Thomas Ray Gilcrease, 73, of Orange, passed away on November 21, 2014 at his home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A final viewing will be at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2014 with funeral services to follow at 10:00 a.m.at North Orange Baptist in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Scott McIntosh, Senior Pastor of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, Louisiana. Born in Zwolle, Louisiana on March 12, 1941, he was the son of Edward Gilcrease … [Read more...] about Thomas Gilcrease

Rodley Joseph Faulk, 77, of Bridge City, passed away on November 21, 2014, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at St. Henry Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m, Monday, November 24, 2014 with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana on November 20, 1937 he was the son of Lenes Faulk and Alicia Gaspard Faulk. Rodley loved the outdoors, … [Read more...] about Rodley Faulk

Curtis Lavergne Armstrong was born in Orange, Texas on May 9, 1921 to Curtis Lamar Armstrong and Mary Ethel Hatton Armstrong. A grandson of early Orange pioneer John Moses Hatton, Curtis grew up in a time when horses were an acceptable (and often preferred) mode of transportation and cattle drives still occurred across Roundbunch. He and his two older sisters, Loraine and Gladys, were raised on their parents’ dairy farm, learning at a young age the values of respect, honesty, and hard work. Curtis was a man of many hats – he was a World War II Navy veteran, a charter member of the Orange … [Read more...] about Curtis Armstrong