagnosed with ALS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jerry Masterson of Brentwood, Tennessee, former minister of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial...
Blain Jason Viator
Feb 9, 2021
Blain Jason Viator, 60, of Orange, passed away on February 9, 2021, in Beaumont. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from noon to 2:00 pm, Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 17,...
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