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  • Charles Elvin Greene, Jr., 59, Bridge City

    Staff Report|Updated May 1, 2023

    Charles Elvin Greene, Jr., 59, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on April 26, 2023, at his home. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Friday, May 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 7, 1963, he was the son of Charles Elvin Greene, Sr. and Linda Bellet Russell. Charles was a great Dad and a loving Pawpaw to his 9 grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, hunting, and campin...

  • Henry Leon Miller, 46, Bridge City

    Staff Report|Updated May 1, 2023

    Henry Leon Miller, a beloved member of the Bridge City, Texas community, passed away on April 26, 2023, at the age of 46, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was born on April 19, 1977, in Bastrop, Texas, to Gordon Adolph Miller and Charlene Nina Miller. Henry's passion for golf was evident to all who knew him. He dedicated his life to the sport and worked as an Assistant Superintendent at L' Auberge Contraband Golf Course, where he spent countless hours pursuing his dream. He...

  • Nicholas Joseph Broussard, 80, West Orange

    Staff Report|Updated May 1, 2023

    Nicholas Joseph Broussard, 80 of West Orange, Texas passed away on April 27, 2023, peacefully at The Medical Center of Southeast, Texas. Born in Rayne, LA on October 20, 1942, he was the son of Blaze Dupre Broussard and Edith (Leger) Broussard. He was a proud Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, stationed in Panama. Nick worked 30 years for the City Of West Orange as the Humane Officer, was a member of St, Mary’s Catholic Church and the American Legion. Gardening was his p...

  • Melvin Roy McGuire, 91, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated May 1, 2023

    Melvin Roy McGuire, 91, of Orange, passed away on April 28, 2023, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 29, 1931, he was the son of William Albert McGuire and Viola (Peveto) McGuire. Melvin was a...

  • Edna Ruth James, 82, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated May 1, 2023

    Edna Ruth James, 82, of Orange, passed away on April 27, 2023, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 3, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Acres, Texas, on October 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Ernest V. Hunter, Sr. and Opal Lee (Wiggins) Hunter. Edna was a very creative and artistic lady who loved woodworking and...

  • Stacy Lynn Cook, League City, 54

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    Stacy Lynn Cook of League City, Texas died on April 23, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was 54. Stacy was born on June 22, 1968 in Orange, Texas. She was the eldest child of a large number of siblings. A wonderful daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend, she was loved by everyone who knew her. Stacy was baptized and made her First Communion at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. She graduated from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School in Orange...

  • Claire Marie Smith, 76, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    Claire Marie Smith, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 22, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Giblin. Inurnment will follow at the Memorial Garden of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mercer Cou...

  • Barbara Sue Guevara, 62, Beaumont

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    Barbara Sue Guevara, 62, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away April 20, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 11, 1960, Barbara was the daughter of...

  • Velma Trumps Hudson Amodeo, Orange, 89

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    Velma Trumps Hudson Amodeo, resident of Orange Texas, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Christus Southeast Texas, St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Services to honor Velma will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home; Rev. Charles Braneff, Jr, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, officiating. Interment will immediately follow funeral services, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation of family and friends will be held one hour prior to...

  • Evelyn Walker Hughes, 91,Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    Evelyn Walker Hughes, 91, a former longtime resident of Orange, passed away on April 21, 2023, in Wylie, Texas. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Clifton Rankin. The procession to the cemetery will depart the funeral home at 1:45 p.m. Born in Many, Louisiana, on August 22, 1931, she was...

  • Peggy June Cole, 84, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 24, 2023

    Peggy June Cole, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2023, in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Bean Cemetery in Kirbyville, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Peggy was born in Dallas, Georgia, on March 22, 1939. Peggy spent her life taking care of her family, who she loved deeply. She loved to be with...

  • Krista Lee Courtney, 47, Beaumont

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 24, 2023

    Krista Lee Courtney, 47, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2023, at her home. A gathering of friends and family will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Impact Church on Crow road in Beaumont. Born in Baytown, Texas, on March 3, 1976, she was the daughter of Larry Courtney and Pamela (Horlacher) Courtney. Krista’s family remembers her for being a very kindhearted and compassionate person. She loved listening to music and watching movies. Krista’s family meant everything to her, and...

