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  • James Clyde Fisette, Sr., 89, Bridge City

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 31, 2022

    James Clyde Fisette, Sr., 89, of Bridge City, passed away on October 27, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jack Comer. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on December 10, 1932, he was the...

  • April Rachelle Hoffman, 47, Vidor

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 31, 2022

    April Rachelle Hoffman, 47, of Vidor, passed away on October 27, 2022, in Beaumont. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 16, 1975, she was the daughter of David Michael Drumm and Shelia Lynn (Miller) Drumm. April was a proud member of Grace Community Church as well as the Women of Grace. She enjoyed crocheting and playing bingo with her mother, Sheilia. April loved animals especially her dogs. She never met a stranger and made friends wherever she went. April loved her family dearly and will be greatly missed by those who knew...

  • Audrey Ann Hollis, 85, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 31, 2022

    Audrey Ann Hollis, 85, of Orange, passed away on October 28, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Revered David Millner. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Estherwood, Louisiana, on January 19, 1937, she was the daughter of...

  • Marjorie Nell Rogers, 99, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 31, 2022

    Marjorie Nell Rogers, 99, of Orange, passed away on October 27, 2022, surrounded by family at her home, twenty-seven days shy of her 100th Birthday. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 1, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Officiating will be Reverend Murry Ray. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born...

  • Deborah Ann Strother, 65, Vidor

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 25, 2022

    Deborah Ann Strother, 65, of Vidor, passed away on October 17, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 1957, she was the daughter of Jack Butler and Jonell Mcmurray. Deborah tried to collect as many of the little chicken what nots that she could. She loved to put on her fanciest jewelry. Deborah could normally be found in her garden planting the most beautiful flowers. She was a wonderful cook and her favorite thing was making chi...

  • Gene Melvin Brown, 88, Mauriceville

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 24, 2022

    Gene Melvin Brown, 88, of Mauriceville, Texas, joined many family members in Heaven on October 21, 2022. He was under hospice care at KeKe’s Place in Mauriceville. Gene was born in Lemonville, Texas on September 7, 1934, to an already large family that would continue to grow to a total of nine children. He grew up in the Mauriceville area and attended Mauriceville High School where he graduated early and then began his work life. Gene began his career by working on a t...

  • Free Diabetes Classes

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 21, 2022

    The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County will be holding free Do Well Be Well with Diabetes classes. Join us in learning how to prevent and control your type 2 diabetes, eat healthy and much more to control your diabetes. The series will last for 5 classes on November 8th, 10th, 14th, 17th, and 21st and will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. They will be held at the Mauriceville Community Center on Cohenour Rd.. To get the full educational benefit, you need to attend all 5 classes if possible. Call the Extension Office at...

  • Sherry Ann Huckaby, age 79, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 21, 2022

    Sherry Ann Huckaby, age 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Orange, Texas. Services to honor Sherry will be held Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 10:00AM, at Dorman Funeral Home. Visitation of family and friends will be held prior to services, from 8:00AM to 10:00AM, at Dorman Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet for rite of committal and interment, following services, at Wilkinson Cemetery. Sherry was born on Thursday, February 25, 1943, in...

  • Betty Stringer Trotter, 83, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 20, 2022

    Betty Stringer Trotter died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, surrounded by her loving sister and nephews. She was born to Annabelle and Bill Stringer on October 7, 1939, in Orange, Texas. She treasured growing up in this small town and would tell anyone that would listen that she "had the best childhood that anyone ever had". She graduated from Stark High in 1958 and still has treasured friendships from her school days. She attended The University of Texas...

  • Maggie Jane Wells

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 17, 2022

    Maggie Jane Wells peacefully went to be with the Lord on October 12, 2022. A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Maggie was the precious daughter of Sadie and Logan Wells. Far too perfect for this world, she only knew the warm love of her parents. Maggie was able to touch the hearts of her family. She will forever live in the hearts and minds of those blessed to cherish her memory and will be missed always....

  • John Edward Plunkett Jr, 95, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 17, 2022

    On Thursday, October 13th, 2022, John Edward Plunkett Jr., business owner, husband, and father of four children, passed away at the age of 95 in Beaumont TX of natural causes. John was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on September 2, 1927. His family eventually settled in Tennessee where John’s father worked as a carpenter. John moved to Orange, Texas after serving in the Navy during WWII and the Merchant Marines shortly after. He engaged in a number of different businesses b...

  • Olga Mae Nunez, 80, Bridge City

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 17, 2022

    Olga Mae Nunez, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on October 15, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a rosary starting at 12:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Abbeyville, Louisiana, on April 9, 1942, she...

  • Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge Is the New Texas Municipal League (TML) President

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 11, 2022

    On October 7, 2022, the Texas Municipal League (TML) and its 1,174 member cities announced that Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge is the new TML president. Rutledge has served on the TML Board of Directors since February 2019. He first served as a director representing a TML affiliate group, the Texas Association of Mayors, Councilmembers and Commissioners, and then as the director for TML Region 16, a 12-county area that includes Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Lufkin. “I am truly...

