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Dorothy Hilliard

August 24, 1931 — January 2, 2015

Dorothy Mae Hilliard, 83, of Orange, passed away on January 2, 2015 at her home.

Funeral services will be at 2:00pm, Monday, January 5, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Malcolm Monroe of Bellville United Methodist Church in Bellville, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will begin at 1:00pm prior to the service, Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, Texas, on August 24, 1931, Dorothy was the daughter of Gus Duhon and Nellie (Freeman) Duhon. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Dorothy was a very patient, loving mother and a grandmother who loved to dote on her grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Dorothy’s family would like to thank her caregivers, Myra Bell, Edna Bell, Dwanna Craig and Mary Wesley; and her nurses, Lauren Morgan, Latoya, and Alex Gonzales.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Walter Hilliard, Jr.; and her three sisters.

She is survived by her children, Marilyn Prewitt and husband Jimmy, of Little Cypress, Nancy Weidner and husband Mick, of Little Cypress, Janet Anderson and husband Don, of Little Cypress, and Walter Hilliard and wife Brenda, of West Orange; her grandchildren, Chuck Lemmond and wife Kim, Melissa Girouard and husband Brady, Jon Weidner and wife Amber, Erin Weidner, Kyle Anderson and wife Kristine, Ryan Anderson, Hayden Anderson, Michael Hilliard, and Jessica Hilliard; her Great-Grandchildren, Chris Reeves, Lauren Reeves, Mallory Reeves, Cole Girouard, Wyatt Girouard, Kennedi Lemmond, Abbi Lemmond, Clint Prewitt, Jordan Prewitt, Dalton Newton, Avery Weidner, Luke Weidner, and Knox Anderson; her great-great grandson, Jace Cooper; her sister, Vera Boyett; and her best friend, Mary Ann Beltz.

Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons, Chuck Lemmond, Jon Weidner, Kyle Anderson, Ryan Anderson, Hayden Anderson, and Michael Hilliard. Honorary pallbearers are Chris Reeves and Olney Beltz.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at 700 North Street, Beaumont, TX 77701.
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Monday, January 5, 2015

Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)

Claybar Funeral Home Orange

504 5th Street, Orange, TX 77630

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)

Claybar Funeral Home Orange

504 5th Street, Orange, TX 77630

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