Doris Bravo Barr, 93 of Houston, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange.
Born in Orange on February 15, 1919, Doris was the daughter of the late Manlo A. Bravo and Ada Louise Pachar Bravo. She was born in Orange Texas and moved to Houston in 1952. She was a graduate of Mary Hardin- Baylor of Belton Texas, and a long time social worker for the state of Texas. She was a member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Sharpstown Baptist Church of Bellaire Texas. Doris will be remembered not only for her devotion to God and family, but also for her love of music, gardening, and painting.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Barr; and sister, Laurene Knight.
She is survived by her sons, Raymond Barr and his wife, Linda of Bullard, Texas, and Jim Barr and his wife, Jeannine of Houston, Texas; granddaughter, Rachelle Barr; and her longtime friend, Jennifer Hickson.
In lieu of flowers, the family would request donations to Sharpstown Baptist Church of Bellaire, Texas.