  • Frank David Claybar, 74, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 10, 2022

    Frank David Claybar, 74, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, October 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Sichko. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. David was born in Orange, Texas on February 27, 1948. He was the son of Marjorie and Lannie Claybar. David graduated with honors from...

  • Denny Griffin, 53, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 10, 2022

    Denny Griffin, 53, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 7, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A memorial gathering will held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 23, 1969, he was the son of Rex Griffin and Carol (Calvert) Griffin. Denny worked as a welder for many years. He enjoyed spending time outdoors at Cow Creek and loved fishing. Denny also enjoyed watching...

  • Harvest Dinner Time Dinner at St. Paul Methodist Church

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1155 W. Roundbunch Bridge City has served our community for over 50 years. We have been unable to have out Harvest Dinner for several years now. This year it will be held Wednesday, November 2, from 11A.M. till 2P.M. The dinners will remain $10 which will include turkey, dressing, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce roll.dessert(and tea for those dining in). We have been waiting on the price of the turkeys. There has been a substantial...

  • Norma Lee Linder Burge, 81, Bridge City,

    Staff Report|Updated Oct 4, 2022

    Norma Lee Linder Burge, 81, of Bridge City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 29, 2022, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Kirk Ellender. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Delcambre,...

  • Top Deck Inc. Collecting Hurricane Relief Items

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    Top Deck Inc. is collecting Hurricane Ian relief items beginning Monday Morning(10/3/2022) beginning at 8:00 AM. If anyone has items such as cleaning products, personal care items, pet care items, or non perishable food, we will be filling a trailer at our main office location at 10861 Hwy 62 N. Orange, Tx 77632. Please no clothing items....

  • Jill Marie Jackson Peveto, 70, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Jill Marie Jackson Peveto, peacefully took her final breath and passed on to her eternal home on the night of Monday, September 19, 2022 in Orange, Texas with her family at her side. She was born on March 14, 1952 in Houston, Texas to the late Robert "Bob"Jackson and Emma Marie Cox Jackson. She was a 1970 graduate of Stark High School and a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas. She fulfilled her desire to work in the home and dedicate her life to her family. She was a devoted...

  • Charles W. Lyttle BMCM USCG Ret, 80, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Charles W. Lyttle BMCM USCG Ret, age 80 of Orange, Texas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Services to honor Charles will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Dorman Funeral Home with Rev. Gary McCormick officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Full Military Honors will be provided by the United States Coast Guard and the Southeast Texas Veterans Group. Family and friends will gather for a...

  • OJH Football vs. Buna On September 22nd

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Last Thursday, the Deweyville Pirates and the Buna Cougars came rolling into F.L. Mclain for a three-game extravaganza. The combined B team took the field first to try and sink the ship of the rival Pirates. The offense struggled early but found traction later on. Mikey Lecea was the lone offensive stand-out, as he easily had over 100 yards rushing and scored the only points for the Bobcats, with a touchdown run and a 2-point conversion. The defense did the best they could but ran out of gas as Deweyville sailed off into the...

  • Kenneth Charles Hughes, 77, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Kenneth Charles Hughes passed away on September 23, 2022, at Jefferson Nursing Home. Born on July 8, 1945, to his parents, Burton Kenneth Hughes and Mayme B. Retherford Mitchell in Springhill, Louisiana. Kenneth served in the Air Force after graduating from Lutcher Stark High School in 1965. He is preceded in death by his dad; and stepdad, Cecil B. Mitchell. He is survived by his mother; sisters, Sandra Casey and “Larry”, and Cecilia Bickham; daughter, Maliwan and four gra...

  • Judith Lynn Reeves, 72, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Judith Lynn Reeves, 72, of Orange, passed away on September 23, 2022, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 28, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Jimmy Dean Owens. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on May 2, 1950, she was the daughter of...

  • Vickie Hill Landry, 67, Orange

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 20, 2022

    Vickie Hill Landry, 67, of Orange, Texas, entered into her eternal home on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on February 9, 1955, Vickie was the daughter of George Harmon and Melba (Griffith) Wooden, and she attended school at Little Cypress Mauriceville. She was a member of Community Church, and for many years she organized the Day of Prayer on the steps of the courthouse. Vickie retired from Orange County Switchboard...

  • Biologists Predict Moderate Hunting Conditions Ahead of White-Tailed Deer Archery-Only Season Opener

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 17, 2022

    With drought affecting most of the state over the summer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists foresee a moderate season for hunters this fall. “Overall, 2022 year is expected to be good in terms of harvest numbers and opportunities, so don’t let the chance to spend time afield with family, friends and fellow hunters pass you by,” said Alan Cain, White-Tailed Deer Program Leader for TPWD. “Texas has one of the longest deer seasons in the nation, so take some time this fall and winter and enjoy one of the bes...

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