  • Jenny Tittle Baxter, 45, Beaumont

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 20, 2023

    Jenny Tittle Baxter was born August 26, 1977, in Beaumont, Texas. She resided in Vidor, Texas and passed away March 14, 2023. Jenny was a loving and caring soul with a heart of gold. She was funny, intelligent, and well known for her quick wit. She had a great big laugh that could fill a room and gave the best hugs, squeezing all the love she could into her friends and family with each one. Some of her most cherished memories were of her childhood years spent at Camp Niwana...

  • Joshua Vargas, 20, Bridge City

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 20, 2023

    Joshua Vargas, 20, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 15, 2023, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Joshua was born on November 5, 2002, in Port Arthur, Texas. He worked in construction for STI Group, but in his spare tim...

  • James Earl Shaver Sr, 64, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 18, 2023

    James Earl Shaver Sr., 64, of Orange passed away on April 7th at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his parents Lawrence & Daisy Shaver. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Diana Shaver; sons Wayne Bergeaux and wife Leanne, James Earl Shaver Jr"JJ", Joseph Aaron Shaver and fiance Bailey Paddock; daughters; April Greer and Shelly Trahan, 11 grandkids and numerous great grandkids. He will be cremated and no service at this...

  • Linda Marshall Cockrell, 73, formerly of Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 18, 2023

    Linda Marshall Cockrell peacefully passed at home on April 8, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., June 3, 2023, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. It will be led by Linda's son-in-law, Chaplain Colonel Christopher Dickey. Linda was born April 3, 1950, in LeCompte, Louisiana, to C.M. Marshall and Jean Atkinson Speer. She was a graduate from West Orange High School...

  • Brenda Joyce Williams, 77, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 17, 2023

    Brenda Joyce Williams, age 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Services to honor Brenda will be held at 11:00 AM, on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Miracle Restoration Revivals Church, in Orange, Texas. Burial will immediately follow, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation of family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home. Brenda was born in Orange, Texas, on Wednesday, March...

  • Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 14, 2023

    Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, of Orange, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 10, 2023. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Officiating will be Doyle Enloe and Jared Hollier. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1941, she was the daughter of Lee Merce and Ruth (Carter) (Enloe) Gunn. Sondra started school at St. Mary on Cherry Street. She continued her school days here in Orange until her senior...

  • Doris Elaine Van Benthuysen, 87, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 14, 2023

    Doris Elaine Van Benthuysen, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2023, peacefully at home surround by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Born in LeCompte, Louisiana, on June 25,...

  • Larry Sidney Jones, Jr., 37, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 11, 2023

    Larry S. Jones, Jr., was summons from life came on April 1, 2023, at his home. Born October 28, 1985, in Orange, Texas to Larry S. Jones, Sr. and Mary Lois Davis Jones. Family and friends will often recall the times shared with him, his concern for others and the many days of creating special memories that will continue to live on. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Lois David Jones; grandparents, Nace and Bertha Davis Jones, and Percy and Essa Jones Duplechain. He...

  • Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 11, 2023

    Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, of Orange, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 10, 2023. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Officiating will be Doyle Enloe and Jared Hollier. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1941, she was the daughter of Lee Merce and Ruth (Carter) (Enloe) Gunn. Sondra started school at St. Mary on Cherry Street. She continued her school days here in Orange until her senior...

  • Patricia Lea Henderson Oswalt, 81, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 11, 2023

    Patricia Lea Henderson Oswalt, 81 of Orange Texas, left her worldly home on April 8, 2023. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Pat was born March 16, 1942, in Goose Creek, Texas to Claude E. Henderson and...

  • Barbara Cormier Becker, 75, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 10, 2023

    Barbara Cormier Becker, 75 of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 4, 2023, in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with rosary at 6:00 p.m., recited by Deacon David Bonneaux. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on...

  • Coach Earnest Ray Procella, Orange, 91

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 6, 2023

    Mr. Earnest Ray Procella of Orange, Texas passed away on April 01, 2023, at his grandson’s home in Orange. He was 91. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange on Saturday, April 08, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be one of Mr. Procella’s grandsons, Pastor Michael Procella, and one of Mr. Procella’s students from Cove, Pastor Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:30...

  • Diane Buchman Lindley, 79, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Apr 6, 2023

    Diane Buchman Lindley, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. The cremated remains of Diane’s father, John Buchman, will be put to rest alongside her. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, at Claybar Funeral H...

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