Doris Rae Hickman

Doris Rae Hickman
Doris Rae Hickman, 83, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 20, 2016, at King Cemetery in Hartburg. Officiating will be Reverend Damon Bickham, of First Baptist Church in Deweyville.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Hartburg, Texas on September 24, 1932, she was the daughter of Theodore (Ted) Lavine and Dorothy Alice (Cameron) Lavine. Doris was a member of Hartburg Baptist Church in Deweyville. She worked for the Deweyville Independent School District as a librarian for Deweyville Elementary School. Doris enjoyed getting to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved gardening, her flowers, and her cat Miss Kitty.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Hickman; and daughters, Merry Hickman and Cindy Buxton.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna Koonce and husband Mack; son, Ted Hickman and wife Kristina, all of Hartburg; grandchildren, Tiffany Whitfield and husband Robert, Krystle Cardner and husband David, Mack Koonce III, Ted Allen Hickman and Shelby Benoit, Kristopher Hickman, and Blake Hickman; great-grandchildren, Lexis Moss, Scarlett Whitfield, Kaydance Whitfield, Asa Hickman, and Cambria Hickman; along with her sister, Barbara Callahan, of Hartburg.

Serving as pallbearers will be Kristopher Hickman, Ted Allen Hickman, Blake Hickman, Mack Koonce III, David Cardner, and Robert Whitfield.