Betty Jean Huffman
Apr 27, 2013
Betty Jean Huffman, 80, succumbed to cancer, April 27, 2013, after a long and valiant struggle, surrounded by loving family and lifelong friends. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Robert Webb of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation...
Louise Granger Linscomb
Apr 26, 2013
Louise Granger Linscomb, 93, of Orange, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013, at Orange Villa. Funeral services will be 12pm Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Lance Simon. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10am to 12pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Louise was born August...
Sidney George Dronett
Apr 26, 2013
Sidney George Dronett, 49, passed away, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Orangefield. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with his brother, Dr. Billy Puckett, Jr officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Sidney...
Johnny Jerkins
Apr 25, 2013
John L. "Johnny" Jerkins, 62, of Deweyville, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Before his passing, Father Emmanuel, chaplain at St. Elizabeth Hospital, administered Last Rites to Johnny. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in San Antonio on November 4, 1950, Johnny was the son of Lloyd Jerkins and...
Kevin "KK" Lynn Doucette
Apr 25, 2013
Kevin "KK" Lynn Doucette, 46, of Mauriceville, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be from 5pm to 10pm, Friday, April 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a Wake Service at 7:30pm. Funeral services will be 10am Saturday, April 26, 2013, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville with Reverend Delphyn Meeks officiating....
Jake Anthony Tegge
Apr 24, 2013
Jake Anthony Tegge, 28, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at South Austin Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Deacon Hazen Kenney officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with...
David "Dave" Hyram Tally
Apr 23, 2013
Dave Tally, 36, of Mauriceville, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be 3pm Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Friendship Baptist Church in Vidor. Officiating will be Reverend Ronny Tally and eulogy will be by Keith Nelson. A graveside service will follow at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor with Kennie Molanders officiating. Visitation will be from 2pm...
Janet Marie Carter
Apr 23, 2013
Janet Marie Carter, 52, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana. Visitation will...
Etoie Hodges Taylor
Apr 22, 2013
Etoie Hodges Taylor went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 22, 2013. She was an angel on earth and is probably the only angel in heaven named Etoie. Etoie was born on January 17, 1926 in Sunflower County, MS. Etoie was preceded in death by her parents, James Calvin Hodges and Mary Belle Hodges; stepmother, Louise...
Dallas Joseph Thibodeaux
Apr 22, 2013
Dallas Joseph Thibodeaux, 86, of Orangefield, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at Golden years Assisted Living in Orange. Funeral services will be 10am, Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain David Abshire of New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from...
Agnes Tompkins Sweezy
Apr 21, 2013
Agnes Tompkins Sweezy, 88, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at San Jacinto Manor in Deer Park. A Graveside Service was held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Officiating was Reverend Larry Lormand, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Carthage, Texas on April 21, 1925, Agnes was the daughter of Bud and...
Evelyn Conaway Cousins
Apr 21, 2013
Evelyn Conaway Cousins, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother died April 21, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by friends and family. Evelyn had called Beaumont home since 1948. Evelyn was born on May 3, 1927 to Docia Wilferd "Winnie" Conaway and James Edgar "Ed" Conaway in Buffalo, Texas. She was valedictorian at Buffalo High School,...
Agnes Tompkins Sweezy
Apr 21, 2013
Agnes Tompkins Sweezy, 88, of Orange passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at San Jacinto Manor in Deer Park. A Graveside Service was held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Officiating was Reverend Larry Lormand, pastor of North Orange Baptist Church. Born in Carthage, Texas on April 21, 1925, Agnes was the daughter of Bud and...
Ginger Gigi Norwood
Apr 18, 2013
Ginger "Gigi" Norwood, 66, of Orange passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013. Gigi was born March 5, 1947, in Orange to James and Dean Cantrel Self. She was the personal manager for Higman Towing Service and retired after 36 years. She was on the Rayburn Country Board of Directors, a member of the Condo Association and for 20 years she...
William David Bill Dunn, Sr.
Apr 16, 2013
William David "Bill" Dunn, Sr., 82, of Mauriceville, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown, pastor of First Baptist Church of Mauriceville. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange with military honors provided by...
Rondell Ray Coltharp
Apr 16, 2013
Rondell Ray Coltharp, 57, of Orange passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Littlefield, Texas on May 7, 1955, Rondell was the son of Vandel Dolan Coltharp and Wanda Jeannette Plew Coltharp....
Coy Edwin Long
Apr 14, 2013
Coy Edwin Long, 66, was born November 3, 1946 in DeQueen, AR to Odos D. and Melba DeShazo Long and passed away April 14, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. Coy was a long-time resident of Orange prior to moving to Beaumont about 4 years ago. He was a salesman at the Oldsmobile-Cadillac dealership in Orange and also was in sales at...
Ava Joy Thorn Gilliam
Apr 14, 2013
Ava Joy Thorn Gilliam, 85, of Orange passed away April 14, 2013. Joy was born in Joaquin, Texas on January 20, 1928. She moved to Orange and met her husband James D. Gilliam during the time she worked as a beautician. After their wedding in 1947 she managed the family owned convenience stores. She was a faithful member of First...
Robert Lyndell Slaughter
Apr 13, 2013
Robert L. Slaughter, 83, was born May 19, 1929 in Beaumont, TX to Owen and Essel Cowart Slaughter and passed away April 13, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Robert was a long-time resident of Southeast Texas and retired after 40 years as a supervisor with Mobil Chemical Company in...
Hazel Broussard Adkins
Apr 12, 2013
Hazel Broussard Adkins, 87, of Orangefield, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held privately. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on March 27, 1926, Hazel was the daughter of Romelus Broussard and Amedia Mouton. She is survived by her husband, Harold Adkins of Orangefield; daughters, Linda Laughlin of Orangefield and Juanita Starnes and...