Donna Jean Reno Lee

Donna Jean Reno Lee, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed from this world on April 1, 2016, after 93 years and 11 months.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Daviess County, Missouri, on April 27, 1922, she was the daughter of Christopher Corkran Reno and Irma Reno. She was the last of the generation of her family.

A working mother, she was a bookkeeper for several years at the Cloeren Company as well many years with several local tugboat building companies in Port Neches, Orange and Vinton.

Raised in the Methodist church in Missouri, she had been a member of St. Paul’s in Bridge City since moving here in 1961.

As many have said, her leaving us on April Fool’s Day was somewhat appropriate - for a woman who brought so much laughter into the lives of others. She was usually found with a smile on her face and not above pulling a practical joke when the opportunity presented, much like her brothers.

Let us not be sad as she has left behind her mortal body and the pain she was in the last few months. We will miss her smile, and her warm heart, but rejoice that she is with her family in the hands of God. There has no doubt been a lot of laughter and celebration at the reunion of these souls in heaven.

She was preceded in death by her brothers Ross, Lenn, Dale and Dean, her husband Jim, and son Brad.

Donna is survived by her children, Gina Beaulieu and Chris Lee and wife Emily, all of Orange; and her grandchildren, Rachel Bouvre, Crockett Polich, and Jamie Beaulieu.